chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 My soon to be Triumph GT6+ Mk. II is going to start its restoration! It's going into my tech class at school in January. Here's how it looked last winter.
Matt Bacon Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Lucky man -- I was hanging my nose over a 1972 MkIII in my home town only yesterday, but I REALLY don't have £10K spare... bestest, M.
Snake45 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Very cool! Have you done the Pyro/Lindberg model of it?
Ace-Garageguy Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Cool little car. You have a lot of work in front of you. I've owned a couple of these over the eons and have done just about everything imaginable to them. Feel free to ask questions, as I'm still in the resto business (and have been off and on for over 40 years).
Jaguar man 21 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Good luck, these are one of my dream cars can't wait to see it finished
1930fordpickup Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Good luck . I hope all goes well and you are driving it soon.
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 Very cool! Have you done the Pyro/Lindberg model of it? As of now, I'm attempting to find one. When the 1:1 is done, it's going to look like this. If I can, I'd like to find TWO of those Lindberg kits and make a before and an after. Even though currently this thing is a bit of a heap, I love it. Sometimes I just go out and sit by it, pop the hood, brush the pine needles off of it.
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 28, 2014 Author Posted September 28, 2014 More pictures today. Other ones were taken beginning of last winter, just about a year ago. I heard you been talkin' cr@p about flipnoses.... Some of that gorgeous Coventry rust.
Snake45 Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) As of now, I'm attempting to find one. When the 1:1 is done, it's going to look like this. If I can, I'd like to find TWO of those Lindberg kits and make a before and an after. Just so you're not surprised or disappointed: It's a pretty bad kit. Prolly why you don't see them built that often. I've considered chopping the roof off mine and making a straight Spitfire out of it. When I was a kid, I had an Aurora Spitfire in 1/32 that went together easily and looked pretty accurate. Shame that's not available anymore. BTW, when I was a kid, I thought the Spitfire was one of the coolest cars around. In high school I had a friend who had an MGB I rode in once, which was enough for me. Later, on the far side of 25, I had a girlfriend who drove an MG Midget. I could barely squeeze myself into the passenger seat, and I'm not what you'd call a big guy. I drove it once and it was a major PITA getting in and out of it. That kinda cured me of all desire to ever own a little Brit sport car. Oh, BTW, your sheet styrene care package is in the mail. Edited September 29, 2014 by Snake45
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 Oh, I've heard the reviews of the kit. I know it's bad, but I'm not a fan of 1/32. I'm the general scale guy. For cars and trucks, it's 1/24 or 1/25; model trains is HO. 1/32 is too small, 1/16 is too big.
blunc Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 personally I would prefer to have an MGB-GT, Spitfires seem like the british version of a ford pinto...not that there's anything wrong with Spitfire's or Pinto's, just a personal preference. I currently have a TR4 that has been kitbashed..er I mean "car-bashed" with a Merc Bobcat. It's much more reliable and fun to drive (when it's not 105-F outside).
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 personally I would prefer to have an MGB-GT, Spitfires seem like the british version of a ford pinto...not that there's anything wrong with Spitfire's or Pinto's, just a personal preference. I currently have a TR4 that has been kitbashed..er I mean "car-bashed" with a Merc Bobcat. It's much more reliable and fun to drive (when it's not 105-F outside). No matter which one, they all get rusty.
blunc Posted September 29, 2014 Posted September 29, 2014 yeah, funny that...considering how wet most of Britain is.
DonW Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) yeah, funny that...considering how wet most of Britain is. That's not true! It's mostly dry land, except for the bit on the surface that the rain hits... Edited September 30, 2014 by DonW
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 At this point, it may remain at home for a winter project, and a VW Bug coming to school.
JTalmage Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 Super cool project. Gotta be tough finding replacement parts for those things though... I wish my school had an automotive class back when I was in high school. I had to learn on my own, as money allowed, to buy the tools to learn. Kinda wish I went in to automotive instead of I.T.
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Oh, we've got all the parts. If there's one thing we never need, it's parts.
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