Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
Posts: 7,272
Club RR Member Number: 140
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Feb 17, 2010 23:21:54 GMT
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How the hell did I miss the engine swap news! That's gonna be a serious sleeper of a track weapon. As long as you can make it structurally sound enough to take the power
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Great stuff John! Quite a bit of metalwork to keep you busy for a while, but it'll be fantastic when it's done! Good news about t'other Trump too!
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Good stuff, glad to see some updates on this class little car. Do you need a chassis? I know of one that may be going spare and is completely stripped
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Thats a whole ton of pain, but the payoff should be awesome.
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i still have those pro street rear frame rails if the back end is really bad
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Eek! A bit crusty but the saloon's given you plenty of practice So looking forward to seeing this hitched to the back of a Taunus
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Progress yes!!! ;D About time i updated the van thread eh
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Feb 18, 2010 11:22:56 GMT
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Good stuff, glad to see some updates on this class little car. Do you need a chassis? I know of one that may be going spare and is completely stripped It crossed my mind to suggest replacing the chassis if it was too far gone. Might save a lot of time, providing the original is really bad, that is.
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Feb 18, 2010 11:35:20 GMT
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cant wait to see this come together John!
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Feb 18, 2010 13:52:24 GMT
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good to see something happening. . . a few days hard welding and you'll be good to go. . .
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Ether
Posted a lot
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Feb 18, 2010 13:57:17 GMT
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Naughty. Can't wait to see this in action
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Feb 19, 2010 11:15:02 GMT
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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A while since an update - working away and the damn garage floor collapsing has caused a few delays. I haven't been exactly lazy - but couldn't even access the garage to move the cars while engineers inspected the problems..... I'm allowed in now but work on the drainage will mean another week without access. Hopefully while I'm out of the country again for work... Excuses Over - Meanwhile........ Tonight: D-Side needed starting: so I started ripping the curse word off it The spoiler is good only for a template - replacement already planned and I'll hopefully get it made up in the coming weeks as a distraction from the slog and I'll be cleaning up and tidying the interior panelling I already attacked the passenger side - and am quite pleased with how it's come out. I managed to keep it as it was (or had been before the rust stormed in). Anyway........ Rear panel replaced as the previous repair was plate on plate on plate! Overview What little of the inner arches had existed were gone - so new metal there too and a couple of bits I'm actually fairly proud of: Took the bull by the horns and got the bulkhead sorted and got cocky and made the front sill repair myself and ended this evening with all the alley panels out and a clear attack view on how I'll hope to attach the Nissan rear end....... Peace Out y'all
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Great progress report John.
Hope all access open soon down there.
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coming along niceley, is this going to end up with a matching paint scheme to the transporter?
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wanted, 25th hour. Required daily, cash waiting
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Fantastic work John
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
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Club RR Member Number: 91
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Wooooo Progress! ;D Keep up the good work John, seeing this come together will give me all the push I need to make it to the Gathering again
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Mar 23, 2010 12:49:23 GMT
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Nice going, this is going to be too cool when its done! I did a characature sketch a while back of my GT6 and thought it might help insipre you on the rusty-weldy-cold nights!!
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Mar 23, 2010 16:48:06 GMT
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What you doing with the old rear suspension Mr GTV?
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Koos
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Mar 23, 2010 22:18:19 GMT
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Ah, progress. I can't wait to see this in the flesh. I really love the shape of the GT-6, and this one is definitely up my street Another one to add to the list of 'cars Pete must have' Looking forward to more updates as they come.
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