Experimental

The Piazza/Impulse is a nice shape with some incredible attention to detail- Isuzu didnt cut many corners bringing Guiguaro's design to production.
They did, however, stuff up a few things. The doorhandles are particularly irritating, puncturing the otherwise smooth wedge-shaped panel below the keyline. And the door lock cylinder! slapped on below the door handle. Originally the Piazza was to have concealed doorlatches like the early Fiat Uno, but I guess Isuzu had a whole box of I-Mark handles to use up.



So I'm moving them. Keeping the original handles, but shifting them up so they interrupt the keyline rather than the panel below. I'll be deleting the door lock. (I'll use the remote, and should the battery go flat I can use the tailgate lock.)



I think the result is far more in keeping with the car's '80s futuristic look, and since Ive got a couple of spare doors to practise on, I figure why not?

And, last night:

Paul cooked dinner for Alan, Michael and I last night too. Much fun and wine and talking, good music and the excellent company. I had a dramatic moment but it passed. Walking home at 11.30pm I couldnt help but think about how lucky I am to have such neat friends.

The horror! The horror!!

Ok I just found a backup disk of all my photos from 1998-2000.

Wanna see me in my workshop?

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*blushes furiously*