RetroShite Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 9 hours ago, Rod/b said: Holy shit, is this up for a raffle? I’ve always had almost unhealthy levels of want for a 2500 Next Sunday. https://retroshite.com/2024/02/02/triumph-2000/ Rod/b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Just now, RetroShite said: Next Sunday. https://retroshite.com/2024/02/02/triumph-2000/ *buys all the tickets* Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Another newcomer this week, a freshly restored yet unfinished Skoda rapid which cost £5k! wesacosa, DVee8, SEATMad and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 5 hours ago, RetroShite said: Another newcomer this week, a freshly restored yet unfinished Skoda rapid which cost £5k! I saw you had bought that elsewhere. Looks great, I know James did a lot of work on it. Same colour as my Estelle (or at least the colour mine once was). Superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I bet that Skoda will be popular! I had one as my first car and would l love another so will deffo get a ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Here's what's coming up this month! Stevebrookman, timolloyd and Shep Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 After a shitload of welding and a bucket of seam sealer, new shocks and brake pads we have a pass on the Maestro van! Dirk Diggler, grogee, yes oui si and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Busby will be chuffed. Stinkwheel and Scruffy Bodger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Picked up this Marty McFly special last night being sold with a misfire. Runs like a bag of shit and no compression all over the place with 150, 50, 50, 100 psi. Doesn't appear to be overheating or mixing oil/coolant although the oil did seem to be rather sludgy and black... Apparently the Toyota 4y engine is still mass produced in China and used in forklifts so if the worst happens I can just buy a new engine... Tenmil Socket, yes oui si, LightBulbFun and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 That's a rad looking truck, just needs 4 spotlights on top! Low ontime and Tenmil Socket 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 12/02/2024 at 20:53, RetroShite said: After a shitload of welding and a bucket of seam sealer, new shocks and brake pads we have a pass on the Maestro van! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666jjp Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 12/02/2024 at 20:53, RetroShite said: After a shitload of welding and a bucket of seam sealer, new shocks and brake pads we have a pass on the Maestro van! ready for tv work surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Here's this weekends cavalcade of misery. The Triumph seems to be the most popular one to date even with the videos of it being ragged shitless, loads of people seem to want it. The Hyundai hasn't gathered much interest and the DT is doing quite well. I added the wee QR50 today for Sundays draw so probably be quite a low odds one for that. mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 There's a reason it's the most popular .... It's feckin awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 14/02/2024 at 20:48, RetroShite said: Picked up this Marty McFly special last night being sold with a misfire. Runs like a bag of shit and no compression all over the place with 150, 50, 50, 100 psi. Doesn't appear to be overheating or mixing oil/coolant although the oil did seem to be rather sludgy and black... Apparently the Toyota 4y engine is still mass produced in China and used in forklifts so if the worst happens I can just buy a new engine... That's effing ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark165 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Picked up this Marty McFly special last night being sold with a misfire. Runs like a bag of shit and no compression all over the place with 150, 50, 50, 100 psi. Doesn't appear to be overheating or mixing oil/coolant although the oil did seem to be rather sludgy and black... Apparently the Toyota 4y engine is still mass produced in China and used in forklifts so if the worst happens I can just buy a new engine...I bloody love this. Especially the fact that it has the 4Y in it. Proper survivor. If you do go down the Chinese route please make sure you chuck the old engine engine in the back, you know, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, mark165 said: On 14/02/2024 at 20:48, RetroShite said: Picked up this Marty McFly special last night being sold with a misfire. Runs like a bag of shit and no compression all over the place with 150, 50, 50, 100 psi. Doesn't appear to be overheating or mixing oil/coolant although the oil did seem to be rather sludgy and black... Apparently the Toyota 4y engine is still mass produced in China and used in forklifts so if the worst happens I can just buy a new engine... I bloody love this. Especially the fact that it has the 4Y in it. Proper survivor. If you do go down the Chinese route please make sure you chuck the old engine engine in the back, you know, just in case. Got a head gasket set so will get the head skimmed and try changing the head gasket before buying another engine. Tickman, mark165 and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Took the maestro out for a run around some old BT buildings on Sunday. Brodders, Dave_Q, yes oui si and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, RetroShite said: Took the maestro out for a run around some old BT buildings on Sunday. Out of everything I'd be keeping that for myself. Don't ask me why, just something about it wesacosa, yes oui si, grogee and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 2 hours ago, Matty said: Out of everything I'd be keeping that for myself. Don't ask me why, just something about it It's potentially going to be the next thing to go. It's between this and the 309 Dturbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 7 minutes ago, RetroShite said: It's potentially going to be the next thing to go. It's between this and the 309 Dturbo. I'd imagine there'll be a lot of interest in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlecan Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Our window cleaner at work had one identical, you could still see the ‘telecom’ bit just from the glue that had never been cleaned off. The silly sausage pulled up directly right behind a truck I had just jumped into & I promptly reversed it straight into him 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Oh dear, look what pile of shit I've ended up with... Westbay, Coprolalia, chaseracer and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Got some alloys fitted on the Dturbo 309 and will be up for a shite giveaway in March! yes oui si, SEATMad, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Got the GSA running today, we had to winch it onto the truck when collected and spent a bit of time trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. It seemed to be getting fuel and checking the coil with a multimeter there was power there. Distributor cap and rotor arm seemed a little bit corroded so cleaned them up and checked with a loose spark plug and was getting a spark. I removed the old spark plugs and tested them, one of 3 seemed to work. New plugs fitted today, charged the battery and fired straight up. A little bit of adjusting the carb and it seems to be running better. I'm offering it up as a rolling resto project. Dirk Diggler, Westbay, yes oui si and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Another quality vehicle incoming! mk2_craig, CGSB, crad and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Glorious! Tickman, cort16, yes oui si and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 23/02/2024 at 20:45, RetroShite said: Got the GSA running today, we had to winch it onto the truck when collected and spent a bit of time trying to figure out why it wouldn't start. It seemed to be getting fuel and checking the coil with a multimeter there was power there. Distributor cap and rotor arm seemed a little bit corroded so cleaned them up and checked with a loose spark plug and was getting a spark. I removed the old spark plugs and tested them, one of 3 seemed to work. New plugs fitted today, charged the battery and fired straight up. A little bit of adjusting the carb and it seems to be running better. I'm offering it up as a rolling resto project. Fantastic colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroShite Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I had no intention of buying any more cars until I'd cleared a decent space. I have an E28 BMW incoming as well as a Corolla and a Polo Coupe and zero extra space but when this Escort turned up literally on my doorstep I couldn't say no... adw1977, 83C, mk2_craig and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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