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Topic: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Rhys Nolan
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 4:04 pm Subject: the Saga of SUG 55 |
What a great day!
I took a trip up to Roger Coupe today and gathered broken bits of fibreglass to assist in getting the body of SUG back together. This is a huge help. It will take time, but I'm aimi ... |
Topic: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 7
Views: 67246
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:13 am Subject: SUG 55 |
Sorry for the delay, TBH I forget that I'm not keeping people informed!
The rear body section is now all scraped back to early primer over the glass. There is no gelcoat as such. Photos when it was f ... |
Topic: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 7
Views: 67246
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:28 pm Subject: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Of course the photo is "as found". My understanding is that it got this far when owned by 2 brothers by the name of Duggan who lived in Abertillery and was advertised for sale like this in 1 ... |
Topic: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 7
Views: 67246
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:03 pm Subject: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Where ever is fine Dave. As long as things are on topic I'm happy.
Today's task was stripping off the tyres from rims, doing it the old fashioned way, levers and a rubber mallet. I had forgotten how ... |
Topic: the Saga of SUG 55 |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 7
Views: 67246
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:37 pm Subject: the Saga of SUG 55 |
SUG 55, the “Staniforth Buckler”.
When I went to look at the 2 Bucklers which had been in the custody of John Gough, sadly now deceased, I had no idea that one of them might have been such a signific ... |
Topic: New Mk6 being restored |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 5
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:28 am Subject: New Mk6 being restored |
I don't have the build/resto saga posted anywhere, is it appropriate to have it as a topic on the forum somewhere? |
Topic: New Mk6 being restored |
Rhys Nolan
Replies: 5
Views: 60725
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Forum: Mk VI Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:39 am Subject: New Mk6 being restored |
This car SUG55 the one Keith refers to, and the one of which I am custodian,was originally built by Allan Staniforth who later went on to build Terrapins and became one of the suspension gurus of the ... |
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