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Off they come!



Don't rub down without gloves :wink:



Hmm, need a bit of attention. Where's that filler tub..? Sore thumbs here we go!



First edge done.



Filler on ready to sand.



Baby soft :lol:



Ready for painting!



First coat of 'special' paint.



Second coat of paint, then with the blue metallic dust.



With camera flash. This is how they were portayed on the hero car all those years ago, we always assumed they were blue from old school cameras, but they are infact grey with a blue tint.



Decided to clear coat my rusty bolts while the boxes were drying. This keeps the weathered look, but stops them eating into the paint when rain gets to them.



With the coated bolts and plates back on, and flux lighting back in.



Other side.



Testing the lights after being reconnected

that really is coming on nicely, liking all the little improvements you are making to the BTTF car

Guinney1971 Wrote:that really is coming on nicely, liking all the little improvements you are making to the BTTF car

tut tut claire....it's not THE BTTF car...!!! :wink: LOL

Officially the unofficial Bttf car?
Or Unofficially the Official Bttf car maybe?

This is confusing...

:-) ;-)

I'm officially not getting involved as I'll get my wrist slapped :lol:

Onto the final flux boxes, by far the most difficult but most rewarding.



As they were initially. Less than ideal finish with a few chips and bubbles. Not noticeable to most, but may as well smooth them off whilst prepping.




The metal plates off to reveal the securing bolts.




First flux box off!




This has bugged me since it arrived. Again, a small thing, but something I wanted to correct whilst the bands were off. The rubber mount wasn't fixed directly in the middle of the t-panel so the flux band was off centre, but the other side was ok. I suspect this was when the muppet transport driver damaged the rear flux box on the first transport attempt, and it had to be repaired quickly!! :evil: Time to drill a fresh hole and fill the other.




The first box had a chip above the top of the flux band hole, so decided to get the filler out and repair it properly. Also used some P400 to sand the boxes down and have a super smooth finish.




After the first few coats of primer.




This was after the finishing coat of 'special' paint that Joe advised me of (cheers buddy!) Again with flash on.




First box fixed back onto the roof and the bolt hole resealed.




Final shot after all the bolts were reinserted.

yet again some nice results there....this new year i really need to get this car checked out in the flesh..!!

malcy34 Wrote:yet again some nice results there....this new year i really need to get this car checked out in the flesh..!!

You've already seen it next year!

Ahhhh, you see my time traveling junior, that's where you're wrong. Back in 1985, Doc simply secured the flux bands using tatty extender bars under the flux bands as that's all he had in his garage at the time. As this car has been to a date further into the future, he decided to collect some flux screws. They are special screws that not only hold the flux bands on securely and allow for easy removal, but they have a tiny devices inside, allowing them pull in air to increase flux flow through the bands. That allows me to time travel at 68mph and thus not break speed limits in the present.

If you need a hand doing yours correctly, I would be happy to help

p.s. The bumper is also a special one. It was a custom design that Goldie III created with his latest conversions in 3015.

lukebrynycz Wrote:

malcy34 Wrote:yet again some nice results there....this new year i really need to get this car checked out in the flesh..!!

You've already seen it next year!

Sillyness aside, I'll be at some local car shows this year for sure so keep in touch.

If that's yours, this is mine! :wink:

Both cars looking good Gents!

Loving the futuristic banter too! ;-)

When I went to the future , I had a conversion done that allowed me to keep my car looking stock!

It's amazing what they can do in the future!

:-)

TheOriginalMrP Wrote:Both cars looking good Gents!

Loving the futuristic banter too! ;-)

When I went to the future , I had a conversion done that allowed me to keep my car looking stock!

It's amazing what they can do in the future!

:-)

Lol! Great Scott!! I need to go further into the future

Just watch that 're-entry', it's a little bumpy! ;-)