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Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:56 pm
by irlmin
Got to be silver , G
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:01 pm
by Pandora
Oh, and if you go for meatballs, make 'em big. The rule for them as I see it, is they must be at least as big as the door panel (i.e.touching top and bottom edge) or better still, eat into the adjacent panel like the sill.
I don't like the wee ones that look like they are bobbing around looking for a home
God, I used to spend ages laying out decals on prototypes......
Al
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:45 pm
by kevs 1961 mk1
oew anything else is a compromise
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:19 am
by AndyB72
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:27 am
by GTM71
Looks lovely Andy! Shouldn't take to long to finish now, will be great to see it out. Not many unmolested Cox's out there.
Need to get the builders in to do my Garage extension and I can get on with mine...
Simon
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:22 pm
by InnoCooperExport
Looking great! Nice to see one not in faded orange as well, most I've come across always look a bit worse for ware. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:25 pm
by WMU 211G
Looks fantastic! OEW stripes and stick on number plates with silver digits on a black background will suit it nicely....
The Surf Blue Mk1 is also rather nice!
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:06 pm
by goff
Andy That looks superb , Its crying for some JAP 10 inch wheels
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Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:34 pm
by rpb203
Does look excellent doesn't it!
Nice pair of cars there I would add.
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:36 pm
by davidnutland
210 mm is a good width for a stripe, it also makes it easy to mock up on the car
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Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:01 pm
by AndyB72
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:08 pm
by mk1
Great repair job on the seats. Top mk's to Andy's Dad!
The car looks Ace Andy!
Personally, I'd draw the line at door circles, but as they say, the choice is yours.
I look forward to hearing all about the screen. Sounds like a good pub story.
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:08 pm
by surfblue63
Very nice. Yet again another great car comes out of your garage Andy.
I've had a fiddle with photoshop with a couple of ideas.
Rear panel in stripe colour and black sills to give the car a bit of length. Try with a bit of vinyl first to see if you can live with it.
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Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 5:59 pm
by Pandora
What an amazing result, and transformation. As far from anyone's lazy idea of a 'kitcar' build quality as you can get.
And as I just posted on Faceache, go large on the doorcircles. Massive. Big as you can.
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Al
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:40 pm
by UHR850
PLEASE no circles on the side, the stripes are good enough, and PLEASE colour the sils the same as the rest of the body.
Kees
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 7:41 am
by Old English White
For myself: I think it looks perfect as it is
A great result! The colour suits it so well and less is more in my book.
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 10:02 am
by roger mcnab
hi andrew
i agree no door circles and no color on sills looks great as is
cheers roger mcnab
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:30 am
by almondgreen
I am one of the few door circles supporters...
lovely car, by the way....
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:07 pm
by kevs 1961 mk1
no to door circles ,why spoil perfection
Re: 1960s Cox GTM resto project
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:50 pm
by turbocox
Well I posted on the other forum about what a great job you two have done….
But… let’s talk about the stripe debate again…
The stripes need to be one wide solid stripe down the centre of the car. In Matt black, with two more pinstripes down either side of it making it wider than it’s currently showing.
The sills, need a 2” Matt black stripe with a rectangle section cut out letting the blue show through with Cox cut in (in Matt black) like the gt40 has. If you use a solid black sill yes ir does lengthen the look but it also raises the look. If you use a 2” stripe you’ll see blue black blue lengthening the look without it looking higher, if you know what I mean.
Just my option, but please mock it up and have a look see.