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Northern Retros ultimate retro car
Topic Started: Oct 9 2012, 16:22 (1,832 Views)
minitravellerman

I was wondering if we all put our heads together and built a car as a team, what would we come up with.

So taking it in turns we each add an item to the previous post to see how our ultimate retro-mobile would take shape. Only add one item at a time and no deleting other people's ideas - this is a democratic website is it not?!? A list of items is all we need, but if you want to add a photo for clarity feel free. And of course we need to work on somewhat of a budget - shoe string customising so no £1000 rims or one-off bodykits. I'm thinking more along the lines of e-bay specials!!

I wonder how wacky our car will turn out - maybe someone will build it for us someday!

I'll start with the motor for the basis of the project.

For the grand total of £950 (I'm sure with a bit of haggling we would have got that down a bit, and then with a luck penny threw in we would have this home for around £600!) we are now the proud owners of this fantastic 1986 Mazda 626 GLX. A 2 litre, so plenty of potential to rein a few more horsies out there.

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and here's the advert for the other info and pics of our new motor;

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/mazda/other-models/classic-1986-mazda-626-glx/823654

who's going to be first to start "doing-up" this cool bit of 80s motoring?
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Rob
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Has to have lettered tyres, balls to all this streched malarkey, lol.
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GAVIN
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Brilliant idea Ian...........

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Nuff said!!!
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B2AUDI80
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id want it to have a period kit that you used to see them with , it had a deeper front bumper etc, think it was a TWR kit , myabe wrong though
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ascona project http://s4.zetaboards.com/northernretros/topic/8860264/1/#new
audi 80 project http://s4.zetaboards.com/northernretros/topic/8859935/1/#new
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damien
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Beeded seat covers and one of them old gear knobs with the we fossil like thing inside it.
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Jim
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A funky ===626=== backflash and anti staticstrips, not to mention some white plastic door protectors with reflectors LOL
And a compulsary "Limited Editin" sticker LOL
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56oval

awesome not quite retro yet, but my mates just picked up an audi a8 quattro sport v8 for 850 quid with 6 month tax too lol.




oh and you need a gold plated tissuebox on the rear shelf.
Edited by 56oval, Oct 11 2012, 21:02.
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minitravellerman

Coming together well - but Jim - that's four things!!! The rule was add AN item to the list!! lol

Oh - we need some hub adapters to fit Gav's wheels.


Current upgrades now include;

1. Lettered tyres on Rota 6 spokes (with appropriate hub adapters)
2. TWR bodykit (or similar)
3. Beeded seat cover
4. gear knob with fossil thing inside!
5. ===626=== backflash
6. anti staticstrips,
7. white plastic door protectors with reflectors
8. "Limited Edition" sticker
9. gold plated tissuebox on rear shelf


(not sure about the last item, but rules are rules and it's staying!!)
Edited by minitravellerman, Oct 12 2012, 00:08.
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EMY

1. Lettered tyres on Rota 6 spokes (with appropriate hub adapters)
2. TWR bodykit (or similar)
3. Beeded seat cover
4. gear knob with fossil thing inside!
5. ===626=== backflash
6. anti staticstrips,
7. white plastic door protectors with reflectors
8. "Limited Edition" sticker
9. gold plated tissuebox on rear shelf
10. CB radio with a massive mag mount
11. Wee lights in the mud flaps to match jims stuff
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Rob
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LOL, fair taking shape now bai's.

And I'll second what the skipper said - great topic Ian.
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56oval

I'll explain the gold plated tissue box, these were the indian taxi driver weapon of choice back when i used to work in london, they never rolled without a gold plated tissue box in the rear window.
rules is rule, you MUST have one.

if you cant get one, i will send you one lol.
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damien
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Back vented rear window louver
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minitravellerman

1. Lettered tyres on Rota 6 spokes (with appropriate hub adapters)
2. TWR bodykit (or similar)
3. Beeded seat cover
4. gear knob with fossil thing inside!
5. ===626=== backflash
6. anti staticstrips,
7. white plastic door protectors with reflectors
8. "Limited Edition" sticker
9. gold plated tissuebox on rear shelf
10. CB radio with a massive mag mount
11. Wee lights in the mud flaps to match jims stuff
12. Back vented rear window louver
13. 4 Cibie Oscar spotlamps in 2 up 2 down arrangement
14. 3M Carbon fibre vinyl on the black bit around the rear plate
Edited by minitravellerman, Oct 12 2012, 21:30.
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MikeyNI
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1. Lettered tyres on Rota 6 spokes (with appropriate hub adapters)
2. TWR bodykit (or similar)
3. Beeded seat cover
4. gear knob with fossil thing inside!
5. ===626=== backflash
6. anti staticstrips,
7. white plastic door protectors with reflectors
8. "Limited Edition" sticker
9. gold plated tissuebox on rear shelf
10. CB radio with a massive mag mount
11. Wee lights in the mud flaps to match jims stuff
12. Back vented rear window louver
13. 4 Cibie Oscar spotlamps in 2 up 2 down arrangement
14. 3M Carbon fibre vinyl on the black bit around the rear plate
15. Feu orange car air freshener
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minitravellerman

MikeyNI
Oct 12 2012, 22:10
15. Feu orange car air freshener
I remember those - cool yokes;

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Can you still get them?
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EMY

Check out this item 221044023111 on EBay cool for a fiver
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minitravellerman

I remember them being about 25p!! (depressing - makes me feel old!)
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kev doc

can we have furry dice lads ?
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minitravellerman

kev doc
Oct 14 2012, 03:10
can we have furry dice lads ?
Why not - very retro;

and I just remembered those tiger tails Esso did for "I've a tiger in my tank" promotions

1. Lettered tyres on Rota 6 spokes (with appropriate hub adapters)
2. TWR bodykit (or similar)
3. Beeded seat cover
4. gear knob with fossil thing inside!
5. ===626=== backflash
6. anti staticstrips,
7. white plastic door protectors with reflectors
8. "Limited Edition" sticker
9. gold plated tissuebox on rear shelf
10. CB radio with a massive mag mount
11. Wee lights in the mud flaps to match jims stuff
12. Back vented rear window louver
13. 4 Cibie Oscar spotlamps in 2 up 2 down arrangement
14. 3M Carbon fibre vinyl on the black bit around the rear plate
15. Feu orange car air freshener
16. Furry dice
17. Esso "Tiger in my tank" tail for fuel filler cap
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56oval

original feu orange is very very hard to get, they were withdrawn from the market years back, me and a mate have tried to get one this year for his car, not an easy task and when one does come up, it gets bid way more than we are prepared to pay.
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