Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Jul 30, 2010 22:06:08 GMT
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You've got to be careful. Some have gone on Ebay for less than £1500 quid but they can hide a multitude of sins. I bought one with a crappy body but only 2600 miles since 1956. They were maintained up to about 2002 but then many have been left to rot. Mine was warranted mechanically sound by someone I trust but even then I currently don't know whether it can cruise on Unleaded or LPG because the exhaust valves are so soft. It's going to be a big learning curve. I've broken three open ended spanners this week that I've been using for 20 years. Half the b@st@rd nuts and bolts are AF and the rest are  It's fun though ;D |
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Jul 30, 2010 22:29:07 GMT
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I`am loveing this, reminds me to get back on mine  |
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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That's AWESOME. Love the look but showing my total ignorance; what is it?
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Jul 31, 2010 12:31:22 GMT
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It's an old Ford COE truck. Has it had a roof chop? Looks mean as.
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Sven
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Jul 31, 2010 20:21:04 GMT
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It's definitely had a pretty major chop ...  |
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1969 Chevrolet 4x4 C10 Pickup
1969 VW extended cab pickup (doka)
1980 Volvo 240DL
1995 Mazda Miata MX-5
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2011 MK Indy R (building)
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Jul 31, 2010 20:49:23 GMT
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Goddess is looking a bit boring now  |
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Jul 31, 2010 20:57:49 GMT
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Theres an old 1980's dennis fire engine near me thats had the rear body removed and a beavertail added, it looks the bizz. Ill have to get some pics if when I can.
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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Goddess is looking a bit boring now Does it help if I tell you I'm still imagining how awesome it's going to look when you finish pulling bits off and start putting bits on? |
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Boring? I don't think so! . Ive bookmarked this thread to keep up on the progress, Keep at it,
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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She's now a demi-goddess ;D I've had the these spanners 20 years and it took the lousy rusted to hell nuts and bolts on the Goddess to break them   A few shots underneath...... Gearbox and front axle  Transfer box - shaft from gearbox in, shafts to front axle and rear axle and power take-off to pump  Front axle and typical weep on tyre from front axle  Transfer box to back axle and PTO to pump  Another transfer box pic - why?  |
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Club RR Member Number: 15
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The start of the day and just clearing up the remains of the top-notch lino roof covering. Side view  Rear view  About two hours later with grazed knuckles, a bloody nose (don't ask), bruised kneecap and some extra special cursing  You can start to get the sense of what it might look like now  |
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Having a quick look around the cab while on a break I discovered that you can check the oil from the driver's seat  I also thought I'd better expain the heating and ventilation system  Too hot? Open driver's windscreen ;D  Too cold? Adjust opening of engine cover   Then I wondered how the points could be adjusted as the dizzy is very high up on the engine and I noticed this removable metal plate  and there it is the distributor ;D  |
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Club RR Member Number: 15
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End of the day From behind  Side left to do  I had hoped that the closer I got to the cab that the wood would be getting better- no such luck  Near side is perfect though - Goodwood ;D  ....and finally for this week how can you start a 5 litre engine effortlessly off this army surplus lamp battery?  ....easy with only 6: 1 compression  |
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Love this.Your doing a great job.
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Peace,Max signature height = 80px
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megzy
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great progress
second transfer box is for tunning the water pump
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Progress, yay! Someone should take Photoshop off me.  |
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Frankenhealey
Club Retro Rides Member
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Club RR Member Number: 15
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They bl00dy well shouldn't ;D That's fantastic!  It will be a bit longer for the beaver-tail and I'm playing around with a possible fibreglass roof with actual corner curves but your picture has really helped with the visualisation. Cheers, Ian |
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Progress, yay! Someone should take Photoshop off me. That does look good! They bl00dy well shouldn't ;D That's fantastic! It will be a bit longer for the beaver-tail and I'm playing around with a possible fibreglass roof with actual corner curves but your picture has really helped with the visualisation. Cheers, Ian Is the AH narrow enough & to be enclosed by the bodysides? If so, imho it would be good to keep more of the Green Goddess silhouette, as this would echo the style of the Ecurie Ecosse Commer. |
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