Here are some pics of the donor car i'm breaking. Kinda sad to see the car in this state but I want the manual box from it for my Auto TT thats got next to no 3rd gear. Its at the final stages of being stripped but thats 3 months of up early in a sunday morning to strip her but we are close to the shell going to the car park in the sky. Just a few pics of whats left.

 

Cheers John

Hi John,

 

How much tdo you want for the rear 1/4 glasses?

 

Vijay

Hi Vijay

 

I'll try and remove them first, hopefully this week, and if they dont shatter i'll pm you and we can sort something out if thats ok.

 

Cheers John

Poor thing, bless it. Looking very forlorn these days...

 

Must be gut wrenching for its previous owner to see.

 

Bless

I will have the rear passenger 1/4 glass plastic strip. also it is missing on the picture but do you have the peace of plastic (2"long)the go's behind the tbar

see what i mean on the fist pic

 

cheers Dave

No probs :)

Poor thing, bless it. Looking very forlorn these days...

 

Must be gut wrenching for its previous owner to see.

 

Bless

 

Well on closer inspection there is quite a bit of rust/panels rusted away. For me this car could be saved, only if it was fully stripped down to the bare bones then welded up and rebuilt but thats a 10 year plan and next for it is the car park in the sky.

 

Have u got your manual conversion done yet. I phoned a guy who has done one to get a price so I have to phone him this week as he is thinking about it lol (when he converted his car it took him 3 days). I just want it mobile and I can mess about with the interior panels and the vacuum piping etc.

 

The pics aint too good but someone must have loved this car at one time.

 

Cheers John

Well on closer inspection there is quite a bit of rust/panels rusted away. For me this car could be saved, only if it was fully stripped down to the bare bones then welded up and rebuilt but thats a 10 year plan and next for it is the car park in the sky.

 

Have u got your manual conversion done yet. I phoned a guy who has done one to get a price so I have to phone him this week as he is thinking about it lol (when he converted his car it took him 3 days). I just want it mobile and I can mess about with the interior panels and the vacuum piping etc.

 

The pics aint too good but someone must have loved this car at one time.

 

Cheers John

 

My Zed went to C&S yesterday, so hopefully should be back within the week :D

 

I'll let you know how it goes on.

 

Im actually only worried about the MOT... will be fine i hope.

 

I'll let you know what it costs in the end, if your interested C&S woods seem very professional and competant so if you fancy running it down to Manchester then i'll let you know all about it and see what you think :)

Dave, do you mean the plastic/rubber strip on the bottom of the 1/4 windows? Cos I'd expect them to come with the glass which is what I want :(

 

Vijay

:shock: that looks just like my motor at the moment, hang on I better nip out to the garage to check it's still there.

Only difference is I plan on putting mine back together.

:shock: that looks just like my motor at the moment, hang on I better nip out to the garage to check it's still there.

 

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: Just been caught......Run!!!

 

Seriously I said to Mikey when I looked at it that the car could be put up on blocks, stripped right back, welded up etc. Look at some of the 240 Z and 260 Z, they must have been in that state or similar. Am gettin grief now at work to get the shell out, just the glass and the fuel tank and its bye bye :cry:

 

Cheers John

Seriously I said to Mikey when I looked at it that the car could be put up on blocks, stripped right back, welded up etc. Look at some of the 240 Z and 260 Z, they must have been in that state or similar. Am gettin grief now at work to get the shell out, just the glass and the fuel tank and its bye bye

 

To be honest its not until you start to cut out the rot that you find out the full extent of the damage,probably 10 times worse than you originally think. Anything is repairable given the time and money but does it really make sense to put a lot of effort into repairing a car that you can replace for 2 grand..

 

I'm rebuilding mine because I bought mine to work on and I enjoy doing it (when I get the time) I see it as a Challenge, I recon lots of these cars have been assigned to the scrap heap with far less corrosion due to the fact they they would cost an arm and a leg to have repaired proffesionally and also by the fact that they are worth far more in bits.

 

I'd say that youv'e made the right descision at the moment, in ten years time you will be kicking yourself :D

I think you are right with regards finances. If the car was put into a garage for a rebuild god knows the cost but the end results can be seen with as I said some old 240 and 260Z's.

 

For me my car is a hobby, like yourself....its just yours is more of a hobby than mine...well more involved. I am hoping mine will be manual soon but I have just found out the council are gonna be digging up the road near where I stay so I might be stuck at home till they are finished ffs (there are speed bumps that I avoid by going a slightly longer road home, thats the road they are digging up).

 

Its a sad reflection on the times that these cars are worth more in bits but in my case needs must.

 

Cheers John

You Cannibal ! :p

 

Cannibalism (from Spanish caníbal, in connection with alleged cannibalism among the Caribs), also called anthropophagy (from Greek anthropos "man" and phagein "to consume") is the act or practice of humans consuming other humans. In Zedology, the term cannibalizm is extended to refer to any owner consuming other tired owners, of its own kind, see cannibalizm (Zedology).

 

 

:nana2: :nana2: :rofl:

 

Alan...........

Poor thing, bless it. Looking very forlorn these days...

 

Must be gut wrenching for its previous owner to see.

 

Bless

 

ARRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH..........me guts are killing me!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

ARRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH..........me guts are killing me!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

Mikey u been on the kebab's again :nono:

 

Did u get your car fixed? What about the roadtax reminder, did u get that sorted as well?

 

 

Cheers John

You Cannibal ! :p

 

Cannibalism (from Spanish caníbal, in connection with alleged cannibalism among the Caribs), also called anthropophagy (from Greek anthropos "man" and phagein "to consume") is the act or practice of humans consuming other humans. In Zedology, the term cannibalizm is extended to refer to any owner consuming other tired owners, of its own kind, see cannibalizm (Zedology).

 

 

:nana2: :nana2: :rofl:

 

Alan...........

 

Alan....a cannibal is a cannibal in any language.....needs must :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

Cheers John

ARRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH..........me guts are killing me!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:

 

 

It was yours then i take it??

 

John.... your lagging behind ;) I got a call today to declare mine was all but complete... couple of niggly little things to get by and the rather large problem of its MOT... but apart from that im track for a saturday pickup! :D

Mikey u been on the kebab's again :nono:

 

Did u get your car fixed? What about the roadtax reminder, did u get that sorted as well?

 

 

Cheers John

 

lmao, nah john.....made a new years resolution to eat healthily! It's not going very well!

 

Erm, it's fixed mechanically......but now its the electrical problems! Getting no ignition lights! DAMMIT!

:hurl: :hurl: :hurl:

It was yours then i take it??

 

John.... your lagging behind ;) I got a call today to declare mine was all but complete... couple of niggly little things to get by and the rather large problem of its MOT... but apart from that im track for a saturday pickup! :D

 

 

Yes Chris it was Shrek's car, but he has another one since selling me that one.

 

Manual Conversion.......well with mine I am gonna phone the guy at the garage to see if he will take it on, I think he will as he is only doing the bare bones of the job, i'll finish it.

 

Bet u cant wait with regards yours, I know now I am gettin kinda excited as its so close now, and I get paid Tuesday next week so funds are in place.....hopefully.

 

Keep me posted as to your car.

 

Cheers John

I may be interested in an item in picture 3.

 

Is it a series 1 or series 2 coke can ?

I may be interested in an item in picture 3.

 

Is it a series 1 or series 2 coke can ?

 

Well I just spent a minute looking for the coke can....its probably half full as I was wondering where that ended up........btw its a series 1 coke can.

 

Cheers John