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It is Street Rod Nationals time Yes, Nationals is on its way and
we cant wait to see what new projects are coming out of work-
shops around the country. Looking at the cars our readers are
sending to us at the moment, it looks like the Rodding industry
is growing at a steady pace. If you wanted to go to the Nationals
with your new build but couldnt make it, send us your story and
we will feature it.

Thank you for all the entries that we have received for the Midas
toolbox competition that we are running. Keep your entries com-
ing see our rst winner on page 7.

Station wagons are sometimes forgotten about and Dave Gais-

ford shared his rare Ford Gran Torino station wagon with us. We
also feature a Mercury Cougar convertible from Secunda and a
scary looking black 1969 Chrysler.

This years rst Inner City Muscle Show was held at the V A Wa-
terfront in Cape Town and was part of the eXtreme Games event.
In our Corvette article, Hennie Bosman talks about his love for
these cars and what he has done to make her perform better on
the track.

We take time out to go with the new Pretoria Street Rod Club on
their rst garage hop in Pretoria. What a wonderful experience
Any other clubs who are planning a garage hop, send us your
photos of what you saw and all the places visited.

In our model car pages, Gerhard tackles the suspension and other
modications of the Deuce coupe highboy. Share your story and
photos of your model car project with us.

Calling all clubs around the country, please send us information

about your club activities and events. This will inform our readers
about upcoming events and also help young Rodders wanting to
join a club. Send an email to info@sahotrods.com

We hope you enjoy this months edition. Looking forward to seeing

you all at the Nationals
Keep Rodding
 FOR SALE
Custom built

ROD TALK Harley 1200cc.

Price: 100k
Phone or mail
COOPER TYRES
for more info A NEW WAY FORWARD?
Florus Visser
084 2444 737 Cooper Tyre and Rubber
buellchop@
Company, the 9th largest
tyre manufacturer in the
gmail.com
world, has appointed a
new distributor for the
Southern African Devel-
1952 Chevy Sedan delivery Street opment Communities
Rod, V8, autobox, Jag suspension
etc. Licenced and registered and
can be used to promote your
FOR SALE region. In South Africa
Cooper products have
been limited to an exten-
business or as a unique project. sive range of 4x4 prod-
R139,500 neg for hard cash OR can ucts which was promoted
purchase the van without engine/ using Kingsley Holgate as
gearbox/radiator for R85,000 neg the brand ambassador.
At the launch function held at
for hard cash.
the Cradle of Humankind, Georg
Call Leon 083 273 4067
Schramm, MD of Cooper Tyres South Africa said:
Cooper tyres are built for those enthusiasts who
1966-Chev Impala (SS) Left hand drive; 2 door. 396 Big block; dont just want to exist they want to discover and
FOR SALE FOR SALE
4 barrel Holley Carb; 4 speed Turbo transmission. Project explore. Cooper in South Africa, caters for weekend
car that due to facility, we are unable to proceed with. All off-roaders, ultimate explorers, comfort class cus-
ORIGINAL and standard parts i.e. beadings, chrome, badges tomers, classic connoisseurs and speed freaks.
Pertinent to Rodders is the Cooper Cobra GT Ra-
etc. with car good condition. Not
dial; a tyre designed for Hot Rods, Classic vehi-
everything assembled yet and to this
cles and those who simply prefer white lettering on
day we have no knowledge of any the side wall. As we know, tyres for this range of
other matching model in the country. vehicles are difcult to nd in Southern Africa but
Chancers will be laughed at Contact: Cooper has a factory in Mexico dedicated to the
Piet - 076 814 2313 manufacture of these classic wheels. Also of inter-
est is that Cooper Tyre and Rubber owns the Mick-
ey Thompson and Avon brands.
A rare opportunity to own this shape Corvette. This is a
Cooper Tyres South Africa conrmed that limited
matching numbers, unmolested down to the original radio,
stock has been ordered from the Cobra range. For
1973 Corvette Stingray, 350 v8, 4 speed munchie gearbox,
more information or to get a quote email info@
t-tops etc. Fun to drive and used frequently for long road trips
coopertyres.co.za.
to car shows. Asking R375,000
neg for hard cash. Will consider
part exchanges for a Streetrod/ 1967 Jaguar 420 front
Classic convertible plus cash to
make up the value. Phone Leon
083 273 4067
WANTED and back suspension.
Phone John 0824432660

1950s Austin A6 Pick-up. Rear

FOR SALE jag suspension with Cortina front.
Complete 3.8 straight 6 with gearbox.
13 steel mags with 2 sets of tyres.
Project almost nished. R15 000.
For more info phone 084 840 7134
or email jacobusjansevanvuuren@
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READERS LETTERS
DANIELLE FOURIE: Please please, please keep this
magazine going. This is the 1st time ever, that Ive found
a magazine worth buying EVERY month. Too bad I only
noticed it in the shops now... But you guys have my sup-
port all the way
PS. Would be awesome if you can, at some stage, bring
out model cars.
DELUXE BODY WORKS: Classic Restoration Division
Great magazine :) pick up my rst copy and read it from
start to nish straight away.
Philip Denn phil@philipdenn.co.za
 COMPETITION
Hi. My name is Kevin Wills and lm in the process of build-
ing a 1961 Studebaker Hawk mild custom.

It has been stripped down and sand blasted. The engine is

at AACC getting a BMW 5 speed 330D gearbox, mated to
the 289 Stude engine. It will also be bored .80 thou over-
size. The Hawk will also have a Holley 570 Street Avenger
4 barrel and a Ford Fairmont Shaker air scoop will top it
off. The heads have been done by SAC and it will have
a mild cam. The tyres will be Hercules 295 50 x 15 on
the rear and Hercules 245 60 x 15 on the front. Hi Tech
Mag Repair will widen and paint the rims. The front discs
are BMW. Lourens Exhaust in Vereeniging will make up the
branches and the exhaust will have X-Force Varex mufes
(motorised) from Australia.

The interior has a walnut dash and a full set of recondi-

WIN A TOOLBOX
tioned Smiths gauges from the 1970s. The door mirrors
are from a Mini folding door. All the panel beating and spray
painting will be done by Hoender Bester.
By the time its nished, it will have loads of other bits n
pieces added to it.
WORTH R2398
To enter send us your story and photos of your ride
whether its complete or still in progress.
Keep up the good mag.
Closing date for April winner is 29 April 2013.
Kevin Enter now! win@sahotrods.com

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 Dear SAHR
READERS RIDES Here are some pictures of a 64 Morris Minor rebuild. I wanted to bring some old
school look to this car of the 60s period. Having grown up in the 60s and going
to school in my Old Ladys Morris Minor, I have memories of sneaking the car
out at night with pals and trying to roll the old Morris and, having ridden the tyres
off the rims in an attempt to roll it, brought back memories of this iconic car. Hav-
ing found the body shell in Utrecht, then nding bits and pieces, we eventually
started working on the body and preparing it for a paint job (Audi Metallic Black).
We started getting somewhere with the Morris.

Throwing out the old Morris 1000 motor and putting an Austin Marina 1500
motor in, coupled to the Morris Minor 4-speed box, we were looking good. The
cylinder head was done; ported, polished, gas-owed, bigger valves and double
valve springs, performance branches put on, side-raft carb, hi-lift cam and a
Bruten performance exhaust system sorted the engine out.

Wheels were 14 inch Audi mags; all-new red upholstery seats, carpeting, wood-
rim steering and gauges were tted. With all this done, it really made this little
car something special. A lot of chrome was put on - even the grill was chromed.

The little Morris made many a lightie in their Golfs think twice. What a trip
down memory lane this little car took us on.

Thanks for the wonderful magazine, which really put Hot Rodding back on the
road in SA.
Yours faithfully, Des Wade

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I have grown up around Volvos, my Dad owns
one as well as my uncles and cousins, so natu-
rally I like Volvos and always wanted my own to
do up my way. After looking endlessly for a de-
cent body, I eventually ended up buying my aunts
Volvo from Pietermaritzburg. I have had her for 4
years now and she is a work in progress.

She is a 1970 Volvo 122S. The engine is stock

standard for now, a Volvo B20 engine, (2 Litre,
4 cylinder, Twin SU Carbs). My plans in the next
year or so is to work the current engine by or-
dering some performance parts such as street
torque cams, upgrade brakes etc., when I have
the budget. All big ideas but slowly ticking them
off my list as time goes by.

The paintwork was originally yellow but this

has been changed to graphite grey which was
one of the original colours when they were
manufactured. I have dropped the suspension
50mm; new springs were manufactured for me
by Springrite in Pinetown, Durban. I have also
added an extra exhaust pipe and centred them;
originally the Volvos only came with a really thin
single exhaust. This was done by Piper Racing
in Durban, although I have not done the mani-
fold as yet, but this is also in the pipeline.

Other extras which I have done over the years

was mainly engine parts to get the car running
again such as fuel pumps, carb repair kits etc.
I ordered and tted original wing mirrors as this
particular car had none when I purchased it and
included a small sound system.

I had the original Volvo mag 15 inch and I was

running 205/60/15 tyres, however, just last week
Thursday my new wheels arrived. I ordered from
Vision Wheels, Legend 5 Series (Gun metal with
a machined lip). These are 17 inch and I am cur-
rently running 215/45/17 tyres on them.

Interior is still basically stock standard, I have

tted a smaller steering wheel but the seats are
still original vinyl, they do require some work
here and there which I am working on.

Regards Kamil Ramlaul

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By: Byron Sullivan

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 GRAN TORINO
hen we hear
the word Gran
Torino, a lot of
us remember
the red and
white sport
from Starsky
Hutch or
the green coupe from Clint Eastwoods
movie Gran Torino. This is not what I
found hidden in a workshop when I ar-
rived at Race Face that morning.
What I found was a long aerodynamic
line that breathed calmness and beauty.
As I stood there in total awe, I kept trying
to gure out in my mind how a 1973 sta-
tion wagon could take my breath away.
Most of us think of station wagons as
a soccer moms car or a family holiday
car, but this station wagon just spelt
the word cool. From its metallic green
paint to its 18 Mustang rims, she was
sure a beautiful sight. When the 351
Ford V8 engine kicked over for the test
drive, the purr that came from under the
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bonnet was like no other sound I have
ever heard before. That crisp clean
purr with the undertone rumble was
like sweet music to my ears. Climbing
into the car was like taking a trip back
to 1973 (even though I wasnt around in
73), it looked and smelt like a true Clas-
sic, with everything stock standard and
original. The dashboard still sports its
original round dials and manual scan-
ning radio, but who would want the radio
anyway when you have that 351 purring
right through the car. knew this beauty had a beast in the en-
gine bay and was not short of power.
Dave the owner, is a rm believer of
keeping the interior of his cars all orig- This one year project started in Decem-
inal. The interior still has the pale green ber of 2010 when Dave managed to
carpets, the emerald green leather on track down this car. It was bought still
the seats, dash and door panels. The sporting its at Windsor green colour
folding steel oor in the back was the and Dave wanted to keep it green but
only interior item to get a make over, with with a modern day touch. The project
a rub down and re-spray, even that was was a gruelling meticulous one, accord-
sprayed back to its original colour. With ing to Dave and when I tried to get some
all that space in the back, who wouldnt sort of an estimate on costs for the pro-
want to take it on holiday. Dave says, as ject, the answer I got led me to believe
much as his family love it, they still go it was an expensive one. This beauty is
on holiday in two cars. As we set out on believed to have had three owners prior
our drive, not only did we turn heads and to Dave owning it and rumour has it that
draw attention to ourselves, I could feel this specic car belonged to the Rupert
the roar of the engine under my feet. I family and was used as their holiday car.
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 GARAGE HOP

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O
f all the things
to do on a Sat-
urday morning,
I cant think of
anything bet-
ter to do than
driving around
with a group of
Rodders looking at some cool cars.
The Garage Hop was arranged by
the Pretoria Street Rod Club, a new
car club in the Pretoria area. The club
is the brainchild of Pieter Bier and
Jakes van Staden. The clubs mis-
sion is to bring everyone who has a
passion for Sports cars, Super cars,
Street Rods, Rat Rods, Pick-ups and
custom built cars
together. Sharing
knowledge and WE DIDNT KNOW
enjoying spend-
ing time with like
minded people.
WHAT TO
This Garage Hop
was the clubs
LOOK AT FIRST
rst get together and they decided
to invite the members of the Reef
Street Rod Club to join them for the
ride and to enjoy what Pretoria has
to offer. The day started at 07h45 at
the Shell Ultra City garage on the
Ben Schoeman highway heading to
Pretoria. Excitement was in the air
as the Rods started lling the parking
lot. Eventually there were between
25 and 30 cars ready for the run; this
was set to be an exciting day. Before
the sound of V8s lled the air, there
was a short brieng as to what was
planned for the day.
The rst stop was Cobus and Mar-
tie Holtzhausens home, where we
could all see what a real man cave
was supposed to look like. His play
garage, which is built under his
house, has enough space for all
his boy toys. Neon lights set the
mood with Jack Daniels barrels and
branding everywhere, enhancing
his exquisite collection. This garage
boasts his 1965 Ford Mustang Fast-
back, 1965 Corvette Stingray con-
vertible, a Chop-
per and some
other bikes. This
is denitely a ga-
rage to remember.
While everyone
was intrigued with
the garage and
its contents, I was looking at some
of the cars that were riding in the
convoy with us. The rst to catch
my eye was a pale grey 1970 Plym-
outh Coronet RT with a little Rat
Fink and Betty boo in the window.
I immediately fell in love with this
ride. Another car that stood out was
a yellow 1971 Ford Mustang Boss
with old school wheels and retro
white letter tyres.
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 GARAGE HOP EXCITEMENT WAS
IN THE AIR AS THE
RODS STARTED
FILLING THE
PARKING LOT
After delicious mini pizzas and coffee
supplied by Cobus and Martie, it was
time to hit the road to our next hop.

Bernies Joint, which is owned by

Christo and Michelle, is a scrap yard
and a car lovers hangout that is open
the last weekend of every month as
well as for special occasions. Besides
all the interesting signs and car parts
on the wall, there are also a couple
of cars that have been restored after
they were sold as scrap metal. How
awesome is that A huge thank you to
all at Bernies for the refreshments and
sandwiches, it was much appreciated
in the blistering heat.

Our next stop was The Hot Rod Shop

where Jakes van Staden and his crew
of merry men build Rods on a daily
basis. With a yard full of cars, from a
chopped and slammed Apache to a
1954 Chevy two door, we didnt know
what to look at rst. With so much to
see I wish we had more time to admire
the cars and the work being done on
them. The Hot Rod Shop left us with
more than enough to talk about.

The fourth stop of the day was at the

house of Jaq and Ronel Steyn. Jaq
is currently working on a Hot Rod
project with a difference. He has tak-
en a 1933 Ford breglass body from
Street Rod Factory and put a AMG
55 Mercedes motor, gearbox and su-
percharger into it. This is denitely a
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project we cant wait to see com-
pleted and on the road.

The day was coming to an end and

our last stop was at the home of
Pieter and Corne Bier. Other than
Pieter and his sons projects, anoth-
er surprise awaited us, there was a
braai for everyone to enjoy. Pieter is
currently working on a 1948 Anglia
for his daughter and his son is busy
customizing a 1936 Ford car into a
Pick-up. What a wonderful way to
end the Garage Hop.

With almost a 100 people joining the

Garage Hop, this was a huge suc-
cess. A big thank you to everyone
for accommodating us and for the
warm hospitality we received.

If your club has a similar event,

please send us photos and a story
to info@sahotrods.com. We would
love to see what is out there and
share it with our readers

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The bike you see on these pages start-
ed life as a stock standard 1992 Honda
VLX 600, aka Honda steed here in S.A.
It remained stock until 2011 when Rory
Hean got hold of it and changed its
bland, mediocre persona forever
Rory is a man who likes home built
rather than shop built Choppers, Bob-
bers and traditional styled custom bikes
Having had several Crotch Rockets,
in his past, Rory decided he wanted
to cruise on down the black-top rather
than shriek across it at 28 million R.P.M.
hanging on like grim death. So, Gomez
is his third home build; the rst was a
Yamaha Dragstar with 16 apes and
By: Murray Hean
Pics: Dream Creative Studio
some trimming of fat here and
there, this was the one that got
him hooked. His second bike
was a rigid framed XS 650, pre-
viously featured in SAHR, with
new owner, Johnny Gonsalves.
By now Rory had grown to love
the Chopper aesthetic, less
is more, and you only have
what you need to get down the
road. They are basic and a lot
of fun, says Rory. His third bike
build reects his favourite styling
choice, a deathtrap/Rat style
He found the bike on a Friday
afternoon after work, rode it
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 HONDA home and by Saturday lunchtime, it
was gutted and torn down to the bare
bone, a motor, 2 wheels and some of
the frame.

Rory cut the rear tubes and custom fab-

ricated the hard tail steelwork, radically
lowering the bike and giving it the classic
sit in on down rather than sit way on
top look. He hand formed the tiny seat
and with some sneaky grinding, bend-
ing and welding, knocked up a cool set
of his favourite frisco-style bars. Miss
Daisy was dead and Gomez started to
come to life

The front fender vanished permanently,

as did all the restrictive crud inside the
exhaust pipes which then necessitated
a trip down to the dyno to have the carbs
re-jetted and the timing tweaked. Next
question, what to put behind the saddle?

Rory rode without a rear fender for a

while, causing havoc for motorists in
peak hour trafc, while he pondered
the problem, what to put out back? It
was a no brainer, after a trip to the scrap
yard yielded the perfect piece in shape
and prole, a 1970s Honda CB 500
back fender. The ow from the tank to
the rear tyre was complete and a minor
modication to the fender and the fabri-
cation of a tough bracket, saw the nal
piece of the puzzle slotted into place.

Rory sprayed Gomez matt black,

scuffed some minor chrome, polished
all the rest and then laid on some red
pin striping. Gomez was done

As Gomez is Rorys only transport, the

bike gets ridden seven days a week,
Monday to Friday to work and back and
anywhere and everywhere on week-
ends. The bike is awesome to ride and
the theme is perfectly complimented by
its sight and sound

Ask Rory about the custom Chop-

per scene and he will literally roar with
laughter - case in point, one morning
he parked Gomez outside a well-known
American Motorcycle franchise, right
next to a huge, shiny long Chopper. The
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owner of said shiny machine was highly put out when half the staff
came out to look at Gomez, asking Rory questions about his bike
and making comments about how killer it looked

The owner of the big shiny superstore bike told Rory that hed
paid 250k to buy his bike and had spent a further 50k on custom-
izing it, plus even more for the matching boots, jackets (personal-
ized) helmets etc. He said he was waiting for his son to bring the
new trailer to fetch it as they were heading down to Margate for
the annual Harley Davidson Rally. What a joke

Rory would like to thank SAHR for exposing some of these un-
derground Chops, thus providing ideas, inspiration and encour-
agement to all the guys who build at home, on small budgets
and really ride their machines and want something as unique and
individual as their personalities. They are not chequebook Char-
lie poser execs, who trailer their toys everywhere; trying to buy
their way into some perceived Chopper (mines bigger and cost
more than yours) lifestyle. Strong views here

Rory would also like to thank his Mom, Dad, the Wifey and all his
buds. A big thanks to Retha from Dream Creative Studio for the
awesome pics.

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 he Mercury Cougar
is in many ways, a
Mustang in disguise.
From suspension
conguration to en-
gine and transmission
options, they share a
lot of the same Pony
car DNA. These are
great looking cars with plenty of pres-
ence and personality.

The major signicant difference be-

tween Mustangs and Cougars are not
only cosmetic, wheelbase and weight
but also the potential buyers market
that was targeted. The Lincoln Mercu-
ry division was always more upmarket,
packed with creature comforts such as
fake wood trim, electric windows, air
conditioning and nished off with glitzy
chrome galore. The business mans lux-
ury touring Muscle car if you will. The
menacing front vacuum operated, hide
away lights, are one of the selling points
in my book, and in black they look even
better. This drop-top black swan is a
very well looked after example of the
1969 Mercury Cougar.

Now I must admit that I am not the big-

gest ragtop fan around but there is a
lot to be said for that in the elements
driving experience. Combined with
soft cushy seats, super smooth power
steering, power brakes and a 3 speed
automatic transmission, it all adds up
and contributes to those wind in your
hair driving moments that converti-
bles are made for. A 351 cubic inch
Cleveland motor is the order of the day
in most Cougars and delivers ample
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 COUGAR

GREAT LOOKING CARS WITH PLENTY OF

PRESENCE AND PERSONALITY
TECH SHEET
OWNER: George du Toit YEAR: 1969
LOCATION: Secunda ENGINE: 351 Cleveland
MAKE: Mercury OUTPUT: 250 horsepower
MODEL: Cougar

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torque when needed. The engine bay
is rather cluttered with vacuum pipes,
huge air conditioner pump and restric-
tive air cleaner assembly but these
cars were not about all out rip your
head off acceleration. The smooth
Coke bottle shaped body rolls on 14
inch alloys with Shelby centre caps.
The car looks sleek and imposing both
coming and going.

While this is the kind of ride that would

be perfect for the hey look at me fancy
Nancy folks, this Cougar gets its kicks
on routeSecunda The lucky owner
is George du Toit and he has quite a
collection of Muscle cars, souped up
V8 Lexus powered Toyotas and British
sports cars. A true car enthusiast with
a good ol country friendly demean-
our. George found this good looking
brunette at Hamptoms Classic Cars in
Randburg. He snapped it up for a good
price and drove her home, she is now
prowling the atlands of Secunda.

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 TECH TIME
People doing repairs on vehi-
cles will often ask, What is a
torque wrench?. The complete
answer is that it is a specialised
wrench, which allows the user to
be alerted visually and/or audi-
torially that the bolt has reached
the desired torque. Simply put,
it is a tool used by a mechanic
to precisely tighten a bolt or nut.
When vehicles are designed, the
engineers have determined that
certain nuts and bolts need to be
tightened to a specic amount in
order to correctly secure parts to-
gether. Torque specications are
listed in most repair manuals,
and should always be followed.
WHAT ARE THE MOST
POPULAR TORQUE
WRENCH SIZES FOR
AUTO REPAIRS?
Torque wrench sizes differ in ac-
tual wrench dimensions and the
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WHAT IS
A TORQUE
WRENCH
amount of torque they can measure.
Some varieties of torque wrenches
are calibrated and measure torque
in inch-pounds, while others are cal-
ibrated and measure torque in foot-
pounds. The drive, or the size of
the anvil, determines the size of the
sockets that can be used with that
wrench. The common sizes for au-
tomotive use are 3/8 inch drive, and
1/2 inch drive. The dimensions of the
wrench can range from 14 to 18 inch-
es long. Of course, longer wrench
lengths allow for greater amount of
torque to be exerted.
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1/2 DR plug sockets 16mm 21mm
2 1/2 DR extensions 125mm 250mm
17 Combination spanners 6-22mm
Vice grip plier 250mm
Water pump plier 250mm
Combinati0n plier 175mm
9 Allen keys
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HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAND
TORQUE WRENCHES ARE THERE?
There are ve basic types of hand torque wrenches avail-
able to the consumer. The rst type was developed by
Chrysler Corporation, and is called (single) beam. A sec-
ond type is called deecting beam, and differs by the torque
being applied to a deecting beam rather than a coil spring.
The click type is very precise and uses a ball-detent and
spring as a pre-set slippage clutch. The next type is used
by plumbers, and is called a no-hub wrench. It is factory set
to slip, at a pre-determined torque, in order to tighten soil-
pipe ttings. The last type is electronic, and incorporates a
strain gauge to measure torque.
WHAT IS THE BEST TORQUE WRENCH TO USE
FOR AUTO REPAIRS?
The best torque wrench to use for auto repairs is a torque
wrench that is calibrated in foot-pounds, can attain torque
values of 150 foot-pounds, and clicks. This will be sufcient
for most general automotive repairs the do-it-yourselfer
would tackle. Moreover, the click type torque wrench is the
most precise, and does not require you to read a gauge
or scale while tightening. Additionally, unless dropped, this
type of wrench rarely needs calibration. For very low torque
requirements, a wrench calibrated in inch-pounds would be
needed. However, unless it is vital these nuts/bolts be tight-
ened with precision, hand tightening will sufce.
HOW TO USE A TORQUE WRENCH
A must-have tool for any serious home mechanic, a torque
wrench can help you save a lot of time and money when
tightening nuts and bolts on your vehicle. A torque wrench
is very similar to a normal wrench, except it allows you to
determine how much pressure is applied when tightening
a particular nut or bolt.
FIND THE RECOMMENDED TORQUE SETTING
Before using your torque wrench, look in a car repair man-
ual for your vehicle to determine how much torque pressure
should be applied to the nut or bolt you wish to tighten. For
instance, a y wheel gland nut is usually tightened to around
220 foot-pounds. Locate the torque foot-pounds setting for
the nut or bolt you want to tighten before continuing.
SET THE TORQUE SETTING ON THE WRENCH
Once youve found the appropriate torque foot-pounds set-
ting for the nut or bolt, adjust the dial on the bottom of the
torque wrench to the selected setting.
TIGHTEN THE NUT OR BOLT
Now that youve set your torque wrench, you can begin
tightening the bolt. Tighten the nut or bolt just as you would
with any other normal wrench, until it breaks, or makes a
cracking noise. This is a signal that you should stop tighten-
ing the bolt, as it has been tightened to the adjusted setting.
CONVERSION
25.4 mm = 1 inch
19.1 mm = 3/4 inch
15.9 mm = 5/8 inch
12.7 mm = 1/2 inch
9.5 mm = 3/8 inch
6.35 mm = 1/4 inch
1 foot-pounds = 1.356 newton meter
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 Old cars run in my blood. After having owned DKWs, I
wanted something different.

I knew I found what I was looking for when I saw this sad
looking but fairly solid, 69 Chrysler Valiant on Gumtree.
The owner promised shed be able to make it back to
Cape Town from Ceres, and after a small amount of cash
changed hands, she was mine. Eight hours later, with the
brakes turned to charcoal, the engine overheating so badly
that the valve cover was smoking, no alternator and only 2
of the three gears left in the box, I made it home.

Looking more closely at her body, some bad rust was

By: Arno Pieterse Pics: Joe van Zyl evident and while stripping, I found that she may
have taken a swim in a river bed at some stage
as the door cavities, as well as most nooks
and crannies, were lled with dried clay and

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 69 CHRYSLER

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silt. Most fasteners had been replaced She wont be winning any shows and
with wire and the transmission linkage she is really rough in places but thats
bushings had been xed with cork and how I like her and shes always ready
old shoe leather. The wiring had also and willing. Shes driven hard on a daily
been xed by a genius, using mostly basis, and in my line of work, she has
speaker wire and masking tape. chased down many a criminal, scaring
them, when her sinister black hulk
With a small budget, long hours and suddenly looms in front of some bad
busted knuckles, everything mechani- guys hiding place.
cal was replaced, apart from the inde-
structible motor. With the help of some Future plans include an upgrade
really good friends, a good gearbox, diff to a 383ci V8 and possibly a front
and brake drums were found and t- suspension mod.
ted. The 38mm exhaust made way for
equal length headers, with a dual 63mm
stainless system exiting the rear, clas- TECH SHEET
sic Muscle style.
ENGINE: Leaning tower of
I wanted to retain the classic Muscle power, 225 ci Slant
Six with headers,
look, so I chose to have the standard
Carter BBD carb and
steelies widened by 2 inches and had electronic ignition
slightly taller tyres tted to the rears. GEARBOX: 7RUTXHLWHZLWK
The front suspension was lowered by 3 on the tree, remote
setting the torsion bars as low as they transmission oil
cooler
would go, without destroying the sump DIFF: Charger with 3.23
on speed bumps. matt Black was my gears
choice of paint even before I bought INTERIOR: Chrysler SRT leather
the car and in this case, it hides the seats front, seat
covers rear. Centre
imperfections in the body very well.
console from a
charger with custom
I removed all the Valiant badges and bits
replaced them with Dodge items, just EXHAUST: 63mm stainless
to confuse the hell out of some people. V\VWHPE\3RZHURZ
WHEELS: 12 steelies widened
(Besides, these A-Bodies could be had to 7.5 by Chris
in the USA as a Plymouth, Dodge or a Walters
Chrysler). The car is totally home built BODY: Matt Black, epoxy
and only the spray job was taken care of coated bumpers and
rust
by a body shop.

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 INNER CITY On Saturday the 16th February
I headed to the Victoria Alfred
Waterfront in Cape Town for the

INNER Hunters eXtreme Ultimate X 2013

Festival. The event showcases
the best that extreme sports have

CITY MUSCLE
to offer from national and interna-
tional BMX, FMX, skate and wake
boarding champions. Watching a
bunch of guys doing tricks in the
air with bikes and skateboards is
pretty damn impressive and usu-
ally the stuff you only see on TV
and Youtube videos.

Twenty ve of the countrys best

riders as well as international
competitors such as Alastair Say-
er (FMX), Greg Illingworth (BMX),
Louis Taubert (Skateboarding)
and Aaron Hadlow (wakeboard-
ing), transform the Waterfront into
an extreme sporting paradise with
death-defying stunts and record
breaking attempts.

However, the other reason I was

there was to support Inner City
Muscle and Dusty Rebels and
The Bombshells. This was the
rst time Inner City Muscle was
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 INNER CITY
part of another event. The main aim
for Inner City Muscle is to bring Mus-
cle cars into the city for the people to
share in the passion that the owners
have. It is a Muscle car, Rod and
Rockabilly/Pin-up themed event.

Even though there were restrictions

on space and they were not able
to have as many cars as they did
in August 2012 at Heritage Square,
the level of car was denitely raised
by the turnout. There were some
examples of Muscle cars that would
stand up against any in the world.
Some cars that really stood out are
the Silver 1970 HEMI CUDA (we
featured in SAHR some time ago)
some Chevelles SS, GTO and a
slammed, awesome Impala.

Dusty Rebels and The Bombshells

were on hand to promote their up
and coming event, the rst of its
kind to be held in Cape Town. They
are providing a platform for the fol-
lowers of the genre and creating an
awareness of the culture by combin-
ing music, cars, food, fashion, pin-
up girls, tattoos, racers and skaters
into one festival. With make-up,
t-shirts and lots of goodies for sale,
their stand was constantly abuzz.

There was a lot of hype and ex-

citement for fans and adrenalin
junkies with the music, cars and
of course the wake boarding. Its
events like this where the Rod-
ding/Rockabilly industry joins up
with the younger extreme market.
It shows the younger generation
what Rodding is all about and we
hope to see more younger faces in
the Rodding industry.

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By: Joe van Zyl

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 CORVETTE
t the Wings and Hennie is a bit of a celebrity. His profes-
Wheel show in sion, or should we say daily job, is being
2011 I met Hen- the Chairman of Kyokushinkan Africa.
nie Bosman and For those who dont know what that
his 1991 ZR1 means, Kyokushinkan is a form of full
Corvette. I had contact karate and Hennie owns dojos
the privilege of around Africa and has done so for the
going around the made up track at the last 40 years. So how does this make
time, with this Corvette. It was one of him a celebrity? Well because of his
those experiences that gets stuck in martial art background and the fact that
your mind and body. he is the size of a small building, Hen-
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nie has played the bad guy in a lot of
overseas movies. He has shared the big
screen with some seriously famous peo-
ple. Some of the movies he has been in
are Wake the Death (Jean-Claude van
Damme), The Ring (Rolf Muller), The
Marksman (Wesley Snipes), The Aveng-
er (Sam Elliott), Gallowaker (Wesley
Snipes), Doomsday (Rhona Mitra),
Scorpion King, Invictus, Death Race 2
and the newest one Zulu with Orlando
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 CORVETTE
Bloom. Yes, Hennie Bosman has been
shot, stabbed and kicked by some of
the best in the business.
Hennies love for cars started years
ago when he was a detective for the
SAPS. He would book a cop car out
for the night and then with the light
on, race it around the streets of Cape
Town. Hennie has always had a love
for Corvettes saying that they are the
most beautiful, most powerful, cheap-
est super cars around. To date this is
Hennies fth Corvette. His rst Cor-
vette was a 1981 which he drove for 10
years and never had a problem, which
is surprising because he likes to drive
his cars really hard. I always wanted
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to race a Corvette around a track, they
are light, and not as hard around cor-
ners as people think. Whatever you
lack in the corner, you make up on the
straight with pure power.
He bought the ZR1 in 1997 and fell in
love with it and decided to start add-
ing to it. First up was a roll cage which
was done by Pieter Lindenburg, to
stiffen the car up even more and then
came the suspension. They imported
a coil over set for the Vette, howev-
er, when it arrived, they found that
it wasnt adjustable and the car was
standing higher than it did with the
original springs so they had to re-en-
gineer them to make the ride height
adjustable. Next on the list were the
brakes, out with the old and in with
a new set of 6pot Willwood brakes.
That was ne for back then but an-
other brake upgrade is on the cards
really soon.
Hennie then met up with Andre from
13Worx. People know Andre for his
work on Bobbers and Caf Races
however, in a former life Andre worked
as chief mechanic at Bodisch Porsche
in PE. He is qualied to work on Por-
sche, Ferrari and Lamborghini. He
then got recruited by Jimmy Price of
Hi-Tech automotive to built and test
all the prototypes with a select crew.
He tested cars like Nobles, AC Co-
bras, Coupes, Wesbank V8, Sascar
and special projects. Andre had done
many hours of track testing and ran
368km/h with a Daytona Coupe.
 CORVETTE
Hennie wanted to go faster and have
better handling so in December 2012,
they started.
The rst thing that had to go was the
interior so the passenger seat, the
carpets and all sound deadening were
removed and light weight carpets put
in. Removing the carpets alone re-
duced the cars weight by 30kg. The
complete air-con, fans, ducting and
switches were also removed and only
the necessary wiring and switches
were re-tted. The huge rear glass
was removed and replaced with a lex-
an piece. Rear glass is fastened with
DZUZ fasteners.
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The rear bumper and fuel tank bracket
were removed and reworked and a new
aluminium fuel tank was designed to
replace the huge old tank. A rear diffus-
er was made up and tted and the pet-
rol tank bracket doubles as a mounting
point for the diffuser. The rear exhaust
boxes where removed and new 76 mm
boxes tted. The heater was removed
and the cooling pipes re-done to suit
the current set up. The front of the air-
box was reworked to get fresh cold air
from the nose to the motor. Even the
headlights were removed and only the
covers retted to make the nose look
complete. The suspension was redone
for correct camber, caster and toe an-
gles. Brake ducts where made and t-
ted to the front and rear.
With all the work that has been done
one would think that they were n-
ishedHell noFuture plans include a
front splitter, bigger brakes and ducts,
some owing work on the intake man-
ifolds and throttle body and new race
headers from the States.
In its debut at Killarney, the Corvette
took rst place in the Sport and GT class
killing the competition and Hennie even
took the prize for driver of the day. Well,
by the looks of things the year ahead is
going to be an interesting one.
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54 SAHR
 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Or rebellious riders, I should say. Thanks
to The Jockey Journal for these amazing
pics of the Wild Man in action. Wild
Man Kenny Brown toured the country
in the 60s putting on one man shows
at Drag Strips with his incredible stunts
always on his trusty Triumph.

The British built bikes, like Triumphs,

were coveted by American riders for
their lighter weight and for what some
considered better handling, than the
A RICH LEGACY OF REBELLION

American built bikes at the time. By the

1950s, more Triumphs were sold in
the U.S. than any other country hands
down. Triumph had their own version of
the big bike, and its the stuff of legends
the Triumph Thunderbird.

When Triumph released their 650cc ver-

tical-twin Thunderbird in 1950; their rac-
ing legacy was off and running. Right
away Triumph became the bike of
choice for many serious riders, again
because of its lightweight, speed and
maneuverability on the track and off-
road. They soon cemented themselves
as an iconic motorcycle brand in the
U.S., setting new standards for the rap-
idly growing sport.

The Triumph Bonneville bike has

been an undeniable legend for over
50 years. Its namesake is a tribute to
Johnny Allens 193mph world record
run at the Bonneville Salt Flats back in
1955 in a normally aspirated 650cc Tri-
umph powered streamliner called The
Devils Arrow. 1956 brought an unof-
cial record at Bonneville for Stormy
Magnum Jack Wilson, and Johnny Allen
streamliner, The Texas Cee-Gar. Yup,
these were Texas boys and darn
proud. Theyd tell you that Triumphs
were made in Great Britain but made
better in Texas Obviously the Bonnev-
ille impact on racing was huge. It was
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 TRIUMPH an immensely critical building block for many motorcycle
land speed world records and attempts.

1953 Triumph Blackbird

Racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah held huge ad-
vantages but there were also huge consequences to be
paid if something went wrong at those speeds. If you re-
member Rollie Free, you know that back in the day, rid-
ers would strip down to just the essentials; tted bathing
suit, sneakers, goggles and helmet, in an effort to combat
wind resistance and gain critical speed. Back around 1953,
18-year-old Tommy Smith was doing just that for a speed
record attempt aboard a Triumph Thunderbird. The Triumph
started to wobble and disaster struck as he lost control of
the bike at around 130 mph. Poor little Tommy ended up
with one catastrophic case of road rash that took him two
years to recover from. Since then, racers have been re-
quired to wear leathers on high speed rides at Bonneville.

James Dean is often knocked for attempting to emulate

Marlon Brando by hopping on the motorcycle bandwag-
on but thats just not true. Dean had been riding since he
was a kid back in Indiana farm country. His rst bike was
a Czech built CZ (ceska zbrojowka or Czechoslovakian
weapon factory in English). In 1948 the rst series of CZ
350 ccs appeared in the frame used by the 250 cc. The mo-
tor had at pistons, reverse ow and a capacity of 358cc.
The top speed was underwhelming by todays standards at
65 mph. When he later bought a new Triumph, Dean sold
this bike back to the dealer.

Triumphs Bonneville celebrated its 50th birthday in 2008,

and celebrate it did, releasing two unique one-off designs
for the Bonneville. Each was created in a unique collabora-
tion between Ewan McGregor and Belstaff.

According to Triumph, The Bonneville still remains an in-

disputable icon, a symbol of rebellion and individuality and
still inspires loyalty and emotion in everyone that rides it.
Todays Bonneville is an agile, honest roadster, perfect for
getting around town in style.

Just wish todays production bikes had a little more met-

al and a little less plastic trim and not just harping on Tri-
umph, its everyone. The Triumph that caught the eye is
the Speed Triple, a Triumph truly capable of coming be-
tween me and my wallet. Seriously, would you really buy
a new Bonneville? Nope, if you want a Bonneville, buy a
classic like the 69.
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 MODEL CARS
This month we continue our Rod building
saga with the bouncy bits of the model
as well as modifying the grill shell and
radiator to adapt to our models lowered
stance due to the Zeeing of the frame.
As good as the stance of the Revell kits
suspension is straight out of the box, it
could sit even lower for an even mean-
Fig 2 Rear suspension mods
Fig 1 Font suspension mods
1.
5.
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er look. Achieving this is easily accom-
plished with a few clever cuts with your
hobby knife and/or your razor saw.
Front spring/axle
Referring to )LJ , remove the are-
as shaded in red from the mounting
tab on top of the spring and the bump
2.
6.
stops on the axle. The right side of the
axle in the photo has been modied,
while the left side still has the areas
to be removed, in place but marked
in red. To make the front shocks work
together with the modied suspension,
just tweak the frame ends of the front
shocks (not shown).
By: Gerhard van Vuuren
Rear axle
Modifying the rear axle is even simpler.
The rear end will also sit even closer to
the ground if you just remove a portion
from the top of each of the axle airbags
as shown in )LJ . Again the right side
of the axle in the photo has been modi-
ed, while the left side still has the area
to be removed, in place but marked in
red. Again you will just have to shorten
the rear shocks to work with the low-
ered axle.
There is an unwritten rule in Rod build-
ing which also applies to scale Rodding
and goes something like thisOne
modication necessitates a next mod-
ication necessitates a nextbla bla...
you know what I am talking about
Upon test tting my lowered rear sus-
pension to the chassis with the wheels
attached, I found that the insides of the
tyres were jamming against the sides of
3.
7.
the body so I had to widen the rear axle
for tyre clearance. This was achieved
by cutting off the wheel retainer at the
end of the axle, inserting a 2mm plastic
spacer and re-attaching the axle retain-
er. In )LJ , the right hand side of the
axle has been modied, showing the
spacer shaded in black. In )LJ  the nal
product (top) is shown, compared to the
stock axle (bottom) to give you a visual
idea of the difference.
Radiator shell and radiator.
Our next modication concerns the
above mentioned parts. Due to the fact
that the radiator and shell attaches to
the front cross member which is still
stock height after the Zeeing process
but because the body is sitting much
lower after the process, we will have to
lower the grill shell so that it will not sit
higher than the cowl after assembly. So
maak mens Remove a 3mm strip from
the inner part of the shell shown shaded
4.
8.
in )LJ  but save the bottom part with
the mounting tabs and re-attach the bot-
tom part in its new location. In )LJ , the
modied grill shell (right) is shown next
to the stock part (left). Next, remove the
bottom part of the radiator up to the bot-
tom of the lower electric fan mount and
smooth with your sanding stick or le.
The modied radiator (right) is shown
next to the stock radiator (left) in )LJ
7. Finally, remove the bottom mount-
ing of the electric fan from the radiator
and re-attach the bottom of the radia-
tor. Dry t the assembly and tweak the
front cross member with a le or sand-
ing stick until the radiator assembly ts
snugly. )LJ  shows the modied item
(right) compared to the stock item (left).
Easy huh?
Next time we will tackle chopping the
top and creating and adding scale weld
seams for a bit of a rough ratty look for
our Rod.
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 IN THE GENES As a young boy
of sixteen, Jurie
Eskine learned
how to work
hard when he
became the fa-
2.
ther gure of his
family. That was an era where the young
men still had to go to the army and the
time of Rock and Roll and he became
an Elvis Presley fan. He would make
outts like Elvis when he worked in the
cinema as a boy, showing people where
to sit. He was inspired to start building
1. 3. his own car as a young boy growing up
in Germiston, where he still lives. Now
58 years old and still as passionate.
The rst car he bought was from his fa-
ther, Corrie, a blue 1950 Standard 8. He
taught himself how to work on the body,
sprayed her yellow and black and he put
a Standard 10 engine in her. This was
his rst car and also the start of his new
found inspiration and hobby.

He then bought his second car, a 1968

Ford Corsair at a garage. He then bought
a 1973 Grenada with his fathers help
and they built her together. His father
5. 4. didnt like to customise a car, he liked a
car to be original. Jurie liked to change
the look completely and sprayed half of
the Granadas roof white (against his fa-
thers wishes). He really loved this car.

In 1974 he bought a 1969 white Zeph-

er. His wife became pregnant in the time
they had the car and they bragged with
old photos of her standing in front of the
Zepher. He built a few cars in between,
6. sprayed friends and familys cars and
taught himself how to airbrush ames.
One of the rst airbrush works Jurie did
was Conan the Barbarian. He also re-
members airbrushing Red Sonja, it was
very popular on television and comic
books in those days. At this time he met
his friend Chokkie Carbis, who used to
race at Dunswarts.

Jurie decided to start racing Hot Rods

at Dunswart in Boksburg and his rst
racing car was a Mini. The rst weekend
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 he and his friend Chris Jonck raced they had a accident and the one Mini
was on top of the other Minis roof, which should have stopped them from ever
wanting to race again but it didnt. Not long after, his brother Frans also started
racing and when his son was old enough he also started racing. Speed was now
dominating the passion for Classics but the funds were depleted and sponsor-
ship was hard to get.

Jurie never stopped going to car shows and decided it is time to re-ignite his pas-
sion. He bought a Popular body in Germiston for a mere R170,00. The body was
7. not too bad but he wanted to change the whole look. He sprayed her black with
grey on the boot and airbrushed Conan in blue on the back. He then got a 1946
Anglia which is one of his favorites and he learned how to change and mould the
body, the fenders and how to lower it. The upholstery he also learned to do as a
young boy when he helped his uncle. It took Jurie seven years to build this one.
The Anglia was sprayed red and on the back he airbrushed a tombstone with a
tree and an owl and the words Old Fords Never Die and on the front fenders,
8. a standing Conan with a sword. People always compliment him on his artwork.

Jurie then started the Standard 1948 project which took him over 18 months to
build. He sprayed her blue, with silver, (which he had mixed at Freds Auto Paints)
she had mags on and turned out to be a real beauty. He sold her at the rst meet-
ing he took her to at Piston Ring to Uncle Tommy. At that same meeting where she
was sold, a man with his car on a trailer took a corner and damaged the Standard.
He paid for the damages and luckily Uncle Tommy still wanted her and said he
will x her up himself.

In 2010 he customized and sprayed his friend Koos Anglia. Sadly due to unfore-
seen circumstances, Koos sold her to a gentleman from Durban. She was made
lower and wider with a roof chop and sprayed Ford Focus orange and black and
9. the seats were upholstered. Jurie got a 46 Ford Anglia as part of the payment for
building Koos Anglia and wants to transform her into a hot new Rod.

By the time he started stripping the Anglia, he had already designed her in his
mind. He bought a Volvo 1969 station wagon for the front suspension and tted a
diff. The engine was from a Ford Grenada that he bought and everything lined up
perfectly. The oor panels were very rusted so the next step was to x and close
it up. He widened the fenders 70mm on each side and in the front he has 195/60
1. Juries rst car - 1950 standard 2. Juries rst car he bought himself at a garage - a 1968 Ford Corsair 3. Juries Grenada 1973 4. Jurie posing with his Grenada
1973 5. His wife pregnant when they bought the 1969 White Zepher 6. The Popular Jurie bought for R1000. He airbrushed Conan the Barbarian on it 7. Juries
rst mini at Dunswarts Sport Stadium 8. The 1946 Anglia he built after he stopped Hotrods 9. The Renualt Jurie built for his father Corrie in Port Shepstone By: Lee Wentzel

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and the rear he has 205x70. Jurie
was thinking of a roof chop but de-
cided against it but still wanted the
roof cut appearance. Juries son-
in-law, Breytie du Plessis, came up
with the idea of lifting the bottom
of the windows with 50 mm to give
it that roof cut look. The welding,
sanding and putty work started and
took a lot of time. Juries brother
Frans, assembled the engine for
him. A lot of parts including the sus-
pension parts were chromed and
he had a radiator custom made. Ju-
rie also custom made the back tail
lights from wheel caps from the old
Smith Wheels mags.
He re-sprayed her three times be-
fore he was eventually happy with
the end result. He chose the new
Mazda 6 Red and mixed some of his
secret blend of glitter into the clear
coat. He airbrushed Ghost Flames
on the fenders. On the boot he air-
brushed Elvis Presley which is the
Anglias theme. It took a few times
to perfect the look he wanted as
this was his rst colour airbrush job.
Next was the upholstery which he
did himself as well as the roof and
the interior. The front seats were
Ford seats. He also made arm rests
for the back seats making it more
comfortable. This beauty is also t-
ted with a JVC sound system which
he loves playing his Elvis Presley
music on.
Now this lady has a Volvo suspen-
sion and tted with a Ford Grenada
3L engine and she gave her rst
breath of life in her new body. The
carburetor backred a few times but
when she started it was the most
beautiful sound weve heard in a
long time.
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Jurie wanted the Anglia nished in
time for the Classic Car Show at
Nasrec, but as time came closer,
the end of the car was still further.
His brother and friend Callie helped
to put the front of the bonnet on. He
battled to get the steering wheel to
t because of the small space in the
front but he customised it and made
it work. He xed the wiring, the pet-
rol pump and made sure the alterna-
tor was charging and the last of the
electrical problems was sorted out.
Sunday the 28 October was the
rst day she was taken out on the
road. With her permit Jurie, his wife,
daughter and their friend hit the road
to Nasrec. Against all odds all the
preparations paid off as they made
it to the show and back home. Ju-
rie is now motivated again as there
were so many people that were in-
spired by his will to nish the car
for the show even when everything
was in his way. The Elvis Tribute
Impersonator agreed to pose with
his Ford Anglia and that made Ju-
rie smile. His childhood dreams
became a reality when Elvis came
over and posed with him (No it is not
the real Elvis). But to Jurie this was
a perfect way of ending the day.
Now Double Trouble makes
heads turn. The enjoyment when
you see the appreciation in other
peoples eyes and smiles makes it
all worth the frustration. Jurie would
like to thank his friends, family and
his wife Meisie for their support.
He hopes that his story will inspire
someone else.
She was really Double Trouble like
Elvis Presleys Movie.
In the end perseverance pays off
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