Hello from Luton, UK

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Hello from Luton, UK

Postby v8dren » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:36 pm

Hiya folks, im new to this site but been active for about a month, ive been into teardrops for a few years having built one several years ago for weekend carshows, alas i have no pictures but am presently building a teardrop very similar that of 1948 Rob's cabin car.
im loading up picture this time as i progress with the build.
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Postby glider » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:48 pm

Hi Adi. That sure does look tight in the garage. Hope the weather wont slow you down to much. I can see thats going to be one to be proud of . Look forward to watching as you progress.

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Postby Rigsby » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:12 pm

Hi mate , glad to see weve got another brit on board. What are the dimensions of your build, it looks bigger than the tourer my parents have. Looks like youve used up most of Epping Forrest,
Have a look at the UK chapter on the tearjerkers forum, there are a few of us brits on there (link at top of page)
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Postby jackdaw » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:28 pm

Hi Adi
Welcome to the forum

You've made a great start chap :applause: :applause:

Keep the photos coming :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

What sort of finish are you going for ???

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Postby Roly Nelson » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:32 pm

Welcome to the forum, Adi. Just a hello from one who isn't from the UK. It's great that teardropping is at last catching on over on the other side of the pond. Looks like those of us over here will soon be driving smaller, more economical cars in the near future, like you folks have been doing for years. You have a great idea of what your tear will look like and I do hope that you can get together with other Brits and create.....well who knows, maybe a Universal, International UK Teardrop Gathering. Good luck on your build, and keep those pics coming.
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Postby Lgboro » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:07 pm

Looks like you're off to a good start! Looking forward to following your build as you draw nearer to a completed teardrop. Hope your build goes good and you enjoy your build.
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Postby Bristol Delica » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:09 am

Hi there

Welome to the fold. Looks like you've made a good start on your tear. I especially like the galley storage your making, nice work!

Best of luck

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Postby Mini Renegade » Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:54 pm

Hey Adi, welcome to the forum.
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Postby angib » Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:09 am

Another Brit saying hello.

What did the chassis come from? I've never seen coil springs like that on a trailer.

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Postby Miriam C. » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:45 pm

Image to the playground Adi. You are making wonderful progress! Thanks for sharing your build with us. :thumbsup:

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Postby jackdaw » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:01 pm

angib wrote:Another Brit saying hello.

What did the chassis come from? I've never seen coil springs like that on a trailer.

Andrew


I'm fairly sure it's an older style caravan chassis Andrew.

I very nearly used one for my first build, but decided it would be too wide, and would be too much work reducing the width.

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Postby mallymal » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:44 pm

Welcome to the Forum from another UK builder. :o

Well that's a bit presumptious actually - I'm only at the scribbling stage!Pity I'm up North (where the M1 is cobbled) - I'd love to see your handiwork first hand! That double wall idea in the hatch is INSPIRED - I've been thinkjing of something similar, and it's great to see someone trying it!

Will you skin the roof of your "bin" and the main roof all in one piece, so you can have a continuous corner moulding right round the perimeter? I think that gives a big advantage, so you can then have your hatch "lid" just wider than the inner wall, and overlapping to create a seal.

Really nice job... look forward to seeing it develop.

cheers
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