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Nash

posted on 25/11/11 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
My Winter Upgrade 2011

Hi all,
I thought some of you may find my Winter Upgrade work of interest. I'm posting it on the SKCC site as thats were I'm most active. Just using the link here so I don't have to post it in two places.

Anyway I'll stop waffling. Hope it is of interest.

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177

cheers............ Neil





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posted on 25/11/11 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
for a moment there i thought you'd done some work on the car

it'ss be nice to see how the dash works out





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lewis

posted on 25/11/11 at 08:47 PM Reply With Quote
Wow lots of work going on there! I take it the wrap colour will be yellow ish then ;-) look forward to seeing it finished.





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Nash

posted on 25/11/11 at 08:56 PM Reply With Quote
How very dare you I'm doing almost all of the work but I am using Powerspeeds facilities (which is a godsend). They are doing some parts of the fabrication (mostly the Tig welding) but to keep the overall cost down I'm doing the work.

The two key bits for me (and the bits I'm excited about) are the CSR style dashboard and the Vinyl Wrap. I will finish stripping the car tomorrow ready for it to go into the Vinyl wrap workshop on Monday. Three days later it will emerge with its new skin. All I have to do then is put it all back together.

While its stripped I am refurbing all four corners, rose joints, poly bushes. Powder coating the cage, wishbones, new dash structure and rack extensions.

Lewis, no the wrap is not yellow, its........... a suprise

......Neil

[Edited on 25/11/11 by Nash]





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posted on 26/11/11 at 09:45 AM Reply With Quote
Looking forward to seeing the vinyl wrap completed.
Hope you've gone for something truly outrageous, like a Reg Mombassa designed Mambo shirt.

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Nash

posted on 26/11/11 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
You have clearly been looking at my designs Sir

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posted on 27/11/11 at 09:29 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nash
You have clearly been looking at my designs Sir

....Neil


"Lost Weekend" would be truly whacky Neil.
It'd certainly be a case of 'once seen, never forgotten.'

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Nash

posted on 7/12/11 at 09:16 PM Reply With Quote
OK good people I have now wrapped the car and made a major step forward on the CSR "style" dash. You can check out the detail here:

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&start=80

But as a teaser here are a couple of pictures:





Thanks for looking. Hope it helps?

.....Neil





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lewis

posted on 7/12/11 at 09:30 PM Reply With Quote
Looking cracking mate can't wait to see it completed! Great to see some individual touches there the dash is going to look wicked.





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Nash

posted on 9/12/11 at 06:42 PM Reply With Quote
Another update on my "CSR style" dash good people.

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=31107#p31107

Teasers:










Thanks for looking. Hope it helps?

...........Neil

[Edited on 9/12/11 by Nash]

[Edited on 9/12/11 by Nash]





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posted on 9/12/11 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
Why does it remind me of batman That looks superb, very cool and different..Is it heavy?
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Nash

posted on 9/12/11 at 09:09 PM Reply With Quote
No, the tube is 16swg thin wall and the inserts are a ali / composite. Its not structural so doesn't need to be "heavy". I haven't weighed it but its easy to lift in one hand.

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posted on 9/12/11 at 09:13 PM Reply With Quote
I like that!





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bobinspain

posted on 10/12/11 at 09:38 AM Reply With Quote
17 'words' Nash.
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na, Batmaaaaan !

(2 more: like it)

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Nash

posted on 10/12/11 at 03:19 PM Reply With Quote
Is that "Only fools and horses batman or Christian Bale Batman Bob?)

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posted on 10/12/11 at 04:24 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nash
Is that "Only fools and horses batman or Christian Bale Batman Bob?)

....................Neil




Neil,
Either way, "you know it makes sense Rodders."

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lewis

posted on 14/12/11 at 02:27 PM Reply With Quote
Any progress pics mate?





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posted on 15/12/11 at 10:45 AM Reply With Quote
Ohhh I like that dash





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Nash

posted on 17/12/11 at 08:04 PM Reply With Quote
Here is the latest installment people

http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=31515#p31515

and as per usual a couple of teaser pics:







cheers................ Neil





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posted on 17/12/11 at 08:32 PM Reply With Quote
That look nice job done mate love the rap





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ChrisLeary

posted on 17/12/11 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
Looks awesome. Cant wait to see it finished.

ATB Chris

[Edited on 17/12/11 by ChrisLeary]

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leeswesty

posted on 17/12/11 at 08:46 PM Reply With Quote
Done it mate thanks.





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Nash

posted on 18/12/11 at 07:13 PM Reply With Quote
I spent 4 hours today dressing threads and putting the front end back together. To say it was a pain would be rhe understatement of the year. I was hoping to make the final cut outs today so I can take the dash to rhe uphosterer tomorrow but that looks lost now.

I can see this dragging over the holiday.

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posted on 20/12/11 at 08:08 AM Reply With Quote
That's going to look truly stunning. Looking forward to seeing the big reveal when completed.






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Nash

posted on 7/1/12 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
Well Christmas is out of the way and I'm back on the upgrade and have moved things along.

Full thread here:
http://southernkitcars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2177&p=32268#p32268

but here are some teaser pics:









cheers............. Neil

[Edited on 7/1/12 by Nash]





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