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A few pics I took today...

Sweet pics

Some food for thought....

I got a spare pair of Rallye front fender vent mouldings if you wanna do that
I like the painted bumper and all black taillight treatment tho, gimme something to think about too

Adrian Worman wrote:I got a spare pair of Rallye front fender vent mouldings if you wanna do that
I like the painted bumper and all black taillight treatment tho, gimme something to think about too

I'm actually not that keen on the vents & side stripes, but will do the blackout panel, and maybe colour-coded bumpers as a possibly cheaper alternative to rechroming....

This is what mine looks like now;
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Adrian Worman wrote:This is what mine looks like now;
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Nice, like the wheels, what are they?

Yeah I see what you mean on those side vents and stripes, I've got two sets and I still haven't installed one yet cos I'm still undecided......
Thing is with the colour coding you risk makin the car look too bland, so in some ways extra details actually enhance it, would like to see a T/A spoiler on that pic
Those wheels are original 70's Magnum 500's 15X7 with 235/60 rubber, car sits quite low and they tuck in just fine.
Got some aluminium Mag 500 in 17X8 comin over this winter so these will be comin off
I'm really keen to see where you go with this car ....... look on the Hotchkis Suspension website at the E-Max Challenger for some inspiration, also the XV Motorsports Challenger, both look awesome

Adrian Worman wrote:Those wheels are original 70's Magnum 500's 15X7 with 235/60 rubber, car sits quite low and they tuck in just fine.
Got some aluminium Mag 500 in 17X8 comin over this winter so these will be comin off

Will you be selling them? I may be interested if the price is right

Adrian Worman wrote:I'm really keen to see where you go with this car .......

Well, the main thing at the moment is to get it fully roadworthy and clean enough to drive around in... don't expect any fancy Chip Foose mods for a while!

Today...

Love seeing these pix, takes me back 15-20 years to my own '72's resto
I found shit loads of interior, electrical and trim parts in the garage loft last weekend, gimme a shout if you need anything

Adrian Worman wrote:I found shit loads of interior, electrical and trim parts in the garage loft last weekend, gimme a shout if you need anything

How much time have you got?

springing to mind at the moment are a rear license plate light, rear parcel shelf, headliner... might be quicker for you to list what you have!

I'll pm you me mob number and we can have a chat, spotted a dented rear bumper there and I got a lovely glass one that would look nice painted

uk73andy wrote:A few pics I took today...

A diamond in the rough, if I may say so. The look gives me a bit of Vanishing point-feeling. It is kind of a relief to see a car that isn´t that perfect as many of our cars has become over the years. I like it.

If also the front license plate would have been yellow, then you would have got colour-matched license plates. How does it come that they have different colours? I am just wondering.

UK cars first registered after Jan 1973 (I think) have to have a white plate on the front and yellow on the rear.

Older cars you could have black plates with white or silver letters.

Yep.. the car actually came with larger black & silver pressed metal ones, which aren't strictly legal (for the reason Dave mentions), and looked a bit ungainly!

A diamond in the rough, if I may say so. The look gives me a bit of Vanishing point-feeling. It is kind of a relief to see a car that isn´t that perfect as many of our cars has become over the years. I like it.

You want to see mine then christer It deffo isn't perfect I think the rough and ready look comes to mind

Andy that look like a great basis to start from what are your plans for it?. If it was me just get it running good and have some fun with it, to many cars get pulled to pieces and then get left in the garage

wolfman wrote: Andy that look like a great basis to start from what are your plans for it?. If it was me just get it running good and have some fun with it

Yep, that's pretty much it at the moment! Might get a paint job next year, but we'll see.....

Actually took the car out on the road today (albeit only to the nearest petrol station), and got quite a few thumbs ups from the locals! Unfortunately the MOT expires tonight, so it's back off the road until the brakes get properly sorted (i.e. I don't have to carry a bottle of brake fluid round with me just in case...)

A few interior shots....

Rallye dash:


Home-made parcel shelf / package tray:

What is that in the rear window? A third brake light?

dave-r wrote:What is that in the rear window? A third brake light?

Yep, looks like some aftermarket jobbie, fitted by a previous owner. The wiring is fairly interesting...

I Ralleye dashes

fal308 wrote:I Ralleye dashes

Note the speedo in Klicks.

dave-r wrote:

fal308 wrote:I Ralleye dashes

Note the speedo in Klicks.

You mean it won't go 240mph?

What's with the reed hash marks on the speedometer? Don't recall seeing those.

fal308 wrote:What's with the reed hash marks on the speedometer? Don't recall seeing those.

They're just bits of tape stuck on by a previous owner, as a cheap way to convert a km/h speedo into mph! Like, there's one at 80km/h which equates to 50mph.



p.s. for some reason, the previously jammed shut sunroof suddenly decided it would let me open it yesterday!

Any thoughts? Can you tell what I did?

They look nice on the car, I really like that optical effect of the chrome ring against the holes.....
Always liked em with big chunky white lettered tyres too

...except I don't have the chrome rings!