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1) Get my brother to finish rebuilding the engine for my Sprite. 2) Install engine & get it all running. 3) MOT (fingers crossed). 4) Put Sprite up for sale  , irrelevant of MOT pass. If it passes, great (& the price will be higher  . If not, at least I have the fail sheet..... |
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rob0r
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Nov 15, 2006 12:03:43 GMT
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Nothing compared to what you guys have going on!
BMW e21
1) Fit spax lowering shocks/springs, fit new bushes too.
2) Weld up the jacking points/sills (massive holes in floorpan).
3) Source some spacers and fit ATS wheels, get them rubbered too.
4) Swap off double headlights for single ones, replace steering wheel with original sports wheel.
5) Sort paint on wing repairs and hammerite underside.
6) Fit stereo (fund allowing!)
Range Rover (offroader)
1) Find why it fried its last battery and fix.
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i
ETC
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antdat
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Nov 15, 2006 12:14:31 GMT
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red datsun should be back any time soon, son i'll be rebuilding that for next season all being well  |
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Last Edit: Nov 17, 2006 11:04:49 GMT by antdat
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Nov 15, 2006 12:19:49 GMT
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I'm going to sell virtually everything I own, then leave the country with a laptop and a camera. Scouring the earth for the coolest retro finds ;D Wow, thats gotta be the most extreme on this thread so far! *reanimation ponders a clear out...* |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Nov 15, 2006 12:43:26 GMT
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-fit V6 and box from omega estate into carlton (awaits to be murdered by BC ;D don't tell the TC lads dude..... its going to be a surprise heheeeeeeee)  lips sealed No murder is ikely - I'll just laugh when it goes pop ;D My plansNon retro Polo - Nowt Monza - Nowt (nothing to do now laid up for the winter) Senator - Nowt (nothing new there) Yammagama - Nowt (next year - summer) Commodore - Nowt (next winter) LC - Resto in progress (ish stoped for non retro rice burner activity) Non retro rice burner - Resto/fix in progress Carlton 2.0 GLi Pay someone else to weld it  and flog |
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Nov 15, 2006 20:57:29 GMT
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winter plans?
between 10-14 cars here need some simple fix and an mot. will i get any done? doubtful.
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Nov 15, 2006 21:25:40 GMT
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winter plans?!! umm... get the bits for joncedric to complete my skoda!
paint the trials car....
sort out the barn sensibly
not alot (I'm mechanically inept)
Rich
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1974 Fiat 130 Coupe
1987 Saab 900 turbo
1988 Mercedes 300ce coupe
1988 Skoda Classic Trials Car
1988 Skoda road rally rapid
1990 Saab 9000 Carlsson
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Nov 17, 2006 10:22:01 GMT
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1) Drive the Octavia.
2) Check the oil
3) Check the Coolant
4) Check the washers
5) Check the tyres
6) Drive the Octavia
7) Get it MOTd in January.
Boring and curse word I know, but with being made redundant twice, having a mother diagnosed with advanced soft tissue cancer and getting 4pound tumour removed from her leg, only for it to re-grow back the same size in 4 weeks, and (me) have a slight "bi-polar" incident earlier in the year when I quit smoking, it hasn't been a good year. And a bit of boring stability might be a good thing.
Have had a job offer but it doesn't start until beginning of December, and means a 40 each way trip into Blackburn every day. But the money is good and the guy has a solid financial background, so he shouldn't be another flybynight like the last bloke who took me on only to have wage cheques bounce after 2.5 months.
Who know, we might win the Eurolottery tonight, and I can buy a place in the country, make a living selling homemade soups and chutneys/pickles, delivered to the local market in a distinctive retro van, while having a full workshop in the barn.
Some of this may be easier to achieve than others (I make soup regularly).
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Nov 19, 2006 13:57:45 GMT
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I'm planning to get tony over one day soon to help me fit the new door on the micra, then there the stereo and cd changer to fit in the new astra when thats running (its refusing to let go of its bottom pulley atm!) then on the micra i just have the sills to clean up, prime and stonechip  may also attempt to sort the scabs on the front and rear arches before they get too bad, I'm still looking for some 14in steels or alloys for the micra too! but the 13s can stay on there now for the winter, ill probarbly put new brake pads in it too soon aswell, i havent checked them for a while now! |
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Mar 11, 2007 22:11:52 GMT
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I'm going to sell virtually everything I own, then leave the country with a laptop and a camera. Scouring the earth for the coolest retro finds ;D Well I've sold/given away virtually everything I own, from a house to a hatstand. I've kept my cars of course  The laptop is loaded, it's a big world out there and I'm leaving Tuesday morning sharpish. I don't think it's worthy of a thread on it's own, but thought it might be nice to dig this one up and see how everybody is getting on... Updates? Oh, and adios |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Mar 11, 2007 22:38:01 GMT
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Keep us updated on your exploits Bryn! Good luck.
As for me, blimey is it spring already? I sold a good car (yellow 240K), bought a good car (323), sold it, bought another one (Accord) and got the exhaust done on the 240K so I can use it again. Also added lots of brochures and magazines to the piles here.
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Colonelk
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Mar 11, 2007 22:41:55 GMT
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Good luck Bryn chap. And indeed is it spring already? I havent gotten anywhere. Oh well. Should of known better LOL. LOL @ BC...... peeps Ive been speaking to make me very hopeful about the v6 indeed |
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Mar 11, 2007 23:22:12 GMT
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Amm, sell this  :  or get do those mucky advanced jobs on it, cam belt, clutch investigation. Gulp! ;D And a bit o styling; new red door and window make the body one colour, take a bit o weight/clutter out. Get those OZ's fitted up with nice new rubber. then what ever I can afford... Dabble with this:  Try get it going, and winterproof known worry rot...somehow unrealistically: get it MOT'd and lowered too, hmm we'll see.  ;D Not leaving much time/£ for the 3 door but i'm gonna plod on there too. plus loads of other stuff! Bloody hell time is flying isnt it! As peeps will know recent time has been filled up with getting a new MR2! and getting the daily driver retaxed MOT'd and tidy for sale! Learnt/brushed up some skills that will come in useful for the above jobs, got two days off this week, so that should see the sapph tidying complete and the original MR2 tidied ready for its second summer!  Only got as far as investigating and cleaning rust spots on the 'Tina so far, servce kit ready to fit... updates coming in readers rides soon. GOOD LUCK BRYN, keep us posted with your adventures. what vehicle have you decided to take in the end? |
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Mar 11, 2007 23:35:44 GMT
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winter plans? between 10-14 cars here need some simple fix and an mot. will I get any done? doubtful. 1 got fixed. should be mot'ing a couple within a week or two. half done lol |
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bryn
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Mar 11, 2007 23:46:05 GMT
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GOOD LUCK BRYN, keep us posted with your adventures. what vehicle have you decided to take in the end? Cheers bud, headed off to Europe in the Volvo to start with, it'll probably end up getting mothballed in France. Then I hope to be back here for some of June and August so I'm going to finish the respray on the BMW before a sale in Summer, and try to get the buggy mobile if time allows... Got a pretty hectic schedule lined up, with some fantastic opportunities coming my way. I'll be at the RR show fo sho tho. |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Kyle67
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Mar 11, 2007 23:52:03 GMT
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Good luck Bryn and pop in for a cuppa whenever you pop 'home'.
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Mar 11, 2007 23:52:36 GMT
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Good Luck Bryn....keep us all posted back here in Blighty....and don't be a stranger!! :-)
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Finish off the repairs on my rover 220 I picked up on saturday. Got the front end stripped and straight just waiting for Done That goes this saturday More work than expected but thats done Nope Yes, almost, no, no, no Ahem  LOL what that didnt happen Maybe by next winter Still havnt got the money together for doing this See here retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1172929978 Very few as it happened Well I got around a 50% success rate, need to pull my finger out and crack on [/quote] |
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Good luck Bryn. Hope everything goes well. I am sure you will enjoy it. Make sure you get plenty of pics to make everyone jealous ;D
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Good luck with everything Bryn, an adios thread was entirely worthy imho though. Be sure to keep us updated with pics of your adventures!
I'm in the process of doing that now, so in theory this will be done before the clocks move
well ive now decided the benz is going, so the above isn't really relevant
that hasnt happened, but there are alternative plans in the pipeline which will produce the same end result
the barn was cleared out, and the NC30 is in there and work has began. So I'm 50% there. This will be focused on once the 411 has a ticket.
All in all, i havent done as awefully as i thought
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, irrelevant of MOT pass. If it passes, great (& the price will be higher 
. If not, at least I have the fail sheet..... 
lips sealed No murder is ikely - I'll just laugh when it goes pop ;D
and flog
may also attempt to sort the scabs on the front and rear arches before they get too bad, I'm still looking for some 14in steels or alloys for the micra too! but the 13s can stay on there now for the winter, ill probarbly put new brake pads in it too soon aswell, i havent checked them for a while now! 
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