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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #375 on: April 22, 2018, 09:40:40 AM »
Looking good mate
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #376 on: April 23, 2018, 07:41:15 PM »
I agree....and I have told Brian what a great shame it is....he has been very unlucky.
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #377 on: April 24, 2018, 05:53:26 PM »
Hi sir p the car looks really nice now it's out in the sunshine looking forward to going to Stoneleigh and seeing all these beautiful cars in their different colours you take care buddy John James
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #378 on: May 23, 2018, 12:36:14 PM »
At last, after two and a half years, the car is finished (ish). Now I can just go about the business of driving it......and polishing it of course  ;)

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #379 on: May 23, 2018, 03:07:15 PM »
First class

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #380 on: May 23, 2018, 05:02:39 PM »
Stunning, give yourself a pat on the back.

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #381 on: July 16, 2018, 07:48:09 PM »
Finally found out what is catching when I go over sleeping policemen.....the front number plate!!

As the back wheels go over the hump it forces the nose down...and the lowest bit on the front is the bottom of the number plate (as you can see from my earlier pictures)

Changed the brackets and moved it up quite a bit....hopefully it will be OK now.

Surprising how such a thin bit of aluminium could make such a horrible noise.
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #382 on: July 16, 2018, 10:40:35 PM »
Stunning. Any chance an old Aussie mate can get high res versions :)
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #383 on: July 17, 2018, 10:17:29 AM »
Whilst at Le Mans, we stayed in a gite in Bouloire, there was a double gate to get in with a heavy gate stop in the ground & guess who wacked it with a bang & actually bent the stop over.
We used a club hammer to re position it & checked under the car with a scissor jack, can't see any damage but the lowest point is a torsion bar in front. I had previously raised the rear suspension back to standard & now goes over speed humps easily & doesn't look out of place. When we got home I raised it on my new high lift jack & had a good look underneath, still can't see any damage.
Maybe I should raise the fronts back to standard too.
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #384 on: July 25, 2018, 06:16:03 PM »
Stunning. Any chance an old Aussie mate can get high res versions :)

Sorry mate, only got low rez
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #385 on: July 29, 2018, 09:23:52 PM »
Most gorgeous car and credit to you Sir P . Looks a million dollars , well done .

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #386 on: July 29, 2018, 10:45:01 PM »
Cheers mate....long time no speaky    ;)
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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #387 on: July 29, 2018, 11:07:40 PM »
Yes , nearly 4yrs . Think when one of these come up for sale it might have to have my name on it and then return to the fold ?

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #388 on: August 01, 2018, 03:14:09 PM »
There is one for sale on ebay here is link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-250-SWB-GT-California-Spider-Recreation-/173422969630
But dont get too excited till you have seen the price

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Re: Sir Percivals 2Fifty Cal build thread
« Reply #389 on: August 01, 2018, 08:25:49 PM »
Going by that advert, what would an unstarted 2fifty kit be worth?
Might have a sniff of one