thelastbandit Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 Well I've had the Pop for 5 days and today is the first chance I've had to take a proper look and get the squished flies etc (there were some feathers in the grille too??!! ) off the front. It's not too bad but needs some serious reworking in the interior, it seems like whoever built it originally, got fed up after he'd done the mechanics and just threw the interior together in about 20 minutes. It's functional alright, but could do with a bit of fettling. I have the ubiquitous Rover V8 oil leak of course and a leak also from the Jag IRS and I think that the BG35 Auto box is a bit shagged out and could do with replacement. I was going to change the colour but now it's clean I quite like the bright red, although I don't know exactly what red it is, which is a shame. The fuel filler is a pain in the ass as a funnel is needed to fill up everytime, so that's gonna get replaced with a Jag Cap and Pop Browns Filler Neck. I'm also gonna bring the boot back as some plonker welded it shut!!? Matching wheels are also a must so if you know of anyone with a pair of 7x15 American racing 5 Spokes (Jag/Chevy pattern).....might just go with white steels on the front for that 60's racer look. Anyway here's the pics. I'm going to set up a page on my site to chart the "project" as changes/mods are carrried out.
Trevmk3 Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 love it mate, i would love to own one myself but im struggleing to afford repairs on the mk1 at the moment so i will have to wait a couple of years, then i might look for a model A truck
Messenjah Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 just get slotmags for the back always on ebay jag / chevy stud pattern !!! SLOTS FTW
Mr Sam Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 deffo needs slots on the rear awsome though!!!
Rick Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 i disagree i say get wheels to match the front slots are done to death. very nice motor! id love a pop
Doc Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 id have that off you in an instant .....Love it mate Id get some cheap slots till i could get some gasser type spoke for the front end
thelastbandit Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Posted September 15, 2007 i disagree i say get wheels to match the front slots are done to death. very nice motor! id love a pop Now I'm confused. You say "slots are done to death" then "get some rear wheels to match the fronts" which are slots
thelastbandit Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Posted September 15, 2007 lol sorry i meant to match the back Thought so, problem is the back ones look aokay in the picture but they are a bit foobar to be honest! You can't wheels rechromed can ya?
Copey Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 lol sorry i meant to match the back Thought so, problem is the back ones look aokay in the picture but they are a bit foobar to be honest! You can't wheels rechromed can ya? yeah you can, not sure on cost tho car looks cool as!!! love it, phat back tyres are awesome!! and i agree with rick, change the front ones to go with the backs!!!
thelastbandit Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Posted September 15, 2007 Just found a company on the net, that can supply brand new old style wheels: http://www.newstalgiawheel.com/default.asp They do the aaaaaccccceeeee American Racing RS200 Five spokes, which IMHO are the ultimate retro alloy (at least for rods)
geoffersmasher Posted September 15, 2007 Report Posted September 15, 2007 looks awesome get rid of the mags (i know my car has them)and get some real thin matching 5 spokes for the front, looks great tho whats next for the car?
thelastbandit Posted September 15, 2007 Author Report Posted September 15, 2007 The problem is that they don't make a skinny AR 5 Spoke 7x15 is the skinniest, i.e not very skinny. Plans? Well the Rover V8 may go, or may not, it seems it needs new cam and followers and the SU's are a bit wheezy too, the interior is going to go pseudo race (ie race styled but not to spartan as it's almost a daily driver) It's cosmetics really other than that. In an ideal world, eg money no object, I'd like a tuned cossie and box with live rear axle instead of jag irs...maybe one day....
thelastbandit Posted September 17, 2007 Author Report Posted September 17, 2007 Just cool Old Skool How many more people can we get to use an American Graffiti Avatar?
mk2_escort_chick Posted September 17, 2007 Report Posted September 17, 2007 slots are done to death. I'm gonna have to disagree. Slots are commonly used on the sit up and beg pops/anglias, but look so damn good! Minilights/superlights are done to death in my opinion. But hey, everyone's different and so are their tastes.
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