hairymel Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 and that dear friends is where i have to leave the tale for now....... i am supposed to be racing my puma at the local oval track and i had previously allocated today for preperation. last race was nearly six months ago and i still haven't quite finished fixing it from last years racing Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselassist Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 rustiere- machete there... did it get extracted in one piece?? ...chassis legs on these are notorious for frilling to dust, even back in the day... had a Chrysler avenger as a fist car, n many patches were patched onto the front legs 'when still in use' - till a dead autobox 'did for it'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 lessthanequal - i was worried that i was six years older than the 38 year old car! dieselassist - wait and see dieselassist, LessThanEqual and rrsix 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 You are a brave man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Wow, this is bound to keep you busy for the next few weeks months years ! Having said that, it still looks better than your previous one did when you bought it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Do not walk away. Run away, very fast !!!!!!!!!! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 you mean its mostly hole?It's Filler Free, the vendor isn't charging for the Isopon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 This has taken yonks to read as Im on dial up You utter nutter - still, it is a Chrysler one and not Talbot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 ELM..T - Late 1978 London issue. Also the name of a once-plentiful tree that succumbed to a deadly rot..... I must admit when first clicking this thread I thought you had bought Cros's Talbot 90 and were attempting collection with the Transit. Only slightly more perturbed by the amount of rot I then saw! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 As much as I like seeing cars like this, and fair play for taking it on, this must be past it surely!?I do like these though so good on you if you do fix it. My grandad had a Talbot one in pea green with a beige interior, I think it was a T reg. His one was sold and ended up being used for rallying I think! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Rear wheel drive drift weapon..... Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Sunbeam S, it'll have all the toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 On the plus side, if the boot is full of water it's not holed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 First car I remember going in was my ma's Chrysler Sunbeam. AFM441S I think, sure it was a 1.6 and it was definitely bronze.It had more metal than that one though. A lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 They are dead easy to break in to, simply take the tail lights out (screws on the outside) and pull the tailgate latch cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 That makes a lot of sense! Ma's was broken into at the beach in Formby, with no visible signs of how. Bags were taken from the boot that she was adamant she'd locked. 33 years later, solved. CGSB, BorniteIdentity, Eddie Honda and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Yeah, sorry about that. HillmanImp, andrew e, tooSavvy and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Did the PO plant it there, hoping it would fucking grow and fill up all of its own holes?! Thats grim as prison secks. Even if you shut your eyes, theres no escaping it. Well played! 7/10 for big testicles. tooSavvy, strangeangel and cms206 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Why? I like an old Mota as much as the next cretin, but , unless you are looking for spares for an existing one, that's a fragger. Surely? strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Fiats Sake Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Could you get Kurust and Isopon to sponsor a resto? If it were stripped to a bare shell and dipped, what would be left? I suppose It will keep you busy on these long summer evenings! Chris2cv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I think the clue might be in this post. and that dear friends is where i have to leave the tale for now....... i am supposed to be racing my puma at the local oval track and i had previously allocated today for preperation. last race was nearly six months ago and i still haven't quite finished fixing it from last years racing If that's the plan it's only really the, admittedly buggered, roof that's used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I think you would need to acid dip the shell to prepare it for restoration. You could sell tickets for the reveal moment. My guess, 3 square inches of roof and a bonnet hinge. mercrocker and stripped fred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 OMFG ! when you saw that your balls must of swelled to bursting point ! I take it you didn't drive it on to the back of the tranny ! What was the flat out speed on the way home , 20 , any faster you would of lost the wings and tailgate.I'll buy you a beer when it gets thru the mot , best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Beer? I'll buy OP a unicorn if it gets through the MOT. trigger, CGSB, Slartibartfast and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 back from the dusty oval now finished up getting to the track late today but still managed to start and finish the first race the second race didn't go as well, the pasenger side driveshaft failed leaving me stranded on the outside of a fast bend. i had another in my 'spares package' sadly the third race ended in exactly the same way - and the same place the nearest marshall was less than complimentary about my graceful* exit from the car. the second time was no improvement no more driveshafts and an obvious (and as yet unidentified) mechanical malady meant no more dusty fun :sadfacesmiley: now where was i? fotorabia, Bucketeer, andrew e and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 so Mark had arrived , and after an exchange of pleasentries (including thinly veiled threats of 'running away crying' on my part) we set to work. i rolled around in bastard stealth bastard sharp bastard brambles for a bit (mark had cunningly strimmed the area sometime previously to hide its prickly nature) using a combination of wood blocks, scissor and trolly jacks , and carefull application of brute force, the sunken wheels were replaced with rounder items. while the wheels were off each hub was vaugely hit with a medium sized hammer. unbelievably this was enough to restore rotate-ability wood/bricks etc were shoved in the vacated holes and with 10 minutes shuffling back and forth it was up the fairly steep drive and in the road we then stood around chatting about the moggy hidden in a bush my photo are deceiving as well - everything below the waistline was pretty much toast. andrew e, eddyramrod, Angrydicky and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 did I run away? after i had made an undertaking to purchase? what a dissapointing collection thread that would be! MONEY SHOT! Skizzer, michael t, Bucketeer and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Crackers! Is that an RX8 on the oval? saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I remember what you had to sort on your last one. This one, I suspect, is going to be nowhere near as bad as people expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 You are a stupid man. EFA ELM..T - Late 1978 London issue thanks makes more sense than bournmouth Rear wheel drive drift weapon..... Just sayin'. not JDMBMW M8 Sunbeam S, it'll have all the toys. i think it might be a gls? On the plus side, if the boot is full of water it's not holed! my point exactly very surprising considering the rear loading sill They are dead easy to break in to, simply take the tail lights out (screws on the outside) and pull the tailgate latch cables. this one wasn't - took ages to get it open as everything was stuck solid Why? I like an old Mota as much as the next cretin, but , unless you are looking for spares for an existing one, that's a fragger. Surely? Nigel how could you say such a thing I cant save money fast enough to buy a good one! I think the clue might be in this post. If that's the plan it's only really the, admittedly buggered, roof that's used. NO NO NO - no point competitivley racing a car that cant be replaced. if it was a £10million ferrari fair enough OMFG ! when you saw that your balls must of swelled to bursting point ! I take it you didn't drive it on to the back of the tranny ! What was the flat out speed on the way home , 20 , any faster you would of lost the wings and tailgate.I'll buy you a beer when it gets thru the mot , best of luck averaged 45-50 empty 50-53 laden? must be downhill on the way back! don't buy beer yet it might get warm and flat Beer? I'll buy OP a unicorn if it gets through the MOT. a horny horse lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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