This is a thread to discuss Jokers evolving 1978 Avenger (http://www.avenger.co.nz/forum/index.php?topic=17.0)
Cool action shot from Otaria Road. How did you place?
Did you get any new in car footage?
lol it looked like when u were scrapping it that it didnt really want to leave u
haha & yup incar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpRO63GrSG8
Awesome video, looks heaps better now without the tape over the lens like last time.
nice recovery at 0:55.
yea not bad for a cell taped to cage eh :P next run batt came loose and grounded whole car killing it (next vid in sequence
Thanks for the latest update. It reminds me of my old days of racing.
I think pretty much every time I ended up breaking something by the last run. I say if your car isn't broken by the end of the day then your not trying hard enough.
It will be good to see the improvements you get out of the new motor. It must be pretty well balanced and have a good set of valve springs to pull 10K RPM. My race car engine could pull just over 9K before it would get valve bounce.
Keep up the good work and can't wait to see you race in person at the old school nats.
according to the guy joker got the motor from, it has spent its life as a rally/race motor and was built up to pull 12500rpm.its been rebuilt a few times and before it went bottom up recently he would sit it on 10k.
cant wait to see it running
yea everyone is dubious about the whole 10k thing.. dyno booked for 3 april :P
Who did you get to do the cam grind? What are the cam specs?
I got Kelford cams to do my cam grind. They charged $202 inc
I have a KE26 on the shelf for $80 offa TM
the motor I just picked up also has a Kelforld ground cam in it - specs are on a sheet of paper at hm currently
the prices I just posted are all Crank grind related - top end is fiiiiine
Cam Specs of my Spare cam - will most likley rebuild the tired 1600 with this cam as a spare
Quote from: JoKer on January 16, 2011, 09:14:47 PM
Cam
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=345496984
I won
thanks to another member for the specs and heads-up
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Quote from: Avenga
check this out
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=345496984
It is a Kelford Cams F29 grind. From what I have read it is low end race spec. I don't know if your head would be big enough for it and it is more suited for dual webers/dellortos but could be worth a shot for $100. I use a custom made F63-7 Kelford cam in my road car.
These are some F29 specs I pulled off the net, they are from a toyota cam but I am pretty sure the F29 profile is the same over all car makes.
F29
Cam Lift 0.290"in 0.300ex
Valve Lift Net 0.419"in 0.432ex
Duration @ 0.050 236 in 248ex
CEnterline @ peak lift 105 105
lobe seperation 105
Cam time @ 0.050" Camlift
Intake open 13btdc
intake clases 43abdc
Exhaust Opens 49bbdc
exhasut close 19 atdc
Valve time @ 0.015" Camlift
Intake open 37btdc
intake clases 67abdc
Exhaust Opens 72bbdc
exhasut close 42atdc
haha, I misread it as cam grind, I forgot you brought that cam off trademe. That should be pretty good for your new engine.
I didn't need a crank grind on mine but I did get it polished which cost $90, shiny engine internals FTW!!
What carbs are you going to run on it?
see eoi thread - twin strombergs balanced/knife edged and matched to the head apparently
will stick with them
stil have Twin Solexes in the shed with manifold, have had the car running on then but was unhappy/need tune - will sort them out next season maybe
Sweet, port matched to the head is a big thing. I got my dellorto manifold enlarged and matched to my head. makes it flow heaps better. hopefully he has enlarged the ports and the manifold while he was at it.
It will be interesting to see what sort of power you get out of it.
Dyno Booked next Sat !!!
nothing like real numbers
may sound liek a bit of coin, but all going to plan, you will have a sick as aids (in a good way) engine fo what, 700 buks? essentially brand new. tis a pretty sweet deal mate
cant wait to see what it can do
AMEN even Keith cant wait to get in on his dyno
motor going yet?
motor half out - crank back today hope get some assemble tonight
re spigot, should have hit graeme up (avengerparts) got mine for about $8 I think.
excited much!!
1:15am turns over - no spark - coil geta a bit warm - time 4 speeps
ah so close!
its goooooooooood - as soon as I figure phone cord extended version of track attack vid to be uploaded!
howd the dyno run go?
small isues with exhaust leek but is just sitting shy of 80hp
7500 rpm's was tested :P
Haha brilliant
Sounds like it's pretty strong man, you must be stoked!
Cool man! almost as powerful as my '75 Avenger, you're only 5HP under. you even have the same little spike as mine at 3,500RPM.
Put some bigger carbs and push so more revs and you should be able to make as much as my race car. I bet you feel a huge difference out on the track.
Time to change your signature I think.
lol yup
yea side-draughts and oil change after the weekend are on the cards except webers aint free AND I am still using my OEM 1300 Gearbox... so money would be spent wisely elsewhere
Well I do have a set of Dellorto DHLA40's sitting on the race car gathering dust. I could be talked in to loaning them out to you until you find a set of your own.
I don't really want to sell them because they are so hard to find now days and if I ever want to do anything with the race car then I will need them back but they would be better used on your car than sitting in my garage.
They are proper DHLA40's not the DHLA40C's like on my '75 so they are better carbs than the ones on my '75. They are jetted for my race car so they should be sweet with your engine.
Give me a hoot if you are interested.
would not mind semi-permanent loan if that is an option with agreement that if you wanted them back I can ship the next day etc
have current arrangement with the twin SOLEX's I have in shed too - I know they are worth a bit as well try to look after things that arent mine
Sweet. do you want me to take them off and ship them down to you so you can have them in time for the nats?
Got to have the Avenger kicking ass in the gymkharna.
That dellorto setup is worth about $600, even more if you have to get them rejetted and filter etc. I got my ones on my '75 for $500 for the carbs + $100 for the manifold + $630 for jets and chokes + $440 for the K&N. so the carb setup on my '75 cost me all up $1670!
shit man : makes me nervous when ya put figures on it!
will have a think and talk to some ppl but yea keen
Sweet. Let me know if you want them and I will unbolt them and ship them down to you.
Okay I have unbolted the carbs for you. They look really good, butterflies look sweet.
I can only see 2 problem.
1. One of the pump rod has come loose, you just need a little bolt to hold it on. I had a quick look but couldn't find in the right size, should only be a few cents from the hardware shop.
2. The middle section of the manifold is broken. It is still holding it's shape because of the big beefy strut on the other end of the manifold and it will be pretty easy just to weld it up and grind it flat.
I took one of the air filters off and it has 35mm venturi and I measured the port size at the head and that is also 35mm.
Here are some photos. In the bottom photos you can see the little things that need fixing. Let me you if you are still keen.
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Looks same as the other intyaker I have the Solex's bolted too - may not be an issue lets roll! :P
oh and :
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Can't wait to see how the dellorto's run on your engine.
I saw the videos you posted on OS. The Avenger looks pretty wild with the new engine. looks like you are even lifting a wheel in that photo.
and some! with slicks all around could feel it lifting even worse - waiting for those pics to surface
that pic is with 'skid' tires on the back having some play time :P
im gagging to see this at nats
as long as this is skidding it up this weekend, do whatever is necessary haha
I'll go halves in the welding of the manifold if you like.
cheep at half the price! chur - didnt expect that but yea is another $100 I didnt have this week
and seeing as you broke it... haha (half hr labour welding $30 Planing $60 + GST)
Edit : just spoke to racer mate (has a Rotary Viva) reckon planing might be overkill and not really necessary, simple file flat by hand or pop it on one of my larger sanders should be fine
woops, sorry about posting in your thread, got confussed
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Quote from: JoKer on May 02, 2011, 01:26:20 PM
cheep at half the price! chur - didnt expect that but yea is another $100 I didnt have this week
and seeing as you broke it... haha (half hr labour welding $30 Planing $60 + GST)
Edit : just spoke to racer mate (has a Rotary Viva) reckon planing might be overkill and not really necessary, simple file flat by hand or pop it on one of my larger sanders should be fine
haha. I didn't break it. It was like that on the car. who knows how long it has been broken.
I blame my mate who built my engine for me. He should have put in a longer stud instead of cutting that notch out of the manifold. made it too weak and just the heat from the engine and pressure from the bolt and weight of the carbs would have weakened it over time till it finally broke.
Get it fixed and I'll sort you out. I guess I may use it again sometime down the track but also remember the saying "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"
just roll it as is/wrap some tape around it
Yeah man. Race tape fixes anything. I have fixed worse things with race tape.
I used to pit crew for my mates go karts and we used to do some such dodgy repairs with race tap. I wish I got some photos aye because some event I swear the only thing holding the kart together was tape.
This sort of thing but worse
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lol will see how their welding goes : what did ya use to clean those carbs up Andrew?
I have heard carb-cleaner mentioned BUT I have some degreaser in a can and half a brake cleaner can also plenty of thinners here at work - gave the intake a bit of a rub and plenty of silver paint came off - a bunch of expoy is smeared around one of the runners, no biggie
Man those Dellortos sound awesome. I love the angry sound of a good set of side drafts. Can't wait to see what it does on the dyno.
Not too much dramas getting the old girls going? they were good carbs. I did many races and rally with those carbs. Engine bay looks great with the big carbs.
Time to kick ass at the OS nats.
hah - may have to take slicks off as it is only an auto-x and I wont be kickin anyones ass
last auto-x was murder on my arms even in the rain!
(tire popping vid)
Quote from: avenga on May 04, 2011, 09:38:11 AM
Sweet. I saw you had a late one last night.
Fuel regulator isn't needed if your electric fuel pump is limited in pressure. they one in my '75 is so it will limit the fuel pressure to 3 PSI but the one in my race car was bigger and just pumped nonstop with as much pressure as it could so I needed to regulate it.
Dellortos really don't like too much fuel pressure so about 3 PSI is perfect. So if your fuel pump can't keep a steedy pressure then you don't need to use the regulator.
Yeah dellortos can be a pain to start. I have got used to it and it is second nature to me having used Dellortos for years. 2 pumps on the gas then 1/4 throttle while cranking usually does the trick but my race car was stupidly hard to start because the cam is much lumpier than yours and the compression is much higher.
All fun and games. Be cool to see what it does on the dyno.
turns out those wee nuts [not nits] are the key :P fires piece of piss with actuator in - big fuel rush (was running without in vid
Oil recommendation? is draining now
i think a half decent(ie mobil one, shell etc) 20w/50 would do the trick (well will be better than red stamp shit....)
I use Penrite HPR30 20w/60 in my Charger and Avengers.
http://www.penriteoil.com.au/products/motor-oil/hpr/hpr_30
Plenty of zinc and they are made for 70's era cars.
Your Avenger looked great at the Nats. It smokes up pretty good now and I would say you were the most fun to watch. Plus looking back at the pictures I am pretty sure you did the whole thing with your elbow out the window.
I have heaps more photos of your Avenger which didn't make the final cull because I have like 30+ shots of you laying down smoke and I didn't want to over load everyone with 100's of photo's. I had to cull them down to 150 photos so I tried to do only 3-4 of each car but I think I did 6-7 of your car. My short list of good photos had 22 photos of your car in it :)
cheers bo!
yea well pleased with the 6 or so that have been posted to date :P
The Avenger sounds pretty mean in the latest video.
fingers crossed for sunshine Sunday!
Road and Track series event at Manfield
Sat full track : taking mates Rotary Viva over
Sun Back track : Whip avenger around and stun the onlookers, was crowd favourite last time
Awesome. I have always wanted to race at Manfield. I have raced at Pukekohe, old Taupo and half track new Taupo but I have always wanted to race at Manfield, Also would love to give Hampton Downs a go.
You should have a blast down there. Make sure to get plenty of pics or videos of your Avenger tearing up the track.
pic i find on retro classics haha
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QuoteHi Jared,
Steve Tippett commented on Motorsport Manawatu's photo of you.
Steve wrote "1 wheel drive FTW"
See the comment thread
If you think I am a tease - I cant see the photo either!
Awesome videos. You must be well pleased with the performance increase of the new engine. Sounds great out there.
ohhhhh yeaaaaa
cant say how good it felt to whip through the gears with purpose!
thinking needs stiffer springs on the back at least for track stuff
or ballast/co-driver to keep that side down!
Yeah I run really hard springs in the back of my race car.
You could borrow my rear springs if you want. They would probably be too hard for road use. The only problem I had was finding short enough shocks. I ended up using shock towers in the boot.
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track fun is addictive - may buy ya springs when you no longer need them
Taupo on the 19th Aug is next outign and I already know it like to lift coming onto the front straight
anit-clockwise/left hand circuits are not my friend currently lol
My suspension setup used to work great at Taupo.
I will let you know what I decide on my springs.
I don't know if I will sell them because they are so hard to find. If anything it will be a loan like the Dellortos.
cool - yea they would likely be in and out for track/rally events.... depends which one I get addicted to 1st/can afford to participate!
Far out man, those 2 wheel shots look damn sexy.
i REALLY must get around to putting my own sign-age/sponsors on it the amount of attention i get LOL
Yeah man. Get it all stickered up like a proper race car.
what you mean proper LOL
bit of panel and paint 1st, then it will look as good as it runs!
haha, just winding you up :)
The car is coming along very nicely. It has came a long way from the 35KW weakling it used to be. Now all it needs is the looks to match the engine :)
;D
cool photos!
Epic man. Those are kick ass results.
Look at how close you were to that lotus 7 in the morning session. Those are seriously quick cars so to be within a hair's breadth of them is pretty epic indeed.
I reakon you could have thrashed them if you had a little less drifting with the elbow out the window action going on. :P
haha yea the Lotus wes been twin/shared driven by the owners son's
yea need to curb the show-boat habits :/
gunna try some of these : http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/other-accessories/auction-388086149.htm
rather than changing springs....
basically you 'chock' them into the coils almost soild, I think I can foresee slight extra strain on certian sections but stiffe they should be!
thoughts?
Dude, hold off on the bonnet mods. I am just getting some fibreglass ones made. I will flick you one of those if they aren't too expensive. They can even do it in carbon fibre!!
(its only paint + an extra special secret)
getting it done for free/next to nothing
and sweeet! when I have a real job I might be able to afford a couple :P
oh and will be at 1vaknd's 21st taupo Track day next Fri for some FUN and aybe some fast too
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228877103801040
(also discussed on OS)
aye the avenger is the best at the handelin' guid yin hey JoKer
the slicks help heeeeeaaps
changed to some skid tires for fun just as they closed the track at 4 = sad panda :/
hurry up and moce ur ass to napier so avengers can start ruling the world please.
hah aiming to do the sealed sprint near Otane 4th sept
Looking good, Although that bonnet looks way too heavy.
Car totally needs more fibreglass!!
totes
least 10 seconds right there!
Man, I feel a bit sea sick after that in car video. What did you have it mounted in? a fish tank?
But seriously, it's cool to see some incar video of your might Avenger in action.
was one of these : http://www.trademe.co.nz/electronics-photography/digital-cameras/other/auction-437313309.htm
Markku/Truenotch uses same camera in his race-car with similar results :/
better equipment already sorted for this year!
Ouch!!!! How does someone do that while moving cars around to mow the lawns?
Let us know if you need any parts to help repair it. I could probably donate some spare tail lights and a boot.
Yeah, l was thinking Demolition Derby...was your flatmate copying that Sky TV add where that woman on the ride-on mower demolishes everything thing in sight?!
Looks like the Subby came off worse than the 'Venga??
boot is surprisingly fine, plan is to pull most out and hack a half of one down at Wilf's weld it back up
stupid is as stipid does
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marks in the grass in left foreground are when it was pushed.... rear wheel was where front wheel is now at time of incident
Suby was sans bumper before, so wentr straight to solid bits, was good bonnet : is not even my bonnet :/ that is the demo derby car!
wooo just had a brain fart : its insured :P
$500 excess will be mint!
Not so fast Tonto...is your flatmate covered by your car insurance?
If Yes, you'll lose your no claims bonus and have to pay the first $500.
If No, you'll need to say they 'borrowed' the cars without permission and the insurance company will chase them up for the $$$ repair costs and $500 excess, causing your flatmate to suddenly move out!!
You can do a lot of DIY repairs for $500...getting your flatmate to stump up with some money might be a better option?!
initial quote from mate:rates is $1800
expect panel beaters to be similar/sub $2500
yep checked if he was covered even before I thought about letting room out, so pretty sure not issue
sad news!
the Wier-house is sold out of Avengers! and the rest of the escorts are going early next week
there is 1 series 7 body left promised to another member (Miles?) so may leave Panel beaters to find a donar /fix my baby
(or I may sneaky a series 7 rear end conversion LOL)
just had ph call : is considering writing it off pending further inspection due to the "prior" condition of the car
eep, dont consider it $5k worth either
Richard do you still have your caged car your parting out?
Yeah I do still have my caged car.
Not sure if I would sell it or not. I have owned it for like 14 years or so and it was my first car so it has a lot of centimental value to me.
But to be honest I will probably never race it again and it would be good to see it used for what it was intended for.
it still has the trick estate rear suspension, has stock front suspension now but that would probably be better for gravel. It was set up for tarmac before so it would have been too hard for gravel.
Let me know what they say about your car and if it is written off then we can have a chat about my race car.
keeping up to date : just had call from local Car salesman (Ford dealership) had been contacted to "value" ze Avenger : could be interesting
kinda fun "baffling people" showing them the location and the result "how on earth... was he drunk??" etc
I was just wondering that myself? how did he manage to do that much damage shifting cars?
Who are you insured with and did you have agreed value?
Let us know how you get on.
I said its worth 5k
figure 2k motor, 1 k receipts + your Carbs
2k cage/shell
1k safety equip
they are trying to value it now and say it was ruff pre accident : might have a fight on my hands
AON : insurance brokers i think
You will, as it's worth much less whole than in parts.
Maybe better to ditch the insurance company and repair it yourself/sell the parts or transfer them to another car?
That way you also get to keep the live tags/plates.
If they take ownership, it will be de-registered and sold as a wreck.
yea had crossed my mind all of the above options
live plates aren;t really required for my level of sport
backup is a spare live plate car in Hastings : hat-tip to Kiera
upside : just spoke to "valuer who didnt want the job lol"
agreed $1500-2k for the "shell" alone (inc. cage)
he's trying to figure out why insurance made it sound like they were trying to ignore the cage part IE simple shell = $150 at most
Yeah man. Cages are expensive. I remember when I got mine done like 12 years ago and it cost me close to 2K back then by the time I got it built, installed and homologated.
take the money and buy the car from them,i have your next car if your interested i will have pics tomorrow picking it up.
its got a v8
caged
body looks mint
pm me if interested
thats plan b :P
pics as promised
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havent had a chance to look round it great shell seems to have been done relatively well not running needs exhaust and distributor although the manifolds are there and there is a distributor in the boot.
its not my thing so want to move it on.
guy lost his storage and needed rid of stuff i just happened to hear about it and made him an offer.
oooh
will see where insurance goes 1st
just picked up a running Series 7 1300 for $150 so have a fun car to tide me over, even rego on hold :P
Hi fellows,
It's just amazing, you still use these cars to race, here is not like this :(. I like to see photos in which engine is open and all parts are in fixing process. My enginee has never been opened with 170.000kms over its shoulder.
Nice restoring work Joker, Congrats! that Hill looks very spicy.
Cheers!
Nicko
cheers yea that was the 1st time I have seen inside an engine myself!
learnt heaps and amazing how simple it all really is
Awesome, hope you get the '76. looks like an awesome bargin for what it is. Are you going to use it as a road car?
Nicko, there is quite a few Avengers racing in New Zealand. I used to race an Avenger back in 2000-2005, and we have a few other members who have rally/race Avengers.
They make great race cars due to their light weight and good handling.
A few of the Avengers that rally here use an imported 1800 block from South America.
You are kidding me Avenga! Blocks from South America?? Maybe they could have belonged to Dodge1500 M1.8 as it is denominated here. Incredible :) I visited Sales forum and I noticed that some of you posted argentinians cars on sale, like the Volkswagen 1500, full of proud gentlemen.
I can't still believe that NZ cars are in a 90% I think, similar than our Dodges. I know mine like my hand and some pieces and parts are the exactly the same. I did not watch Joker's videos cause I am on a netbook and it sucks! but tomorrow I will take a loo at them.
Regards! Have a nice day (here is evening ja!)
Nicko
Quote from: avenga on May 30, 2012, 01:55:22 PMAre you going to use it as a road car?
that is the intention yup :P
Nicko. the 1800 brazil engine is the motor of choice for rallying. In 1976 Andrew Cowen won the Heatway Rally of New Zealand in a 2 door Avenger with a Brazilian 1800 in it.
They import the 1800 engines from Brazil or Argentina then bore them out to almost 2000cc. I always wanted to import an 1800 engine for my race car but I couldn't afford the shipping etc when I used to race. Instead I used a 1600 bored out to around 1750cc.
Here is a link to one of them http://www.avenger.co.nz/forum/index.php?topic=168.0 and here are some photos of another 1800 rally car in New Zealand http://groundsky.co.nz/index.php?Action=VEN&EventCode=0711&EntrantID=7512
Awesome Jarrod!!! We so need to have another Avenger meet.
IF I get it (still 1x too many ifs in that sentence for my liking) will be the first time in a long time I will have a "legal" on road avenger :P
dude just signed in recently (last hr or so) no reply yet : so tense right now!
cant even check a spam folder cos Slingshot dont run it anymore.....
spotted an "edit" on listing
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Sorry guys car will be ready to view early next week as i am up north at the moment for work!
oh and its 13000 cc LOL
Haha a 13 litre avenger would haul ass.
Hope you get it.
That repair looks great Jared...shows up the rest of the car...LOL
You're taking a risk parking it in the backyard again...should be safe until the grass needs cutting anyway!!
its safe there : spare room is empty!
Hey there i was referred to you as told you might be interested in a 1600 worked avenger motor, I brought this motor, it came out of a minisprint so i don't have all the specs but what i can tell you is it has hillspec cam, aluminium pistons, shaved head and block, fully balanced, ported head, regrafted distribtutor and fuel pump, set up for twin side draughts ( dellortos ) but i have a pair of solex carbs. Also free flow extractors to go with it. Let me know if your keen 0274220799
awesome, but less than zero budget for something like that currently : will keep in mind!
I will take a look on that alpine I have for air box screw if I don't have one new ones are on ebay uk for small money
sweet, I left mine somewhere around Manfield (oops)
Found one sorry bout delay PM me details
where about is she lacking in rigidity?
pretty much the chassis front of the mount points
Quote from: avengertiger on May 01, 2018, 10:32:49 PM
where about is she lacking in rigidity?
more specifically this
Passenger side looking from the sump area
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Drivers Side
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Reshell is the best case scenario / suggestion at this stage :/
Everything else appeared sound / solid including running gear etc
Do you want my V8 Avenger body shell???
Free to a good home if you want it. Storage is costing an arm and a leg and I'm never going to use it now that I have put the V8 in the wagon.
The body has all been done so it is spotless. It's sitting in primer up in a storage container up in Auckland.
jesus
mate reckons with a Mig welder he'd sort it but that is very VERY tempting!
VERY!
I'm going to put it up on Trademe shortly but if you want to save me the hassle then that will be great.
The storage yard just emailed saying they are increasing the rent from $154 per month to $180 per month so it is just burning a hole in my back pocket and I am never going to get around to using it since I have the wagon build burning through the rest of my $$$$$
I googled car transport quickly last night : would be around $600 (I don't have at the moment)
and looking at it its a deal currently hard not to turn down!
but (always something)
mate reckons he might be able to stich things back together on mine with a mig welder & some time & patience
that and the steel work on your car looks very impressive & I'd hate to be the guy to bend that, and it would end up on my damp lawn outside (though I have scaled back my business so there is floor space here....
so I'm thinking hard about it! (part of me says pop it on the tard & see if you can make some coin back & another part of me want to come for a drive & get it now LOL
earliest I would be available for a roady is weekend 19/20th May or 26/27th, I may have to consult my wife.....
richards offer is a blessing you will be chasing rust on your old shell forever the only downside is swapping the cage over could be costly time consuming and you will need that.
everything else is doable,when you bend the body just trim back bent bits as you go and then you will be left with something that works.
Quote from: avengertiger on May 05, 2018, 11:10:04 AM
richards offer is a blessing you will be chasing rust on your old shell forever the only downside is swapping the cage over could be costly time consuming and you will need that.
everything else is doable,when you bend the body just trim back bent bits as you go and then you will be left with something that works.
And it beats just having the car sitting in my storage container. It needs to be a bad ass rally car :) :) :)