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Aug 25, 2011 20:58:32 GMT
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Aug 25, 2011 21:13:39 GMT
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Hot damns! Thats looks really quite splendid  I wonder what the vitals are? |
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Aug 25, 2011 21:44:27 GMT
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I've got a spare windscreen screen  Worth serious money though. HRW alone are £600 ! This is why you find so many P1800 & 1800S in unrestored condition for sale. I broke a nice 1800S as a spares car for my P1800 and the filler was 2" thick. FWIW P1800's were originaly assembled in the UK by Jensen using a British made shell. They can be identified by the cowhorn bumpers. The quality was poor so production moved to Sweden and identification changed to 1800S. P1800 are a lot rarer due to higher "crumbling" rate  Don't even consider a car which has front wings missing (budget for around £1700 EACH !) They cost more than an E Type when new and similar costs to an E Type to restore today Paul H |
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Sinky
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Run Baby Run......Please!
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Aug 25, 2011 21:52:25 GMT
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Bloody hell that is very nice.
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2001 Volvo XC70 wagon
2003 Piaggio X9 Evo
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Aug 25, 2011 22:02:53 GMT
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Don't even consider a car which has front wings missing (budget for around £1700 EACH !) They cost more than an E Type when new and similar costs to an E Type to restore today I think your prices are a bit out of date, as front wings are £665 (just looked them up), and rears are £900 / £1100 depending on which side. However it is indeed very expensive to properly sort out a rotten one, and there are plenty of tarted up sheds out there..... |
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Aug 25, 2011 22:07:40 GMT
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The very idea of painting one that eye searing yellow sounds horrid, but the finnished article is many many levels of awesome.
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namless
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 26
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Aug 25, 2011 22:15:32 GMT
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Don't even consider a car which has front wings missing (budget for around £1700 EACH !) They cost more than an E Type when new and similar costs to an E Type to restore today I think your prices are a bit out of date, as front wings are £665 (just looked them up), and rears are £900 / £1100 depending on which side. However it is indeed very expensive to properly sort out a rotten one, and there are plenty of tarted up sheds out there..... When I had mine only source was genuine Volvo and nobody made pattern wings. There were repair panels which solved the problem in most cases though. That was 15 year ago so I suspect either Volvo have dropped their prices or pattern items now available. I don't know what current sill prices are now but would have it cost me £950 for a full set of panels. I bought just the outers (over £200 and double curvature so needed to be pressed for correct shape) and fabricated the inners myself (Had access to industrial guillotine and folder) If you can find one then they are a great car but the 1800S are better made and normally less rusty. I'd have another but this time it's have to be a lottory win mint one as costs to restore are far greater than the end value (like a lot of restorations  ) Paul H |
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New pants please  |
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crazymonkey
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ummm....what was I doing again???
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well I must say that mean greenie is rather tasty indeed.
as for that 'shop above. somebody please make that.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Aug 26, 2011 10:08:23 GMT
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I think Mattias Vocks is making that PhotoShop a reality.
Maybe I'll get a left hooker from Swede when I get round to getting mine. Seem a bit cheaper there as well.
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Aug 26, 2011 10:15:45 GMT
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I think Mattias Vocks is making that PhotoShop a reality. The guy in the States in namless's link is doing the same too ;D |
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p1RATE
Part of things
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Aug 26, 2011 10:27:59 GMT
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Volvo should bring this one back. could have the edge over a merc SLS when it comes to looks
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• 13 BMW 320d
• 92 Pink/Purple Mercedes 190e (Project)
• 97 Rover VI 1.8 (track car)
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Aug 26, 2011 11:03:16 GMT
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With the cost of building a 500bhp 2.3 turbo lump apparently being around 3 grand, the box and axle from a standard 940 turbo being strong enough to take that sort of power and a whole donor car about 500 quid you could probably afford to spend a fair bit on the bodywork knowing the mechanicals are gonna be cheap, you can push the stock 2.3 turbo up to over 200bhp for the cost of a boost gauge, an MBC and some bits of rubber pipe. |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Aug 26, 2011 11:37:02 GMT
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1 of my all time faves
The above gunmetal grey one is epic!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Aug 26, 2011 12:02:43 GMT
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Volvo should bring this one back. could have the edge over a merc SLS when it comes to looks Check the rear quarter of the C30 .. looks like the P1800ES back end |
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Aug 26, 2011 16:50:39 GMT
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These cars are ageless, when someone spends time and money on them. As for Volvo building them again, that would be great to see. |
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1980 3dr 3.5 V8 Range Rover.
Rover 75 CDTi Auto.
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abe
Part of things
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Aug 26, 2011 18:07:30 GMT
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