ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'm not been on here for a good long while due to various reasons. I got a dog and have been spending all my spare time with her which has been great, i'd also sold all my old chod which meant that all I had to post about was my constantly fucked vectra which was depressing to think about, let alone write about.As luck would have it middle of last year I got a mk1 golf gti through work for scrap money. The downside being it was a cat B burnout, but as everything from the windscreen forward was fine I thought I'd get a caddy/front damaged golf and have a cheap project...Fuck me was I wrong,seems the vag boys can rival the ford guys for scene tax. VW project is now on the back burner as something better has arrived.My dog getting sunburnMy other dog after it got burntSo I've got new shite, but what did I get... CGSB, Aston Martin, Dick Longbridge and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Want some clues? RwdEveryone knows someone who had oneMotorsport heritageLooks good on minilites Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Escort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Mk1 MX5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Morris minor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Lovely doggo ^^ ShiteRider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Rover SD1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Behold Rocky! (Rocky is the car the fat dolloper is me)Yes it has minilites, I HAZ LOMBARD RALLY STAR Angrydicky, Junkman, CGSB and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Imp?Edit- late to the party- wow top bombing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Are those front lights from someone's parts bin or did they go mental and blow their r&d budget on them? oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 I've actually got the white one as well, it seemed a shame to split them up.They've come with enough spares to fill them both. I'm collecting them tuesday/Wednesday they're only a couple of miles from work so no epic collection capers. somewhatfoolish, egg, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Are those front lights from someone's parts bin or did they go mental and blow their r&d budget on them?Corsa I believe. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 White one has a fiesta front endNeither has been on the road for while, but both have had pre MOT checks, the blue one has a couple of electric gremlins and conks out after 10 minutes. The white one runs like shit, which i'm hoping a carb rebuild will cure.Current plans are thorough clean and service of both cars and then see which I prefer...or do the autoshite thing and buy a mk1 to complete the set. Junkman, Shep Shepherd, Datsuncog and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Bub has the lightweight version of this. LightBulbFun, egg, Christine and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I have been looking for another (,would be number 37!) After my Mrs finally relented and said I could get one again,but so far haven't found anything suitiable.Both use escort van rear lights,fiesta fronts (with reliants own,unobtainable adjusters) on the mk2 and cores on the mk3.Robin production unofficially ended because the mk3 wasn't type approved,and Reliant got a knock on the door from vosa. egg, They_all_do_that_sir, ShiteRider and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiteRider Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 I've signed up to WOR seems a great site.I wasn't really looking for a robin at all I fancied a volvo 240, but these came up through word of mouth from a guy I trust.The previous owner, Roger, was a dyed in the wool reliant fan, back in the day he had a mk1 he'd fitted an avenger engine to and his brother had one converted to a pick up with a 16' articulated trailer. Dick Longbridge, Lacquer Peel and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Great news, the Robin threads on here are among my favourites! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I wasn't really looking for a robin at all I fancied a volvo 240. I love that on here that makes perfect sense.  Robins look good, can't wait to learn more. Are there any other differences between the Mk 2 and 3 bar the lights? Still A series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 They used the same 848cc engine right up to the end of production. It wasn't an A series though, it was Reliant's own effort. Lights and a couple of mouldings are essentially the only difference between an end-of-line Mk3 Robin and a 1982 Rialto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Love these. I had an h plate robin many moons back,now have a reliant trike. Mine was a similar blue to your mj3 but obviously a MK2. Running minilites on the trike but have a set of chromed 14 inches to go on so may have a couple of minilites up for sale soon ish. Later model are corsa b lights if I recall. Rear lights on the MK2 were ford Escort van lights but don't hold me to it. Plastic Van Dan knows more than I! Luckily both of yours Wil have galvanised chassis. Mine sadly Doesn't on the trike as it's a 1983 Rialto and has been tickled with the sparkling stick under the back end. I'm still looking for a mid to late 80s Rialto or an early MK2 as from my knowledge were the better built models. Well bought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I thought everything from the Rialto onward was galvanised? oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wasnt the Rialto a Robin underneath? The end of the line estates look similar at the back to a Robin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The estates made in the mid-,late 90s used the mk2 robin front end with the rialto estate rear end,first with rialto trailer type lights then with the escort lights grafted in,these were all registered as rialto estates,again because they weren't type approved....lot of dodgy stuff going on in that period! Most of the mk3 models had recon engines fitted new as Reliants md had a bust up with the diecasting company,who smashed the engine block moulds in front of him due to non payment...gearboxes on the mk3 were poor as well.Check the cream ones chassis,that was made during the tail end of bean engineering ownership,and many are rotten did to chassis being piled up outside before being sent for galvanising.I had always promised myself a mk3,,remembering when it was launched (I was 11) that when they come down to £1500 I'll have one oldcars and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 that when they come down to £1500 I'll have one [Video] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wasnt the Rialto a Robin underneath? The end of the line estates look similar at the back to a Robin?They all look the same underneath pretty much, And inside! Early 90s the Rialto and robin ran side by side. Robin MK2 being hatchback and Rialto being estate. In the 80s you could have saloon hatch and estate with rialto front end. I really don't think there were many changes from the 850 robin MK1 in the 70s right through to the end bar obviously the body and gearbox/starter motor. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The estates made in the mid-,late 90s used the mk2 robin front end with the rialto estate rear end,first with rialto trailer type lights then with the escort lights grafted in,these were all registered as rialto estates,again because they weren't type approved....lot of dodgy stuff going on in that period! Most of the mk3 models had recon engines fitted new as Reliants md had a bust up with the diecasting company,who smashed the engine block moulds in front of him due to non payment...gearboxes on the mk3 were poor as well.Check the cream ones chassis,that was made during the tail end of bean engineering ownership,and many are rotten did to chassis being piled up outside before being sent for galvanising.I had always promised myself a mk3,,remembering when it was launched (I was 11) that when they come down to £1500 I'll have one Wasn't there lots of dodgy stuff going on mid 90s? Heard stories of recon blocks,buying crashed cars for parts to put in new cars and all sorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 yes indeed.The last car sold in britain to have drum brakes all round,and almost certainly the last to have points and an SU Carb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Tricycle though and as you know,bike/trike rules and regs were very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Â Looks good on minilitesNothing looks good on minilites. Fuck minilites. coalnotdole 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I've actually got the white one as well, it seemed a shame to split them up.They've come with enough spares to fill them both. I'm collecting them tuesday/Wednesday they're only a couple of miles from work so no epic collection capers.In those spares, there wouldn't happen to be a Rialto sun roof ? If so I'll pay some beer tokens for it as mine's in 24000 pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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