Turkis Blue ST Hot Rod

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:45 pm

OK, so the car ain't gonna weigh a lot and it's got huuuuge brakes.

I reckon it'll come to a halt quite quickly if required.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:46 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:15 pm

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:29 pm

Great looking car Paul.
Super cool and I look forward to seeing it live.

I don't know how you can get any work done waiting for the delivery of such a wonderful car

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I think I would be camping out at Nick’s workshop in anticipation of the delivery

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Derek

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:19 am

with this number of pics I'm sure Nick think he already is

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:11 am

Derek wrote:I would be camping out at Nick’s workshop

No Derek, it's too cold for camping, I've got an old caravan at the workshop.

sladey wrote:with this number of pics I'm sure Nick think he already is

Well, I've been down a few times but didn't contribute much so I'm trying to keep out the way. Nick, bless him, has been kindly sending through images as it progresses, some of the shots are his.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:12 am

A photo to illustrate the colour and finish on the tank...

Del · Post by **Del** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:31 am

wow, this is looking simply amazing. Paul, you are as bad as me taking close up shots of all the detail - but don't stop i love it.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:37 am

good stuff Paul and Nick. Seeing the picture above with chrome edge rear len I'm beginning to think black trim would visually work better than chrome. But hey its not my car and eitherway its going to be the shizzle, well it is already.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:38 am

Nige wrote:I'm beginning to think black trim would visually work better than chrome

Yeah, I'm resisting any such influences Nige. We've had opinion that black would be better for windows, fuel tank, lights, grilles, trim etc but I'm sticking by chrome/silver to external appearances. Plenty of black inside and underneath though.
I think it'll look good and that it will be correct for period too.
And like you say, it's my choice anyway.

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:42 am

you can always go round with a satin black aerosol afterwards

Can't wait for the end result.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:56 pm

I will also get around to putting up some shots of the engine build but that's a whole new chapter and you'll have to wait a while.
Meanwhile here's what we started with.
I wanted mag cases and Nick turned up some 7R's in good shape.

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:57 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:59 pm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:00 pm

I had planned on building a 2.8 motor and even got a bespoke badge made.....