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Arnaud
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 Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:14 pm Post subject: 13280 |
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Hi everybody,
First of all, I would like to congrat you for all the informations in the forum and the website.
I'm living in France and bought last week 13280, I will bring it back home next week.
No need to say it is in a really poor condition...That's not my first car restoration so I'm pretty optimist for now !
As everything in the interior has to be done, I will not be ashamed to do some some little upgrades like
- dash like 13105 with analogue gauges,
- rolls royce style picnic tables
- leather seats and ceiling like 13221
- rear windows conversion (if you know used ones...I will ask to Puddleduck as soon as I have the car)
The body color will change but I'm not sure to paint it in its original color, I would prefere a dark blue with a grey or magnolia interior.
I hope I will not shock someone with my upgrades, of course if the car was original I wouldn't change nothing but as it is in really bad shape...
Ok, so now you know everything, I'll be glade to discuss with you !
Oups, I would like you to excuse me for my english as I'm not practicing a lot !
Cheers !
Arnaud
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Lagondanet
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Congratulations Arnaud! We look forward to hearing more later. |
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Vincent
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Arnaud,
Congratulations and good luck !
Lagondas are only for the braves ! 
Do you need some help, just ask...
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Many thanks to both of you for your messages.
The first step will be to get out all the trim from the car, check the mechanic & take out all the american emission system, repair the driver's floor, I will have some "little" work on electronic  and to locate a pair of rear electrics windows with their frames and motors (I would prefere to find used ones but I will also ask to AM).
BTW, I have two XJS in my garage so I'll will check the common parts and see if I can add some to your list ! |
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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A little update about 13280
All the mechanic has been checked and some electrical parts are back to life !
If some of you have spare parts, I'm looking for a right hand sunvisor, a rear map light (one has a broken switch), a rear handle and one of the 2 clips that goes on the rear handles, I asked to Naomi from puddleduck but she can't find for the moment these parts...
As the interior was dark brown, I have decided to change the headliner in tobacco leather
And I have started to clean the seats, I will have to tint the left one to match the original color...
As a reminder, it was like this...
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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More pictures
Fourth Hide/Skin...
By the way I'm starting to look at a new color, does anyone know if it is an orginal color and in this case the color name and/or code of 13173 ? That would be really helpful !
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Lagondanet
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Arnaud
13173 was originally Sandringham Green but I understand in 1990 Works Service changed it to Old English Pewter. I don't have the code but someone else might? |
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you Roger for your help !
According to Dupont Website the manufacture color code for old english pewter effect is ACR28280 |
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Lagondanet
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| Works Service state code is ICI P422 1310B |
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for this information !
I think the painting will be done before next winter, just need to continue to repair the electricity and find the missing parts, headlining is almost finished, next will be the seats and carpets !
More pictures to come next week I think ! |
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:38 am Post subject: |
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little update
The headling is almost finish, I'm just looking some little parts to finish it but it has already another look !
Also the driver's door trim found its original color back !
Before
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Vincent
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Arnaud
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Thank you Vincent ! 
I spent something like 5 hours only on the driver's door (most of the pain was to remove the old paint without deteriorating the leather) but the result is really great !
I will let the woods to this guy who is doing great restorations and who is in Paris area
http://www.dehaye-boiserie-auto.com/index.php?cat=voitures |
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peacorp
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:32 pm Post subject: I agrees |
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| I agree with Vincent, theres no other words, NICE WORK. Will be a nice car. |
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Arnaud
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Peacorp !
I did a break with the interior as I'm waiting for some parts so I have decided to get out the rear end to fix it and paint it back in black. But before, I had to do something with the exhausts...
Argh...Interesting...
Then, after some welding, the new trims are 5cm shorter but much more wider
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