Jim Bell Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 looks bad. Can stuff like that really be fixed? Lets all find out! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 If anybody wants to take it on, it's at FOADWERX. I know I'll never get my investment back, I'd settle for a bit of tat-fund just so I can invest* in something less hopeless. I've lost all my mojo on this one, sense of humour is fast disappearing over the hill, I can't see that carrying on with it will do me any good. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Maybe all autoshiters who can weld should have a go. FOAD can crack on for a bit then you can book an MoT by me and I'll put in a few hours. That sounds like a plan, Who wants it next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 As fucked as it is could the massive not consider a group funded fixage and this baby become the new autoshite Rover whore, I don't mind chucking a few shekels in for wire n shit, having said that I can't weld for shit eddyramrod, Cavcraft and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 As fucked as it is could the massive not consider a group funded fixage and this baby become the new autoshite Rover whore, I don't mind chucking a few shekels in for wire n shit, having said that I can't weld for shit This! I'd make a donation. As I said earlier, it's only metal. It was bent and welded together yonks back when it was made and it can be done the same again now to fix it. It can be fixed. I know exactly how your feeling though Eddy having gone through the same shit with my car so you have my sympathies. The good thing is here though you've got a good guy to do the work for you who won't mess you around. I didn't and got shit on. It's a good ace card to have and probably is your best shot at getting your car sorted.It'll look superb after the mess is dealt with and it's a rare car too. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 90-95 Rover 200/400 = R8. Hope you can find the right arches somehow but that might the least of the worries. michael t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I would be more than happy to help with the welding if i wasn't on the Isle of Wight and the car in Scotland. This done properly would surely make a great example of a fine car and be unlike most of the other survivors which would surely all be rusty too. It sure is a lot of work for a car that is perhaps not worth a great deal but you can't exactly go out and buy one of these at any time from anywhere either.I think it's worth saving outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Even finished it's worth less than I've already put in, not counting whatever I pay FOAD. I was expecting that and was prepared to live with it, had it taken the 3-6 months I expected at the first garage, rather than being left out in public for 13 months. But look what did happen................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I get the impression that even if you sunk a load of money that you haven't got into it and get it finished that you will still resent it and end up disliking it. Sometimes it's best to cut your losses before getting to involved and writing it off as a bad experience. Of course if you do decide to go for it I'm happy to put some money into the welding fund too. danthecapriman, Cavcraft and Bobthebeard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I will happily put some cash in welding up pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I get the impression that even if you sunk a load of money that you haven't got into it and get it finished that you will still resent it and end up disliking it. Sometimes it's best to cut your losses before getting to involved and writing it off as a bad experience.Of course if you do decide to go for it I'm happy to put some money into the welding fund too.This is it really. Again, going back to mine, it crossed my mind wether or not to bail on it and write off the losses as a bad experience.You can't do it regardless and then get the car back and wonder why you bothered. That would be worse than losing the money you've already spent on it. The bottom line here is, do you like this car enough to justify the expense? If the answer is no then it's time to let it go. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDeere Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 By chance I was sorting through some old photos this week and found some more of mine. This was '93, so only four-years-old (and starting to rust beneath that shiny BRG paint. Not the obvious choice for a 22-year-old, but it was way better than others in its class. And it had a leccy sunroof (but manual windows). eddyramrod and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Crispy! Only saving grace is that 50℅ of the surviving examples would probably turn out to be equally bad. How much are these worth in showroom condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 The one I knocked back was like that.......and I was on a 'couple of patches for the mot' mission. I also worked on them new and remember the steel was pretty thin. I'd chip in for welding though....... But pity/admire the poor fucker who has got to do it. I'm not convinced there are an awful lot of better ones about either. Proper ray of sunshine me! BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 How much are these worth in showroom condition?29p Seriously, even in a showroom in mint condition it would be unlikely to hit 3k, and to get to that would cost a heap more. All I wanted was to be able to drive it and enjoy it. outlaw118 and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I've made a good bit of progress on this so far, I've cut most of the rust from the nearside floor and inner and outer sills. I'm not giving up on it just yet but I think my initial target of having it done within 3 months is slightly optimistic. I had hoped to do it a bit at a time and focus a couple of hours each Friday.I spent 3-4 hours on it today but a lot of that was spent carefully removing the interior and carpets, I expect to have the rest of the rust cut out by the end of the next session. captain_70s, eddyramrod, outlaw118 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 And I want to say here, publicly, that whatever the outcome, I'm grateful for your work here! Thank you! djimbob, Bren, 3VOM and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Well done FOAD, fair play to you for giving it a whirl. I reckon these are the rustiest cars of the 1990's, Rover really ought to be ashamed of themselves. Alfa 33's, Senators, even Minis have got nowt on these things IMO for solubility. I had a few back in the day and they were always rotten as a pear. Quite a nice drive though on the way to the scrapyard. DodgyBastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Who was it in here that had a great quote about these ? Something along the lines of " these rust in some random places , like right in the centre of a panel . It's like getting an STD in your knee " Stuck in my head djimbob, jonathan_dyane and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 When I first met my ex wife she had a 213se. Really was a nice car to drive and the Honda engine was a cracker. Even 23 years ago it was starting to show a little rust in places. Great cars though and would be nice to see it saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/253011476021?_mwBanner=1 Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Track car??? That would be erm interesting oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillOrange Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Bit far away that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Rare MK1 that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Fairly sure anyone in Rover management at that time stopped giving a flying fuck a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Some inner sill now in place, next up some floor section. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk mk2_craig, Lacquer Peel, Cavcraft and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Holes are getting smaller already! Nice job. eddyramrod and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Another bit stuck in there... Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk danthecapriman, stillOrange, eddyramrod and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Another part of the floor stuck together. Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk loserone, trigger, Dave_Q and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I see were going for flat bits not trying to copy the original. I admit it's what I'd do and I would assume there's no panels you can cut bits off and of course it's a total twat to make them. Does seem a shame but then anything is better than nothing and you're doing a job many wouldn't try so keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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