"Betty Bones" - 55 splitscreen

[the_count]

good to know that they are'nt that unreliable

Bad betty is very rock n roll . Love her , I reckon rather than chop her roof ,fit an external sunvisor tipped down a bit, gives that 50s look without the butchery tho even a roof chop could be reversed .
A lot of old and now rare cars are still on the road due to people customising them . Most things can be put back to standard. How about some side exit slash cut pipes

cheers mate, Aye, roof chop probably wont happen but who knows ;)
I've got a mate making me a custom sunvisor (peaked with holes) so should look canny cool
I like the side exit exhaust idea, may have to do that!!

[the_count]

promised I would upload photos of the dealer sticker on the dash




enjoy!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Make sure you preserve it, they are rare to find in any condition.

Could well have been a farm car in the past as Spalding is in Lincolnshire.

[brucek]

Dealer not listed as an official BMC dealer in the 1960 Gazeteer I have but can confirm that Spalding is in Lincolnshire and they do a LOT of farming down that way!!!

[the_count]

cheers for the info guys,
First registered owner is from Berwick on Tweed, would be interesting to know the history behind that one!

[Robbiet9999]

HI HOW GOES IT WITH BETTY.

[the_count]

HI HOW GOES IT WITH BETTY.

hey mate, I've been tinkering more than anything... although I have made some progress today. Ended up Blacking-out all the lights (front & back) and painting the grill black



before & after front lights:


all done:




I still need to change the indicator / sidelight combo.. really dont like those ones.
I've got some larger side lights to go on, then thinking of some little bullet indicators from a bike. Just curious as to where to mount them. Was thinking in the grill or ontop of the bumper but not sure yet

Also, the grill is getting some netting over it, with a skeleton mouth painted on (I'm going day-of-the-dead style with it)

[lowride stepside]

I guess you won't be driving down dark country lanes much

[Robbiet9999]

How bright are your headlights now. Not sure on the blacking of the rear lights. Makes it a bit of a boy racer to me and less of a hot rod. Am going to stay red at rear just need to lose the horrid amber indicators. Have got angel eyes crystal head lights and range rover crystal side repeaters to use as indicators. Should look good when done.

[lowride stepside]

looks ok , but i like my lights bright , i had grills like that on an old dirt bike years ago and even they where enough to to significantly reduce the luminaires emmitted

[the_count]

suprisingly they dont seem to make much difference to the light, but then again I haven't had it out yet!

since its just my fun car I dont really plan on driving much at night with her so it shouldn't be too bad... but obviously will take them off if it restricts it too much

im kinda liking the stealthy look, wont be boy racer by the time im done with her ;) just going black on black, will also have the skeleton teeth grill for the day of the dead look, trust me.. if it comes out how it is in my head, she's gunna be summit really special ;)

[lowride stepside]

Its looking sweet ,Im trying to make mine go faster at the mo . getting all the stuff together . Would post photo's but can't figure out how to reduce them

[Robbiet9999]

She will look cool when she is finished.as long as you keep that vision in mind it will be ok

[the_count]

Its looking sweet ,Im trying to make mine go faster at the mo . getting all the stuff together . Would post photo's but can't figure out how to reduce them

If I remember rightly, photobucket auto resizes when you upload, unless they have changed it
What mods are you planning on yours?

She will look cool when she is finished.as long as you keep that vision in mind it will be ok

Aye hopefully, I'm trying hard to not change my mind mid-flow. This one has already developed from my original 'military' theme idea, but went toward this since its a bit more original & just feels better on the car. (although probably going to sneek some military theme in there somewhere)!
Hows yours coming along btw?

[Robbiet9999]

Yeah she's coming on ok. Doesn't help im having to do her outside and weather pushing me back. Suppose i should start a thread on here about what I've done.

[the_count]

Yeah she's coming on ok. Doesn't help im having to do her outside and weather pushing me back. Suppose i should start a thread on here about what I've done.

should defo get a thread going, will be interesting to see the progress
I hear ya about the weather though, the garage is cold enough for me!

[lowride stepside]

At the mo I'm busy sourcing the last few parts to fit an eaton M45 blower to it .
Aquired . Eaton supercharger that some bloke had already bolted on an A series, metro turbo carb and plenum chamber,filter, pulleys,Intercooler , cylinder head of a 1275 mpi mini engine ( bigger valves and runs unleaded )
Still needed , fuel pump and pressure regulator , jocky wheel for belt tensioner.
If I can get all the parts together before I start it should only be off the road for a day ,
Gonna swap the head before as I need to check some internal affairs .

[the_count]

sounds cool man

[Matt]

cylinder head of a 1275 mpi mini engine ( bigger valves and runs unleaded )

I would double check that... all the factory unleaded 1275 heads were small valve ;)

[lowride stepside]

cylinder head of a 1275 mpi mini engine ( bigger valves and runs unleaded )

I would double check that... all the factory unleaded 1275 heads were small valve ;)

Its definately unleaded with valve giude's and springs that have done under 28 K .

get yer own biscuit