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« Reply #15 on: 02 July, 2014, 08:57:25 PM » |
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Wow James, that is damn good going !!!! I bet that whilst it is a daunting challenge you are really enjoying it !!!
Hope to see you soon,
Andy
thanks Andy, its not until you make the panels you fully appreciate how complex a shape the B20 is , really enjoying it and cant wait to get back to it , I tend to rotate between projects at the moment so I'm not on it full time , probably one of the most brain flexing projects that I've taken on so far  p.s. thanks for the templates , as you can see THEY WORKED!!!!  |
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1935 augusta lusso (chugga)
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« Reply #16 on: 02 July, 2014, 11:01:58 PM » |
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Its quite a photo - an Aurelia from flat sheet - big bottle of gas - an air hammer - a Lambda leaning against the wall in the background...
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« Reply #17 on: 02 July, 2014, 11:02:39 PM » |
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...sunshine in Wrexham...
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David Laver, Lewisham.
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« Reply #18 on: 03 July, 2014, 06:55:35 AM » |
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theres a few repair panels being made in north wales ....it more resembles North Italy now James, lovely to witness the rebirth of another fabulous B20 and associated body parts. P |
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chugga boom
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« Reply #19 on: 03 July, 2014, 07:27:23 AM » |
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what i'm impressed with is that most people when they see it or a photo of it scream OMG or don't believe it can be repaired , its nice for once that there is "faith" on the forum  , needless to say you've all guessed what / who its for , this and the Lambda have / are being my biggest challenges but I am learning so much from them both and really I suppose i'm gratefull for the experience , I will put some more pics up of it when I get time to do some more to it. Yes David we did have sunshine in Wrexham for a day , sticks in my mind that we were all like vampires cowering wondering what it was  |
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1935 augusta lusso (chugga)
1935 belna saloon
1935 augusta lusso
1938 ardenne
1939 aprilia lusso
1958 appia s2
1963 appia s3
195? appia camioncino
1972 fulvia 1600HF
1976 fulvia coupe
194? ardea SUV "THE BEAST!!!"
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« Reply #20 on: 03 July, 2014, 12:35:45 PM » |
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Yes indeedy, those re-shaped flat bits of metal are for my car. I will (with the help of James) start a proper thread on the repairs, but not till I've gotten a bit further into the project. This will be a kind of "Cambria/Hibernian" type of venture....some work done over 'there' and some here.
I acquired a jig in the past few days, the car is more or less mounted on it, but not yet to the stage where work will begin.
Regarding 'Aureliatis' that syndrome we seem to be afflicted with...I spent close on 18 years searching and saving for a suitable car, then I decided to use it in hillclimbs, then I took it off the road, and over a year replaced about 70% of the bodywork, went racing, crashed....and now I'm doing it all over again. However this is not so much a 'restoration', as a 'crash repair'. If I'd crashed the car in its original rusty condition, I doubt there would be much left.
So, on a scale of 1 to 10...how bad have I the 'condition' ??
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B20 4th series (having a 'facelift')
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Kevin MacBride
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« Reply #21 on: 03 July, 2014, 12:39:42 PM » |
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Jig...and view from the floor !
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« Reply #22 on: 03 July, 2014, 01:07:01 PM » |
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Truly awesome Kevin/James.........sod the thread....or even a few articles in VL.
Hows about a full tome.........."A Day In The Life Of My B20"
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« Reply #23 on: 26 September, 2014, 06:44:10 PM » |
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a few more pictures of Kevins front end, haven't been able to get near it recently but had a few days spare this week
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1935 augusta lusso (chugga)
1935 belna saloon
1935 augusta lusso
1938 ardenne
1939 aprilia lusso
1958 appia s2
1963 appia s3
195? appia camioncino
1972 fulvia 1600HF
1976 fulvia coupe
194? ardea SUV "THE BEAST!!!"
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« Reply #24 on: 26 September, 2014, 06:52:14 PM » |
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Fascinating ! Looking forward to seeing the progress ...... in detail I hope
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« Reply #25 on: 26 September, 2014, 07:09:06 PM » |
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Excellent James, great progress especially as you have so much else in hand at the moment.
Andy
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« Reply #26 on: 26 September, 2014, 09:07:38 PM » |
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Back in July Chris mentioned that the Basso B20 replicas were based on B10 platforms. I visited Basso when he was in the process of building two of these replicas, and I noted the chasis numbers. They were B20 1092 and B20 1442.
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« Reply #27 on: 27 September, 2014, 09:44:30 AM » |
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Hi Niels,
When we were in Turin for trhe 100 year celebration, I seem to remember looking closely at a Basso replica and deciding it was based upon a B10. I also thought some opf the metalwork was some what crude......but it may well have bben just as crude when the originals wre made of course.
And i would love to own one of the replicas
Chris
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« Reply #28 on: 27 September, 2014, 09:53:37 AM » |
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What did he use for motors?
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« Reply #29 on: 27 September, 2014, 02:14:22 PM » |
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There were no engines in the two cars at the time, August 1982.
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