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 65notch
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| posted on December 14th, 2006 at 01:38 PM |
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65 notch - Work Begins
Well my post dissapeared because of the whole forum crash so i thought i'd put it up again.
This is my 65 notch that i picked up for my 19th birthday back in september this year with my old man.
After getting it safely home my old man and i decided that we would try and get it started. A little petrol down the throat of the carbie and it fired
up for the first time in 5 years, so i took it for a little drive having not checked that the brakes even worked but luckily everything was fine.
So after that i began stripping it down and finding all the hidden nasties that would need to be welded up. Sadly a family member who was a
unbelievably good car restorer who was to teach me to weld and repair had an unexpected heart attack and passed away, so the notch sits and waits
until i can afford a welder and feel comfortable enough to start on it.
some of the rust:
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cloesup of my scariest section of rust, but it'll be fine :thumb
and just a glimpse of the shitty bog and fiberglass repairs on my guards
[ Edited on 17-6-2007 by 65notch ]
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65notch
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| posted on December 14th, 2006 at 01:41 PM |
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oh and this needs to be finished off before i can get some real work done.
My old mans Renault Dauphine Gordini (sorry for the crappy pics, but its dark and a bit tight in the garage)
[ Edited on 17-6-2007 by 65notch ]
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65notch
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| posted on December 14th, 2006 at 01:43 PM |
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and finally i had some pics up of this, the Tempo Matador Camper that i may be inheriting soon.
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sinecure
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| posted on December 14th, 2006 at 06:33 PM |
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The notch looks like a good project, and I love the Renault, very nice work.
A POSSE AD ESSE.
I live in my own little world, but it's okay, they know me here.
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 09:20 AM |
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good luck with notch. renault is sweet.
Always remember, People who get hammered, Dont get to nail !
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 12:19 PM |
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I've never seen that model Renault before it it looks awesome!
The Tempo Matador style and design que's are taken straight from the rail designs of that era, I guess the Splittys do as well.
They are all lovely and you should be very proud!
W
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65notch
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| posted on December 17th, 2006 at 04:29 PM |
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Thanks guys, yer dads done a great job with the gordini taking his time to get it all done properly (3 years so far)
and hopefully the Matador will live again soon.
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 05:06 PM |
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Cool Tempo
Any more shots of the Tempo?
How good is the camper conversion I have only ever seen utility versions. A pick from the rear and inside would be ace!
Envy, Envy, Envy
Cheers,
David
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65notch
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 05:55 PM |
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Next time im down at the farm i'll try and get some pics of the rear and inside but i highly doubt i will be able to until i can get it out of the
shed.
The camper conversion was done back when the car was brought to Aus and was new by coach builders in Melbourne so im told, so i assume it to be of
good quality.
All things i will hopefully find out one day 
I constantly think how cool it would be to build a custom set of safari's for it.... mmmmmmm 
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| posted on December 18th, 2006 at 07:59 PM |
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love the safari idea 
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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customcarconnection
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| posted on December 22nd, 2006 at 12:13 AM |
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I know this car. I looked at it a while b4 you did and didn't act fast enuf. Good buy!!! A very genuine car. Trevor is a character tho!! |
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65notch
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| posted on December 22nd, 2006 at 07:55 PM |
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Oh man Trevor is crazy haha... If i we hung around any longer when we went to trailer it home he would'nt have let us take it. Constantly talking
about how good a deal it is and saying "look at those tires, thats a good deal" "look at that bumper, great deal"
So did you end up getting a notch at all customcarconnection?
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65notch
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| posted on January 14th, 2007 at 09:13 PM |
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No real updates at all, just got some day light photos of my rusty pile as it is at the moment while we were switching the gordini and it around in
the garage so we can get the last few things finished on the gordini.
things never seem to look so bad in the pictures..... oh well, it comforts me to know that the gordini used to look just as bad
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65notch
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| posted on June 17th, 2007 at 06:01 PM |
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Well after purchasing the notchback almost 9 months ago i have finally got started on it... only problem when i first got the car was it was rusty and
i didn't know how to weld let alone even own a welder
So fast forward 9 months and i've completed a welding course, bought a welder and pretty much every missing piece i needed to complete the notch...
so heres my progress from the 2 weekends i've been at it so far
I didn't bother cleaning up my welds as much because no-ones going to see it here anyway... and heres the other side to give you an idea of what
i've been up to...
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65notch
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| posted on June 25th, 2007 at 07:19 PM |
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Another productive weekend...
BEFORE:
AFTER:
not very pretty but a lot better than before... had to make the entire vent thing inside this wing aswell, haven't got any pics of that
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 09:40 AM |
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Mate the work that you have done looks great, good on you for doing a welding course and having a crack at it yourself,you are going to save yourself
alot of dollars too.. All the best, dont stop.
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65notch
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 09:51 AM |
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:thumb thanks oldnslo, really appreciate it
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 02:07 PM |
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Yes well done indeed! That notch is going to look great when it's done, no doubt. Congrats on learning to weld too. Good luck with the resto.
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65notch
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| posted on June 27th, 2007 at 05:39 PM |
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cheers herbieboy... just getting it back on the road in any way will make me happy but hopefully it will come out close to the idea in my head
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