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sgam@hotmail.com - 27 Oct 2006 12:17 GMT

Some of you may remember, (and a couple less may care) that a little
while ago a truck hit my beloved Datto while it was parked behind work.

July 12th I posted here about it.

Today I got her back.

Marco, you were asking about old cars as daily drivers? Remember to
factor in that you may only need bumpers repaired - but that it may
well take 3 1/2 months to get them stripped, re-shaped, coppercoated
and then chrome plated.

Boy have I been frustrated!

Well, it's time to go home - it's raining horsepower!

Cheers
Steve

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Noddy - 27 Oct 2006 12:42 GMT

> Boy have I been frustrated!

Welcome to the world of old cars :)

> Well, it's time to go home - it's raining horsepower!

Hope it's as good as old, and you're happy with it.

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Regards,
Noddy.

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Jason James - 28 Oct 2006 09:52 GMT

> Some of you may remember, (and a couple less may care) that a little
> while ago a truck hit my beloved Datto while it was parked behind work.
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>
> Well, it's time to go home - it's raining horsepower!

Yeah, the worst bumpers are those black coated with some sort of rubber as
used on XD Falcons. They go all matt-black and no attempts to fix them
works.

Jason

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feral - 28 Oct 2006 10:25 GMT

> Yeah, the worst bumpers are those black coated with some sort of rubber as
> used on XD Falcons. They go all matt-black and no attempts to fix them
> works.

And dogs can chew them, as I found out. Subaru Vortex Turbo
AWD Auto. Ended up costing the dog owner heaps when it
couldn't be repaired to "new".

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Fraser Johnston - 29 Oct 2006 10:31 GMT

Are you happy with the job they did? Got any pics?

Fraser

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sgam@hotmail.com - 30 Oct 2006 08:10 GMT

> Are you happy with the job they did? Got any pics?
>
> Fraser

Yeah, looks nice. The bumpers look better than they ever did, and the
holes on the back panel where some stupid previous owner stuck a "twin
cam" badge (1970's rice?!? or the jack shaft?) have finally been
filled in. Now all I have to do is some headwork, re valve the konis,
get new springs for the front and the leafs re-tensioned, strip the
rest of the car back to metal and repaint it, and retrim the interior.

Cheers,
Steve

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Fraser Johnston - 30 Oct 2006 08:41 GMT

>> Are you happy with the job they did? Got any pics?
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> rest of the car back to metal and repaint it, and retrim the interior.
> :)

Now that sounds like a major project. But all part of the fun. : )

Fraser

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