juular 1832 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 11:22 AM, Tickman said: I've just been through the 8 months of your thread and there are far too few replies to such excellent content which must be why I hadn't seen all the progress this year had brought. Hopefully the weather won't deter you too much. Agreed. Great reading all in. Not sure how I missed so much of this to be honest. Tickman and Jikovron 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jikovron 900 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 So just before becoming seriously ill with Covid I spent a wad on a hopeless case car which turned up the day before I went rapidly downhill. I used the proton as a winch anchor and it wasn't as grounded as the skoda untill the hedge started getting involved. So its a 1982 skoda 120LSE 'top of the range!' It came with 4 siezed wheels, engine,loads of rust and a smashed windscreen which I suspect was a garage roof coming down on it. Easy job to take the screen out and clean up the glass. Loads of vacuuming later improved matters a tad. Not the original 120 high compression engine, ti's a s110r engine which is a 1.1 but 60bhp instead of 58 It turned after some judicious force. 30years sat still, straight in the scrap pile. I had to strip the shoes and brake pads out to free off the wheels, amazingly the calipers aren't siezed. There is shit loads of work in this but I reckon a good honest no frills weld up and recommision will see it grace the black top once more. crad, catsinthewelder, spartacus and 16 others 19 Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bell 43800 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Glad you're feeling better man. Rummaging around in that interior has probably given you immunity to most communicable diseases now. BorniteIdentity and Jikovron 2 Link to post Share on other sites
loserone 13010 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Jikovron said: just before becoming seriously ill with Covid 3 hours ago, Jikovron said: I see no link here at all. Nopesiree Fucking epic though. Looking forward to updates! Jikovron and alcyonecorporation 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jikovron 900 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Haha true the timing was fairly apt I must admit as it was a total state inside due to damp,creatures,organic matter etc ,care was taken when vacuuming out although that's all somewhat elementary now lol. Link to post Share on other sites
Angrydicky 7411 Posted Monday at 09:03 AM Share Posted Monday at 09:03 AM @Jikovron - are those Withams of Walton plates on that Skoda? Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Chocolate Teapot 984 Posted Monday at 11:53 AM Share Posted Monday at 11:53 AM How on earth have i only just found this gem of a thread? I am in awe of the awesomeness of what has been going on over the years in your garden. Long may it continue ,the use of great skills lavished on forgotten heaps BRAVO I just wish i had 1% of the drive/skill and numption to play this game Jim Bell, Jikovron and juular 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Jikovron 900 Posted Monday at 01:14 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:14 PM 4 hours ago, Angrydicky said: @Jikovron - are those Withams of Walton plates on that Skoda? it came from the Dartford area and was only on the road for 9years before being exiled. Angrydicky and Jim Bell 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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