Rocket88 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Looks great.....ref front end..........just a suggestion....................satin black the lot from the grille downwards, integrate slim led strips as indicators/sidelights...........might find that front numberplate looks better against a dark background. Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 It'd end up looking like a whale shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Actually, would it take a "Charger grill"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 That wouldnt look outta place Cruising Roswell!Regarding the front I think it needs round indicator units but not just off the shelf Lucas jobbies it needs something merican of a similar period to the rears?Or keep with "4 lights at the back, 4 at the front", bin the spotlights and put the sidelights and indicators on the inner lamps. Less fussy, the back end really suits the clean lines and the front is similarly flat/pinstripe sharp edges. Joloke and Rocket88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercedade Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 All this front-plate chat, and I'm struck by how much better the rear looks with the numberplate attached. It was looking smooth beforehand, but now it looks well-proportioned into the bargain. A nice job. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Today I used the Princess instead of the Rover to do all my errands. I had to spent 2 hours cleaning it first to get it to basic clean standard, it was filthy inside and and out from all the bodywork and wiring work and whatnot that's been done. I needs another clean yet really, and a polish/wax ideally. Fun thing with the rear lights is that when I press the brake pedal now people back off like I'm about to explode, so I guess they're fairly visible. Also, people creep RRIIIIIIGGGHT up to the rear end at lights and you can see them peering and trying to read the badges. Two fun things too, the indicators randomly stopped working and the car didn't want to start after giving it a wash, a wiggle of the relay got the indicators to wake up and the starting was probably because I'd got a bit too much water under the bonnet when waving the hose around. A good 20 miles or so of stop start performed flawlessly afterwards, so I'm happy. Rover next now that I've got the new front struts it needs and the Princess to use just in case taking a look at the Rover's rear brakes results in yet more parts buying and the car being off the road for a while. Rocket88, SierraMikeHotel, richardthestag and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 GR12 on those rear lights, it is getting to how you want the car, which means happy Vulg, it must surely now be just down to final cosmetics & tweaking. Well done sir vulgalour and RayMK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 You must be totally sick of people's opinions by now....... I would satin black the section under the indicators but leave the strip under the lights beige and maybe the bottom edge.Then the sidelight / indicators need to be as glam as those fantastic tail lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 those rear thrusters are GR∞ LightBulbFun and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 You must be totally sick of people's opinions by now....... Only insofar as they're repeating stuff I've already gone over several times at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I wonder what the other drivers' dissapointment surprise was when they squinted and saw the Leyland Princess 2 badge after going right into your bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 dodgy bike numberplate- check murrican capri style inidcators- check Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Oh yes. I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 So... can we put the number plate thing to bed now, please? I'm happy with where it is and that's where it's staying. So far, nobody has suggested anything I haven't already tried (that's not a challenge, Samantha/Gregory), so there's nothing to gain here. I'm genuinely really happy with how the car looks overall now, it's just a case of polishing up the finer details and keeping it nice now. eddyramrod, Pillock, richardthestag and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It's endearment. But. Please. More videos of it going along please! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompy_snake Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I have known this car since I first saw it lingering on that driveway and told you about it. I have seen the low and high points with it and also enjoyed driving it. I haven't agreed with everything that you have done to the car. But after all these years finally see what was in your crazy velvet filled head It's looking great and certainly cannot be mistaken for any other ..... Keep it up vulgalour, LightBulbFun, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 I don't have any spares, unfortunately, and the one I removed went in the bin because it wouldn't seal after 6 years of trying to make it so wouldn't have been any good to you. All I can suggest is to keep an eye on eBay, the 1.7/2.0 ones do come up occasionally. I don't think www.leylandprincess.co.uk have one in stock but it doesn't hurt to ask if you're on there. As far as I'm aware, Ambassador and Princess 1.7/2.0 are the same exhaust front to back, BL left almost everything mechanical alone on the Ambassador with the exception of the rear displacers (Princess ones are interchangable, they just have a separate hose rather than integrated), and an automatic choke that often doesn't work properly. Just make sure you don't get the 2.2 exhaust downpipe which is in two bits and sometimes listed incorrectly, yours will always be a single Y piece. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Just spotted this on Lookatthefun*imhavingbook™ eddyramrod, vulgalour, jumpingjehovahs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 That's it, I'm moving. Stanky, theshadow and Tadhg Tiogar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Pretty sure you need to convert some of your pictures into B&W and then change the Wiki article on how BL did a prototype facelift to answer the complaints about the awkward rear end styling. Any response can then be linked to the article and see how long before it become legitimised as an apparent BL prototype. LightBulbFun, vulgalour, Timewaster and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 These are my spare Princess wheels. When I started, they were orange from being sat outside for goodness knows how long. It took quite a while to clean them up to a stage where they were good enough to smother in rust treater, which is what we have here. Then, it took most of this week to get them painted and lacquered because of drying times. I forked out a chunk of cash for some nice new Uniroyal Rain Expert 3 tyres, then a chunk more today to get them fitted and balanced, and then faffed about getting them on the car. I also put some original wheel trims on and some random rim embellishers that came off that orange Princess I had a few years ago. I just fancied a change. You have to put the original trims on before the wheel nuts so they're a bit of a faff to do if you're not already changing the wheels. Looks alright. I'm looking forward to trying these tyres out. On removing the 16 year old Runway Enduros and given them a closer inspection off the car there are some spots where the rubber is starting to craze that wasn't visible when they were on the car. The single mismatched Arrowspeed has become my spare for now because on close inspection it isn't exhibiting signs of cracking and is holding air, eventually I would like to replace it with a matching Uniroyal. Rover came into its own with that folding rear seat today, made it lots easier to get all the wheels and tyres in. For the curious, the Rover wears Firestones, which are a very nicely matched tyre to the car and seem to be wearing at a sensible rate. oldcars, Bren, captain_70s and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Have just sat here reading this for an hour. Shattered from work and collapsed in a comfy chair. Great work fella, love your enthusiasm and openness to change/new ideas.Dashboard was a highlight!Keep ‘er lit boyo - this is why I love this site....Chris vulgalour and Bren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Just going back to the front number plate, yes, I know. Just do what they do in this here London. Take it off the front, break it in half and lob it on the dash. It's legal innit! I'll never mention number plates again. Ooops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 I'll do what all the cool kids do and cable tie it to my roofrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I have the Uniroyal rain experts on the Audi Skip - was fearsomely good in lashing rain on the motorways of S Wales last weekend Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 The Rover roof rack for extra fuk da polis pointz yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Now those wheeltrims have messed with my head. For some reason I associate them with Dunlop Denovo run-flat safety-tyres from Mini 1275GTs and Rover P6 3500s. Aircraft styled wheels.It fits right in with the rocket tail-lights theme. Princess Mach 2. Noel Tidybeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 The Mini trims are the same design but not interchangable and there's an almost identical design to the one you're thinking of for the Princess that's quite rare. These are the regular ones. The runflat ones (Princess got the Dunlop Denovos too if you wanted) were usually a dark silver rather than a bright silver. Interestingly, the stock trims make the wheels look much skinnier and smaller than the chrome ones. JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Do these Princesses have tilt-steering column? At this stage in the project I'd be tempted to fit an aircraft steering-wheel. Drive really fast in a straight line, switch on the lights, push down on the steering wheel, and it might actually fly. If you make the right rocket noises. It's now safe for landing in rainy conditions too. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 Tilt steering column? We don't have the budget for those sorts of luxuries, man! We spent all the R&D on ashtrays. Parky, JeeExEll, richardthestag and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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