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04-29-2009, 11:06 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Geelong,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival.
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04-29-2009, 11:13 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: RMC under re-construction, GenIV with tremec 600, Jag 3.31 L/S diff
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Fanbluddytastic ... you deserve a huge pat on the back. 
Looks great to me.
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04-29-2009, 11:15 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison, 6.0L Chev
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Could've fooled me - looks fantastic! Well done mate. What's the red colour called?
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04-29-2009, 11:16 PM
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Been there done that! I'm impressed!
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04-29-2009, 11:44 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison #69, HSV LS2, T56, Custom rear suspension
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Really nice job...looks great!
Love what you've done with the black plastic 
Be thankful your missus is happy with new carpets and doesn't start hankering for timber floors 
Cheers
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04-30-2009, 12:09 AM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Revival #3199. 366ci L76, T56 6 speed, Blue circle custom paint, Australias most original cobra 2009-2010
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Dale - that looks awesome. Wait till you get the bits back on it.
Love the temporary spray booth.
Did you change the standard door hinges?
Cheers
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04-30-2009, 12:12 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: G Force, Motorsport Boss 302 (LPG).
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WTF, That's amazing, you should be proud, well done! |
04-30-2009, 12:37 AM
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OMFG Job well done, Love the colour. |
04-30-2009, 12:43 AM
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I just had another look at your pics Dale - those rolled cockpit edges and sills look familiar Huge improvement over the standard finishing off in those areas.
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04-30-2009, 01:01 AM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Wow dale, that looks fantastic.
Looks like a bit of effort can save anyone a fair bit of cash.
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04-30-2009, 02:51 AM
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Well done, love the colour. Very impressive work. At the price it cost you, you can afford to paint it 5 times and still be in front.
Cant wait to see it all back together in street trim.
Regards.
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04-30-2009, 03:55 AM
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Thanks for the comments,
The red is a Rover colour called Fire Frost, looks great in the sun.
The door hinges have been redone and the roll overs and door sill ideas may have been borrowed from a few of you guys. It makes a huge difference.
Cheers.
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04-30-2009, 04:26 AM
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Looks superb Dale. Well done! Now you have 'bagged' the garage you should do a few more! Could save a few dollars for some of the guys?
Merv
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04-30-2009, 05:19 AM
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Very nice.......
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04-30-2009, 05:25 AM
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This is what it's all about....Building your car...Yourself ! Having a go and doing it right.
YOU BLOODY BEAUTY. Good on you. I spent three months preparing my cousins Mustang to paint and took eight hours straight to paint it. ( in a shed lined with black plastic) The car is so perfect , my cousin won't take it out because he keeps getting asked who painted it. Plus he's scared it will get damaged. I'm not bragging. Just proud of a good job done for the price of the paint and a little labour. I will do the same with my Cobra.
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04-30-2009, 05:47 AM
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Absolutely awesome.
Love the mods to the door openings.
Ben
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04-30-2009, 01:37 PM
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Paint
Sweet job! Looks fantastic. you should be very proud mate.
Well done
regards
Mick
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04-30-2009, 02:50 PM
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Wow!!!
Dale
The masking of the car and the garage is itself a piece of fine art, let alone the fantastic finish you have on the car. You should be very proud.
Have you documented the process? I (for one) would be very interested in hearing about the journey.
Geof
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04-30-2009, 05:55 PM
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Dale's effort just confirms the comments I made about painters in another thread.
Cost of $2000.00 including a gun/sanders/masking etc. and I'd guess the plastic film to protect his spray booth.
That leaves change of $13000.00 from a $15000.00 pro spray job. What's a pro painters hourly rate?. Usually it's the laborers/apprentices who do the bulk of sanding and blowing the primer on, so lets say $60.00 an hour.
Give one full day to the pro to blow the final coats/stripe etc.
So .. $13000/$60.00 = 216.6 hours ..... or approx 5.5 weeks full time work on the car.... I don't think so.
My comments are justified. 
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04-30-2009, 06:36 PM
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Jesus hard choice now, who do I get to paint my car.
Dale or Rob. 
Guys I have a Harrison just PM me your quotes and I will get straight back
Well done Dale awesome job.
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