alecmartin19 wrote:rob, in regards to painting your car, i painted mine with very good results. i have all the kit to spray the paint including a descent gun and a 3hp compressor with a big tank that i'm sure you could borrow. as for spraying, its easy. its the prep work that takes the time and as long as you don't rush it you'll get a good finish. if you get runs, even they can be cut back.
up to you mate but the kit is there to borrow should you need it. i could even give you a hand if you wanted.
I'm really grateful for your offer Alec , but I couldn't manage all that prep' , getting old has it's disadvantages like not being able to convert to rose joints in your shoulders etc

(got one in my hip though

) As it is , working on the car has painful consequences , just using spanners and a saw blade
Time also is a factor -- I've registered into the Championship and entered one event so if it's not ready I'll lose that money
Also , it's Tuesday already and I've not heard that the body's ready so far

Then there's all the fittings to make/fit , indicators to wire and cut into the body , arches to enlarge/flair -- etc etc
If I'd had the body in 2008 maybe I'd take another view but I'm under pressure now
