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« Reply #2925 on: March 27, 2011, 12:28:41 PM » |
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« Reply #2926 on: March 27, 2011, 02:50:47 PM » |
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i'm thinking transparent polycarbonate floor
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #2927 on: March 27, 2011, 03:59:02 PM » |
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I'm thinking you're mad.  Actually Ben, you're not the first to suggest it. Been asked if we're going to do that with the pick-up bed too. We're still aiming for a fairly vintage 50s look, so the bed floor will be black corrugated steel, but the cab will be flat steel sheet covered in plain black carpet, (not cos we'se posh, but cos it'll absorb just a tiny bit of the noise & also disguise a few bits, like the panel under the dash that will cover the wiper motor & brake servo. |
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« Reply #2928 on: March 27, 2011, 04:10:45 PM » |
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I'm thinking you're mad. and youre not the first to suggest that  |
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #2929 on: April 02, 2011, 10:13:37 PM » |
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I took a bit of a roadtrip this afternoon. Left home in Surrey at 5 this morning, drove to Hampshire, did my shift for Royal Mail, then drove through Berkshire & Oxfordshire, to Warwickshire. Got home about 6 this evening.
When we roof-chopped the Pop we also had to cut the doors down. As the window frames are lowered they have to be widened slightly. If you're very careful you can use the section cut out of the uprights to patch up the tops. Unfortunately we'd never chopped a roof or doors before & our frames need a fair bit of work to tidy them up. Easiest answer is to find another pair of doors & cut the tops off to re-work our existing ones.
Love it or hate it, Ebay seems to sell just about anything & sure enough, a couple of days ago, a pair of Pop doors ...popped up. A previous owner's sliced the bottom off the driver's one, possibly to allow clearance for exhaust headers or maybe just to look different. That meant they weren't a straight bolt on fitting to a standard car. Handy for me though as I only need the tops. I was the only bidder, so they were mine for 20 quid each.
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« Reply #2930 on: April 02, 2011, 10:22:46 PM » |
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Joe, the guy I bought them from, just outside Stratford on Avon, turned out to have a garden full of old motors. Mainly mark one Ford Escorts.
All for sale if you fancy a resto project.
2 door.
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« Reply #2931 on: April 02, 2011, 10:23:28 PM » |
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4 door.
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« Reply #2932 on: April 02, 2011, 10:26:43 PM » |
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No floor.
He also has a very nice mark 1 drag car tucked away in a shed, but I didn't want to be too pushy by asking to snap everything.
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« Reply #2933 on: April 02, 2011, 10:28:44 PM » |
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Fancy a Capri?
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« Reply #2934 on: April 02, 2011, 10:32:53 PM » |
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or maybe a '72 Camaro? I think the wheelbarrow was an optional extra. Always amazes me what people have tucked away in their sheds & yards. The Capri was a genuine barn find. Must've been someone's pride n joy at some point. If you want to rescue a classic, I can pass on Joe's number.  |
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« Reply #2935 on: April 03, 2011, 07:52:45 PM » |
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My mate had a capri just like that (without the rust)
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It's better to have a gun,(welding),and not need one than need a gun and not have one
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« Reply #2936 on: April 03, 2011, 08:07:32 PM » |
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Might be the same one!
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« Reply #2937 on: April 03, 2011, 09:24:11 PM » |
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how could someone be so cruel i would take the three of the mk1 if they were closer she have a fit but their is a bus at the bottom of the road to take her to her mums bandit they are so far love them always have that garden is a find and a half that capri is still worth a bit of money
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« Reply #2938 on: April 05, 2011, 03:01:25 PM » |
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...still filing exhaust pipes.  |
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« Reply #2939 on: April 05, 2011, 08:19:12 PM » |
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Looking real good...Ive not checked this thread since the get together at the workshop but the build seems to of gone full steam ahead...wont be long till its ready to use if you keep it up at this pace...Voodoo....
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