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As we bought her in 2009 *Front
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 114
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As we bought her in 2009 *Rear
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 89
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Old 186 in her
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 85
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Old 186 in her
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 85
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Nearly killing the old 186 in her
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 83
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Donor 186S. Last owner rebuilt is only 6000Miles ago but will pull it down to make dam sure.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 91
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Yeap looks good, but will still pull every thing out of it to make sure. Do it Once, Do it Properly.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 96
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Bores all looked good as did bearings, rings, lifters and rods.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 85
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Now for some much needed Red Rocket Paint
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 104
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Decided at the time to paint certain parts black but as you'll see i changed them later on.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 97
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Stripping the engine bay. We are going to do a full rebuild on all the front suspension with SuperPro parts and do a mostly concealed wiring job and smooth the inner gaurds a little.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 99
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Old Wiring.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 93
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Getting lighter now.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 93
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No cross-member in the car any more. And have welded up all the holes in the guards and fire wall.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 100
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No cross-member in the car any more. And have welded up all the holes in the guards and fire wall.
Date: 28/03/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 114
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Primed and ready for painting
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 66
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Drivers front guard. Looks way better with out all the wiring and holes in it.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 75
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And now its done. Not bad for a cold Monday night.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 84
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Looks way better now, I am Very happy with the outcome.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 84
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The guards as they should look.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 92
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Re sprayed the dash while I was at it. And I put my new dash cluster and heat fascia and it came up well i thought.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 85
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Iv never done any trimming in my life, so i thought, id give it a go and was happy with the results. Cost at the local trimmers- $125.50, Cost at home with store bought vinyl, glue and staples- $15.25, Look of your face when you see the slightly dodgy corners, Priceless.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 92
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Rebuilt column gets the thumbs up and will have a leading roll in the new dash.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 85
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Repainted steering wheel came up better than I thought it would.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 84
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Repainted cross member. I am using Fulcrums' Super Pro bushings.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 82
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Motor and box ready to be put in.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 87
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186S in its new home.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 98
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A few minuets after its first start up. after getting oil pressure and fuel pressure she started first crank.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 111
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Front end is almost all back together.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 94
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Car almost ready to go. Only thing to do is the exhaust. Getting a 2 1/2 inch system made up.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 104
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Now it really looks like a 186S. Really happy with how it looks. Runs really well and has plenty of go. On the dyno it made a healthy (now don't laught) 76.3 RW/HP at 4320 RPM. And I pulled a 18.69 over the 1/4 mile. Funny to think these figures were once considered quite normal. I'm happy though, its only a cruiser for the time being.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 187
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And the car was all ready to go on my very rainy wedding day. That ends the HG Kingswood Reco Part 1. Next is Paint, Panel and Trim, and the last stage will be a drive line up grade. But for now, I am happy with my 76 HP 186S, and the Three Speed/3.55 Banjo Diff combo.
Date: 11/04/12
Owner: Bradley Hill
Views: 137
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