Amazosan
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The Stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' dealin' son of a gun!
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Oct 20, 2014 13:30:57 GMT
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Good luck with the resto; watching with interest.
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fogey
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Oct 20, 2014 13:51:32 GMT
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Yep, looking forward to seeing this progress  |
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luckyseven
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Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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Club RR Member Number: 45
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Oct 20, 2014 14:49:07 GMT
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Fireproof bungee exhaust mount?  Looks promising, that rot scares me rather though  . The interior is lovely, makes me wish the internet was scratch'n'sniff lol. Those little burns look like they could be filled in with leather restoring dye stuff like you can get from places like Bespoke Leathering. I filled in some really bad cracks in my seats using a mix of that and PVA for thickness and stretchability (not sure if that's a word). A bottle of that and some hide food would bring that interior up a treat for a fraction of the cost of paying someone to do it |
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Oct 20, 2014 15:37:56 GMT
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Awesome! Always loved these beasts.
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'84 308 GTS /// '88 528e /// '88 M5 /// '89 944 Turbo /// '98 E430
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Oct 20, 2014 17:35:46 GMT
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Nice.
You need to speak with Karisma off this very board with regard the interior refurb, he's the resident interior dude!
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Oct 20, 2014 18:45:05 GMT
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Oh Ah. This should be good. ClassEEE
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eternaloptimist
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Too many projects, not enough time or space...
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Oct 20, 2014 18:59:42 GMT
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Definitely on my bucket list. Can't wait to see how this develops.
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XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten
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Oct 20, 2014 22:49:16 GMT
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A real Gentleman's Express and a vehicle I'd have loved to own. Don't think any made it quite this far though!
Lovely, bookmarked and anticipating!
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Oct 20, 2014 23:03:54 GMT
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Good luck with this. I have had three Interceptors (back when they could be had very reasonably) lots of work in front of you. They have a real propensity to rot but are definitely worth the effort to restore. Awesome grunt from the big block Mopar.
An orangey/red one was sold in Motherwell a few months ago - is this it? (I don't remember the dark bonnet though) Good luck with it. Lovely motor!
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Can't say I'm a huge fan of the shape (reminds me of a larger AMC gremlin), but there is something to be said about a lightweight british car with some solid grunt of a US V8. Heck, it's worked for Shelby...
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Can't say I'm a huge fan of the shape (reminds me of a larger AMC gremlin), but there is something to be said about a lightweight british car with some solid grunt of a US V8. Heck, it's worked for Shelby... At 3500 lbs, it is far from being light. Still an awesome GT, though. |
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Ah.. my bad.. I was thinking this was lighter than it was. Still lighter than a newer GT like the Toyota Soarer/Lexus SC300 (1650kg), and the usual yank tanks the engine was fitted to.
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Just posting so I get up dates! |
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Contrary to popular opinion, I do have mechanical sympathy, I always feel sorry for the cars I drive.
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VIP
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Just posting so I get up dates! At the top of the page is a dropdown box marked actions, choose 'Bookmark', and you will get updates every time someone posts. There is no facility to notify you when someone posts in a thread you have commented in without bookmarking it. |
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dbdb
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The Interceptor is such a beautiful car. I would be seriously tempted to just clean the leather, rather than recolouring it - though I would probably have the cigar burns repaired.
The seats have very slight wear indeed, and their originality really adds to the car in my view. Not that these things should be a factor on a car you intend to keep, but a good original interior will add to the value of the restored car, I should think.
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^^ I agree with that, a good clean and conditioner will hold the patina, then repairs to the real damage [quote timestamp="1413872450" author=" notsoswift" source="/post/2000798/thread" There is no facility to notify you when someone posts in a thread you have commented in without bookmarking it. Actually you also get notifications through the participated drop down But I also wanted to show my support for the project |
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Contrary to popular opinion, I do have mechanical sympathy, I always feel sorry for the cars I drive.
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The Jensen Interceptor is one of my dream cars so I will be following this epic restoration pretty darn closely!
I think (as mentioned) the interior will look wonderful with just a thorough clean and minor repair job rather than a full-on renewal...
It seems I missed the stage of bargain Interceptors (DARN IT!) so I just have to watch other people play with theirs now...!!!
Good luck with this one sir, it's going to be a gem of a car once it's all done...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Good luck with it. Off to a good start - amazing what a bit of paint will do! . I love the interceptor, gorgeous shape . |
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Oct 23, 2014 20:24:58 GMT
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Love Interceptors too - another car that's on my car bucket list !
Re the interior, I think it looks really good and all it may need is a good clean, and some leather conditioner and it'll still have some "patina" no need really to get the seats restored !?
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What a car!! I really do like the Interceptor and look forward to watching this one be reborn.
Regards the interior i'd be inclined to just clean and keep most of it, a feeding of the leather etc should be fine with only repairs to obvious damage.
I read somewhere that as these were handbuilt each cars panels only really fit to THAT particular car. Therefore getting the panels to fit are a right pain, best to try and keep the original panels where possible.
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1980 Vauxhall Cavalier MK1
1970 Mobyleete 40T custom
1978 Mobylette 50V
1965 Moulton Standard
1979 Raleigh Grifter custom
1980 Raleigh Grifter
1982 Raleigh Grifter BMX custom
1982 Raleigh Bomber
1987 Strida
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. The interior is lovely, makes me wish the internet was scratch'n'sniff lol. Those little burns look like they could be filled in with leather restoring dye stuff like you can get from places like Bespoke Leathering. I filled in some really bad cracks in my seats using a mix of that and PVA for thickness and stretchability (not sure if that's a word). A bottle of that and some hide food would bring that interior up a treat for a fraction of the cost of paying someone to do it
