Mad4slalom
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Got the D type flatted and polished today, can be re united with it’s chassis tomorrow. Nice to do a bit of paintwork . A lot easier than body off on a vette , being only 6ft long helped 
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Mad4slalom
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She is all back up and running, the villiers engine is sweet after a de coke and carb clean. There was no drive from the centrifugal clutch, turns out it is a powder clutch which we had never heard of, re filled with the correct iron powder that seems to charge the particles when it spins up and works like new now. Body back on and seat sympathetically re stuffed and re stitched., very pleased with the end result.Got the D type flatted and polished today, can be re united with it’s chassis tomorrow. Nice to do a bit of paintwork . A lot easier than body off on a vette , being only 6ft long helped
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CaptainK
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The other day I got the Corvette out of the garage to give it a wash for the upcoming show tomorrow. Nothing new there. BUT, I had an 11 year old boy come up and admire the car and started talking to me about classic cars. He was really into his cars, knew a lot about cars, older ones specifically, and was really polite too. Spent quite a while chatting whilst I washed the car. Only lives the other side of the estate from me too (I think, based upon loose things he said).
Quite nice to talk to a young petrolhead who is already planning the cars he wants, and was telling me about his older friends that can do welding and bodywork etc that he's enlisted to help him when he is older. It was also so nice to hear a young on NOT just raving about how "sick" the car is, how fast it is and how they'd drive the heck of out it etc. Really nice kid.
Later on, one of his friends came by too, again a polite kid, but not as chatty or into cars, but just thought the car looked nice and wanted to take photos of it etc.
Quite nice to talk to a young petrolhead who is already planning the cars he wants, and was telling me about his older friends that can do welding and bodywork etc that he's enlisted to help him when he is older. It was also so nice to hear a young on NOT just raving about how "sick" the car is, how fast it is and how they'd drive the heck of out it etc. Really nice kid.
Later on, one of his friends came by too, again a polite kid, but not as chatty or into cars, but just thought the car looked nice and wanted to take photos of it etc.
Forrest Gump
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That’s nice.
A similar thing happened to me, young lad ten or eleven perhaps came up to my car looking timid but interested . I was just about to tell him it was an old American car with a big engine, but straight off he asked if it was a small block or a big block!!!
Mad4slalom
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Little 75cc 4 stroke Villiers , sounds really sweet.Clearly not powered by a straight six XK engine then ?
Mad4slalom
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Mad4slalom
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Nowherenear finished but getting better with each stage. Lovely to be able to do jobs with all my gear and tools accessible. The D type was a co project with a friend who got the motor running and tidied the chassis while I was doing the bodywork and painting it. It will be going into the next bonhams sale at Goodwood.Love the Man Cave now it`s finished Mad4 . Is the D Type really for the grandchildren or for you to play with ?
antijam
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Nice to see you've got the Corvette banner on the wall to remind you what that strange car you've got is.
At my age I not only have trouble remembering what they are, but where to park them too......
The baby 'D' type looks great - be interesting to know how well it does at Bonhams. My cousin had a real one back in the '60's. I don't know what he finally sold it for, but he's regretted it ever since!
At my age I not only have trouble remembering what they are, but where to park them too......
The baby 'D' type looks great - be interesting to know how well it does at Bonhams. My cousin had a real one back in the '60's. I don't know what he finally sold it for, but he's regretted it ever since!
antijam
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The seat swap is fine except that now I'm not sitting on it, the split in the old driver's seat keeps catching my eye. Mainly as a cosmetic improvement but also as a small comfort boost I've found a cushion that matches the seat profile almost exactly. In addition it complements the upholstery lines of the original pretty well too.Being an old fart of not inconsiderable avoirdupois these days, my 52 year old driver's seat has thrown in the towel after 4 years of supporting my bum and split along one of the stitching lines. Obviously a re-upholstering is required, but until I can get round to that ( seems like a good task for those dark winter days ) a temporary solution is to swap the driver's seat with the passenger,s. This has had very little use (my wife need drugging to get in the passenger seat) and is in much better condition.
The changeover was simple. Remove four screws holding each seat to the floor, move the complete seats from one side to the other and refit screws. The split is barely visible when the seat is not occupied (and completely invisible when it is)....
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.... so hopefully the ex-passenger seat will support me for a few months more!
As a stopgap until I reupholster the seats, it's an improvement.
Chuffer
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Modern car seats have come a long way since then . Heated , cooling , vibro massage and even a couple of Tai girls to give you a rub down if you are really lucky !!
CaptainK
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To which you told him, "Well technically its a BIG(ger) small block"I was just about to tell him it was an old American car with a big engine, but straight off he asked if it was a small block or a big block!!!
Mr. Cricket
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Great pic of the D Type test driver!
I'm cladding the outside of my concrete bunker garage with the same boards you've used which was a good excuse to buy some nail guns which have been a blessing and so far no great blood loss.