KEL Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 my rebuild is coming to the end now with slight customisation an excelent paint job by mechspray rochester kent great bunch of guys who care about ther work i hope the pics come out this time regards kel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 fed up with trying to upload pics they just wont work for me tried p bucket tried resize .com cant do it regards kel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 last try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
88V8 Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 last try Caramba. You have a fertile imagination. And attention to detail. Look forward to seeing it at IWE? In the current TRaction they were asking for unusual TR6 for the 40th anniversary ring event, yours would be a shoe-in. Contact the office. You should be able to post Bucket photos of any size, the forum server will reduce them as necessary. Gently click the IMG code, Copy, flip back to your open forum post, and Paste. Ivor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Caramba. You have a fertile imagination. And attention to detail. Look forward to seeing it at IWE? In the current TRaction they were asking for unusual TR6 for the 40th anniversary ring event, yours would be a shoe-in. Contact the office. You should be able to post Bucket photos of any size, the forum server will reduce them as necessary. Gently click the IMG code, Copy, flip back to your open forum post, and Paste. Ivor hi 8v8 nice to meet u at bromley pagent im affraid the car wont be ready for malvern & my tr3 clutch bearing is getting very noisy i dont know if it will last the trip there and back so i mighthave to bring my corvette daytona looks mean sounds mean & thats just the wife haha!!! see my profile pic regards kel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 ok jersy royal is going to put them on for me i have sent them to him -- so stand by regards kel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trfella Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 last try Wow! Is that a solid or pearlescent colour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) And heres Kels photos Cheers Guy More to come Edited July 15, 2009 by Jersey Royal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Cheers Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simonjrwinter Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Seems like I've been trumped in the V8 engine department! VERY nice car, how difficult was the installation? Simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Chaps, Am going to re upload kels photos in different format, should make them bigger. Currently photobucket is having a fit. Nowup for Site maintenance, photos look great larger, plenty of detail. Lot of work gone into this motor, well done Kel Cheers Guy Edited July 15, 2009 by Jersey Royal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 It looks superb, a lot of hard work that'll sure pay off! Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Ok Here we go, 1-5 of 15 Edited July 15, 2009 by Jersey Royal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Edited July 15, 2009 by Jersey Royal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Cheers Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davidw Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 WOW!! it would be nice if you could let us know how you overcame some of the problems - reducing the floor pans, weight & brake balance etc. - quite apart from how many horses and how fast it'll go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grahamb Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi Kel, Graham from the SOC - we bump into one another from time to time. Looks a lovely car, when do you think it will be on the road then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 hi guys thanks to guy for uploading pics i can do things to cars but cant load pics!!!!!! 1st question no it is not perlesent paint the dolour is" vanilla shaker" mechspray did a great job as you can see like all there work . it has a 327 corvette engine 5.3 ofenhouser head holly carb auto box with general motors diff still retaining i r s wih a lot of alteration back & front end. without showing to much. I bought this car from miami 18 months ago with the transmission already done i have bills for $30,000 on conversion + detailed report from a promenent auto enginer i smoked it around for a year , never had any probs then decided to custom body as paint was tired. great performance stunning kick down and smooth when going with traffic perfect!!!!!!!!! im just doing the leather trimming with carbon fibre dash & panels , and fitting smiths gauges magnolia great match. im still waiting for the knockers ??????????but so far good comments i wish i could finish it for malvern , as this was my aim but these rebuilds go on & on regards kel more pics as work proceeds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KEL Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi Kel,Graham from the SOC - we bump into one another from time to time. Looks a lovely car, when do you think it will be on the road then? whats soc !!!!sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grahamb Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Stag Owners Club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dykins Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Looks fantastic! Can't wait to see (and hear ) it How about an article for TR Action? Regards Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifrog Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 im still waiting for the knockers ??????????but so far good comments i wish i could finish it for malvern , as this was my aim but these rebuilds go on & on regards kel more pics as work proceeds Kel I have a real problem with your car ................my problem is it is not parked in my garage Superb looking job, bet she goes like sh#t off a shovel Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaguar Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Car looks great Kel !!! wish i could afford a classic car !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cp25616 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yep thats a bad car and I dont mean that in any form of favourable mid 70's coloured American street savvy either......no it really is bad.. Dare I say it but this sums up just where the Register and TR ownership is heading in general. The question I have to ask is......WHY ???? If you want a Corvette then buy one but dont make a pigs ear out of a silk purse !!! Mr. Karmann (God rest his soul) must be turning in his grave!!!! Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
88V8 Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yep thats a bad car and I dont mean that in any form of favourable mid 70's coloured American street savvy either......no it really is bad.. Dare I say it but this sums up just where the Register and TR ownership is heading in general. The question I have to ask is......WHY ???? If you want a Corvette then buy one but dont make a pigs ear out of a silk purse !!! One might be peeved if a TR5 were to be so 'improved'. But a 6? Perhaps not to everyone's taste, any more than metallic paint wide wheels and a cream interior (speaking for myself) , but I think we can afford to commend self-expression, persistence, excellence of execution, on a car which has survived in such large numbers, a car morever which is still broken in significant quantity because people can't be bothered to restore them. Well done Kel. Anyway, he also has a Corvette, but is sensible enough to recognise the enhanced practicality of a car where one can actually get stuff in the boot. As to where the Register is headed, not sure what you have in mind, but I have noticed a very different attitude to 'originality at all costs' which was how many Vintage/PVT cars of similar age were treated when last I was on the old car scene in the 70s. Back then, some people even agonised over changing the pistons because the engine still had the originals. I kid you not. I think/hope it's headed towards keeping the cars in use, which ultimately is all that matters. If it were headed towards 'I won't change anything and only drive it when the road is dry the weather is clement and there's covered parking' then I think we would have a problem. Ivor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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