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« Reply #720 on: November 05, 2018, 09:06:31 PM » |
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Is that the later plastic type?
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« Reply #721 on: November 06, 2018, 01:25:31 PM » |
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yes, series 3.
will look a little different once 2/3 of it is cut away.
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« Reply #722 on: November 06, 2018, 01:57:05 PM » |
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Apparently when LandRover changed from metal to plastic, the Aussie market complained cos they used to take them off & use them as BBQ racks!
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« Reply #723 on: November 06, 2018, 07:32:25 PM » |
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going to need a name for it. wings, doors, bonnet and rear tub will be raw aluminium, cab will be purple. rover p4 cab & bonnet. with the rest being series land rover parts.
just reached my free limit on photo hosting site........bugger.
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« Reply #724 on: November 06, 2018, 07:45:29 PM » |
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Removed chequer plate from wing top, bit rough under but no bigy. wing sitting in better position now, will sit about 3 inches lower than on tape, with bumper sitting lower. looks like panels will clean up ok. sorry for lots of pics. "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg"
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« Reply #725 on: November 06, 2018, 07:58:01 PM » |
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I really can't imagine what's in your mind for the finished look - I guess that's why you keep posting pics of little bits of, to keep us guessing! - It works!
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« Reply #726 on: November 06, 2018, 10:10:18 PM » |
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I think I'd just run a couple of horizontal slats across the rad opening -nothing too complicated, & my vote would be for a single colour on the lot -but that's why it's your build & not mine "Junkyard Dog" surely, as it's made from a mixture of Rover parts?
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« Reply #727 on: November 07, 2018, 04:35:38 AM » |
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if i painted it black, it would be "the black dog"
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« Reply #728 on: November 07, 2018, 10:44:49 AM » |
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« Reply #729 on: November 08, 2018, 07:25:50 AM » |
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« Reply #730 on: November 08, 2018, 07:48:54 PM » |
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Series 3 grill, which will have 2/3rds removed, and bottom off bonnet shut line will be folded upwards so bonnet sits flat on wings. "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg" "Old Dorg"
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« Reply #731 on: November 08, 2018, 08:26:21 PM » |
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Morris Minor type horizontal slat grille
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« Reply #732 on: November 08, 2018, 09:40:13 PM » |
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Reminds me of early Ford trucks.
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« Reply #733 on: November 09, 2018, 03:30:46 PM » |
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started on the a-post for hinge mounts. no pics but going to be fiddly but doable.
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« Reply #734 on: November 10, 2018, 06:43:30 PM » |
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problems!!!!! hinges i cannot use as i think they look crap. and the wheels i was going to use stick out of arches too much, bum holes.
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