Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

I'm sure it'll get called lots of things once I start working on it!

[brock]

    just to side track this for a moment, I am talking to a manufacturer about gas rams and getting estimates of around £150 for a bespoke pair , anyone have a feeling for prices on the really heavy duty commercial ones ?

[Manky Monkey]

Trike will come first. promise.
There's a V8 Rover engined Pop on Ebay at the moment. Viva front axle, narrowed Zephyr rear, fibreglass flip front etc.
A tad more than Shaun & I paid for ours though. 2 & a half grand at the moment. reserve not met.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-pop-sit-up-and-beg-hot-rod-no-swap-swap_W0QQitemZ120091345828QQihZ002QQcategoryZ29755QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[panthershaun]

to flash by half needs less paint and no wings

[tazet]

I agree with the less paint but I like the wings.

[Manky Monkey]

Owwww, I still can't decide if I want wings or not!
Reading the new issue of Ol Skool Rodz at the moment & must admit beat up fenderless rods do look pretty cool.

[panthershaun]

no no and no too many trad style Pops around, need more stripped down, bare bones cars about

[panthershaun]

This is the ONLY way to go

[panthershaun]

Youve just proved my point too many fendered Pops around already

[panthershaun]

Not sure where the pics came from, just keep surfing the net for Pop related articles.

Andy, had my Builder guru mate round today had some cracking ideas for the Pop.
He has persuaded me not to get the Pop on the road for the summer but to do the job properly, as filling the roof will interfere with the roof chop etc. He is going to give me a hand doing the roof chop and pickup conversion.

Had some radical ideas for a salt lake style Pop, ladder bars and coil overs on the back, front axle pushed forward and fitted on a "suicide" perch making the whole car sit very low, radical roof chop, weld up the passenger door and run an open pipe from the engine down the passenger side about half way up the door.
2 tone paint and moonies on the wheels. What do you think??

[ska-man2]

That sounds good to me, but you may have a problem getting it M.O.Td with the passenger door welded up, unless you take the passenger seat out.



                                                  Nige

[panthershaun]

Could always run the pipe lower, and split the door so you have to step over a sill to get in?? The bugger has me undecided now but still leaning towards a pickup

[Manky Monkey]

I want a pick up too, but keep getting told I'm not allowed to cut up my Pop cos it's too good. Mine's nicer than his! 
I really like this pale fern green. Would make a nice change from black if suitably "aged".

[Dave_postie]

you can have matching rod and trike ? janie postie and i have now got matching consuls. Yep i finally passed my driving test 1st time on thursday last week, so i brought another mk 11. Needs some work but a 2 owner car for £200 , i couldn t refuse. sorry manky but you had brought the anglia when i got emailed the pic s and a mate arranged getting it within days. Trouble is i fancy an open top hot rod for the summer, now where s that wining lotto ticket.

[tazet]

Well done Dave.