The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[DoctorRetro]

Fucksake!!

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 10/09/2021 at 14:06, DoctorRetro said:

It will definitely be getting painted, it's horrendous close up.

The question is what colour? I think something a bit more grown up this time. Possibly a Battleship grey. 🤔

it's NOT an audi! low visibility grey is an audi colour!

[AxWomble]

4 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

it's NOT an audi! low visibility grey is an audi colour!

The paint is ruddy awful, always has been - flat as a witches.....

I've seen grey ZXs, can't quite imagine this one in that shade, could look pretty good! 

[captain_70s]

15 hours ago, DoctorRetro said:

In which case, as far as I can tell the engine is definitely* the original 954cc one.... 😜 No need to investigate any further!

Registered as a 1.1, hope you've got the right insurance!

[DoctorRetro]

Luckily the tax worked at the post office, so the 'Chevy' is taxed now.

 

Repainted the wheel trims as the black looked terrible. Not that the silver looks much better. 🤣

 

Chucked some better carpet in the AX boot. 

America muscle! 🤣

Interior feels very Corsa C..

The 'fleet'

[Noel Tidybeard]

get some wood grain fablon for the tizzy dash and have added plah

[MJK 24]

Two decent little cars right there!

[DoctorRetro]

Started cleaning the engine bay, it will be a long process..

Grille has been previously stripped for spraying so was a grey colour. That needed rectifying.

I know how much the people of Autoshite love modifications, and bright colours... 😜 Had some paint left over from littlun's bike. It'll go the same as the whatever the rest of the car ends up eventually, but no reason not to have fun with it eh?

[busmansholiday]

I bought this on Wednesday, the brakes on mine are shite because somebody has isolated the o/s/r (and removed the wheel cylinder).

Parts are fortunately cheap.

[AxWomble]

37 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Started cleaning the engine bay, it will be a long process..

Grille has been previously stripped for spraying so was a grey colour. That needed rectifying.

I know how much the people of Autoshite love modifications, and bright colours... 😜 Had some paint left over from littlun's bike. It'll go the same as the whatever the rest of the car ends up eventually, but no reason not to have fun with it eh?

MissAxWomble will buy it back for any price if it ends up yellow, I have today been informed! Great work on the grille - stripped but never got round to spraying it, there was always a wishbone/clutch/brake pads/engine to be fixing or changing. Was a horrid flakey mess beforehand, but that mod is ace! Nice level of car when modifications aren't realistically going to affect the value that much..

[Ghosty]

Looks like it's going yellow then  

[Zelandeth]

Don't think I've ever seen an AX in yellow... though I do have a predisposition towards small cars in yellow.

[DoctorRetro]

Sorry Greg and Abi.. 

@AxWomble

 

[AxWomble]

I don't blame you, the stencilled names will make a good story if it gets uncovered during a Wheeler Dealers style restoration in the year 2055 or something 😂 

[DoctorRetro]

15 minutes ago, AxWomble said:

I don't blame you, the stencilled names will make a good story if it gets uncovered during a Wheeler Dealers style restoration in the year 2055 or something 😂 

Unfortunately, they have been removed with acetone, sorry. 

[Zelandeth]

My vote for colour now it's been mentioned.

 

[DoctorRetro]

1 minute ago, Zelandeth said:

My vote for colour now it's been mentioned.

 

I know, it's definitely on the potential list. 

Do we reckon the bumpers need to be black to break the colour up a bit though? 

[Zelandeth]

I reckon grill and rubbing strips would do it.  I'd keep the wheels black or dark grey.

Plus side too is I found it was a really forgiving colour to spray.  Just don't do it on a warm day or you'll have every bug in the country stuck to it.

[Soundwave]

Agree with the above, too many large black bits with yellow and it'll look like a bumblebee.

[Noel Tidybeard]

9 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

My vote for colour now it's been mentioned.

 

many times yes!

[DoctorRetro]

[Zelandeth]

I'd say 1 - but Matt black the pillar between the front and rear windows, make the glass house look more like one piece.

[AxWomble]

37 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Unfortunately, they have been removed with acetone, sorry. 

That's a far more efficient method....I'd have done that before selling if I'd thought of it! 

[AxWomble]

Also, has someone nicked the bonnet stay since we had it?

[brownnova]

I’d go 1 as well, but agree with Zel on the black mid pillar. 
 

 

[DoctorRetro]

10 minutes ago, AxWomble said:

Also, has someone nicked the bonnet stay since we had it?

Looks that way. 🤔

[Zelandeth]

Sorry...The line missing for the door shut on that edited image was bugging the hell out of me because it made it look like a featureless blob between the windows.  I had to add the line back in!

[AxWomble]

9 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Looks that way. 🤔

How dull. Wonder if @NorthernMonkeywould have a bonnet stay he could flog to you? 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

3 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

get some wood grain fablon for the tizzy dash and have added plah

Get some wood grain fablon for the sides and make it like a real Chevy

Then find some wire basket wheel trims and a chrome grille.

[mk2_craig]

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Looks like it's going yellow then  

You have a choice.