absmiami Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Starting at the tail - - the tape guides the wooden bit - the paste is applied to the surface and i grind the swirls one row at a time - it will take some time and practice- but once i move to the upper body panels I should be good at this - worthy of my .75 daily wages … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilX Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Great ... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Every time I think this build can't get more interesting or entertaining you somehow manage to raise the bar. I can't wait to see how that engine turning works out. Will the alloy hold its polished finish or are you going to clear coat the body to protect it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 PHILX : the Franch Alps ?? ill be right over !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Jay C : Thanks - the metal will be clearcoated - and then finished with a blue tint - the Delages were reported to have been finished with a light blue lacquer tint …. As you see - the pattern on the lower body panels doesn’t look too good - it should look better on the parts of the body that have less solder filler and have a smoother finish - at Least that’s the plan … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Slowly getting better … I do a couple lines before work…. And a few more later at night … maybe there’s a better way to say that ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilX Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 13 hours ago, absmiami said: PHILX : the Franch Alps ?? ill be right over !! And so me to Florida ... 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Its June are we comparing my palmetto swamp to the French Alps ? ? Seriously ? ? Last night at 9:00 it was 84 degrees - Key West is nice - but you must wait until November - and even then - you’ve got to deal with the hordes of cruise ship tourists - nope - this one is “no contest” - as we like to say … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 I experimented with the engine turning quite a lot and settled on a small maple dowel in the dremel and an auto polishing paste. Still wasn't satisfied but that always happens. You're doing very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 well - its all your fault ... wanted to mention the passing of Dr Fred Simeone - Hagerty just posted the news he is the Simeone of the Simeone Museum / Collection in Phila always very approachable - and a life well lived ... RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 36 minutes ago, absmiami said: well - its all your fault ... wanted to mention the passing of Dr Fred Simeone - Hagerty just posted the news he is the Simeone of the Simeone Museum / Collection in Phila always very approachable - and a life well lived ... RIP Fred put together perhaps the greatest racing car collections on the planet. A visit to the museum should be on everyone’s bucket list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Some more cleaning and polishing before finishing another section ofnthe tail … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Have you hugged your Maserati today ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Merry Father’s day - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie libby Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 first time here. looking fantastic .the detail is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 9:39 AM, absmiami said: Have you hugged your Maserati today ? Much as I love that Birdcage, the Lancia Aurelia B20 behind it is the car in the Revs Institute I'd most like to own. So pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 J: you wouldn’t kick the cream / Dark silver Lotus Elite out of your garage , would you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, absmiami said: J: you wouldn’t kick the cream / Dark silver Lotus Elite out of your garage , would you ? My '95 Miata may as well be invisible to the hordes of SUVs and big pickups out there. I can't even imagine driving something half its size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Alrighty - 2 Florida men who own Mazdas - i always thought my [old and long gone] ‘86 RX7 was the perfect size for a sports car - a little bigger than the Mia - and way way bigger than the iconic Loti that informed Mazda’s design teams - i once drive an Elan - boy was that small - and the Elite was smaller! But the Brits built small sports cars …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 Back to work on the machine finish on the tail … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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