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Feb 19, 2016 16:18:06 GMT
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I know a few of you have seen this. But a few haven't, and him deciding to pop down the local Macdonalds in it last night to test the diff worked OK was amusing, so I thought I'd share on here. Started out looking like this.  Now looks like this  It's running a BMW 2.5 TD engine and it's been built to use to commute. It's not quite finished yet, he wants to move a few things around to get the proportions looking better. It actually drives OK for something designed in the 1920's, it's got the glass back in (and clip ons in the boot). Plans are to build a franken-pump and stick a holset on the engine, as it's not quite fast enough, even with pump and chip tuning. |
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samta22
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Stuck in once more...
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My mate Pete's Rover...samta22
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Feb 19, 2016 16:27:24 GMT
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Ye gods.. that looks epic! I can only imagine the reaction at the local drive-thru
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Feb 19, 2016 16:30:37 GMT
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There's still a way to go with it  . The reaction was an interesting one, I've never seen so many camera phones appear or people rubber neck as they drove in. One bloke called his mate, who then drove over from a nearby work site to see what was going on. |
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Feb 19, 2016 16:45:07 GMT
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What a beaut! and HELL OF A RENOVATION
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Feb 19, 2016 18:28:07 GMT
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Your mate Pete must be some great metalworker to resurrect that, I like that
Has he got a build thread anywhere for it?
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2016 18:28:36 GMT by fordperv
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Feb 19, 2016 18:39:07 GMT
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He did replace the tub, the body was way far gone and is now in thier pond, but that tub has had some monster repairs too around the front end.
He's not really a fan of forums, but there are details on Facebook on thier page Project Heaven.
There's a website too, but thier bread and butter is historic exotica..
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Feb 19, 2016 19:02:46 GMT
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Superb... Just superb!
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My mate Pete's Rover...Mercdan68
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Feb 19, 2016 20:13:50 GMT
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A work of art.....
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Feb 19, 2016 22:19:32 GMT
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Man Alive! That's amazing!
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mexicansteve
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My mate Pete's Rover...mexicansteve
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Feb 19, 2016 22:26:03 GMT
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Agree with everyone above, amazing re-build. That looks hard as nails, and for a daily!!! Sweet.
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Thats amazing. I've never seen dual wire wheels before. What are they from?
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Thats amazing. I've never seen dual wire wheels before. What are they from? He made the wheels. His business partner owns Torino wire wheels, so he used I think. E type wire centers and then made the rest up with their tooling. |
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Feb 20, 2016 19:18:51 GMT
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Feb 20, 2016 22:34:45 GMT
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Diff is a jag power-loc from a v12 xjs 5.3. Think he squeezed it into a scimitar axle similar to his Capri.
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have you any more pics or any links to any of the work done on this
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Feb 21, 2016 11:08:36 GMT
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What a fantastic build, me likes a lot.. have you any more pics or any links to any of the work done on this Here ya go. Website linkFacebook link |
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My YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/UkWheelHorseBlokeQuote - D'you know, it's people like you, doing totally brilliant and pointless stuff like this that gives me a little hope for humanity |
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Feb 21, 2016 12:33:51 GMT
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Feb 21, 2016 12:47:10 GMT
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That's awesome! I'd love to build something like that. I like the engine choice too.
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