Project Cliff - The Cherry Red Thirty by stretch tech

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i always wanted to convert the bonnet release to internal as the internal locking grill looks nicer in my opinion and it is an added security feature, but the kit is a little over priced for what it is so i am going to make my own...this might sound a little over the top but as the saying goes "look after the pennies and the pounds look after them selves"

so here is what I've got so far...



...I had this cable lying around and it just needs a little trimming of the length and then you will never know the difference



this is the standard locking mechanism that was on the car...just cut off the handle that sticks through the grill and tack a small plate to the inside of what is left; tack a plate at the opposite end to the swinging arm; drill a small hole through the end plate and through the plate on the end of the cut down arm: prime/paint and job done

feed back and opinions are always appreciated

2-23-2012

we finally moved cliff to my dad's mate's work shop today ...i'll let the pics do the talking...



due to the slope of the drive way and the length of the lorry, there was a fairly large distance between the floor of the garage and the back of the beaver tail, lucky we had ramps then...



...and a winch





my dad's mate's unit is only on the industrial estate near us so it is ideal for us



check out the bling on this truck









this lorry may be a little over kill, don't you think







i'm off for two weeks now and my dad has booked next week off too so we have 10 days to really crack on with the body repairs:

- replace front panel
- replace front wings
- replace scuttle + closures
- replace A panels
- replace front floors
- replace outer sills
- repair inner sills
- replace rear sub frame mount ends
- replace rear valance + closures
- repair lower rear quarters

- and any other repair patches we find along the way