I can haz crabz lol...!.?1

[michiel]

Great work, nightmare scenario for me... hope my next piece of shite won't do that when you poke it.

[dollywobbler]

Excellent. Glad to see it's coming along. Will be a top sight at the BMC/BL rally this year if you can make it - a field absolutely chock full of shite. I loved it last year!

[seth]

Excellent stuff B0110x. I like the wing mirror postioning so you can continually check out just how handsome you are while wielding the welder.

[MrRegieRitmo]

I did a doubletake when seeing this picture on the Wikipedia page for the ADO17...

 

 

...not the same car, but the same suffix and area letters. Isn't that Serck, as well?

That must be quite an old picture, from the 80s? Check out the background tat!

[j-j]

Cracking machine Mr. B, really like.

That must be quite an old picture, from the 80s? Check out the background tat! Cool_________________

Talbot Subeam, R5, and what's that right behind the 'crab? a Datsun?

[MrRegieRitmo]

Cracking machine Mr. B, really like.

That must be quite an old picture, from the 80s? Check out the background tat! Cool_________________

Talbot Subeam, R5, and what's that right behind the 'crab? a Datsun?

I'm wondering if it's a late Fiat 132....

[Father Ted]

Yor Welding Game iz Strong...

Soon, yo will bee beating off da wimmin with a shitty stick..

[pogweasel]

Questions:

1) Is that one of the bints from B*witched** clinging to Westwood?

2) Why are these young women clinging to Westwood (age 50)

3) Why has Westwood got the Hemel Hempstead magic roundabout on his jumper?

 

 

** I have it on good authority that B*witched are in fact Mr_Bo11ox' second fave band, the first being 'Rednex': POPPIN' AN OAK!!!!1!Q!

[MrRegieRitmo]

Yor Welding Game iz Strong...

Soon, yo will bee beating off da wimmin with a shitty stick..

Wow I is really digging der magic roundabout top, me wants!

 

2nd to the magic roundabout top, I quite dig the female on the left too...

[Station]

You want to leave the bumpers off. It doesn't looks as hideous as it does with them on. Not a shitty 'rat look', but more stripped down.Well done with the welding, that looks fearful.

[Father Ted]

Questions:1) Is that one of the bints from B*witched** clinging to Westwood?2) Why are these young women clinging to Westwood (age 50)3) Why has Westwood got the Hemel Hempstead magic roundabout on his jumper?

Answers:1) Possibly - though I would not know said bint if I fell over them2) becuase possibly his wallet is phat3) Because he was in Swindon and possibly thought it was amusing to have a picture of the magic roundabout on his chest.possibly

[Ratdat]

Chist almighty Mr.B, you should seek sponsorship from SIP, Corus and Air Products for the amount of welding you do

[Mr Lobster]

Jeezus! Thats inspirational tat reviving you're doing there Mr B. Good work!

[Timewaster]

Excellent stuff B0110x. I like the wing mirror postioning so you can continually check out just how handsome you are while wielding the welder.

Ah, c'mon now, Who doesn't look good in a welding mask? Top work Mr B

[OwdChina]

Much respect for you Mr. Boll. That's a fair ol tinbashers nightmare. How bad's the rear end ? Kev.

[AnthonyG]

Much respect Mr B, for taking on such a beast - is the colour the infamous 'limeflower'?. PS Is that the arse end of a silver Turbot Alpine lurking in one of the above pics - I thought you had scrapped it?

[Mr Average]

GET IN MR B, TOP WORK! You really are an inspiration keeping all this BL TAT on the road!Not wishing to pry but do you work as mechanic as day a job, it just I reckon we could all put some work your way, I know I could! :lol:Also is the colour limeflower?

[pogweasel]

Get with the program: We all know Mr_B runs a moderately unsuccessful mobile Taxidermy service. Have you not heard the vaguely amusing 'GET STUFFED' commercials on Peterborough 97.6 The Hot FM???

[Mr Average]

Ah forgive me, it all makes sense now. I forgot about his sideline, that were you get your 'MEAT' from isn't?I've heard rave reviews about your secret recipe for KOREAN BURGERS.

[Owain-328i]

Top work Mr Bollox.You're welding work looks to be of a very high standard which is quite a skill indeed. Very impressive.

[Volksy]

Thats great! Well done Mr_B!

[bigstraight6]

I'd completely forgot that old Blandcrab looking good and ace welding skillz, in fact, I hereby decree that commerade Bollox enlist all herein to a 'practical welding course' and perhaps we could all club together and buy a shagged ADO16 with 'subframe issues' for the ultimate baptism of fire

[andrew e]

 

Ah forgive me, it all makes sense now.

 

I forgot about his sideline, that were you get your 'MEAT' from isn't?

 

I've heard rave reviews about your secret recipe for KOREAN BURGERS.

He takes Pride in those burgers, literally, there fried on a KIA manifold heat shield.

[andrew e]

Get with the program: We all know Mr_B runs a moderately unsuccessful mobile Taxidermy service. Have you not heard the vaguely amusing 'GET STUFFED' commercials on Peterborough 97.6 The Hot FM???

EXAMPLEZ OF WORK

 

[mouseflakes]

Top work Mr 'Nads. Full marks for perseverance and hard graft.

[Louise2cv]

I loooooooooove it, what a fab colour too! Top work! I drove past the black one that seems to be a daily driver for a beardy man round these parts today.Want want want

[VWPowered]

amazed how ruddy big it looks, keep up the good work MrB

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I made a real psychological breakthrough on the old crab last night, check this out!

 

 

I am sick of opening the garage and seeing a car that never seems to look any better, well now it defo looks better. It used to be like this!

 

 

I sprayed it using this:

 

 

Normally I would laugh in the face of an electric spraygun, its the sort of 'designed for amateurs' gear that a garage snob like me would take pains to avoid! But, I could not face paying someone to paint the £150 crusty crab for me, and equally it needed too much bodywork to get away with rattle cans. So When I saw this (in 'classic + sportscar' of all places) i decided to give it a whirl. I figured being a bosch item it wouldnt be totally shite. It cost £60. Next I had to get some cellulose paint, this is hard to find nowadays as its been 95% outlawed by EU legislation, it is still out there but you have to look a lot harder than a couple of years ago. Eventually I found a brilliant shop in St Helens that mixed me up a couple of litres of limeflower for £35. I spent about the same again on isolator, primer, filler and wet and dry paper and have been farting about prepping it for the last couple of weeks.

 

 

The finish is not too bad, I had to modify the gun a bit as it was chucking out too much paint even on its lowest setting. But having done that I am pretty pleased with it. I will have to go over it with some super-fine wet and dry and the polishing mop but i'll do that next week.

 

I would give 7.5/10 for the colour match, better than I expected as this crab has defo been repainted in the past (yeah yeah I know, I forgot to mask the indicator light):

 

 

also I have got a bit to learn about getting the paint viscosity right, its a bit hit and miss, and I got a cracker of a run at one point:

 

 

I will put the lights etc back in next week, then I will feel like i've made some worthwhile progress at last! WOO-HOO!

[carlo]

Brilliant! I love seeing restorations on here and how they're coming on. Well done Mr B

[seth]

Fantastic! Very interesting to hear your experience with an electric gun too as I keep swaying one way and another over how to sort out the Minx's paint. What was the modification you made? Was the Isolater a paint block coat?