My Skuds! new wheels and another skud!

[ims]

I've been looking for an estelle for sometime now and a random trip yesterday has ended this search...

It started off with me and my apprentice going to watch the specsavers at croft and by 1pm we were both freezing and a little bit bored so we hatched a plan to go to revolution in gateshead as the sign on the a1 reckoned it was "32 minutes" and luke needed some wheel bolts for his new wheels.

So we trekked to gateshead to where I remembered it being...it was closed FAIL! At this point I remembered an estelle belonging to jikovron on here that id been talking to him about on another forum. I had his address but no number as he'd given me it to work out diesel costs for fetching it. So that was it with little persuasion from luke I decided sod it we'll go have a butchers and see if he was in... Luckily he was...



A quick look round it showed it was in far better fare than ron had described being the gent he is. And I vowed that once adequately funded (i.e. id sold my fabia) id return for it but not after parting with some cash for some carbs! (see more of these later)...

[ims]

I got home and as I'm stopping at my mums while we move she was asking what id been up to, i told her and she said why don't you go get it? So i explained obviously with me and the other half having our first in march and business being how it is. She offered the best finance in the world a "bank of mum loan"

So off to newcastle i went...I arrived to find ron beavering away removing the fabia engine from it.

At this point i HAVE to say how much of a true gent ron is! As he is so glad that its being restored he was more than helpful with parts donating absolutely loads to the cause! A BIG THANKS TO RON!

So come half 5 this was the scene at wetherby services



Shes now home safe and sound in the unit....

[Mark]

Good save. Always liked these.

[surprisingskoda]

Good man! I'm glad to see this car surviving. Ron (being the gent he is ) gave me a run in it at RR09 and even on a standard 136 engine it was faster than any other RWD I've driven ( a few!)

[crazymonkey]

my old neighbour had one of these, was in quite poor condition though, I don't think the seatbelt even worked

But I always had a soft spot for it, sounded lovely (a bit loud) and while everyone else took the mick I actually liked it.

Glad to see another one being restored, not many of these left around now

Though I did see a rapide parked up in good nick.

[mckenziecz]

nice to see skoda getting save again. there is quite a few on here now. if you ever need anything from czech let me now and ill try to source it.

[daverapid]

:)Ron is indeed a true gent, glad the Skoda has gone to a good home [not that it didn't have a good home before!]

[ims]

Well not much in the way of updates today picture wise but plentys gone on, ive rewelded parts of the sills that wanted sorting, welded a crack near the pedal box chopped out rot and prepped for a plate fest tomorrow..got to get as much welded before monday when i open again at work should be no probs...erm

also picked up a 136 engine in bits off kieran so thats going to get rebuilt hoping jorily is open tomorrow so i can get some bits, also dropped a 136 head ron gave me off at arnetts for a test and rebuild (thanks to the mrs for fundage)

and in final news i got a score at one of my suppliers today in the form of some NOS ferodo pads for a silly cheap price (you couldnt buy a big mac)....

Pics o'clock tomorrow

[dangermouse]

This looked very nice in the air at the unit, should be as tasty as a gregs sausage roll when its done! You gotta make it beige like my grandad's one though.... it'll be faster and fly better, fact.

[skoda_norman]

Impressive stuff!!

[ims]

well its been a nusy weekend ill start with what it was like to start with....

She needed....

The floor patching



General tidying of the sills where theyd been replaced



And the boot area was in need of some tlc



Also a bit of a tidy up around the wiring and get rid of the SU fuel pump (I'm not a fan)



got her up in the air and shes pretty solid otherwise also could do with putting something here

[ims]

Welding day 1 Started off with my pants household clarke welder with token machine mart gas bottle and began to weld it was tricky as it has minimal setting adjustment and I'm not sure that works anyway (scroll down for redeeming welding) so got the bit near the pedal box done crack welded up and plated



from here i moved onto the floor wish id done it a different way now but i was impatient and wanted it done nevermind it can be ground back smooth and seam sealered and is very very solid



finished welding the sill



Welding day 2 borrowed my mates welder (he owns a bodyshop) and got cracking with muchos motivation decided i was going to make myself proud and do a very good job of the front of the boot area armed with a fully operational mig i attacked



Bye Bye sh*t steel! closer to an mot...did i mention parts allowing i want to get it on the road next week lol

In the meantime aqquired these.... bargain couple of quid nos ferodos and a facet pump "borrowed" from my old man cheers pops



and in the week id picked this lot up from kieran



Going to get rebuilt with some niceness of which i shall show you guys later but for now to get a feel for it I'm going to chuck in a felicia engine with the solexs in this pic attatched



but for now shes tucked up at work

[ims]

A brief update picked up a temporary engine... pictoral update tomorrow when ive built it up with a few rwd parts and slapped the carbs on good times

[feliciacombi]

Iv allways thought the 120s were in the shadow of the Rapids.......even though i prefer the shape of the 105/120/130 models

[ims]

Me too and dare i say it i think the 120 is better looking


Been a bit of shopping this week, two nos doors from a local supplier, didnt think id even be able to source any!



Picked this up too...1.3spi lump going to mod the output to rwd and then fit all the bolt on parts this weekend



Better updates to come guys

[bmwe23matt]

i love these cars , ive grown up with them , they are super cool , my mate has a rapid convertable.i can remember when we were kids my mates dad worked for British Telecom and he didnt have a company car but they paid milage , so he bought cheapest car a estelle . i loved them from then , had a few since , love gear change with its (there is one in there some where attitude )

[surprisingskoda]

Wow this is progressing fast. I'll just leave you my new rapid shall i? Want it OTR next week too, last used in 1998

[ims]

bmwe23matt - ive fallen for mine although ive not driven it yet :S and a rapid convert in barnsley oooooof

surprisingskoda - ha ha seen it on skoda forum mate looks a silly low miler i think its purely down to my childish excitement for driving it thats speeding up progress and ebay delivery times slowing it...waiting on a clutch plate i ordered then i can put lump in, going to build up the lump tomorrow after work or rather convert it rwd and replace all the parts it came minus never buy from bradgate motors in roth!

[sheffieldcortinacentre]

to right re bradgate, scraped an mpi felica last week with a nice eng you could've had for a ton with all bits.

[Mark]

Good work so far mate.

What's the eventual final look gonna be?