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[DodgyBastard]

Dropped off the little yellow rocket with it's new owner today.

 

DSC_0293 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

It seemed odd to be there and not leave with a crap old Peugeot. Maybe next time...

[Kiltox]

has anyone ever successfully sourced a part through breakeryard.com on any other online breakers search tool?

Nope. Full of wankers wanting far too much money for shit parts

[dollywobbler]

Dropped off the little yellow rocket with it's new owner today.

 

DSC_0293 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

It seemed odd to be there and not leave with a crap old Peugeot. Maybe next time...

 

Is that Wilsonx2 saying "f*ck your Ranchos! IGNIS!"

[Richard]

has anyone ever successfully sourced a part through breakeryard.com on any other online breakers search tool?

 

Yes, but it was in 2003. I can't remember what service it was but I put out a request for a Renault 19 steering rack and somebody contacted me. I think I used it when I was needing an engine for my Escort the year before and got a couple of offers, but I ended up not needing one.

[spike60]

has anyone ever successfully sourced a part through breakeryard.com on any other online breakers search tool?

Yea, about 5 years ago I bought a Polo 1.9D gearbox at a very good price. Parcelforce weren't amused though when it was sent through them and it leaked as well as being a little over the 25kg limit......

[drum]

The Soarer Mr Coffees mentioned earlier sold for £800.

 

In person, it was rough as fuck though. Gaudy as fuck chrome wheels, a flat tyre, the headlights were almost opaque, the external driver's door handle was falling apart, as was the door card on the inside of the same door.

 

Very clean MOT history though, so somebody may have got a bargain on that! In other news, I drove The Caffeinated LS400 again today, from Dundee to Aberdeen. I still want one!

I was at the auction too. I was all set to bid on the Granada Scorpio but it quickly exceeded my budget of 500. Then there was a jag xjr which went passed my 700 limit. Quite a few unrealistic reserves on some of the stuff IMO. I swithered over a couple of others but came home empty handed instead of empty walleted.

 

Anyone have any chod they want to offload? I'm feeling spendy.

[fordperv]

Nope. Full of wankers wanting far too much money for shit parts

this is too true, when I worked in a parts shop, the unscrupulous boss who was a robbing bastard used to have us quoting on there, 1st choice spares, 24/7 spares. I used to bend over backwards for the people who he had ripped off not giving refunds to for wrong parts that had been returned and even for parts he never could get that had been sold, I got in lots of shit and arguements with him and his step son for chasing their refunds up and being honest with customers, I have too much of a concience to let people be ripped off

[brownnova]

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As I mentioned somewhere else, my modern BMW (A to B appliance) broke. It went in for a brake fluid change (prepaid) and apparently needed a 'quality upgrade'  (read recall) and as a result of this the DSC hydro unit needed replacing, but as it's only 2 1/2 years old it's under warranty, no sweat.

 

So the nice lady in BMW lent me their courtesy car for the weekend, and said they would hire me a car for the couple of weeks it would take to get mine fixed.

 

Enterprise phoned and said it needed to be a BMW product, so would probably be a Bini.  Being a chancer (or should that be snob) I told them that I would not be having a Mini and to find me something more suitable.  (Fully expecting to be laughed at and placed in a Mini) but it worked!

 

I got this 

 

530d MSport no less.

 

Now I'm not a modern car evangelist, nor do I belong on pissing heads or whatever, but this car really is superb, and by far the best car I've ever driven (please note I've never driven a Rancho or a Tagora).

 

And bloody hell is it rapid!!! Plus it's useful, in the few days I've had it I've managed to transport a new mattress, a water butt, 150kgs of stone and will be doing a tip run later.

 

Anyway, sorry, I just wanted to get that off my chest I've been rather enjoying myself!

 

[Cavcraft]

Our funky 405TD estate (the silver one) has gone. Shouldn't have sold it really because it's an ace car, but it wasn't being used, mostly due to the MX5 and the van. It's gone to a v.good home anyway.

[BorniteIdentity]

My father in law is 62, a doctor of physics, a PHD and basically the last person you'd expect to have a 6 month old Subaru WRX STI running 15psi on boost producing north of 300bhp.

 

Anyway it had its first service on Friday.

 

Look what the main dealer gave him as a courtesy car!! I'm still laughing now. The cheek.

 

Anyway he hated it and I loved it and we agreed to disagree.

 

 

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[Lacquer Peel]

 

Helped my friend dismantle his Lexus LS400 this morning. He plans to stick the V8 in a Hilux.

His idea of dismantling is a bit different to mine, it involves hammers and crowbars.

I got more of the dash dismantled with screwdrivers and sockets in 30 minutes than he'd managed with hours of brutalising the poor car.

The ashtray is beautiful, I want to turn it into an ashtray for my house.

 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

How do you rate your mate's chances of getting the V8 successfully installed and up and running in his Hilux? You can be honest with us.

[Lacquer Peel]

I'm not sure, he's actually quite mechanically savvy and determined, changed the head on his Land Rover recently and has friends and contacts who can help.

If it doesn't work out there's some value in the engine and transfer box that mates up to it.

[trigger]

I went to the NASC street rod Nationals today at the local show ground and came away buying a new car!

 

 

Yep a P6! Its a local car from new, 4 owners and restored back in 1999 but the guy died and it sat in his wifes garage for another 6 years before selling it to the current owner whos had it 18 month but selling it from lack of use.

 

It's really solid, just one scab on the fron wheel arch, a scratch on the other wing from when it was delievered to the current owner, had the rear seat out and it perfect. All i can see is that the exhaust manifold gasket blows so it taps, the screen rubber has seen better days, leather needs treating, could do with new tyres and some rear belts and thats about it.

 

 

It had a engine change when restored as the last owner found it a bit slow so its now a 2200 SC but it comes with the original 2.0 as well as a spare 2.2 and a gearbox as numerous other spares.

 

 

 

 

According to the original bill of sale the headrests and heated window were the only options.

 

 

 

 

So there you have it, hopefully i haven't done the wrong thing! I pick it up Tuesday!

[Cavcraft]

Fabulous.

[danthecapriman]

Nice one Trigger! Looks like a really nice car. Live collection thread please.

[BorniteIdentity]

I'm not sure how that could ever be the wrong thing.  Well done man.

 

(keep it safe) 

 

((!))

[trigger]

Nice one Trigger! Looks like a really nice car. Live collection thread please.

Well the current plan is to get the train to my dads on Tuesday, he'll pick me up in van with a trailer, drive to the owners house, collect car and 3 ton of parts and then dump all the parts back at one of my dads barns for now until we know what we have and what to do with it!

[Shep Shepherd]

That looks really lovely

[Mr_Bo11ox]

sweet

[trigger]

Anybody know why the gear lever is really stumpy on it? Looking on google they are normally longer?

[vulgalour]

In other red Rover news, Mike and I are doing the cambelt and associated guff on the 414 today.  On taking the cover off, it looks like it might be the original belt which means it's done well for 112k and is certainly overdue a change!  I'll report in full later when we're finished/all the valves are smashed to bits.

[Tamworthbay]

Anybody know why the gear lever is really stumpy on it? Looking on google they are normally longer?

It was common on a lot of cars in the late 60s through to the 80s to cut down the lever to make a 'quick shift', but I can't imagine anyone with the obvious taste and good sense to own such a gorgeous car would be so stupid.

[Cavcraft]

Those Rovers are like the Silver Shadow 1 and the XJ6 S1 to me. They just ooze class without shouting about it, truly one of the best looking cars of the era without question.

[anonymous user]

I'd always assumed (probably wrongly) that the single carb cars all had automatic gearboxes. Looks lovely with the strip speedometer, but not sure about the Ford mascot on the bonnet. Bonus for the Hormone Repacement Therapy numberplate though.

[trigger]

 Your not the first person to pick up on the HRT number plate! The Zodiac Mk4 badge will be straight in the bin, but i'll have to work out to do with the hole in the bonnet, probably a rubber bung for now.

 

 

 

[bub2006]

I appear to have acquired a giffer spec kia.

[anonymous user]

 Your not the first person to pick up on the HRT number plate! The Zodiac Mk4 badge will be straight in the bin on ebay, but i'll have to work out to do with the hole in the bonnet, probably a rubber bung for now.

 

Hole in the bonnet? No problem

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[beko1987]

I appear to have acquired a giffer spec kia.

Sorry to hear that mate...

[bub2006]

I know....