DodgyBastard Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 RJC_1375 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1371 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1368 by srblythe, on Flickr Spent all day on this, made up some new mounts, welded them in and bolted the rear beam in position. Just need to bolt it all back together properly and reconnect the brakes and hopefully it should be done. adw1977, They_all_do_that_sir, mk2_craig and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 After a day of driving the 306, I really wasn't feeling it so put it back up for sale and sold it to someone in Edinburgh who wanted to run it on veg. RJC_1344 by srblythe, on Flickr The 240D I sold to some Romanian dude from Glasgow. RJC_9878 by srblythe, on Flickr And today I sold the Subaru to a Lady from Doncaster. RJC_9772 by srblythe, on Flickr I'm feeling pretty good about reducing the fleet at the moment so will be looking to move on the 305 estate and audi 80 next... skattrd, Lacquer Peel and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Have you still got the Chevette? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 14 minutes ago, adw1977 said: Have you still got the Chevette? I do, I drove it for the first time in about a month recently and not really sure if I want to part with it, it's great fun to drive. LightBulbFun, mercedade and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 Lada Riva 1500 by srblythe, on Flickr Coming soon... (again) Shep Shepherd, Dirk Diggler, They_all_do_that_sir and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 305 Scrapyard by srblythe, on Flickr 305 GTX for £200, sounds good to me... I don't know if it is a gtx or not but it has the alloys for it so here's hoping. BorniteIdentity, skattrd, Dirk Diggler and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I hope you have bought it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just now, loserone said: I hope you have bought it! Should be collecting it tomorrow. LightBulbFun, Burnside, The Moog and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Chevettes always been an ambition of mine. The way they're going price wise this'd be the one to keep hold of id reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 On 9/3/2019 at 9:58 PM, DodgyBastard said: Lada Riva 1500 by srblythe, on Flickr Coming soon... (again) Oh yes. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 Turns out the 305 is an srd with gtx alloys. Still bought it though. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Dirk Diggler, Burnside, They_all_do_that_sir and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 It's only done 15k miles and came with a new pair of wings. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Joey spud, privatewire, BlankFrank and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Brilliant! Worth it for the wings alone, I paid the same for mine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 15k, GTX Alloys, New Wings, Bugger me! You have a real knack for this mister. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEcFTff6TeQ egg and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 RJC_1712 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1713 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1714 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1715 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1716 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1727 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1728 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1729 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1733 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1734 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1737 by srblythe, on Flickr Not bad at all! Six-cylinder, BorniteIdentity, Datsuncog and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 5 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said: 15k, GTX Alloys, New Wings, Bugger me! You have a real knack for this mister. I think when you have the reputation for buying any old shite, these things tend to find you. The guy from the scrapyard messaged me asking if I wanted it and asked me to make an offer after seeing one photo. I offered £200 for it then paid for it and arranged transportation as soon as possible. Burnside, The Moog, BorniteIdentity and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Is it for the road again or are you using it for spares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Is it for the road again or are you using it for spares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 45 minutes ago, sierraman said: Is it for the road again or are you using it for spares? It's far too good to break so hopefully be going back on the road. Underneath is like new, I think it's the best 305 I've ever seen. It's in better condition than my gold 305 SRD so I think that will end up being used for spares and this made roadworthy. Can't save them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 You are right, I’ve broke cars in the past that could theoretically be saved but sometimes it makes much more sense to have a car full of useful spares to keep a better one on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk LightBulbFun and Dirk Diggler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 you didn't video it going back up so French electrics working ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 RJC_1745 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1746 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_1748 by srblythe, on Flickr Today I went down to Stockton to collect this bargain barge for under £1k, it's in average condition but does seem to drive ok if a little slow with the 2.6 12v auto. Getting it up to speed is painful but it's a fine motorway cruiser when it gets there. danthecapriman, dome, stuboy and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 That looks lovely ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 You now have a top of the range Vauxhall to contrast with your bottom of the range Chevette ES, albeit from different years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, adw1977 said: You now have a top of the range Vauxhall to contrast with your bottom of the range Chevette ES, albeit from different years. I'll need to race them against each other... adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 What are the sills/rear arches like? MOT history is pretty good. You see some of them up for £3-4k - so sounds a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, egg said: What are the sills/rear arches like? MOT history is pretty good. You see some of them up for £3-4k - so sounds a bargain. I've not really had a good look around it yet, I haven't even looked at the mot history. My Mrs showed me it last night advertised on facebook, I thought it looked pretty cool so contacted the seller and arranged to come for a look at it today. We spent a few hours wandering around Newcastle trying to kill some time because the seller wasn't available until 3pm but the train tickets to Newcastle at 7am were the cheapest. We got to the car, started it up, sorted insurance, tax etc and I handed over the asking price, I couldn't be bothered trying to haggle or take it for a test drive or even check it over, I just gave him the money and fucked off home. I'll get a good look at it tomorrow. Vince70, egg, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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