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THAT LOOKS QUITE SWEET ...Nice grille ...I could live without the badge , but I like the insert ..exhaust looks neat too ...good level of finish by the looks of it ...I bet those Land Rover swabs are hard ....
Hi Gary, thanks for that, if by swabs you mean the seats (apologies if not) their the original herald ones re-covered in fresh leather (to match the dash) with heater pads in the base and back, so their sprung and quite comfy actually. cheers, jason
Hi Gary, thanks for that, if by swabs you mean the seats (apologies if not) their the original herald ones re-covered in fresh leather (to match the dash) with heater pads in the base and back, so their sprung and quite comfy actually. cheers, jason
Oh ok ...apologies ... I assumed they were Landy swabs which are really harsh ..
Herald seats with heater pads ...like it .
Thanks for the positive messages and comments! It's a herald 1200 donor and we kept it all original in case we fell foul of DVLA but as that's all agreed now i've also got a 2.5l straight six engine and a 2.0l with an overdrive box and a set of disc brakes we're just thinking about, but as the car draws so much attention and drives well I cant decide whether to bother! We went to town on the chassis a bit before galvanizing and reinforced the back and sides with box section to stiffen her up more. I'll try to get some more pictures on as we built her, cheers, Jason
My customer , Graham had his side rails replaced with box sections during the restoration process ...its a sensible modification and DVLA allow these areas to be boxed for strength without it affecting the points system ...
Your right Paul it is the spare wheel, it's held up behind the dash on the passenger side above their legs, we tried different idea's in that area and this one gave the most clearance all round so stuck at that. cheers, jason
Have you seen the kit that's for sale on Ebay 263113852125? Is it any of you guys? Be interesting to see what happens.
I could be interested in that ......Apparently they are a really easy build , everything you require is with the Spartan or sourced elsewhere .... !! lol...
I could be interested in that ......Apparently they are a really easy build , everything you require is with the Spartan or sourced elsewhere .... !! lol...
Patrick , welcome to the forum ....I emailed you last week to explain that Chris at Tribute Automotive can do you either the beer crate style grille as fitted to S*mmio's or the Maserati style one on Jayporters car as seen here ... If you give Chris a call or email him , he can sort you out ...
Better shot of home made stainless steel petrol tank and inner rear wheel arches
Hi Jay,
I like the solution for the spare wheel location - I might try to do the same. Also, the rear side of the car looks great. What is the remaining length of the back outriggers after you've shortened them please (including the bar you have welded on)? Is there space in between the body and the bar, or is the bar attached/bonded to the rear side of the body somehow?
Hi Patrick, I made the grill myself, it was a bit painstaking but kept trying it in the hole as I shaped it to make sure it fitted snugly so it's a one off really.
Hi Deni, I'll get under the car later and measure the outriggers as i can't remember the length, cheers for all the positive comments and messages guys.
...Hi Deni, I'll get under the car later and measure the outriggers as i can't remember the length, cheers for all the positive comments and messages guys.
Hi Jay,
No worries, let me know when you've had a chance to check it please.
Hi Deni, the outriggers are 300mm from the edge of the lip on the cross member (325mm overall) with a 100 x 60 x 4mm box 800mm long welded across the ends, it ends up just inside the body shell on mine, hope that helps.
Patrick, when I made my grille it was a labour of love as it took quite a while and I haven't really got enough spare time to make another and my galvanizers and powder coaters did it as a favour for me as we send them quite a bit of work, so the cost would end up quite high pal as the chrome powder isn't cheap, sorry. cheers.
hi jay the chroming the grille is not a problem for me i m sure you can do it with some botles of wine and nougat some botle of white cote du rhone and of course your price your grille is genius
cheers
patrick
Frenchy ...I did pm you about doing a grille like Jayporters , Chris has the sections in stock and between him and myself we can sort one out for you ......You are over in September , from memory , so if you want one , let myself or Chris at Tribute know ...
