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06-06-2012, 01:49 PM
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New member
Hi folks i'm rob a toolmaker from the west mid's uk, i have been thinking of building my own car for a while and came across this site whilst browsing the web late one nite, i just love the work that's being done out there gives me inspiration to get in the garage and start building ....
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06-06-2012, 03:39 PM
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Welcome to AllMetalShaping Rob. What kind of car are you wanting to build?
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06-07-2012, 07:12 AM
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Type of car ?
Well i am into hotrods and english specials so was thinking of something that would fit into either scene , i have got a Triumph Herald that i'm using so as to get road tax free motoring and just a body change on the registration doc and no nasty sva inspections , i've stripped it down to rolling, running chassis and i'm going to build on that as its my first attempt from scratch i'm going to be learning a lot lol thanks for the interest Rob.
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Rob Last edited by robpickup; 06-07-2012 at 07:15 AM. Reason: more info
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06-07-2012, 09:19 AM
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So you're going to rebody the Herald? Since you have it stripped down, I'd take some side, front, top, and rear photos. Then you can superimpose various body style on the chassis and see what works.
I had a Herald convertible back in the mid 60's. Fun car to have had in high school. Do they have a real chassis or are they unibody? If unibody, you're going to have to deal with a relatively tall structure. The motor and drivetrain is similar to the Spitfire but the Herald is much more boxy.
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06-07-2012, 09:21 AM
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Hello Rob, welcome to the forum from another Brit.
David
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