Welcome to Ron & Gill's "PROJECT NOTCH"

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Welcome to Ron & Gill's "PROJECT NOTCH"

Post by Jurgen Grand Slam »

We are very happy to welcome Ron & Gill and their lovely "NOTCH" to Grand Slam :hangloose:

Ron, you have finally made it onto "THE WAITING LIST" :twisted: as you will be WAITING for this project to be completed :D

Just a quick pick to prove to you all that the "NOTCH" really is here :lol:

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We hope that you have may happy times with us!!!!!!!

Esme & Juergen :D
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

That is such a sweet car :D

Please update it as often as you can, with plenty pictures :roll:

You have a reputation to protect, after seeing how Bobby turned out :mrgreen:
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Terrific! I may be mistaken, but I think I saw Juergen tremble ever so slightly when he saw the Notch. (Well, let's just say he didn't show us the door.) He kept his cool, but I think he was impressed to see such a fine example.

I am very pleased to be on the waiting list. This car deserves the best Grand Slam can do, she proved this again driving the 70km to Strand without so much as a hiccup and at 120-130km/h too, as well as heavy traffic on a hot, hot February day in the Cape. She just purred.

Thank YOU for taking the project on. I hope you will enjoy it as well.
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Post by Jurgen Grand Slam »

I am not sure if it was the pure beauty of the Notch or the heat that made Juergen shivver :lol:

Blitz, now that I have Photobucket under control :oops: I will keep regular pics on the progress as it happens :D

And WE ARE THE BEST, so nothing scares us :flash:
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Post by 1972 »

ooooo :mrgreen: i remember that notch it was verry nice! Well i think its the same one?
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Post by karmakoma »

From the pic I have to ask, what needs to be done?
She looks perfect already :mrgreen:
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Post by Ron&Gill »

Karma, thanks for the compliment, but... She's not perfect, almost, but not quite, let me make a list of what needs doing and then Jurgen can add to it...

Pan halves need replacing
Chrome needs rechroming
Rear brakes need replacing
Exhaust needs replacing
Cockpit heaters need fixing
Upholstery, incl carpeting needs redoing
Small (from what's visible now) rust removal
Roof lining needs replacing
Wiring needs serious tidying up (indicator flicker relay and brake lights don't work)
Wheels need changing
Handbrake needs repair
Engine needs cleaning and cleaning up
One oil leak (LH rocker cover) needs repair
Bonnet and boot rubbers need replacing

And then there are the general little things, like the speedo cable screeches, the car needs a service, the wiper blades were replaced, but are rubbish, such like. Also the dash has 2 serious cracks in it. :?:
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2000 beach buggy - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10915
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Post by karmakoma »

only items on that list that look like trouble are -
Small (from what's visible now) rust removal
and dash?
Have you sourced a replacement dash by any chance?

Should be a walk in the park :twisted:
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

Ron I still have those heater bellows and other bits for you if you still need them :)
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Post by Dutch_Diver »

Now remember it's not allowed to be as good as Bobbie!!!!!!

Congrats Ron & Gill!
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Jurgen Grand Slam wrote:I am not sure if it was the pure beauty of the Notch or the heat that made Juergen shivver :lol:

Blitz, now that I have Photobucket under control :oops: I will keep regular pics on the progress as it happens :D

And WE ARE THE BEST, so nothing scares us :flash:
Well now you've gone and opened a can of worms.... You cant just go teasing me with :flash: and not atleast post a pic of them... Thats just not cricket!!!! Like the saying on this site goes it didnt happen if you didnt take a pic of it... Besides you guys have enough cars in the shop for you to do a full photo spread drapped all over the cars... :twisted:

You did say your the best and not scared of anything.... :twisted: :flash: :flash: :flash:
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So when you taking the Dark side in Vader????? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Are we getting Worsie Rolls and Beer when its done ?????

Hope they dont find to many 'unseen' need repairs.
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Tom Bishop wrote:Are we getting Worsie Rolls and Beer when its done ?????

Hope they dont find to many 'unseen' need repairs.
Sure, beer and sausage... but don't hold your breath. I'm sure they will find stuff... And anyway, time scale is, as always, as long as a piece of string.
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1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
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Post by vader »

But shorter than a yarn of twine....
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