rickvw72 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Do as you please, so long as it don’t hurt no one. ive got 4 VWs, and beleive the abandoned 800 is scrap. Basically I’m the antichrist bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microwave Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Ah, shame you’ve got another car coming. That 418 on Facebook has gone down to 450. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 100% agree mate. While my own tastes in shite has changed over the years, I’ve always been slightly outside of the vanilla choices. My daily at the minute is a one series and I can’t begin to tell you how much I hate it but it was only €400 and just needed an alternator so it’s fine as a daily shitter but I can’t wait to start using something closer to my shite tastes. Carry on! CFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Why give two brass fucks for what anyone else thinks of how you spend YOUR money on YOUR cars? Keep on doing what you do, there's plenty who want to read about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Here's my attitude to modifications.in order of importance. Does it add reliability and economy? Does it add better handling and better brakes. Does it add to the comfort. Does it make the car faster, or quicker accelerating. Does it look better (subjective) Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper1 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Buy what you want.. I took a gamble and bought my dream barge at 17, life is too short and the men in my family seldom get past 40 so i wanted something to enjoy early on.. It has cost me everything, but I still love it... Can't wait to see what you pick up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 hours ago, New POD said: Here's my attitude to modifications.in order of importance. Does it add reliability and economy? Does it add better handling and better brakes. Does it add to the comfort. Does it make the car faster, or quicker accelerating. Does it look better (subjective) Is that an opinion being offered there? ?? loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 That's an impressive list Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 That's an impressive list! Keep doing what you do, and keep showing us what your up to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Agreed. Do what the fuck you want and sod what anyone thinks. I stopped giving a fuck about 5 years ago and I've never been happier. Fuck the Jonses' and the rat race to the bottom. Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Clue number 2. When I said i hadn't owned one before, I meant this particular type/variation/shape etc. But many parts will be familiar. (e.g an Escort when you've owned an Orion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Clue number 2. When I said i hadn't owned one before, I meant this particular type/variation/shape etc. But many parts will be familiar. (e.g an Escort when you've owned an Orion) The plot thickens... My guess is a Lada Niva. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The 929 is my fave, is it still about, saw one the other day on the 127? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, outlaw118 said: The 929 is my fave, is it still about, saw one the other day on the 127? No, afraid mine was scrapped by the person who bought it off me. It had a tap from the top end when I sold it, shouldn't have been difficult to sort. ? BL Bloke, outlaw118 and Dick Longbridge 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 minute ago, TheDoctor said: No, afraid mine was scrapped by the person who bought it off me. It had a tap from the top end when I sold it, shouldn't have been difficult to sort Cock. DoctorRetro and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Funnily enough, very few of my cars have met their end by my hand, most have gone on to live happy lives or have ended up in the hands of idiots who destroy them. The Chevrolet Celebrity ended up being banger raced, but that was a hateful heap anyway. Even the Rover 218 Apocalypse car is still around, albeit off the road. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Another clue, being as the big reveal is tomorrow at around 1pm. People will usually ask 'Does it have a ***** **** ****? Answer is no. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Square steering wheel? Cord Fourteener, BeEP, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 'Rusty rear arch' fits... I'll try remember to come on at 1pm, (and probably forget till 10pm) to see what colour this ka is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macscrooge Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 21 hours ago, loserone said: If there ever any doubt as to @TheDoctor's autoshite hero status, I suggest that list should put some wingebags in their boxes. Hero? Minor deity at least! And that’s just for the wheels on that 929.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: Another clue, being as the big reveal is tomorrow at around 1pm. People will usually ask 'Does it have a ***** **** ****? Answer is no. I think. Cosworth engine in? Sierra with smokey 1.8 cvh, taped up nearside rear lense and some ironic fluffy dice hanging from the recently re-glued rear view mirror? Twiggy and Wingz123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, Macscrooge said: Hero? Minor deity at least! And that’s just for the wheels on that 929.... The blue ones? Wellers from a Rickman Ranger, redrilled and painted in Lada Adriatic blue with a silver lip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: Another clue, being as the big reveal is tomorrow at around 1pm. People will usually ask 'Does it have a ***** **** ****? Answer is no. I think. Flux Capacitor? spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 57 minutes ago, loserone said: Square steering wheel? Allegro then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macscrooge Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 18 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: The blue ones? Wellers from a Rickman Ranger, redrilled and painted in Lada Adriatic blue with a silver lip. Hundreds* of years ago a friend of mine briefly had a 929 as his first company car. Someone senior had left the firm (and the 929) and the 1.3 Escort they’d ordered for him didn’t show up on time. He coped manfully with the disappointment. DoctorRetro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: Another clue, being as the big reveal is tomorrow at around 1pm. People will usually ask 'Does it have a ***** **** ****? Answer is no. I think. French then... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Broke rear axle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty_vw_man Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Fucked head gasket? Something k-series powered? spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 3 hours ago, NorthernMonkey said: French then... ? I think you may be on the right wavelength, but no, it isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 6 hours ago, loserone said: BrokeN rear axle? Ftfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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