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Picked up this little gem today.    The price was too cheap to pass up. It runs and drives and has relatively little rot. $85 and it's legally driving around town! Now, what to do with it? |
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Last Edit: Feb 15, 2008 13:24:47 GMT by rmad
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Same as always, use THE FORMULA.......
Your Car + {(Suspension - Height) + (Wheels + [3xWidth])} = THE WIN
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Beautiful, these are on the top of my 'To Get' list. never see them over here.
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Remade In Australia
thereimaginarium.com.au
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bazzateer
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Imping along sans Vogue
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Al, How about a slightly later version of this:  |
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Gorgeous. I'd leave it looking as used as it is now + what leigh said + a modern engine of say 120 horses?
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Same as always, use THE FORMULA....... Your Car + {(Suspension - Height) + (Wheels + [3xWidth])} = THE WINLove it, and works on every car or van ;D ;D Great, cheap find. I´d just use it as it is....don´t polish it!!  |
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Feb 14, 2008 10:18:24 GMT
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Cool! There's a V-4 forum here that is quite active plus a load of other info. Engine swaps are awkward because of the layout and the stud pattern is a near unique 5 x 170mm. Easy to lower though! |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Feb 14, 2008 10:47:59 GMT
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5x170, lovely. Banded steels then...
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Feb 14, 2008 11:54:39 GMT
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my mate's got one of them, same colour, etc.
i must get him to recomission it and take some pics,
we have too many cars so i guess he should sell it.
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Feb 14, 2008 11:58:21 GMT
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As my 95 is never going to get this treatment here's a quick 'shop I did for some inspiration  |
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2008 11:58:38 GMT by Seth
Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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bazzateer
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Imping along sans Vogue
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Feb 14, 2008 14:23:44 GMT
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As my 95 is never going to get this treatment here's a quick 'shop I did for some inspiration Errr.......Seth, that has to be done! |
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Feb 14, 2008 15:29:59 GMT
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Same as always, use THE FORMULA....... Your Car + {(Suspension - Height) + (Wheels + [3xWidth])} = THE WINThat's sig material right there.... awesome |
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1986 Toyota Camry HB 1992 Toyota Tercel turbo 1972 Datsun 510 1992 Honda Accord EX-R wgn. Same as always, use THE FORMULA....... Your Car + {(Suspension - Height) + (Wheels + [3xWidth])} = THE WIN |
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Feb 14, 2008 15:34:47 GMT
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Eighty five dollars?! BARGAIN! I love these Saabs. My mate has one:  |
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Feb 14, 2008 15:46:48 GMT
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Well, The car itself was inly $200. The tax and License fee was 85. So still cheap.
It belonged to John VanLandingham of local cosworth fame. I dropped buy to buy some connecting rods for the Volvo Amazon rally car and left with a SAAB!
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Feb 14, 2008 16:10:49 GMT
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Sweet old car, I really quite like these  Used to pass one on the way to school many years ago and as a kid I used to size it up and think it would make a cool little commie sled. |
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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Feb 14, 2008 16:56:56 GMT
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Nice cars these - lovely looking. Seths looked good at the RR awards. [/creep]
Can't believe you rolled out for that price....... top find!
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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street
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Feb 14, 2008 17:14:48 GMT
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What a beauty! I think these look great lowered, and i've always thought these would look good in two-tone, with the line following that gorgeous curved swage line that these have along the side of the body. Maybe with cream at the bottom and olive on top or something? Wish I had the photoshop skills to see how that would look  Great bargain though, nice work! |
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you got a 'zon as well? MAN you have taste!  |
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Remade In Australia
thereimaginarium.com.au
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Well, I just bombed her around town tonight. Gauges still not working, but everything else save the clutch is. Good thing this Vee is not nearly as heavy as it's larger cousins! Gunna pull it and replace the slipping clutch.
Also need a new windshield. Damn.....
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Seth
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Gunna pull it and replace the slipping clutch. Wait! Is it slipping while driving or are you having difficulty getting fears? You can adjust the clutch action in a couple of ways. The slave cylinder can be moved forwards to make the clutch action "deeper" by putting washers behind it - no more than 1/4" worth and maybe not even that as the release arm will end up hitting the clutch cover. Then there is a square headed adjusting screw over on the other side of the bell-housing that you can wind in/out to get a bit of free play in the release arm to make sure the clutch isn't partly disengaged while driving. Could get you photos if any of this doesn't make sense |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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