Steve Patenall's - Austin-tatious - The Build Part 3 |
The Build Continued
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Things have continued to move forward
since my last report, and I hope this trend
continues. My greatest achievement is that
the engine is running. I am particularly
pleased with myself as I stripped the bike
loom down to the basics, bridging unrequired
circuits and getting it right without
outside help. It took bloody ages.
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Now that’s running we have pulled it out so
we can remove the body for painting. I have
enlisted the help from a couple of mates to
prepare the body for me so I can spray it
over my Christmas holiday, well that was
the plan.
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The body and panels were returned to me
in plenty of time but I didn't realize how long
it was going to take me to do the final
preparation work. I spent hours sanding to
get a finish I wanted. I started to paint in the
chosen orange and things looked rosy.
That was until bubbles started to appear on
the panels. I thought it was water but having
experimented I now think it was my fault
trying to hurry.
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I have just been out tonight
and had another go and it seems to be ok.
Hopefully, taking it steady, I will have the body and chassis painted by the end of the
month.
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Then things will have to move into
top gear to get to Stoneleigh with something
I can drive on to the club stand, even
if I end up trailering it to the site.
Well I must
get on and make myself a to do list. I have
found them great in the past because as
I’m crossing things off it spurs me on to
cross the next item off.
Steve Patenall and my trusty assistant Andy.
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