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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:10 pm
by Harko
Dog backwards spells God , If they belive in reincarnation into animals I wonder who this could be
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:19 am
by Harko
Hi all could someone please urgently measure from headlight peak to headlight peak to get the distance the headlights are apart please.
Ive measured my ute with guards that arent bolted in and its scaring me .
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:45 am
by EK JAY
Just measured from the centre line on top of the gaurds
headlight peaks and got 1290 hope this helps
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:07 am
by Harko
Thanks Jay ,Im all over it
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:46 am
by Harko
Scratching my head a little bit here , going to go into my profile and change my signiture from "Angle manipulator extrordinare" to Rookie Angle manipulator extrordinare.
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:59 pm
by Sputzwagon
after seeing what you've done so far Harko..I think 'rookie' is the wrong word..I'd use 'professional' ..
Scotty.
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:53 pm
by Harko
Oh shucks Sputz
OK passenger side guard split widened and finish welded then ground , I also finish welded the wheel arch mods , headlight area and any other areas that needed it , also closed up a fatigue crack.
Take note of how the scutlle is shorter ... any comments
Hot day and noisy ...
So does it look any wider
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:30 pm
by my70wg
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 2:04 am
by Blacky
Harko - park it next to a stocker and see how it looks , too subtle on photos ,................. - I can see where you are coming from but pictures cant tell the full story.
BTW - how is Belinda going ?
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:29 am
by Harko
Cheers Aiden
It was a little tongue in cheek because its the exact same width as a stocker unless its bolted up
The angles in the pics are all loose so dont look at them YET .
Belinda had kids and dropped the ball as it seems
Her youngest in just over 1 now and although she plays her Country at functions around the Illawarra ,No more CDs are in the pipeline just yet .
But hang in there Blacky my hit prediction is she will find her roots once the kids are needing a little less controll and will then embrace her passion even better .
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:32 am
by Sputzwagon
I have to agree with Blacky on this, Harko.
The coupe looks wider to start with as it's been chopped! You'de need to park it next to another stocker to see the difference. WE know it's wider as we have seen the amount of work you've done.
I've had a brainstorm on grill & tail light design (in my head at the moment...not on paper) it's very custom but would require more welding...especially in the arse!!:shock: Sort of an ode to Darryl Starbird. I'll try to put it on paper...but don't think you HAVE to do it ..OK!
Scotty.
P.S. The measurement from peak to peak on my guards at the mo is about
25 feet!
one's on the car and the other is being repaired at the other end of the shed!
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:12 pm
by Harko
OK for the purposes of a test I dropped an old guard on , Now I dunno if you guys can see it but I do and I am bloody stoked with the look and difference it makes TO ME .very subtle I know .
If you put your eye on the panel the blinker chrome bolts to you will see the headlight is now towards the outside no towards the centre as the blue guard is
I remember years ago thinking "How tough is Fizpatricks FC"
Why did it look so much tougher than other FCs ,
Its the little differences that dont command or attract your attention that make the overall appeal , I guess thats my philosiphy on this build .
Tweaking things here and there to emphasise shape.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:20 pm
by matches
Harko wrote:Its the little differences that dont command or attract your attention that make the overall appeal , I guess thats my philosiphy on this build .
Tweaking things here and there to emphasise shape.
well i think your philosiphy is right on the money
awesome work, just i think this beast can't get any better, you put up another post and prove me wrong (again, and again and again, lol)
keep it up,
cheers, luke.
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:36 pm
by Blacky
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:31 pm
by vintageholden
(Ill be cutting the inner guard to chassis area out aswell so it will be interesting to see how many inches Ive got then )
take photos please i want to do the same to my ute......
keep up the good work..