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Face Lift

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:49 am
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

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:54 am
by bigsteve
One more

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:09 am
by stumped
looks pretty sweet mate... dont mind the oldskool look on a modded rig :armsup:

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:17 am
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.

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:36 am
by grimbo
fog the purple into the red and add some flames

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:43 am
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.

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:48 am
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:

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:54 am
by bigsteve
DeWsE wrote:Whats the hold up with the roll cage


A pregnancy

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:57 am
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.

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:25 am
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

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:54 am
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

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:34 pm
by christover1
bigsteve wrote:Of course there are

you are so right :lol:

Image

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 12:57 pm
by bigsteve
christover1 wrote:
bigsteve wrote:Of course there are

you are so right :lol:

Image


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

Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:26 pm
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 :)
Image

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:39 am
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 :)
Image


What took you so long :finger:

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:42 am
by stumped
man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:36 am
by Guy
stumped wrote:man.. i think even the french would turn down those legs :shock:

:D


I'd hit it .. :D

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:28 pm
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...



with a golf club :twisted:

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:35 pm
by bigsteve
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:

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:53 pm
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:


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

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:04 pm
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


I sway more to using the air rifle

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:53 pm
by stumped
bigsteve wrote:I sway more to using the air rifle


now THAT would be fun :twisted:

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:17 pm
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 ..

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:24 pm
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?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:08 pm
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

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:25 pm
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:

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:19 pm
by RB zook
there would be more room with a mud tyre for all the parts so therfore more traction :D

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:04 pm
by ljxtreem
looks verry cool steve ;)
Old school is cool!!!!!! :P

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:19 pm
by bigsteve
ljxtreem wrote:looks verry cool steve ;)
Old school is cool!!!!!! :P


Thanks Dude

An Lj clip would have been cooler :cool:

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2004 7:46 am
by Drewfus
to kool for skool....























:D