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#196 Racer_Pete

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Posted 06 June 2008 - 09:59 AM

Ohhhhhh Yeaaaaah!! finally i have found a 70's wiring loom! and i am getting the full front loom, fusebox and the indicator stalk as mine broke... lol all for £40! collecting on sunday! woop!

then on the mon of day i will start on my fibreglass!! going down today to start prepping it, cutting the holes etc!

Woop! one very happy me!!

i also got some bits from minispares: a new badge, some brace bars for my front, and i also got the hinges for my mk1 numberplate thingmy so it will swing!


Sounding Good!

#197 Elisha-The-Cooper

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Posted 07 June 2008 - 05:55 PM

Ohhhhhh Yeaaaaah!! finally i have found a 70's wiring loom! and i am getting the full front loom, fusebox and the indicator stalk as mine broke... lol all for £40! collecting on sunday! woop!

then on the mon of day i will start on my fibreglass!! going down today to start prepping it, cutting the holes etc!

Woop! one very happy me!!

i also got some bits from minispares: a new badge, some brace bars for my front, and i also got the hinges for my mk1 numberplate thingmy so it will swing!


edd just a quickie when you have your front off............
cann i drive it about? ive always wanted too think they look ace with no fronts on >_<

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#198 Down&Out

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Posted 07 June 2008 - 06:08 PM

Ohhhhhh Yeaaaaah!! finally i have found a 70's wiring loom! and i am getting the full front loom, fusebox and the indicator stalk as mine broke... lol all for £40! collecting on sunday! woop!

then on the mon of day i will start on my fibreglass!! going down today to start prepping it, cutting the holes etc!

Woop! one very happy me!!

i also got some bits from minispares: a new badge, some brace bars for my front, and i also got the hinges for my mk1 numberplate thingmy so it will swing!


edd just a quickie when you have your front off............
cann i drive it about? ive always wanted too think they look ace with no fronts on :w00t:

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funnily iv always thought that >_<

#199 mighty mini jack

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Posted 07 June 2008 - 06:14 PM

Ohhhhhh Yeaaaaah!! finally i have found a 70's wiring loom! and i am getting the full front loom, fusebox and the indicator stalk as mine broke... lol all for £40! collecting on sunday! woop!

then on the mon of day i will start on my fibreglass!! going down today to start prepping it, cutting the holes etc!

Woop! one very happy me!!

i also got some bits from minispares: a new badge, some brace bars for my front, and i also got the hinges for my mk1 numberplate thingmy so it will swing!


edd just a quickie when you have your front off............
cann i drive it about? ive always wanted too think they look ace with no fronts on :ermm:

x

funnily iv always thought that >_<

Me too ! :w00t:

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Posted 08 June 2008 - 11:10 AM

lol, if you want ben! lol, i might have a go too! tehee

im off to collect my '70's loom now! woop!!

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Posted 08 June 2008 - 07:45 PM

i have started on my fibreglassness:
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made a template from my old bootlid
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used the 3D letters from my old numberplate to make a real rally style one!
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holes drilled
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hopefully tomorrow i'll have the boodlid all drilled etc and ill get started on my front!

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 07:26 PM

well, finished the bootlid, the numberplate swings like a real mk1 one! starting on my front tomorrow! Eeep!

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#203 Elisha-The-Cooper

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 07:32 PM

LOOKING GOOD! think its missing some paint :P

does it fit well??

double skin?

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 07:35 PM

yer the fit is brill, better than the metal one! lol, its only a single skin and its a but saggy with the weight of the reversing lamp, so im going to fit some bonnet pins in each corner, and yeah lol, needs painting!

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 08:58 PM

looks lurrvly :P

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Posted 09 June 2008 - 09:09 PM

Nice one, ive got fibreglass bonnet to go on mine when i get home, how'd you get the standard boot handle to work on a single skinner??

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 09:23 PM

with ingenious wonderment! lol

ill get a pic tomorrow :shifty:

anyway, what i did today:

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Posted 10 June 2008 - 09:26 PM

PS, photobucket is being annoying: i did get the front panel off too, and i got the fibreglass front parts cut too!

EDIT: last of the pics!


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just placed it on to see!!
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Edited by tedmcedd, 11 June 2008 - 09:43 AM.


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Posted 12 June 2008 - 08:27 AM

no one has anything to say :D


well i do! got a 70's loom (finaly!) so i ripped out my bodged 80's one and started putting in this one! its errmm... interesting! lol it took me all day yesterday and its nearly finished! hopefully everything will work... hahahaa!!

#210 Elisha-The-Cooper

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Posted 12 June 2008 - 01:21 PM

herd you were wiring the van too:P
some more from the other day
liked these oness :(
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SCARY BLACK CAT

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get more pics up edd

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