'67 Fastback

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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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Of course, I always have a pic of this Fasty to keep me motivated :wink:

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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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Another update.

This morning, I found a cat and 2 kittens living in the Fastback, so the next thing would be to get them out and find them a safe home :P
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I got 3 Boerboel dogs who like cats meat.
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Blitz,

On an emergency basis, you can feed those cats milk and raw egg beaten together. Photos of the cats please. We love cats :).
Unfortunately we are fully booked for the next few years, so I won't be able to take them.
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:lol:

Let me see if I can get pics of the little critters...
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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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BARON wrote:Blitz
I got 3 Boerboel dogs who like cats meat.
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I have a Border Terrier, like the one in the movie "Something about Mary", who is also very "fond" of cats...., and rabbits...., and mice..., and rats...., and etc.... :twisted: :D
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Easiest and cheapest would be to have them sent to Baron or Dam :twisted:
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Sat down the other night and made some plans for this Fasty's future.

I would like to have the bare shell mounted on the replacement chassis by the end of December - I am setting aside the whole of December to work on this car. The chassis will be sprayed and detailed by myself, and new brake/fuel lines as well as cables will be fitted. At this point, a return line for EFI will also be fitted.

Once this is done, I will then have the front beam adjusted by two splines and clean and detail that as well. Ideally, I'd like to primer the car as well, but it boils down to how much time the rest of the chassis work takes.

Once all of the above is done, the car will sit for a while until I can begin Phase 2.

At this stage, I have no idea what the final result will be like i.e what wheels, engine, interior etc
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Are the kittens still living inside your fastback?
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No idea what happened to the kittens, but there is a cat that stays in the car every night.
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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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Blitz, as I said before - get the Fasty running as soon as possible and then make it a running project. I've been there before, it is really not lekker to dream about everything you still want to do, with the car not running. You wouldn't believe how good it feels once that engine starts for the first time - regardless the condition of anything else. You have the benefit of having two cars at the moment. Get the one running and roadworthy, and work on the parts of the other one. Once something is completed (like a front suspension), exchange it on the running car (Saturday afternoon job), and start with the next thing!
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yep i sometimes find my self dreaming of turbo conversions and all sorts off things when my car isnt even on the road yet ...and thats the idea with buggy get it running and looking allright ,hell id even drive it as it is at the moment just so i can have something that goes and then it becomes a rolling project cos its like my dad said to me with the buggy get the essentials right and the rest is all cosmetic (saturday afternoon jobs)...goodluck with the build blitz im uber keen to see what you produce...
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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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Yeah get your license and get that fasty on the road :P
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Re: '67 Fastback - VERY LONG TERM PROJECT!

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Pine wrote:Blitz, as I said before - get the Fasty running as soon as possible and then make it a running project. I've been there before, it is really not lekker to dream about everything you still want to do, with the car not running. You wouldn't believe how good it feels once that engine starts for the first time - regardless the condition of anything else. You have the benefit of having two cars at the moment. Get the one running and roadworthy, and work on the parts of the other one. Once something is completed (like a front suspension), exchange it on the running car (Saturday afternoon job), and start with the next thing!
Thanks for the motivation Pine. What you have suggested makes the most sense :wink:
eben wrote:Yeah get your license and get that fasty on the road :P
You have no idea how difficult that part is. Especially when you are dealing with incompetents who can only say eish! and aww. Very frustrating. :shock:
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