Woe is me !!

[macdonald.dm]

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Hi Neil.

That seems a good result.

If you prefer the look of the original louvred bonnet sides, I'd have thought it would be VERY likely you could either find a replacement, or else have a new one made up for not much dosh - perhaps it's worth keeping your decision on this to a later stage and see what turns up? (Even my tiny, local metal-works has a couple of sets of louvre-presses sitting on the shelf, tho' unfortunately not the right size for you. But if THEY have them there's bound to be lots of others!)

Good luck with it - keep us posted of progress! Your car looks superb above (er, in YOUR photo...)

[neilryland]

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Progress so far.

Collected car on 4th May, stripped front end down on the evening.

Bought all suspension parts on 5th from Canley Classics as follows:-
Left & Right Turrets
Left & Right Lower Wishbones
Left Hand Lower Wishbone Brackets (both)
Left & Right Upper Wishbones (all 4)
Left Hand Steering Arm
Left Hand Trunnion Repair Kit
Steering Rack
Lower Steering Coupling
Steering Rack Mounts
Pair Shocks
A few suspension Bolts
Already had both Upper Ball Joints
Already had both Track Rod Ends.

Replaced Bumper Tubing.
Repaired Chassis for Rear Lower Wishbone Mount.
Repaired Cowling
Replaced Left Mudguard (already had a couple of spares)
Replaced Left Bonnet Side (currently without Louvres)
Replaced Both Headlights
Replaced LH Indicator.

Currently pursuing Polished Stainless Steel Louvre Sections for both sides. Just painted the panels last night and should be refitting tonight.

Changing the way headlamps were mounted, so a few days more to go yet.

[lizbillings]

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Well done Neil. You have been very busy. Sorry you missed Stoneleigh but it sounds like you will be back on the road before I get back from Scotland.

[neilryland]

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Thanks Liz,

at least it looks like a Marlin again - even though I've not mounted the headlights & sorted the grill yet (got a few ideas for that grill as well).

[dogoncrazy]

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Neil
Amazed at your progress, well done !

[colin_kiddell58]

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Hiya Neil.
Sorry to see what happened to your car. Noticed that you have 'sportster' arches, like it, i took the long arches of mine to paint them and thought "that looks cool, wonder if anyone has done it to a roadster". is it something you did or a special hybrid thing?
do you have any more photots?

[neilryland]

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Colin,

Yes it's something I did.

It came about because I managed "modify" the nearside wing in a ditch - although the outer part of the wing was ok, the inner was scrunched. So while I had it removed, I just wondered what it would look like with Cycle wings and made up some brackets and fitted a couple of cheap wings.

Decided I actually preffered the look and kept it.

PS. nearly there now, should be on the road again for this weekend, just working on the Stainless Steel Grill and waiting for paint to harden before cutting/polishing back.

[neilryland]

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Well, it's finally back on the road (by the bank holiday 28th).

Still a few items to sort out though, wheel, stainless louvres and an oil leak, already sorted fuel leak (split pipe) and stretched throttle cable. No doubt there will be a few other minor problems to sort out.

And of course, now I have resprayed half the car, it shows up the rest - so I'll end spraying the rest as well at some point.

[mary-anne.caswell]

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v impressed well done neil that was one hybrid i thought might be destined for the big scrapper in the sky!!!
just goes to show all is not lost even when the insurance companies wish to rob you of your pride and joy.

[colin_kiddell58]

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how come you have opted out of more louvered vents? you only got them on one side now?
looking good though, need to go and do some bits to mine!

[neilryland]

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Colin,

You didn't read my previous post.

"Still a few items to sort out though, wheel, stainless louvres and an oil leak"