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flatsixer · 07-17-2022, 05:03 PM

Glacier blue gets my vote.
Nice ocean view from your Porsche, oops I mean porch.

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 01:17 AM

Thanks! We are very happy here, and it probably saved our sanity to move in just as C-19 lockdown was happening... I would have gone nuts trapped in the flat we had in London... I was born near the sea and just get huge energy from being near it...

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 01:21 AM

PRIMED:

With 1235’s final paint narrowed down to 2, we got on with the next steps…

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 01:34 AM

PRE-PAINT INSPECTION:

We went to Differs to all have a good look at 1235 before paint…

First, was to ensure we had the gaps of the doors, fenders, lids, etc. correct… I am a self-confessed symmetrical freak… I’m not sure when this started or why, but it is there… Yes, I’m the guy that will unconsciously straighten the pictures hanging in your house… And I am crazy about trying to get the gaps right… As the poor guys at Differs endured… We ended up re-skinning the passenger side door, because it just wasn’t quite right…

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 01:50 AM

Second, was to note anything that needed further work – we tagged those spots with yellow stickers… There were quite a few things, most noted by Joost and Leon before I even got there… And that is part of the process…

I have learned that perfection is wonderful to strive for, but impossible to achieve - at least for mere mortals... And we chose to leave the tow hook bent, as a reminder of 1235's past, and that there will always be something imperfect...

I have learned that perfection is wonderful to strive for, but impossible to achieve - at least for mere mortals... And we chose to leave the tow hook bent, as a reminder of 1235's past, and that there will always be something imperfect...

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 01:59 AM

More pre-paint inspection photos:

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 02:01 AM

And even more pre-paint inspection photos:

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 02:05 AM

UNDERCOAT:

As part of remaining true to our “north star” – road car first… 1235 got undercoating… The undercoat weight penalty would be a major concession to ever being able to race 1235… But, I figured if at some point in the future, I really wanted to race, then I could go ahead, and if I was really competitive, and finding I need to find those extra few tenths to make it to the podium, then we could address it at that point… I wouldn’t be too concerned about that for now… I’m not exactly the leanest I’ve ever been, so plenty of places to find time before I worry about undercoat…

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 02:14 AM

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE or ONE PAINT TO RULE THEM ALL: depending on your preferred movie line…

With 1235 ready for paint… the decision was made… No going back now…

dwa911 · 07-18-2022, 02:21 AM

1235 GETS A NEW NAME:

With Glaserblau the choice for 1235… My wife upon seeing her, immediately nicknamed her Schtroumpf, which I then found out meant Smurf in French… Joost and Leon laughed, and the name has stuck… I wasn’t very pleased at the time, but it has grown on me, and Schtroumpf is now how we all refer to 1235…