NS Dev
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:12 PM |
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A little update
Our company, Retropower, is now in business, and in fact the first 2.8i capri will be arriving for its rebuild tomorrow evening. Its even from a
locostbuilder's family home, just to keep it all close to home!!
We also have a few "interesting" projects waiting in the wings, one of which, if it comes off, I will canvas opinion on here about, as its
a bit nuts, but as my brother put it, there's plenty of nutters like us out there!!! Dare not mention it yet in case somebody else buys the base
car!!!
In case though, anybody know of a really good 3.9 rover v8 with ALL ancilliaries and auto box going for sensible money? I think a rover or chev would
be the only engines to do the car justice!!
The beginnings of our website ate there but very crude untill we get more time and more photos.
www.retropower.co.uk
The unit is pretty much there, all the 3 phase power is in, 2 post lift aquired and fitted, nice hydrovane compressor in which should run the
shotblaster ok, which incidentally will be able to do panels subframes and wheels etc. Planning on using either glass bead or steel shot and chopping
and changing between the 2 blasting pots I now have.
Need to build a spray booth at some point but not the biggest problem on the list.
All in all, going ok.
Now if anybody knows, sees in abandoned state or otherwise can tell us anything about the whereabouts of any "interesting" 70's and
early 80's cars, in recoverable state and for sensible money, that would be really useful. We can breathe life back into them as daily drivers
if need be, with modern engines if required, as ridiculous as imagination and chequebook will allow!
cheers
Nat
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Guinness
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:15 PM |
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Nice one Nat!
Good luck with the new venture!
Cheers
Mike
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:17 PM |
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Good luck to you both Nat, hope your business does well and goes from strength to strength.
Team Hellfire
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mookaloid
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:21 PM |
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Cool 
Don't forget to post pics up of the results
Good luck with it
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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big_wasa
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:23 PM |
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You want to be talking to the banger racers and local farmers as you would not believe the cars I see when out and about with work.
I watched a guy take a very big hammer to the front wings of a 3.0L capri that had never seen a welder before. Its life span was going to be one or
two races 
He has a yard full of "interesting cars" that will see the same demise
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:33 PM |
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cool i like your ideas, hope it goes well for you and good luck.
Rob
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
You want to be talking to the banger racers and local farmers as you would not believe the cars I see when out and about with work.
I watched a guy take a very big hammer to the front wings of a 3.0L capri that had never seen a welder before. Its life span was going to be one or
two races
He has a yard full of "interesting cars" that will see the same demise
Arghhhh noooooooo!!!!!!
Thanks for the encouragement all!
Although capris will probably we staying standard, a lot of what we have planned will probably upset purists who like to show standard cars.
My brother and I firmly believe that the time has come when people are feeling like sticking two fingers up to "normal" cars and betting
something in some way politically incorrect, as well as cool.
Will keep updating!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Peteff
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Need to build a spray booth at some point but not the biggest problem on the list
We used to use some scaffolding poles built into a square with plastic sheeting tied over them for a bay. We used to put a car in then put a heater
blowing in for half an hour, switch it off and spray the car. It worked for us for a few years. Good luck Nat.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Omni
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:41 PM |
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Good on ya' Nat and all the best for the future.
O
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 07:56 PM |
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Good luck with the new venture, you are very brave in this current financial climate. Hope you have a very profitable future. Al the best, Barry
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ReMan
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| posted on 6/5/09 at 09:28 PM |
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Good luck, hope it works out with this plan.
I'm sure you'll be able to find other related work though once your up and running.
Might have a small job myself
See ya
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NS Dev
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| posted on 12/5/09 at 08:55 PM |
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right, an update on the interesting project!!
We have bought a 1973 Vauxhall Victor!!
Its a 2 owner car, 33,000 miles from new, totally rot free, almost like a brand new car!!
It will be on the receiving end of some significant modifications before being auctioned, in a "wrecks to riches" style...............
I am pretty nervous, as the market for such a thing is pretty small, and the owners club will be out to lynch us, but I see it as a way of making a
really rare car very useable!!
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