arajani posted:@DannyP He's about ready to fly to CA and strangle me right now!
Nicest guy in the world, but even he has his limits!
I'll post some more photos once we have color on it!
He may have contracted out for that job. He's hired a local guy to get close to you. BTW, do you want to go grab a beer later?
You guys are pretty funny!
Trunk lip has the proper rivets even. I been trying to figure out how to do that and, so far, thinking I'm gonna bag it. At some point enough is too much—for me.
Not for Arjani though.
All hail King Detail.
@edsnova — you’re giving me far too much credit - @chines1 is responsible for aLLC of the good stuff you’re seeing.
That said, there are some missing details — but as you mentioned, you can’t do them all. I just did the ones I loved. IF you did so then all, you’d have an all alloy $600,000 replica like Rainer Cooney is doing in NH! Now THAT is an impressive operation.
arajani posted:...@ALB : The only car that had drilled wheels was 0073. The first owner of the car, Paul Sagan, did that. So to answer your question, no! I do have proper steel centered alloy 16" wheels for my car, however...
Anand
Do you know the weight difference of 1 of your steel centered/alloy rimmed wheels and an all steel 16" wheel of the same width? I'm guessing all those holes in the drilled rim pic above would also remove 1/2 or 3/4 lb/wheel- as well as being period correct, losing that much a corner would be worth doing. And all that body work around the front beam is just sic!
It's looking great! Al
Love that color.
Oh... Oh my...
Daa-yum!! Very nice job there. Not being a Spyder junkie, I can't really focus in on all the tiny details that make this one outstanding, but what I do see here is very impressive. All done like it should be done by guys who know their shyt. Would love to see it some day, all done up and flying.
Bam.
https://www.speedsterowners.co.../good-luck-mr-gorsky
For those wondering, that's the only other thread on this site (in our recorded history) that also seen the use of the word "enigmatic".
The car looks beautiful so far. 
That color is perfect. Is that the same color as the one Jerry S. sold last year?
I can't wait to see this thing when it's done. It's going to be prodigious.
Good God. I hope to see this spyder in person one day.
TRP posted:That color is perfect. Is that the same color as the one Jerry S. sold last year?
I can't wait to see this thing when it's done. It's going to be prodigious.
@TRP: Yep! I sourced the original Glasurit paint code (from an original batch of french blue paint believe it or not), so the color should be spot on!
@Kevin - Bay Area -- I'm not far from you if you're in SF...pop down and visit for the day? Robert, Teby, Troy and I will take you out for a beer and some food.
Anand
Looking sweet and looks like we'll both be coming in for a landing right about the same time. I love that even your headlight buckets are correct. That is dedication.
I think your "spot-on" French Blue and my "Let's just use a common Toyota color" Voodoo Blue (aka Rustoleum Sail Blue) are pretty similar, and pretty close to "correct," but I don't concede yours is righter: I mean, a lot can happen to a pigment in 63 years, and as any restorer of fine paintings will tell you, often the "right" color as seen in period is much brighter than what's on view today in a pristine, unrestored work of priceless art. ...
So it's probably best for you and I to drive our respective Spyders to Stanistan next spring and meet there with the new owner of Seinfeld's old car and a couple of PCA-certified concourse judges to hash this out.
I'd be up for anything but a drag race . . . with that engine you're installing, your license plate could be "BLUBYU".
Is that "BLUBYU" after the song or EAT MY DUST ??????? Just askin' 
Nothing better than having a special car built exactly the way you want it. Every little detail makes it more unique, and inspires you to want more of the same.
Well done.
