Importing a Car from the US

[Oishi]

Kind of what I thought, did you tack (weld) the nut to the dust cover?

 

[Oneball]

Kind of what I thought, did you tack (weld) the nut to the dust cover?

Nope there’s enough room to get a nut on and off

 

[Oishi]

A little influence for you....

See, we yanks can mess up even the best looking cars
Check out the razor back rear fenders!

 

[Oneball]

Propshaft on with new UJs, battery cable in and brake lines partly replaced with Aeroquip

 

[Oneball]

A little influence for you....
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See, we yanks can mess up even the best looking cars
Check out the razor back rear fenders!

That’s Gas Monkey Garage’s Hot Wheels car. Hope my door fit is better than that!

 

[Oneball]

Beer time, well Sainsbury’s to get beer

 

[philw696]

Well Done and we'll deserved mate

 

[2b1ask1]

Great stuff, well done, is it just me or does that engine look tiny?

 

[Oneball]

Great stuff, well done, is it just me or does that engine look tiny?

It does a bit, I suppose it’s not got all the bits on it yet. It is nigh on 6 litres. But then for a 2 seater it’s 4.5m long and 2m wide

 

[2b1ask1]

Proper old school, moderns have so much plumbing around them!

 

[Oneball]

Proper old school, moderns have so much plumbing around them!
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That looks like my Merc, I’ve got to find the injectors at some point as it’s not right at idle

Started sanding

 

[Oneball]

Wet sanded the bonnet, doors and body. 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 grit.


and started the first cut with the polisher

 

[philw696]

I do like the colour Tim.

 

[Oneball]

Almost there,

 

[Ebenezer]

Hope you're going to clean those tyres after! Looks luvverly!

Eb

 

[Oneball]

Hope you're going to clean those tyres after! Looks luvverly!

Eb

They’re vintage they are. I’ll be putting them on eBay!

 

[Oneball]

One door still fits.

And one exhaust kind of on. The template they give you to cut the bottom of the front wing is tosh, so had to recut it, now got dust everywhere


The side pipes where it fits under the sills and bolt to the chassis are a right palaver. Going to have to come up with something easier and quicker plus I dropped it on my face, so now look like Joseph Merrick. 2 hours badly spent!

 

[philw696]

Fairplay that shine on the paintwork along with the matt black side pipes just love it.

 

[ScaldedCat]

That's looking great already. Love the colour.

 

[lifes2short]

One door still fits.View attachment 83367

And one exhaust kind of on. The template they give you to cut the bottom of the front wing is tosh, so had to recut it, now got dust everywhere
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The side pipes where it fits under the sills and bolt to the chassis are a right palaver. Going to have to come up with something easier and quicker plus I dropped it on my face, so now look like Joseph Merrick. 2 hours badly spent!

blimey you still working on the jalopy, thought it would be all up and running by now