viking Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 no, no other mastic, the roof bolts on, massive bag of nuts and bolts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpoCSW Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Fantastic job on the restoration of this CSW! Just following up after finding this thread back in March. This may or may not be of interest to you, but re the rear window tracks, these are usually felt. Felt traps water and overtime rots and grown moss etc. Rocky Mountain do rubber tracks as an alternative. Ok it's not original -and at £80, and investment; but it also means that you won't be replacing the tracks in x years... http://rockymountainspares.co.uk/product/window-track/ Guide about replacement - although you know these vehicles inside out now http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/LRsideWindow.htm I also have a Russet Brown County, so if you need pics for ref or info, let me know. cheers #brownisbestcolourforseries3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Are you saying they made 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Fantastic job on the restoration of this CSW! Just following up after finding this thread back in March. This may or may not be of interest to you, but re the rear window tracks, these are usually felt. Felt traps water and overtime rots and grown moss etc. Rocky Mountain do rubber tracks as an alternative. Ok it's not original -and at £80, and investment; but it also means that you won't be replacing the tracks in x years... http://rockymountainspares.co.uk/product/window-track/ Guide about replacement - although you know these vehicles inside out now http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/LRsideWindow.htm I also have a Russet Brown County, so if you need pics for ref or info, let me know. cheers #brownisbestcolourforseries3 cheers mate, ill be selling it when its done so the window tracks will not be my worry and iv already got the felt ones you are right, russet brown is the best colour, not something you see every day, well i guess me and you do i took plenty of pics when i started but as it turns out i should of taken more, so may take you up on that offer one day Are you saying they made 2 wash your mouth out young man Fantastic job on the restoration of this CSW! Just following up after finding this thread back in March. This may or may not be of interest to you, but re the rear window tracks, these are usually felt. Felt traps water and overtime rots and grown moss etc. Rocky Mountain do rubber tracks as an alternative. Ok it's not original -and at £80, and investment; but it also means that you won't be replacing the tracks in x years... http://rockymountainspares.co.uk/product/window-track/ Guide about replacement - although you know these vehicles inside out now http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/LRsideWindow.htm I also have a Russet Brown County, so if you need pics for ref or info, let me know. cheers #brownisbestcolourforseries3 put some picture on anyway, always nice to see to se another S3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) so we are going to be treated to "dulux double autumn filth"..now.......... that colour was specially comissioned by the sanitary health dept' for landrovers working in the confines of sewage works.. Edited October 31, 2016 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 so we are going to be treated to "dulux double autumn filth"..now.......... that colour was specially comissioned by the sanitary health dept' for landrovers working in the confines of sewage works.. i know where you live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 (edited) i know where you live ouch....(i forgot that)............you cant hit people who wear glasses...... Edited October 31, 2016 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 ouch....(i forgot that)............you cant hit people who wear glasses...... i wouldnt mate.......... id take em off first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 literally had half hour spare after work so i made sure the paint was dry on the spacers, and see how they fit and no ditchie, no mastic was used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Just out of interest do those old double roofs work as in stop the inside of the cab from getting so hot if they do why did they stop making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 having never driven it i dont know mate, but thats the story, stops the heat getting to the actual roof and the cool air from driving goes underneath into the vents sounds good if it does work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 having never driven it i dont know mate, but thats the story, stops the heat getting to the actual roof and the cool air from driving goes underneath into the vents sounds good if it does work Good place for contriband Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 1, 2016 Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 Good place for contriband you could use it for smuggling mastic.................(you can never have too much mastic lad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2016 you could use it for smuggling mastic.................(you can never have too much mastic lad) so i hear, if it may move, mastic it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 so i hear, if it may move, mastic it you are just as bad........if you can catch ...it gets galvinised or sprayed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Can't beat I bit of galv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 well the verdict is in... called the bloke who has done the spraying this morning asking for the end total as he has now finished it all. when he first started a 9 months ago he mentioned a price of around £2000, i explained it was all to do in and out and there would be no rush so he could just do it in between his other jobs, he did actually say "you wont get much change out of £2000" and that it depended on the amount of filling and how bad the panels were, pretty much every part iv taken up hes said that it was nice and straight and a lot better than he thought it was going to be, so when i asked for a price he said i will tot it up and let you know in a bit, an hour later he text and said its come to £3300 so i text back saying, have you made a mistake and really ment £2300, he said it was a starting point, so i said i didnt expect to haggle on a mates rate job, you just give me your best price, so i told him to stop ******* about and give me his best price, an hour later he came back with £2700, im guessing there may still be room for maneuver, as he had mentioned £2000 and £3000 in the past i was thinking id be happy enough with £2500, so thats what im aiming for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 I always get a quote rather than an estimate. I appreciate that in this case, it would not have been that simple. That said, if he initially says around £2k, it is a massive step up to £3.3k. I would have expected him to mention this along the way. If you are happy at £2.5k, I would suggest he has also got to be or he can whistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 iv asked him loads of times along the way for any indication but he has always been reluctant to answer, having never had any painting done before iv no idea how much it costs so i was always in the dark as to any idea, and with it being a mates rates job and the fact it was an old land rover where he had not seen any of it he said any kind of estimate/quote would be to difficult, which i thought was fair enough, i dont want to fall out with him over a few quid nor do i want to try rip him off, but i also dont want to be paying more than i have to, i guess there has been a fair few bits to do, as well as oll the outsides, most of the insides, bulkhead,2 roofs,all the floor panels and seat base, i dont think £2500 is to bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 i think 2.5k is plenty...........a respray of a landrover would be .......£1300 ??.................and that involves all the masking up and awkward rubbing down............he has had none of that...he has had just panels to deal with......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 sounds like its not much of a mates rates then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 work it out this way..............ring a spray shop and say "if i brought a landrover front wing in...what would it cost to rub-prime-spray"............. you mate has had 10 spray sessions...and at £200 a pop/panel..average ...even that is two grand....................im no spray expert.....but i rekon mates rates on just rubbing good panels priming and spray.............under no pressure no time limit .....hospital jobs.............cash ...£1700........ be nice if someone with some knowledge of spraying contributes cause im just guessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 hes done the rear tub, paint outside,Schultz underside and nothing inside. full bulkhead, x2 front wings, plus schultz undersides. bonnet paint outside and schultz inside then paint, x 3 doors, just a blow over on the insides as they have door cards on. new doors. seat base, floor panels radiator panel, x2 sides full job. roof plus safari top, no paint inside, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 might have to start a " just giving page" so you can all chip in for my paint job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) might have to start a " just giving page" so you can all chip in for my paint job naaawwww...............go for crowd funding.... when he asks you to clean his grannies windows....charge her £100 /window......simples Edited November 2, 2016 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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