Hey guys and girls,
Thought id put together a little thread on my car that's well known to some of you on here as it was owned by 'substandard'.
heres a pic as I purchased it
I wanted to make it my own but in a way that respected what the previous owner had tried to achieve,
First thing to go was the number 8's from the side, they looked awsome but wasnt the look I was after. I also toyed around with the other front grill supplied and removed the paint from the front bumper.
I decided that the hooks were definitely the way forward but wanted to add a meaner look to them so out cam the red and black paint!. I also purchased a set of beetle style hubcaps similar to the ones that were fitted in the past and set about making the fitting of them a little more secure. I also removed the black paint from the badge and painted the 8 red.
Next thing to tackle was the engine, it was a little incontinent to say the least so a freshen up of seals and a few serviceable parts were on the cards prior to summer 2011. a pic of the carb as it was when I purchased it on the 1300 herald engine
The last external change consisted of some over riders for the front bumper and then it was time to take it to some shows, pics from castle retro show and retro rides gathering.
In the background I was collecting the parts required to perform a substantial engine swap over the winter. Off the road she came in September 2011 for the work to commence!
In went a 2.0 litre pinto engine and type 9 gearbox. heres and early pic when everything was trial fitted.
Making this setup fit is an absolute nightmare, its such a lot of engine and box in such a small car!. Full on Tunnel mods. It is getting there slowly!
Plenty of other parts are being swapped over such as steering setup to the correct stub axles and caliper brackets, uprated springs, new steering box,
Ive done some bodywork tidying up as a couple of pesky holes had appeared in a few panels. Fabrication of the exhausts, mounts etc are pretty much finished, the engine is currently being prepped ready to go back in by replacing all the wear and tear items. Ill post some more recent pictures soon.
All comments welcome, cheers andy
Thought id put together a little thread on my car that's well known to some of you on here as it was owned by 'substandard'.
heres a pic as I purchased it
I wanted to make it my own but in a way that respected what the previous owner had tried to achieve,
First thing to go was the number 8's from the side, they looked awsome but wasnt the look I was after. I also toyed around with the other front grill supplied and removed the paint from the front bumper.
I decided that the hooks were definitely the way forward but wanted to add a meaner look to them so out cam the red and black paint!. I also purchased a set of beetle style hubcaps similar to the ones that were fitted in the past and set about making the fitting of them a little more secure. I also removed the black paint from the badge and painted the 8 red.
Next thing to tackle was the engine, it was a little incontinent to say the least so a freshen up of seals and a few serviceable parts were on the cards prior to summer 2011. a pic of the carb as it was when I purchased it on the 1300 herald engine
The last external change consisted of some over riders for the front bumper and then it was time to take it to some shows, pics from castle retro show and retro rides gathering.
In the background I was collecting the parts required to perform a substantial engine swap over the winter. Off the road she came in September 2011 for the work to commence!
In went a 2.0 litre pinto engine and type 9 gearbox. heres and early pic when everything was trial fitted.
Making this setup fit is an absolute nightmare, its such a lot of engine and box in such a small car!. Full on Tunnel mods. It is getting there slowly!
Plenty of other parts are being swapped over such as steering setup to the correct stub axles and caliper brackets, uprated springs, new steering box,
Ive done some bodywork tidying up as a couple of pesky holes had appeared in a few panels. Fabrication of the exhausts, mounts etc are pretty much finished, the engine is currently being prepped ready to go back in by replacing all the wear and tear items. Ill post some more recent pictures soon.
All comments welcome, cheers andy
