Back on the road!
Back on the road!
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Noisy

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4,489 posts

306 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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After many months of working on the car its finally getting to a place where I want it to be, we fitted the rebuilt engine (str8six) last month, the chassis has been cleaned and painted in a few places, rebuilt gearbox (CTS), new alloy rad (radtech) elite did the geo set up yesterday although it decided not to start once hot, so today fitted a M5 starter motor, now spins over much quicker.

Its gone from this



to this



although still has its old rad in that photo.

Hopefully it will be a little while before I have to get dirty on this one again, although will be trying to fit a hinged bonnet soon.

SP6 Animal

6,015 posts

239 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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That's better!!

Hinged bonnet mod the best improvement for any Tuscan thumbup

Noisy

Original Poster:

4,489 posts

306 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Well I scratched the front of the car trying to get in back on by myself, so will be hinging it before it gets painted (which won't happen until my bank balance recovers)

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

239 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Nice work Paul, I like shiney nuts

Robertjp

2,281 posts

254 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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Looking fantastic, love the retro laptop too, class tongue out

Noisy

Original Poster:

4,489 posts

306 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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The laptop was a gift from a neighbour, handy to have one dedicated for the car though smile

Robertjp

2,281 posts

254 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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I have one very similar hehe

Noisy

Original Poster:

4,489 posts

306 months

Saturday 26th June 2010
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I couldn't get my current one to work with it, so used to wheel out the PC, monitor etc on its trolley, used to get funny looks from the neighbours hehe

Arj

557 posts

240 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Looks great Paul! Maybe time for a transparent bonnet? wink

Pied Piper

1,388 posts

276 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Great to see it back on the road Paul, I promise you'll only get a little dirty when you put mine back together. wink

Noisy

Original Poster:

4,489 posts

306 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Arj said:
Looks great Paul! Maybe time for a transparent bonnet? wink
I did drive it to the shops with the bonnet recently, gets even more looks that way!

Pied Piper said:
Great to see it back on the road Paul, I promise you'll only get a little dirty when you put mine back together. wink
Notice I said hopefully won't be getting dirty on this one, Graham's is all but finished so means I can start putting yours back together soon.

Pied Piper

1,388 posts

276 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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Noisy said:
Pied Piper said:
Great to see it back on the road Paul, I promise you'll only get a little dirty when you put mine back together. wink
Notice I said hopefully won't be getting dirty on this one, Graham's is all but finished so means I can start putting yours back together soon.
Better start prepping the engine bay then. wink

rens914

678 posts

260 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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hey noiseman
are you sure you didn't pinch the second pic out of my computer
really looks like my enginebay (although still without a rebuild)
looks great
have fun again
rens

Noisy

Original Poster:

4,489 posts

306 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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I would have been a lot less work to borrow someone's photo, Terry, you best get busy cleaning and painting, or you could do what a local specialist did and say you painted it and then just not do it tongue out

arebrec

3,545 posts

252 months

Sunday 27th June 2010
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woohoo nice one paul, glad to hear Noisy is back together and working again!!