So I did make it to Springfest, albeit it very dirty.
Was a pretty hectic weekend. Picked her up from the bodyshop at Mid day on Saturday, they know what I am like with my paint so don't wash it as i have a very safe wash process which they can't do because of time (although i'm sure they're good they are painters not detailers) i only trust jairm or nick (dmc) to wash it for me if for whatever reason i wasn't able to.
it was a bit dirty from the week of driving as well as having some bodyshop dust over it, as you would expect - but really happy with the result - Just a shame I haven't had a chance to clean it and properly inspect it yet.
Immediately after that I went to stay at my friends house for Springfest - We cleaned his car and I gave a couple of panels a bit of work with the machine polisher at his request, he'd also had some fresh paintwork and had left some bird poo on it for too long which etched the paint, but I was able to get it out luckily... bird poo is bad guys!!! not that we didn't already know this
Mine sat dirty and alone in the corner by herself, and the drive up to the Pod was rainy and wet and the car would have gotten filthy anyway. I chose to leave it dirty rather than wash it but inflict lots of marring from waterlessly washing a car with baked on crud. Nevertheless a poor show from me!
What I had done from Lemass Autmotive:
Replacement drivers side front wing (rolled flush need the other side doing like that as well to be honest)
Drivers side door painted
Both front wings removed and rusty sills repaired and painted
Smoothed front grill (finally
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Having that all done made me realise that I need some either serious restoration of my front grills or whole new replacement units, I also want the open fog grills as I think they look better and would suit the front end a bit more.
Going to pull my finger out and get the Mercs done and built ASAP. Missing too many shows with them. That also means I can take the RC's off for refurb as well. Then I can look at changing my wheels for next season.
I was chatting to my bodyshop guy and he offered to do them. I need to work out logistically which is going to be the cheapest for me as I already have a cracking offer from Jake on painting.
Anyway I'm just glad to have my car back.
Also thanks to Alex (AKS Alex of course) for my heated seat loom and the "instructions"
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