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Building my first Austin Seven car
Ruairidh Dunford Offline
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#151
06-07-2023, 10:39 AM
Daisy says - “We’ve been through this before, Bruce. It’s a sports van, not a normal van”!


We have been discussing the possibility of painting the wood, rather than covering it, does anyone have any experience of painted wooden bodies?
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#152
06-07-2023, 10:55 AM
I think that a fabric covering would be more durable.
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06-07-2023, 10:59 AM (This post was last modified: 06-07-2023, 11:00 AM by austin.)
(06-07-2023, 10:39 AM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: We have been discussing the possibility of painting the wood, rather than covering it, does anyone have any experience of painted wooden bodies?

Dad built both the "Red Car" & the "Black Car" from ply and then painted. I'll let him explain but if he doesn't respond remind me and I'll prod him!

And to answer David, both were built in the 1970''s and are both still around and doing well.
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#154
06-07-2023, 11:07 AM
Thanks, Austin.
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06-07-2023, 11:48 AM
This came up on my Facebook page today…


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#156
06-07-2023, 11:48 AM
Well, if it's a "Sports" van perhaps you could fit two doors in the roof and then use them as air brakes...
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06-07-2023, 11:56 AM
Daisy says: “cool”. Big Grin

Cool
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06-07-2023, 09:13 PM
I shall get working on the Darth Vader body next then. I never knew being an ash framer could lead to such outrageous commissions. Never mind, the customer is always right!
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07-07-2023, 04:19 PM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2023, 04:20 PM by Andy Bennett.)
Well, if it's a "Sports" van perhaps you could fit two doors in the roof and then use them as air brakes...

hmm, I see a gull wing version coming
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07-07-2023, 05:59 PM
The Darth-Vader-mobil is nearly ready for it’s bat wing!

   
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