1965 MGB Roadster: Feeling (Iris) Blue

The MGB is now painted and looking rather nice back in its original factory colour. The car was painted in a very durable 2k etch primer after it was sand blasted, and during the prep recieved 4 more coats of 2k primer (flatted between coats). Once everything was ready, the body recieved 4 coats of 2k top coat. The wheel arches have been coated with a high quality wax-rich stone chip, the next job will be to get the shell up on the lift, and coat the rest of the underside.

New mystery project - can you tell what it is yet?

A new restoration project has recently arrived, the owner had been looking for an example of this car for a while, and finally found this one. It was complete, and in reasonable order, but someone had started to 'restore' it with lashings of filler, grey paint, and the kind of welding you could probably produce with a nine volt battery and an old coat hanger.
The first stage, as always, is to strip the car right down for sand blasting.
For now, Im going to leave you all guessing what the car is, and no, it isn't an Aston Martin!

1965 MGB roadster - The restoration continues

Although I've not mentioned it in a while, work on the '65 roadster has been slowly progressing in the background. All the welding work has been completed - the n/s rear wing was replaced, along with the complete inner and outer wheel arch, the rear panel and valance were replaced, as were the boot corner panels. After a few small repairs to other areas, the car was removed from the roll-over jig, and it was time to start making sure everything lined up.
The car is now prepped and nearly ready for top coat. The doors have been checked and adjusted for fit, the wings are fitted, as is a new front valance. Any edges and areas on these panels that are hidden, were painted before fitting, to make sure no areas were left in primer.
The engine bay and boot are painted first, and will be masked off when the outer is painted, to prevent over spray. As you can see, the car is being painted in Iris blue - the colour it left the factory. Before long the car should be this colour all over, and ready for rebuilding.

Series one Land Rover: Finished

By the end of July the Land Rover was all ready for its MOT, which it passed without any troubles.
The final touch to the restoration was the adding of a roof. The vehicle had previously been fitted with a hard top, so rather than spending ages finding all correct soft-top bits second hand, everything was purchased new from Exmoor trim - a well known company for all things Land Rover trim related.
Not only did they supply a new hood, but new hood sticks and window channels and all the fittings. The hoods are made to the original Land Rover patterns, so look just right, and really finished off the restoration.
The vehicle is now back with its owner, being enjoyed attending shows and going off camping, another job done!