Car SOS - how good are their restorations?
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Megaflow said:
Adam. said:
Morrisboy said:
The Pop is now with a friend of mine to have all the issues with it sorted out.
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Skyedriver said:
Yup
Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps.I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor.
Just lovely car though
Mercdriver said:
Skyedriver said:
Yup
Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps. I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor. Just lovely car though Mercdriver said:
Another car I nearly bought from a friend in the motor trade. What put me off was the 2” or was it 3” dia pipe running inside the rear of the boot connecting the twin fuel tanks, not the greatest of safety items in a rear end shunt. Presumably to avoid the cost of fitting two fuel pumps.
I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor.
Just lovely car though
Sounds like the Pinto story.I should have bought it and fitted another pump and a switch between them, problem would then have been only one fuel gauge and fitting a second fuel sensor.
Just lovely car though
A real tearjerker, amazing reveal from Tim, wonderful to watch.
Did not agree with some of the mods re carbs and exhaust etc, but having watched to end can understand why.
They must get a lot of deserving cases must be difficult to make decision.
Mutch improved since he stopped playing the fool.
Another good explanation from Tim on sound,
Worth watching, keep the Kleenex handy!
Did not agree with some of the mods re carbs and exhaust etc, but having watched to end can understand why.
They must get a lot of deserving cases must be difficult to make decision.
Mutch improved since he stopped playing the fool.
Another good explanation from Tim on sound,
Worth watching, keep the Kleenex handy!
Not sure about this one. It looked like a quality job but I agree with the poster above that some of the mods were questionable, especially that reflective infill between the rear lights. I'm not even a Golf fan but fuel injection should have stayed - bike throttle bodies might have kept it "purer".
I get the sensory aspect but stripping out the insulation and hard-mounting the exhaust could make for an unpleasant / impractical experience (especially on longer journeys, although I expect this wouldn't be an issue for all). I probably put a spotlight grille on top make the front a bit less plain. It's all subjective, I know.
I get the sensory aspect but stripping out the insulation and hard-mounting the exhaust could make for an unpleasant / impractical experience (especially on longer journeys, although I expect this wouldn't be an issue for all). I probably put a spotlight grille on top make the front a bit less plain. It's all subjective, I know.
Disappointed to read it was a TR7 but very pleasantly surprised with this episode.
Don’t be put off, worth watching, don’t want to give anything away if you have not watched it.
Deserving case, he had a rough old time of it.
Tim on phone “ it is Tim from car SOS” unknown supplier “what do you want?” They must dread his voice.
What about the paint shop, wow!
Reveal was a cracker, have to order more Kleenex for wife
Lexus IS200 next week
Don’t be put off, worth watching, don’t want to give anything away if you have not watched it.
Deserving case, he had a rough old time of it.
Tim on phone “ it is Tim from car SOS” unknown supplier “what do you want?” They must dread his voice.
What about the paint shop, wow!
Reveal was a cracker, have to order more Kleenex for wife
Lexus IS200 next week
Downward said:
You know your getting old when Car SOS is doing cars from your twenties !
I recall in 1998 looking for a Golf 16v but I thought £5k for a 9 year old car was expensive so went for a 3 year old 106 Rallye for the same price.
I remember going to see a Porsche 912 for sale in the mid eighties. It was £4K, really nice condition, but the owner wouldn't take less and I couldn't afford it.I recall in 1998 looking for a Golf 16v but I thought £5k for a 9 year old car was expensive so went for a 3 year old 106 Rallye for the same price.
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