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Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:56 pm
by mattywatsit
volvosneverdie wrote:Great work. Looks awesome man. 8)
Cheers mate - I am very happy with them 8)
SteveP wrote:That looks stunning - they should've always had black headlight surrounds from the factory :)
Thanks Steve - I agree! They look much better in black - looks good with the black grille.
Nimminz wrote:Looks good mate, did mine last night / this morning, Does and half make a difference!

Still got to level mine though.

Aye saturday, will be good i reckons!
It really does make a difference mate yeah! Can't wait to see what they look like on yours!

Dad helped me level mine last night - used the Haynes manual and an industrial estate in the dusk... wasn't too hard - took about 40mins :D
Evoman wrote:The car looks great matt! Can we have a meet in the midlands so we can all be there haha
Cheers mate! Yeah a meet in the midlands area sounds good to me! Would attract more cars than a local meet... we shall have to see if we can arrange something at some point.

Matt.

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - 440 wheels (Page 2)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:09 pm
by jon-ovlov
mattywatsit wrote:
Beauty... and the BEAST! :lol:
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Car look CLEAN!! Especially in that shot, it is awesome how the black surrounds change the whole look of the car. Looks great lad!

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:20 pm
by Speedy88
Looks good man, I really hate working in a rush to get a car finished before work. Kinda takes the enjoyment out of it for me (horrible memories of doing the gearbox in the winter rain for 3 days straight)

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:22 pm
by jon-ovlov
Speedy88 wrote:Looks good man, I really hate working in a rush to get a car finished before work. Kinda takes the enjoyment out of it for me (horrible memories of doing the gearbox in the winter rain for 3 days straight)
"Shudders at the mentioning of struggling with a gear box." :( Wasn't in the rain, but I feel your pain.

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:36 pm
by mattywatsit
Yeah Speedy your right it does take the fun out of working on the car.... still sometimes it's the only time to work on the car.

Bad news re: the gearbox!

Yours just about sorted Jon?

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:44 pm
by jon-ovlov
mattywatsit wrote:Yeah Speedy your right it does take the fun out of working on the car.... still sometimes it's the only time to work on the car.
Yuup! running wise not yet, have got a box off foggy which he kindly donated. needs an overhall though as the main front bearing has a significant amount of play. It had done 200K miles though. Prop company is sorting stuff out with the prop, and will hopefully pay for a replacement box and the labour to fit it. So it's all going ok at the mo, thanks for asking! :D

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:48 pm
by mattywatsit
jon-ovlov wrote:
mattywatsit wrote:Yeah Speedy your right it does take the fun out of working on the car.... still sometimes it's the only time to work on the car.
Yuup! running wise not yet, have got a box off foggy which he kindly donated. needs an overhall though as the main front bearing has a significant amount of play. It had done 200K miles though. Prop company is sorting stuff out with the prop, and will hopefully pay for a replacement box and the labour to fit it. So it's all going ok at the mo, thanks for asking! :D
Good stuff mate! Glad it is all moving on - must be damn frustrating! At least the company who made your prop are taking responsibility :D

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:32 pm
by jon-ovlov
:D Yeah, it's great to be fair. Very professional, so far. They've been good enough to admit a mistake, which you don't get from most companies nowadays.

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:57 pm
by mattywatsit
Pictures coming at you all - It was a good little mini-meet! :D

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Matt. :360:

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:00 am
by foggyjames
Here, who's pinched my car! sm56

The box I donated was knackered by a bent clutch output shaft. It was run with the shaft bent for 20-30k miles (before I had it), but didn't get any worse (over 25k miles) once it was fixed. Everything except the bearing(s) should be OK, mind you.

cheers

James

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:34 am
by Evoman
its because those 440 wheels look cracking on a 360

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - Black Headlights (Page 4

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:15 pm
by mattywatsit
Alright everyone,

I have some new pictures for you all - I went for a drive on Sunday after spending a couple of hours cleaning the Ovlov, went on a great back road that is around here that I often cycle along, first time driving it though!

I have edited a few of the photos ready for viewing, they are as below:

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Comments as usual please :D

Cheers,
Matthew.

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - New Photographs (Page 5)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:22 pm
by L14MNP
Awesme pics mate. I really like how much they jump out at you, but aren't played about with too much.

Just how I like mine!

I know that road, i'm sure. Is it the one from Warden law to Murton and or Seaham?

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - New Photographs (Page 5)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:51 pm
by mattywatsit
L14MNP wrote:Awesme pics mate. I really like how much they jump out at you, but aren't played about with too much.

Just how I like mine!

I know that road, i'm sure. Is it the one from Warden law to Murton and or Seaham?
Cheers for the comments mate! :D and yeah It is indeed that very same road - awesome road isn't it!

Matt.

Re: 1986 360 GLT - 'Project Vera' - New Photographs (Page 5)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:54 pm
by L14MNP
mattywatsit wrote:
L14MNP wrote:Awesme pics mate. I really like how much they jump out at you, but aren't played about with too much.

Just how I like mine!

I know that road, i'm sure. Is it the one from Warden law to Murton and or Seaham?
Cheers for the comments mate! :D and yeah It is indeed that very same road - awesome road isn't it!

Matt.
It can be, it's a right little rally stage in the right car. Not amazing in an N/A derv 106 like!

Will keep an eye out for you. I'm only in Houghton, about 3 miles away from Warden Law. Can't hear the karts on a weekend anymore come to think of it... :lol: