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Jun 16, 2011 13:49:02 GMT
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Always very interesting to find out that sort of info! Was it through the Borgward club?
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Seth
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Jun 16, 2011 15:21:24 GMT
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No! Just a little bit of internet searching using some details on a section of an old V5. Fortunately they had a fairly uncommon name and the phone book found someone of that name in the same county.
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Jun 16, 2011 15:44:32 GMT
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I'd missed this thread until now, nice to see some pictures of the beast!
Normally I'd be 'encouraging' you to crack the heck on with this, but hopefully by the time this is finished I'll be able to legally have a go in it - so take your time!
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Seth
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Jun 16, 2011 21:20:19 GMT
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I'd missed this thread until now, nice to see some pictures of the beast! Normally I'd be 'encouraging' you to crack the heck on with this, but hopefully by the time this is finished I'll be able to legally have a go in it - so take your time! You might have reached retirement age by the time its done  |
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Seth
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Feb 14, 2012 22:40:10 GMT
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8 months and no update? That'll be because I've not done anything to it. But at the weekend I heard about a car advertised for spares. I made a call and today went to have a look....      Before seeing it I was a bit worried about potentially stripping a car that might one day be restored. Err, no need to think about that. They've been out in the open there for perhaps 30 years. The brambles that covered them have only just been cleared. I'm hoping to arrange to go back and remove whatever might be salvageable/useful from both those shells. |
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Wow that is bad!
Can you get much useful off that!
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If you got nothing else out of it, at least you got some very nice atmospheric shots of automotive decay!
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Seth
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Feb 15, 2012 10:34:59 GMT
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Wow that is bad! Can you get much useful off that! Glass, dash (they're plastic), radiator, maybe engine and box which could yield parts? There's bits of body trim and there even seems to be the odd wheelarch that might be worth saving. Less than perhaps I was hoping but its got to be worth grabbing whatever there is rather than it getting binned as its not like I can get anything in Halfords.  I'm even wondering what the roof is like under that moss ;D edit: I've found out that this Combi has been off the road about the same length of time as mine. Glad mine was dry stored! |
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Feb 15, 2012 11:10:09 GMT
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Wondering if the rear half of the combi are ok enough to make a trailer? ;D As you say, it's not the sort of car that the motor factors cater for, so there must be loads of small bits & pieces that will be worth salvaging, even if only as patterns or to help identify where some of the loose parts you have are supposed to go. |
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Last Edit: Feb 15, 2012 11:11:04 GMT by Paul H
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Feb 15, 2012 13:03:18 GMT
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...and when it's finished and you find that it hasn't got enough oooomph then this has already been done. Isabella MX5 engine swap   More info on Bay of E in the USA here |
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Feb 15, 2012 13:05:46 GMT
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WOWSERS! if you need to pop any salvageable bits up with the other combi, I'll clear a few shelves for a few bin bags eh? whereabouts are they? |
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Feb 15, 2012 14:22:13 GMT
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They do look quite rotten, it's true, but I can see lots of salvageable bits there, plenty of bits of trim, glass, I can't tell what the window seals are like but they might be salvagable. Definitely stuff like mechanical components and the rear half of that combi doesn't look too bad all things considered. I think I'd be looking at trying to get them on a trailer and taking them away as whole as possible so they can be stripped in a more controlled environment and with more time to make maximum use of parts. Maybe even recoup some costs of recovery through the club.
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Seth
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Feb 15, 2012 17:30:41 GMT
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I think I'd be looking at trying to get them on a trailer and taking them away as whole as possible so they can be stripped in a more controlled environment and with more time to make maximum use of parts. The reason the tractor is in the first shot is because the chap had had a go at moving the blue saloon. He gave up because it was just pulling the front end off at the bulkhead. There really is no structural integrity left of either so they are not going to come out of the ground without either digging them out (impractical) or in bits. Paul, I suppose a trailer could be made but it'd be missing about the bottom 18" Franken, great find! They've cut an awful lot of inner wing away on one side to get the injection in. The thought had crossed my mind and it could be done to look old with carbs as per the Herald but I want to use the original running gear to retain originality/value. Kev, I'll let you know |
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Seth
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Feb 27, 2012 11:28:41 GMT
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Made a return trip to the field of doom yesterday, with PoG, a van and some tools. On arrival things looked like this.  While standing about pondering whether anything was really savable we pulled off a few bits of trim and things. Eventually we got going. First to come out were both windscreens, the saloons back window and a pile of parts to keep started to build. With the wings off the Combi (chisel through the remaining bolts) there wasn't much holding the car together.  The farmer had come out buy now and was starting to have a go at pulling the engine out of the saloon. I wanted to keep the Combi's side glass and trims intact so the farmer got out the "proper" tools and air chisled/nibbled through the roof skin.  Convertible!  I sliced through the roof beams and the sides were then separate from one another.  A scene of mass destruction.  I don't think this car was really saveable...  Here you can see the saloon roof/a pillars/dash being lifted away after the farmer had chopped across the bulkhead in order to help gain access to the various engine and column shift attachements. The Combi is now no more than front end inner metal, a seatframe and a buried axle.  Anyhow, light was starting to fade so we loaded the van with the prize stash and headed home. Here's the scene out back this morning.  Lots of glass, including the Combi tailgate, the Combi's wings, and door remains which may get passed on, bits of body/interior trim etc. The two side glass panels too. Well worth the adventure, and its possibly not over yet as I may go back again to try and get the Combi's engine and box in case they yield useable bits. |
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Feb 27, 2012 11:50:36 GMT
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I may go back again to try and get the Combi's engine and box in case they yield useable bits. You should Seth, where else are you going to find some of those bits? |
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Good work.
Now we know what Santa does for the rest of the year.
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Good job, good to see something useful coming off them rather them it all getting scrapped!
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That's a pretty decent haul. I've stripped a few basket case motors for bits and it's often surprising just how much useful stuff they yield. Like you say, with super rare cars like yours, you grab anything you can lay your hands on.
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Seth
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Looks like the rear wings and door remains are to be re-homed to someone with an early car. Not sure when I'll be able to get back there but you're right, I ought to get whatever else I can. |
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I'm even wondering what the roof is like under that moss ;D
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