Nels Hb viva build

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Me and my daughter got the windows in without a single swear word from me.

next step is to urethane the trims in place.

[nels]

Well that was easier said than done.

got the trims in place but was a mission. Skirting timber helped keep them in place.

will sand them back and repaint as they got scuffed up a bit and I would prefer them with a matt finish.

If anyone has a spare set of the door trims I’d be happy to buy them.

Edited April 26, 2022 by nels

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Trims came out sweet.

look heaps better in a matt finish and the whole quarter window almost looks original

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While I’m waiting for the auto sparky to run through my wiring thought I’d make a start on tidying up the front clip.

First job is to scrap off the old underseal, what a pitta of a job. 

 

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The jobs don’t get any better than scrapping a shit paint job off.

mind you that paint stripper don’t half stink.

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Finally got some primer and underseal on the front clip.

just need to spray out the grill area in black gloss and can start putting all the wiring back on.

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I was getting sick of looking at that ugly red paint so quickly rattle canned it grey.

it all has to go back to metal

eventually but makes me feel better looking at it.

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While I was mucking around on fbook this came up and I remember this car really well from the early eighties.

Was such an awesome little car and getting fully restored as we speak.