Faker Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Old images removed and current ones added. Had the artwork done and well impressed. vonmon, Minimad5, RedSparrow and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Smashing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novanick1 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Lovely ! Do those have a twin carb version of the 'suitcase' engine ? Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Lovely ! Do those have a twin carb version of the 'suitcase' engine ?Yep, twin carbs and suitcase engine. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonm Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 That looks kind of interesting. Were the bumpers that colour originally? Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Sweet, love the colour scheme! Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 That looks kind of interesting. Were the bumpers that colour originally?Thanks, the rallye did not come with coloured bumpers. However in keeping with the Motorsport theme I thought it would really suit blue bumpers. The chap doing this build is an absolute master. He asked me if I wanted to paint the bumpers and skirts, so I looked at a pile of them on google images and decided on blue. The painter picked the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Please tell me that the Samba will be getting wide PTS stripes... It MUST get wide PTS stripes !!! On a slightly different note, how do those things handle ? Do they share the characteristic 'amazing grip, then irritating understeer, then deadly lift-off oversteer' of 205s and 106s ? Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Isn't rally a sport where you sink a shitload of money into some shite just to hit a tree with it? Faker and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Almost. You sink a load of cash into an unlikely car, drive very fast and try very hard not to crash. Sometimes you manage it too. tooSavvy and Faker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 Most definitely will have PTS stripes!Sambas have no torsion beam rear suspension, they have adjustable rear trailing arms with struts. They reportedly handle really well. Really well painted too. It's now silver inside just like the factory built works rally cars from back in the day, and most modern WRC cars. fordperv and RedSparrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Is there a practical reason why silver is the preferred choice for inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have been advised that silver is easier to keep clean than white, which discolours easily when fluids or oils get spilt. Silver cabins do look very fresh and bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 SambaS is gonna blow a gasket when he sees this Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Pah.... show us ya Samba S then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 New thread created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Smashing! No! Please no!! Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petr Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 It looks realy good, Faker.I have a Samba with the little 954 engine so I like to go round the corners as fast as I can, so as to not lose to much speed, as it takes a bit to get going again with all the power its got! I do find that on my car the tail comes out and it starts to oversteer, its only got skiny 135s on it though. But its good fun round the bends. Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 No! Please no!!I'm sorry but I see the humour in this! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmac Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Not seen one of these in ages. Closely related to the Peugeot 104 if I remember correctly ? Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 Mot'd and on the road! Result. SambaS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Are you the chap in Ireland who bough the Samba Trio recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Are you the chap in Ireland who bough the Samba Trio recently?No Edd, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Elstro1988, laser wheels, fordperv and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Nice looking car, excellent job on the rebuild. I don't know much about the Talbot range, but is the tiny roof mounted dog a standard fitting? Faker and groovylee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Hi folks. Haven't posted for ages as i have moved house and have no tinternet yet. Picked the wee beauty up on Friday the 13th of December and brought her home. Once the weather improves a touch i will post some pics of it up. It truly is a thing of beauty. Its parked up in the garage next to the nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I'd take mine out for a run today but the damn thing wont start. I think I need a bigger hammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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