Popular Post bicycle repairman Posted September 25, 2022 Popular Post Posted September 25, 2022 why did i dont know but haggled on price he wanted kings ramson but he needed space it was his late fathers car,but its got its good points it runs stops and starts really nice interior nice as your going get them still got its orignal lw,mw radio lol,rock solid underneath innerwings inside the boot,and parts i need are very reasonable used to over price ford panels be tax exempt next year,stood in lock up for 15 years and front window was smashed so damp air got to front wings but only bolted on, its had 90s repair on end off sills,its in my lock up be slow rebuld ,its not been botched so i think got a good starting point lol,wanted something get my teeth stuck into,am so bored so it should keep me busy AndyW201, Bren, dome and 61 others 63 1
Tenmil Socket Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Looking forward to see what you do with this.
bicycle repairman Posted September 25, 2022 Author Posted September 25, 2022 nothing mad just do up bog standard no redtop engines lol,might put nice set off wheels on it, Shite Ron and spike60 2
dave j Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Nice! Looks like it's Henna red? My brother had a mk1 astra that colour with the matching interior
bicycle repairman Posted September 25, 2022 Author Posted September 25, 2022 check colour but i think your right so 80s
Macscrooge Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Fabulous seats! I can quite understand why the travel rug is on the outside. inconsistant 1
CaptainBoom Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Phwoar, good work there! Lovely colour inside and out Yogurt Truck Status: crashed Crackers 1
tooSavvy Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 😉... "I'd smoke about in that!" 🚙💨 privatewire 1
bicycle repairman Posted September 25, 2022 Author Posted September 25, 2022 thats plan do whats needed and fix as i use it, tooSavvy and Shite Ron 2
eddyramrod Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Nice find Tony! What's going on with your Cortina?
bicycle repairman Posted September 25, 2022 Author Posted September 25, 2022 thats gone eddie,said to mrs i wouldent do any more cars,but you know how it is,love working on them,been bored with out old car to do,rember them in the day,rember bradys selling them when i was youngster lol,love to do a sri rare beast now,wanted one with a boot, eddyramrod and mk2_craig 2
juular Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 Absolutely frigging love these, this is just so right.
Lankytim Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 That looks amazing! I had a few back in the early 2000's when you couldn't give them away. Great motors.
stuboy Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 get these wheels.. if u can find a set goosey, bicycle repairman, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4
Matty Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 9 hours ago, bicycle repairman said: why did i dont know but haggled on price he wanted kings ramson but he needed space it was his late fathers car,but its got its good points it runs stops and starts really nice interior nice as your going get them still got its orignal lw,mw radio lol,rock solid underneath innerwings inside the boot,and parts i need are very reasonable used to over price ford panels be tax exempt next year,stood in lock up for 15 years and front window was smashed so damp air got to front wings but only bolted on, its had 90s repair on end off sills,its in my lock up be slow rebuld ,its not been botched so i think got a good starting point lol,wanted something get my teeth stuck into,am so bored so it should keep me busy Vauxhall in the 80s did the very best interior exterior colour combos. Fact. Grew up as a GM child (unfortunately a parade of Bedford cfs and Astra vans) but saw enough managers cars to appreciate the level of taste 😁 bicycle repairman 1
stuboy Posted September 25, 2022 Posted September 25, 2022 my dad had 1 brand new as a company car in henna red... wonder if i still got a picture Shite Ron and bicycle repairman 2
bicycle repairman Posted September 26, 2022 Author Posted September 26, 2022 love blue hatchback with the wheels and grill,cause off number plate me and my brother who wants help me with rebuld car. christen the car oscar lol,ordered some parts so i should start rebuld this week eddyramrod 1
Jerzy Woking Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 Nice. I had a couple of brand new ones as company cars, first a China blue Y plate, then a green B plate, both 1.6L's. Many years later I had an E reg SRi130 as a runaround, which got thrashed everywhere in the time I had it. Wish I had never sold it. All were much better to drive than the Cortina's that preceeded them (MkIII, IV and V).
Rustybullethole Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, bicycle repairman said: love blue hatchback with the wheels and grill,cause off number plate me and my brother who wants help me with rebuld car. christen the car oscar lol,ordered some parts so i should start rebuld this week OMG Old School Cav
motorpunk Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 Oh wow! This is absolutely identical to my 2nd car, RMK134Y, henna red, 4 door saloon. I had the 1.3l engine in it. I went from that to D450ARY, a 5 door SRi hatch in helios blue over anthracite (much, much nicer). My memories of the brown was is that it was pretty reliable, didn't rust much, but was slow and noisy. I had no frame of reference so thought it handled like a Porsche, when in reality they were really understeery and felt like the nose was too light. That seat material is really course and scratchy. Keep it standard, please, for a FOTU sure-fire win. Shite Ron and mk2_craig 2
bicycle repairman Posted September 26, 2022 Author Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, motorpunk said: Oh wow! This is absolutely identical to my 2nd car, RMK134Y, henna red, 4 door saloon. I had the 1.3l engine in it. I went from that to D450ARY, a 5 door SRi hatch in helios blue over anthracite (much, much nicer). My memories of the brown was is that it was pretty reliable, didn't rust much, but was slow and noisy. I had no frame of reference so thought it handled like a Porsche, when in reality they were really understeery and felt like the nose was too light. That seat material is really course and scratchy. Keep it standard, please, for a FOTU sure-fire win. keeping it original its 1600L with a 4 speed gearbox ,no need for 5 speed it will only going local show odd day up the lakes be fine to what i want to do, Shite Ron and motorpunk 2
New POD Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 On 25/09/2022 at 11:52, bicycle repairman said: nothing mad just do up bog standard no redtop engines lol,might put nice set off wheels on it, They always look nice with Sri130 wheels. A mk3 cav GSi caliper with just fit inside them too. I'm a little bit jealous.
dome Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, motorpunk said: Oh wow! This is absolutely identical to my 2nd car, RMK134Y, henna red, 4 door saloon. I had the 1.3l engine in it. I went from that to D450ARY, a 5 door SRi hatch in helios blue over anthracite (much, much nicer). My memories of the brown was is that it was pretty reliable, didn't rust much, but was slow and noisy. I had no frame of reference so thought it handled like a Porsche, when in reality they were really understeery and felt like the nose was too light. That seat material is really course and scratchy. Keep it standard, please, for a FOTU sure-fire win. I had a similar car history -a Henna red 1.6l as my first car which could keep up with friends XR2s in a straight line followed by an SRi130 which, frankly, I'm amazed an 18 year old me didn't die in😳 Scruffy Bodger and bicycle repairman 1 1
motorpunk Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, dome said: an SRi130 which, frankly, I'm amazed an 18 year old me didn't die in😳 First car I did a ton in, first car I got laid in, first car I got nicked in, I loved that thing. ETA - These were separate events... Dave_Q, AnnoyingPentium and Carl1981 3
Bren Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 I loved my SRi. Even these are expensive in 2022.
dome Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, motorpunk said: First car I did a ton in, first car I got laid in, first car I got nicked in, I loved that thing. ETA - These were separate events... I'm pretty sure I cracked the ton in my folks 1.4 Citroen ZX (we had a big hill locally) but the other 2 boxes would've been ticked in the Cavs. The traffic cop who stopped me in the SRi wasn't in a good mood. He sat in it pumping the clutch pedal and told me my brakes were fucked. When I pointed out his error you'd think he would've thanked me for pointing out the error he'd made wouldn't you? He didn't Crackers and camryv6 2
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