Triumph GT6+: Complete (#19 for 2021)

Build a crappy kit they said... I put this one aside with only an hour or two of work require to finish it, in disgust at how poorly the doors and hood fit. But hey, maybe I can clear it off the Shelf of Doom and get a 19th built in 2021. 

Recall the primary issue was the thickness of the windshield A-pillars. I opened that up and as a result had to make a new windscreen. This in turn affected the fit of the dashboard, limiting how the multi-part body would fit. When I finally got the body on over the chassis, the first thing that became obvious was that the door hinges weren't clearing the dashboard. Next came some fairly brutal work with the Dremel, the details of which which I will spare you. 

After that the body went back on OK, but with the top of the firewall unglued from the left side panel. Some 'encouragement' was necessary to get it all to stick. The car may need to be posed with the right side door permanently opened; failing that there may be a role to play for the CA glue.

 

 

Then came the hood hinges. Urgh. Never seen anything so fiddly and unlikely to succeed. Again the car will be posed wit the hood open, if only to showcase the Webers. And the rear roll pan just sits there, with no tab or anything to hold it in place. 

 

But in the end perseverance paid off, and while far from my best build, I'm pleased with how well it turned out given the starting point.

 

What's next? Hard to say! There isn't anything else on the Shelf of Doom likely to be finished in a couple of days, so that appears to be it for now. Stay tuned!