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[Gangsta]

i will be keeping an eye on this thread with great interest!

its either gonna be bonkers insane crazy.

or just balls out good fun!

rob.

yup - one or the other

Heres a pic of the power plant - ive already removed the intake manifolds and a few other bits.

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[Marky Tizz]

wow, you're a nutter but I love it, so well planned. I love all your electronic gadgets as well, bloody genius.

Best of luck with it.

Tizz

[Gangsta]

Well I got Fat Tony into the garage today (it seems im not that quick at tidying up as I thought)

Anyways got some other things to do in the house - new carpets are coming tomorrow but I did remove the windows, and took the back door windows up to the house for some tlc. These will be re-used for the re-build.

Will need new seal though as these are all cracked, scabby and painted.

Edited by Gangsta, 08 January 2009 - 05:23 PM.

[Gangsta]

Just cleaned up the back glass - but it has some pretty deep scratches inside and out (and ones tinted, ones not) so I'll be looking for new glass here. Probably get new glass all round. Normally the scratches wouldnt bother me - but im tinting them limo black ans the scratches will be a lot more noticable then. Oh well - another item on the shopping list.

[Gangsta]

Just a wee update

Well the back doors are off, deffo need replacing as they are totally wrecked, not even skinnable

Hinges are off, gonna chemical strip the pain off them, then tumble polish them back to shiny. Dont know if i'll paint them or have them chromed.

Just found this on the net -



Thats the style that im gonna do for the rear section, over the engine as its gonna make it soooo much to service the car. Obviously i'll need to strengthen the the roof and support structure

[jplonie]

Good luck with the project, I cant even get my head around it! lol
J

[widerim_pickup]

For the rear lights i would go for NAS landrover lights, frenched in or left sticking out, come in clear ish too. Do a search for them, on ebay all the time! Clear standard lenses i have never heard or seen of.

[monkee-face]

my mate used to own that estate! it used to live in cornwall.. that was about 2 years ago now i think he sold it on ebay ....
its deffo the one because he painted the roof with some random spray cans! never thought i would see it again

wow

rob..

[Gangsta]

awsome, do you know and of its history?

Its gonna be ace once I remove the 8 or 9 layers of paint on it.

Widerim: I looked at they Landrover light, and if I cant find squarer ones, then it will be them that go on.

I got some imperial spanners, and some BIG screwdrivers with the hex on the butt (to use a spanner for assistance).

Just typical that ive got a full toolbox of Snap-On and Mac Tools, and none of them are imperial - and I refuse to pay 120 quid for a few spanner that will only get used on this one car.

Im on the lookout for a 3d cad model of an estate, - clubman or roundnose - i dont mind. Just want to model how it will look when its done.

[mini_mad69]

This project is insane, so are you going to have all the electrial luxurys from the 7?

This thing is going to be imensem good luck your a madman.

[jplonie]

Just wondering if you've had much progress with this awsome spectacle?
J

[john auty]

glad to see theres someone else crazy enough to try this! going to try a pick up with a similar set up when i get round to it! (list of projects as long as my arm!)

[1275 SPRITE]

Is there any progress? Its been 9 months to the day since you last posted?

[yeti21586]

update please and pics i like pics as i find reading hard

[1275 SPRITE]

update please and pics i like pics as i find reading hard

Just looked at his profile, not been online since January, so probably an abandand project?