74 Senegalrot Swallowtail - Project G40

Resurrected the paint to a degree. 



Found a block heater to keep the heart warm. 



Put it back together, lowered it, put some shoes on it, sorted all the electrics and got her running very nicely. 
Possibly ready for mot and registering now. 

Paint is looking good  

Your wing has come up lovely  

Matt

Hello Ross

There's a thread on the Nevada on here!

You may as well keep it alive!


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Yo dudes, so it passed its mot only needing 2 front flexys for the brakes. 

It started coughing and spluttering driving it home leaving me confused for the last week, but I've just fitted elec ignition and clean up a few bits and she seems to run a little better. 

Docs now sent to get her registered so exciting times for me. 

Also grabbed a mk2 off Faz above to keep me even busier.

I do like that swallow tail, and it's polished up nicely! Good luck with the registration.

Looking nice, please keep it small block!  

Cheers guys, it'll stay small block if I can find a g40 setup. 

Raul said

Cheers guys, it'll stay small block if I can find a g40 setup. 

I know a man with one for sale……… problem is they ain't cheap these days!

I've got a 1272 GT engine here if you get really stuck…..  

I'd like some details of both if poss mate.

Good day today, this made me happy. 

That's good news mate, I bet you're well chuffed.

Yeah super happy thanks, it's like a weights been lifted. I feel like I can relax with it now and take it steady!

Still runs like pig, dont think this engine is staying for very long at all.

Forgive me lord, for I have sinned.

The numberplate has convinced me to purchase my friends AGU 20vt setup.

Bye bye small block.  

Ok so scratch my last post, I can't do it to the old girl…. the mk2 is getting the 20vt.. I can't chop it about. 

I took the mk1 for its first legal drive yesterday, its looking a bit rough. But I love it… currently wearing the mk2 steels as they have legal tyres.

I still would like to get hold of a little 1.3 engine for it, just for more poke…. the 1.1 is so horrible. 

looks lovely out in the daylight Ross

Love the look of this car!
Something just occurred to me I had never noticed before that some of the very early cars had the Volkswagen and Golf badges on opposing sides.

Presume yours has original holes in the tailgate lid which would prove this was the case?

Anyone else spot that?
Other early cars shown here also had that configuraiton.
http://www.reid.org/~dreid/Swallowtail/History/history.htm

Thanks for the comments guys!

Yes bud, swallows had the badges the other around, my tailgate indeed proves this.

Maybe other series 1's did too, not sure when they flipped em around?  

Not done a lot. Soundproofed it, had it notched and rolled. Rebuilt the carb and renewed the ignition system. 

Put it on banded 13's too. 

Mate that looks awesome on those wheels…really smart car!


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