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davina61

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December 17, 2025, 04:21:47 AM
Yesterday was Johns funeral, a founder member of our hot rod club. I came down with a stinker of a cold so stayed home. It has been suggested that we all get together and have a meal in Johns memory. Lets hope it happens, Nick bought Johns T roadster he started to build in the 70s. First time I went to his house the chassis was stood against the fridge in his kitchen, now I am giving Nick a hand to build Johns T and it will have a memorial plaque on the dash for John. 
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December 17, 2025, 09:32:17 AM
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davina61

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January 28, 2026, 03:49:52 AM
Well I have been welding and fabricating, so much welding still to do. Soon we will be working on the T pickup again and hopefully I will be collecting another engine I have been given. Its flood "damaged", well it was fully under water so not sure what its like but I hope it has some parts I need.
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February 10, 2026, 03:24:50 AM
Of to pick up that engine this afternoon, need to strip it down as much as I can to get it in my car!! Still welding and grinding but getting somewhere, TBH the only original bit of body shell left if the outer skin due to rust. I need another sheet of steel as running out, that will be the 4th one!!!
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March 03, 2026, 03:29:19 AM
Still cracking on, 5 hours about each day is enough for me at the moment. Boot (trunk) all made up and welded in with just a few bits to tidy. Having to stoop over to work in the back has put my back out again so I moved onto making the tube frame for the flip front. Packed the inch tube with sand and heated it with a blow torch holding it in a vice and got it into the curved shape of the front clip.
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March 03, 2026, 03:47:34 AM
5 hours is a decent chunk of time each day considering the work is I imagine pretty physical. How long so far have you committed to this restoration? Is it your first?

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March 03, 2026, 06:30:25 AM
Not my first rodeo! Latest in a long list of projects, when I ran my garage we restored many air cooled VWs as well as a few hot rods. I built my Austin drag car, a front engine dragster with a friend, my daughters drag beetle, my VW panel van and my 51 Austin Countryman street rod (3rd rebuild!). Austin Hereford ,the Herferod is my latest and most likely my last but I am helping one of the folks build a T Roadster as well.
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March 03, 2026, 07:27:13 AM
Wow that's quite the portfolio of restorations right there. So really car restoration is pretty much your main hobby for a long time. Great work for sure.
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March 03, 2026, 09:59:35 AM
Well I am a trained mechanic since I started aged 15 in a country garage working for/with old style folks. I have been in the same hot rod club since 79 and we still meet up.
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March 03, 2026, 12:08:42 PM
As a youth i had a 1956 chevy Bel Air. In the time I had it i pit in a small block 327 and and a turbo 350 transmission.  It  wasn't great off the line but I could brake traction just cruising down the road.
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March 03, 2026, 12:10:01 PM
Now I'm looking for a r0's era jeep. I want to restore it to stock.
It will be theft proof.with a manual transmission
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March 21, 2026, 07:10:18 AM
Just posted a vid to you tube from Jan. Took nearly 2 hours to load a 3min vid!! If anyone wants to watch its under Davina Baldwin.
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April 25, 2026, 03:07:43 AM
Posted another video on my you tube, its in the shorts list. davinabaldwinwp1ff.
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April 25, 2026, 06:08:22 AM
Have you ever worked on BMWs or Ferraris?

Mustangs or Camaros or Corvettes?
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April 25, 2026, 03:32:01 PM
Plenty of BMWs, a few Ferrari. Some Corvettes, I dont like them to drive and a few odd American cars, Dodge van, F150 Ford pickup with a flat head V8, baby Cadillac. How about a 1930s Buick I used to MOT (yearly roadworthy inspection) that had a straight 8.
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ChrissyRyan

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April 25, 2026, 03:34:09 PM
Do you prefer the naturally aspirated V8 engines or V6s that may be supercharged or turbocharged for a power car?
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