Pop pickups

[panthershaun]

Here I am, ever so humble and in the correct place

I actually prefer the pickup above Plum Loco myself.

[Manky Monkey]

  Just thought it'd be easier for those who read this at a later date to find any scraps of useful info we may have if it's here mate.
So this one then.

[Manky Monkey]

It's more in keeping with the 50s inspired build isn't it, but I just like the lines of "Loco". I was thinking of building something similar, but with the top bonnet section as in the first pic, a sensible motor, (1700 Ford Consul), in place of the cartoonishly over the top V8), & original Pop wheels up front with wider, banded ones at the back, though not as fat as Loco's.

[poprodder]

love the exhaust.

[Manky Monkey]

Loco's still my favourite pick up to date. Lovely lines. Tough choice between fat rear rubber or tall n skinny, but I'll be going for proper 50s style tall, thin crossply truck tyres on mine.

[texon]

me too the taler the better and white walled of course 

[VALLEYSBOY]

i think makies will end up looking like the pic "perfectpickup" different colour maybe but the stance looks about the same atm

[Manky Monkey]

Yeah, probably not far off. These things always kinda evolve as you go along. Things change -usually when you find the bits you'd planned to use don't fit. When we tacked on the rear shock mounts it dropped the back end by a couple of inches, but we've been using an old pair of rear tyres to build on that were totally flat. Took them to a local tyre depot yesterday & they bunged in new valve cores for free & pumped 'em up to 30psi -which has lifted the back end back up again.
I was in Speedshack in West Drayton, London, this afternoon, buying wheels studs for Taz's trike, & the young lad in the queue next to me turned out to own a Pinto engined Pop, same year as mine. He's going to the Watford rod show on Monday, same as we are, so I think we'll be exchanging ideas. Can't wait till we can drive ours to it's first show.