Kowalski

12 hours ago, UltraWomble said:

 Also a breeze block in one of the cubbyholes.... for a car child seat support.

I read that

re read that

Looked at the photos

And Im still none the wiser WTF

Despite the mess, I can see where they are coming from. On some rear facing child seats there is a vertical metal pole that rests on the floor of the car. It needs to be secure and I doubt the plastic cubby hole lid is strong enough.

Great thread, I'm all for keeping cars on the road no matter what. I would far rather see some old car cobbled together in some third world country, using corrugated roofing sheets and home made brake fluid than see trailer queens at pebble beach.

I think a separate chassis car even if the non structural bits are full of wob , driven gently for very few miles a year will be far,far safer than some PCPd to the eyeballs idiot rushing about the place, probably without an mot as it will be too new to have it's first one...

Go Eddie, ignore the haterz, crack on, summers nearly over. 

All I would add is: cherry bombs

Seriously though, what a great find. Other than the rot and tyres, oh and I suppose fluids, nothing needs changing. Lovely.

On 8/4/2020 at 12:03 PM, sgtberbatov said:

This is just crying out for a Rover K-Series engine in it. 

Sod it. Go for a Rover KV6 instead.

No no no no, ROVER V8!!!!

Make it the car it should've been!!!!

Nah,plop an XUD in it. Nice and simple. Anyone can fix that

There is a Honda Civic 07 plate in Upton on Severn with a 7 day removal notice on it. Looked way too tidy.

Is that just the quality of my small screen or are you actually adding rusty metal to the car?? I've no issue with the bodgery, I think it's great but surely clean metal would be better?

£400 is a bargain! I would be interested in buying that when you are done with it

Oh wow, I like that! Never seen one here. Seen several on Russian dash cam videos though. What's that worth if you will excuse my vulgarity?

2 hours ago, Peter C said:

Nope.

See post above.

I know now, I was corrected earlier...

See post above...   ?

On 7/9/2020 at 6:51 PM, cort16 said:

The sapphire cosworth had wheels very similar but they'd be bigger than whats on it I'd think.

On 7/9/2020 at 6:55 PM, Tenmil Socket said:

Mk4 xr3i?

 

On 7/9/2020 at 6:59 PM, Kowalski said:

Yes you are right, I had forgot about them!

Renault Safrane V6 with two flat tyres in Upton on Severn marina car park.

No tax or mot.

No photos either,  got to pretend to be normal amongst my boaty associates... 

L5 VNE

Single point fuel injection, so basically an electronic carb...

Well,in a mongoloid hammer head shark kind of way. Maybe I just mean different. Yes, that's it. I really like individual looking cars. 

Beautiful looking car. Who was the hero who took the initial depreciation hit on this? 

4 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Mk4 xr3i?

 

Yes you are right, I had forgot about them!

Wheels are Sierra Sapphire Cosworth

Expanding foam in the holes. When it's dried, slice off to the right (ish) shape. Quick skim or two of filler. Job done.

2 hours ago, red5 said:

Nice one chap.

There aren't many pictures at the moment for obvious reasons    ...

Suffice to say it's salted away safely at the moment.

Can't imagine a salted Fiesta lasting too long...

That's a great collection and almost a great looking driveway but I can't help but feel two more cars would slot in there easily enough.  Wasted space!

Renault 21 1.7 comes to mind, if you can find one. Lovely cars to drive

19 hours ago, The Mighty Quinn said:

I've never been a fan of Rolls/Bentley stuff. When you can buy a V8 Merc, BMW or Audi A8 for 1500 quid that will without question be a far better thing to drive I don't see (or perhaps) miss the point. The Turbo R is the only one to consider AFAIAC. At least it goes quite well.

Yes I suppose they are better but that is not the point, if you want better, just buy a Lexus.  

5 hours ago, sierraman said:

Picked up a bike for eldest from Halfrauds, staff serving said it’s had its ‘pre delivery inspection and was good to go’. Got it home, chain was bone dry, tyres flat as a fart... wasn’t expecting a bouquet of flowers but if they said they’ll assemble it I’d assume they’d take the trouble to put some fucking air in the tyres. 

Least of your worries! Have you felt the weight of those Halfords bikes?? Got my lad a Frog bike, half the weight of a Halfords boat anchor!

On 3/5/2020 at 1:19 AM, mitsisigma01 said:

Welcome, I'm from Horsham not the Australian one, the Sussex one up from Brighton.... Have you seen any Sigma or Magna's out there the same as my one, I've heard they are a bit more common out there than over here, parts might be needed!!! 

Fk fk fk where do my pictures keep disappearing to.... Anyway its an early to mid 90s wagon / estate 3.0 v6 6g72 

I hired a Magna 20 years ago in Oz. Did a lot of miles in it. Thirsty and rather slow considering the engine size is all I really remember if for.  Think it was a 2.4 or 2.6 four cylinder.  I have a picture somewhere, I'll dig it out.

Yeah buy it. These are as reliable as an old Toyota, you don't need any skills to run one on a budget. It will get an easy 35mpg round town, and will never attract any attention in a dodgy part of town I'm sure. Budget motoring at its best.

Shit luck but to be honest I would expect nothing less of sods law.

Should be easy enough to find a replacement though. Post a wanted ad on a banger forum? You know there is a Sierra only non contact series called lightening rods?  Well, they won't be needing the rear windows