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Ted - 1963 Mk1 Resto

Started by Guest_ratty_* , Apr 05 2009 03:24 PM

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#16 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 06 April 2009 - 06:03 PM

Nr Travis Perkins, why not join Wiltshire and Avon Minis and come along to a meet as there is alot of people from Chippenham

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#17 andyt

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Posted 06 April 2009 - 07:35 PM

Nice work, cant believe you finish one then start a new one straight away!! I'm in melksham and am looking for a club can you let me have details of wiltshire and avon club .
Cheers
Andy.

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#18 black jack1275

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Posted 06 April 2009 - 07:46 PM

Have a look on our site :dontgetit:

Edited by black jack1275, 06 April 2009 - 07:52 PM.

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#19 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 09 April 2009 - 07:20 AM

Work commenced last night on making a spit, just the brackets that bolt onto the shell to do tonight

All the steel cost me £60

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#20 feybrand

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Posted 09 April 2009 - 07:52 AM

ive just built one of them i put a hole in the bit that the scafold pole goes through and welded a nut over the hole that way when you turn the car you can do a bolt up to hold it all in position dunno if thats any help

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#21 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 09 April 2009 - 08:09 AM

Feybrand thats exactly what I plan on doing, just last night I was too tired to finish it :shy:

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#22 feybrand

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Posted 09 April 2009 - 08:37 AM

oh ok i just thought id mention it as i ordered mine as a flat pack and it had nothing like that on it so the car just rocked loose and didnt stay where you put it which i thought was a bit stupid so i added the bolts

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#23 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 10 April 2009 - 06:07 PM

Spit finished

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And some rusty bits to finish off

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#24 feybrand

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Posted 10 April 2009 - 06:28 PM

that spit looks sound well done youre lucky youve got the hole on the rear seat i had to cut mine it looks a right mess

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#25 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 05:46 PM

After sorting the Brown Bomb out for it MOT I made a few of the holes a little larger today

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Mmmm messy

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Panel list soo far

Floors
Sills (inner and outer)
Jacking points
Centre box
Scuttle
Valance
Heel board
Rear wheel arches
Boot floor and rear seat base
Rear bins
Wings
Front panel
Inner wings and A post
Door skins

Sounds like the Brown Bomb MK2

Edited by ratty, 11 April 2009 - 05:50 PM.

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#26 dsgoody

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Posted 14 April 2009 - 05:43 PM

Looking Great. Nice to see someone putting their time and effort into an earlier model.

Dave.

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#27 Guest_ratty_*

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Posted 17 April 2009 - 01:22 PM

I just keep making the hole bigger

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But fear not I have a cunning plan me lord

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#28 joe_m

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Posted 17 April 2009 - 01:27 PM

Your progress is amazing mate. . . . i wish i could get on with mine as fast!
you have a nice workshop though. . . i have some slabs in the back garden >_<