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#Post#: 52069-------------------------------------------------- |
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Diddy |
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By: Jeremy Date: April 1, 2017, 5:04 pm |
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Last year Diddy started being advertised for sale. I certainly |
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wasnt after it but ended up paying a mutually disagreeable |
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amount and ended up owning Diddy... |
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Rivet counters look well away now ;D |
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Diddy was built by the Rumsey brothers as a 88" 2a tray back |
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with a Rover 6 cylinder in it. I believe it is well known in the |
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Series 2 Club but as I'm not a member I dont know! |
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It then passed onto another owner who sold it me as this - |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20160721_094838000_iOS.… |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20160721_094842000_iOS.… |
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It had many many faults. Ran like absolute rubbish, trayback was |
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no use to man nor beast, looked stupid etc etc. |
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So I chopped it about! |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161113_153425315_iOS.… |
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The rear was "interestingly" constructed, the supports where |
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full of water and I'm still not certain how it was bolted to the |
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cab. Anyway off it came... |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161117_112753068_iOS.… |
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Took a but longer than ideal but at this point I had a plan. |
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Found an ex-station wagon tub with the four jump seats still |
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fitted in reasonable condition. In Scotland... |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161117_112804612_iOS.… |
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Couple of roof sides from somewhere (no windows on this one!) |
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and the roughest station wagon roof ever from Sodbury. |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161118_150822886_iOS.… |
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Fitting all up she started to look good (in my eyes!) |
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[URL= |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161213_123420291_iOS.… |
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Added a spare winch I had kicking around as well |
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A door I had from an old 110, some nice new springs |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161212_122733138_iOS.… |
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Then some new Goodyear MTR's to some take off rims and then hit |
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a stop. New job etc meant no more time so next stop to an auto |
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electrician to sort out the wiring |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20161223_101752445_iOS.… |
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Loads of work including changing the ridiculous three dial dash |
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(doesnt fit with a 2a interior, a black two dial is back in with |
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a few tweaks!) |
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Once he had finished off to my local specialist to do all the |
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little bits - full service, new props, seat belts, etc etc etc |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20170401_151049196_iOS%… |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20170401_151056535_iOS%… |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20170401_151103808_iOS%… |
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http://s469.photobucket.com/user/sparkwood1/media/Diddy/20170401_151124828_iOS%… |
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Next job is paintwork! |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: hippydave Date: April 1, 2017, 5:17 pm |
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I quite like your 3 tone colour, does it have lpg fitted or is |
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that not a vaporiser fitted on top of the footwell. |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Gossamer Date: April 1, 2017, 6:19 pm |
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Well done. |
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lkebtn |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Jeremy Date: April 2, 2017, 12:15 am |
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[quote author=hippydave link=topic=5133.msg52070#msg52070 |
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date=1491085029] |
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I quite like your 3 tone colour, does it have lpg fitted or is |
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that not a vaporiser fitted on top of the footwell. |
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[/quote] |
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Its got a remote servo, I assume that was the only space for |
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it?! |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Nellieboy Date: April 2, 2017, 11:54 am |
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looks much better! |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: mowersman Date: April 2, 2017, 2:06 pm |
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I'm glad it wasn't just me that wasn't keen on the tray back... |
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Andrew |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Big Rich Date: April 2, 2017, 4:01 pm |
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It would have looked good if it was a 109 but a sorty trayback |
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doesnt look right. |
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#Post#: 52104-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Samc88 Date: April 3, 2017, 1:38 pm |
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Looks much better now! Traybacks only suit longer wheelbase |
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vehicles. |
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That said, I reckon an 88" Forward control trayback would look |
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good |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Gossamer Date: April 3, 2017, 1:50 pm |
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[quote author=Samc88 link=topic=5133.msg52104#msg52104 |
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date=1491244689] |
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I reckon an 88" Forward control trayback would look good |
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I suspect it might gambol on heavy braking. |
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Build one! |
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We can make a fortune on Youtube showing the emergency stop |
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sequence going down Caravan Hill near Exeter Racecourse. |
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Celbrt |
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#Post#: 52109-------------------------------------------------- |
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Re: Diddy |
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By: Samc88 Date: April 3, 2017, 2:31 pm |
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[quote author=Gossamer link=topic=5133.msg52108#msg52108 |
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date=1491245438] |
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[quote author=Samc88 link=topic=5133.msg52104#msg52104 |
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date=1491244689] |
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I reckon an 88" Forward control trayback would look good |
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Build one! |
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Doing such a magnificent creation is actually on my bucket list. |
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If I aquire a cheap series 3, i may well do so and the cheap v8 |
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I have aquired will go into that |
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If I did the FC out of a series 2, I wonder what reaction the |
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series 2 club would give? |
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