Mongrel Street Racer

[Darren65]

I think it pays to be very careful about what you post around here!

[cubist]

However if you want me to service your cocks I'm the man who can

Sorry, couldn't let that past my Julian Clary filter...

[Darren65]

....and back on track...

...managed to source the correct type condensers....it seems that Fiat Panda's, Ferrari 246GT's and 911 ST's do have some things in common!

A few heat cycles and this should look like it was plucked from the Porsche Race Department....



Cheers,

[Ferry Man]

My, what lovely condensers you have.....

Nice work Darren. Looking forward to seeing this car on the road (about page 120, I guess).

[Darren65]

My, what lovely condensers you have....

Thanks Paul.....if I hadn't changed them it would have kept me awake a night!

Looking forward to seeing this car on the road (about page 120, I guess).

....or I could drag it out a bit and get to page 129!

Cheers,

[Bigfoot]

I cant wait till I get time to read back through your thread to the part that explains why you have 2 orange shells in your garage!! Ha Ha
Darren, seriously...... have you sold up your business for £M's and now have unlimited time/cash to restore this car. crikey there are so many parts you are juggling, it astounds me!!! Seriously well done and I am new to DDK but am sure like everyone else reading this, have so much admiration for your attention to detail... staggering

[Darren65]

....explains why you have 2 orange shells in your garage!! Ha Ha

.....only the Mongrel belongs to me Adam, the other I painted for a friend and have been looking after it for him since....it's a much nicer than mine!

And thanks for your kind words, they really are appreciated......quite a commitment this restoration lark isn't it!....

.....but no, I haven't sold up and time is scarce........I'm lucky in a lot of respects but like most restorers, I'm skint, full of guilt......and blindly obsessed!


Be careful!

Cheers,

[squirdan]

a sideline in "barn finds" will soon restore the mongrel budget though Darren!

are you around tomorrow ? if its nice weather I might be tempted to head west and get some air through the hotrod

[Darren65]

a sideline in "barn finds" will soon restore the mongrel budget though Darren!

....actually I was wondering if we should share the 'find' with the DDK community?.....

....lots of heavy metal love on here....what do you think?

[Bigfoot]

[quote= like most restorers, I'm skint, full of guilt......and blindly obsessed! [/quote]

Oh I get that alright!!

[myatt1972]

....actually I was wondering if we should share the 'find' with the DDK community?.....

Only if you think we are ready.....????

[Darren65]

Walking past an ex-BT van the other day as the guys were stripping out the redundent racking in the back I noticed some fine ribbed rubber matting.....

...it looked a little tired but a quick clean...



....and a blast.....



....and it's actually cleaned up quite well......the slightly worn look will add character to the Mongrel's interior .....



...who would have thought that both BT and Porsche would have used the exact same supplier for their rubbing matting!



That's the floor carpet sorted then.....now all I need to do is visit a nice gentlement in Bath and take a few measurements!

Cheers,

[Mitch]

That's the floor carpet sorted then.....now all I need to do is visit a nice gentlemen in Bath and take a few measurements!

And if he's not in... you can call in to mine and take a template.

Nice work Darren "look after the pennies.."

[jamie]

I have some OG rubber floor mats if you want to template from them.

[Darren65]

Thanks for the offer Jamie although I'm pretty much sorted.....I also need to take a few carpet dimensions and Nigel has kindly agreed to let me a take a few measurements from his RS.....

....taking templates from a genuine RS that probably has more original lightweight parts than some original RS lightweights!....

....fantasy stuff!