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Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 10:31 am
by stevespickup
Thank you Lee and Neil, I am going to tackle this job Tuesday morning, hopefully I will achieve a result and have more pictures soon :-?

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:09 am
by WPR678B
Looking forward to seeing it out and about around the area :D
My Pick up should be back gracing our local roads today if i ever get away from the computer!! :roll: :roll: :oops:
Its the one pictured below, so do give us a wave if you see me! :D

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:47 pm
by stevespickup
Hello WPR678B I will do, Your pick up looks great, I need to buy some wheels and tyres and I like what you have fitted, did you have to modify anything to fit those and what size are they, regards, Steve

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:45 am
by JSimons
Soon there will be three pickups in the area then :)

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:39 pm
by WPR678B
stevespickup wrote:Hello WPR678B I will do, Your pick up looks great, I need to buy some wheels and tyres and I like what you have fitted, did you have to modify anything to fit those and what size are they, regards, Steve
Thanks, but you haven't seen it close up! I am hoping to sort the bodywork out this summer...... :roll:
The wheels bolt straight onto the standard Minor set up, although with a different set of wheel nuts! :wink:
JSimons wrote:Soon there will be three pickups in the area then :)
There certainly will be! :D
Did you see the picture of your's taken at Classic Cars on the Prom that i posted up in the events section? :-?

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:50 pm
by JSimons
WPR678B wrote: There certainly will be! :D
Did you see the picture of your's taken at Classic Cars on the Prom that i posted up in the events section? :-?
I sure did. Back at uni now so won't be driving her again until Easter. :(

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:46 pm
by WPR678B
JSimons wrote:I sure did. Back at uni now so won't be driving her again until Easter. :(
Something to look forward to then :D
I have been without my pick up for about 3 months as i have been replacing the entire underside on the drivers side (i only work on my cars on saturdays before i get any comments thanks!!) and have missed driving it! :(
At least i managed to get out on New years day in the Lowlight to Classic Cars on the Prom, even though the car and I got soaked! :lol: :roll:

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:28 pm
by ptitterington
Great to see another pickup being pampered! :D

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:17 pm
by stevespickup
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Wheels and tyres next along with getting glass in and getting it running along with lots of other little jobs :)

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:21 pm
by stevespickup
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Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:00 pm
by JSimons
stevespickup wrote:Image
Is the colour similar to the racing stripes on the GT40's of old?

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:58 pm
by stevespickup
Hello JSimons, it looks very seventies type of orange, heard it run for the first time in decades this week, windscreen rubbers have arrived so I cna get the glass in next week, and sort out the brake lights :)

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:33 pm
by stevespickup
Got the rear glass in today, but the black insert into the windscreen rubber i am struggling with, I am certain I need a spreading tool to fit this, has any body out there got a reference as too which tool and availability where I can buy one? regards, Steve

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:46 pm
by Neil MG

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:12 pm
by StaffsMoggie
Looking very nice! Well done. :D :D :D

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:24 pm
by stevespickup
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Finally drove pick up out of the paint shop today. it still needs polishing and lots of detailing but its a step closer :D

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:38 am
by StaffsMoggie
Fantastic!!! Looks lovely.

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:45 pm
by stag36587
Great colour suits the pick-up's lines very well indeed

Re: Pick up now in the paint shop

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:08 pm
by stevespickup
Well 21 years after my prevous tax disc ran out it is once again taxed and mot'ed, first trip out and the water bypass hose burst, it stalled every few miles, fuel starvation was down to a blockage just before the float valve, have sorted that and replaced the hoses, going to flush the radiator and bleed the brakes again, its progress :D