forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Time for a clearout (i hang on to stuff thinking I'm bound to need it) so to make room for more stuff, Mercedes 124 - bonnet, tailgate, doors, p/w 195-65-15s. ABS pump, m/cyl. And other stuff apart from engine and box. All £15 or less. Xantia 2.1TD gearbox £7.50, XUD11 engine (no alternator or other bits attached) £12 Xantia door mirror, new £8. Xantia headlamps and indicators £15 Audi 2.2 (5pot) complete cyl head, skimmed and tested. KU engine code, I think - from an '88 100 quattro. £30. GSa 1299 engine and box, 65,000 miles or therabouts. Well maintained, didn't leak oil, the seals were done. GS Pallas bonnet (exc cond) and undertray, some trim and mechanical bits DS 23inj mechanical parts plus a decent bonnet and reasonable front wings. Or collect complete car for £350. It's totally rotten, but of course runs beautifully. 4 Vredestein 155x15 M+S tyres, 3 years old, under 2000 miles. £90 (£50-60 each, new) 2 Vredestein 165x14 M+S tyres, oldish but with plenty of tread. £20 (similar rolling diameter to 185/60 or 185/65) 1 unused Winter Krahle (German retread) 185/65x15 winter tyre, £15 Mk3 Golf TDi bits Various 2cv stuff including an Ami Super chassis, complete and solid. Saab 99 bootlid, great condition. £15 Saab 99 twin carbs on a manifold, GR8 4 conversion and mega+-horsepower £20 Saab 99 clocks and switches £? Old French compressor Can post smaller stuff incl tyres.
KruJoe Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Bargaintastic!Can I provisionally bag the 14in tyres and XUD11 for Will?Remind us where you are FDB. Ta
skattrd Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Can I provisionally bag the 14in tyres and XUD11 for Will? XUD11 in a 205? ... That should be interesting. KruJoe and scruff 2
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 Pictures of the DS please. It'll take several days hacking through the jungle... they won't give you much better idea of the car, but some rustporn for those into that sort of thing. As said, it's totally rotten and the only useable panels are those listed.
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 surely the fibreglass roof is usable too? Yes, but who needs one - they never go!
explosive-cabbage Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Bargaintastic!Can I provisionally bag the 14in tyres and XUD11 for Will?Remind us where you are FDB. Ta Good call Joe! Ive wanted one of these for a while but not chased them up really. I will take all the XUD11 bits and the 165/14 tyres. When is good for collection? KruJoe 1
explosive-cabbage Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I've found a couple of pics of the DS from a couple of years ago - it's a Pallashit EFA
explosive-cabbage Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 ^^ But of course, it's as choddy as chod gets! And a work of art* as the steel bits do their 'earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust' bit. I forgot I have an old French compressor which can go, too. 16m3/hr is about 10 cu.ft/min. It's built to last and worked well. comp.PNG comp1.PNG comp2.PNGBingo! Bagsie compressor too! What price?
explosive-cabbage Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 £50 Sounds good, but my luck with compressors has been terrible, I would prefer to check it first! I will bring some extension cable and and pliers etc and rewire it to 240V and check it works. If the plate on the motor says 240V it will probably be a matter of stripping out the 3 phase wiring and rewiring it to 240V.
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 That's fine, I'd be happier to hear it working before it goes.
Bear Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 What colour is the 124 bonnet? I might want some interior bits if they're mushroom/cream, too, if you've got any. And plastic trims and things. I'm guessing from tailgate that it's an estate so most trim won't be of use to my 300CE.
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 Silver, no dents that I can see. Dead easy to respray. Just a couple of stonechips gone surface rusty on the leading edge - nothing serious. Interior is black, sorry. Is your coupe steel sprung or spheres (self-levelling) at the back?
Six-cylinder Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 GS parts sound perfect to me. I have an engine that leaks gas into the heater and another with a noisy cam. My replacement bonnet is rusty along with the under tray. I have some trim missing and damaged. PM Sent
Bear Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Silver, no dents that I can see. Dead easy to respray. Just a couple of stonechips gone surface rusty on the leading edge - nothing serious. Interior is black, sorry. Is your coupe steel sprung or spheres (self-levelling) at the back? Steel as far as I know, someone chopped the coils on it. My bonnet needs a respray anyway but I'll check the state of it otherwise, I know it's a bit rusty on the reinforcement at the front (had it been a metallic black bonnet in good condition I'd be halfway up the M1 by now!). Daft question, how are the front wings?
Six-cylinder Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I know I am not first to ask about the DS, but if it is not sold I would like the complete car it to upgrade my DS20 Super.
dugong Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I've found a couple of pics of the DS from a couple of years ago - it's a Pallas, but interior is fubar trim-wise. GR23 for mechanical upgrade and mechanical spares. ds2.PNG This should be a calendar (not colander) shot. GLWTS.
Six-cylinder Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I am interested in the Mercedes tailgate but only for the trim that is above the number plate as mine is broken.
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 This should be a calendar (not colander) shot.GLWTS. I'll take a couple of pics later on and post them this evening, to give you the general idea of some of what else there is. No colander has as many holes as one of the other DS. The roof has become a load-bearing* member. I think it was dollywobbler or vulgalour who asked how the hell anyone could forget they had a DS kicking about. It's not that hard, especially when there's been 4 years of utter shit in your life, and there are so many cars.
eddyramrod Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Some loon on here will have rebuild that and make a 400-page thread about it. Won't they, Angyl?EFA scruff 1
eddyramrod Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 We've seen some pretty brave stuff here as you know, but yes, what you say makes perfect sense and would certainly deter me from doing any such thing. Which is why I stand by what I said and expect a collection thread any time tonight. forddeliveryboy 1
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 Steel as far as I know, someone chopped the coils on it. My bonnet needs a respray anyway but I'll check the state of it otherwise, I know it's a bit rusty on the reinforcement at the front (had it been a metallic black bonnet in good condition I'd be halfway up the M1 by now!). Daft question, how are the front wings? OSF wing is ok. Dya wannit? Will try and get a pic later. Coupes often had the estate rear suspension coz comfier, if your dampers look on the thick side with a pipe leading to them then they're hydraulic struts which suspend the car. Coils were there even with self-levelling, since Mercedes-Benz thought it a little too Rive-Gauche to have their cars sink down at the back after a few hours. Also cruel to cats.
forddeliveryboy Posted May 7, 2015 Author Posted May 7, 2015 I know I am not first to ask about the DS, but if it is not sold I would like the complete car it to upgrade my DS20 Super. That sounds a good plan. Have sent PM (another). Right, off to take more pix. eddyramrod 1
KruJoe Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 Sorry for lack of pm space FDB. Folk keep wanting to buy tat off me! Now cleared. Thirsk and beyond is do-able. Anyway...Bingo! I knew he'd be on this lot like a fly on shit. eddyramrod 1
vulgalour Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I don't want the DS. There. I said it. Doesn't mean I'm any good at lying. eddyramrod and DSdriver 2
Bobthebeard Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 I don't want the DS. There. I said it. Doesn't mean I'm any good at lying.Vulgalour doesn't* want the DS. eddyramrod, DSdriver and Uncle Jimmy 3
Bear Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 OSF wing is ok. Dya wannit? Will try and get a pic later. Coupes often had the estate rear suspension coz comfier, if your dampers look on the thick side with a pipe leading to them then they're probably the hydraulic struts which suspend the car. Coils were there even with self-levelling, since Mercedes-Benz thought it a little too Rive-Gauche to have their cars sink down at the back after a few hours. I shall go and have a look, or put the VIN into the build checker. I might be adding an estate to the fleet soon anyway (I hope). Don't recall seeing the pipework on the 300CE but then again I wasn't looking too closely. Pic would be great, my OSF is quite far gone and I want to compare the ways of dealing with that rust spot - secondhand wing, repair existing, and new Mercedes part (comparing time to prep & paint, costs, and labour costs aiming for the same finish on all three).
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