My EK project

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Post by Sunny Rob »

Lookin good Jason, you seem to have a handle on it. :roll:
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Hi lol nope not supermans lovechild at all :lol: just a cool kid from up the road a brother/son/cheeky mate (hence his user name) that loves tinkering with the EK .....if that makes sense. Welcome to the forum buddy 8) .
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:lol: re the graphics on the left hand side yep i thought seeing tho i am workin on a budget i would save some dosh by lettin my 3 year old son at it with a niko :wink:
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yer the grills lookin great mate and yes Keith Richards hates you (but i dont ) :D :roll:
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BUMP!!...... have you gone on holidays or are you riding the BMX?? :lol: :lol:
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Post by Mick Jagger »

Yeah ,Gazza ive been at the skate park where were you ,Tim
this dude down there had an awesome mongoose.
Its quite hard as we have little kids and they want to know what Im doing
so by the time I get set up (5 mins) and the time I pack up(15-20mins)
leaves me a very narrow window
Id love to go out right now and I could ,but I was goinImage

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Thanks Tim, got them today,Had a bit more of a go this arvo(on the car) am using
the origial pan ,bumper will sit in front ,Still a LOT of welding/grinding, to do and a bit on the bottom of the bonnet

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Post by Mick Jagger »

Give me an FJ grill ,and you can have some handles.
The reason being that I want to make it period perfect,
no parts later than EJ ,Apart from tyres,, joints and the like
cheers Jason
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Post by Keith Richards hates you »

it looks like your "door handle" grill is sagging a bit on the right-hand side. :o
one mans stupidity, is another mans inginuitiy
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Post by stinky »

Another suggestion for the grille :roll:
Get some 2-3mm alloy sheet and cut a profile of the bonnet peak, you need to cut 50-60? pieces then thread it all together on some rod or tube with spacers of course. The front pan would then need to be extended back a few inches.
Clear as mud?
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Looking good! 8)
Speed and Style........... One day I'll get the speed bit.
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$*#@ me,its a grill the teeth of the car ,I want it to look like grrr ,not nrrrr
maybe rahhh or WhooooAHHHHH.As long as it suits the lights that go
Waaahhhhhh,.;The Bumper is its chin,.
Maybe Im crazy but thats the way Ive always looked at cars,as if they were a face,. Cheers no more for me tonight, Jase Thee Fantastic,PS i paint
bikes for a $50 if you sand
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he puts glittery stuff in the paint!!!
and this milky liquid that wen you inhale you see rainbows and stars :wink:
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U need anavatar
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Mick Jagger wrote:$*#@ me,its a grill the teeth of the car ,I want it to look like grrr ,not nrrrr
maybe rahhh or WhooooAHHHHH.As long as it suits the lights that go
Waaahhhhhh,.;The Bumper is its chin,.
Maybe Im crazy but thats the way Ive always looked at cars,as if they were a face,. Cheers no more for me tonight, Jase Thee Fantastic,PS i paint
bikes for a $50 if you sand
Mate.... you gotta start sharing the shit your on :lol: :lol:
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