AlabamaShrimp Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Wait don't kill it yet. I'm after a bit of a shed for me and some other cack-handed noobs to fix* at college. We missed out on the saxo, exactly how bad is this fiesta? Where is it and have you got any pictures?
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 Holes? I recommend P40 GRP paste to fill them. Smother with Underseal from outside, continue driving until the expiry date of the Ministry Of Transport test certificate. Present vehicle at testing station for fresh certificase. If failure, weigh.
AldridgePrior Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 Might be some tips in this popular magazine Wackeldackel, Rusty_Rocket, Bren and 4 others 7
sierraman Posted October 24, 2014 Author Posted October 24, 2014 It's in sheffield. I'll get some pics up when I get in on the computer. I can't manage that with this fangled phone thing. brickwall 1
oman5 Posted October 25, 2014 Posted October 25, 2014 Might be some tips in this popular magazine I believe that image to be a fake. I mean come on, it doesn't have a load of mk1 bloody escorts on the cover.
AlabamaShrimp Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Is this still dying on Sunday or is there still a chance of a reprieve?
SambaS Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 I was gobsmacked at the rot on the Focus I saw Las week. From the front arch all along door bottoms , along rear arch. Full bloody car. I remember when they were a concept car, then my mates bro got one on an X and my mate regularly drive us about in it. We were still in school. Cavcraft and AldridgePrior 2
AldridgePrior Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 I was gobsmacked at the rot on the Focus I saw Las week. From the front arch all along door bottoms , along rear arch. Full bloody car. I remember when they were a concept car, then my mates bro got one on an X and my mate regularly drive us about in it. We were still in school. It`s scary how fast stuff rots in the UK. I was in Switzerland there in September and there was an old Toyota Landcruiser on a farm near my dads house. It was obviously used to shunt trailers and bit and pieces around the farm but the panels and chassis had not one speck of rust. Thing was bashed to fuck but bodily mint. Seriously clean and would fetch stupid money here. SambaS 1
SambaS Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 I will vouch for Swiss cars, everything on the road over there and I mean everything is bloody immaculate!
Cavcraft Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Isn't that because they don't use salt on the roads, or something like that?
AldridgePrior Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Isn't that because they don't use salt on the roads, or something like that? No, they use salt. The pure white stuff a lot of the time, I`ve seen it being spread but everyone changes to proper winter tyres so driving in snow never seems to be an issue, That and chains when it`s hills or rural areas. They have funky wash boxes where the underside of your car can be totally washed as well and they also use treated wood chips sometimes instead of salt. Here the old brown rock salt poison chucked down a ton at a time coupled with living on a damp island doesn`t help our cars. Hey ho!, at least our cheese isn`t full of holes ....and we have a sense of humour. alf892 1
brickwall Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Around here they have been using crushed rock and woodchip as an experiment. Wonder how it's going.
Christine Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Woodchip, as in the 70s wallpaper?Blimey, get on Dragons Den ,Pillock ,you just mighta hit the jackpot !! "Biodegradable Traction Mats " for the snowy season. A roll of 70's woodchip wallpaper ! Oh , they might not understand, they've all got £££££££££ Range Rovers,they wouldn't know what its like to be stuck... It's a feckin good idea though, there's several rolls of it in my loft the previous owner left behind when he died..Can't wait for the snow !! Pillock and Vince70 2
AlabamaShrimp Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Are we never going to see pics of this car? I really want to be interested in buying it only to sulk as no space to keep it
sierraman Posted October 29, 2014 Author Posted October 29, 2014 Sold the bugger I'm afraid! 300 beer tickets in the hands.
AlabamaShrimp Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 so long as it didn't die and you made more than I would have paid
AlabamaShrimp Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I thought you said it had terminal rot?
Bren Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Probably like that when it left the factory. jakebullet 1
sierraman Posted November 14, 2014 Author Posted November 14, 2014 That was the floor, bad light meant I couldn't get a decent enough shot of the holes in the bulkhead part that rises up at the end of the floor, the actual holes there were inside the arch and behind the rack. Trouble is its a 1999 Ford Fiesta, so yes it is terminal as its not really viable to repair when there's several holes in it. Would be a different matter if it was a 1981 Talbot Alpine or something worth preserving. If it was concentrated in one spot that could be welded up fair enough. Inevitably once you attack it with the grinder it's finding something solid enough to weld to. Given the above points I binned it off. Which as it turned out worked out well as managed to purchase a much more solid replacement.
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