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Haans wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:01 am Slow & steady boet,......before long you are looking for your next fix,......and then it gets worse !,

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Yip .... bit by bit i'll get there.

Cant wait to take get for a drive. Hopefully she'll start when I fit the carb again :D


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I need to do the breaks soon ....

There's absolutely no breaks.
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Carburetor fitted. Some minor adjustments done and it running like a charm
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Added some decal .... and had her first polish
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Made some brackets the weekend and polished the whole car
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Coming along nicely, keep up the good work, and the photo's.

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What is the purpose of the open engine lid?
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73type2 wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:31 am What is the purpose of the open engine lid?
Batman wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:24 am I need to do the breaks soon ....

There's absolutely no breaks.
Braking system.......:)
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Batman wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:24 am I need to do the breaks soon ....

There's absolutely no breaks.
I had both front and rear brake shoes rebonded and drums skimmed at Rhobrake it Alrode, cost was R270 per axle.
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That seems to be the average rate for brakes. I pay about R500 for all shoes rebonded and drums skimmed in Cape Town.
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73type2 wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:31 am What is the purpose of the open engine lid?
Apparently keeps the engine cooler ....
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64 Notchback wrote: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:04 pm
Batman wrote: Fri Oct 26, 2018 10:24 am I need to do the breaks soon ....

There's absolutely no breaks.
I had both front and rear brake shoes rebonded and drums skimmed at Rhobrake it Alrode, cost was R270 per axle.
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All youneed now is a parachute on the decklid !!!😱

Each to his own boet,... are you packing heavy under that lid ?

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Haans wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:28 am All youneed now is a parachute on the decklid !!!😱

Each to his own boet,... are you packing heavy under that lid ?

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Che k this out,.....our version of an "abarth exhaust",.........makes it sound as if we are packing heavy !
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Soon we will attempt a version of a sebring style tip onto a std exhaust I think,.......bends is still a challenge

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