Stinkwheel Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 21 minutes ago, RetroShite said: With the drama out of the way, let's get back to the cars. The 205 I bought from here and raffled has since changed hands and the current owner wishes to sell for £800, bargain. I don't really have the room for it but will buy it and raffle it again. I was also planning on doing the petrol 205 in a couple of weeks. The petrol one is in much nicer condition overall but it'll be interesting to see how it fairs against the diesel if I do both of them at the same time. Id buy raffle tickets for both, thats for sure Erebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 @RetroShitehow do you manage with insurance? Traders policy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 18 hours ago, sdkrc said: @RetroShite is the best buyer I've ever dealt with. Zero fucking about and great to deal with. @RetroShite is the best buyer I've ever dealt with. Zero fucking about and great to deal with. Also, hats off to the man for doing what he's doing, wish I could make a living messing about with old shite. sdkrc, Stevebrookman, Split_Pin and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 58 minutes ago, 2MB said: @RetroShitehow do you manage with insurance? Traders policy? People often wonder if I've found the holy grail of cheap multicar insurance. I haven't, it's very expensive. Stinkwheel and 2MB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregZX Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 I entered the raffle for the last Cav. Unfortunately (or fortunately for my bank balance) I didn’t win it. I always enjoy the drive through from Glasgow to Shite in the Park so looking forward to the Spring again. I’m sure I saw you had organised a meet but I couldn’t find the Facebook post. Any winter shite meets planned? oxb1l and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 My dad was a bluebird man , he had a red E plate lx good car apart from a sticky automatic choke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupoftea Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Very nice selection of stuff there matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Look what has returned. Unfortunately not in the same condition it left in. Let's play spot the difference... sdkrc and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 No fuel screw. Been fiddled with and not tightened up again then, rattled out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 11 minutes ago, Arthur Foxhake said: No fuel screw. Been fiddled with and not tightened up again then, rattled out? Snapped off completely and flung in the boot with the rest of the random spares. It was leaking from there and also from the aftermarket fuel heater so was stinking of diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 FFS. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Fuck sake. You turn your back for 2 seconds. Wonder if an attempt was made to turn the fuel up more without releasing the locknut. I'd say I had it as far as I was comfortable with, as it would smoke slightly on full shoe. Is the fuel heat exchanger leaking or the connections to it? It can be deleted as I only fitted it to run it on wvo and the original filter housing leaked, as they always do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 I for one love the retroshite musings. I was following the original thread before it was deleted. I love pretty much all the cars that come up for raffle, I have entered a few and have been genuinely gutted I didn't win. The only trouble I find is that with so many decent cars, and bikes, up for grabs it has the potential to financially ruin me! Keep up the good work and hopefully one day I'll get to shake your hand. RetroShite, mk2_craig and rustdevil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 53 minutes ago, juular said: Fuck sake. You turn your back for 2 seconds. Wonder if an attempt was made to turn the fuel up more without releasing the locknut. I'd say I had it as far as I was comfortable with, as it would smoke slightly on full shoe. Is the fuel heat exchanger leaking or the connections to it? It can be deleted as I only fitted it to run it on wvo and the original filter housing leaked, as they always do. Heat exchanger was also leaking so we removed it. Fortunately there's another na xud with a Bosch pump due to be removed from a 305 shortly so might be able to swap pumps without too much drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, andyberg said: I for one love the retroshite musings. I was following the original thread before it was deleted. I love pretty much all the cars that come up for raffle, I have entered a few and have been genuinely gutted I didn't win. The only trouble I find is that with so many decent cars, and bikes, up for grabs it has the potential to financially ruin me! Keep up the good work and hopefully one day I'll get to shake your hand. Cheers, I see a fair few people from here entering from time to time. I deleted the original thread but apparently it can be reinstated if I wish but not sure whether to bother with it or not. rustdevil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, RetroShite said: not sure whether to bother with it or not. I’d love to see it return. 205, that cable looks a bit fucked as well, does it operate freely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 And just like that it's back! Saabnut, mercedade, brownnova and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Here's a bunch of the latest winners of shite! Stinkwheel, Floatylight, sdkrc and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 44 minutes ago, RetroShite said: Here's a bunch of the latest winners of shite! Interesting to see how some look happy and others just bemused 😅 mercedade, wuvvum and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 aaand back to 180 pages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Some of the next one up for the chop. LDV going this week 205 the following week and the SLK the week after We managed to stop the fuel pump from leaking on the 205 so it's out on loan to someone I know who needed a winter car. I offered him a choice between the 205 and the SLK and initially he was thinking he'd take the SLK but after thinking about potential better fuel economy went for the 205 in the end. Split_Pin, Floatylight, Rustybullethole and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Some more shite added to the potential shite giveaway list! Tickman, mk2_craig, Shep Shepherd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Ah you got the Y10 in the end, I thought it looked like a good contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 28 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Ah you got the Y10 in the end, I thought it looked like a good contender. Picking it up today! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Is that the one that I had for a while on the £120 deal with the mental speedometer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Picked it up today. It is smol. sdkrc, Erebus, rainagain and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 I'm pretty much frothing at the mouth over that Y10. I may need to get involved in the raffle. What an incredible selection of shite. loserone and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 I honestly thought all Y10's would be extinct by now. Cookiesouwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 This one was an alleged barn find in Grangemouth previously owned by a Lancia mechanic. It drives very much like a Fiat Panda of similar vintage but has a serious amount of extra tat added on! rob88h, Shep Shepherd, MorrisItalSLX and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 Picked up a 900 tonight, quite possibly a keeper but who knows? Shep Shepherd, wuvvum, Nyphur and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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