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Saw this in the "very slow lane" on the R300 on Saturday afternoon.

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So we hijacked it.

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Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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Looks like you are going to be very busy! Awesome project!! :hangloose:
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All the rust is just on the surface as the PO rubbed it all down and then left it in the rain again.

But ja, still a lot of work.
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No worries it should just buff out man :lol:

Wack an engine in and jur laughing

Good one Hr
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Nice one Dave....you know where to find the necessary green bits in case you don't want to keep it Rat any more !
i would leave it a rat look !! :lol:
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SB, I need a floor, so will come calling in the new year. :D
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jeez HR. For a minute I thought this was one of those hundreds of jokes you have taken a liking to posting lately.
Good luck with it!
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hitlers revenge wrote:SB, I need a floor, so will come calling in the new year.
start saving up Dave ! is it a rear floor you need lad ?

is that a walk through fleetline ??
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SB

Will be needing the main floor.

Walk through as in from driver seat to the rear seat. Then yes.
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hitlers revenge wrote:Saw this in the "very slow lane" on the R300 on Saturday afternoon.

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So we hijacked it.

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Before you hijacked it,where was it gonna end up originally
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Hey !! Great one HR. :D

One Bottle of Turtle Wax, A few Mr Green panels, A Fugly engine, a few minutes of your time, and she is on her way to George.

Now thats what I call commitment.... :shock: :wink:

Herman

PS. I think there is going to be a striped out Fugly for sale soon... ... in the Brack area..... :roll:
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Nice find! Somebody is gonne be busy in the new year :hangloose:
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Nice project you got there Dave. :hangloose:

You got any more close up pics? Looks like a potential solid base?

That same tow truck came and took this piece of junk out of my garden....

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That same tow truck came and took this piece of junk out of my garden....

:shock: :?
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Hope that "piece of junk" Went to a new home, cause I would have loved some parts off that " piece of junk" had it gone to the Junk Yard.

:cry: :cry:

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