My Speedster ~ The Black Sheila

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:35 pm

Awesome news manny. When are you back in SA?

Post by **Manny** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:53 pm

I will only return to SA in January 2015.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:52 pm

Damn I was hoping for your sake that it would be sooner. Youre going to be hurting man. I went nuts when I wasn't able to drive mine for 3 weeks.

Post by **Manny** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:25 pm

With a new production line being installed here in Angola, any time off is out of the question. The good part of it all come Jan/ Feb 2015 I should have at least six weeks of leave.
Since starting the build of the Black Sheila which is now in its fourteenth month and counting, I have not actually driven the girl.

Post by **Manny** » Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:42 pm

Update:

Fuel tank installed, no mods done to the tank and steering column, column clears the tank.

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acpaterson · Post by **acpaterson** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:43 am

That's great news Manny, and it's looking good.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:48 am

noiiiiice............

Post by **Manny** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:14 pm

A update August 2014'
Due to the NUMSA strike last month, very little work was done on the Black Sheila. I received an update from Garth on Friday and its seems its full steam ahead currently fitting all the trim pieces and preparing for paint.

Below the new front end

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Below is the old front end.

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Below Original Speedster front end

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Firebird · Post by **Firebird** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:19 pm

soooooooooooooo much better

Post by **Manny** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:28 pm

Its freaking awesome, what a difference, hard to believe its the same speedy.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:54 am

awesssssum.

Not just lower on the nose, but the headlights are closer to one another as well.

I need to tie up my loose ends so that I can strip mine down and get it to garth for the nose graft.

Firebird · Post by **Firebird** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:30 am

Do it. .. Do it now!

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flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:34 am

Firebird wrote:Do it. .. Do it now!

Too many other things to do first. It'll be one of the last things that I do before the respray.

Post by **Manny** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:25 am

I am glad you finally changed your mind to do the nose job, well done :10:

Are you going to respray the same colour or a different colour?

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:50 am

I wish that I could do it now, but I just don't have the time.

Respray a diff colour..........aquamarine non-metallic.

I hate the current colour, that's why I'm not phased when I bump it, scratch it or mess paint on it..........yeah i've messed a lot on it.

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