VA138, the next chapter....

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Re: VA138, the next chapter....

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Looking very nice Shaun.

Got mine running on Sunday.
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Tony Burd wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 5:10 pm Looking very nice Shaun.

Got mine running on Sunday.
Cheers Tony - I've just watched the YouTube vid, very cool mate! :)

Jon Jackson ran mine up just after he built it, but I've not started it yet, so I'll see if I can emulate your success!
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Chapman and Cliff re-veneered dash now refitted!

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Did look like this....

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shaunroche wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:41 pm Chapman and Cliff re-veneered dash now refitted!

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What veneer is that ? are the door top capping's the same ?

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shaunroche wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:41 pm Chapman and Cliff re-veneered dash now refitted!

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Looks smart!

They did my door tops and asked for the cubby door to get a match. They made a fantastic job of them.
Triumph Dolomite Sprint (RNK 957W)

Automatic, porcelain white - 52,820, genuine mileage (warranted).

Built 26/6/1980, 3 previous owners (2 within the same family).

Supplied by Lavender Hill Garage Ltd, Enfield, London, by garage owner Jimmy Metcalfe on 30th September 1980 to Geoffrey Robinson, Enfield, London.

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new to this wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:28 pm
shaunroche wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:41 pm Chapman and Cliff re-veneered dash now refitted!

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What veneer is that ? are the door top capping's the same ?

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It's American Walnut Crown from California apparently!

Yes, all done at the same time.
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Ive ended up veneering my dash 3 times :evil: the first 2 times i used bur elm, its a nice veneer but i had trouble with it, i bought my veneer from EBay so not sure about quality, the glue i used was Gorilla Glue which is white in colour, every thing went okay so i thought, stuck the veneer down, sanded the veneer down until smooth, applied the lacquer 3 or 4 coats then the problems started, where the knots are in the bur veneer white stress lines appeared
So striped veneer off again this time i used light oak veneer and stuck it down with evo stick :D :D the dash is okay this time, but am in the middle of making another dash the clock part from scratch but this one has 4 small gauges the veneer is on but not finished cutting out the holes yet

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A little more progress to report....dash is in but not wired up....it's taking too long!!

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new to this wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2024 6:49 pm Ive ended up veneering my dash 3 times :evil: the first 2 times i used bur elm...
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Phew, not something I would've attempted Dave, well done!
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