Stanky Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 It sort of reminds me of that thing we did as kids where you got a bit of paper and one person drew the feet, folded it over then passed it on for the next person to draw the legs, but couldn't see what feet had been drawn, they folded it over and the next person drew the torso and so on, then when the last person had drawn the hat, you unfolded it and saw what you'd created. Except horizonatally, and someone said 'yeah looks good to me lads, lets build it!' danthecapriman, Lacquer Peel, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 It looks almost like an amphibious vehicle to me, sort of like a Schwimmwagen! Volkswagen (Porsche) Type 166 le.Pkw-K2s / Kfz.1/20 Schwimmwagen by Panzer DB, on Flickr puddlethumper, Sudsprint, John F and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Would this recycled platic stuff not abe a good replacment for wood? is in even in the rightish blue. https://www.kedel.co.uk/recycled-plastic-sheet/HDPEST0108.html?keyword=&matchtype=&network=g&device=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8_Pzn-iB2AIVo7DtCh2YkQceEAYYAiABEgKJ0vD_BwE I've used this (Stokbord) for the floor of my trailer and while I think it's up to the job, I wouldn't use it as a direct replacement for plywood of the same thickness. It's a lot more flexible so requires more in the way of supports to prevent sagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Those lights on the back are just... wrong. They need to be smaller or bigger. Just not that size. What are they from? Out are they just generic trailer lights? 5000/10 for finding something that clean for nowt though. The rest of it is full of excellence. Blue plastic excellence. Phil eddyramrod, stephen01, vulgalour and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Those lights on the back are just... wrong. They need to be smaller or bigger. Just not that size. I hadn't seen it before, but now that you mention it I can't unsee it. Too high, too close together and the wrong around I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Needs a pair of generic truck lights (a la Jeep), or some Austin A30 lights down in the corners. To me it's a bit of a conundrum. It isn't trying to be a Jeep, but at the same time it is.. do you embrace the Geep or the Jeep-ness of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Crude photoshop aside, I think I fixed it. Or made it less bad at least.Before: After: The Moog, eddyramrod, Lacquer Peel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 danthecapriman, on 11 Dec 2017 - 10:15 PM, said:danthecapriman, on 11 Dec 2017 - 10:15 PM, said:It looks almost like an amphibious vehicle to me, sort of like a Schwimmwagen! Volkswagen (Porsche) Type 166 le.Pkw-K2s / Kfz.1/20 Schwimmwagen by Panzer DB, on Flickr I did an actual mini sex wee over that. I have a thing for Schwimmwagen, I won't use the weird colloquial plural -wägen because that's just weird. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Crude photoshop aside, I think I fixed it. Or made it less bad at least.Before: After:Jago Geep.jpgI was thinking these, "universal" lights. $9, Walmart. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Blazer-Universal-Heavy-Duty-Stop-Tail-Turn-Light/15111249?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228009158373&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=40839235832&wl4=aud-310687322322:pla-73627283569&wl5=9025188&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=15111249&wl13=&veh=sem Phil holbeck and Ghosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Yep, a lot of Jeep CJs, Chevy C10s and the like have exactly those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 America's version of these, that's why Anyhow. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Am I the only one who thinks that the Samurai looks like a lawn mower? Alusilber and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Those lights on the back are just... wrong. They need to be smaller or bigger. Just not that size. What are they from? Out are they just generic trailer lights? 5000/10 for finding something that clean for nowt though. The rest of it is full of excellence. Blue plastic excellence.PhilI'm pretty sure the seller said they were generic caravan tail lights. The headlights are nice old Mini ones with the chrome surround (not fitted) and they look good, you go around the back and there's those! Something more stylish needed I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Something more stylish needed I reckon. With LEDs and indicators that do a little dance - like Audi's! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 £18.29 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-12V-LED-REAR-TAIL-LIGHTS-LAMPS-5-FUNCTION-TRAILER-CARAVAN-TRUCK-VAN-98-LED/112337817325?epid=2145558383&hash=item1a27db0eed:g:gnsAAOSwjqVZNnKz 2 x 12V LED REAR LIGHTSFOR TRAILERS, TRUCKS, RECOVERIES, CHASSIS VANS, CARAVANS, CAMPERS, MOTORHOMES ETC NUMBER OF LEDS - 98 PCS PER UNIT5 FUNCTIONS : STOP AND TAIL - 30 x LED INDICATOR - 28 x LED REVERSE - 12 x LED FOG - 28 x LEDDIMENSIONS : 340 mm x 125 mm x 25 mm12V FAST RESPONDING BRIGHT LEDS WITH HIGH OUTPUTFITTING WITH 2 BOLTS - M8 ( FIIXNG CENTER 52 mm )CABLE EXITS : BLACK-NEGATIVE / BLUE - TAIL / RED - STOP / YELLOW - INDICATOR / BLUE - FOG / WHITE - REVERSEIN SOME CASES AN INLINE RESISTOR MAY BE REQUIRED TO PREVENT THE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING FAST BECAUSE OF THE LOW POWER CONSUMPTION OF THE LEDS DVee8 and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I make my usual recommendation in such circumstances.... egg, stephen01, Stanky and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Here's my old Capri radiator, IMG_1004 by Dan Clark, on Flickr IMG_1003 by Dan Clark, on Flickr IMG_1002 by Dan Clark, on Flickr Had a good look at it and it's fine, no corrosion, all tubes and fins are good, plastic (non OE) tanks are both good.It's also an upgrade over standard as it has more tubes than a standard Capri one. Up to you... eddyramrod, DeeJay and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Those lights on the back are just... wrong. They need to be smaller or bigger. Just not that size. What are they from? Out are they just generic trailer lights? 5000/10 for finding something that clean for nowt though. The rest of it is full of excellence. Blue plastic excellence. PhilThey look the same as the lights on my Rialto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Here's my old Capri radiator, IMG_1004 by Dan Clark, on Flickr IMG_1003 by Dan Clark, on Flickr IMG_1002 by Dan Clark, on Flickr Had a good look at it and it's fine, no corrosion, all tubes and fins are good, plastic (non OE) tanks are both good.It's also an upgrade over standard as it has more tubes than a standard Capri one.Up to you... I reckon that should fit - are you about during the week if I drop by on the way home from work? danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I reckon that should fit - are you about during the week if I drop by on the way home from work?I'll be around, only evening/afternoon I can't do is tonight as I'm out on overtime and I'm busy at work all day (0700-1600) tomorrow. But any other time should be doable. Let me know when you want to come and I'll have it ready. I'll dust off all the dead flies as there's loads splattered on the outer face! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 As that Jago is So good, would it be worth scouring ebay and the tree for a cheap, buggered but registered one? Just saying.... Stanky and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 the thought has crossed my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 And I've been out-shited with the even-more-aesthetically-challenged 'Jago Samurai' which looks appalling 1200px-Jago_Samuri_(2500416704).jpg Oi, the Samurai was held to be beautiful enough* to be Kit Car magazine's calendar model for 1985... *though since a great deal of the other 'self-build automobiles' within this publication kind of resemble motorised potting sheds, I can agree that maybe choice was limited. When your product's ad is titled "It may not be the prettiest...", you just know your marketing team are clean out of ideas. There's a feature on Limited Edition, the company producing the Jago and the Samurai, in this Dec '84 edition. If you fancy a read, I'll post it on over to you - just PM me your address. Since I could do nowt for the collection event, it's the least I can do to show my support for this fine project. EFA: it is indeed a 'Samuri', not Samurai - which was a Suzuki trademark. Although KC mag refers to it variously as 'Samuri', 'Samurai' and 'Sumari' at different points. drum, eddyramrod, mercrocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I reckon Land rover rear lights would suit that djim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Found the old coil too, It's a bit scabby but it definitely works. IMG_1005 by Dan Clark, on Flickr From what I remember it looks more or less the same as the Jago's one?Worth checking your old set up though, some are fitted with a ballast resistor some aren't. My ones for a non ballast resistor set up.Non ballast resistor coils are standard 12v like this one.Ballast resistor types are 9v and have a separate ballast resistor in their low tension circuit, usually somewhere very near the coil itself. eddyramrod and Stanky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedagain Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Old Fords had a section of resistance wire (white if I remember correctly) spliced into the live feed to the coil instead of a separate ballast resistor. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Old Fords had a section of resistance wire (white if I remember correctly) spliced into the live feed to the coil instead of a separate ballast resistor.Makes sense. I know some old Fords did have a resistor in the system but I've never seen one with it. From looking online it seems to be soldered into the wiring loom as a short section of resistance wire. To find it means stripping back the loom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 And I've been out-shited with the even-more-aesthetically-challenged 'Jago Samurai' which looks appalling 1200px-Jago_Samuri_(2500416704).jpgFor extra shite points its real name is actually SAMURI, not Samurai as that was copyright of Suzuki. It sure does look like a Schwimmwagen but I imagine it's a lot less buoyant. Datsuncog, Stanky and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 It sure does look like a Schwimmwagen but I imagine it's a lot less buoyant.This theory needs testing. catsinthewelder, chodweaver and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Just realized my neighbor had a Samuri in about 1987. It was finished in a lovely mix of pink and purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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