ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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Jul 21, 2012 20:54:32 GMT
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If the sun remains tomorrow, I'll tackle the front bumper and the headlight surrounds.
Thanks for all the positive vibe though, guys. I though people would hate it. Personally, I can't cope with the thought of chrome (no matter how battered) being covered up.
Chris
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
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Jul 21, 2012 21:03:23 GMT
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Nice one man, that looks literally 100 time better.
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Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
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Jul 21, 2012 21:21:08 GMT
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I think it looks even harder with the battered chrome
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jayvoa
Part of things
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Jul 21, 2012 21:40:31 GMT
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Holy curse word that car looks brutal. Love it! Didn't think the chrome would look better, but YES!
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I'm so jealous of you for finding a 70s american car for 900 pounds and it does look sooooo much better with the rear bumper chrome
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Jul 22, 2012 20:25:52 GMT
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Looks so much better now Chris, I'm not updating that sketch til your done  |
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ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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Jul 24, 2012 22:40:13 GMT
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Started on the front end, but it's a bit more of a nightmare than the rear. Full update soon, though. FECKING RED OXIDE PRIMER OF AN INDUSTRIAL ILK.  In the meantime have a picture of Lucie. She was instructed to press the start button and when she did - thus barking the 5.7 V8 into life - she shrieked, giggled, then ran away...  Chris |
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Last Edit: Jul 24, 2012 22:44:11 GMT by ThePollitt
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Jul 24, 2012 23:28:14 GMT
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the noize is good maaaaaannnnnn ;D
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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ChasR
RR Helper
motivation
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Great to see the progress on this heading in the right direction! This is the kind of car that Retro Rides is about  . |
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ThePollitt
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Not done anything to this, as work has been far too much of late.
I have bought some ATF, but that's all. I have the Thursday before the Gathering off - it's my only day to work on it.
Talk about cutting it fine.
Chris
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
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It sounds like we'll both be scrabbling to get these barges to RRG. I honestly can't wait to see, sit in and possibly have a go in this thing  |
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ThePollitt
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It sounds like we'll both be scrabbling to get these barges to RRG. I honestly can't wait to see, sit in and possibly have a go in this thing Bring some decent gauge copper pipe, a good pipe flaring tool, a jack and an hour of your time and you can have ALL the goes. Oh, and I think the master cylinder has gone on the brakes. YAY! What a massive heap of curse word. Chris |
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change from twenty from rock auto unless you want the res with it ;D
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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transit master cylinder conversion poll? that's the north wales yank barge way what do you need copper pipe for - is it leaking from the cooler lines? oh, and make sure you get dextron 2, iirc that's the right stuff for gm autoboxes - kfw |
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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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ThePollitt
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transit master cylinder conversion poll? that's the north wales yank barge way what do you need copper pipe for - is it leaking from the cooler lines? oh, and make sure you get dextron 2, iirc that's the right stuff for gm autoboxes - kfw I have dextron 6, but it's the same part number as dextron 2. And yes, it's leaking from the cooling lines. I suspect I'm going to spend most of the Gathering working on it, not that I mind. Chris |
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mk14dr
Yorkshire and The Humber
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transit master cylinder conversion poll? that's the north wales yank barge way what do you need copper pipe for - is it leaking from the cooler lines? oh, and make sure you get dextron 2, iirc that's the right stuff for gm autoboxes - kfw I have dextron 6, but it's the same part number as dextron 2. And yes, it's leaking from the cooling lines. I suspect I'm going to spend most of the Gathering working on it, not that I mind. Chris Many hands make light work, or too many chefs spoil the broth? |
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Right now I am made of jealous.
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ShaunOfCalder
Part of things
Yes - I should know better....
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Did it sell!? Did it!? I neeeed to know, the other half still mentioned the car today before going to work....
Such an epic motor, and we loved the rear window adverts too, especially the "has never been on fire" line........
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Another bloody Mx5
The wifes' Suzuki Grand Vitara
Mercedes Sprinter Ambwilans (Rescue Unit)
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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it's on ebay afaik - 850 quid last time I looked - get in there and make pollitt's day!!
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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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