archieboy
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Volvo Amazon 2 door
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May 10, 2007 11:45:14 GMT
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First things first  Welcome and OUCH!!  Your plans sound cool, i would like to turn my van into a pick up one day, as pick ups rock!! Anyway hope your fighting fit soon. |
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May 10, 2007 12:30:04 GMT
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surely someone on here would help
to get this home for you.
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May 10, 2007 12:52:55 GMT
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Problem is it has no brakes at all, no exhaust, and lights, towing isn't an option. This is what i was thinking of doing to it, its a bad picture but you'll get the idea.  |
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1992 Citroen zx
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May 10, 2007 13:06:35 GMT
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hi Dean'
looking cool I like moggy PU's, glad you got rid the back end, looks like a nice project.
hope you feel better soon
James
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Carter
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May 10, 2007 15:26:27 GMT
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Its just a scratch, youll be fine.... welcome!  Moggy pickups and Harvey Frosts.. a winning combination IMO, you need to get it done for RR '07 |
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'77 Chevy G20
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May 10, 2007 15:49:03 GMT
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dean, hope u'r feeling well now! Thats a big ol'project u have there  going to look great when its got a new lick of paint! How long you think its going to take to restore? |
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May 10, 2007 17:22:57 GMT
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If I can ever get it back home, I reckon around 6- 12 months or so, depending on finances and parts etc. Plenty of Harvey Frost cranes on ebay, but no doubt when I can afford one there won't be any available. I bought a cracking pair of seats of ebay for it, which cost me £1.20!
Backs heeling up nicely now thanks, all the staples are gone and I can walk properly again now. I had 3 collasped discs, which were trapping my spinal cord, meaning i could hardly walk. I can now walk great, its just i tire out easily as i'm not used to walking anymore ;D Only downside is now the pains gone in my legs, i can feel all the pain in my back, which will be another op for a spine fusion at some point.
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May 10, 2007 17:25:38 GMT
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please turn it back to a pick up of recover vehicle. making it into a van would be a bad move, pick ups are mucho coolo.
who wrote spine on ur back??
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May 10, 2007 18:48:14 GMT
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The anestatis, the bloke who knocks you out wrote it, just incase the surgeon had brain fade and decided to operate elsewhere I need to mock it up with the new seats and small steering wheel, if i can fit in comfortbly then it will stay as a pick up, if I can't I'll change it into a van. IIRC there isn't alot of room for a 17st bloke in the little cab  |
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May 10, 2007 19:15:59 GMT
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Welcome, great project and all that...... (ENVY, ENVY)
As a trained nurse, and guy with a knackered back and neck, who has seen guys screw up the results of a good operation by moving on too fast, I will say...... CAUTION !!
Enjoy getting yourself dirty once you get the all clear.
I think Pickup is great, but recovery is cool and will make for more conversation.
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madmart
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love is: valvebounce in top gear
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thats a nice pickup, I'm loving the recovery idea.
anybody know there axle weight?
hope your recovery goes well too
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I'm not to bothered about the rear axle limit, it would be for show only. It would probably be OK with a small car or a rear engine'd motor, but not really practical though.
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good lukc with recovery. and good luck with the project, i love moggies! at least taking the time to recove properly will ler you plan this out well. always thought a honda s2000 engine setup would be nice ¬_¬ no that I'm hintig at anything there... |
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anybody know there axle weight? Not sure about the axle weight, but the payload is 6cwt, or possibly 8cwt. |
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May 11, 2007 14:19:46 GMT
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Its home ;D ;D. A mate rang me up today and i talked him into collecting it for me. The downside is, as I drove it up the entry the chassis collasped where all the rust was in the picture above Oh well, at least its an easy profile to repair. |
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May 11, 2007 15:25:02 GMT
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you should have taken the mower out the back first!
unlucky with the snappage.. cant be too hard to fix though. seemsagood excuse to build a space framed chassis..
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hitman
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May 11, 2007 22:57:26 GMT
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as grizz says take it easy mate,been there seen it wearin the scars,good luck |
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May 12, 2007 21:09:11 GMT
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Well I had a bit of a dismantling session today. Doors off, interior out, gearbox tunnel removed, and took the cab back out. After having had a good look around it, I declare it well and truly rotten. Just to repair the floors,sills and chassis, is going to cost around £600 in panels, thats without sorting out the inner wings and other rust. Guess its going to be a longer project than I thought! How it looks now.  |
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Last Edit: Dec 31, 2007 18:57:16 GMT by dean36014
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May 14, 2007 15:49:01 GMT
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Did some today. Binned the wings as they were cheap, crazed fibreglass ones. O/s inner wing isn't at all bad, n/s side needs complete replacement, look at the length of the MOT tester's chalk mark!  Took the gearbox out from inside the cab, as I can't risk jacking it up due to the chassis rot. After it was out and I tidied up abit, I noticed the o/s gearbox crossmember had rotted out from the chassis rail. In the picture you can just see its dropped down by about 1/2 inch.  The engines just sitting on the trolley jack ready to come out, but I'll need a hand to shift it. Then its just a case of dismantling the front suspension and unbolting and grinding the cab of the chassis. then the fun will begin. |
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Last Edit: Dec 31, 2007 18:59:01 GMT by dean36014
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May 14, 2007 17:42:50 GMT
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eeeeeek!!! looks pretty serious mate, nice that u sound to still be up for it. hope ufind something solid soon
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Welcome and OUCH!! 
going to look great when its got a new lick of paint! 
