"Betty Bones" - 55 splitscreen

[import-racer]

hi martin...i spoke to you earlier on the auction website... ...my cars coming on, though very slowly,as you can imagine after illness...but ive already drawn up my plans and getting through my list...

The Notso Special
As found

taken to our hi tech development facility...all welding done,new floors,sills,steel wings fitted,replacement doors,bonnet and bootlid fitted and my cheesegrater added...so its totally original..

add bucket of bits ,a pot of paint and stir vigorously...




its still a work in progress...still to put my white lenses on my front indicators ,fit rear bumper and towbar with chrome flipper,fit cherry bomb side exit exhaust,finish off interior,and give it a tune up...ive just fitted a rebuilt head with Howley inlet and 1 1/2"SU carb,electronic ignition,and a nice chrome MSD coil and alloy rocker cover...bling!!!
not to everyones taste,but i like it...its nothing special...hence its name,but its been put together with the help of friends [thanks bert] helping me to recover from throat cancer...this has been my wee rehab project...so its special to me...

get some more pictures of yours up...we can compare notes...

cheers...alan

[import-racer]

and my earlier splitty that i sold,bought back...removed all the parts i wanted for this build and replaced them,then sold it again...now in norwich area..

Ol' Lucky 13 my thirteenth minor...




waste not,want not...

alan

[the_count]

Hey Alan,
sorry I missed the auction, lost my internet & phone on Sat so having to do everything from work at the mo... nevermind!
your moggy is looking really cool man, love the stance with the wider wheels & those rear lights are killer!
I may have to steal a few ideas ;)
Love the visor too, currently getting one made for mine think it really adds to them

@thecount just about to have a neb through yours

[import-racer]

ive got another similar sun visor,about an inch deeper than mine...i'll be putting it on ebay soon...
we must be due another update from you...get more pics up...

alan

[the_count]

hey mate,
things have been slow to be honest!
she's being very temprimental, phantom splutters & cut outs. I think the choke & carb have alot to answer for so going to tinker this weekend

not sure if I uploaded this before:




Car club plaque

[import-racer]

lookin good young man...cant beat "shiney shiney"...hows your visor coming on...
im putting this one on ebay soon...




its adjustable for distance from screen and tilt angle,and you can lower it further down your pillar if you wish too

alan

[the_count]

looks good mate,
not sure how mine's coming along! a mate is building me one so dont want to keep hastling him but know it'l be top knotch when done!
still regretting not getting those banded steelies, going to make some enquires off some mates & maybe get mine banded up rather than the van wheels I was going to buy

[the_count]

been playing with some chain & padlocks...





Was ment to be on a cruise today, but flooded roads & lots of rain changed that!

[the_count]

so... realised I havent updated this thread in quite some time...
I've started a bit of a blog on one of my websites, -http://martinholcroft.weebly.com/betty-bones.html

but anyway, alots been done since my last update!
I aquired some different wheels, got some Van rims for the front, and some re-hooped for the rear:




been to a few cruises:







(photo by https://www.facebook.com/Davidfletcherphotography )


(photo by https://www.facebook.com/Davidfletcherphotography )

Been to the branch rally:




and today, got her pinstriped by a good mate of mine at a local show:






Also finally got her running nice after realising the jet was sticking in the carb, bought a colortune, and a nice K&N
So safe to say I'm enjoying her alot more now!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Looking good, a proper old school 'rod.

[the_count]

cheers mate

well, made it to whitby for Whitby Kustom 2013. couple of photos... the rest can be found here - http://s61.photobucket.com/user/greenva ... tby%202013

also now done a much needed alternator conversion








Oh, and theres a roof chop very strongly on the cards over this winter


EDIT
just realised I didnt post this here....

just a little something in the works





that + roof chop = 0 % vision