Time lapse full metal Broadspeed GT restoration/transformation

[InnoCooperExport]

Simply super!

[kit of bits]

Excellent love it..
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[Pandora]

Yup, that's a pretty thing!

You must be chuffed to bits, I'm sure

Al

[Kent Simon]

Looking great Doc. I bet you are extremely pleased? You should be.

Best wishes, Kent.

[surfblue63]

[minibitz]

I think the smile on your face in the first picture says it all. Absolute work of art. Well done!

[roger mcnab]

well doc you have done yourself proud that has turned out great you have every need to smile after all the sweat getting it into shape took a lot of skill and not a mig welder in sight or a spot welder?
cheers roger mcnab

[Peter Laidler]

Did you hand-file the BROADSPEED badge out of brass and have it chromed? I did the same with my 1275 boot badges. that were NLA from BL.

[mk1]

Just stunning!

[snoopy64]

There's going to be one hell of a queue to see that when it is finished, let alone go for a ride... start taking bookings now

[hanlminiman]

Beautiful. The smile on your face says it all. Glad you've got a guard dog

[daytonaRS]

I've really enjoyed reading this. The craftmanship is about as good as it gets and a rare thing these day's. Looking forward to the continued build.
Thankyou.
Kind regards,
Paul.

[Dr.Mabo]

Did you hand-file the BROADSPEED badge out of brass and have it chromed? I did the same with my 1275 boot badges. that were NLA from BL.

Hi Peter,
no, I'm a bit more lazy and my pockets are not deep enough for chroming

That's why I used modern technology. The BROADSPEED badge is made of stainless steel and laser cut. But afterwards it took me some more hours to smooth all edges and to polish the badge.

[Peter Laidler]

Ah, yes Doc. Where there's a will, there's an EASY way! Good idea.

[olfrjf]

absolut amazing result

[Dr.Mabo]

Before the big assembly begins, it makes sense to first determine the correct sequence.

As you can see in the pictures, I did not use stone chip protection or the classic underbody protection. However, in order to protect the wheel arches and the underbody, I sprayed on a transparent underbody wax, which creates a hard-wearing surface that is not sticky or greasy.

Before I could apply the wax, I masked off everything on the top and closed all the holes in the floor and engine compartment. This also included the cover plates for the corners of the scuttle panel, which I made screwable, as described before. Before the assembly, I brushed the area behind with Mike Sanders, sealed the edges with body plasticine and screwed the covers in from the inner wing.

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in the last two pictures the wax has already been applied.

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[Fanfaniracing]

A serious rust protection is very important! Especially when so much blood and sweat has gone in to the project.

Can i ask you for the name of the wax that you use?

[Bitsilly]

Daddy!
I have finally found you!
Now please write me in to your will.
Dibs on the Broadspeed.

[AndyB72]

Stunning!!!!

[Dr.Mabo]

Daddy!
I have finally found you!
Now please write me in to your will.
Dibs on the Broadspeed.

Hello my son, i'm glad you found me, as well as all my other lost sons who have come forward in the last few weeks . But if you can share, I'll gladly consider you for my last will and testament regarding the Broadspeed . That would be about one or two screws, I guess

Can i ask you for the name of the wax that you use?

I used a transparent wax from k-Line. This was actually developed for agricultural equipment and machinery.

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This is the link to the German supplier.
https://www.korrosionsschutz-depot.de/r ... se-1-liter