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Old 15 November 2010, 05:55 PM
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Same here... Saw it at the weekend at TFS
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Old 15 November 2010, 07:32 PM
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Today was first time I really saw car, spent sometime accessing and looking at it etc but couple of hours work also spent on it and chuffed with purchase and progress.

Rear subframe, steering column, steering rack, steering wheel, hubs etc installed and now sits on its own wheels, except there not as they are borrowed lol
Entire loom then pretty much removed.

Many thanks to stew and bod for working on it with me

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Old 16 November 2010, 02:26 AM
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Brum Brum..........

Who's mapping it?


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Old 16 November 2010, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevesbluewrx
Brum Brum..........

Who's mapping it?


Steve
me myself and I
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Old 16 November 2010, 09:25 PM
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this thread is useless without pictures................
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Old 16 November 2010, 10:38 PM
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old subframe coming out


some items missing


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Old 17 November 2010, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Stevesbluewrx
Brum Brum..........

Who's mapping it?


Steve
LOL
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Old 17 November 2010, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster
me myself and I
Oh really.

Look forward to seeing it mate.

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Old 17 November 2010, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster
me myself and I
3 people to map a car....?
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Old 17 November 2010, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Hammer man
3 people to map a car....?
Party time!!
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Old 17 November 2010, 10:25 AM
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Old 17 November 2010, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster




Very Nice..
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Old 17 November 2010, 11:42 AM
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is that rattys old shell???
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Old 17 November 2010, 03:22 PM
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I wonder if you bought that shell off someone only around the corner from you??

Whats the ultimate goal of this project ?

Have you enough space on the drive to park this ?

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Old 17 November 2010, 03:30 PM
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Hang on a minute Simon, if you have taken my type r from my Barn, where the **** is my wagon
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Old 17 November 2010, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by P20SPD
Hang on a minute Simon, if you have taken my type r from my Barn, where the **** is my wagon
Originally Posted by STI_Baly
I wonder if you bought that shell off someone only around the corner from you??

Whats the ultimate goal of this project ?

Have you enough space on the drive to park this ?
This will replace the green car when complete

Goals - light, lots of power and strong caged shell and 110% which can be achieve only by building it from scratch from a good shell
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Old 17 November 2010, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by P20SPD
Hang on a minute Simon, if you have taken my type r from my Barn, where the **** is my wagon
Your type r is in another barn/building under similar cover to mine was, saw it few weeks back.

Wagon? What wagon lol
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Old 17 November 2010, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by youngstar
is that rattys old shell???
no
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Old 18 November 2010, 03:31 AM
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Strong, light and heaps of power... sound like no fun to me
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Old 22 November 2010, 08:37 PM
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Bit of progress today, fairly pleased.

Loom fully removed - big weight in that lot
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Then removed rear wiper and motor which is forsale with rear screen too if anyone wants to retro fit a rear wiper?

Then stew arrived and offered the use of his plasma cutter for the next job on the list

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Old 22 November 2010, 08:39 PM
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Old 22 November 2010, 09:06 PM
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looks like a lot off work
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Old 22 November 2010, 10:47 PM
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Looks like what we see on Overhaulin
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Old 23 November 2010, 06:38 AM
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looks like there is big plans for this one, subscribed
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Old 23 November 2010, 10:54 AM
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Why have you cut the chassis legs of, you'll struggle to enter the likes of ta with it like that, or is it not for competitions..
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Old 23 November 2010, 11:01 AM
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Have no interest entering TA
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Old 23 November 2010, 12:55 PM
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Spaceframe front end with big front mounted turbo?
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Old 23 November 2010, 04:45 PM
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tubbed arches I reckon
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Old 23 November 2010, 05:32 PM
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things just got more interesting.......
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Old 23 November 2010, 11:57 PM
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interested to see where this front end is going
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