MCHUDD IS LOUVRED AGAIN.

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Post by MCHUDD » 07 Jan 2013 08:53 pm

Hi Dub.
Yes mate . Its been in that box for over 30 years and is brand new :D :D :D
The instuctions were also in the box as was the wiring. Well pleased :D :D :D
Cheers Mark.
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Post by MCHUDD » 13 Mar 2013 04:21 pm

Hi Lads.
This week i got some work done on the Bannana. The origionall rev counter has been
fitted and is working perfectly. Thanks to a bit of advice from the great macplaxton.
It also now has a tailgate bling strip, again thanks macplaxton
Having fitted the bling bumpers, i had lost the front spot lights that i built
into the old bumpers so a new bracket was made and the new spot lights now sit
in front of the grill. The old rev counter was one from an MGB GT and this has
now been replaced with a clock from a 144 :D
Cheers Mark.
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Post by volvosneverdie » 14 Mar 2013 09:06 pm

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Post by Nimminz » 14 Mar 2013 11:12 pm

love that shot from the front!

Car's looking good!
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Post by S10NPH » 15 Mar 2013 02:37 pm

Looking good Mark - you're well on your way to having every 345 accessory available!
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Post by MCHUDD » 15 Mar 2013 03:33 pm

Hi Lads.
Cheers for the good coments.

Ben. thanks for putting up the pictures.
I can't wait to get driving the old girl again :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers Mark.
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Post by V6 Man » 15 Mar 2013 03:53 pm

That rev rev counter looks very much like the one from a late 140 or early 240. Has anyone ever checked to see if they're the same? I know this one came in a 340 marked box with 340 instructions, but that could just be for marketing purposes.
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Post by macplaxton » 15 Mar 2013 04:06 pm

They are different. Whilst the font/dial style is the same as the others you refer to, the faces are different shapes. The 300 series one is most defintely square, unlike the 100/200 series ones which are round most of the perimeter.
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Post by V6 Man » 15 Mar 2013 06:47 pm

Interesting, does this mean that they won't fit though? If they do it might be an easier way to get a rev counter in an early dash than try and find a genuine 300 one.
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Post by macplaxton » 15 Mar 2013 08:28 pm

V6 Man wrote:Interesting, does this mean that they won't fit though?
As far as I can see, they won't fit. On the other hand the guts of one might be useful. TBH, There can't be many MY79-MY82 dashes needing a tachometer. MCHUDD has his. Hell Driver has his. I have mine. Sion likes a clock or a blank. Anyone else here?
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Post by S10NPH » 15 Mar 2013 09:23 pm

macplaxton wrote: Sion likes a clock or a blank.
Rich, you know me too well :D !

Mark, where's your louvre gone on your banana? It's missing from those pictures.
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Post by MCHUDD » 15 Mar 2013 09:33 pm

H Sionph.
When the GLS went on the road last year, i put the louvre onto it :D
I will however go back onto the bannana later in the year :lol:
Cheers Mark.
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Post by trabitom99 » 18 Mar 2013 03:17 pm

Looks great, Mark :-)

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Re: MCHUDD IS LOUVRED AGAIN.

Post by MCHUDD » 17 Apr 2013 10:40 am

Hi Lads.
The bananna has got a new piece of kit.
Its a rare bit and i will get some pics when
i have fitted it to the car :lol:
Cheers Mark.
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Post by macplaxton » 17 Apr 2013 11:10 am

MCHUDD wrote:rare bit
Welsh.

(I look forward to seeing the pics when you have taken them, emailed them to Ben, and he posts them up :lol:)
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