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Ben
23-10-07, 06:04 PM
Been fitting this engine for a customer, took a few pics, thought i would share them...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/partsoct23006.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/partsoct23003.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/partsoct23004.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/partsoct23001.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/jonsengine.jpg

Shell has only done 38k miles and is a nice solid car, just need to finish of the wiring, fuel and exhaust and then it will be on the road.
Spudly
23-10-07, 06:25 PM
Looks like a rather nice tidy one there then bud, err just out of interest how much do you charge for the complete conversion??
Ben
23-10-07, 06:28 PM
This will be the last one im afraid, im off to pastures new!
Adam
23-10-07, 07:00 PM
Been fitting this engine for a customer, took a few pics, thought i would share them...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/lurk75/partsoct23006.jpg

Now thats a mans trolley jack :eek:
Riggy
23-10-07, 07:02 PM
lol top stuff ben :thumb:
Mike
23-10-07, 07:04 PM
Is it just me, of is the rear qaurter of the Nova caved in?
kevster
23-10-07, 07:06 PM
Is it just me, of is the rear qaurter of the Nova caved in?
well spotted:thumb:
Lee
23-10-07, 07:13 PM
Breeze blue valver. Always a winner ;) Need to do mine ASAP
Mike
23-10-07, 07:17 PM
well spotted:thumb:

theres definetly damage there isnt there, its not just me tripping out again lol lol
kevster
23-10-07, 07:31 PM
nope its there alright !!!! she dose look mint under the hood :)
Martin
23-10-07, 07:35 PM
nice one ben..
vaughanmc
23-10-07, 08:10 PM
Clean shell to work with :)
scott.parker
23-10-07, 08:31 PM
lol top stuff ben :thumb:

For a split second i though it was yours!!:roll:

And yeah i noticed the 1/4 and door damage too.

Scott
Ben
24-10-07, 08:59 AM
Aprently it was nicked a few years back and the thieving *******s tried to drive through a gap wit the doors open and also scrapped the rear quarter, there replacment doors, after i have done the engine its going into the bodyshop to be righted.
bump
24-10-07, 12:41 PM
Whate are you off to do next? If you don't mind me asking.
Ben
24-10-07, 04:10 PM
Im moving to belguim to train as a NDT technician.
bump
24-10-07, 05:23 PM
Nice one, my only experience of NDT is for weld testing.
Ben
25-10-07, 09:20 AM
yes thats what i will be doing, working on the North Sea Oil and Gas refinires in Belguim/Holland/France testing the welds on the pipelines and tanks.
Jack
25-10-07, 09:49 AM
Sounds technical lol

Good luck with that chap :thumb:
bump
25-10-07, 11:08 AM
By all accounts it's a good job, pretty interesting.
You'll get good at finding slag! lol
Ben
25-10-07, 11:24 AM
Yeah my old man has done it for 30+ years and my brother for about 5 years, so should be good.