LowStandards
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Here is my 1970 Beetle RatRod, she's fully road legal and has a current MOT etc... she's undergoing some bodywork repairs before i spray her Matt black...   |
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Ooooh and YES to both projects... The Imp should be a beastie when done,.. loving the whole volksrod thing  |
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That's quite a combination!
Top marks for diversity and welcome aboard.
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LowStandards
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Bigging Up The Sum Sum Man Since '99
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I do like to stand out, lifes dull enough as it is, let alone having to suffer all these generic modern cars and the like! Plus i really like being pulled by the cops, makes my day when they find they cant touch it!
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Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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mate,the rat rod is the nuts,these seem to be getting pretty popular,nice one! ;D
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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LowStandards
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Cheers mate, she'd be even better if i could set the damn carb up and get more than 300 yards down the road. Think is dead, gonna stick the original back on. If you give it some, then let off she'll run for a few secs then cut out, then she wont start for a good minute or 2. But then i might stick the Vaux. Ecotec 2L sitting in me mates garage in the back and solve it all!
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Bioshock
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good call,or of course,you could go the scooby route! volksworld this month have an awesome one,wrx powered 0-60 3 secs without nitrous, road car too!
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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LowStandards
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I could do, but that would involve parting with cash. This is gonna be a RatRod in a true sense of the word. I'm all for people with big bank accounts making good cars, but its never gonna be a RatRod if it cost 10k is it?
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cool cars! Liking them both a lot! ok, maybe not rat rod, but the ultimate volksrod is surely mike pyes dr gonzo? that wouldnt have been cheap, especially if the work had been outsourced. Get a decent 1600 with twin carbs out back set up right and the rat rod will fly. Or just plump for the 2276 that you know you want!  hehe welcome to R-R! |
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Bioshock
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true,i think i must have got carried away,looking through the article the guy must have spent £££'s oh well.  |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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V8imp
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Apr 25, 2006 10:04:03 GMT
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i like both of them, just get the imp finished everytime i come round nothings done (i live 2 mins from him)
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67 Sunbeam Stiletto
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Apr 25, 2006 10:29:25 GMT
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Looks great  Welcome to RR. |
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BS Nymph
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Series 3 Landy
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LowStandards
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Apr 25, 2006 10:32:16 GMT
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I know, i've been neglecting her. To be fair i've run out of steel sheet and i just cant find it in me heart to spend nearly £20 on a 4x4foot sheet of the stuff at the min. Gonna thrash out this beetle this week, only need to add some metal under the doors to cover the old running board mount and finish smoothing out the front arches and she's done!
As for the Imp, i need to finish the 'flooring' on the offside and weld up some engine mounts. Then i can bolt the trailing arms back on and she'll at least be rolling again for Cars in the Park
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Apr 25, 2006 21:31:14 GMT
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ahhhh you've made your way here too !
we paid about £24 for 8x4 sheet steel
from a place in Notts recently so you aint
gotta pay ££££, look up B+M steel at Basford,
they even do the cutting, top place.
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Cant wait to see those two finished mate...COOL. Welcome to retro-rides |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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LowStandards
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Apr 26, 2006 11:30:48 GMT
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I like to put myself about Fooook me i paid £18 for a 4x4 sheet of 0.7mm from Eggleston in Derby! Not again though. She might be for sale anyways, change in circumstances. Any one want a 1970 tax free RatRod? front arches need smoothing (bolt holes) and a bit needs welding under the doors to finish the look, then spray her with rattle cans or summat. There's Cav SRI front seats and although the bloke said she was a 1300, its got twin port heads so it may be different... Offers? Oh and she's Taxed/MOT'd till August... |
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Apr 26, 2006 16:38:49 GMT
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The temptation is there...
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Mr S
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Apr 26, 2006 17:52:31 GMT
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Why you selling it gimpy? After all the bother we went through to go and pick it up!! |
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LowStandards
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Apr 26, 2006 18:09:14 GMT
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Who you calling gimpy Mr S...
You know me, i'm impulsive, plus i aint got any room for the 4 cars i've got now and i'm neglecting my Imp!
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V8imp
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Apr 26, 2006 18:19:05 GMT
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Who you calling gimpy Mr S... You know me, i'm impulsive, plus i aint got any room for the 4 cars i've got now and i'm neglecting my Imp! thats the word NEGLECTING mine needs both sills replacing  |
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hehe
Welcome to RR.
