Stripping paint

Am learning bodywork skills.  Wednesday is bodywork day.

Protective clothing.

Working out what type of paint is on the panel.

Using paint stripper

Using a dual action sander

Jowett Javelin reading material

One of the cars I hope to be working on is a Jowett Javelin. I have found some free reading material on http://www.jowettrepairmanual.com/javelin-jupiter.php 

have downloaded the free stuff to my googledocs collection:

Jowett Javelin shell lub chart
Javelin instruction manual
Jowett Javelin brochure
Jowett profile

Reading material

Got Fundamental of Motor Vehicle Technology by V.A.W Hillier off Amazon for £3.60 delivered to my door.  I already have a whole bookcase of car books but thought I would get this one as recommended by one of the course tutors.  At that price less than a magazine can not be bad.

Cheaper than I thought

Total fee turned out to be £1153.00 - guess I will spend more on commuting than that in the end. (15000 miles)

Spitfire looking for love

 

I have just finished my first week at Leeds City College as a student on their Classic Car Restoration course - great fun with an interesting group of students.

Amongst the many cars for us students to work on is Triumph Spitfire. These 2 images taken on my phone do not show how crusty it really is. Will try to get some better pictures later.

Originally published on my other blog  http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/

Sad Spitfire

Amongst the many cars for students to work on is this sad looking Spitfire.  Crumby pictures from my phone.

timetable

The course

I have seen the Leeds City College display at the NEC classic car show and been impressed. I saw a feature in Dep-O-Magazine that said the fee was had been reduced so made further inquiries.

Now I am a student on the Classic Car Restoration course