Thread: Shonky's '58 Series II SWB

Originally Posted by Shonky

Well I was planning on picking up Gus' paint today, as the paint shop in question clearly advertises on it's website as being open Saturdays from 8am - 12 midday.

So at 8am this morning I hit the road for the 1hr 15min journey to the geographic opposite side of the Sydney basin only to arrive and find the ****ing doors locked and a tatty sign made out of printer paper saying "closed saturdays"

I had to go for a walk to stop myself from driving through their shopfront...

I am a particularly easy going bloke, but I was *seriously* angry at the waste of my time and money.

2 and a half hours wasted, along with quater of a tank of petrol. NOT HAPPY AT ALL.

In keeping with forum rules I will not name the place publicly, but if anyone is looking for paint and wants to know who it was that ****s their customers around this much, PM me.

REALLY REALLY ****ED OFF.

Mate, that's no good at all. Not wanting to 'bomb' your pain but in '90 I drove from Sydney to Oakey (Queensland) to see an airshow...slept in the car and fronted up to the gates at 7am only to be told it was cancelled due to security threats as a result of the first Gulf War - no ads, no apologies and I wasn't the only one - just one of the joys of following your passion.

Anyhoo, Gus is looking good - great write up too!


Matt.

Thanks Matt.

Wow - that *really* sucks!

Gus will look good one day... Engine is done, firewall is the next challenge and then the chassis, brakes, wiring etc etc.

Firewall is now in primer!

Finally got some warm enough, dry enough weather to splash some paint around so I got the right wing done in 3 coat primer and I got a coat onto the firewall too.

The last coat I put on the wing was on the lean side of wet, so I got some dusting but nothing that matters on primer.

The firewall looks a lot better if only because it is finally all one colour, but will be happy when it is Pastel Green and I can finally start swapping the ancilliaries over from the rusty one. Colour should arrive this week, so next weekend should see some greenery happening.

I did a run up to Hilton's on Saturday too and grabbed a few odds and sods. Also got to have a good poke around his new non-LR toy and Diana's Mk. 3.

Originally Posted by Shonky

Firewall is now in primer!

Maybe he got primer on the lens?

I'll get you in primer soon Sleeps...



Yes - rulz et al. Pics are uploading now and will be here imminently, along with some backdated ones.

Old pics first.

Mum dropped off my firewall. Engine cranes are an incredibly useful thing - especially when you have to lift a fully furnished firewall off a ute by yourself.




The old and the newer, the bad and the good.




Head all cling wrapped and clean.

Head on - with the FREAKIN' PUSHROADS in this time...




Ancilliaries on.