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1985 Honda Acty Show Truck

braaap Posted a lot Posts: 2,755	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck braaap @braaap
	Apr 5, 2018 12:05:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hmmm, if so, then why not add some colorcoded wood to the front and below the doors, and then put the standard bumper about a foot lower. And maybe replace the rubber mat with wood, too?! Although this might tend to become something like those russian cardboard tuning jokes of one or two decades ago. Sorry.
	Last Edit: Apr 5, 2018 12:06:28 GMT by braaap

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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 5, 2018 12:19:08 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 5, 2018 12:05:11 GMT braaap said: Hmmm, if so, then why not add some colorcoded wood to the front and below the doors, and then put the standard bumper about a foot lower. And maybe replace the rubber mat with wood, too?! Although this might tend to become something like those russian cardboard tuning jokes of one or two decades ago. Sorry. retro-rides-modus-operandi 2) If you haven't got something constructive to say, say nothing Sure this is stifling your freedom of expression, however I'm not interested in cars you don't like, I'm interested in cars you do. Conducting oneself in a positive manner will result in positivity.
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braaap Posted a lot Posts: 2,755	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck braaap @braaap
	Apr 5, 2018 13:28:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I´m sure you got me wrong, so I appologize.


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minitravellerman Part of things Posts: 109	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck minitravellerman @minitravellerman
	Apr 5, 2018 13:48:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I've been google imaging Honda Actys and I found this. It's a bad photo and I can't find one from the front quarter, but how about an exo-skeleton roll cage / bull bar combo? Actually seems to run down the load bed and form a rear bumper bar / tail lamp protector as well.
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 5, 2018 13:52:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 5, 2018 13:48:32 GMT minitravellerman said: I've been google imaging Honda Actys and I found this. It's a bad photo and I can't find one from the front quarter, but how about an exo-skeleton roll cage / bull bar combo? Actually seems to run down the load bed and form a rear bumper bar / tail lamp protector as well. That's fine for the jacked up look but there are lots of actys and micro trucks like that.
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Barrass Part of things Posts: 458	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck Barrass @r05co
	Apr 5, 2018 18:43:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	New sides look ace, looking forward to new front well done mate
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 5, 2018 18:52:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Another evening on it tonight. A quick progress report while I grab a sandwich. Lower bits of cab ready to go mint and surrounding areas masked up... First coat on ... A quick measure up for front bumper - if top edge of bumper is in line with that grill bar then it will be perfect height to line up with the other panels... In between coats I’m working on the replacement rubber flap bracket - giving a wider margin of rubber around holes and the two metal bars will clamp tight around the rubber compared to the previous U channel that left a gap for it to move around too much... Three (or was it four?) coats done and masking removed... Damn this Montana hardcore paint is good!
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jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,922 Club RR Member Number: 40	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck jamesd1972 @jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member 40
	Apr 5, 2018 19:34:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Very minty ! If you mount that bumper under the bumper how will the cooling be ? Lots or grills down there ?! James


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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 5, 2018 20:16:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 5, 2018 19:34:35 GMT jamesd1972 said: Very minty ! If you mount that bumper under the bumper how will the cooling be ? Lots or grills down there ?! James The cooling itself is another bridge to cross - I was hoping this would sit below the majority of the grills - that air is directed into the radiator that sits below the bed behind the cab.
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jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,922 Club RR Member Number: 40	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck jamesd1972 @jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member 40
	Apr 5, 2018 20:28:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ah - fun something to dwell on then !


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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 5, 2018 20:48:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Plan b on the rubber flap came to fruition, it looks better, is a stronger and tighter fit and I think will stand the test of time. It doesn’t look minty at all here thanks to the fading light and adjusting the brightness on the phone but I’m pleased. Final job was to apply some soft99 glaco to the windscreen which is apparently very good - a lot better than my windscreen wipers then! It’s basically a Japanese rainX from what I can tell. It’s applied like a scuff stick for trainers... Leave it like this for twelve hours ... Then I’ll buff it off with a microfibre in the morning. Like I say my wipers are terrible so hoping this negates the need for them - that’s the idea any way - and I’m struggling to find wiper blade refills that are narrow enough to fit my wiper arms.
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	Apr 5, 2018 22:28:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great work. Quite jealous as I have a long way to go and I'm forced to take time off from my car for the foreseeable. I feel like you're racing ahead. Looks verrrr gutte! I must get some of that Glaco too.


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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 6, 2018 1:35:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 5, 2018 22:28:04 GMT @quatermass said: Great work. Quite jealous as I have a long way to go and I'm forced to take time off from my car for the foreseeable. I feel like you're racing ahead. Looks verrrr gutte! I must get some of that Glaco too. Cheers, I’m in a similar boat to be honest which is why I’ve been working to a deadline of this weekend because this is my last chance to finish stuff before my first show on 6th May. Just make lists and focus on the top priority stuff one bit at a time without worrying about the whole picture.
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Davey Posted a lot Resident Tyre Nerd. Posts: 2,350	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck Davey @davey1991
	Apr 6, 2018 10:10:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Intrigued by this magic glass stuff, my minis wipers are also shocking.
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 6, 2018 10:43:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	davey / @quatermass ... A few reviews / demos on youtube. www.google.co.uk/search?q=soft99+glaco+review&rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB750GB750&oq=soft99+glaco+&aqs=chrome.2.0j69i57j0l4.4788j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I'm taking the truck out on a test run tomorrow and it's raining all day so will be a good test - appears though the rain just runs up and over the windscreen as the wind passes over the car. The aerodynamics of my box will be a challenge for it!
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mouse Part of things Posts: 71	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck mouse @cian
	Apr 6, 2018 10:51:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Been a longterm follower of your van projects and love them Saw this on Instagram and thought of you, well your van really, I seldom think of you


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mouse Part of things Posts: 71	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck mouse @cian
	Apr 6, 2018 10:51:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 6, 2018 10:51:21 GMT mouse said: Been a longterm follower of your van projects and love them Saw this on Instagram and thought of you, well your van really, I seldom think of you


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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 6, 2018 11:22:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 6, 2018 10:51:38 GMT mouse said: Apr 6, 2018 10:51:21 GMT mouse said: Been a longterm follower of your van projects and love them Saw this on Instagram and thought of you, well your van really, I seldom think of you So glad that you thought of me (my van) That colour is perfect but it's just all too clean and new and shiny and Japanesey. Don't get me wrong if I could have two kei trucks I'd probably do one like that but there seems to be lots of people that do the drift truck look to them and I personally prefer the aged gracefully timeless look rather than the here and now modern look.
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 6, 2018 20:00:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Grabbed a few photos before filling up tonight - another thing I’d not really tested but luckily was ok was the fact the fuel pump nozzle could fit through the hole in the side panel. I even found a minty coloured bin.
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fr€$h&m1nt¥ Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,598 Club RR Member Number: 99	1985 Honda Acty Show Truck fr€$h&m1nt¥ @freshandminty Club Retro Rides Member 99
	Apr 8, 2018 6:41:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Off on a complete tangent but after looking into the 80s authenticity of some accessories I’m considering I came across on-line Argos catalogues and this was a nice nostalgia trip.... issuu.com/retromash/docs/argos-no25-1986-springsummer/1?ff=true I’d heard of people putting photos of old catalogues on line but I didn’t realise you could browse page to page on online magazine reader sites. And it turns out my latest purchase for my truck to hide my modern tent in is right of age...
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