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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379  
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22nd Aug 2015 7:17am |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Having had both a truck cab and NAS style (although PP rather than SD) I would say each has their downside.
The truck cab is just so cramped, I'm only 5'9.5" tall and I find that I want to sit further back. The soft top though is noisy at speed (especially if you have the diagonals going back to the cappings with the tilt sides smacking against them) and security is a big issue. If it were me and a daily driver it would be a CSW  to your work - I wish I were half as skilled |
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22nd Aug 2015 7:28am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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22nd Aug 2015 7:55am |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2945
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NAS with soft top off is one coooool truck
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22nd Aug 2015 8:21am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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As long as she comes back, right?
Yes, Chris..  Click image to enlarge |
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22nd Aug 2015 8:49am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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8th Dec 2015 8:34am |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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nice job! my soft top v8 build has been pretty slow of late too. Just the weather is too orrible to get the get up and go!
Question for you. did you route all your cabling, breather, fuel lines, brake lines all down the drivers side chassis rail? Its all looking a bit cramped for my liking and im considering sticking some of it down the pass side rail instead. Just wondering if you can do either? are you going to squirt it? |
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8th Dec 2015 10:13am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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Hi Mike, I'm not going to squirt it, though did consider it, for the money I decided it would be false economy, it's going to get run as it is for a year as there will be an LS engine in its near future!
I do have everything down the off side, though I routed the brake line on the side of the chassis, until right under the bulkhead. It is busy, you could run the rear brake line along the near side, though the bracket for the flexi hose from the rear axle is on the off side. I'm going for 'creative' use of p-clips |
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8th Dec 2015 10:38am |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101  
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I've been busy assisting my mate in the restoration of a 89 110 v8 csw. I'll get some picks up but basically a front half restoration! Chassis repair inc both out riggers, dumb irons. Bulkhead was shot so new one sourced, repaired galvanised and painted. New s/s manifold stud kit, new brakes,suspension.... The list goes on. Should be done for chrimbo.
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8th Dec 2015 1:05pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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Click image to enlarge As it stands, going back together nicely. |
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8th Dec 2015 4:51pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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I wish my bulkhead looked that good, although mine is rust free, it has been hand painted in its time!
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8th Dec 2015 6:11pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706 
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Great build fella.
Its the wrong colour RED though 
Looking forward to the final finished car |
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8th Dec 2015 7:50pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10379
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Cheers, the final colour still hasn't been decided. Though I do have a sample litre of Keswick in satin finish!!
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8th Dec 2015 7:54pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3745
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Just read through your post....
Awesome, almost makes me want to search the net for an old v8. It also make me want to sort what I call our 'bad' garage out, as it has a small pit and would be ideal for a 'project' even if my skills would involve a selection of hammers to sort the jobs 
I'm well impressed when people do these rebuilds in a normal garage etc, hats off to you and look forward to the final pictures and a sound clip !!! |
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8th Dec 2015 8:59pm |
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