Mike D
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Jan 28, 2008 10:30:40 GMT
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Was it VW Action we convoyed to when you had just fitted the smaller motor and were running it on open headers? I still remember those blokes digging up the roads faces ;D
Such a shame that it was left to get into such a poor state. That paint Stu posted up looks good, i was going to use it on my Celeste bumpers before i got a straight pair...
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Jan 28, 2008 10:36:09 GMT
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I'm sure my uncle has one of these in a field in Cyprus, a gold one. He put a big perkins diesel in it a long time ago, but now keeps chickens in it.
If you get stuck for a rear screen, I can have a word.
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Jan 28, 2008 12:19:29 GMT
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Crikey, you have got your work cut out for you. Still, if it starts to get to you, there's always real ale ;D  |
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Great that the car is back with its "creator" and hopefully will be on the road to recovery real soon. If you cant get a rear screen, instead of chopping it, how about panelling the opening smaller and using a smaller glass from another car or having an oval "opera" rear glass cut?
Just a thought as it seems a shame to chop it - hopefuuly you'll get the proper rear screen for it tho.
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Was it VW Action we convoyed to when you had just fitted the smaller motor and were running it on open headers? I still remember those blokes digging up the roads faces ;D Such a shame that it was left to get into such a poor state. That paint Stu posted up looks good, I was going to use it on my Celeste bumpers before I got a straight pair... yeah, that was it mate  i seen to remember it was when you'd just got your bus back on the road after the engine trouble at BJ. it was great it both blasting down the m1! i may give the paint a go, cant make it any worse, i tend to find these things always looked better on the manufactures website though, if you get what i mean.......... |
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Dez
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I'm sure my uncle has one of these in a field in Cyprus, a gold one. He put a big perkins diesel in it a long time ago, but now keeps chickens in it. If you get stuck for a rear screen, I can have a word. dude, find out for me!!! if it is it'll save me a few months work giving this the chop. |
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Dez
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Crikey, you have got your work cut out for you. Still, if it starts to get to you, there's always real ale ;D the entire resto is fuelled by oscar wilde mild |
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Dez
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Great that the car is back with its "creator" and hopefully will be on the road to recovery real soon. If you cant get a rear screen, instead of chopping it, how about panelling the opening smaller and using a smaller glass from another car or having an oval "opera" rear glass cut? Just a thought as it seems a shame to chop it - hopefuuly you'll get the proper rear screen for it tho. ahh you see, thats kinda what chopping it would involve...... it would loose about 3" out of the pillars, and have a donor rear screen and surround dropped in, laid down at a bit of an angle to give it a more couped look. |
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murf
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Good luck with the car... |
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Tim
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Jan 29, 2008 11:18:48 GMT
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At least its in good hands again, none better really considering you built it! I like the "can't afford a new rear screen so I'll chop it 3 inches" approach, tis forward thinking that is ;D Surely its backwards thinking in this case? :-) |
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Jan 29, 2008 13:50:58 GMT
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i really hope u find a screen for it, id love to see it kept full height
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Neil
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Jan 29, 2008 16:32:34 GMT
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I really hope u find a screen for it, id love to see it kept full height Same. |
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Jan 29, 2008 16:55:17 GMT
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Good luck with the rebuild Dez, keep us posted  |
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Dez
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Jan 29, 2008 22:56:28 GMT
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you do realise, all these people telling me to keep it stock height just makes me want to chop it more especially as ive finally sorted my workshop today, so i have warm, dry indoor storage for it......... |
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Neil
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chop it
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Jan 30, 2008 10:51:34 GMT
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'Mr Stock' here says chop it! Looks like the body has already seen a lot of angle grinder action from the qustom qrew so its not like you'd be mullering some mint 60's tinwork. Carry on!
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Jan 30, 2008 19:46:54 GMT
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as i see it now,keeping the stock screen would be the bet bet.
however,if you chopped it,i'd probably say yeh i'm glad you did
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Jan 30, 2008 20:08:22 GMT
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Crikey, you have got your work cut out for you. Still, if it starts to get to you, there's always real ale ;D the entire resto is fuelled by oscar wilde mild Haha, sounds good to me mate ;D |
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Dez
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minor updayte.   excuse the shonky taken-on-a-camera -phone-just-as-its-getting-dark pics.  it needed new tyres, so I chucked a set of 175/75R14 whitebands id been saving(which are in need of a good clean- currently brownbands!), onto a set of gloss black stock rimz. chrome bullet caps and bolts to follow for that spider cap look...... as an added bonus it now sits a fraction lower too- only about an inch to the sills now. who needs gear ratios anyway low and slow so everyone can see ya crusin'. I also figured out why the front hydros were being of the gay, and not dumping. I though duff dumps or wiring, turned out someone has screwed the slow-downs all the way in so it had locked off the front system!! no idea why....... still, an easy fix, and the hydros now work again, slowly, with only one battery per side. still, it goes up and down again. |
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Last Edit: Feb 7, 2008 11:45:41 GMT by Dez
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Foxy
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Making pink manly in the north!
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Dude frickin well happy to see you with this again, defo my fave whip in the dez back catalogue!!
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I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?
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