sparkyt
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Jun 23, 2012 19:20:57 GMT
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Trying to work out if they are retro cool or not
I'll get a photo next time I go . Can't see it on Google maps
It's a little 80s or late 70 4 door Suzuki
Not in to them so don't know the model name or number .
Any info on them would help me
are the engines and gear boxes any good
Can I slam it
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Last Edit: Jun 23, 2012 19:28:49 GMT by sparkyt
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Jun 23, 2012 19:28:12 GMT
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Alto?  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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sparkyt
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Jun 23, 2012 19:30:46 GMT
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Looks spot on . I've nocked the door of the house but no one was home I sold of just taken a photo but throught it was rude without asking
Can they be slammed
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Last Edit: Jun 23, 2012 19:31:35 GMT by sparkyt
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Jun 23, 2012 19:42:09 GMT
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Anything can be slammed, they have revvy little three pot engines, good round town, terrible on long journeys.
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sparkyt
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Jun 23, 2012 21:07:00 GMT
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Bonus its 4 x 100 pcd ..I've already got wheels ..
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Jun 23, 2012 23:17:37 GMT
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Kev from wales has one, I know this because he bought the one in the photo from me and drove it from Essex back to Wales.  |
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kevfromwales
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Jun 23, 2012 23:35:45 GMT
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Anything can be slammed, they have revvy little three pot engines, good round town, terrible on long journeys. they do indeed ;D I didn't find it too bad driving it back from essex to nor-wales, wouldn't do more then 60 mph, but it was nice at that! even got spotted by skinnylew, but he didn't recognise me, as matey was driving the truck! I'm currrently sorting the slamming of it out, so far I have some corsa front coilover bits from Jowey, some scrapyard topmounts off a wagon R (to try) and for the back it'll need teeny tiny lowering blocks making, as it's on parallel leaves oh and they aren't 4x100 (thankfully - waaay too much scene tax on that pcd!) they are 4x114.3 - the pcd of winners ;D - I of course have slots for mine, just got to sort some wheelnuts go get us some pictures!! |
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Have another picture, for scale.   |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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sparkyt
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I'm going to grab it if I can get hold of the owner ..
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Its a Suzuki Alto! Cool!
Macpherson struts all round so slamming can be done with a hacksaw! Wagon R camber bolts (on ebay) should fit it too to line everything back up.
Big following in Aus and Japan. Cappuccino turbo engine should fit or if you are on a budget the later 16v 1100cc (Indian built Maruti) Alto engine should go in.
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skinnylew
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It was that small I missed it completely! Nah I got over excited seeing the tat hauler, completed missed you till I'd gone past and then realised! D'oh!
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kevfromwales
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Jun 24, 2012 16:46:55 GMT
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Macpherson struts all round so slamming can be done with a hacksaw! Wagon R camber bolts (on ebay) should fit it too to line everything back up. nope, as I posted above, it's leaf sprung at the back, but little teeny tiny ones! - the U bolts look like benelli clips! they are awesome though - trevor, you should deffo hunt down the owners and pitch them an offer! oh, and tim - I'm not surprised you didn't spot it in time, the truck is kinda distracting  |
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Jun 24, 2012 17:44:00 GMT
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kevfromwales
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Jun 24, 2012 23:10:52 GMT
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shamelessly quoting markbognor's excellent postings in the NRNR thread - tut, tut... get one and make it that ^^ low - win! |
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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sparkyt
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Jul 26, 2012 20:17:53 GMT
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After 7 visits to the house and spotting the note I put on the car was still not opened I'm giving up on this one  .. I can't get a hold of the owner |
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kevfromwales
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Jul 26, 2012 22:42:00 GMT
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try the neighbours maybe??
they are super little cars - well worth the effort of another 7 visits!!
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Jul 26, 2012 23:20:47 GMT
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Put the note through the door?
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ToolsnTrack
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I'm with Jiminwatford. If it's lying abandoned the owner probably doesn't give it a second glance walking past it leaving the house.
Might be time for a strategic chap of the door?
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hamps
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keep going bud |
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Put the note through the door? Get it through the door! Not knowing the reason the car is sitting there, it could be that whoever lives in the house deliberately looks away from the car when passing to avoid being annoyed by the car sitting there or ashamed that he hasn't done anything with it yet. |
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