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Face Lift

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Post by bigsteve »

Well I' decided it was time for a bit of a freshen up, with the inner guards removed on my old front clip and a couple of nudges from various obstacles the guards had popped off the body mounts leaving the whole front a flimsy piece of scrap metal.

I had a spare front clip from my old tin top but have always been keen on the 1.0 grills I like the old school jeep-like appearance.

I tried to nab the clip off the doner car for the SR20 build up but got beaten by the wrecking yard compacter. I ended up swapping my current bonnet and spare front clip with vitarajim for his 1.0 bonnet and front clip.

A funny turn of events is that this clip used to be on a sierra sold from this board to a mate of mine (I went with him to look at it) about 18 months ago so I guess its come back to me.

Some plans are:
~ Trim the fronts out of the guards (Won't go no inners first up wanna see how the tyres fit)
~ Full Respray, something less flourescant, probably a sand colour or possibly even OD as a last resort.
~ Seam weld/brace the remaining steel for extra strength

Will POst more pics as painting and stuff start
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Post by bigsteve »

One more
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Post by stumped »

looks pretty sweet mate... dont mind the oldskool look on a modded rig :armsup:
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Post by sierrajim »

Looks good steve. but where's the ladder racks?

Something at little less flourescant, why is this so? I'm sure that if you're driving a car with no doors, no roof, no windscreen and no flares it's gonna get some attention no matter what colour it is.
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Post by grimbo »

fog the purple into the red and add some flames
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Post by bigsteve »

vitarajim wrote:Looks good steve. but where's the ladder racks?

Something at little less flourescant, why is this so? I'm sure that if you're driving a car with no doors, no roof, no windscreen and no flares it's gonna get some attention no matter what colour it is.


It'll have flares and mud flaps, all the other items are not legally required and vic roads will certify that.
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Post by DeWsE »

Whats the hold up with the roll cage, thought that was high on the list of things to do?

I like the oldskool look :cool:
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Post by bigsteve »

DeWsE wrote:Whats the hold up with the roll cage


A pregnancy
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Post by DeWsE »

I see you placed sex before your car!

I reckon the paint job looked great before but you can't beat the sand stone appearance.
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Post by christover1 »

grimbo wrote:fog the purple into the red and add some flames

totally agree, me love the purple, considering purple for my zook, but would mean a name change, unless there are purple frogs? christover
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Post by bigsteve »

christover1 wrote:
grimbo wrote:fog the purple into the red and add some flames

totally agree, me love the purple, considering purple for my zook, but would mean a name change, unless there are purple frogs? christover


Of course there are

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3200214.stm
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Post by christover1 »

bigsteve wrote:Of course there are

you are so right :lol:

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Post by bigsteve »

christover1 wrote:
bigsteve wrote:Of course there are

you are so right :lol:

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On first inspection I though that was a little wrong then I figured well at least you didn't do him in fishnet stockings ;)
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Post by christover1 »

bigsteve wrote:On first inspection I though that was a little wrong then I figured well at least you didn't do him in fishnet stockings ;)


Now thats a gauntlet thrown if I ever saw one :)
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Post by bigsteve »

christover1 wrote:
bigsteve wrote:On first inspection I though that was a little wrong then I figured well at least you didn't do him in fishnet stockings ;)


Now thats a gauntlet thrown if I ever saw one :)
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What took you so long :finger:
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Post by stumped »

man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D
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stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D
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Post by stumped »

love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



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stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


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Post by grimbo »

bigsteve wrote:
stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


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I miss Cane Toads :cry: :cry:


Generaly you need to stand with your knees slightly bent, head over the cane toad. Swing through with a nice easy swing whilst keeping your down.

Whack!

Now stand back with that satisfying smile knowing you are actually helping the environment and not some twisted sicko who likes hitting things with a big stick :D
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Post by bigsteve »

grimbo wrote:
bigsteve wrote:
stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


Melbourne Sigh

I miss Cane Toads :cry: :cry:


Generaly you need to stand with your knees slightly bent, head over the cane toad. Swing through with a nice easy swing whilst keeping your down.

Whack!

Now stand back with that satisfying smile knowing you are actually helping the environment and not some twisted sicko who likes hitting things with a big stick :D


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bigsteve wrote:I sway more to using the air rifle


now THAT would be fun :twisted:
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Post by Guy »

stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


Prefer a hockey stick, seem to flex less allowing you to "get onto it" better resulting in better air .. also harder to damage

Used to be a half a cane toad set into the bitumen outside my unit when I lived in cairns ..
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Post by DeWsE »

love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


Prefer a hockey stick, seem to flex less allowing you to "get onto it" better resulting in better air .. also harder to damage

Used to be a half a cane toad set into the bitumen outside my unit when I lived in cairns ..


Who's the pad whore now???????? How is this related to suzi tech?
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Post by Guy »

DeWsE wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


Prefer a hockey stick, seem to flex less allowing you to "get onto it" better resulting in better air .. also harder to damage

Used to be a half a cane toad set into the bitumen outside my unit when I lived in cairns ..


Who's the pad whore now???????? How is this related to suzi tech?


I drove over it with a Jimny quite a few times ... :finger: :armsup: and I found that you were better off with a shortish wide tyre as you had a better chance of getting more toads in one go, preferably in an MT pattern, as the can get kinda slippery .... :D
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Post by DeWsE »

love_mud wrote:
DeWsE wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:
love_mud wrote:
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D


same...



with a golf club :twisted:


Prefer a hockey stick, seem to flex less allowing you to "get onto it" better resulting in better air .. also harder to damage

Used to be a half a cane toad set into the bitumen outside my unit when I lived in cairns ..


Who's the pad whore now???????? How is this related to suzi tech?


I drove over it with a Jimny quite a few times ... :finger: :armsup: and I found that you were better off with a shortish wide tyre as you had a better chance of getting more toads in one go, preferably in an MT pattern, as the can get kinda slippery .... :D


well thats okay then why didn't you just say so before? Wouldn't a road tire be better on a slippery road though :roll:
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Post by RB zook »

there would be more room with a mud tyre for all the parts so therfore more traction :D
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Post by ljxtreem »

looks verry cool steve ;)
Old school is cool!!!!!! :P
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Post by bigsteve »

ljxtreem wrote:looks verry cool steve ;)
Old school is cool!!!!!! :P


Thanks Dude

An Lj clip would have been cooler :cool:
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