Lots of Pick-ups Appearing at the Moment - Here's Mine!

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:13 pm

Hi,

Anyone else noticed the number of Pick-ups appearing on these pages lately - Excellent!

Thought I would share mine with you too!

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:28 pm

It would be rude not to show the engine!

Post by **alanworland** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:33 pm

Looks luverly! I am sure it will sound luverly too!

Post by **croft** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:36 pm

That looks "So Cool" a "soft top pickup" !!!! Is it going to stay like that? or does it have to have the roof for strength?

Post by **Matt** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:44 pm

what suspension/axle have you got on it??

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:44 pm

croft wrote:That looks "So Cool" a "soft top pickup" !!!! Is it going to stay like that? or does it have to have the roof for strength?

Hi,

Thanks!

The sills and door posts have been re-inforced and the original roof will be going back on as a 2-piece hard-top!

Cheers

Martin

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:50 pm

Matt wrote:what suspension/axle have you got on it??

Hi Matt,

Toyota Celica axle on a home-built 5-link rear (my own disc-brake conversion too!)
Home-built adjustable twin-wishbone with Ford up-rights on the front.
Coil-over shockers all round.

Cheers

Martin

Post by **Dean** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:10 pm

Looks great... especially the disc and suspension set up. Keep the piccy's coming as you progess.

Post by **d_harris** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:02 pm

I likey a LOT

Post by **FrankM83** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:20 pm

can I just say WOW It's exactly my dream pick-up! hoping to do the convertible thing on mine too but my mechanic is afraid of structural strength!

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:21 pm

So this one won't need the umbrella?

Post by **stiguk** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:52 am

yer theres loads on here but not one in my front garden
thanks guys
lolol

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:15 pm

looking very nice

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:01 pm

Interior so far!

Post by **FrankM83** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:39 pm

when you say Ford uprights like Cortina's you mean?

what geabrox have you got if you mind asking? as with my cosworth project the gearbox is a major headache as it's going to far back!

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:41 pm

Not my style but looks extremely sharp and well-thought-out - congratulations - and welcome to the forum, as I don't remember saying that to you before

wibble xx

Post by **davidmiles** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:08 am

that is one hell of a pickup, how long have you been working on it to get to this stage? and what condition was it in when you first got it?

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:29 pm

FrankM83 wrote:when you say Ford uprights like Cortina's you mean?

what geabrox have you got if you mind asking? as with my cosworth project the gearbox is a major headache as it's going to far back!

Hi Frank,

Uprights are modified Ford Sierra units
Gearbox is a Borg Warner 65 Auto.
Cheers
Martin

Post by **BigDawgV8** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:41 pm

davidmiles wrote:that is one hell of a pickup, how long have you been working on it to get to this stage? and what condition was it in when you first got it?

Hi David,

I bought it off E-bay about 5 years ago, in standard form, and drove it straight to the MMOC Nationals at Donnington!
It was sold to me as re-built and re-sprayed but within a few months I had replaced both sills, one doorpost and one front inner wing!

The chassis was no better so I built my own!!
The thing is that the previous owner had payed a professional for all this work to be done and they had just resprayed it and hid the rest!

It has been off the road for about 3 years but I have spent much of that time getting the convertible finished.

Good luck with yours!

Cheers

Martin

Post by **FrankM83** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:42 pm

thanks for your reply!! I might as well go for the sierra uprights I've been offered then!