Yeah The aggressive look does have its drawbacks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 24 June 2002 20:01 PM Subject: Re: rear ends
> > Thanks Richard, > > I think i'll stick to the standard look there i think, im sure the boys > down at the local police station will prefer it aswell!! > > Cheers for the info > > Chris > > > Richard Clough writes: > > > Chris > > > > Replacement lower out skin for rear guards can be purchased from the 1600 > > Workshop for $150 each side -on the trade list on the Ozdat website. > > Beaver panels were rare in the early 1980's so you may be battling to find a > > new one. Rally guys could never keep them intact, particularly if the spare > > wheel well was removed. > > > > An option for the adventurous. > > > > If you want to convert your rusty damaged back end to an eighties style club > > rally car, weld a flat floor in the boot from LH outer guard to RH outer > > guard and remove every thing below the floor except stiffening braces on > > which the bumper bar is attached. This modification takes out the most > > commonly rusted/damaged rear panels and gives heaps more ground clearance > > for those steep creek bed exits. > > > > The rugged rear end look grows on you. Imagine this scene all on display to > > the poor driver behind that thought he may just blast past. > > > > The exposed R200 diff housing and those unbreakable drive shafts looking > > very purposeful. A pair of red rear springs and some fat yellow Bilsteins > > gas shockers leering out of the rear suspension. A 3" exhaust squeezed > > through the rear subframe to show the car has real mumbo at the other end. > > Fat rear wheels and top rubber on display. The muffler used to look a bit > > daggy, but now we have a sexy, polished stainless one on full display. > > > > What other car could show everyone so much of where the money has been > > spent? > > > > (Sorry listers got a bit carried away on this one!) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 19:47 PM > > Subject: rear ends > > > > > > > > > > > > > Listers > > > > > > please dont get the wrong idea about the title to this post!! > > > > > > I have just cut the rear beaver panel out of my datto and im wondering if > > > there is anywhere you can get new panels for them? Similarly the rear 1/4 > > > panels are pretty average on mine, any one know where you can get them > > > either in steel or fiberglass? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
