progress thread

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Describe your plans, project(s) evolution, works progress and final result!
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sven360
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Re: progress thread

Post by sven360 » 21 Feb 2011 10:45 pm

I know you yoofs like 'em slammed but that's gonna be really,really low v soon :lol:

Them there cups might as well be made o' paper mache. :shock:
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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 22 Feb 2011 12:01 pm

the wheels are 13x9's not sure about the offset :\

the spring plates will be sorted

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 26 Feb 2011 06:50 pm

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Re: progress thread

Post by Speedy88 » 26 Feb 2011 06:51 pm

Should have done it black. Hides the oil/dirt :wink: Good work though, hows it coming along?
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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 26 Feb 2011 07:22 pm

i want oil to be obvious last thing you want is an oil leak, its not going too bad just trying to find the time/breaks in the weather to do anythin!!

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 26 Feb 2011 08:32 pm

samueljon wrote:i want oil to be obvious last thing you want is an oil leak, its not going too bad just trying to find the time/breaks in the weather to do anythin!!
Amen! Oil leak is the worst, as for the weather, its a bugger. Just to get a day to do something would be great!

Cars looking good sam! :mrgreen:
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Re: progress thread

Post by Sparco_Tom » 26 Feb 2011 10:15 pm

boom looking good. first post :)

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 26 Feb 2011 10:17 pm

cheers guys, getting there

if the weather lets me i will have the gear box off and fit the 5 speed and start getting the wiring in place

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Re: progress thread

Post by Nimminz » 26 Feb 2011 11:43 pm

looking good!
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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 05 Mar 2011 09:23 pm

after grafting all day managed to get the fuel pump out, engine out and droped into the red car!!

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last one is for shits and giggles not a fan of non matching body work!

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Re: progress thread

Post by jon-ovlov » 05 Mar 2011 10:38 pm

Wicked stuff lad. I quite like the mis-matched bonnet! But then again, I would, as mine is too.
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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 06 Mar 2011 01:17 am

miss match is asking for attention though where as a nice clean simple car looks smarter i think and you blend in :)

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 01 Apr 2011 08:36 am

hopefully the loom turns up this weekend and will have the car running for the first time in yonks!

then its a case of making sure things are tight!, will upload pictures soon

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Re: progress thread

Post by samueljon » 03 Apr 2011 02:40 pm

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Re: progress thread

Post by MCHUDD » 03 Apr 2011 02:45 pm

Hi mate.
The car is coming along great.Well done.
Cheers Mark. sm4

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