snake Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 nitromorse paint stripper well done mate you have put in a lot of work into that project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 nitromorse paint stripper I was going to say the same but did'nt know how it would be recived. We did it to a mates orion (in 1992) and then sand off what paints left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 It gonna be cool when its finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks Guys, hopefully it'll look good. We've sourced quite a few parts for it (Which has been a nightmare) and so far owe's us a lot more money that we first thought. We purchsed the car for £500, and we've spent about 1k on re-wiring the thing, another load of money getting it re-welded, more money getting it through the mot, all in all i think it owe's us about 4k, and we've not yet finished! . But hell.... It looks cool :-) How many people can say they own a chopped roof humber sceptre that has a lot of history with it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 You are luck it came with a roof chop, I heared they are a right pain to do but one of the best looking mods imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 yeah, i spoke to the original chap who did it. He said the car actually started off as a test to see how easy it was to do.. He said once he had completed it he liked it so much and spent so long doing it, he decided to keep it instead of doing his other car. The car has had 3 complete bare metal restores in it's time. The owner told me after they had the mad spray job they were up cornwall at a big car meet (week) and the in thing to do was to have the car black with flames. So they went to the nearist shop and sprayed the car using spray cans and then stuck flames on teh side. Doh. They did it properly on returning. Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 have the car black with flames. That gold looks nice, Hint hint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 it's not having flames, so your safe :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 it's not having flames, so your safe :-) Good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Its got a lot of potental and the major mods have been done (roof, engine) Its going to be sweet when its done imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Yay - The humber hotrod project just had a major change. It now has a full 12 months MOT :-) Yay - it passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamAhead Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Glad to hear all the hard work has paid off. Looking forward to seeing this beast on the road. And to think the good weather is only round the corner What's next for the humber?? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 well, i'm driving it back from the garage on sat, which i can't wait to do! first time its been driven in 8 years and the first time i've got it our of first gear, after that i'll prob stick it in the garage and try and sort out the bodywork/outside areas, then once thats all finished do the interior, and hopefully take it for some more drives ready to take to le mans :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Yay - The humber hotrod project just had a major change. It now has a full 12 months MOT :-) Yay - it passed. Well done on all your work, It must be a rellef its all moted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 yeah - just a tad, just got to get some tax - but it's tax exempt, so not sure how that will go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaruss Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Have you got any pics of the car?? would love to see it. I will have to have a look through all my old Streetmachine mags from the early 80's I might even have this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Pics of it are here mate: http://www.tripkings.co.uk/humber -I'll get some more at the weekend when i drive it back :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaruss Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 GOD!!! that brings it all back to my younger days. Roof chops, jackup kits, Wolfrace slot alloys, dralon button interiors. Must get those old magazines out. BTW that will be a gorgeous car when its fixed up, real good to see some old cars still going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 8, 2008 Author Share Posted February 8, 2008 Well, the car's got the MOT, but still not been in second gear, so that will be great! Just got to work out what to do with the tax on it as it's tax exempt, and sort out insurance for a day so i can get it home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Right.. Well the car's now Taxed, Mot'd and Insured. Picked it up on friday night and took a very nervous drive to the nearist petrol station. filled up and then drove it 5-10 miles back home. Car's not fast, but it is very grunty and lots of tourque. Had a few car's hooting me as i drove it up the A12 briefly which made me chuckle, then had a thought that i may be on fire, so stopped and checked, but all was fine :-) Sitting at the lights on the way back and had a corsa with some chav's in it, revving up the car, so i reved mine a little and the car rocked right to left. the chavs stopped in shock and gave me a thumbs up :-) yay. So, after the drive i checked it all over and all seems fine, no noticeable leaks or fluid loss. Decided to take it for another drive on Monday night, and found that the coolant resevoir had a leak, the rocker cover gasket was leaking oil onto the manifold, and more importantly the brake peddle hit the floor and the car didn't stop when reversing out the garage. So i've ordered a new coolant tank and rocker cover gaskets and i popped up to halfords for some brake fluid. I beleive i must of had an air lock in the brakes and i released the pressure when i checked the brake fluid level. Still - not going to risk driving it yet until i've bled the brakes and checked all the connections (Thats my job tommorrow!) All in all i'm quite chuffed... it's finally on the road - all be it, it doesn't stop, leaks a little water and has more fumes coming frmo the engine than the exhaust. But am i happy? Hell yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Had a few car's hooting me as i drove it up the A12 briefly which made me chuckle, then had a thought that i may be on fire, so stopped and checked, but all was fine :-) LMAO! Congratulations, good to see she's back on the road. Have been following this thread with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Time for another movie then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 yep, - i think so... I'll try and get some drive by shots over the weekend. she sounds great now she's running on all 8, and she purr's like a kitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaruss Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Where abouts do you live?? would love to see this in the flesh. I like the old skool hot rods. Theres a guy round the corner from me with a Ford Pop with a V8 in. It sounds nice when he goes past our house. He uses it as his daily driver but could do with a bit of work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamAhead Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Yes, make sure you get a mate round with camera / video cam while ya giving this thing a little blast again. Don't seem 5mins ago when you bought that motor on ebay, so I bet you have got a BIG grin on your face now . Keep working hard on this motor, we're all looking forward to seeing a glimpse of ya hot rod on the local roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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