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[E.L.M.O]

The wheels are finished.

I got some chavy ripspeed black dust caps. I doubt they will last long before some little goit thieves them.



It took about 5 mins to peel the tap off all the wheels. This morning was a bad decsion to cut my finger nails!


New arches fitted




New Sonic wheel centres (one missing but all designed so they run forward)



Random rear shot


The wheels are a bit too shiney at the moment in contrast to the dirty car. I will give the car a clean and a polish tomorrow and hopefully the wheels wont be so shiney. I think its the flash on the camera thats spoiling the look of them.


Tucked up ready for an early start tomorrow


Still to do
-Road tax
-Remove steering wheel from KOD father, Fit snap off boss, then fit steering wheel to Sonic
-Remove head lights off KOD Father, fit to sonic
-Fit air horns to numberplate surround, fit number plate surround to car and wire up air horns not being done now
-Fit number plates DONE
-Fit hi los
-Replace CV gaitor
-Fit bonnet straps?
-Fit adjustable SPAX
-Fit new bonnet badge DONE

I need to buy and fit the following bits from minispares
-rear load bay cover
-new rubber for one of the SPAX

[mini-man-dan]

Looking hot! Needs to be a little lower now with the huggeee wheels on it

[E.L.M.O]

Looking hot! Needs to be a little lower now with the huggeee wheels on it

I agree. going to fit the hi los tomorrow. not sure I will have time to do the front though
but yeah.. it needs to be a LOT lower! so hi los and adj spax... i really hope theres time!

[crazirob]

looking forward to seeing this ! and people tommorow ill keep and eye out for you on sunday ill be interesteed to take a look

[CHUNKY365]

Looking good Neil. Hope we see Sonic on Sunday.

Mind you does this mean you need to paint Hannas' car red and call it Tails?

[E.L.M.O]

Looking good Neil. Hope we see Sonic on Sunday.

Mind you does this mean you need to paint Hannas' car red and call it Tails?

Lol. We could make the whole Sonic and friends group?!

[E.L.M.O]

Well.... after an eventful few days and an extreamly bad day today, Hanna and I will now be going in her car.

Sonic was just about ready... when I moved him we discovered a wet patch by his rear wheel. I hoped for leaking shocks, I found a leaking rear brake cylinder. So Sonic is shoved in the garage in shame. And I am pretty fed up.

On top of it all, as I was driving my Audi A8 round to the back of my mates house to unload some parts I caught a concrete post and scraped the passanger side rear door and wheel arch. I have driven the A8 up there loads of times never with any problems... but it is a rather tight fit.

Really, REALLY fed up.

Edited by E.L.M.O, 15 May 2010 - 01:53 PM.

[James182]

Tough break mate!
At least your able to go! im having to drive to reading for college and will miss l2b. plus my car is currently being rebuilt. Hope you still have fun

James

[bcjames]

That sucks, at least its nothing too major though and you can still go in the other car Pick up looks awesome!

[E.L.M.O]

I was really disapointed to not have the pick up at London to Brighton, but hopefully Sonic will be at the next ace cafe meet.
I bought some bits for it, even if it doesnt deserve it!

Here are some pictures of the pick up when it got parked up in discrace.

Edited by E.L.M.O, 16 May 2010 - 09:16 PM.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

It was a shame mate. You still had a brilliant time, though. Right? What a weekend!

[19rab82]

thats smart

[E.L.M.O]

It was a shame mate. You still had a brilliant time, though. Right? What a weekend!

yeah it was great! Just would have been better with Sonic!

thats smart

Thanks mate

Edited by E.L.M.O, 18 May 2010 - 02:13 PM.

[E.L.M.O]

So to do
-Change both rear brake cylinders
-Fit Hi los
-Fit Spax
-Fit airhorns
-Fit fabric tourneur cover. It came with different attachments so I need to get hold of the same Turnbutton fastners already on Sonic so I dont have to make new holes in the bodywork
-Take 1275 MG engine out of KOD father and check over and general tidy up
-Take 998 out of Sonic
-Fit 1275 MG block and Stage 1 kit to Sonic

Long term plans
-Change seats (Might be sooner than later If I can exchange the sears I have... the exchange is for cobra classics black with white pipping. I didnt really want these seats but they are better than I have at the moment.) Ideally I want a pair of Cobra / Speedwell Cubs
-Fit headling (I need to get hold of a headlining frame first. Something that is very rare for the pick ups! It would be nice to have some sound deading!)
-Fit door cars as it has none at the moment
-Fit dash linner. Again it doesnt have one!
-Fit stereo. the wiring is already there and I have a great Navman radio with a screen, I just dont know where I put the dam thing!
-Remove blue harnesses from KOD father and fit harnesses to Sonic (when I work out the best way to do it in the pick up.)

Edited by E.L.M.O, 20 May 2010 - 11:35 AM.

[Jet_black]

Looking good so far.