The Shadow

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Bordeaux Over Gold

Just a little over two months and The Shadow has been painted.

The front and rear windshields are out at the moment and will be assembled later. The underbody will be painted black and the pinstripe down the side and on the hubcaps will be painted just before the car leaves for Frits' workshop just before Christmas.

Bordeaux over gold... The final paint scheme on The Shadow. The Esky has been painted in the same scheme.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Meanwhile...

Took a trip down to Vince's Pro Paint in Bayswater on Tuesday, 24 September 2013 in the afternoon.

The Shadow looked excellent, body wise, in it's current state. Every opening was masked up and every body panel (including the wheel rings) have been primed, sanded & cleaned to ready the car for paint. The car is covered by a plastic sheet to keep dust and dirt away while awaiting it's first coat of paint.

There will be a total of five coats: four layers of each colour (Bordeaux Red & Gold) & one layer of clear coat.

We'd expect the first coat of paint to be sprayed on by the end of this week.

Meanwhile, the Kincrome esky will also be painted in the same colour combination, with the gold accenting the "kincrome" logo against the Bordeaux Red background.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

In The Paint Shop

On Tuesday, 30 July 2013, we visited The Shadow at a body panelling and paint shop in Bayswater. Vince, the owner and operator of Pro Paint WA, is in charge of rust removal, panelling and painting the car.

Vince showing us a pile of rusted metal removed from the car.

Various angles of the car showing panel work completed. Several rusted panels have been cut, removed and then replaced and welded with new sheets of metal. Any imperfections in the metal have been removed, filled and then sanded down. The entire body will be sanded & smoothed once all bodywork is completed.

The first coat of paint/primer will be expected to be on the car within three weeks as of now. All the windows and windscreens, along with the engine bay will be masked up before any paint goes on to the car. Any chrome will be re-chromed and stainless steel trimming will be polished to shine!

We have a Kincrome retro styled Esky with chrome trims and a bottle opener, identical to this one, that we plan to have it resprayed in the same two tone paint that we have decided! How cool will that be?!

We can't wait to see the finished product :D

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Leather Care & Clean Engine Bay

On Wednesday, 06 June 2013, we took a drive up to Complete Leather Care @ 130 Oats St, Carlisle to meet up with Frits to gather the leather parts and sections that have been restored for the car.

Frits inspecting the restored leather seats.

Various sections of leather restored and rejuvenated. The interior and trunk carpets will be brought to a different workshop. They will be new carpets, moulded to the specific shape of the car.

Frits' work wagon!

The engine bay. Looking pristine & clean, as if it was new from the factory.

All components have been cleaned, restored and fitted back to proper working order. Several other new components have been shipped from England.

The traditional mechanical distributors ignition system has been replaced with a more improved digital ignition system for reliability. The engine head covers have been sandblasted, cleaned and then powder coated to bring its glossy shine back to normal.

Frits explaining to Abel & Alfred about the new suspension & height control that he has fitted to the car as opposed to the system that was in the car before.