MrT
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Feb 17, 2008 18:33:22 GMT
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So here it is - SWMBO new daily. Well it will be once I've done a few small jobs. It's a '96 B4 Volkswagen Passat L 1.8 'wagon in a fetching shade of green. So, here it is as purchased a few days ago:   And here it is now, after I hit it with the stick to the tune of two coils at the front, two coils on the offside rear (they're wound tighter, so less of a drop), and half a coil on the nearside rear, as it had snapped anyway  Also, note the nice shiny set of Moondiscs - I decided against alloys. Excuse the shonky pics - it was getting dark.     Just right, I reckon. It's down around 70mm at the front, and 50mm at the back. There's a few things I still need to fix before it's pressed in to service, and then I think it's gonna go down the 'woodie' route... Dale |
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Last Edit: Mar 2, 2008 18:59:19 GMT by MrT
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Feb 17, 2008 18:37:38 GMT
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Nice,, now you just need a couple of '76 stickers on the front wings just ahead of the mirrors, and maybe a few other "sponsor" decals to have a sleeper look salt flats hauler look.
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MR TIKI
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Feb 17, 2008 20:28:40 GMT
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Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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MrT
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Feb 17, 2008 21:19:14 GMT
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How did I miss that thread ? You're not going all woodride on yours as well are you? I banged the discs on just before I took the photos. They normally fit fine (got them on my truck too in 15" flavour, and had snap-on Fiesta Kaps on the Victor and they never came off). I might need to adjust the grippers on a couple of them though as they don't quite sit right. Dale |
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MrT
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Sorry for the shoite photo - it's indoors using an old camera, but you get the idea. Woodride using birch Fablon. One side done...  |
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Last Edit: Mar 1, 2008 19:08:06 GMT by MrT
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looking good!  |
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Fablon. What would the world be like without that stuff?
If anyone else fancies Woodying up a modern estate car, I have a 98 Primera 1600 Estate in lovely order for £995
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Seth
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Kool!  Looks lower in person than in the photos |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Once it's done you're going to wanting it as your daily and Hazel will have to drive the Ovlov ;D
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Aircooled is cool.......
But V8 is great!!!!!!
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MrT
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Well she thought it would look pants, but now she's seen it she really likes it. It doesn't show up too well in the pics, but that's birch Fablon. As it's now a 'surf wagon', I thought I'd take some pics by the beach, but we haven't got a beach in Milton Keynes, so I settled for a couple of tons of sharp sand instead...    Still a few jobs left to do before it's pressed into service though - change the drivers seatbelt, investigate the wobbly column, investigate the dodgy fuel gauge (did I mention I hate auto-electrics  ?), etc... |
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Last Edit: Mar 2, 2008 19:07:29 GMT by MrT
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Looks great! I feel the urge to do a "modern" woody.
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I think if you did the roof as well it would rock harder. Might look better in the flesh but the woody bits are a bit too light for me.
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Looks great mate.......I'm a secret fablon fan too, american cherry is my bag tho!!
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300ce lowrider
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i also found it a great way to.....forget to refit the wing repeaters ahem!!
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300ce lowrider
c220 track car
c280 youngtimer
S320 ...vip no 4
S430 ..
2 x slk 230
500se ,
E36 amg
E 430
E55 amg
Ml 320
C43 amg
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i too vote for the roof to be done, would really bring it all together imo
id be tempted to extend the wood to come below the bump strips too, seems a bit narrow to me
hope i don't sound negative as i do really like this car
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MrT
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Cheers guys Hadn't even considered covering the roof! I reckon that'd look a bit odd though... I purposely went for a light coloured 'wood' as the body is darker in the flesh than it looks in these photos. It's not the best job in the world - the cuts around the arches could be neater, for example, but the body is covered in scratches, etc, anyway, so it's an acceptable look. I toyed with removing the rubbing strips, but it's got to remain as a practical daily, so they had to stay. It's certainly getting attention round here anyway - sat in traffic at a roundabout on the way to work today, and the guy next to me in a Civic Type R couldn't take his eyes off it. Until he ran straight into the back of the Vectra in front of him  Dale |
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I too vote for the roof to be done, would really bring it all together imo id be tempted to extend the wood to come below the bump strips too, seems a bit narrow to me hope I don't sound negative as I do really like this car It looks real cool but,I have to agree that going below the bump strip 'wood' really finish the job. 
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Boldly driving faster than a tin worm can wiggle.
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Nice job. Good reliable daily nail too...
Most of the 'wood' jobs I've seen have a 1/4 inch black or chrome edging strip around the wood edge. Finishes it off nicely and of course covers those not-quite-right corners and curves...
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Cheers guys Hadn't even considered covering the roof! I reckon that'd look a bit odd though... I purposely went for a light coloured 'wood' as the body is darker in the flesh than it looks in these photos. It's not the best job in the world - the cuts around the arches could be neater, for example, but the body is covered in scratches, etc, anyway, so it's an acceptable look. I toyed with removing the rubbing strips, but it's got to remain as a practical daily, so they had to stay. It's certainly getting attention round here anyway - sat in traffic at a roundabout on the way to work today, and the guy next to me in a Civic Type R couldn't take his eyes off it. Until he ran straight into the back of the Vectra in front of him Dale retain the bump strips just add another wood panel underneath. edging it would improve it too as mentioned id take causing an accident as a compliment |
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;D! it looks ace,better than I'd imagined.whats the fit like on those press ons? I've just ordered some screw on discs for mine and it will be a couple of weeks yet before I get the new springs on.I'm stoked to think its gunna look that cool.Nice one Dale!
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