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« on: July 12, 2008, 18:35:25 pm »

So, you`ve got 2 major rebuilds ongoing of your own & occasionaly get sidetracked with your mates cars  Wink - what would be the sensible thing to do? Huh
Thats right, buy another! Roll Eyes

It`s an october `55 RHD oval which has been off road for 20 years...& its a bit rusty Wink
I got it home yesterday & started poking about...did I say rusty??

Not exactly sure what I`m doing with it.. did think baja at one point Shocked
A one piece front end, full cage & big motor sound more likely though Cool

I`m open to any bits needed to complete it too..

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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2008, 18:38:48 pm »

And more Shocked
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2008, 18:41:02 pm »

Yikes!  Shocked

On the plus side not having been used for 20 years my guess is tthat he mileage is relatively low...  Tongue

It looks like it's well on its way to being race weight so i think the one piece front end, cage and motor sound like a great plan. Good luck with it.

 Cool
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2008, 19:03:26 pm »

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon. Cheesy
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2008, 19:04:41 pm »

That's not a car, that is rust holding hands in the shape of a car. Good luck man.

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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2008, 19:24:59 pm »

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon. Cheesy

`fraid so mate, not convinced about the `soon` bit though Roll Eyes

Quite fancy a running a turbo motor in it, do you know anyone that knows what they`re doing with them Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2008, 19:32:05 pm »

Cut the roof off and send it down please Wink,the rest you can junk Shocked Cheesy

cheers richie
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2008, 19:38:31 pm »

Oh no not one more rat look beetle on the road soon. Cheesy

`fraid so mate, not convinced about the `soon` bit though Roll Eyes

Quite fancy a running a turbo motor in it, do you know anyone that knows what they`re doing with them Tongue

No just put one in and keep fixing it to you get it to work that what I'm doing i will get there one day. Cheesy


Any way you put a turbo motor in it it will rip it apart. Shocked Grin
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2008, 19:56:22 pm »

 Grin Grin Grin
next ebi kev will be at the entrance and will made some burn out with the crusty/rusty guys  Grin Grin Grin Grin
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2008, 20:09:50 pm »

Cut the roof off and send it down please Wink,the rest you can junk Shocked Cheesy

cheers richie

Why??? you fitting a roof to your car because of what larry & ray said about the kind of guys that drive cabrios?? Wink
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« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2008, 01:10:27 am »

richie wheres your reply Huh?

You really want a roof  Grin
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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2008, 07:41:06 am »

richie wheres your reply Huh?

You really want a roof  Grin

 Cheesy Grin  cunny funts the pair of you Angry Smiley

I need an extra roof for another car Wink

cheers richie
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2008, 21:10:46 pm »

Managed to make a bit of progress with the shell & new pan Grin

Two new heater channels, door post sections, lower 1/4`s & it`s stopped wobbling when I close a door Wink
At least until all the inner wings are cut out...

The new pan`s coming on too, its early 60`s converted to IRS using type 3 bits inc. brakes, front end will be linkpin with CB dropped spindles which accept late T1 discs, narrowed just a touch Shocked

Gearbox will be a raised T2.
Roll cage will be here soon too hopefully Cool
Maybe got a hairdrier for it too Shocked

If anyone`s got `glass wings, 2L bay `box or 4 stud centerlines (slot mags??) for sale I`d like to hear from you Grin

 
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« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2008, 18:25:04 pm »

Had another busy couple of days on the oval, put it on a bit of a diet.. Shocked

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« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2008, 18:35:43 pm »

Needed to make it a bit lighter and make room for this..


Also got the IRS brackets fitted, took a bit longer than expected to get them fitting properly & that was using a jig I made a few weeks ago Roll Eyes
Pan 1/2`s are on order & I`ve got a dummy T2 `box coming so I can get the mounts etc made.


Need to get some `glass wings soon so the body can be mocked up & final trimming done around the inner wings.



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« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2008, 19:50:55 pm »

Good luck for the resto !  Shocked
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« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2008, 21:50:24 pm »

blimey,I have been away for a couple of weeks,thought you would have finished by now Cheesy  Those irs mounts look a bit odd,it may just be the piccie but they usually sit in to the frame forks but they look like the pertrude?  and Pete has the mounts for a bus box that you can just buy and fit Smiley

Oh and i am scared by that engine,it looks very similar to a track oiler that ran at the pod very occasionally??

cheers richie
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« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2008, 22:25:06 pm »

Well I`ve been taking it easy... Wink

The mounts do sit in cut outs in the horns, pic does`nt show it well.

I`ve only bought the hairdrier & pipework from that motor, theres a 78 x 94 block & crank waiting for you to build up for it to live on.. Wink
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« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2008, 11:45:57 am »

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
 Grin
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« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2008, 17:52:59 pm »

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
 Grin
Keep going,


Less weight = less power needed, good enough for colin chapman - good enough for me Wink

Fitted the A-arms & spring plates / torsion bars onto it today, sort out a front beam & its rolling Grin
Also welded up the trim holes - must be cal look then.. Wink
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« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2008, 14:30:03 pm »

Well I`ve been taking it easy... Wink

The mounts do sit in cut outs in the horns, pic does`nt show it well.

I`ve only bought the hairdrier & pipework from that motor, theres a 78 x 94 block & crank waiting for you to build up for it to live on.. Wink
See you next week then Wink  ?

cheers richie
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« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2008, 22:18:42 pm »

The real method to go fast :
Less weight, more power....
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Less weight = less power needed, good enough for colin chapman - good enough for me Wink

Fitted the A-arms & spring plates / torsion bars onto it today, sort out a front beam & its rolling Grin
Also welded up the trim holes - must be cal look then.. Wink
kev ,you can never have enough power!  Grin
anyway pull your finger oot !
you should have been out welding up that landcruiser instead o taking a chainsaw to that poor car  Wink
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« Reply #22 on: October 15, 2008, 17:53:22 pm »

keep up the good work Kev, looking good

up and running next year ?
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« Reply #23 on: October 15, 2008, 19:14:04 pm »

Cheers Ron Grin

Would like it out next year, it`ll be running a temporary motor & box though.
The `pan is ready for blasting now & the front beam`s almost done, next job is the cage.
Pics to follow.. Wink

Neil.. the landcruiser`s a waste of mig wire mate Grin
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« Reply #24 on: October 16, 2008, 00:32:58 am »

Hi Kev What year pan are you useing? 65? is it still link pin?
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« Reply #25 on: October 16, 2008, 09:02:59 am »

I don`t know what year it is to be honest, it came out from under another race car.
It`s still linkpin though with late 4 stud discs & irs swap.
Cheers,
Kev
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« Reply #26 on: October 16, 2008, 10:24:06 am »

Kevs its a late 65 you can tell by the heater control brackets !!!!

Anyway why you on hear is my hater channel repaired yet..... away to call you slacker.

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« Reply #27 on: November 07, 2008, 21:50:57 pm »

Time for an update Shocked

Well even what little was left of the original front 1/4`s was too rusty to bother with Roll Eyes
It worked out well as I repaired the A-post seams & got all the surface rust down the inner posts treated & zinc primed. I had the new front 1/4`s laying around anyway & built it up with the new wings & bonnet before welding it all together.
Next step will be trimming them back to the bolt line as per the original plan.
I`ve also cut out the rear inner wings now, they still need to be final trimmed once I get rear wings tried on.
Once this was done I pulled it off the original pan for the first time & got it up on stands, I`ll finish off the repairs to the scuttle & inner panels, prep the inside for etch priming then drop it on the new pan and start the cage Cool



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« Reply #28 on: November 08, 2008, 00:00:22 am »

You should be working on that Fastback in the background, not the piece of scrap in front of it! Roll Eyes
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« Reply #29 on: November 08, 2008, 13:54:39 pm »

Fair point actually.. Grin
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