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Considering how much time you are spending on the web when you could be working on your car, it's pretty clear that January the 24th is a far too relaxed deadline... It clearly should be something before christmas 
I reckon we should be putting bets on who out of you, joey or mock finishes their little cars first
I reckon we should be putting bets on who out of you, joey or mock finishes their little cars first
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greg wrote:I reckon we should be putting bets on who out of you, joey or mock finishes their little cars first
What's all this? "Finishes"? ... Isn't that too strong a word? I thought a project like this becomes an on-going thing (until you decide to sell it or give it to your kids) therefore never officially being finished...
WaveCult wrote:greg wrote:I reckon we should be putting bets on who out of you, joey or mock finishes their little cars first
What's all this? "Finishes"? ... Isn't that too strong a word? I thought a project like this becomes an on-going thing (until you decide to sell it or give it to your kids) therefore never officially being finished...
I think the suzuki definition of "finished" is trip-worthy
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bigsteve wrote:Things done yesterday:
~ Doors are both on and line up now.
~ Sills are stripped and ready for paint
~ Stripped out all the underlay (Glued to the floor)
~ Un picked the weld across the rear floor for the chop
Things to do today:
~ Attack my engine and chassis with degreaser
~ Disconnect the donor body from its chassis
Soooo.... I,m guessing you are using the body now ????
i,m thirsty !!!!!
MissForbyNoob wrote:
and one day i'll just become a worthless housewife.
and one day i'll just become a worthless housewife.
bigsteve wrote:Todays update:
Body is now prepped and primed for painting.
A fellow club member will be popping over one night next week to do the chop after I get it all measured.
PRIMED?!!!!!
Damn you are keen aren't you
Nice work dude...
What else are you missing before it just becomes labour to get the suspension done so it becomes a moving car again?
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..tried to copy the new pix over to our group, but it wont let me 
if ya cant post them yaself, email em to me, christover.bigsteve wrote:Pretty much need to pick up springs & shocks To get it moving again.
After that its pretty much man hours plus I also need:
Sounds like you'd better put on a bbq one day and get the tribe over for a rapid build like we did for the body swap day
Then you'd just have the delicate / thinking jobs to finish.
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greg wrote:bigsteve wrote:Pretty much need to pick up springs & shocks To get it moving again.
After that its pretty much man hours plus I also need:
Sounds like you'd better put on a bbq one day and get the tribe over for a rapid build like we did for the body swap day
Then you'd just have the delicate / thinking jobs to finish.
I'm thinking of perhaps a spit roast sunday arvo thang once the tub is painted to lift it over to the chassis.
Will let you know.
Steve
yeshemesh
Yesterdays update,
Body chopped.
ATM I am thinking of closing in the rear like the pic to follow, the B pillar will tie into the roll bar at 3 points, the 2 bars that normally runs across the Hard top rear windows will connect to the cage the plated roof section will also tie into the cage.
I'm also using both roof braces (One from each body) for extra strength.
Body chopped.
ATM I am thinking of closing in the rear like the pic to follow, the B pillar will tie into the roll bar at 3 points, the 2 bars that normally runs across the Hard top rear windows will connect to the cage the plated roof section will also tie into the cage.
I'm also using both roof braces (One from each body) for extra strength.
yeshemesh
bigsteve wrote:Yesterdays update,
Body chopped.
ATM I am thinking of closing in the rear like the pic to follow, the B pillar will tie into the roll bar at 3 points, the 2 bars that normally runs across the Hard top rear windows will connect to the cage the plated roof section will also tie into the cage.
I'm also using both roof braces (One from each body) for extra strength.
Well, visibility won't be an issue either from the look of that! You're going to have that much "glass area"? Thought you'd be more into the tiny cell-window thing, with the sliding window
Just kidding, but window below shoulder level is unecessary right? (now you're going to say the pic was for "illustrative purposes only")
As for the roof... you going to keep it like that or going to turn it into a "targa-top"? Might be easier to substitute (re-fabricate) the panels should you ever have any roof damage... and in the meantime, you can enjoy the whole open-top thing when you feel like it (I said open top, not open doors)
Just a thought!
It's coming along nicely Steve... looking good!
Cheers,
Luis
WaveCult wrote:Well, visibility won't be an issue either from the look of that! You're going to have that much "glass area"? Thought you'd be more into the tiny cell-window thing, with the sliding window
As for the roof... you going to keep it like that or going to turn it into a "targa-top"? Might be easier to substitute (re-fabricate) the panels should you ever have any roof damage... and in the meantime, you can enjoy the whole open-top thing when you feel like it (I said open top, not open doors)
Just a thought!
It's coming along nicely Steve... looking good!
Cheers,
Luis
I hope you took a few hours to sleep it off after writing that one luis
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[/quote="WaveCult"]
Well, visibility won't be an issue either from the look of that! You're going to have that much "glass area"? Thought you'd be more into the tiny cell-window thing, with the sliding window Just kidding, but window below shoulder level is unecessary right? (now you're going to say the pic was for "illustrative purposes only")
As for the roof... you going to keep it like that or going to turn it into a "targa-top"? Might be easier to substitute (re-fabricate) the panels should you ever have any roof damage... and in the meantime, you can enjoy the whole open-top thing when you feel like it (I said open top, not open doors)
Just a thought!
It's coming along nicely Steve... looking good!
Cheers,
Luis[/quote="WaveCult"]
I plan to run some exo-style bar work so the roof section should be protected, if I was to cut it any further (i.e. between the a & B pillars it would weaken it too much.
I also hope to be able to look over my shoulder and see both rear wheel - hence the lower rear window.
Not as yet (Haven't been trying either)
I want to get the body (Tub) on my chassis first befotre I tackle the suspension.
bigsteve wrote:Yesterdays update,
Body chopped.
ATM I am thinking of closing in the rear like the pic to follow, the B pillar will tie into the roll bar at 3 points, the 2 bars that normally runs across the Hard top rear windows will connect to the cage the plated roof section will also tie into the cage.
I'm also using both roof braces (One from each body) for extra strength.
Well, visibility won't be an issue either from the look of that! You're going to have that much "glass area"? Thought you'd be more into the tiny cell-window thing, with the sliding window
Just kidding, but window below shoulder level is unecessary right? (now you're going to say the pic was for "illustrative purposes only")As for the roof... you going to keep it like that or going to turn it into a "targa-top"? Might be easier to substitute (re-fabricate) the panels should you ever have any roof damage... and in the meantime, you can enjoy the whole open-top thing when you feel like it (I said open top, not open doors)
Just a thought!
It's coming along nicely Steve... looking good!
Cheers,
Luis[/quote="WaveCult"]
I plan to run some exo-style bar work so the roof section should be protected, if I was to cut it any further (i.e. between the a & B pillars it would weaken it too much.
I also hope to be able to look over my shoulder and see both rear wheel - hence the lower rear window.
greg wrote:Any luck on the spring hunt Stover? Or the rest of the susp goodies?
Not as yet (Haven't been trying either)
I want to get the body (Tub) on my chassis first befotre I tackle the suspension.
yeshemesh
greg wrote:bigsteve wrote:greg wrote:Any luck on the spring hunt Stover? Or the rest of the susp goodies?
Not as yet (Haven't been trying either)
I want to get the body (Tub) on my chassis first befotre I tackle the suspension.
better get onto it mate - only 65 days to go
Looks like I'll be giving up the booze for summer.
Hehe that was almost funny
yeshemesh
WaveCult wrote:bigsteve wrote:Woke up on Friday and decided I wanted to a snow-camo scheme.
Will be perfect considering all the snow we get in Mexico.
Looking good, but doesn't it defeat the purpose of camo? Isn't camo supposed to "hide" your car rather than make it stand out?
Fark I dunno I thought the grey and white would look different so i did it.
Another Pic
yeshemesh
WaveCult wrote:bigsteve wrote:Fark I dunno I thought the grey and white would look different so i did it.
Another Pic
Excellent
It does look different... looking great! Barwork is going to be white or grey or camo-ed as well?
Chassis will be black so barwork probably will too.
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