Ugly duckling Turbo Prairie

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:45 am

not yet, just trying to work out how to modify the bumper brackets to hold it in the right spot. also been under the weather the last week, and couldnt drag myself out to it. but soon, I want this body work done soon. Its starting to piss me off. its been tooooooo long now LOL

SimoN10 · Post by **SimoN10** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:26 pm

hey mate hows this going any work been done to it?

Dans1983 · Post by **Dans1983** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:33 pm

man that prairie looks pimped!!! i like it

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:57 pm

Finally got the money together for the paint job,
I I have started working on it again, putting on the spoilers. and its going to the painters in 2 weeks.

Thank Christ this part is almost over.

I cant wait to get the the motor LOL

But first one more trick thing, the front bonet scoop thing. Im going to try it this week.
Wish me luck.

PS. I am looking for someone who knows ET's to come and check the donoe motor and turbo. Will pay of cause (If I have too LOL)
But am looking for someone who knows there ETs and tuning.
It had loads if trouble ideling, Probable a doggy AMF relocation and no cold ideal. Plus its been sitting for a year unstarted. Hope she will be fine.

SimoN10 · Post by **SimoN10** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:18 pm

any new pics mate? am keen to see this car finished looks like a great project, very different

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:31 pm

Good luck, looking forward to the painting pics

aubrey · Post by **aubrey** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:36 am

looks awsome, any updates n pic ?

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:28 pm

Well its been over a year since I worked on her,
And know I'm back and wanting to finish her, so soon some updated photos.

I took the advice of some and the first thing I done was fill in the repeaters for a more smooth finish. That was the last weeks job.

But over the last year I have still been tinkering with things, I built A tear drop trailer for scratch.

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:46 pm

And I built some Mechanical Art pieces of an exhibition of Steampunk

OK, enough of that, back to the prairie

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 7:18 am

Looks like you have the right skills and inventive mind to pull this build off.

Post by **Ash** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:12 pm

nice work dude. steampunk rocks! in that sepia pic you look a bit like Les Claypool of Primus!

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:02 pm

Thanks but thats not me, that my test pilot Mat, Got it up to 12 km/h LOL

Working on the back spoiler now, unfortunately it was too narrow and short, so I had to make it wider and loner.

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:13 pm

A quick trial fit

Post by **15exa** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:32 pm

i want to have its babies

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:49 pm

Crap weather means I can't do any work on the body, So I decided to start on the power mirrors.

So a trip to "pick and pull" at seven hills (top guys) and I got 2 electric mirrors off a CE lancer for $50.

Cut the mounts off and joint them to the originals with a few layers of fibre glass.

Be done soon