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Apr 24, 2018 15:17:14 GMT
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I finally got round to rebuilding the interior. I'm waiting for my stereo surround to comeback. I still want to fill a few old switch holes & retrim the glovebox. I'm not concerned with the gear surround as when I convert the car to manual I'll modify the standard one. The plan is then to have all the surrounds & switch housings either wrapped or hydro dipped.    |
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Apr 28, 2018 11:15:35 GMT
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Unfortunately the orange car isn't as nice as I'd hoped. The bootlid & rear 1/4's are rotten or very rusty so it's a parts car. I sold the wheels straight away without needing to even advertise them. I'm going to pull the front and rear subframes so I can get them blasted & painted. It gives me a spare diff & driveshafts & the engine I can rebuild in my garage. Obviously I'll have loads of trim pieces but more than that I can have spare glass all round.    As you can see I have started to remove the huge bodykit. It's a branded kit but it's really hard trying to find info on it.  So I hope to have this stripped & gone in a few weeks. As a side note if anyone has a gloria & needs bits pm me. |
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Glad you finally got it, shame its mostly junk!
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Ye it's a shame but still loads of useable parts that I would only get from Japan.
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May 10, 2018 16:13:16 GMT
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Quick post. Finally got the wife to use her sewing skills to make me a gator surround from my 'bride' material. Fitted a short reach samurai sword to finish it off. Cars come a long way.    I've bought an innovate afr kit that's being fitted next Friday. Hope to have a few bits hydro dipped at the same time. |
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May 13, 2018 15:51:45 GMT
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Started on the door card retrim. It's bride material which is a company in Japan that make sports seats & trim pieces.  I dyed the arm rest but I think I'll retrim that in some black velvet crush material I have. Hoping to get the trim panels hydro dipped on Friday. |
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May 13, 2018 18:58:09 GMT
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This is coming along great, it stands out a mile. Big fan  |
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Haven't really got an update other than I've finished retrimming all the doorcards & dyed some spare brown mats I had in the spares car. I washed and detailed her ready for jdm day at Castle Combe tomorrow. I'm on the sxoc stand at the far end of camp corner if anyone wants to say hello.   |
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jelmerc31
Part of things
Ja mar ik bin net benaud!
Posts: 97 
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To bad the orange one is in bad shape. My VG30DET is for sale so it would be a good replacement.
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1983 Datsun Laurel C31 3.0 V6 24v turbo--> 4.5 V8 32v
1986 Nissan Laurel C32 2.8 diesel
1984 Nissan Patrol 160 2.8i L6
1984 BMW E28 3.8 M5 sold
1987 Alfa Romeo 75 T.S sold
1985 Alfa Romeo 90 3.0 V6 sold
1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel sold
1978 Dodge D300 Cummins turbo diesel sold
1985 Nissan Patrol 3.3 TD sold
1988 Alfa Romeo 75 2.5 V6 sold
1993 Alfa Romeo 75 1.8i.e sold
1986 Alfa Romeo 75 1.8 turbo sold
1984 Nissan Patrol 3.3 D sold
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Ye unfortunately the more bits I take off the worse it gets. Still good for plenty of spare parts.
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Took the car to Castle Combe jdm day & put the car on a club stand. As you'd expect I had loads of people asking me what the car is & asking plenty of questions. Went off for a wander around the track & when we for back I had an envelope under the windscreen. Really surprised as the car is no where near done.  I was asked so many times what the car was I decided to get a sticker made by a mobile company in the paddock area. Only a bit of fun.  |
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Last Edit: Jun 2, 2018 18:01:16 GMT by ianlea73
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Found a pic on instagram #jdmcombe  |
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This is looking glorious in its outlandish style.
Massive shame the orange one was too rotten, that could've made an impressive track beast.
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1987 Supercharged BMW R1150 Citroen 2cv Hillclimb Monster
1995 Renault Master Mk1 Race Transporter
1994 Mazda MX5 Mk1 / NA Road Going Class Hillclimber
1991 UMM Alter II Crew Cab OM606 SuperTurbo Diesel MegaUMM Overlander
1992 UMM Alter II Station Wagon
1980 UMM Cournil - survivor - resto project
1979 Lomax 224
2014 VW T5.1 Transporter Kombi Highline
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This is why I love this place. Take a J-car I've never seen in the flesh and, to be honest, didn't like overmuch, and watch it turn into something I'd happily smoke around in (although being a lazy sod these days, I'd stick with auto) And all in front of my very eyes.
Love what you are doing to this, keep up the excellent work.
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Wow, thank you guys it's really nice to get feedback on my build.
I'm making a bit of room on my driveway & hope to start on the suspension conversion & brake swap in the next few weeks.
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pegwie
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This is looking glorious* in its outlandish style. Massive shame the orange one was too rotten, that could've made an impressive track beast. *Gloria-s What box can you use for a manual conversion? New wheels look sweet! |
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Cheers.
Nissan 300zx n/a or turbo.
On the look out but the more eyes the better.
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jelmerc31
Part of things
Ja mar ik bin net benaud!
Posts: 97
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I have a Z32 manual behind my VG30DET. But a Z31 would work too.
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1983 Datsun Laurel C31 3.0 V6 24v turbo--> 4.5 V8 32v
1986 Nissan Laurel C32 2.8 diesel
1984 Nissan Patrol 160 2.8i L6
1984 BMW E28 3.8 M5 sold
1987 Alfa Romeo 75 T.S sold
1985 Alfa Romeo 90 3.0 V6 sold
1996 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins turbo diesel sold
1978 Dodge D300 Cummins turbo diesel sold
1985 Nissan Patrol 3.3 TD sold
1988 Alfa Romeo 75 2.5 V6 sold
1993 Alfa Romeo 75 1.8i.e sold
1986 Alfa Romeo 75 1.8 turbo sold
1984 Nissan Patrol 3.3 D sold
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