After 16 years..............
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What a great car and a great thread. Congratulations - a fantastic result, really love this car!
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1978 3.0 SC Coupe
1970 VW Type 2 viewtopic.php?f=43&t=62339&p
1978 3.0 SC Coupe
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Re: After 16 years..............
Just read the whole thread, crikey well worth the wait I love it's individual look. Paint and wheels look awesome, well done!
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Well, I bought my car 20 years ago to the day and am embarrassed to say that I am still not there yet!
I have an MOT, insurance and sorted the registration & tax exempt status but still have a few jobs that I would like to get sorted before I hit the road. Rust proofing, fire extinguisher, carpets, badges, paint touch ups and a few other odds and ends, I may even get Neil Melliard to re-visit the custom paintwork. I am sure I'll be driving around in the spring - I can't believe the pace some of the other restoration projects on here move forward at.
I don't even have any decent up to date pictures, just this from the other day:
No point rushing it now..........................
I have an MOT, insurance and sorted the registration & tax exempt status but still have a few jobs that I would like to get sorted before I hit the road. Rust proofing, fire extinguisher, carpets, badges, paint touch ups and a few other odds and ends, I may even get Neil Melliard to re-visit the custom paintwork. I am sure I'll be driving around in the spring - I can't believe the pace some of the other restoration projects on here move forward at.
I don't even have any decent up to date pictures, just this from the other day:
No point rushing it now..........................
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Love this car...
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The last few jobs always seem to take a disproportionate amount of time !
As you say though Ralph - no point in rushing now ...
As you say though Ralph - no point in rushing now ...
Andy
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Lovely. Nice parking pal too.
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It's a UN Jeep made under licence by Mitsubishi - never seen one before this one.cubist wrote:Nice parking pal too.
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What a great car.....congrat's
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at WAR against R to RSR
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I had removed the bumper trims from my car and I started to think that it looked a bit plain. I didn't want to use tape stripes as they wouldn't match my 1970's theme so I called on Neil Melliard to lay down some magic.
Front bumper
Rockers
Rear bumpers
Over riders
Neil doing his magic
And the finished article
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Front bumper
Rockers
Rear bumpers
Over riders
Neil doing his magic
And the finished article
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Brilliant
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Yet again Ralph - great to see some original thinking ...
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- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Lightweight_911 wrote:Yet again Ralph - great to see some original thinking ...
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Very cool Ralph
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72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
72T 2.5... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=56183
73 2.4E ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=44242
77 Carrera 3.0...to 74 3.0RS ... http://ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=63389
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Looks great.
Would love to see photos of the whole car with the new pinstriping details now...
Would love to see photos of the whole car with the new pinstriping details now...
Best
Matt
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BMW X3
Re: After 16 years..............
Wow - very, very cool. Loving the oldschool touches. Really elegant.
1971 2.2 S Targa viewtopic.php?f=28&t=37364
1978 3.0 SC Coupe
1970 VW Type 2 viewtopic.php?f=43&t=62339&p
1978 3.0 SC Coupe
1970 VW Type 2 viewtopic.php?f=43&t=62339&p