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Lupo
V4 Fan
Switzerland
105 Posts |  Posted - 25 Oct 2012 : 20:46:06  
| Hi all,
I experimented with my control panel, used hybrid polymer Wisacoll HPK 675, not very easy to apply, sticky, but has other good qoalities . Final coat passed with small plastic roll to create skin design - more or less succesful, close to crocodile skin, but who said I can't have crocodile skin on my panel (if not environmentalists) and finaly black dye spray. Another problem left. Still I have one problem technicaly not yet resolved , door lock cylinders, the cores totaly damaged. Has anybody any good idea? I thought to find some half cylinder (KABA has round ones) and adapt them. I'll see.
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Lupo
V4 Fan
Switzerland
105 Posts | Posted - 09 Dec 2012 : 12:10:44
| Hi, here I am again with a small step forwards. My new side window frames are fresh painted, must wait for few days to harden them and then insert the glass. Was not so easy to produce them as after many small tig welds which created tension, it was too opened or too closed, so I had to repeat the cuts and weldings several times till right shape.
Even grinding the welds inside tiny profile is not an easy game.
I made new corner joints as the old ones (see left) were totaly corroded
I preserved a piece of old frame to have reference of curve.
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297 Posts | Posted - 09 Dec 2012 : 13:07:16
| | Nice work...looking great. | |
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James Ranaldi
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
1475 Posts | Posted - 09 Dec 2012 : 15:11:24
| very clever and impressive.  | |
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hillbilly
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
225 Posts | Posted - 15 Dec 2012 : 08:04:43
| | I am loving your work Lupo, you are very talented. | |
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Lupo
V4 Fan
Switzerland
105 Posts | Posted - 26 Aug 2013 : 20:45:44
| Hi everybody, here am I again. Very sad I couldn't come to Kettering. I booked room in White Lion already in February, but ...the whole June I was paralysed by herniated disc of the back and started works in garage only in middle of July so my V4 was not ready for the event. Looked your photos, had to befantastic there, so many SAABs.
Here are some photos from my garage - theese 3 from week ago (still so much to do)
and theese from today
I saw few discusions about tires, my decision was Vredestein Snow+ 155 R 15, they say to be good also for summer especialy wet roads. Price not bad ca 70 £ each.
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ianh
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
250 Posts | Posted - 26 Aug 2013 : 21:19:55
| Hi Lupo, welcome back. So sorry you have been unwell I hope you are recovering but don't overdo it mate!
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Woody
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2878 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2013 : 00:21:24
| Welcome back,
Sorry to see you have had back problems. Hope things are on the mend.
Good to see the jeep covered up, mine has become a parts store.
The Saab is looking interesting, I could say "rivetting"- a most unusual effect. | |
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2661 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2013 : 09:20:53
| Your car looks great, it's come a long long way since those welding photos!!!
Very interesting paint job too - it will definitely get some heads turning when she flies down the street!
Nearly there, but don't risk your back again! | |
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melle
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
4145 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2013 : 16:30:16
| You must have been working hard recently!
Are you sorted with the door locks? Otherwise try this guy: http://www.keyprof.com
1970 96V4 "The Devil's Own V4"
1977 95V4 van conversion project
1988 900i 8V | |
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hillbilly
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
225 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2013 : 20:26:40
| | That looks fantastic............ | |
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Lupo
V4 Fan
Switzerland
105 Posts | Posted - 27 Aug 2013 : 21:39:49
| Hi guys,
thanks for your comments.
Woody, the idea of rivetts arrived when few years ago I bought rubber window sealings from Jack Ashcraft US, he enclosed there a SAAB sticker with slogan "born from jets", then I said why not to put on something from jets. Anyhow I recognised that real rivetting would be much quicker and easier then the airbrushed ones.
Melle, thanks for the link, but my problem was door cylinders (totaly blocked) so I throw out all small intern pistons and springs, so they work ok now (with any SAAB key but who knows that). | |
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Derek
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
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Lupo
V4 Fan
Switzerland
105 Posts | Posted - 28 Aug 2013 : 12:51:27
| | Yes Derek, this is one of most beautiful rivetting sample done by biker airbrush artist Willy Vergeylen in 1999. This technique is enough popular by custom cars and bikes airbrush painting. | |
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x96
V4 Fanatic
Spain
474 Posts | Posted - 07 Sep 2013 : 21:25:39
| Congratulations, it's really very special. | |
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saab 96 v4 - 1970, cont.
