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Pylon · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:09 pm

POS winter beater... :lol:

Its Art · **Joined:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:52 pm **Posts:** 329

Good! Now you can stop driving the 122 in the winter (?).

I posted a ? for you on the rust thread, Craig.

James

(Chemist cum budding restoration 'expert.')

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122_Canuck · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:53 pm

Here we go again...summer tires #-o

Thanks to Dale for the fancy spacers. Hankook Ventus V12's.

DarrenK · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:15 pm

Those rims look really at home on that car! :biggrin:

Pylon · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:32 pm

122_Canuck wrote:

Here we go again...summer tires #-o

You did that on purpose, didn't you? You can see the 122 and the Beetle in the reflection... =D>

Its Art · **Joined:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:52 pm **Posts:** 329

Hi Craig,

Oooh - ahhh for sure - knowing what is underneath the paint especially. Sooooo how does it drive??

122_Canuck · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:04 pm

Pylon wrote:

You did that on purpose, didn't you? You can see the 122 and the Beetle in the reflection... =D>

Why yes, that was what I was going for...didn't notice the beetle, but was trying to get the 122. Greg took some better shots after we put the wheels on.

122_Canuck · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:06 pm

Its Art wrote:

Hi Craig,

Oooh - ahhh for sure - knowing what is underneath the paint especially. Sooooo how does it drive??

I really have to get it aligned - other than that it is very nice. Firm, but not too firm, cornering is so much better than before (remarkable what having a good set of bushings will do for handling), it has power (not staggering power, but it isn't a dog either). It pretty much met my expectations, now I just have to get a few more details sorted out.

volvoshredder · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm

Vedy niiiice.

122_Canuck · **Posted:** Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:37 pm

volvoshredder wrote:

Vedy niiiice.

I told you guys that Greg had taken some better pictures. The light was better at his place. Love the shot with the Smurf along side. Deirdre remarked that you could see the place she gets masages in the reflection #-o

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Volvord · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:54 am

Absolutly awesome Craig. better than new by a long shot

woodenshoes · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:22 am

WOW!!! Those Tethys really finish the car, do you have 2 sets or did you steal those off the 122? Must be an incredible feeling driving that car with all of the work you have put in to it.

Pylon · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:29 am

woodenshoes wrote:

WOW!!! Those Tethys really finish the car, do you have 2 sets or did you steal those off the 122? Must be an incredible feeling driving that car with all of the work you have put in to it.

The 122 didn't have Tethys... :wink:

Ugly Duck · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:36 am

Yep, there's the occasional pang of familiar love/hate when I see that car. Between the blue, the wheels, and the bumpers, sometimes I have to look twice to see that it's not a 4 door. Of course, it's waaay better looking than my car was.

Yours needs more chrome, though.

122_Canuck · **Posted:** Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:51 am

Ugly Duck wrote:

Yep, there's the occasional pang of familiar love/hate when I see that car. Between the blue, the wheels, and the bumpers, sometimes I have to look twice to see that it's not a 4 door. Of course, it's waaay better looking than my car was.

Yours needs more chrome, though.

More chrome...nope, just some belt line trim and we'd be set. I should ping the body shop supply guy and see what the status is on that part.

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