Can we save this?

[sierraman]

I’d keep sentry in the living room waiting for him to handbrake it onto the front garden. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

What was the outcome? 

[DoctorRetro]

Being delivered 'this evening' 

I've not yet parted with any money, but I have the cash ready. Apparently being dropped off on a recovery vehicle. 

As for the seller in question, one of their Facebook profile pictures is this. Make your own mind up... 

And apparently they are a qualified mechanic, so there's every possibility the car is totally fucked. 

Let's hope for a happier outcome than my anxious mind is portraying. 

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

11 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Being delivered 'this evening' 

I've not yet parted with any money, but I have the cash ready. Apparently being dropped off on a recovery vehicle. 

As for the seller in question, one of their Facebook profile pictures is this. Make your own mind up... 

And apparently they are a qualified mechanic, so there's every possibility the car is totally fucked. 

Let's hope for a happier outcome than my anxious mind is portraying. 

 

Positive:  You'll have potentially saved the car from the oval of doom.

Negative: It may be royally buggered and only be fit for the oval of doom. 

Upon reflection: The ad stated it had sat for five years until recently.  My money is shit in the carb or similar fuel related issues due to its relatively long slumber. I genuinely hope it works out for you. I really do quite fancy a 323 at some point. 

[DoctorRetro]

4 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Positive:  You'll have potentially saved the car from the oval of doom.

Negative: It may be royally buggered and only be fit for the oval of doom. 

Upon reflection: The ad stated it had sat for five years until recently.  My money is shit in the carb or similar fuel related issues due to its relatively long slumber. I genuinely hope it works out for you. I really do quite fancy a 323 at some point. 

Carb doesn't worry me, worst case I'll swap it for a decent one. I've got a car parking space and a 12 month mot, as well as a dormant insurance policy to use. 

So even if it sits for a few months while I save up to sort it properly, it's no worry. 

I do have a target of mid-August though, as I traditionally go to Retro Rides Gathering, and usually in something completely unmodified, just to be awkward. 

[Amishtat]

There wasn't much else claimed to be wrong with it, was there? Wheel bearing and alternator, but that's nothing really after five years dormant. Looking forward to this evening's developments! 

[brownnova]

Well saved that man and his mystery benefactor! 

[sierraman]

Qualified Mechanic in Faceache speak means six months at Kwik Fit in 2008 fitting hubcaps and sweeping up.

Expect a pair of tights over the carb and broken glass everywhere. Anything above that’s a bonus by the sounds of it. 

[DoctorRetro]

On its way, should be an hour... 

[DoctorRetro]

[sutty2006]

Hurrahhh it’s not been traditionally “sent in”. 

 

Top save that 

[mrdelmonti]

Good work that man!

[dave j]

Looks Good! Well saved

[EssDeeWon]

Persistence paid off, sometimes these things are meant to be, well saved glad you got it.  Look forward to hearing more about it,  this is proper autoshite stuff. 

[The Moog]

Well done that man ...

[DoctorRetro]

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I'm more pleased about this than I really should be. Good man for pushing to own it. 

How bad is the running issue then? 

[Amishtat]

Well saved! Happy with it? 

[BL Bloke]

I'm pleased to see that it's arrived safely, it does look rather nice. Well saved that man (and mystery benefactor). ?

[DoctorRetro]

Due to it having no virtually no fuel in, I haven't tried it. 

Apparently that's what was the final straw for the bloke, he was trying to get it back home with the fuel light on, and has obviously dragged a load of crap into the carb. 

He was about to 'stick the forklift through the windows and put it on the pile'* to be raced, but then he got the message to say I wanted it. 

*His exact words. 

[dollywobbler]

Isn't 'dragging a load of crap into the carb' just basic bullshit? Has this actually ever happened?

I'm overjoyed to see this saved. I'd missed the thread, so was bloody gutted to catch up, then find out it had disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Top marks for perseverance!

[Mrs6C]

Huzzah! Well done! Hope it responds well to a bit of TLC and some fresh fuel.

[DoctorRetro]

8 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

Isn't 'dragging a load of crap into the carb' just basic bullshit? Has this actually ever happened? 

It's probably urban legend or something, but I have had carb'd cars run like crap after running low on fuel; I reckon perished fuel pipes and the associated rubber flakings you get are more to blame. Perhaps the vaccum of low fuel makes the pipes collapse? Whatever the case, crap does get in the carb. I'm sure it's nothing a carb service, fresh fuel and new filters won't solve

 

[LightBulbFun]

50 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Woo happy to see its been saved

it makes me happy to see such a non exciting to many car getting saved

it always saddens me when a car with basic issues and a good body shell ends up getting scrapped or banger raced

especially when many cars die of rust and get sent to the scrap yard with good mechanicals

so yeah happy to see it saved

[LightBulbFun]

8 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

Isn't 'dragging a load of crap into the carb' just basic bullshit? Has this actually ever happened?

I'm overjoyed to see this saved. I'd missed the thread, so was bloody gutted to catch up, then find out it had disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Top marks for perseverance!

Well both your and Zels Model 70 did exactly that at 1 point or another IIRC LOL

[clayts450]

The car's reg sums it up - 'phew' that was close.

Good save, Doc  :)

Much excite for project thread on this one.

[Amishtat]

Apropos of nothing, and certainly of no concern to its previous keeper, but surely that wouldn't be much good as a banger? Nippy enough I'd imagine but I'm not sure I'd want to be out on the track in it. 

[BlankFrank]

Top bloody job!

Congrats to you Doc and Mr mystery.

[sutty2006]

30 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

 

it always saddens me when a car with basic issues and a good body shell ends up getting scrapped or banger raced

especially when many cars die of rust and get sent to the scrap yard with good mechanicals

This. Especially how I normally drive to work past a scrapyard with newer cars (by a good 10 years) sat in there looking better than the one I’ve got ?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

42 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

Isn't 'dragging a load of crap into the carb' just basic bullshit? Has this actually ever happened?

I'm overjoyed to see this saved. I'd missed the thread, so was bloody gutted to catch up, then find out it had disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Top marks for perseverance!

For many years, I played fuel gauge roulette. Sometimes I won, sometimes I didn't. Needless to say, I did drag some shit up from the tank on occasion. It very much is a thing.