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Offline BDA

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #165 on: Tuesday,April 09, 2019, 02:43:30 PM »
Nicely done!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #166 on: Tuesday,April 09, 2019, 03:51:05 PM »
Nice! You do good work.

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #167 on: Tuesday,April 09, 2019, 04:03:00 PM »
Thanks! I’m happy with the results so far. Anything that doesn’t turn out ... I’ll just blur the focus! :)
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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #168 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2019, 12:30:27 PM »
I think the right side turned out better than the left! If you look closely you can see that the hinge rod hole on the right is covered while the left hole is visible! That isn’t due to my fabrication or design... the holes were drilled 3/4” off at the factory. Unfortunately I didn’t notice until I was to far in to fix it!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #169 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2019, 12:38:17 PM »
All the people who are lying on the ground and looking up at your doors will be aghast that you missed such an important detail - or they will realize that Lotus QC sometimes left something to be desired - or there won't be any (or few) who will notice. Since it's your car and you did the work, it will bother you but most probably won't even notice. Don't beat yourself up over it.

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #170 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2019, 01:29:05 PM »
Warning: Anyone caught lying under my car will be flogged! Whew! Now I feel better! ;)

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #171 on: Wednesday,April 10, 2019, 04:43:25 PM »
Looks great sofa. It looks like the skirt on my vette.👍👍
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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #172 on: Thursday,April 11, 2019, 08:40:49 AM »
Great Work! They really do "tie things together". Impressive work and car!!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #173 on: Saturday,April 13, 2019, 02:50:01 PM »
Thanks guys!
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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #174 on: Monday,April 15, 2019, 12:49:19 PM »
Finally got the dash put back in, the tunnel covered in vinyl and the shift lever an parking brake boots mounted! It’s starting to look like a finished car inside. A little clean up and the seats back in, and it’s good to go!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #175 on: Monday,April 15, 2019, 01:04:45 PM »
The interior is really coming together! It should look nice when you're done. I like the antique white faced gauges.

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #176 on: Monday,April 15, 2019, 01:20:35 PM »
Thanks! The white gauges were on sale and cheaper than the black ones! Luckily I like them better now too!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #177 on: Thursday,April 18, 2019, 04:57:07 PM »
It’s finally back on the ground and ready to roll! Now I just need some good weather!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #178 on: Thursday,April 18, 2019, 05:05:52 PM »
Hope your good weather comes soon! She looks great!

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Re: My 72 Europa SS
« Reply #179 on: Thursday,April 18, 2019, 06:13:37 PM »
  :beerchug:
Sofa , very clean lines.  How about a picture from the side at ground level...or as close as you can get.
I just think it would be a great angle.
Dakazman