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« Reply #720 on: November 05, 2018, 09:06:31 PM »

Is that the later plastic type?
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« Reply #721 on: November 06, 2018, 01:25:31 PM »

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 »

Apparently when LandRover changed from metal to plastic, the Aussie market complained cos they used to take them off & use them as BBQ racks! Smiley
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« Reply #723 on: November 06, 2018, 07:32:25 PM »

 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.

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« Reply #724 on: November 06, 2018, 07:45:29 PM »

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.

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« Reply #725 on: November 06, 2018, 07:58:01 PM »

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 »

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 Smiley
"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 »

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 »

Smiley
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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 »

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.

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« Reply #731 on: November 08, 2018, 08:26:21 PM »

Morris Minor type horizontal slat grille Smiley
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« Reply #732 on: November 08, 2018, 09:40:13 PM »

Reminds me of early Ford trucks.
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« Reply #733 on: November 09, 2018, 03:30:46 PM »

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 »

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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