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Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:20 am
by Darren65
I think it pays to be very careful about what you post around here!
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:43 am
by cubist
Bootsy wrote: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...

Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:45 am
by 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,
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:45 am
by 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).

Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:13 pm
by Darren65
Ferry Man wrote:My, what lovely condensers you have....
Thanks Paul.....if I hadn't changed them it would have kept me awake a night!
Ferry Man wrote: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,
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:23 pm
by 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
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:57 pm
by Darren65
Bigfoot wrote:....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,
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:02 pm
by 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
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 3:23 pm
by Darren65
squirdan wrote: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?

Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:56 pm
by Bigfoot
[quote= like most restorers, I'm skint, full of guilt......and blindly obsessed!

[/quote]
Oh I get that alright!!
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:48 pm
by myatt1972
Darren65 wrote:
....actually I was wondering if we should share the 'find' with the DDK community?.....
Only if you think we are ready.....????
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:56 pm
by 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,
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:50 pm
by Mitch
Darren65 wrote: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.."

Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:36 am
by jamie
I have some OG rubber floor mats if you want to template from them.
Re: Mongrel Street Racer
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:56 pm
by 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!
