Posts : 296 Join date : 2008-10-28 Age : 40 Location : peterborough
Subject: Uno Wingo! Wed Dec 03 2008, 13:21
One wing to go and the all the panels are back on! Still waiting on the chrome man with all the front end chrome though. Then its on to the interior.
Tim Admin
Posts : 1420 Join date : 2007-08-30 Age : 50 Location : Stamford
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Wed Dec 03 2008, 13:55
looking good, who frenched in the cental brake light?
Is Neil at SB doing your Chrome?
smiffys_chop_shop
Posts : 296 Join date : 2008-10-28 Age : 40 Location : peterborough
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Sat Dec 06 2008, 05:50
I did the brake light, got it at the nsra swap meet at essex two for a tenner....bargain! Loadsa layers of paint to get to the bare metal but thats not necessarily a bad thing.
I don't know the guys name he's at newark, he'd been recommended to my dad, the guy does all the chrome for the bloke who does all perkins engines show engines.
Tim Admin
Posts : 1420 Join date : 2007-08-30 Age : 50 Location : Stamford
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Mon Dec 15 2008, 11:43
Nice work, not the first time i've seen one of those Chevy lights used as a central brake light, they suit the job very well
smiffys_chop_shop
Posts : 296 Join date : 2008-10-28 Age : 40 Location : peterborough
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Tue Dec 16 2008, 13:26
Hadn't noticed until it was in but ye ive seen a couple with the same light. Therer isn't any major custom touches really (certainly not like that awesome chevy in canada) just odd bits like this:
The beds 4" wider than stock, I reckon it's cos the bloke who installed the jag axle thought it easier than shortening the axles, all he did to widen the tailgate was bang two bits of 2" box section on the end.....a bit untidy i thought so I bent these bits up and welded 'em in.
smiffys_chop_shop
Posts : 296 Join date : 2008-10-28 Age : 40 Location : peterborough
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Tue Dec 16 2008, 13:35
Oh and this, apart from ditching the chains see how the bottom of the side panel pillars are cut square and open, I made up some bits and welded in to round them off and close em up, I thought look kinda kool.
Tim Admin
Posts : 1420 Join date : 2007-08-30 Age : 50 Location : Stamford
Subject: Re: Uno Wingo! Tue Dec 16 2008, 14:01
Sure looks neater than that old bit of box section