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    Thanks Mike,
    The Wimbledon white is a very creamy colour and certainly fits in the period. I watched the first coats being applied today on the body panels. I am aiming for a very "original" look with the paint.
    I am very pleased to see colour finally going on. Very happy at this milestone.
    Cheers

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    Now you can let your finger prints get back to normal....well done Paul.

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    Looking forward to some coloured photos when we get to Manfield mate.

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    Finally the paint day has come!
    I Have taken many step by step photos, (will be at Manfeild see you there) Here are some pics of the Fiberglass panels straight out of the spray booth. The panels have not been cut or buff polished yet.
    I actually quite like the "straight off the spray gun" look as it pretty much reflects how the original cars would have looked so I may leave it like this. Open to feedback on opinions of course.

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    The doors will be finished hopefully tomorrow as they were a two colour spray with some interior colour on the inside frame.
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    Superb...

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    good to see correct terminology...hood, trunk etc.
    Soon it will be a car, cant wait to see you at the track with it and see this Falcon fly.

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    Fantastic Paul, the panels look great, I'm with you on having the period 'texture' to the paint, it needs a certain amount of orange peel.
    As nice as some of the over restored cars are, and they can be absolutely stunning, they are over restored as far as period correct and proper finish is concerned.

    I love the Wimbledon White too. the perfect colour.

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    Holy macaroni, I think we all knew this would be superb, but this is really a whole new level of attention to the right details. Brilliant, and totally in keeping rather than a silhouette car. Total admiration Paul.

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    Thanks Spgeti, John, Bruce & Rhys,
    So nice to see the fruits of toil and labour come into fruition.
    Here are some pics of the fiberglass doors I made, (Pics in earlier posts, pages 8 & 9), the interior colour is red so the tops & bottoms of the original car doors were painted the trim colour, in this case Rangoon red. More pics to follow
    Cheers

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    Leave it the way it is Paul - it looks superb. If it gets any more glossy we wouldn't be able to see the car for reflections but then again you might well be able to dazzle the opposition at race time. I am sure a lot of us are thinking 'do you really want to race this car'.
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    Same thing could be said about the Team Cambridge Monaro...it was always to go on the track, same as this Falcon.Track is a safe place so long as you always look in your mirrors and hold your line.
    Be cool to follow this around the track, watching its cornering stance,,,was an Aussie one here some years ago, but that was like it was on rails.
    Paul has been to enough Historic meetings to know that our racing is about respecting other peoples cars.
    Worst part is cleaning the black tyre marks off the side of the car....no, that didnt come out right....hot tyre pieces flick up onto white paint leaving long black marks, needing cleaning off.
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    Thanks John & Mike,
    It will probably be safer on the track than the road to be honest. I am surely going to look after it, but it sure won't hurt to stretch the old girls legs a bit around the track. And it will be good fun, really looking forward to driving this one.
    Yes, I also agree I will leave the paint as it is
    Cheers to all
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    Hi Paul,

    It's looking superb mate! Can't imagine how you could have improved anything so far. BTW did you notice that Lars's car has '65 tail-lights?

    I might have to cross the ditch to see this beast when its finished.

    Cheers.

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    Thanks Bill,
    I did spot the 65 tail lights on Lars's car, I actually prefer the 64 tail lights.
    Bill, you would be very welcome if you wanted to come over when the Rallye Sprint is finished!
    Maybe when an Historic race meeting is on too.
    Cheers

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    I picked up the fiberglass doors yesterday from the paint shop. Mega hours of work making these and preparing for paint has really paid off now.... don't really want to make any more fiberglass doors for a while!

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    Woohoo! I love fresh paint! Awesome stuff Paul.

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    Good to see I'm not the only one who has car parts inside the house!

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    I have a dedicated room for car parts now that my son has left home.
    When I was in my 20s, flatting, my house looked more like a garage. Engine block as a coffee table, chrome side trim on the walls, tail lights for light shades and the list goes on.
    Those were the days!

    Thanks also Steve, Hope to post up the painted rolling body in the next few weeks.

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul B View Post
    I have a dedicated room for car parts now that my son has left home.
    When I was in my 20s, flatting, my house looked more like a garage. Engine block as a coffee table, chrome side trim on the walls, tail lights for light shades and the list goes on.
    Those were the days!

    Cheers
    and so it is now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul B View Post
    I have a dedicated room for car parts now that my son has left home.
    When I was in my 20s, flatting, my house looked more like a garage. Engine block as a coffee table, chrome side trim on the walls, tail lights for light shades and the list goes on.
    Those were the days!

    Thanks also Steve, Hope to post up the painted rolling body in the next few weeks.

    Cheers
    Just an extension of the garage like my office is......don’t have to go out to the garage to look at cool stuff...

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