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May 29, 2016 23:14:09 GMT
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As the title says! So here i was in work last week, and i get a phonecall from my previous employer asking "would i like to buy a car" who was I to say no? So i arranged to go have a looksee, i returned with this needs carpets and a general tidy up passenger seat and bumpers are with the car, just not in it, I've rebuilt the fuel pump already, took it home and had it mistaken for a pipe bomb by the gardai already which was a very odd experience I plan to restore it to a moderate degree although i don't actually know what to do, i cant fully restore it but i don't want to go and ruin it either! So for now i need to get it moving/starting/stopping. People are telling I'm utterly insane but yknow what, maybe I am!     |
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May 29, 2016 23:36:12 GMT
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Or go bucket seats, cowl mounted tacho, cut-down exhaust etc and have fun watching the hate   |
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See i could do thaf, but even id hate myself for it haha
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Keep it original but smooth it, 22's and air suspension
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see you may be a tad insane... but its a roller! who could say no? i mean really!
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How does such a lady end up in such a state? My one mind says a Roller must always be restored to original. But this one seems like it will soon ruin the restorer to a state worse than the car. Unless the deep pocket principle of course. This specimen, in my opinion, lends it to a clever, cunning approach ending in something completely different, but hopefully still lending the old lady some dignity.
Bookmarked!
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1986 Mercedes 200 (W124) (Standard and daily)
1976 Peugeot 404 1800 Stickshift (Standard - awaiting complete resto, engine done)
1984 Ford Cortina (P100) LDV - Cab and chassis restored, interior and glass not fitted, brand new 3 liter engine (last 110kw Sierra XR6 engine fitted and married to 5 speed Toyota Gearbox), load body needed.
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I'd be tempted to give it a wash, throw on some banded steels and leather bonnet/boot straps and some roundels on the doors and call it a day!
Cool pick up in any event!
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There like the rolls Royce of cars
Couldn't help it
Keep it coming
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Caravans are cool
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Go the other way ......
Lift it,chunky tyres,bash plates etc etc
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munky
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 I remember Jooles Holland doing a series a million years ago on C4 where he had a Rolls (with an Alien in the boot) and roof chopped the car - real hammer top. Looked great... |
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Last Edit: May 30, 2016 9:39:28 GMT by munky
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 uuurrmm ... Good Luck  |
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MonzaPhil
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Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought
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May 30, 2016 10:05:29 GMT
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I vote for doing something silly. You could spend a fortune getting it nice again and it's not like they're scarce....
Good luck.
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This is now a clicky linky!  |
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So i got me a rollsMercdan68
@forddan68
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May 30, 2016 11:49:51 GMT
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I'd get rid quick,,,money pits those motors, tbh I'd like one tho!!!
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Fraud owners club member
1999 Jaguar s type
1993 ford escort
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May 30, 2016 12:20:53 GMT
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Banded steels, loose the hubcaps, lower, loose more trim, door circle, bonnet strap, repair, and roll.
Interested to see what you do with it, its a roller so anything will be cool.
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May 30, 2016 12:39:45 GMT
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Jeebus haha i wasnt expecting such a response! On another forum everyone is suggesting throw a diesel engine in, but thats ireland for ya! I'm thinking something along the lines of matte white body shadow chrome, i think thats what its called anyways! Redo the interior a bit, have it looking decent, straight pipe because 6.7 v8 haha and see from there! My first port of call was to rebuild the fuel pump which was possibly the handiest thing ever, all i had to do was clean 8 contact points and apply current, sprung back into life, 3/400 euro instantly saved So for the next while the itinerary is to Install said fuel pump Free up the wheels/brakes Make sure it stops Get it running  ? |
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May 30, 2016 12:41:51 GMT
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Not wishing to piddle on your bonfire ...... I hope it was very cheap, I've owned quite a few money-sponge classics but these are REALLY pricey restorations & what you spend won't be remotely reflected in the value once you've finished. If you're planning on doing some insane stuff to it then you're probably better off working with an 'unloved' example than doing it to a half decent one. If you lose heart you'd get your money back + by breaking it. I've always had an odd urge to banger race an old Shadow or Spirit??  |
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May 30, 2016 12:59:09 GMT
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Not wishing to piddle on your bonfire ...... I hope it was very cheap, I've owned quite a few money-sponge classics but these are REALLY pricey restorations & what you spend won't be remotely reflected in the value once you've finished. If you're planning on doing some insane stuff to it then you're probably better off working with an 'unloved' example than doing it to a half decent one. If you lose heart you'd get your money back + by breaking it. I've always had an odd urge to banger race an old Shadow or Spirit?? Oh it was bery cheap indeed, 500 quid cheap, it probably has more problems than a maths book, but it was driving up till last year, the car came to our garage as a spare for another, although nothing was taken off it and it was taking up space, so me, the client and my boss arranged that id take it and here we are! I know well that it could go into 5 figures if i was to go full on resto so I'm not, if something does screw up, I'm breaking it as its worth more in parts |
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lilbob
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May 30, 2016 13:09:18 GMT
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+1 for a dirty diesel powered rolls that is slammed on its floorpans
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