John Bonnett
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:36 PM |
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Grilled Phoenix
I hope you all had a very happy Easter. The weather has been fantastic which encouraged me to get the car out of the workshop. Once the car is out in
the open you get quite a different perspective of it being able to stand back and see the overall effect.
All the grilles are now in place although I have a feeling that eventually I shall ditch the bought platic side vents and make my own. I was feeling
lazy when I bought them and though them an easy way to get the vents and repeaters all in one.
The main job left to do is to make inner wings to prevent muck off the wheels showering the engine compartment. I'm planning on going for the
Frogeye Sprite design which look a bit like trailer mudguards but they do the job.
Before SVA, I'm going to hire the Haynes test circuit for half a day to bed the brakes in and get everything used to working and loosened up.
Anyone care to join me? I believe there is a discount for numbers.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 03:57 PM |
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wow! looks real nice...btw ive nicked your idea for a tube bender,hope you dont mind
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 04:12 PM |
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.btw ive nicked your idea for a tube bender,hope you dont mind
Not at all, I'm really pleased it worked for you. Actually it's not my idea at all but i was happy to pass it on.
alb
John
p.s thank you for kind words.
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wheezy
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 06:03 PM |
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Car is looking realy good
I would be interested in driving the Haynes test circuit. Do they have any noise restrictions?
If you need a few more to make up the numbers there are a few guys locally who may be interested.
Dave
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stevebubs
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 06:48 PM |
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John,
Looks good.
Fisher make inner wheel wells for the Fury. Also fit Pheonix etc.
Now the sale is finalised they should be up and running again pretty quickly (no learning curve thankfully as they're ex-Fisher anyway).
failing that you can borrow mine to take moulds from if you're passing...
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907
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| posted on 9/4/07 at 10:31 PM |
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That's a very pretty car John, but from you I would expect nothing less.
atb
Paul G
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 10/4/07 at 07:00 AM |
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Thank you all very much for your encouragement and for the things you have said about the car. I hope the SVA man feels the same!!!
U2Us sent to wheezy and stevebubs, thanks to both of you.
I've been missing the metal shaping so the inner wings are a good excuse to dust off the English Wheel and the shrinking machine not to mention
the oxy-acetylene bottles. The kind of thing I was hoping to achieve is on the photo that I shall attempt to attach. Anyway, will keep you posted with
my efforts.
Best wishes to you all
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