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May 16, 2015 20:12:02 GMT
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Thanks for the nice comments lads. Terry, this is similar to your Z except you only took about a year !!! The MOT man was impressed and surprised when he asked me to read out the mileage on the clock ,,,, 2 miles ( new GPS speedo.) I have cut about a steel bonnet and welded a shallow bulge on it, unfortunately its warped a bit so me mate John is in charge of getting it strait again then it can be painted. Currently running round with a fibre glass one with a couple of slots with the engine poking through.  SmokeEm, we looked and measured loads of bulges on production cars but nothing suitable. When you see the finished one you might not even spot the bulge in it. Have it booked in to be mapped on a rolling road on 29th , then Classic Ford on 31st. Thats if nothing goes wrong in the meantime . |
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Last Edit: May 19, 2015 18:08:12 GMT by sierra1off
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May 16, 2015 20:13:02 GMT
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Are we going to see this at The Gathering in August? One of my favourite builds!
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v8ian
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May 16, 2015 20:15:59 GMT
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Alan good to see that the Cortina is nigh on finished, its a stunning piece of kit, shame I don't have mine anymore we could have had a giggle,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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cap78
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May 28, 2015 19:07:34 GMT
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Words fail me..
Amazing work!
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May 28, 2015 20:56:47 GMT
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Hotwire, will have to see about the gathering, Ian, yes shame you still don't have your cortina, where is it now? Bonnet on and ready for rolling road mapping tomorrow then santa pod sunday, Hope the weather holds  |
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v8ian
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Last time I heard of it, it had been sold on, stripped, all the interior sold on ebay, engine and gearbox the same, don't know any more,  |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Absolutely incredible build. Looks truly beautiful in everyway. Top work sir...
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New cars. Who needs em.....
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jonw
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Just amazing. Can we have some finished pics to drool over???
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Suzuki SV650R The good
Triumph T20 The Bad
BMW G650GS The Ugly
Matchless G12CSR The Smokey
Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
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logicaluk
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WOW I'm amazed how you managed to cram all that in there, could this be the ultimate ford street sleeper? I love the colour and cant wait too see the wheels. Well done.
Dan
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May 31, 2015 21:39:19 GMT
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Last Edit: May 31, 2015 21:39:54 GMT by sierra1off
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Absolute perfection.
A stunning build, beautifully executed.
I'd better just head off for a little lie down now.
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eurogranada
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Just Wow!!
Saw it come by on facebook already as well! You've been about I guess!
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Just got back from Classic Ford. You were parked not 20 feet from me but didn't get to meet you for a chat. I was working all day on the OSF merchandise stand that was behind Scott's Cossied Arched Mk2 Van.
Your car looked STUNNING!
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Hi SmokeEm.
It happens like that,
I bought a sticker from you guys late afternoon, trouble is unless your standing next to your car all day, no one knows who is who .
Thanks for the comment.
Maybee the club could do T shirts to order with an image of your chosen, ( own) car on it.
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Last Edit: Jun 1, 2015 18:23:38 GMT by sierra1off: spel
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Truly fantastic build!
What power did it make on the rollers?
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Looks so clean and best of all...untouched original. What a sweet sleeper!
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Aug 10, 2015 14:53:51 GMT
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This has realised all the promise that it had when the thread first popped up, a true testament to hard work, ingenuity and an awesome idea all coming together. One of my cars of the year right here. Tell me more... My speedo on the Datsun is not working so well, and I can either get another sensor hooked up, or get a GPS speedo (which is what I use on my phone at the moment), what did you get and how was the install? |
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Aug 10, 2015 14:58:59 GMT
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Hi SmokeEm. It happens like that, I bought a sticker from you guys late afternoon, trouble is unless your standing next to your car all day, no one knows who is who . Thanks for the comment. Maybee the club could do T shirts to order with an image of your chosen, ( own) car on it. That must've been me as I never moved until we took the stand down! As for the T shirt idea, I will have to look into that the next time the Admin/Mods get together. You must be getting bored by now Alan, what's next? lol |
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Aug 16, 2015 14:44:52 GMT
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Thanks guys,, Hotwire, the GPS speedo came from Speedhut in the states, They can detail the gauge to your spec, colour, background etc, Not that expensive. If i had thought about it earlier i would have bought a heads up GPS speedo and sunk it into the top of the dash before the screen was fitted, They are on Ebay for less than £50 SmokeEm, i am fettling the cortina for a bit before i start another project, but i have been keeping tabs on 1956 ford F150 trucks?  , oh and Falcons, And Galazy 500's |
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Last Edit: Aug 16, 2015 15:19:00 GMT by sierra1off
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EmDee
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Aug 16, 2015 16:00:21 GMT
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Crikey, not sure how I've missed this build. Hat well and truly doffed, looks fantastic and such a great concept. Love this pic:  |
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