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Title: Sectioned CFL
Post by: BlackBedford on December 08, 2010, 11:20:08 AM
I saw a picture of this one in an English Custom Car magazine years a go and was taken in by it. Word was that it was cut horizontally through the middle. Definitely changes its stance. A lot of work.

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Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: grandad on December 08, 2010, 11:59:20 AM
i like it  :)
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: Zeeman on December 08, 2010, 04:50:20 PM
I reckon a short wheel base looks better sectioned...

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Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: Warren on December 09, 2010, 09:24:54 PM
Hey Chris - is it an optical illusion?

The window looks to natural to be out of something else, and when you look at just the outside lights they seem to be sort of in the right spot.

To me its just the wide lights narrow grill and long droopy spoiler that make it seem "Narrow"

Ive noticed that there seems to be a change in proprotions with and with out bumpers on my6 van.

Mmm Iduuno

Warren


 
 
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: BlackBedford on December 10, 2010, 05:37:32 AM
Hey Chris - is it an optical illusion?
 

G'day

There was a better photo and a bit of a story in Custom Car back in the '80s. I soon as I saw it I recognised it by the Vauxhall grill.
If you look at how high it is compared to the people standing by and how the curve of the bonnet runs into the headlights...

If you ever get the chance to look through some old Custom Car magazines from Pomyland, enjoy.
The editorial style was very good. There was a comic strip, Captian CC, that was definitly not socially acceptable. I especially remember a centre spread of a mad Ausin 6 sedan (very small) with Rover V8, Jag suspension, big wire spoked rims, LOTS of chrome, and adorned with a young lass displaying the fullness of her womanhood.
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: ben on December 10, 2010, 08:00:29 PM
what a lot of work!!!
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: BusyKiwi on December 11, 2010, 07:48:26 AM
I'd do it to mine but I have no room now, maybe get this one finished and do it to next project, maybe shorten and sectioned
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: Bas NZ on December 11, 2010, 09:38:15 PM
Yea, if you shortened it as well, you would have room to park it at your place..... along with the other 2, is the white beddie v6 on the road yet?.....
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: BusyKiwi on December 12, 2010, 09:15:09 AM
Yea, if you shortened it as well, you would have room to park it at your place..... along with the other 2, is the white beddie v6 on the road yet?.....
  took it for a cert last week and failed on a few things, had to strengthen bedford seat bases because of the jappa seats, put on the ign/steering covers, sercure map senor, secure heater hoses and a couple of others, go for recheck on wednesday but sadly the paper work cut off date for the cert was the 11th so will have to wait until the 6th of jan until it's offically legal
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: jesus_is_alright on December 12, 2010, 09:50:43 AM
  took it for a cert last week and failed on a few things, had to strengthen bedford seat bases because of the jappa seats,
What seat bases do you have? i was thinking about doing away with the stock beddie ones, and making a box out of MDF with maybe a sub in it? or a little door thing on the back so you can use it more practically for storage? but i figured this would be more legal trouble than its worth
Title: Re: Sectioned CFL
Post by: BusyKiwi on December 12, 2010, 07:53:51 PM
have just the standard CF bases, use single base on passenger side also

you wouldn't be allowed to use wood, must be steel, i have box speakers in my bases, but just as speakers not for the doof doof base
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