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Author Topic: How much money to run 10s in a street car?now with part2, The evolution to turbo  (Read 522468 times)
richie
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« Reply #540 on: March 05, 2015, 20:03:32 pm »
Its all for cage stuff, will be same as old cab, 2 extra bars down from main hoop/harness bar area to torsion housing, so missing pieces are to allow welding it to torsion housing, will fill it in after its done and the open area around where Z bar would mount is because it also goes across under package tray to each shock tower  Smiley

cheers Richie
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« Reply #541 on: March 05, 2015, 21:30:24 pm »
Ah, makes sense! Mine has no boot floor, just a box where it would have been between the wheel arches. Still has most of the body mount and inner arch panel and the crossmembers but has a bar further back tied into the frame horns. I'm looking forward to seeing how the cage ties the torsions and shocks in as they're pretty much free floating at the moment! I've got some ideas which might end up with some mini tubs in there too. Just need time...
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« Reply #542 on: March 06, 2015, 19:24:04 pm »
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« Reply #543 on: March 06, 2015, 20:48:43 pm »
Reminds me when I had mine painted and saw it for the first time  Wink

Good work
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« Reply #544 on: March 07, 2015, 15:44:19 pm »
Looking good Richie! Really looking forward to seeing this completed. I like the lotus white color.
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« Reply #545 on: March 07, 2015, 18:38:12 pm »
Thanks Steve, should be a good fun street car to use & abuse Cool
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« Reply #546 on: March 07, 2015, 19:25:38 pm »
Quote from: WhiteTrash on March 06, 2015, 20:48:43 pm
Reminds me when I had mine painted and saw it for the first time  Wink

Good work

thanks Smiley   whatever you paid it was worth it Shocked 

Spent today making more things white, all the small things take so long even just to sand and prep Roll Eyes, now got all wings done, redid the bonnet as had a reaction in it, then stock decklid and lots of small stuff. then started trying to save the rear apron, the inner heat shield was rusted through, it had about 10mm of filler in it from previous repair and I had decided to do it like the old cab, after some beating, shaping, grinding etc it now is how I want it and got a good skim of filler last thing 

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« Reply #547 on: March 07, 2015, 23:39:42 pm »
lots of weight in the filler....  Shocked Cheesy
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« Reply #548 on: March 08, 2015, 04:22:54 am »
Here I am trying to remove filler off my car, and your there adding. Looking good buddy
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« Reply #549 on: March 08, 2015, 07:46:30 am »
Quote from: kielbasa on March 08, 2015, 04:22:54 am
Here I am trying to remove filler off my car, and your there adding. Looking good buddy

It will be quite thin once I work it, but the whole area needed a little, really it needed a new apron but budget doesn't allow that Wink
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« Reply #550 on: March 08, 2015, 13:55:26 pm »
Quote from: richie on March 06, 2015, 19:24:04 pm
Cool

Ive got to say that does look really good.... well done.

I can see it now Shitter Queen Restorations, poor gavin LOL
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« Reply #551 on: March 08, 2015, 14:44:58 pm »
Quote from: Russell on March 08, 2015, 13:55:26 pm
I can see it now Shitter Queen Restorations, poor gavin LOL

Gavin has nothing to worry about.
This is more like Drag Queen Restorations. Same amount of filler on the apron as on Lilly Savage and Dame Edna's face  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #552 on: March 08, 2015, 14:53:48 pm »
Quote from: WhiteTrash on March 08, 2015, 14:44:58 pm
Quote from: Russell on March 08, 2015, 13:55:26 pm
I can see it now Shitter Queen Restorations, poor gavin LOL

Gavin has nothing to worry about.
This is more like Drag Queen Restorations. Same amount of filler on the apron as on Lilly Savage and Dame Edna's face  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

Sea nuts?  Huh Angry 




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« Reply #553 on: March 08, 2015, 14:59:22 pm »
Get back in that garage, you got some filler to rub down  Grin

Should be able to take me for a spin when I come up at the rate you're going at  Wink
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« Reply #554 on: March 08, 2015, 19:58:15 pm »
Quote from: dannyboy on March 07, 2015, 23:39:42 pm
lots of weight in the filler....  Shocked Cheesy

Lighter now Wink
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« Reply #555 on: March 08, 2015, 20:02:31 pm »
Brakes bleed, clutch cable re attached to pedal and then time to get the body out ready to go onto pan
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« Reply #556 on: March 08, 2015, 20:08:49 pm »


With a little moving, aligning and moving, then moving etc etc I got the body down onto the pan, big moment for me as it finally starts to look like the idea I had in my head  Smiley Cool 

 
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« Reply #557 on: March 08, 2015, 20:18:28 pm »
Got all the pan to body bolts in, the usual dicking around to get everything to line up but all done now so started bolting stuff back on, needed some room so bonnet went on, replaced the 2 factory springs with one single gas strut to hold it open, the springs were to strong for the light fiberglass bonnet, this seems to work better 
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« Reply #558 on: March 08, 2015, 20:22:54 pm »
NICE  Smiley Smiley Smiley
Looks great
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« Reply #559 on: March 08, 2015, 20:32:14 pm »
Looks good!
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« Reply #560 on: March 08, 2015, 20:44:20 pm »
Quote from: WhiteTrash on March 08, 2015, 14:59:22 pm
Get back in that garage, you got some filler to rub down  Grin

Should be able to take me for a spin when I come up at the rate you're going at  Wink

I only stopped for the kettle and a quick lunch, and that as while paint was drying Tongue   Reckon if I had the gearbox and it wasn't going to Jim then I probably could have it finished in 2 weeks Shocked


Quote from: WhiteTrash on March 08, 2015, 20:22:54 pm
NICE  Smiley Smiley Smiley
Looks great

Thanks Smiley

Quote from: Paul Bahnstormerz on March 08, 2015, 20:32:14 pm
Looks good!

Thanks, how's yours coming along?
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« Reply #561 on: March 08, 2015, 21:24:47 pm »
Quote from: richie on March 08, 2015, 20:44:20 pm

Quote from: WhiteTrash on March 08, 2015, 20:22:54 pm
NICE  Smiley Smiley Smiley
Looks great

Thanks, how's yours coming along?

Probably still needs to be blasted Grin Grin

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« Reply #562 on: March 08, 2015, 21:52:35 pm »
Richie

Well done shows what a lot of effort can do, speaks volumes for your attitude.

Russell
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« Reply #563 on: March 08, 2015, 21:59:50 pm »
Quote from: Russell on March 08, 2015, 21:52:35 pm
Richie

Well done shows what a lot of effort can do, speaks volumes for your attitude.

Russell

So true. I also thought that Richie had a full on shop loaded with high end tools regarding what he already achieved with his cars. It also show that dedication will lead you to the top! Congrats for the work done Richie!
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« Reply #564 on: March 08, 2015, 22:09:04 pm »
looks really good.
seems to go fast now.

henk!!!
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« Reply #565 on: March 08, 2015, 22:28:31 pm »
Quote from: j-f on March 08, 2015, 21:59:50 pm
Quote from: Russell on March 08, 2015, 21:52:35 pm
Richie

Well done shows what a lot of effort can do, speaks volumes for your attitude.

Russell

So true. I also thought that Richie had a full on shop loaded with high end tools regarding what he already achieved with his cars. It also show that dedication will lead you to the top! Congrats for the work done Richie!

I dream of those tools Shocked  but unless my lottery ticket wins they will just remain a dream, so have to do with hard work and a little imagination to get me through Smiley  thanks for the compliment though Grin

cheers Richie
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« Reply #566 on: March 08, 2015, 22:53:39 pm »
Looks fantastic, keep up the good work  Smiley
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« Reply #567 on: March 08, 2015, 23:01:01 pm »
Quote from: henk on March 08, 2015, 22:09:04 pm
looks really good.
seems to go fast now.

henk!!!

As soon as I set myself the target of Cal look drag day in May it became easy to keep motivated, and I am enjoying doing it as well which helps when its is cold or raining outside to carry on Smiley
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« Reply #568 on: March 08, 2015, 23:26:46 pm »
Looks great. We have the same rotisserie as your one, only your car has come down off it now while mine has yet to go up.  And we're both working to the same deadline too   Cheesy
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« Reply #569 on: March 09, 2015, 01:57:14 am »
Ritchie, thanks for those pics mate.
I rekn there's about 1/2 dozen ideas that either I'd wondered about or will try on my own for next time.
Thanks man!

Looking good too.  Grin
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