Grunt's Papaya HX Sandman 18v 308 4 speed Project

[Grunt]

thanks Rob, yes she will still be like new when you get her.

Its got to help compared to nothing

[Grunt]

After the cavity wax it was time for the final assembly



All the door holes covered





other bits can now be put on like the door vents

[Grunt]

installed the dash pad




After all the door mechanisms were grease up and working smoothly the new doors trims and hard ware were put on

[Valencia]

Looking good grunt not long to go now

[Vanhayden]

Looking good. Love the colour... iwish my resto was this close!

[Robbo]

Almost done.

[Vanhayden]

How long has it taken you?

[Grunt]

How long has it taken you?

I picked it up on the 16th Of December last year so 11 months on it so far. Would have been well done if it wasn't at the spray painters for 2 months. Was a mate who sprayed it so it was a low priority job compared to customers who were paying full knock

[Grunt]

wanted to get the back access panels out of the workshop so I installed them. I also stuffed polyester insulation bats into the rear access panels to cut down on road noise a bit






The rear is the factory colour or as close as you can get now Vinyacote grey

[Vanhayden]

That is not a bad timeframe. I started 10 years ago but kind of lost the priority for a while. I am also the same with having mates in the industry but it is hard to secure their time since insurance work takes priority and its a bit cut throat these days. You need to pump out volume to earn a decent living.

I plan to do the same as you with the rear. I will note down "vinyacote" grey as i was going to ask on here what was the paint code for the rear. Also is the rear in 2 pac without clear?

Are you worried about the batts holding moisture?? Leading to rust.