Thorin Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Went over to see the car on Sunday running on all 8... Now its stupid loud.. I love it. We want sound clips! /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 lol. I'm sorry to say i didn't record it this time.. It has no exhausts on at the moment so its soo loud it deafens you. I should be round there again in 2 weeks time and by then he hopes to have the exhausts on (Straight through pipes) and have the passenger side sand blasted down and ready to weld up - if not already started. He said the engines got plenty of power - he's already had the rear wheels light up trying to get it up a step into his garage and that was without revving it a lot... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamAhead Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I've been extemly lazy and not as yet done the website ;-( ................................................. Know what ya mean on the lazy side, many jobs to do just trying "cough" to find the time to do it If you are short on time to do a fully fledged website, you could try: http://www.moonfruit.com/ only takes 30mins to get a half decent site up and running. It's just a thought Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 I've been to check on the humber and hopefully most of the welding should be finished within the next 2 weeks. Here's a before and aftershot of the chasis section under the passenger side. I't was quite dark last nightbut the pics aren't that bad! http://www.tripkings.co.uk/images/Before.jpg http://www.tripkings.co.uk/images/After1.jpg http://www.tripkings.co.uk/images/after2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I love this thread, thanks Scooby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks Bud :-) This is another issue we've found - but thats all getting fixed/repaired/de-rusted this weekend. It seems we found the old door that had been welded shut! (You can make out the door line from the pic). Basically the corner of the door has all rusted away - possibly due to the seal being shot and water getting up inside. Its all getting ripped out and re-welded as we don't want to do it all and then find a year later it all falls apart because of something we missed. http://www.tripkings.co.uk/images/hum18.jpg I also need to somehow work out how to get the gear change a little nicer as at the moment its all very loose and quite hard to tell what gear your in. I think its suppose to have a spring or something in there to hold it in the centre. To make you laugh - the front brakes seased up and the chap put some nice number 11's up his gravel driveway attempting to get it back in the garage - This thing spins up so easily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I also need to somehow work out how to get the gear change a little nicer as at the moment its all very loose and quite hard to tell what gear your in. I think its suppose to have a spring or something in there to hold it in the centre sounds like an old land rover, they're a total PITA to use as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Yep thats what the welder said! he thinks its come out of an rover SDI - so he thinks there is not a great deal i can do with it. I was originally going to make up a gator or something like they have in ferrari's but i was told it would just rip it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamAhead Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 For what he had to work with under there, your bloke is doing a darn good job of the welding. I'd think there will be a few beers going his way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 yep This is the worse side by far - he thinks it may of been parked ona verge or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 right, the welding's all finished and he said the car's ready to pick up on Sat I've ordered up 2 bucket seats with fixed backs in lovely black vinyl (Giving it some retro look) which should be here by Sat as well. After a chat we decided that the welder is going to get it taken to my local garage for a check up/service/pre-mot on Monday and its having an electrician look at it hopefully next week or the week after. So hopefully will have it MOT'd before next year. Then all we have left to do is the interior (Carpetting and doors etc) and the bodywork/paint. So its all going to schedule and should (Fingers crossed) be all set for Le Mans 2007. On another note if anyone's interested in coming along for the fun we are going on Wednesday the 13th June 4am ferry on norfolk lines (£14 each way) and returning on the 18th. There are a total of 7 cars so far in convoy and all of us are going dressed in Nun's outfits with logo's "Nuns on the run" on the cars. - Should be fun :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 right, the welding's all finished and he said the car's ready to pick up on Sat I've ordered up 2 bucket seats with fixed backs in lovely black vinyl (Giving it some retro look) which should be here by Sat as well. After a chat we decided that the welder is going to get it taken to my local garage for a check up/service/pre-mot on Monday and its having an electrician look at it hopefully next week or the week after. So hopefully will have it MOT'd before next year. Then all we have left to do is the interior (Carpetting and doors etc) and the bodywork/paint. So its all going to schedule and should (Fingers crossed) be all set for Le Mans 2007. On another note if anyone's interested in coming along for the fun we are going on Wednesday the 13th June 4am ferry on norfolk lines (£14 each way) and returning on the 18th. There are a total of 7 cars so far in convoy and all of us are going dressed in Nun's outfits with logo's "Nuns on the run" on the cars. - Should be fun :-) That sounds like a great trip Keep the pics coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 right - I've stuck together a web page with all the humber pics on - http://www.tripkings.co.uk/humber/index.html Nothing Fancy but will do for the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Looks like a fun project, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Ok, get the car back on Sat now. Its had the following work carried out: Custom exhausts made and fitted, Racing seats and Luke Harnesses fitted, New Discs and Pads - from a 2.3 Cortina All chassis welded up and undersealed We've also found that it has a MK2 escort back axle and the Diff has Anglia written on it? We are having a custom dash made up to cover up the heater controls and to give us more room for indiactors switches etc.. so i can then remove the Nova controls that are horrid. We should hopefully have a electrician coming over this weekend to give us a quote for a rewire as we had a "little" electrical fire last weekend that melted a section of loom. Once thats all done its off to the MOT and then bodyshop :-) Yay... Craig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Great project mate, good thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Anglia diff, that must have been strengthened somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Awesome car by the way. I really think I should be playing with stuff like that again. So much fun, for so little money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 "so little money" - Cough... Costing us more than we thought - but hey - its fun..... The paintjob and bodywork is going to the real expensive bit. Hopefulyl we can get that done for about £1500... or thats the budget we are on at the moment anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 So, what's it owe you so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 All in all prob cost us about 2k - not a lot - but more than we thought. Originally we had budgeted 3k all in - but it needed a lot more welding and work than we first thought. We just need the electrics and the bodywork done then we'll start on the interior. should hopefully look nice once its finished... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 so matt black and flames then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 That's not bad, say less than £5k, all in Considering the potential fun, I'd still say it was cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Have the car back at mine so i took some more photo's of it on the phone :-) Just needs wiring now for the MOT.. Heres the new Exhausts and brake lines. http://www.tripkings.co.uk/humber/large/0060.jpg Here are the Seats and Harnesses. http://www.tripkings.co.uk/humber/large/0062.jpg And here is some of the bodywork that needs attention due to the welding and fixing of old door rust - The rear doors use to be here and were originally welded up. They had rusted at the bottom and needed re-welding. http://www.tripkings.co.uk/humber/large/0061.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dublin Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Saw this while wallpaper hunting and thought it maight serve as inspiration... "Gangsta Volvo..." http://static.benjamin.dk/images/vmax/wallpapers/800/volvo.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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