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 Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:04 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1810
Trade Rating: +2
Location: devon
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| rttam wrote: |
yeah it hasnt really been lovingly cherished shall we say the interiors quite clean but mings of smoke have to steam clean it i think but gives me something to mess with now iv finished the other halfs clio  |
that rear quarters gunna be a pain cuase its dented in and out mission!!! |
it actually looks a lot worse in that pic than it is in real life still fairly awkward to repair but nothing a bit of filler and some elbow grease cant sort
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:06 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1810
Trade Rating: +2
Location: devon
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| Brian wrote: |
A euro van ftw. get the windows welded up  Sell your van and get some profit from it. There are LOADS of TU engines lying around that will slot in there if it was completely fubared. I bet it's something simple too, or fingers crossed anyway |
yeah fingers crosse its simple got the timing covers off already gonna charge the battery and plug in the diagnostic kit and go from there
yeah was thinkin bout blanking out the back windows and keeping it then sell my van might have to make it manual if i do that tho auto 1.4's suck 
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:07 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 465
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Location: Lancaster
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id love a project like that...
something to keep me busy
just got to find something like you for 50 notes!
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:09 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1810
Trade Rating: +2
Location: devon
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| Nitrox121 wrote: |
id love a project like that...
something to keep me busy
just got to find something like you for 50 notes! |
yeah well im quite lucky like that as i work at a garage we quite often get cars that arnt financially viable to repair from the customers point of view so i give them £50 for it and spend a few weekends sorting them then that either get sold or nabbed by various family members haha
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:10 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2505
Trade Rating: +19
Location: West mids
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wtf! £50 no way thats the best buy ive ever seen! Fair play mate nice lil project
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:11 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1645
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :P
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| rttam wrote: |
| Nitrox121 wrote: |
id love a project like that...
something to keep me busy
just got to find something like you for 50 notes! |
yeah well im quite lucky like that as i work at a garage we quite often get cars that arnt financially viable to repair from the customers point of view so i give them £50 for it and spend a few weekends sorting them then that either get sold or nabbed by various family members haha |
Gregoir works at a garage to, one that sells the blue ovals 
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:13 pm |
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Joined: Jan 25, 2010
Posts: 3497
Trade Rating: +31
Location: VVT Land, Fife
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| rttam wrote: |
| yeah was thinkin bout blanking out the back windows and keeping it then sell my van might have to make it manual if i do that tho auto 1.4's suck |
YUP So chucking in a whole working engine in with manual gearbox attached might work out to be pretty cost effective?
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:13 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1810
Trade Rating: +2
Location: devon
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| namgaj wrote: |
| rttam wrote: |
| Nitrox121 wrote: |
id love a project like that...
something to keep me busy
just got to find something like you for 50 notes! |
yeah well im quite lucky like that as i work at a garage we quite often get cars that arnt financially viable to repair from the customers point of view so i give them £50 for it and spend a few weekends sorting them then that either get sold or nabbed by various family members haha |
Gregoir works at a garage to, one that sells the blue ovals |
plenty of projects if you like welding then haha
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:14 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 932
Trade Rating: 0
Location: West Midlands
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| GazRG wrote: |
I saw Ross had commented and could predict his suggestions for this car impressively accurately  |
Haha, to be fair though, without spending a pretty penny on getting it into mint condition (and why bother on a low spec 1.4 auto?), then my suggestion would give it the most visual impact, it's all about making it look cool without making it look pristine. I guess what I'm basically suggesting is rat look! At £50 it's virtually disposable so you may aswell have a bit of fun with it
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:14 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1810
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Location: devon
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| Brian wrote: |
| rttam wrote: |
| yeah was thinkin bout blanking out the back windows and keeping it then sell my van might have to make it manual if i do that tho auto 1.4's suck |
YUP So chucking in a whole working engine in with manual gearbox attached might work out to be pretty cost effective? |
yeah will have a play with it and see how i get on may just try and find a wrote of 206 for a few hundred quid and swap it all over
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:18 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 465
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Lancaster
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| namgaj wrote: |
| rttam wrote: |
| Nitrox121 wrote: |
id love a project like that...
something to keep me busy
just got to find something like you for 50 notes! |
yeah well im quite lucky like that as i work at a garage we quite often get cars that arnt financially viable to repair from the customers point of view so i give them £50 for it and spend a few weekends sorting them then that either get sold or nabbed by various family members haha |
Gregoir works at a garage to, one that sells the blue ovals |
Indeed i do... thing is though with a main dealer you rarely get cars like that in, its more new stuff, working on vans all the time i never really get the chance of a cheeky bargain unless its a clapped out transit van
and with regard to the welding your not wrong there haha!
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 418
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Medway towns
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cheap coilovers and rat ride the f*** out of it
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:32 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 973
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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| Ross wrote: |
| GazRG wrote: |
| I saw Ross had commented and could predict his suggestions for this car impressively accurately |
Haha, to be fair though, without spending a pretty penny on getting it into mint condition (and why bother on a low spec 1.4 auto?), then my suggestion would give it the most visual impact, it's all about making it look cool without making it look pristine. I guess what I'm basically suggesting is rat look! At £50 it's virtually disposable so you may aswell have a bit of fun with it |
No definitely mate, I'm all for it, and you're right on the money, it just amused me that I could accurately predict your response....generally either rat or preferably euro
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 12:53 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 3666
Trade Rating: +59
Location: Scotland
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Not bad for 50 notes, can tell its had a women driver owner
I'm hopefully picking up a 106 for free in a week or two, just needs a starter motor and it's MOT
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:08 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2275
Trade Rating: +1
Location: birmingham
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blue ovals 
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