yoeddynz Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 +11 for pastel yellow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Then it's settled. Yellow it is with a black roof and maybe bonnet. See how I feel on that one. Ill pop down to the paint shop next week and get some primer and 2k pastel yellow. I might just do the inside black with a paintbrush because I cbf'd. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I was going to say green cos next door neighbour's mother-in-law had a green one in the '70s and I really liked the look of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Hmmm so I went to my kinda local paint shop. I think I was spoiled by my old one. I had a choice of about three yellows and the closest to pastel was cream. So I asked for a litre of it in 2k and after much sighing and eye rolling because I didn't have a paint code (I pointed to one in a chart they gave me) they said it would be a week. I might ring up and cancel it on Monday and go down to the Hutt/Petone. I'm used to having a choice of hundreds of colours and them mixing it whilst I pop out for a bite to eat. Am I being a dick? Was I just spoiled at my last paint shop (which was Resene in Levin)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 There's a Resene Industrial (RALI) place in the Hutt that I've used previously, been OK but I haven't visited lately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 6 hours ago, dmulally said: I'm used to having a choice of hundreds of colours and them mixing it whilst I pop out for a bite to eat. Am I being a dick? Was I just spoiled at my last paint shop Nah. That's what I'd expect and get from the paint shops in Nelson/tasman. Go somewhere else but let them know why so they might learn from it and sort their shit out. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 That's the most rediculous paint shop I have ever heard of Was his name Henry? Any colour you want as long as its black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 They have to grow the plants first to collect the pigments needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I figured it was a Saturday and nobody wants to work on a Saturday. Ill shop elsewhere however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 So I rang this place and they seemed really helpful and super friendly. I'll pop down there during the week to get some supplies. I'm going to brush paint the interior black but need to get my hands on some nicer seats however. Or at least get them re-trimmed. Super comfy but they look shit. Normally I spray inside the shed but as I'm waiting for my stupid big shed to be finished (or even started really) it would be an overspray dust nightmare. So am going to paint it on my ramp purely because I won't kick up dust on the grass. This ramp was pretty cool. It was a dirt ramp I used to get my dozer on and off a canter. When the house was being done the concrete truck got stuck in the mud. So I pulled him out and as thanks he said would I like what was left in the truck. So in the pouring rain I learned how to pour concrete with a 4x2 length of wood as a leveller. I put down a bit of fencing mesh inside it during the pour to be extra professional. And a year later: One day I'll clean up the sides but I wouldn't bet on it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Where's the project thread on the XJS?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, yoeddynz said: Where's the project thread on the XJS?.... The XJS isn't a project. I turn the key and it goes. Drove to collect some parts off @Bearded Baldy at Taupo and got 9l/100 with the AJ6. Lovely car. I prob could start a thread on the S-type. That needs a loooot of work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Yeah but what about the up coming LD28T and manual box swap it'll be getting? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Be cheaper to run the xjs with the price of diesel m8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Yeah but we all know that the mighty ld28 will purr. .. Unlike the overrated leaky heavy old English anchor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The AJ6 is a wonderful engine. If they were easily adapted to a manual gearbox I'd love on. So much power on tap. The XK engine is lovely is you're a billionaire who doesn't mind oil leaks. Speaking of XJ6 oily lumps... Old mate up the road pops over every now and again to have a chat whilst I'm tinkering on the dozer or something. Really nice guy. He said he has a tractor at home that his dad bought new and I can have for free. So I bobble up in the imp and have a look. It's a David Brown petrol and upon pulling out the dipstick a jet of water came out. So I politely declined that one. But he mentioned an old car of his he hasn't started in years that nobody but an idiot would want. Jokes on him isn't it? Automatic sadly but has been converted to the afore mentioned XK engine which is pretty cool. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 My mate's mum had one of them and I loved it. Wouldn't even be bothered by the slushbox. I'm an idiot. Total bodyshop are all all good. Was the first place you tried that shop on queen St Masterton? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmulally Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, cubastreet said: My mate's mum had one of them and I loved it. Wouldn't even be bothered by the slushbox. I'm an idiot. Total bodyshop are all all good. Was the first place you tried that shop on queen St Masterton? Yep that's the one. I won't be going back there again. I was blown away by how great Total Bodyshop were. Worth the cost of petrol and Petone traffic shithousery. If I can get this POS running I'll cruise to your place in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, dmulally said: The AJ6 is a wonderful engine. If they were easily adapted to a manual gearbox I'd love on. So much power on tap. The XK engine is lovely is you're a billionaire who doesn't mind oil leaks. Speaking of XJ6 oily lumps... Old mate up the road pops over every now and again to have a chat whilst I'm tinkering on the dozer or something. Really nice guy. He said he has a tractor at home that his dad bought new and I can have for free. So I bobble up in the imp and have a look. It's a David Brown petrol and upon pulling out the dipstick a jet of water came out. So I politely declined that one. But he mentioned an old car of his he hasn't started in years that nobody but an idiot would want. Jokes on him isn't it? Automatic sadly but has been converted to the afore mentioned XK engine which is pretty cool. New thread for this one please. Separate to the xjld28ts thread thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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