ok here we go,
i bought it like this, pretty much a bare shell with knackered running gear
next a donor car was sourced, everything ( and i mean everthing) was swapped
piece by piece it slowly got there
rear glass in awkard as hell with a rubber that hadnt seen a car for years lol
had real trouble finsding the sliding window rubbers, apparently cant get them at the moment, mnagaed to find a complete new set at a show and sliding glass went in no problems then, it evenb appeas to be water proof so far
front subframe sourced as tower bolt from donor car wont fit, all running gear swapped
engine all cleaned and in, no real problems, ran straight away
shortage of pics from this stage really, wirirng was tricky and my mate srted that out after i gave up with a saw head lol
brakes all bled up no problems, handbrake was fiddly but adjusted up after new cables,
i couldnt find any pickup lights at sensible prices so opted for estate ones with a little modififcaion to fit
also pressed black (and legal) plates on and fitted with universal luight from motor spares lol
seats and carpets in making all the difference
and off for mot
a pass first time, couldnt beleive it, anyway driven it three times and bored so got too lower it last night
thought it needed a bit of camber so knocke up a camber bracket too
looking better,managed to pick a set of the rubbery type arches today of a mate as a bit of a guide on size, managed to go a bit lower too with them on, had to do a bit of cutting but thuink clearence will be ok,
managed to mock fit the arches (roughlyfor now) and some differfent wheels, starting to look ok now i think
pickedd the pickup 4 months ago and worked on it around other projects, many of them lol, i think i have spent about £2200-2400 getting it this far
what do you think folks?
My Pickup Project
Started by
369racing
, Jul 17 2008 04:38 PM
7 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 17 July 2008 - 04:38 PM
#2
Posted 17 July 2008 - 05:40 PM
bargain for a tidy looking pick up! would loose the s'pack arches and get some narrow grp 2's on there, love the colour choice!
#3
Posted 17 July 2008 - 05:50 PM
yeah might change the arches, only trial fitted at the momenbt but need to wheels well tucked under so i can go lower, colour is ace lol, it came ready painted so not my choice but i love it lol, plenty of work on top of that estimate on cost lol
#4
Posted 17 July 2008 - 10:13 PM
Archless with a chrome strip would set it off perfectly, not sure how much the wheels would stick out though.
#5
Posted 18 July 2008 - 05:34 PM
Well done, all credit to ya. Cobras fit ok?
#6
Posted 18 July 2008 - 06:45 PM
Wow- what a tidy little motor! Well done.
#7
Posted 08 August 2008 - 08:59 PM
any updates on this??
#8
Posted 10 August 2008 - 10:30 AM
Jizzfest man!
tax exempt pickup in that condition wish i found it!
carbon weave miglias..?!
tax exempt pickup in that condition wish i found it!
carbon weave miglias..?!
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