FOAD
Scotland
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Feb 28, 2020 21:45:58 GMT
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I think you got the better part of that deal by far.... What became of the knob van in the end I lost track - did it go to euro land. Lots of love Ben  Dunno what happened to the van, last I heard it was sitting on someones driveway waiting to be collected by ETG |
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FOAD
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FOAD
Scotland
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Someone at work contacted me recently asking if I wanted to buy their van. I collected it this afternoon.  RJC_4305 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4306 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4307 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4308 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4309 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4310 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4311 by srblythe, on Flickr It drives fine, mot is until May and it came with a set of 205 GTI alloys with Toyo tyres in decent condition as well as the original steel wheels. I'm not entirely sure what to do with it apart from maybe selling the alloys. Small vans are quite handy things to have I suppose. |
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FOAD
Scotland
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I went to look at a Fiat 126 this morning, I've had various dealings with the seller both buying, selling and swapping.  RJC_4199 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4198 by srblythe, on Flickr The plan was to swap my Lada estate for it but when I went to see the Fiat and actually sat inside it I started to have second thoughts, I spent the afternoon mulling over what to do and someone else swooped in and bought it before I had made up my mind. The 126 owner also had a brilliant collection of cars helping to bring down house values in his neighbourhood...  RJC_4197 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4194 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4193 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4192 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4190 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4187 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4185 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4184 by srblythe, on Flickr His neighbours must love him! |
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melle
South West
It'll come out in the wash.
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Adds a nice bit of colour to an otherwise bland neighbourhood.
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www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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Look at all that wasted parking space that's green, in the middle!
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Excellent thread this!
Those last pages reminded me how much I want a reliant kitten. The estate on the 106 rallye wheels looks great too.
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1994 S1 106 Rallyé
1996 Mini Cooper 1.3 MPI (Rust bucket, currently in for surgery/resto)
2003 Renaultsport Clio 172 (Daily beater)
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FOAD
Scotland
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I went out to look at an automatic car this afternoon, I was unsure about it after the initial test drive because of the lack of leg room compared to a standard manual one but the seller knocked a few hundred off the price so I ended up just buying it.  RJC_4323 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4321 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4324 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4325 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4327 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4330 by srblythe, on Flickr It drives quite well, a lot better than the other Chevette and isn't too uncomfortable, it's got a wider transmission tunnel which makes it a little bit awkward if you have big feet and want to fit the left foot beside the brake pedal - there isn't a lot of room there. |
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Cool looking cars, except for that face!
Looks like its been touch parking with all corners?
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Mar 10, 2020 11:25:27 GMT
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i love that Ital. My Dad had one in Beige with brown stripes and red vinyl interior!
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Mar 10, 2020 11:47:05 GMT
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i love that Ital. My Dad had one in Beige with brown stripes and red vinyl interior! I had the same colour ital 1.7hls as my first 😂 |
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FOAD
Scotland
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Mar 13, 2020 22:10:30 GMT
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FOAD
Scotland
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Mar 13, 2020 22:20:48 GMT
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Ever wonder if that wing on the beige 305 could get any worse? Some of the filler fell off earlier and instead of just changing the wing I opted to weld some horrific looking patches on and plaster seam sealer all over it and then the paint I used just dripped straight off.  RJC_4473 by srblythe, on Flickr No filler required... |
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Mar 14, 2020 21:53:40 GMT
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Is that photo staged to look like you're burying a body, or..?  |
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FOAD
Scotland
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Mar 15, 2020 20:55:42 GMT
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melle
South West
It'll come out in the wash.
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 Such a practical car... Who were you going to bury there? |
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www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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FOAD
Scotland
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Mar 21, 2020 20:23:10 GMT
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For the upcoming apocalypse I've got my priorities right, I spent £50 on a massive sheet of metal, got two gas cylinders refilled and bought a couple of reels of welding wire. A little bit more welding completed...  RJC_4561 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4562 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4564 by srblythe, on Flickr That's the floor on the drivers side finished.  RJC_4566 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4567 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4570 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4576 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4575 by srblythe, on Flickr Inner sill and chassis leg finished, next I'll need to order some outer sill panels.  RJC_4372 by srblythe, on Flickr Also changed the shocks on the gold Chevette, I'd noticed it was quite bouncy/floaty the last time I was out in it so went onto ebay and ordered a a pair of Chevette rear shocks and Nova rear shocks for the front (Nova ones fit and are much cheaper). It was probably the easiest shock change I've ever done, all bottom nuts and bolts are easy to access. Now with the new shocks fitted it drive so much better! |
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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The undesirables...vulgalour
@vulgalour
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The blue Chevette will be a new car by the time the welding is done it. Good stuff.
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FOAD
Scotland
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Mar 23, 2020 18:40:33 GMT
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The blue Chevette will be a new car by the time the welding is done it. Good stuff. All of the parts in primer are the new parts that have been welded. I'm going to have to stock up on more primer... |
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FOAD
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Mar 24, 2020 22:22:30 GMT
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