What a Proud Man!

Look at my car :-)

Grandparents meet the GT6

Grandparents brave the cold to inspect........

More Red Paint

Sprayed the bonnet red this week. Quick trip down to Kent (proposed to girlfriend en route), unbolted bonnet, sprayed in dads garage and bolted back on again. Not a bad effort for three days work. It feels like the car is really coming together now. The only bad news is that I think a big end is on its way out :-(


Sanded the old bonnet with 400 grit then filled. Sprayed with high build followed by more filling and sanding. I find I cant see all the imperfections unless there is a uniform colour over the whole surface. Final wet sand with 1200 grit, another wash and then on with the red. One mistake was to sand a little too much near the front and go through the high build. Really strange how no matter how much you sand and area if it starts a different colour the red does not hide it even after 4 coats!

Speedo Install

Got the new speedo installed in the car. Haven't got around to installing the sensor and magents yet but the other wiring is all done.

Installing New Bonnet

So it turns out bolting a new GRP bonnet on is harder than it looks. For starters the bonnet was not/is not quite the right shape. Then there was the fact that the arms/frame were off a mkI.

First I stole the old frames of the metal bonnet. The next problem was that even with everything adjusted to allow the bonnet as high as possible it wasn't high enough. After bending the frames slightly the bonnet seems to fit reasonably well. The final problem is that the sides are not the same shape as the doors. I think a lot of this can be solved by the addition of bonnet cones.
Generally it is very flimsy and the GRP work is not great, on the plus side it was 1/8th the price of a steel version and LOADS lighter. Next stop spraying in Dad's garage :-)

Massive Plans

BIG NEWS!!!!!

Gilly and I have decided to go to Italy in the summer, the really big news is that we are going to drive the whole way there across the Alps in the GT6!

Could be a great trip, could be interesting, any advice on spares?

Wheel Centre Caps

Having bought some Triumph logos off eBay I have finally got round to replacing the MG wheel centres.

Process: remove caps, remove MG logo, fill indentation with epoxy, apply sitcker, done!

Original MG caps:











Triumph caps:

New Speedo Arrives

My new electric speedo arrives from CAI. Really impressed by the look of it, similar to the old speedo and the quality looks good. I guess it should for the price.

Injury Slows Progress

Fractured my skull playing hockey at the weekend. Spent some time in hospital and most of this week sleeping. Progress on the GT6 might slow a bit......... nah

New Bonnet

Just got back from a long trip to Plymouth to pick up a fibreglass bonnet. The photos showed all of the major damage to it but unfortunately it is covered with star crazing. Oh well that's what you get when you bid on eBay I guess.