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pics of the 'money pit' at last

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:11
by nofinchance
thi[img]http://s560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/nofinchance/?action=view¤t=DSCF0618.jpg[img][/img]http://s560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/nofinchance/?action=view¤t=DSCF0617.jpg[/img]this is it.no laughing.The green seats have to go.I am thinking tan?

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:14
by nofinchance
I don't think I got this posting pictures thing correct.[xx(]Still kinda works.

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:19
by birminghamtr7
its easy see in photobucket under your picture you have image code just copy that and paste on your message

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if you factor in the earth's rotation, we are all speeding

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:26
by nofinchance
ah I see [:p]! thankyou so much!

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:26
by TR Tony
Looks good!

I should think the green check seats are replacements - if the car was originally red then it would probably have had the later tan check seats & trim.

What colour are the door cards, carpet etc?

Tony
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<font size="1">1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!</font id="size1">

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:37
by john 215
Hi,
Looking good, and the seats dont look that bad after all the 70's was the decade for things like that!! some say 'the decade taste forgot' [;)]
Cheers John

LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
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1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:42
by nofinchance
The rest of the interior is black.no plaid in the door cards.I think that either my interior was so worn out it was replaced by my lucky dip of parts or was better than my lucky bag so swapped over with another tr before my car was sold[:(].I have pulled most of the carpet up to check for rust so looking a bit sad inside at the moment[:I].I would love a new interior but at £800+ I will be sitting in my green for a bit.I think the original colour of the car was champage gold as the underside of the nose is this colour.I will have to deciper the chassis plate to know anything for sure.For now the focus is on getting my fuel gauge to work and sorting my oil pressure and water loss woes[xx(]

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 15:49
by nofinchance
Yea john <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">'the decade taste forgot' <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">The seats are not too bad just not a great match. I just love anything 70's though[8D].well except strikes,no electricity,black and white Tv,the three day week..........etc [:D]

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 16:09
by Maxwell
Another car that started life in Kent!

Looks good!

Maxwell [8D]

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 16:40
by TR Tony
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by nofinchance</i>

I think the original colour of the car was champage gold as the underside of the nose is this colour.I will have to deciper the chassis plate to know anything for sure.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

If it was gold then the code will be GCC for Midas Gold or GCF for Pharaoh Gold.

If you have a black interior except for the seats, then maybe keep a look out for an early pair of seats in black cord? At least it would kind of match up without going to the expense of changing it all!

Tony
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<font size="1">1981 2L FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 3.5L V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!</font id="size1">

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 16:50
by nofinchance
Thats not a bad idea.I do like the 'scottish TR clan tartan' though and would love a retrim in tan.maybe one day if my bank balance,patience and temper hold out[;)]

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 17:17
by john 215
Hi,
Keep a eye on Fleabay, trim comes up all the time or give Simon a call at Robsport normaly has some secondhand trim that will fit. As does Steve at S+S Preperation.

http://www.robsport.co.uk/


http://www.ss-preparations.co.uk/

Love the 70's and 80's a great time to be alive (my daughters want me to take them on one of them 80's theme weekends a Butlins so they can see for themselves [8D] ), another tech at work has a 81 Yamaha XT 500, last Saturday we went on a '80's' drive around town in the sun [:D]

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Cheers John



LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
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1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

Posted: 28 Mar 2009 17:28
by zoe
hi john, is that ur bike? my other halfs got a kawasaki KH 400 2stroke triple, he had a FS1E till earlier this yr !! we are hopefully going to get out on it once the weathers better !!! zoe

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Posted: 28 Mar 2009 17:30
by zoe
sorry john, i didnt read that properly, i can see its not your bike lol sorry !!!

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Posted: 28 Mar 2009 17:52
by john 215
Hi Zoe,
Wish it was [}:)] Bike is booked into 'Classis On The Common' as well. Love those early 2 stroke bikes so 'raw' [8D]
Cheers John

LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
Image
1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!