after a couple of hrs.
any more tips on painting wings?
I have primed one (with a few runs )
will it be ok to flat those before top coating?

Runs take quite a while to dry due to the thickness of the paint. I use a hair dryer to accelerate the drying process, but too fast is not good. If the primer was etch or barrier, then when you flat the run down, be careful not to go to the bare metal (or previous paint), or you'll have to re-prime it. Normal primer, such as Hi-Build, dries very quickly, and you can flat out any runs in a couple of hours at the most.

Anyway - since when did you get so fussy?


Les.

what sort of grade Les?
was it 1000 grade you mentioned?

Mmm. see James lurking in the background ??? Fancy doing mine, when you have finished ,,

you couldnt afford it Tim......

Tony

You need to ease the tension in that rope a snadge

David the rope isn't tight but thanks anyway.
after today:

wow thats looking really good cant wait to see the finished truck

Thats a first class job there Tony , So will they be christend on the slopes of Wellington next month ??

They do look good, fair play. Be a shame to scratch them. You will just have to try and drive a bit more carefully now....

the tube looks to follow the front radius nicely, which tube former you using?

we used the ciderman former!

Jase what you use to bend the bars?, and dont metion any part of lardy in the answer!!!

A few pints of Thatchers , Fill the tubes with sand and bend over ones knee.

cidermans

nearly finished now just the Forex to fit tomorrow
Jase how did you get the plastic arch curve in the right place etc?

looking good Tony,why is it that everyone seems to work much faster than me .Took me 2 weeks to do mine

Have to agree with others comments Tony...


Looking very good indeed...

Bar a bit of painting and silicon they're finished.
thanks to Jase for the bars/Forex
and mostly to JST for the loan of his workshop

shame the rest of the paint isn't so white these days

Nice job.

James,, could i be the judge of that !! looks good guys,


My turn soon for a set of Somerset bars

Tim, i reckon after this week tony would be please not see another land rover let alone a set of wing bars.

good job Tony, can't wait to to the forex on mine tomorrow......

Hi look good.

Have you put bars in towards the radiator as well along the front of the wing or are they strong enough so that if you hit the side they won't bent and bend the wing?

cheers

James

James, braces are shown here towards the end on mine (same as Tonys)

Wing Bars thread

plus pics of Tonys' on there as well.

Ahem ! Tim They are Farrs Bars ,
Tony They have come out brilliantly , Nice Job .
Jase

how can they be yours Jase there on Tonys truck.......

finshed the forex for mine today, just waiting for the paint to dry on the framework then should be ready to go for Mon and drive around day!

anyone recommend some nice small side repeaters that come complete? Tony suggested later 300tdi pre TD5 ones just wondering about other makes etc and value for ££££

I used Ford Transit ones on my other 90 , the flat oval ones , , But James your truck is pre 87 so you dont need em by law .

funny you should mention my name james where do you think the former came from ?

former.... Jase said he did them by arm and eye all on his own some.....