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['Chop']

Hi all....

 

Well it looks like I'm going more and more away from the standard mini resto....

 

I've just 'tweaked' a rear valance, cut up, reprofiled it and made my own 50s style visor.....

 

OK, so it needs a lot more work....but what do you reckon?

 

Has anyone done anything similar?

 

Need some more ideas, so suggest away...(on here or on the build thread)

 

Cheers, Andy

 

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[stevearch0]

Nowt wrong with that pal, looks the part! Especially when you work your magic with the woodgrain!

[coopdog]

Yeah I've seen it doing a couple of times before, looks good!!

[Ro8bieg]

VERY cool :)

[Tupers]

Looks very cool indeed, I've often wondered if a valance would make a good sun visor. 

If you've not decided on how to attach it yet the picture bellow might be handy. It's a Ford Zephyr sun visor and the fixings latch over the roof gutter then clamp down.

If I ever get around to making one it's probably how I'll be attaching it. 

 

['Chop']

Thanks Tupers, that's exactly what I was going to do...

 

You can buy repro visors like the one you pictured, but they are expensive and would still need trimming to fit....and are GRP.

 

So I thought I'd have a go myself. The leading edge will have a chrome edge on it and be a drip rail for the rain. Hopefully with the really small 'screen and this, I'll not need to use the wipers much

['Chop']

May end up cutting holes in it (or most probably ovals) so it'll look more like this....

 

 

 

Gawd...... You've gotta love a ratrod!!!.

 

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Maybe when 'Chop's' done, I'll do the 'real thing'

Edited by 'Chop', 24 February 2014 - 08:14 AM.