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Today i mostly didn't drive my pop cuz it's got a flat tyre (tire, USA version lol)
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Get's dark to early for posing now as well, FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !
PS thought i'd get the first word in cuz i missed the last word guyz SORRY!
I transferred links on threads where each person was showing progress on their own particular build. I thought that was coming along nicely on the old forum. It is still possible to visit the old forum and cut and paste anything of special interest .
Best not moan yet Chris , many MODS have spent a 15 hour day on here watching that all is going as well as can be expected ( so may be a little tetchy !) while Doug spends yet another UNPAID day sorting out problems behind the scenes much of which was caused by last nights crash caused by those that couldn't wait to get on here ,
Kev
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Originally Posted by radical
You let a flat tyre/tire stop you from driving? FFS, call yourself RADICAL?
Radical would have been "Faaaaaaa, look how how me fender fell off when the tyre/tire finally let go!"
Or not.
Sorry dude. Bummer.
Anyway, just 1000000000000 posts to go to catch up with the old thread!
Post pictures of The Gasser. Dare ya.
Off to a flying start ... well almost ... just that flat tyre to sort out .... lol
Its gonna take a long while to reach the status of the old thread!!
MARK !!! u've changed ur handle !
I went over to Burnham Autos last night for a bit of a bonfire party and had a nice hack back home. Came off the sliproad from the M25 to A20 at about 50 straight onto the roundabout and got a beautiful sideways slide with the car leaning right over and the tyres howling. Was planning to carry it all the way round to the lights but there was a cop car sat there. Quickly tried to make it look like I'd 'misjudged' the crossplies lol, but he didn't seem to notice.
Been out in mine to see me ol' mate Ray this afternoon,he's getting on well with his freshen up of his pop considering he's had a second op on his knees! Rover v8 in,steering 99% sorted.
His wife is a bad influence,upon leaving i heard....'come on,wind it up a bit' lol!
john,i notice your birthday is 2 days before mine,not long to go mate ;-)
Oy. You did all that with my PC wedged behind your passenger seat. What was it you said as you left. "It'll be alright there, it won't get thrown around too much"Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonny69
Regards the fire last night, I wasn't allowed to leave for work this morning 'til I had showered, evidently I stank of burnt stuff.
Yeah, got all sorts of probs with the email settings too, and not being listed as a member, waiting for Doug to get round to sorting it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jsf55
Just needs a bit of time ...whos birthday chris??
Ye olde picture taken a couple of year's ago and the car still look's the same now sat in the back of my garage!
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This build was started six year ago well before the gasser revival, guess a shoulda got my finger out at the time eh?
Damn, I,d kinda forgotten just how cool that thing looks. You still after that elusive cheap donor car Dave? I haven,t forgotten but maybe it,s time to get a bit more serious. Post some wanted ads, fish out some deals dude.
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Originally Posted by jsf55
i looked at your profile,YOUR birthday is 2 days before MINE!
Thats funny when i look at ur's theres nothing there ... oh well, u 52 this year as well .... pmsl
Hi Radical, Guy's,
Just signing in really, and saying hello, I did post on the other forum but not as often as I should, anyway I will try to change that in the future.
Brilliant shot of your Pop by the way Radical. Rest of the guys sounds like youv'e all been havin fun in your rides,
Catch you soon,
Mike C.
Yeah Russ it is kinda gaggin' for it but it's gonna have to wait for the time being (or get sold) there is NO money in the kitty.
Thank's for the compliment Mike, how about posting up your ride on here? the more picture's the better it make's thing's much more interesting don'tcha think?
Dave. EL'RADSKI'''.
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Originally Posted by jsf55
lol.....funny guy...with a sarcastic tongue firmly in cheek!
i chose not to put my date of birth john,33 this year mate,got a while to wait for the saga sticker ;-)
is this going off topic enough yet??!!
rad,dont sell the gasser,you'll only regret it!
just been on a photo shot for custom cars its been freezing. not much to do on it now just drive the life out of it.
Just been on a photo shoot in my house !! well i left the web cam running when i was dioing the daughters brakes !! souds like fun John if a little cold, which month they going to publish it?
i dont know john what month it will be in. i didnt realise how many photos they take for a feature must have been 100+. the fun started when i had to do some shots on a round about. now all the stick i was getting about gasser dont go round corners ect ect when i was building it, all i can say is you where all wrong, it goes round roundabouts real good and after going round about 30 times and pretty quick i think i can honestly say it handels as good as most pops i have driven.
Crumble, a properly set up Gasser should drive no different to a fast Transit Van :D
Kev
I know which i would prefer ..... err .... yep the pop ... lol
John's pop on location ....
Hi crumble, John,
Your car is fantasticaly radical, and I for one love it, well done on the mag feature, I can't wait to see the pics and wright up, and also to see your super ride in the flesh next season, and hopefully to meet you
Well done mate, if mine is half as good I'll be well happy,
Cheers,
Mike C.
Hi Radical, and Guy's,
I did respond to your request for some pictures earlier, however as I went to upload the reply I pressed the wrong button, and I lost it all FAAAAAA
Anyways, just in case you guys don't know, my Pop is many years in the making, I'm not too far off firing my motor up for the first time after mucho money has been spent on it and quite a few mods.
It is a Rover SD1 that has been balanced, it has a Hurricane cam, Holley 390 (bigger jets) Edelbrock manifold, bored 20 thou, unleaded valve seats, all new valve train, the block faces have been machined, and recon heads have been fitted, it should produce 230 bhp. I have made one good B/W 65 auto out of three doners, Iv'e had the convertor furnis brazed, and a higher stall speed built in. 95% of the engine/ g/box build has been completed in house, well in my garage actually LOL.
Wisbech have waved their magic wand on the chassis, front stainless I.F.S, loads of bodywork, and quite a few stainless items I.E Jag I.R.S hub carriers, radious rods, anti-climb rods, and much more.
The rear axle is a mixture of "S" Type, and XJ6 lots of special tools have been made for the replacement of bearings etc.
Iv'e just received my Pop Browns wiring loom, so I'm one step further towards my fire up, which hopefully will be around Christmas this year LOL (it was supposed to be last year LOL)
All the best thanks for listening, hope you enjoy the pics,
Cheers,
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A few more,
Cheers,
Mike C.
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Hi' Mike sorry i'm useless at remembering people,names,face's etc but i do remember nice pop's and your's is certainly well nice, seeing the picture's reminded me that you did post some up on the old forum.
Sorry mate (old timer's lol !) but it's great that you reposted on this new forum TA'.
DAVE.
John the gasser look's freekin' awsome man!Quote:
Originally Posted by crumble
Hi Dave,
No worries mate, I forget loads of things, I think, now you come to mention it, what did I say ??? LOL
As you said Pop's are memorable, that's one of the biggest reasons for me getting back on the road,
Cheers,
Mike C.
Dave,
See I forgot to say thanks for the kind words,
off to take my medicine LOL
Mike C.
thanks for the replies chaps. the pictures were just a couple it took after the photo shoot. must admit iam so suprised the responce the car as achevied for some thing that was built in 7 months in a single garage with just basic tools. i think fitting the EO4A front sheet metal has made a big difference over the 103E front panels. i have fitted the new n.o.s steel boot lid today, it fits so much better than the glass one that was on it.
it will be getting a few runs down the strip next year now its handeling better and the cage is fitted. be nice to see what it can do, one thing for sure i think it will be entertaining of the line for the people watching but not for my pants. LOL
radical, come on fella you have a great gasser waiting to be finished their mate would be great to see that one on the road. or bring it down to me and let me fool around with it for a while if you want.
kev you are right fast transit and corners, must fit a diesel now and paint it white to get the full effect, LOL.
Here,s a collective of all the Pop pictures I,ve taken this year.
Enjoy!
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great pictures their russ. their is one or two their russ that i seem to know well. i remember drilling all them holes in the doors of anxious it was one of them days where the temp was in the 90s and the electric drill in my had was about 110. looking at the pictures of anxious it just looks like a time warp that car, could well have been been dragged out of a barn were it had been resting for 40 years.
cool pics guys
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funny looking wheelie bars on this one lol!
i've never seen this car close up,nice dash treatment ;-)
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Hi Guys,
Wicked pictures I really enjoyed them, I didn't go to many shows so I can't contribute as I didn't take any pics, so thanks for yours,
Cheers,
Mike C.
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johns new bootlid
i dont think their are many of these n.o.s boot lids lying around now days. it still has part number and model number chalked on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jsf55
Blimey John I've always wondered what Rocking Horse do doos look like LOL
A very good find indeed, if you find anymore I'm in need of one,
Cheers,
Mike C.
Funny, all the times I've looked at the black 'n green flamed one, I've never noticed his dash before!! very nice.
John, what was wrong with your old boot?
Where did you get it from John?
the old one was plastic mark wich didnt fit the hole.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackpopracing
i got it from a guy in rugby rad.Quote:
Originally Posted by radical
what are NOS bootlids going for these days john?£££?
it cost me £200 with collecting it. but ive seen good second had make over £350!!!. their was a repaired one on ebay a while ago and that made around £180. so i suppose £200 for a nos one was a good price.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjh
i guess you got a good deal there then John.
£350 seems quite excessive though!
hotrodney on here had one a while back and i think he wanted close on £300 for that.
Broke down again last night :D
Broke down in mine on sat too!!! Still always have good to have a blast in it!!!
Been on road few years now and got few battle scars but its still good fun car!!!
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I sold a reskinned one out of Steves collection for about £80 I think .I believe it was featured in SM article about making replacements and I think he used a roof panel from something to get the double curvature.Quote:
Originally Posted by crumble
Had a quick read of the feature, mike (roverV8) did some copies, it was a austin/morris 1100/1300 ..... might have a job finding one of them !
We've got loads of low mileage ones still driving round down here .
I'm sure a cutoff boot panel and a trip to the breakers would yield a modern equivalent.
This week I have been mostly sanding & filling and sanding and filling and sanding and filling and...........my roof, but its nearly there now, might get a coat of paint on it at the weekend to see how it looks.
Poprodder Chris has bailed me out once again and sent me some proper fuel hose. That will be going on at the earliest available opportunity. Mark recommended a different type of fuel filter that I've got my eye on which won't cure my problem but it will make it quicker to just dive under and deal with rather than keep swapping the filters off. Can't justify a new tank really, not unless one comes up cheap.
There was a reskinned one on ebay a while back and he said he used a mk4/mk5 Fiesta bonnet as the curvature was the same. Not sure which Fiesta it was now.Quote:
Originally Posted by kapri
Today i was mainly havi'n a BLAST !
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Bl**dy cold hangi'n out the window with a camera though, lol !
Is that bonnet shut ? lol......
Don't look like it ! cracking pics tho, must have a go with mine when i get back on the road
"tut tut"
you young 'uns....totally wreckless and out o' control.....
...tongue poking RIGHT out the side of my cheek pmsl!!
nothing exciting,found time to move my fuel pump,it was right behind the rear valance and now further inside the boot.now i'll be able to cut and repair the valance (again,when i get time) without having to remove the pump everytime.didnt have time to tidy up the wiring yet though.
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Hi Rad,
Wicked shots, thanks for sharing, and getting cold was worth it LOL,
Cheers,
Mike C.
Hi cjh,
I can see why you made the bracket recently now, makes a lot of sense to me.
Good luck with the valance,
Cheers,
Mike C.
Hi guys,
Yesterday I was mainly fixing my throttle cable. After quite a few attempts over many months, I have managed to get a cable that works.
I know it doesn't sound like much but it has been a real pain in the neck to get it sorted, now my pain has gone and I can move on to the next jobs, I've also made the return spring mount on the valve cover that works a treat.
To top it off the cable is blue, and it works well with my colour scheme LOL,
Cheers,
Mike C.
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thanks Mike,i'll need all the luck i can get!
good luck to you also,i see your looking to get your engine running for christmas.im envious of your headers,they look great ;-)
cheers,
chris
Chris,
Thanks for the good wishes, I am trying my best to fire up for Christmas, it was supposed to be a few years ago, however things didn't go according to plan, although this time I'm closer than ever, so it's got to go soon LOL,
The headers are good ( that sounded a bit big headed, not mean't) and I'm hopefull that they will perform as good as they look,
Cheers,
Mike C.
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Thank's Mike, the pic's could have been better i s'pose, iv'e not long had a four barrell on my rover and i had a lot of help from a good mate of mine so i know how much work there is in makeing all those little bracket's (very time consuming) my mate did most of mine but i helped with some of it and it's really made it a pleasure to drive compared to the old SU's.
Is that a technical carpet strip bracket i see in the picture there?Quote:
Originally Posted by cjh
well its all painted and fitted now, just going to fit a new boot handle and thats another job done. when i push it shut it has a lovely clunk now.Quote:
Originally Posted by crumble
go to say a big thanks you to crazy dave for painting it for me so quick.
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Originally Posted by radical
uh...yeah...and....? :o
it was the only thing i could find at the time lol
I was forced to do some heroic overtaking manoeuvers last night on the A21 which resulted in clouds of oil smoke out the back as usual. 70mph ain't healthy on an original sidevalve block :D
Got home and this morning found I'd left the dipstick out which explains a bit of it. Probably no oil in it now :D
John what's the 69 all about then, and what's that roof rack for you going on your joliday's? lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonny69
Dave the 69's came from my Anglia when it looked more like a car, it just sort of stuck:Quote:
Originally Posted by radical
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Roof rack was for when I went on my hols to the Nats and needed to sling my bike up on top :D
trying out the new camera phone,Rad your a bad influence lol!
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Hi Chris,
That's the new style filter it will catch on LOL. Rust no way it's painted to look like a barn find LOL
Mike C.
Hi Dave,
The pics certainly gave me some more inspiration to go in the garage on a wet and snowy day. I did fit my kick down, g/box breather, and inhibior switch, oh and I tweeked my throttle bracket and the throttle is even smoother now LOL
I didn't realise that you had previously got the SU's I'll bet that makes a load of difference.
I wish I had bought a plasma cutter for all the brackets would have saved loads of time.
Keep cruising,
Mike C.
Hi Jon,
At least you are still having fun, and you have some chassis lubrication now LOL,
Mike C.
Hi cjh,
Good shot, I can see that Rad has started something now,
Mike C.
thanks mike,took it on my local 40mph dragstrip lol!
i think we should post more driving pics,pop's look so good on the move ;-)
That much will wash all the grease off Mike lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Rover V8
Here's a video of mine at about 65 on a wet country lane: http://www.jonny69.co.uk/uploads/pop...08-07_0832.3gp
You'll need Quicktime to play it.
I might be a bad influence but at least your bonnet fit's well lol....Quote:
Originally Posted by cjh