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why i love tools...

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:18 pm
by RPS13
Had a new car i needed to start stripping this evening and cutting out what i wanted. I only had a few hours after work to make a start, but thanks to a windy wrench and a plasma cutter the poor 200sx didn't stand a chance :twisted:

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This may look a little extreme, but once I get around to writing up one of my more insane project builds, it will hopefully make sense.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:01 am
by duncan
Blimey - you weren't hanging around :o

So - what is the new project ? :D

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:12 pm
by RPS13
dynamix wrote:Blimey - you weren't hanging around :o

So - what is the new project ? :D
It isnt really a new project. But a big step in an old one.

Over a year ago I bought on impulse a 1966 Volvo Amazon 2 door. It has since been stripped to the shell and given a 3" roof chop, along with various other modifications to the exterior (mainly classic hodrod stuff). The side of the shell can be seen in the background of the pics.

Now I needed to make a powertrain and suspension decision. After so much planning and designing of designs based on some of the orriginal Amazon parts for the last 6 months, i threw it all away and started afresh with more modern nissan brakes and suspension. Loads of work to do to make this crazy hybrid, and i still havent picked an engine, but this steep should keep me busy until I work that out.

In the weekend I will find time to post up a proper project thread on the build with some of the progress photos.

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:35 pm
by RobCallow
Another mad 200sx hybrid 8) 8) 8)

I'd love to be able to do this sort of fabrication

A link to a minor/200sx 8)

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=219069

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:23 pm
by IWANT1
Another project you bloody bust too..

Are there any good bits of the 13 left??? need a washer bottle pump.....


lee

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:58 pm
by Stuart
IWANT1 wrote: need a washer bottle pump.....
PM me a list of what you want as this is another S13 I was storing :D

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:12 pm
by RPS13
RobCallow wrote:Another mad 200sx hybrid 8) 8) 8)
I'd love to be able to do this sort of fabrication
A link to a minor/200sx 8) http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=219069
I didn't know about that project! Very useful link to see what someone else has done, but also disappointing that my car wont be quite as unique as i thought it would. Luckily it is quite a bit different to mine in many ways, as I wont be using the whole 200sx floorpan, or the original engine.

Here is a little tease of todays progress, and a shot of the two shells.

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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:39 pm
by Stuart
Nutter :D

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:48 pm
by pablo
What were you smoking when you you came up this this project :-D . Good luck with it mate keep us posted on it's developement. :thumb:

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:34 am
by Ben
Looks like you are building a hybrid london taxi drift car !!