Thread: my 48 Vauxhall

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Looks great Barnsey!!!! Got a projected date that you'll be back on the road with the Vauxhall, or still to early to say??

I have everything to finish it now, just need to repaint the front guards and grill shell, will probably do that next week as i need to make some room in the shed for my mates blown hemi 32 coupe who is comming up and staying fri night before we head over to a local run for the weekend, I am going to start sorting the wiring harness out during my nights inside as its getting cold outside at night now, -5 below freezing this mornibg lol
My mate who is comming up in the coupe is the guy who installed my lpg system and he is going to hook it all up again for me, then he is going to have a look at the supercharger belts and pully's and work out a belt tensioner and where to mount the idler pully ect, now that its starting to look like a car again i will be in the shed working on it every chance i get,
hopfully should be back on the road over the next month or two, its just a matter of finding all the bits and putting it all back together now, I can't wait to go to a Run in my own car again
cheers barnsey

That is a good looking color.

It is looking good and I can imagine your excited to be driving it soon. Thanks for the inspiration too!

Originally Posted by barnsey

I have everything to finish it now, just need to repaint the front guards and grill shell, will probably do that next week as i need to make some room in the shed for my mates blown hemi 32 coupe who is comming up and staying fri night before we head over to a local run for the weekend, I am going to start sorting the wiring harness out during my nights inside as its getting cold outside at night now, -5 below freezing this mornibg lol
My mate who is comming up in the coupe is the guy who installed my lpg system and he is going to hook it all up again for me, then he is going to have a look at the supercharger belts and pully's and work out a belt tensioner and where to mount the idler pully ect, now that its starting to look like a car again i will be in the shed working on it every chance i get,
hopfully should be back on the road over the next month or two, its just a matter of finding all the bits and putting it all back together now, I can't wait to go to a Run in my own car again
cheers barnsey

Hey barnsey hope that guy in the 32 coupe knows what he is doing, dont let him drink to many beers before he does any work. Mate it looks good all the best . Bazza

Ha Ha Bazza, you know what Andews like, he runs on alcohol lol
barnsey

thanks for the comments guys, I put my wheels back on and the tailights back in as well as the jag filler cap then pushed it out to the daylight a bit and took a couple more pics, still waiting for the sun to come over a bit more and i will get some more, I cant push it right out because i would have no chance of pushing it back in on my own as the grade is a bit steeper than it looks in the pics and i am not that strong :lol:
barnsey

the fun part starts next, been putting this off too long, all the wires are labeled so i just need to follow the instructions, yeah right he says

Patience is the key to wiring a vehicle!

That, or get someone who knows what they are doing..lol

Car's looking good!

Looking good,barnsey..That colour is bold out in the sun mate..whose wiring kit are you using?? Ya know,,I really feel for you guys who have to run those cycle fenders on the rear of a nice lookin car like that koop..Its a pity your transport authority couldnt let you guys have fender exemptions like we have..I think I would rather see bobbed rears than those awful things..Even better..fenderless..

I got a 21 circuit EZ Wiring kit from Rocket industries in Western Sydney

Wiring Harness

Rocket have a real good selection off Hot Rod parts in there huge factory, you can buy anything from them to build a car from scratch from start to finish including bodies chassis suspension engines ect, and there prices are always good too

Catalogue - Rocket Industries Pty Ltd

Personally, I think the rear fenders suit that model car..now if he was building a Rat Rod, the open wheels may be more suitable.

Originally Posted by Chev malibu

Personally, I think the rear fenders suit that model car..now if he was building a Rat Rod, the open wheels may be more suitable.

Wasn't talking about barnsey's Vauxhall..His car's all good..I was meaning the 32/3w coupe of his mate's..Cycle fenders on the rear of a coupe/roadster,look all wrong,,as I know a lot of Aussie's feel the same..but its a legal issue in Australia,so they are stuck with it..

I'd have to have those fenders removable for show. Barnsey's color is way COOL

Are those Morris Traveller tail-lights you're using Barnsey?
Whatever they are they look good.
(As does the whole car!)