turbo time
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 04:52 AM |
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My cheaper-than-locost project
Hi all, so I did a middy locost-like thingy a while back, maybe some of you saw it, anyhow, here's the other project that's been far
cheaper than the locost was:
Bought for $500, after it sat around for 15-20 years:
And now, as I finally drove it last week, still an ugly bastard of a car, but I like ugly bastards, and would call it almost complete. About $700, and
a bunch of hours later, here it is, a grand total of $1200:
Note the exhaust is the one with the muffler, the headers-only were just temporary...only thing left is some more work on getting the bonnet usable
(obviously it was a serious mess).
That's all...
The Projects: www.absurdcars.com
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 06:02 AM |
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Nice 
Good luck finishing it off. Im sure we will all love to see the finished result!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 07:34 AM |
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That’s a great car, those wheels made me laugh there so wide
Quite a substantial cage and must have cost quite a bit. I'd love to see it once finished.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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iank
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 07:36 AM |
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Those wheels are completely bonkers , not to mention that engine in such a lightweight car. Should be a lot of fun, if a bit of a handfull.
Did you ever finish the midi bodywork?
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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garage19
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 07:48 AM |
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Very cool
but the weldeding on the roll cage looks like someone has puked the filler material on!
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 08:42 AM |
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Looks like it used to be a Healey Sprite....... (many moons ago  ) a bit more poke than with the old A series
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Catpuss
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 09:02 AM |
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Nice,
Reminds me of the old Benson & Hedges advert with the p!ss take of the Mini with extra wide wheels which got ripped of when he tried to drive
though a gate? 
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 09:55 AM |
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There was a guy on your side of the pond did something similar in the sixties; small block injected Chevy and drive train in a space frame chassis,
with shortened back axle so that he could fit a Frog Eyed Sprite body on it. You couldn't tell it was non standard unless you looked at the back
end.
He used to delight in tailgating Mustangs, Sting Rays etc and when they were flat out he would flash his headlights at them and then change up and
overtake them.
What a blast!
I used to work with a guy that had a Frog that he painted red with yellow wheels because he wanted it to look like Noddy's.
[Edited on 10/4/07 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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iank
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 10:25 AM |
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There's also been Jag V12 transplants and a few RX7 rotaries fitted over the years.
The current favourite over here seems to be k-series.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 10:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Catpuss
Nice,
Reminds me of the old Benson & Hedges advert with the p!ss take of the Mini with extra wide wheels which got ripped of when he tried to drive
though a gate?
Think it was an anglia and it was Carlos Fandango wheels.
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02GF74
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 11:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
quote:
Originally posted by Catpuss
Nice,
Reminds me of the old Benson & Hedges advert with the p!ss take of the Mini with extra wide wheels which got ripped of when he tried to drive
though a gate?
Think it was an anglia and it was Carlos Fandango wheels.
Hamlet advert ^^^ yepo, those wheels, don't recall the car.
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 11:31 AM |
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Sacrilege! That's all I got to say.
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scotty g
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 04:48 PM |
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Deffo an anglia, still one of my fav adverts after all these years.
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 07:48 PM |
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Its looking good! Not sure about the sacrilege - no one was ever going to restore that one to stock. I'd say this is a good use of it.
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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