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Old 24-07-2010 | 04:24 PM
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oooowh! paint on corners looking good mate
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Look's good Andy progress is progress ay?
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Originally Posted by Minirotty
oooowh! paint on corners looking good mate
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Look's good Andy progress is progress ay?
cheers dave bit by bit ill get there in the end
Old 25-07-2010 | 08:32 PM
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right i got the other side in primer today here is a pic of yesterdays work on the car
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You must be chuffed with that mate.
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You must be chuffed with that mate.
yes i am its going to look real hard when done
Old 25-07-2010 | 08:40 PM
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Nice work and are you still taking mold of these in the carbon
Old 25-07-2010 | 08:48 PM
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Nice work and are you still taking mold of these in the carbon
cheers ian ,yes i am as soon as i get them in some sort of gloss ive got some kawasaki green i could paint them in then its on with the wax then gel coat then loads of fibre glass & wood
Old 25-07-2010 | 08:56 PM
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fair play Andy that is going to look awsome and all the hard work is going to pay off
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Nice body work Andy
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Originally Posted by cossie col
fair play Andy that is going to look awsome and all the hard work is going to pay off
cheers col

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Nice body work Andy
thanks dave
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thats looking the nuts mate
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Oh yes!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by miller3
thats looking the nuts mate
cheers doug

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Oh yes!!!!!!
yes indeed
Old 25-07-2010 | 11:02 PM
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Oh they look nice
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Oh they look nice
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Seen this and thought of this thread, road presence!
Old 26-07-2010 | 08:27 PM
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Now that is Phat
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Seen this and thought of this thread, road presence!
omg that is awsome did you see it in the flesh or on a web site

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Now that is Phat
yes it is
Old 26-07-2010 | 09:47 PM
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looking well nice andy,starting to take shape bud.well done m8
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an thats just the panel for the mould ,send richie back to sea so you can get the moulds done instead doing his
Old 26-07-2010 | 10:20 PM
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Was posted on a random picture thread on retro rides Andy, Honk Honk move over!!
Old 26-07-2010 | 10:45 PM
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stunning as usual andy ,

what size wheels will you get under them arches?
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Originally Posted by dingla rs
an thats just the panel for the mould ,send richie back to sea so you can get the moulds done instead doing his
the arch has still got to be perfect so i can take a mould off it & get a perfect arch out that just needs paint all i got to do on richies is clean & prep inside the prime, seal ,flat ,base coat & laqour .then it will go off to get the out side painted

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Was posted on a random picture thread on retro rides Andy, Honk Honk move over!!
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stunning as usual andy ,

what size wheels will you get under them arches?
cheers james they will be about 12"x18" with 325/30/18 rubber
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this really is starting to look fantastic andy well done great work can't wait to see the finished car its gonna be a beast
Old 27-07-2010 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dlatch
this really is starting to look fantastic andy well done great work can't wait to see the finished car its gonna be a beast
cheers mate im glad you like it
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Your gonna need a small morgage for the tyre's andy
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Lovely work mate
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Originally Posted by whizzisat114
Your gonna need a small morgage for the tyre's andy
your not wrong there dave the rear tyres are roughly Ł250 each

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Lovely work mate
glad you like it


small upate i stripped the paint off the front hubs & got some etch primer & metallic paint on them so they look all bufty when i put them back on
ill get pics up later .
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right here is the pics of tonights progress front hubs stripped then painted
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also done the rear struts
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Were they in good condition before Andy or have you had them blasted?
The ones i have are no were near as good a condition as them
Old 27-07-2010 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by whizzisat114
Were they in good condition before Andy or have you had them blasted?
The ones i have are no were near as good a condition as them
i done a refurb on them 2yrs ago so they were not that bad really ,i stripped the paint off using a knotted wire wheel which is very good at ripping most things apart underseal included but they are bloody dangerous i always use goggles with a face guard on
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Yeah i got one of those wire wheel things that goes in my 9" grinder Now that kick's rust's ASS!!!
Old 27-07-2010 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
they are bloody dangerous i always use goggles with a face guard on

Glass defo a must, i had a piece of the wire in the chin a while back, fuck it hurt. In your eye would be game over
Old 29-07-2010 | 07:34 PM
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small update i finally tacked up my new rear turret extensions ,but before i finished them i ran out of mig wire
i,ll put pics up later .
Old 29-07-2010 | 08:49 PM
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i have raised them up 100mm so i can have a reasonable amount of suspension travel
Old 29-07-2010 | 09:28 PM
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fuck me fella they just need some stained glass windows and a few archers guarding the top lol


awesome work fella,

i assume your attending ford fair buddy ?
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Lovely fab work yet again Andy
Will deffo have to meet up at ford fair
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Originally Posted by -beefy-
fuck me fella they just need some stained glass windows and a few archers guarding the top lol


awesome work fella,

i assume your attending ford fair buddy ?
yes i,ll be there mate ,were going up the day before to camp & drink lots of beer & burn dead animals to eat
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Originally Posted by whizzisat114
Lovely fab work yet again Andy
Will deffo have to meet up at ford fair
cheers dave yes im up for that mate


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