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Flyair

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spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« on: December 20, 2013, 20:11:02 »
a quite peculiar slideshow about a Pagoda restoration...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-8oCzE-7O0

I saw two flaws in this presentation (paint inside the trunk and the headlines)...

Any better spots?

  
« Last Edit: December 21, 2013, 01:10:10 by Flyair »
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2013, 20:52:35 »
I guess we can snicker a bit about a few "terrible" mistakes that make the purists puke but I would be happy to park it under my car port any time.

Sure, the Workplace Health and Safety inspectors might have a field day with some of their workshop practices but once again, feel free to park it at my place.
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2013, 21:14:37 »
Could not agree more George.
As long as she's solid, looks good and drives well, i'd be happy.

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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2013, 21:32:26 »
I'm not sure whats amusing about it...  Here's people who completely disasemble this old babe, demolish a wall to assemble it, seem to live in a remote village where a W113 may have never been before, and the olny thing they overlook is the undercoating.  They painted the steering wheel?  The colors aren't quite authentic? No I wouldn't through her out of bed yet. I gotta admit she's a beauty, And they got best hot old car.  Beauty is not only skin deep on a W113, I wonder how well they rebuilt the mechanicals: How well does she handle a road? Can she dance?
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2013, 21:44:56 »
I think we have to give the A-Team a big thumbs up for a job well done and to Mr. "A" too for giving the team a job.
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2013, 01:31:23 »
a quite peculiar slideshow about a Pagoda restoration...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-8oCzE-7O0

I couldn't watch it; apparently whoever created this Youtube used copyrighted music and images, and thus it was blocked from "viewing in your country."
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2013, 05:58:36 »
Same here
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2013, 16:25:19 »
Interesting, I just watched it, no block?? Most amazing rebuild. Yes, a number of details, but appears to have been done quite solidly
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2013, 19:53:37 »
I tip my hat to those guys. Sure, the car looked pretty solid to start with and so was a fairly "easy" restoration (refurb would be a better word) and there are few few incorrect details but what happens at 7.39 in the video is what it's really all about!

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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2013, 22:00:50 »
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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2013, 04:23:50 »
Red horn pad.

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Re: spot the wrong things in this exotic restoration
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2013, 07:10:48 »
Flat panel area behind grill body color, white, as opposed to black (or tiefdunkelgrau or whatever other dark color is appropriate).
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