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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby Muttley » Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:02 pm

Thats the scrap van I am cutting up :wink:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby madbri » Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:06 pm

as i said looks like 1 of intys :lol: :lol:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby madmark » Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:34 am

Muttley i thourt maybe you could of had ago on the old orange one and get that back on the road! :wink:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:45 pm

iv'e been over to freds today to pick up my roof bits,thanks fred and cheers for the chopping muttley :D

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also picked up a manual pedal box while i was there :wink: 8)
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby madbri » Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:44 pm

muttly ever heard of a pencil and a straight edge? looks like u were on the beer :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby Muttley » Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:57 pm

The trouble is cutting with a 9" grinder inside the van and with no goggles (forgot em) I was cutting the panel oversize any way, thats my excuse :oops:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby Muttley » Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:59 pm

madmark wrote:Muttley i thourt maybe you could of had ago on the old orange one and get that back on the road! :wink:

You mean the MK1? That one is on the list :lol: we have got most of the parts. all I we need to do is build a workshop to do it in :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby madmark » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:08 pm

its gota be done mate ,before i get to old to see it back on the road! :shock: :shock:
with a man with your welding skills i am shure it wouldnt be to bad to do!
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby mr Grimly » Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:42 pm

Good to see you got the bits mr browny, plenty more welding to be done !!!!! :lol: :lol:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:21 am

after spending 2 hours getting the poxy rustbucket started and in the workshop i did a bit of welding :lol:
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this was after a trip to my local motor factors for a new set of plugs,points,condenser and dizzy cap after which it fired up straight away(god knows why it was running when i parked it there) :shock: :lol:
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby AlanN » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:49 pm

Nice one Paul, its keeping busy in more ways than one. 8)

Ive just noticed that it has a wide brake pedal, why didnt they put that on the MK3,4,5, I thnk Im going to convert mine
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby madmark » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:58 pm

very impressive welding there mate! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:30 pm

done a bit more today,but looks like i done sod all :? been tidying up welded bits underneath with seam sealer and paint.stripped off front panel to find more holes :(

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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby mr Grimly » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:51 pm

Onwards and Upwards. Need to be buying a bigger broom to sweep van up. :D :D
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Re: BROWNYS MK2 V8

Postby quadfather » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:51 pm

thats one hell of a hand lamp :lol: :roll:
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