Projects that wont make it to RRG 2011 (please ADD

[countvauxalot]

I was hoping to bring my 944 but it still looks like this:



I've been doing more and more mountain biking and less and less work on the car - i need to get my finger out!

[smithy13]

I'm not far off having this running:


which fits in the back of this:


but wont make it to the gathering :-(

[retromk11]

smithy13, the car looks complete from the pics, whats left to do?
also the bikes a beaut!

[Loxlee]

Those bikes are cool as! I've seen them a few times but never really known what they are.

My car looks pretty much exactly the same but it just has more rust

[reanimation]

Been working for a year most weekends an odd evenings travelling 30 miles through winter and Spring and "summer", and I've almost run out of steam... It's getting a big burst of work this weekend but still wont be done for RRG, hoping to have it done in next few months though or hibernating dry at least...




The Sierra in a similar state too \/ thats next job to complete

I have however a new to me retroish No Skool - Just Cool Ford to bring, nicely completing the Retro Family Ford trilogy.

[retromk11]

i know the feeling reanimation

i started mine last year in Oct :S so also done the through winter and Spring and Summer

hands on frozen tools are not fun! and like you pictured Brews don't stay warm for long hahaha

[Tim]

mine

Was a wee bit too 'modern' anyway really, but was trying to get it sorted anyway with wheels, and suspension ready to go. However:


image by Tim Cave, on Flickr

Doesnt look too bad, but the boot floor has moved...

[reanimation]

Compared to yours, mine is quite a tame strip down, and a year isn't long enough unless you have loads of spare time. Just make sure you build it back. Plans or routines get you there... slowly
Yep last winter was Fuggin cold. The Scottish one, and MiniMad5 didn't mind, but it was torture for skinny old me! Hard to grasp tools, sooo right.

[retromk11]

ahhh scottish winter was prob/defo alot worse than the one in devon lol only our cows froze haha

I started mine thinking this wont take long. WRONG!!! as for putting it all back together, everything has already been revamped and powdercoaded to just waiting for paint now

keep em comming chaps, nice to see I'm not the only one head deep in car work

[Deleted]

Aug 10, 2011 20:54:35 GMT kevfromwales said:

just chuck that lovely oily old smoker you got off me in jon! - although I wontbe complaining if I have to listen to the flathead again....
- you cooking brekkie this year?

Kev, I think I owe you brekkie anyway!

I think you might be right about the 1500. Maybe I need to plan my evenings a bit more carefully...

[jmsheahan]

Not quite ready for an MOT and too far to trek when it hasn't been driven properly in 3 years.

Will be in the Mk2 Golf GTI though.

[tofufi]

Perhaps fairly unsurprisingly, my Beetle won't be there either...



Maybe 2014?

[smellyferret]

Aug 11, 2011 8:16:19 GMT smithy13 said:

I'm not far off having this running:


which fits in the back of this:


but wont make it to the gathering :-(

Which is not unlike this:

awesome!!!!!

[purplevanman]

The Rumph will be there although nowhere near what it was supposed to be :/
More holes than a rusty colander
Not the right wheels

but it will be there ;D

[smithy13]

Skids g1 in silver! WANT!

[Uncle Silvia]

This is my corolla that I took to RRG09...............



But since thats currently awaiting "project status" I bought another Retro Runabout last week just in time for the show ;D.................



And it will be looking a little tidier and hopefully lower by showtime ;D

[Ratters]

it isn't quite as bad as this now.....

the bulkhead corners, inner wings/strut tops, wing rails, slam & front panel are now all on & the wings are screwed in place but still far from finished.... got the rear offside corner to do [in/out arches, tub repairs, tank well, etc] & back panel



instead i'll be in this....

[bl1300]

Hoped to unviel my new DAF 44 Type 1 project. But sadly she will not be coming as at the moment this is her sole form of propulsion


Gladys my daily 44 has is awaiting parts from holland after her voltage regulator and dynamo fried themselves. Bruce the triumph ive lost the mojo so much that the days worth of work to get it running has so far taken 10weeks.

As a result I wont be at the gathering at all anymore as I don't have a car to get me there

[skinnylew]

Was supposed to be in this:

with fresh turbo conversion but too many issues with mapping/exhaust to solve in time.

Soooooooooooooooo I may well be in this:

again

[DutyFreeSaviour]

I'm - not surprisingly - not able to get the GT6 racer done in time. My first born is now 14mths - and with the work travel on top I just haven't had the time to get as far as I wanted.
Taunus Transit has decided it doesn't like top gear - so if it can't be sorted that will be next years ride instead I reckon.
E28 reserve tow vehicle is now on duty and I'll be pulling the 2500S - MoT ready ;D and (hopefully) booked in for a test while over there.

ALso just bought a little retro tat for camp-site duties and pick it up tomorrow!

I'll post pice up when iU get in the garage again (for the first time in ages!) evening.