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waters

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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29th Jul 14 at 08:35

I know I don't post a lot on this forum, but I feel I should share this with you as I know you all like a good build / custom thread......

remember this....

well having found some serious tin worm and wood worm ........it went like this....

and now after 12 months hard graft......she now looks like this......

not to everyone's taste but I love it

tom130691

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Location: Daventry
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29th Jul 14 at 08:38

shame to cut it up and change it, but it does look cool

waters

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29th Jul 14 at 08:48

it was a shame to cut it up, but there wasn't much left of the back end and I made it into a pick up to save time / work.

but still cool all the same

Brett

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29th Jul 14 at 08:56

Good effort haha Shame though as said. Wasn't it making you money doing weddings how it was?

gooner_47

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29th Jul 14 at 11:00

Lot of hard work gone into that, looks good.

........more pics of the girl walking past in the first "new" pic?

waters

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29th Jul 14 at 11:12

quote:
Originally posted by gooner_47
Lot of hard work gone into that, looks good.

........more pics of the girl walking past in the first "new" pic?

thanks for the comment.....the girl in the pic is...........a) my daughter
and...........b) she's only 12

AndyCorsaSport

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Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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29th Jul 14 at 11:23

quote:
Originally posted by waters

quote:
Originally posted by gooner_47
Lot of hard work gone into that, looks good.

........more pics of the girl walking past in the first "new" pic?

thanks for the comment.....the girl in the pic is...........a) my daughter
and...........b) she's only 12

Looks great, much nicer in red.

nathy_87

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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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29th Jul 14 at 11:40

Ffs gooner

That looks awesome!! Did you actually use it for weddings before hand? As said before you did mention it.

random dav

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29th Jul 14 at 11:48

That looks cool. Build on the drive?

WRLFC !

Project cars

Chris x

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29th Jul 14 at 11:57

quote:
Originally posted by waters

quote:
Originally posted by gooner_47
Lot of hard work gone into that, looks good.

........more pics of the girl walking past in the first "new" pic?

thanks for the comment.....the girl in the pic is...........a) my daughter
and...........b) she's only 12

waters

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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29th Jul 14 at 12:00

i did 3 weddings with it but I wouldn't recommend it.....stressed out brides and the insurance killed the wedding job.

the cab body and rear tub were both built in my workshop (its not big enough for a full car) then it was all assembled and painted on the drive. the only original parts are the doors, wings, bonnet, radiator grill and lights etc.
its a new cab body built from scratch and the tub built to match.

thanks for the comments

[Edited on 29-07-2014 by waters]

[Edited on 29-07-2014 by waters]

pow

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30th Jul 14 at 06:56

quote:
Originally posted by Chris x

quote:
Originally posted by waters

quote:
Originally posted by gooner_47
Lot of hard work gone into that, looks good.

........more pics of the girl walking past in the first "new" pic?

thanks for the comment.....the girl in the pic is...........a) my daughter
and...........b) she's only 12

Oh my that is Corsasport gold

gooner_47

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30th Jul 14 at 09:00

Somehow "oops" just doesn't quite do it.

BeetleGav

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30th Jul 14 at 09:30

Looks fucking quality!!

taylorboosh

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30th Jul 14 at 11:38

Wheres the simca?

johnny86

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30th Jul 14 at 11:42

I think the pick up looks better. Hot rod truck sort of look.

alan-g-w

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30th Jul 14 at 16:26

Mental that people are suggesting it should have been kept as it was. Even if it was perfectly straight this is 10x the car, looks brilliant mate.

taylorboosh

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30th Jul 14 at 16:42

Needs a jag v12 or something in it now

BeetleGav

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30th Jul 14 at 16:50

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Needs a jag v12 or something in it now

I was just going to say that. But a nice v8

alan-g-w

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30th Jul 14 at 17:21

Side exit exhausts would be great

johnny86

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30th Jul 14 at 17:40

392 or 426 hemi. .. mopar power

taylorboosh

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30th Jul 14 at 18:53

He does it all himself on a tight budget iir so a rv8 tbh

waters

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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31st Jul 14 at 04:33

I did want to go down the rover v8 route and air ride suspension but after looking into it, the car would of lost its 'historic vehicle' status and road tax would have to be paid

but there are ways and means and I have sourced an engine.......a 1951 Alvis 3 litre straight six

the engine is seized so its planned to be my winter project, rebuilding it.

the firewall may need some modification to fit it, but it is a straight fit on the existing gearbox.

as for exhausts.....I was toying with stacks up the back of the cab but I don't want it to look 'tacky'

the exhausts maybe something to think about when the fresh engine is fitted

I am also considering having some alloys made at some point, the pcd and wheel size is imperial so no alloys will fit, I have tried many.

once again, thanks for the comments

waters

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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31st Jul 14 at 04:38

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Wheres the simca?

the simca was sold on....it may of looked good....but it was a pile of shit to drive

taylorboosh

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31st Jul 14 at 05:46

Any pics of it done?

As for alloys, surely its cheaper to have pcd adaptors made?

Why not get an old ford v8? They made those pretty early

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