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Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Wed May 02, 2012 8:01 pm
by eraider
Wow! Bet thats loud. :D

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Sat May 05, 2012 6:45 pm
by DaveysDelivery
My cousin and I are currently rebuilding the Altered which was Dave Gibbons 'Rough Diamond' with a blown big Chevy and Topolino body. Here are some pictures from a couple of months ago, we have made progress since and intend to get the car out in the daylight over the weekend as its now fully rolling.

Page 3 was a great read, its certainly travelled well in its time.

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This is going to be the engine for now, it previously lived in my Model a street car and ran 10.0's on treads.
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Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Sat May 05, 2012 8:49 pm
by eraider
Nice one dave! Your certainly ahead on the toys front, pot plants too!

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Mon May 07, 2012 8:38 pm
by DaveysDelivery
Ha, your not wrong Brin. I have about 10 years worth of projects need doing at the moment. I get tired thinking about it. :D

Don't want to thread jack too much so update on our car (ex rough diamond car) here.
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Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 2:03 pm
by Millevanille
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Back to the thread one of Norm's best. Am trying desperately to get it back on the track for Dragstalgia.
Watch this space.

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 2:04 pm
by Millevanille
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Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 2:06 pm
by Millevanille
That tow car was a 5.3 V12 XJ! Fuel consumption towing was around 8 mpg.

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 4:32 pm
by stevey1
Norm
just to add some info to your original post, john Powis's Henry's revenge has been sold to a chap in West Yorkshire along with a mountain of Cleveland parts! when I was down at the workshop Saturday I noticed in the corner the original front end which had a love in with some armco and a new tripod front end had been fitted, did you update the chassis for John? it is very neat I will try and post a picture tonight
Steve

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 5:06 pm
by dragracerdave
Who in West Yorkshire has the car now?

Re: My Cars 76-84?

PostPosted:Tue May 15, 2012 5:37 pm
by Andy Burfitt
stevey1 wrote:Norm
just to add some info to your original post, john Powis's Henry's revenge has been sold to a chap in West Yorkshire along with a mountain of Cleveland parts! when I was down at the workshop Saturday I noticed in the corner the original front end which had a love in with some armco and a new tripod front end had been fitted, did you update the chassis for John? it is very neat I will try and post a picture tonight
Steve
I was the one that did the front ending of the chassis for John after the top end incident, It must have been around 1997 ish. Neil Hurlock started the tube work and I helped him finish it and did all the Tig welding.

The replacement tubes were of CDS and not Moly.