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Old 04-08-2023, 04:42 PM
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Weatherstripping is available for the hardtop, particularly the back window which I’ll have to make a pattern and send out to have the plexi-glass made.

Through my contact, I can get almost any needed part which is good and bad. Good for anything I may need, bad for my bank account!

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Old 04-08-2023, 08:23 PM
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----I wonder if 507's hardtops are similar to Corvette hardtops which come available when guys figure they'll never use the hard top and then sell it. I imagine if a 507 top did become available it might brake the bank though.....Bill S
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Old 04-08-2023, 08:51 PM
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The problem is these were all hand made cars and no two are similar. If you stare a pictures long enough, you’ll see a tail light maybe too low between left and right, headlight maybe a tad high, etc. Much like early Jags. As such, no hardtop will fit any other car other than the one it was made for. Now, we’re not talking drastic differences, but a slight gap and it’s rain city!

I have access to one, but yeah, they go for mint! Part of the fun of this project is making everything

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Old 04-09-2023, 10:51 AM
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After a productive week, it’s down to 180 and getting smoother. I can put away my Pirate outfit since I’m no longer sailing the high seas. The waves have calmed down to a lake!

Next up, everything comes off (the car, not me ) and the jambs get worked over.

Somebody emailed me about hours so far on this project. I should have kept track, but I haven’t and frankly, don’t want to. I think after it’s all said and done I’ll be at at the 4,000 mark easily if you count in research, errors, redos, etc.

SoooOOOooo much fun!!!!! OMG!!!!!

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Old 04-23-2023, 01:21 AM
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More blocking, more sanding. Block, block, block....sand, sand, sand. Where's Mikey?

I had my neighbor 3D print some plastic rings that will insert into my gauge bezel. These will allow easy gauge mounting and will recess the faces of the gauges just enough to be even with the top of the bezel. I'll all some trim rings around the edge and it should look perfect.
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Door shells are about done, so more pics next week! Lots of work this past month but you can only post so many pics of block sanding before you lose the interest of the audience. I'm already bored!

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Radiator with horns mounted too. Identical to the factory!

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Awesome!!
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Old 04-23-2023, 12:14 PM
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Looking great, Dave.
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Incredible!!
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I just can't get enough of this build, love it! ....and look at the workshop, not a speck out of place.
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Old 04-23-2023, 06:49 PM
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Check this out.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/jag...&utm_campaign=

Hopefully, BMW doesn't have a stick up its collective arse, as JLR did on the C type case.

Also, I would THINK you are safe as long as you are building for personal use, and are not representing it as a BMW.
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