Slimy38
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 06:16 PM |
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HSR body shell.... in 3 days time... :)
Yep, I finally got off my back side, tracked down a supplier of the Healey Seven Replica body, and got the phone call this morning that it will be
delivered on Saturday afternoon. Expect many hundreds of photos, even if my chassis hasn't got the fittings for it yet!!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 06:21 PM |
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I would love to see how it builds up.
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Ugg10
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 06:33 PM |
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Nice, you putting on an mk you already have or starting from scratch.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 06:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ugg10
Nice, you putting on an mk you already have or starting from scratch.
It's going on an MX5 based Haynes that has come up from bare metal.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 07:20 PM |
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Is it made in Lincolnshire ? I am sure I see they where made just up the road near Raf Conningsby
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Slimy38
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 07:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
Is it made in Lincolnshire ? I am sure I see they where made just up the road near Raf Conningsby
Yep, Metheringham.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 07:58 PM |
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What colour have you gone for ? I love them in gray.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 09:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
What colour have you gone for ? I love them in gray.
It was a challenge choosing the colour, but I've gone for British Racing Green. I'll be doing the side panels in the cream colour. If I
can get pretty close to this then I'll be happy;
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Stevie_P
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| posted on 20/6/18 at 09:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
Is it made in Lincolnshire ? I am sure I see they where made just up the road near Raf Conningsby
Yep, Metheringham.
Interesting. Other half's mother lives there. I'll have to check them out when we're next up that way.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 23/6/18 at 02:49 PM |
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it needs the flash lines tidying, and I need to get my bike sold in order to give me room to fit it, but I'm very happy with the outcome. And
the colour is spot on.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 23/6/18 at 03:28 PM |
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Will you be building wheel tubs and stuff ?
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Slimy38
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| posted on 23/6/18 at 04:14 PM |
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Yes I would expect to have at least something in the arches, either more fibreglass or maybe aluminium. I can see real Healeys had black arch linings
just inside the lip so something similar would be good.
Karl was saying he chopped up some old Lotus 7 arches and they fitted perfectly. I might do some Ebay searching for something along those lines.
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Benzine
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| posted on 26/6/18 at 09:49 AM |
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Looks good, look forward to updates! Any idea what space is like up front in terms bonnet height compared to a standard se7en bonnet? Also is there
more room for a bigger radiatior?
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Slimy38
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| posted on 26/6/18 at 12:23 PM |
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Not sure about bonnet height yet, I think it'll be very similar. Obviously width wise there's a lot more flexibility (for example a turbo
can hang outside the frame where it would cause an issue with a seven).
I'd expect the same applies for a radiator, instead of being confined to a nose cone width it can be as wide as the opening. Of course it then
might be challenging to find a wide but short radiator!
I think this is likely what I'll end up with, a central radiator then some sort of intake design on the left and right;
[Edited on 26/6/18 by Slimy38]
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Mash
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| posted on 23/7/18 at 07:22 PM |
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Looks good Mate 
Was it really expensive? Are they still making them?
I can feel yet another project coming on 
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