retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Club RR Member Number: 94
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1972 Hillman Hunter Estateretrolegends
@retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member 94
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Its amazing how rare hunters are. I often look on ebay to see how much they are going for in case i fancy one in future and there's never any for sale or on completed listings... What about this one for a project? www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C576747 |
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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I'd rock that, but i've got too many projects at the moment!
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Its almost worth buying for the panels alone as replacements are pretty scarce! I just drove a 400 mile round trip to pick up a rear quarter after some snow skidding injuries to mine!
James
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 146
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1972 Hillman Hunter Estatevulgalour
@vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member 146
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Feb 17, 2015 19:43:32 GMT
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Look who came to visit me today!  What a fantastic machine, put a grin on my face that still hasn't gone away. |
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Feb 22, 2015 16:53:34 GMT
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We are now back after a short break (750 miles @ max 60 mph via Scottish borders, The Lakes, South Wales, a top-secret army camp near Sailbury Plains and deepest darkest Yorkshire ) and after unpacking our latest bargain buys (including large & small chunks from a Hunter that was being broken and a retro joblot from a house clearance )... we haz   From memory, we got a NOS steel wing ( to match the other NOS steel wing we already have in stock  ), used bonnet in great condition (so I have a spare to "experiment" with   ), 2-speed wiper motor & switches (posh or what ), heater (hopefully hot - as opposed to the one in the car  ), and *lots* of shiney bits that may be getting fitted as/when I get around to it. The 16ft canoes were collected at the same time but we are not planning to use them as part of the Hunter project   |
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Feb 22, 2015 18:13:06 GMT
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"The 16ft canoes were collected at the same time but we are not planning to use them as part of the Hunter project " ^^^ And why not, might I ask? I reckon an old skool roofrack on that Hunter with the canoes on would look cool at shows Pete.... |
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'96 Volvo 850T5 x2, '97 Alfa 145 Cloverleaf '96 Alfa 155, '91 XR2i 2.0 Zetec (sold), '88 BMW 520i slug (sold), '81 Escort Mk3 Project, '68 Mk1 Escort Estate, Berlingo Parts Chaser.
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Feb 22, 2015 18:32:44 GMT
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"The 16ft canoes were collected at the same time but we are not planning to use them as part of the Hunter project " ^^^ And why not, might I ask? I reckon an old skool roofrack on that Hunter with the canoes on would look cool at shows Pete.... I second that! Especially when you look in them and find there full of beer! |
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Too many projects, not enough time.
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Feb 22, 2015 18:42:03 GMT
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"The 16ft canoes were collected at the same time but we are not planning to use them as part of the Hunter project " ^^^ And why not, might I ask? I reckon an old skool roofrack on that Hunter with the canoes on would look cool at shows Pete.... I second that! Especially when you look in them and find there full of beer! Oh yes James, top idea!!! Could keep lots of beer in a pair of 16ft canoes!!! |
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'96 Volvo 850T5 x2, '97 Alfa 145 Cloverleaf '96 Alfa 155, '91 XR2i 2.0 Zetec (sold), '88 BMW 520i slug (sold), '81 Escort Mk3 Project, '68 Mk1 Escort Estate, Berlingo Parts Chaser.
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Feb 22, 2015 22:58:54 GMT
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Well done Nomad. Glad you were able to get the stuff you wanted and sorry I couldn't help.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Feb 25, 2015 19:35:51 GMT
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Things are afoot So far this week we've fitted / upgraded / fixed... a *hot* heater with 2-speed motor. Nice (& toasty) a 2-speed windscreen wiper motor and made up a rear wiper kit ( the wiper motor was collected last week, wiper arm from stock, and the NOS rear blade came from Speedy Spares a while ago)   |
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Feb 25, 2015 19:50:09 GMT
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Mar 22, 2015 22:31:03 GMT
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Time for a couple of quick updates, and credit to some local guys After blowing a heater hose and headgasket, I was very happy that a local engineering place managed to rush through a head skim and valve grind at a Retro-friendly price Top marks to Rosamond Rebore Service, Tel: 01670 353287
Unit 19, Grasmere Way, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4RR I also managed to find some time to raid a local breakers, it was good to find somewhere that was happy letting me hunt for anything I could make fit Thanks & brownie points to S.P & C Morgan Auto Salvage, Weetslade Industrial Estate Great, North Tyneside, NE23 7PSA new made-to-measure forced-to-fit tailgate rubber for pennies has to be good news! Much better & quieter than the snapped old one that has been dropping off in pieces   More to follow - hopefully soon... |
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Last Edit: Mar 22, 2015 22:33:29 GMT by nomad: Typos. Ooops!
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 146
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1972 Hillman Hunter Estatevulgalour
@vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member 146
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Mar 22, 2015 23:39:54 GMT
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FTF is a new acronym we must adopt to describe custom parts like that tailgate seal.
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Woo updates! I'll make a note of those guys in Blyth; my local engine place is good for parts but their machining prices reflect that they're the only place for 20-odd miles :/ *n |
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Mar 29, 2015 18:03:49 GMT
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We got some shiney bitz I've wanted over-riders since I got the car (even picked up some MGB ones at RRG13 but the curved shape didn't suit the boxy Hunter), I recently got some proper Hunter ones - which even came with a proper bumper (as opposed to the original which seemed to have shrunk in the rain )  |
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Last Edit: Mar 29, 2015 18:04:51 GMT by nomad: Fix unhappy smilies...
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Mar 29, 2015 20:50:37 GMT
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Still love this thread, this is exactly how people would have motored in the 70s. I.e. buy, maintain, lightly modify to improve, use often.
Not buy, fit c20xe, stupid wheels, garish paint, leave in garage for most the year. Mainly because the c20xe didnt exist but i'm sure you see where i'm going.
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kevfromwales
Posted a lot
the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Mar 29, 2015 20:57:30 GMT
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Pete, that has made my evening seeing the old wagon still going strong. It did make me laugh you fitting a rear wiper, as I remember ripping the old one out of the tailgate!
Steel wings are a touch of class for the old girl, cant wait to see it in the flesh again
Kfw
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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djefk
Part of things
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Mar 31, 2015 12:03:52 GMT
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Pete I think that's a rear bumper from a base model saloon that was on the front? Certainly my base model Hunter had a bumper like that.
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Mar 31, 2015 15:18:08 GMT
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Pete I think that's a rear bumper from a base model saloon that was on the front? Certainly my base model Hunter had a bumper like that. Good thinking but I've just checked and it won't fit the rear (mounting holes are on top not underneath, it has indicator cutouts but none needed, and it's a few inches too narrow), shame  Thanks for the idea, maybe it's a front to match the rear that was on yours |
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Mar 31, 2015 18:25:49 GMT
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Is a base model bumper. My Minx had bumpers like that front and rear.
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2015 23:24:59 GMT by mrabody
1995 Range Rover 4.0
1995 BMW 320i Saloon
1989 BMW 325i Touring
1991 Mercedes 300TE-24
1991 Mercedes 190e
1970 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1966 Valiant 200 Custom
1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Station Wagon
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), used bonnet in great condition (so I have a spare to "experiment" with 
), 2-speed wiper motor & switches (posh or what 
), and *lots* of shiney bits that may be getting fitted as/when I get around to it.
