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Apr 27, 2018 20:31:51 GMT
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this thing is next level cool, really thorough too
also, people say that modern cars all look the same, but those first few images on page 1 looking down the side, smacks of mk4 cortina estate
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avenga
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Apr 27, 2018 22:10:31 GMT
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Very well done. Obviously know your way around a sheet-metal brake the way the chassis "slip covers" came out so nice. Always a fan of the unassuming vintage vehicle. Pete Thanks. There is a ton of sheet metal work going in to it so it should be pretty strong. They are built fairly flimsy so it had to be done if it is going to survive the V8 this thing is next level cool, really thorough too also, people say that modern cars all look the same, but those first few images on page 1 looking down the side, smacks of mk4 cortina estate Yeah. I get it mistaken for a Cortina (and other cars) all the time. The Avenger, especially the estate is pretty uncommon so most people don't know what it is, I also don't have any Avenger logos on the outside, so people usually just guess, I usually get people thinking it is a Cortina, or Escort or even a Viva. I would say it looks like the front end of the Mk4 Cortina Estate, and the back end of the Mk3 Cortina Estate because it has the square front end of the Mk4 but still has the coke bottle swage lines above the back wheels. It is definitely a headturner and I get tons of people stopping to check it out. |
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Apr 27, 2018 22:11:49 GMT
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Really gotta stop looking at this, gives me wallet draining ideas to recycle bits from a certain derilick MK3 Cortina I know of.... Currently home to a Nissan V6 & Toyota 5 speed.
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This is an awesome build.
Love the tidyness, and your printed dash made me smile.
Modern hotroddee for sure.
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avenga
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Thanks, I 3D print a lot of stuff. It's really hand for all sorts of things Started work on the air cleaner  It is going to seal on the bonnet, so the top will be open so you can see the trumpets when I open the bonnet and then the actual air cleaner will be in the firewall at the back of the engine bay. Still need to design the front plate, Not sure if I am just going to just use plain ali or do a logo or something else cool  Also test fitted some wheels to see what kind of offset I will need. It is actually a lot less they I thought. I and going to use 15X7 wheels with around a -25 or -30 offset. I think I am still going to have to go steel wheels because I can't find any alloy rims at that offset. If anyone know of any alloys with that much negative offset then let me know.  Next up I finished off my dash. I had to recreate this little lip around the bottom of the cluster.  So I drew it in CAD  And then printed it out  Fits perfectly when installed  It just closes up this little gap at the back of the dash.  |
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Really impressed with what you are doing, it will be a lot of fun when it's finished. Seeing as you have gone to so much trouble not to cut the bonnet a set of steels are really the only way to go. If you could fit standard hub caps/trims as it would have had when new that would be even better.
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great build. boomarked
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If it doesn't fit you need a bigger hamer
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May 15, 2018 10:13:15 GMT
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Thanks. I don't think I will be able to find hub caps and trim for it as I am going up to 15" rims. Designed an Avenger Hydra logo and 3D printed a couple of different sizes and colours  Tested them on the tailgate of the wagon.  Not quite happy with the H so modified it a bit.  Still not happy so gave it another tweak but I may go back to the drawing board. If any one know a font with a cool looking H then let me know  Pulled out a collection of old badges sitting around to see if any of them suit the car.  Ended up quite liking this pentastar on the front of the air cleaner.  Here is a view from further back  Also tried the Chrysler badge on the other rocker cover. Looks pretty cool. I might design and print something more in the same font as the other side. I will probably leave the Quad Cam V8 on the other rocker cover so it might look nice if they both match.  Ordered the air cleaner. It is freaking massive. K&N RD-1450. 7 in (178 mm) Diameter, 6 in (152 mm) Height, 4 in (102 mm) Flange  It is actually going to sit inside the cabin. Where the heater used to be.  |
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Jun 13, 2018 12:00:52 GMT
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Created the inlet for the air filter  Looking down in to the air filter  The air filter comes out the hole for the old heater and sucks air in through the vent up by the window.   Created a box around the air filter.  Created the mount for the ECU.   Tack welded all the seams in the engine bay  Also tack welded and gusseted the suspension strut mounts  New custom drive shaft and hoop.  Finished off the transmission tunnel. While I was taking out the demister duct I saw this cool sticker. It looks like it is the ID tag for an order of 50 left hand demister ducts. This one must have been at the top of a stack of them.  |
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Jun 13, 2018 13:40:18 GMT
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Really top work....thanks for sharing!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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Jun 15, 2018 10:13:40 GMT
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Thanks Started work on the fuel system. I am keeping the original fuel tank and the fuel pump and filter are sitting between the old tank and the side of the car.  Then there is a surge tank behind the original tank, there will be a lift pump on the other side of the original tank which will fill this tank.  Then the surge tank will go off to the main pump.  Finished off the transmission tunnel  Stripped the car down ready for panel and paint on Monday  Engine bay and transmission tunnel from below.  Rear end fully stripped  Finished stripping the body loom. Removed about half of the wires. Still need to make a new fuse box and a few connectors for where the engine loom and dash needs to connect.  Traced and labelled all of the wires on the old loom.  Big box of wires that I cut off the old loom  This is the old wiring diagram. Everything with a cross through it has been removed.  Brought an alternator only pulley tensioner from www.thecartunecompany.co.nz/ I am not running AC, Power Steering or the hydraulic cooling fan, only running the alternator.  |
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Jun 18, 2018 10:39:26 GMT
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Big milestone today!!! Off to the panelbeaters. Loaded the car on the trailer. We just lifted the body on to the trailer. The body shop is only 350 meter down the road so I was tempted to just carry it the whole way    Body is safely down at the panel beaters now. They say it will be about 2 weeks.  While waiting on the body we stripped the engine down to replace the water pump and cam belt etc. We also found that who ever did the cam belt last set the cams wrong, they were both out by a tooth, one was advanced and the other was retarded so it is a good thing we redid the cam belt.  Also found that the track rods had a big bend in them so I will replace them.   Started work on the new fuse box. Here is the diagram.  I'm installing a couple of relays for the headlights so I brought the relays, main fuse box, and a bigger inline for the feed to the headlights.  Labelled the fuse box.  |
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Jun 18, 2018 11:57:17 GMT
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hmmmm...someone jack it up under the steering arm??
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Jun 18, 2018 12:39:12 GMT
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hmmmm...someone jack it up under the steering arm?? It’s bent on both arms and they have been cut shorter, so I am thinking the old owner may have messed around with them when he lowered the car |
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Jun 18, 2018 15:05:03 GMT
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Ah, at least its not accident/pothole damage.
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Jun 18, 2018 15:27:45 GMT
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Not really understanding 3D printing so apologise if I am talking rubbish but couldn't you 3D print some original style Hub cabs to suit some new 15" Banded steels and paint them chrome/black for the full effect?
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
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Jun 18, 2018 16:15:43 GMT
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Fantastic work
Over here we aren't aloud to cut a tunnel like that without loosing points
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Jun 18, 2018 17:29:39 GMT
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Great work, love watching threads like this where people are so clever about it. Going to be a monster when finished.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:31:54 GMT
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But in all honesty avengertec who would know? So what are you plans for the bodywork avenga? Leave it looking stock, with the stock gold colour? Seems to me that the 'golds' of the era arn't very nice. My Carlton is a very much similar colour, and although once it's done I want it to remain gold, I think I'll chose a newer more vibrant gold. Great work by the way. |
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Jun 18, 2018 22:39:34 GMT
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Ah, at least its not accident/pothole damage. Yeah, it doesn't look like accident damage, which is good but I still want to replace them. They shortened them quite a bit so there is only a few threads engaging. Not sure why they did this but you can see the grinding marks where they cut the end of the track rod off. Not really understanding 3D printing so apologise if I am talking rubbish but couldn't you 3D print some original style Hub cabs to suit some new 15" Banded steels and paint them chrome/black for the full effect? I would probably be limited do to my print bed size. I can print up to 250 x 210 x 200 mm. And then you would have to do a convincing chrome paint job. I would also have to print in a more durable plastic. At the moment I use PLA, which is a plant based plastic which is biodegradable, renewable and eco friendly. If it was on the wheels then I would need to go to a petroleum based plastic like ABS or HIPS. Which I can print it on my printer. Fantastic work Over here we aren't aloud to cut a tunnel like that without loosing points Here we can cut the tunnel but we need to get it certified afterwards. I am modifying so much on the car that everything else will need to be certified so it's just another thing on the big long certification list. This is the cert plate from my other Avenger, this one will be even longer  Great work, love watching threads like this where people are so clever about it. Going to be a monster when finished. Thanks. It will be a beast when it is done. But in all honesty avengertec who would know? So what are you plans for the bodywork avenga? Leave it looking stock, with the stock gold colour? Seems to me that the 'golds' of the era arn't very nice. My Carlton is a very much similar colour, and although once it's done I want it to remain gold, I think I'll chose a newer more vibrant gold. Great work by the way. I am going to just do the underside and engine bay at the moment. I will come back and do the rest of the body in about a year or so once I have recovered from the shock of doing all this. It was originally Pewter Metallic, which is like a dark gun metal type colour but it was repainted at some stage to this gold. I quite like the current gold because it is quite a subtle gold. It looks really nice in person. And I think it suits the sleeper look that I am going for. |
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