In the booth

May 26th, 2009

The Jaguar is finally in the paint booth.

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Predator

May 22nd, 2009

The old Predator race battery has a loose terminal and can not be fixed.  They are now out of business so finding a new battery to fit may be a challenge.

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First Paint

May 21st, 2009

Paint is on under the bonnet. The color of this car will be Mendip Blue a modern Aston Martin color.

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While it site

May 20th, 2009

While the car is sitting until I can fix the shifter here are some of the pictures showing how extensive the modifications are.

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All wet

May 19th, 2009

Some wet sanding.

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Broke the lever

May 17th, 2009

While putting the car through the gears I snapped the custom short shifter.

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1973 MG Midget

May 16th, 2009

This is a highly modified MG Midget race car with a Toyota 4age 1600cc twin cam engine.

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Hoses and Tubes

May 3rd, 2009

New hoses, clamps, and tubes should keep this system running for a long time.

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Shape is smooth

April 24th, 2009

In primer you can really see how big of change this is making to the car.

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Last pictures

April 13th, 2009

This car is going to a new owner and these will be the last pictures for this one.

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A rainy day

April 13th, 2009

The day I am planning on taking some good pictures of the car it is raining.

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Race Prep

April 8th, 2009

Getting ready for the track a Braille race battery with cutoff switch, race harness, and Fujita intake.

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Even the filter

April 5th, 2009

Lotus branded oil filter.

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Wheels for the track

April 3rd, 2009

A second set of the original wheels from Lotus.

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Pump and rust

March 31st, 2009

This car was still running the original fuel pump, it has been a problem the whole time so a new one will fix that.  The main coolant tube will also need replaced, rust has done a lot of damage here.

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