The finished product

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derekfinn's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by derekfinn on Sat, 22/11/2014 - 20:57.

Very impressive looking Gordon - nice detailing. Look forward (maybe) to seeing this one in the flesh in Dublin when your over.

Derek

G-Restorations's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by G-Restorations on Sat, 22/11/2014 - 22:35.

Hi Derek you have seen it in the flesh in Donegal last year, I offered you a drive because I know how differently it drives to your blue LWB 606 but you declined. I will be in it at Eddies bash and I should have Gavin Walsh's 606 G with me on a trailer.

Gordon O

Simon666's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by Simon666 on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 22:10.
Great piece of work, and does look completely Factory. Amazing what hard work, talent, skill and determination can do :-) and the other thing this does is give G enthusiasts another legit place to go to bring their G's upto date, reducing the chances of some poor bugger ending up with one of the bad ones!! Very nice Simon
prwales's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by prwales on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 16:43.

it's a very neat installation

G-Restorations's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by G-Restorations on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 16:45.

Thank you,     I've aimed for it to look as "factory" as possble, 

Bucketandsuz's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by Bucketandsuz on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 16:12.

Looks savage, Fair play.

what do you think the turnaround time on a Wagon would be to get this done?

 

G-Restorations's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by G-Restorations on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 16:58.

We get the engine and gearbox pretty much done on the floor, that's the way I've designed the conversion, so there is a minimum of work to prepare your vehicle, and only minor modifications are required. so would estimate a two week turn around.   

This would depend on what model G, what engine, and what gearbox the vehicle comes to me with,  we currently don't offer and autobox option because of final gearing issues but this is something we're working on.

We're bringing a 460 from Cork in the new year and delivering it back done when we come over to Dublin for Eddies Valentines bash.

Gordon O

panzer's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by panzer on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 19:53.

Looks good (read wonderful ) so what is the best (read easiest/cheapest) 460 for the transplant treatment.

I suspect it is a diesel / manual.

Check with your accountant if you can claim research and development relief on all the hard work you have done to get this far.Probably not -  but worth a try.

 

fcp's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by fcp on Sun, 23/11/2014 - 11:31.

In general  it wouldn't meet the 'innovation' part of the R&D tax credit requirement (even though you may been innovative in what you do/ the way you approach things, the rules require that the research and development is innovative by nature i.e. in and of itself - its for this reason that many software development project are rejected by HMRC).

On the other hand, if there was a specific piece of fabrication that you had to design/ go through iterations of then that might be claimable but I suspect that if that's the case the amounts involved will be fairly trivial anyway.

G-Restorations's picture

Re: The finished product

Submitted by G-Restorations on Fri, 21/11/2014 - 20:16.

Yes, diesel/manual is the easiest/cheapest because everything is done, glow plug relay, pedal box, vacuum shut off etc