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08-05-2014 02:42 PM #1
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Congrats Steve!!! Car looks great and the fans love it too!!! Very nicely done!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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08-05-2014 03:35 PM #2
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Did you get a chance to go down the 1320???Charlie
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08-07-2014 11:20 AM #3
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Thanks guys, Charlie not yet, thats later this month but I did give some on the road it it went like a bat out of hell !!!
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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08-07-2014 12:18 PM #4
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Bring your camera to that one and some one to run itCharlie
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08-08-2014 09:59 AM #5
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Late congrats from me, just back from vacation. Well done! You definately deserve it!
" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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08-08-2014 12:07 PM #6
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I've been looking at the Radir cheater slicks on the coupe as the are just way too hard for serious strip use, I decided to keep them just for road use and get some better slicks for the track action.
They come with just a couple of cheater grooves which ain't gonna cut the mustard on UK roads so I decided to cut some more into them with my tyre grooving tool.
This is how they looked to start with
I added another groove in the centre and some radial grooves on the outsides, heres a short video of how it was done
Tyre grooving on the Willys - YouTube
And heres how they look now
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08-08-2014 01:34 PM #7
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that's got to help some with the rainCharlie
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08-08-2014 03:59 PM #8
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Very interesting Steve and that tyre groover brought back memeories of the early 70's where we made a tip to fit over the end of my large soldering iron to accomplish thatsame desire. We used it on the tyres on the dirt track saloon car I crewed on to improve the grip to good results.
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08-10-2014 04:02 AM #9
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The Bigbossman called in saturday to do a bit more lettering on the Willys, we were ready for him though, we armed ourselves with danish pastrys
He originally was only going to add the gas class prefix on the roof but his brushes just kept going !!!
Heres a few pics and video of the master at work Ian gives a few tips in the videos, worth warching.
Apparently Asda cans make the best mixing pots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zYQ6W0t5a8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfs44kRyeHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxoazIXle60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKVdfYW7jTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MwBDEBT-YA
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08-10-2014 03:57 AM #10
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Yes guys i've used them for regrooving truck tyres over the years, its surprisingly easy to do.
.Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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08-10-2014 06:49 AM #11
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Those mixing cans make perfect sense when lettering a gasser................Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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08-10-2014 07:51 AM #12
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He sure does nice work!!! The lettering looks great, Steve!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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08-10-2014 10:27 AM #13
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I love the fine details he's able to do with just the one brush and freehand! Most definitely an artist! Ditto what Dave said, the lettering and signage looks Awesome!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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What a great build thread! Loved the signage video's, he knows his "beans" !
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Congrats on your win! I'm sure it won't be the last! The added lettering and striping looks awesome. He definitely does great work!Ryan
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