Pictures of decently Modified cars
Discussion
Streetrod said:
Davi said:
Well its a small world - we've met before, some time in the early 90's!!!
actually could be late 80's...
Can you remember where and how would I remember you?????actually could be late 80's...
Edited by Davi on Wednesday 3rd June 15:11
If it was early 90's I had several distinctive VW's I could have been in - a Lilac & purple flamed 6" Carson top beetle, a rat look 63 (IIRC) notchback in peeling primer grey with <50mm ground clearance, Red and black sandrail... if any of those ring a bell LOL
Davi said:
Streetrod said:
Davi said:
Well its a small world - we've met before, some time in the early 90's!!!
actually could be late 80's...
Can you remember where and how would I remember you?????actually could be late 80's...
Edited by Davi on Wednesday 3rd June 15:11
If it was early 90's I had several distinctive VW's I could have been in - a Lilac & purple flamed 6" Carson top beetle, a rat look 63 (IIRC) notchback in peeling primer grey with <50mm ground clearance, Red and black sandrail... if any of those ring a bell LOL
You are right my car is based on a Wizard but little of the original exists now. The four inch chop required the roof to be cut into 12 pieces. The rear window was only chopped two inches and then repositioned in the roof. The door frames were re-angled and rounded off and the gutters were removed. I also took the swage line into the rear three quarters and added the louvers in the rear deck, bonnet and filler flap. As I mentioned the arches were widened, running boards hand built indicators and aerial frenched and the door handles removed. I built my own solenoid operated openers as they were not available off the shelf at the time. The interior was also custom built with an over head console carrying four ex Ferrari dials and the stereo plus a centre console. I also built my own fibre optic interior lighting system which I have to say was way ahead of its time
The engine was a built 1835 with twin Webbers.
Future planes call for a complete rebuild, I am going to re-profile the roof to make it look lower and give it a two tone paint job plus new interior and wheels, that is once the garage refurb is finished...
vz-r_dave said:
papercup said:
SMKurt. Please leave.
We've had japanese ricers, now we get german ones
The Sirroco looks good imo We've had japanese ricers, now we get german ones
Its down to personal taste, asking someone to leave is just being ignorant.
Streetrod said:
Ahhhhh.. The Carson topped beetle sounds familiar; I think I have some old pics of that.
You are right my car is based on a Wizard but little of the original exists now. The four inch chop required the roof to be cut into 12 pieces. The rear window was only chopped two inches and then repositioned in the roof. The door frames were re-angled and rounded off and the gutters were removed. I also took the swage line into the rear three quarters and added the louvers in the rear deck, bonnet and filler flap. As I mentioned the arches were widened, running boards hand built indicators and aerial frenched and the door handles removed. I built my own solenoid operated openers as they were not available off the shelf at the time. The interior was also custom built with an over head console carrying four ex Ferrari dials and the stereo plus a centre console. I also built my own fibre optic interior lighting system which I have to say was way ahead of its time
The engine was a built 1835 with twin Webbers.
Future planes call for a complete rebuild, I am going to re-profile the roof to make it look lower and give it a two tone paint job plus new interior and wheels, that is once the garage refurb is finished...
it was when I realised how many pieces I was going to have to chop a standard beetle roof into to get it down near 6" high that I decided to go for a carson top! I used a Cortina estate roof to start the buck former for the Carson, so as to provide a very subtle compound contour. I always felt that carson tops, though flat, actually looked concave!You are right my car is based on a Wizard but little of the original exists now. The four inch chop required the roof to be cut into 12 pieces. The rear window was only chopped two inches and then repositioned in the roof. The door frames were re-angled and rounded off and the gutters were removed. I also took the swage line into the rear three quarters and added the louvers in the rear deck, bonnet and filler flap. As I mentioned the arches were widened, running boards hand built indicators and aerial frenched and the door handles removed. I built my own solenoid operated openers as they were not available off the shelf at the time. The interior was also custom built with an over head console carrying four ex Ferrari dials and the stereo plus a centre console. I also built my own fibre optic interior lighting system which I have to say was way ahead of its time
The engine was a built 1835 with twin Webbers.
Future planes call for a complete rebuild, I am going to re-profile the roof to make it look lower and give it a two tone paint job plus new interior and wheels, that is once the garage refurb is finished...
It's a lovely job you did - glad you kept it too, I certainly wish I'd kept a few of mine from the past. Funny you should mention the solenoids, I'm thinking that may be something we had a discussion about as I built my own as well.
Red Firecracker said:
papercup said:
absolutely said:
DBSV8 said:
Cars like this upset and anger me at the same time, why wasn't it left as a 22? It'd be worth twice as much as it at the moment. He may well have the original motor sat in a corner, ready to re-fit for sale.
I can see the logic of it.
The Lotus is in France and fits very well with the open roads and the locals love it, the acceleration is silly 400kg with 6 speed sequential gears 150bhp and a rev limit over 12k , had her a tad over 150mph on an open country road , then the front started to lift , and scared the bejesus out of a local onion seller passing on his bicycle.
trouble is the missus is putting the pressure on to trade in for a 4 seater sports car with a little one on the way !!
for the time being its a great excuse for nipping down to the boulangerie in the next village to get the croissants ......wedged behind the petrol tank ....for extra flavour.
Mr Gear said:
vz-r_dave said:
papercup said:
SMKurt. Please leave.
We've had japanese ricers, now we get german ones
The Sirroco looks good imo We've had japanese ricers, now we get german ones
Its down to personal taste, asking someone to leave is just being ignorant.
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