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    I don't know quiet why but the engine was gloss black underneath all the mud and grease .The next step is get the engine all covered up and paint the front end olive drab as that's what the colure was underneath the mud and grease on the running gear and chassie . Once that's done its sort the riveting out on the front wings.feels like I rearly got somewhere with it today.
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    well thank you for the kind comment . I started the restoration in October 2015
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    The 2nd and 3thd photo shows some white paint on the outside of the very front of the drivers side front wing . I cant make out what it said which is a shame .
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    Refitted the front wing just to see if all the holes in the new bits lined up and yes they do , so all good .Everywhere there is a nut and bolt we have to put a rivet. all the wing parts are now primed . we have got to rivet the wing bits back together in an order or we wont get to them all. the engine has now been wire brushed and is ready to be painted . for some reason the engine was gloss black so that's how its going to be.i thought it would be easier to paint the engine and the front end of the chassie while the wings arnt on it as they are completely riveted to the frame .
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    getting the n/s/f wing top located in the right position and drilled ready for the rivets . I don't know how long this thread will be updated as it keeps stopping me signing in .
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    just a few photos of the last few weeks of work all on the near side at the front .
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    erm well I know its a bit unusual but only the underneath is going olive drab. the rest will be as it was on the fairground , which is crimson lake .
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    got all the new bits on the n/s primed today aswell as the wing parts. the wing top is all drilled and bolted to the new bit of steel and I have cut around it , just got to tweek it here and there. almost got all the steel fabrication done now on the n/s . got a few bits to finish on the off/ side then chuck some olive drab around..
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    i only got half a day on it this weekend . got all the wing cleaned up ready for primer next weekend as you can see it was once olive drab under all that crimson lake. got the rivets sorted just got to go and pick them up ..
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    I had a good weekend on the matador. got the n/s door pillar all welded in as well as 3 parts on the frame around it. me and my son refitted the complete wing . just shows you how heavy it is as we had to use the engine hoist to put it in place. we got most of the holes drilled in the new pillar. ground off the rivets to get the wing top off but knocking the rivets out the armour is hard work with a hammer and punch. so I will take the bits to me mates and use his press. hopping to pick the rivets soon ready to rivet it all back together.
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    iam back. moved everything around in the shed today so I can get on with the matador .the green one is my timber tractor and yes I know its not army but at least its still about. the nearside door pillar give up today so got the wing off and started to make a new one . its now nearly ready to weld in once I have cleaned it all up in that area.. it was good to start on it again and start to make a bit more progress.
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    its good to see another matador coming back to life . keep the photos coming.
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    its good to see your chipping away at it . its looking good keep up the good work . haven't touched my matador few a 3 or 4 months as its rally season so its nice to see your making progress
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    hiya everyone things are a bit slow going at present . work and takeing the steam engine to rallys are getting in the way but I haven't given up so hope to update the photos sometime soon. thanks for looking.
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    glad your getting there with it . I keep popeing in to see the progress that you are making with it . keep the photos and updates coming .
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    that looks quiet origanle if you put that on the timber tractor page on face book that will sell . does it run and drive . what year is it .
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    thanks I have scrapped about 75kg of mud and grease off of all the primed parts so far.
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