johnnys series 3 resto project

johnny curt 1 said:

cheers fella theres nowt like a good compliment

i had to ask as theres a few who say theyre sure ive got an army of umpa lumpas doing the work for me

thing is i would do if i could catch the little fukkers

4 midgets relay race against a camel. - YouTube

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LOL just watched the race, speed you go you must be able to catch them.

Also I see you like wall of death, have you seen "Eat The Peach" ?
Eat the Peach, clip 1 of 3 - YouTube

owl said:

LOL just watched the race, speed you go you must be able to catch them.

Also I see you like wall of death, have you seen "Eat The Peach" ?
Eat the Peach, clip 1 of 3 - YouTube

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just seen the clip and im gonna try and find that film for download :smokin::smokin: cheers matey

I love my daily fix of this resto. Keep it up mate. Top stuff !!

heres a little more done firstly a before and after shot

before


and after


now fer what ive been up to just the windscreen back on wipers refitted dash back in and a few circuits tested like the rear lights wipers horn and a couple of pics so far



please ignore the bonnet for now as i need thinners for the paint to finish that orff

Looking great there JC, every time I look at this thread it makes me want to start a project like that. I haven't got anything like the skills you have though.

Keep it up mate, I look forward to my daily dose of Johnny C's restoration fred.

Johnny, Are you gonna do something about the mismatched paint? I know you had problems with your paint supplier but it seems a shame to do such a thorough rebuild and end up with a "two tone" paint job.

waldershelf said:

Johnny, Are you gonna do something about the mismatched paint? I know you had problems with your paint supplier but it seems a shame to do such a thorough rebuild and end up with a "two tone" paint job.

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gonna get it on the road and run in then later this summer ill blow the lot in the same shade blue more than likely the lighter shade i think

but before i do that i wanna take it to the paint supplier as is to show them and see if they wanna help sort the problem out

johnny curt 1 said:

gonna get it on the road and run in then later this summer ill blow the lot in the same shade blue more than likely the lighter shade i think

but before i do that i wanna take it to the paint supplier as is to show them and see if they wanna help sort the problem out

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I remeber you saying it was a new product, the least they should do is give enough to blow it over for free to help them "develop" the product.

waldershelf said:

I remeber you saying it was a new product, the least they should do is give enough to blow it over for free to help them "develop" the product.

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aint it just mate and it will give them a chance to see how an ammateur has got on with the application so they have an idea of hown easy or difficult it is to work with

**** just remembered i might not be knocking abbout much tomorow night as weve got shameless being filmed righ outside me back gate

and i know the rules if theres no piccies it didnt happen so ill remember to take some

johnny curt 1 said:

**** just remembered i might not be knocking abbout much tomorow night as weve got shameless being filmed righ outside me back gate

and i know the rules if theres no piccies it didnt happen so ill remember to take some

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Don't forget, you have been told to make a lot of noise so they come and ask you to be quiet then you tell them
"sorry mate, the only time I have is (insert the current time and ad a few hours) because I cannot afford to pay someone to do the work for me, if I could afford it I would be sat in the house with the family nice and quiet"

John

I can hear the ringing tone of a lump hammer applied to sheet metal here in Hampshire

Land Raver said:

I can hear the ringing tone of a lump hammer applied to sheet metal here in Hampshire

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Either that or an old brake drum makes a good bell

air chisel has been going flat out all afternoon battering the livvid feck out of the front bumper and ive also been using the air ratchet for a few jobs on the front end :









and now the proof of the pudding



a few of them have been in the garden and commented on how good the landy is looking

and theres a few pennies heading my way when they finnish

Good result then! 3 horns...a good idea with Series brakes.
Looking fab - wiring to do and then not far from completion I guess.
This time next week she'll be MOT'sd the rate you're going at it.

I had the family round for tea tonight and proudly showed them what can be achieved. My missus was most impressed with the results and is now a bit more optimistic that mine might get done to a similar standard. Should stop the heid nipping about it lying in my driveway for a while.

Land Raver said:

Good result then! 3 horns...a good idea with Series brakes.
Looking fab - wiring to do and then not far from completion I guess.
This time next week she'll be MOT'sd the rate you're going at it.

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those 3 horns were me trophies off the discos i broke and stripped for a mate thought id put them to use

and i got 3 weeks deadline from now to get the fukker atleast roadworthy and registered

ive been offered a bit of work for an 87 yr old neighbour tonight in 3 weeks hes planning to re-instate an old cast iron frame greenhouse he has so he can become more self sufficient but he aint strong enough to strip the old coal fired boiler out of the place

i went round to have a look this evening at what he wants shifting and stripping out and lowe and behold he said it was gonna go to the scrapman i verry quickly took one look at it and said ill strip it out clean the place out and help him with the heavy lifting for the boiler furnace

aqnd why coz its a family aerloom to me its a number 100 C H Thompson boiler one of the smallest they ever made so ill be taking that home but need the landy now to shift the 1/4 ton lump of oldschool iron back home

the heat is literally on now

crashbox said:

I had the family round for tea tonight and proudly showed them what can be achieved. My missus was most impressed with the results and is now a bit more optimistic that mine might get done to a similar standard. Should stop the heid nipping about it lying in my driveway for a while.

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i wish my missus was as easy to talk round as yours

**** knows what shes gonna say when the boiler turns up here :behindsofa::behindsofa::director::director:

Result all round I'd say .. crack on lad, brilliant thread this, all power to you ..

johnny curt 1 said:

i wish my missus was as easy to talk round as yours

**** knows what shes gonna say when the boiler turns up here :behindsofa::behindsofa::director::director:

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Splash a bit of satin black on it and call it a garden feature, 'til you decide what you really want to do with it.