markyb
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:30 PM |
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almost there
rolled the car out of the garage for the first time today and took a quick spin to the bottom of the street and back again - I still have a grin from
ear to ear 
just need to get throught SVA now
here are a couple of pics - first neighbour to inspect the car was a cat !!!
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markyb
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:31 PM |
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markyb
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:32 PM |
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bit blurry
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markyb
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:32 PM |
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:34 PM |
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think the cat was drawn to the colour 
just a weird though, the front arches look a little funny to me, the fronts look a little straight (can't really explain, and might just be the
photo) but could the be back to front?
looking good though! 
[Edited on 23/2/09 by blakep82]
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 23/2/09 at 11:34 PM |
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Looking good!
Makes a nice change seeing silver wheels!
ATB
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maximill666
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 12:06 AM |
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Looks good, nice to see another VortX nearly on the road
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omega0684
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 12:10 AM |
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i think the front arches are very long and thats why they look a bit funny,
but have to say its does look awesome
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designer
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 12:12 AM |
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Are the photos distorted? Looks rather narrow and tall.
Don't like the front mudgauards, as they seem to cover too much of the tyre.
But the rest looks good.
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markyb
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 12:38 AM |
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thanks for the comments everyone
the front arches are supplied by MNR like that but a lot of people shorten them at the front with an angular cut
looking at the second pic looks like my NS front arch has tilted at some point - I will need to measure it when I get back in the garage
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:01 AM |
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Looks good - we have those arches and they make a superb job of stopping the stone flick and rain spray.
Dont you have a problem removing the wheels... ours are a right b****rd and they are cut down from the original length.
Steve
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:03 AM |
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Also, check the heel of the front arches. They might snag on some of the speed bumps we have in the uk, particularly the tall rubber ones. They will
also catch on the odd immigrant when you run them over, so if you shorten them by 1 or 2" then you wont leave any evidence behind other than
tyre tread marks on its forehead!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Gergely
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:19 AM |
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Good job! Congrats!
I would cut the front arches at an angle as most MNR builders do - we plan to do the same soon, when we get to it...
Otherwise the car looks fantastic!
And good that you already have a cat for SVA... I see it is the throw-away-type...
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bassett
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:24 AM |
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looks really good and all the best for getting it through sva
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Danozeman
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 09:32 AM |
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quote:
They will also catch on the odd immigrant when you run them over, so if you shorten them by 1 or 2" then you wont leave any evidence behind
other than tyre tread marks on its forehead!
I dotn have that trouble, My very low sump burns there face off!!
Looks good mate. Not a fan of them front arches being that big though. But they will be affective for sones etc. Mine flicked one right in my chest
the other day. Need to sort some flaps out.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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coozer
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:33 AM |
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Looks good there... re the arches, I did the same at first then found the petrol station forecourt snagged the bottom and split the arch where the
hole for the support is....
AND, be prepared to spend ages trying to put petrol in it with the filler cap on the back there
Good luck with SVA!
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 11:30 AM |
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looks awsome making me want to change to black arches now
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Wells
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 08:13 PM |
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Looks great mate. Not picking faults here but you rear drivers side tyre is going in the wrong direction if that makes sence.
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