"Classic Car Rescue" Channel 5 on Mon 24th Sep 20:00
Discussion
radlet6 said:
You failed to mention that the front end will be one of those one piece fibreglass affairs so it "won't rust no more me ol' mucker".
Actually this week I think they will have the shell chemically dipped, all the panels replaced with OEM old stock, etch prime the lot and finish it with at least 6 coats of two pack and lots of elbow grease.
They will bore out the engine to 1390cc, fit stage 2 Kent cams, lighten and balance the engine, fit twin 1 1/2" SU's and then set the whole thing up on a rolling road. All suspension and brakes will be modded appropriately for the power hike.
They will source genuine 13" Minilites and Cibie spots from the 60's .........
What sorry, must been day dreaming there. Anyway back to reality... What's wrong with fitting a subframe without aligning it? It still works... kind of.
In my defence m'lud I was only 18 at the time and thought I knew better than my dad's mate who had been running his own garage for 20 years.
As I say: Employ a teenager, whilst they still know everything.
You don't see them so much now, but when I was younger I used to smirk all over my face when I followed a Mini with a welded subframe - the crab stance, which presumably led to strangely worn tyres.Actually this week I think they will have the shell chemically dipped, all the panels replaced with OEM old stock, etch prime the lot and finish it with at least 6 coats of two pack and lots of elbow grease.
They will bore out the engine to 1390cc, fit stage 2 Kent cams, lighten and balance the engine, fit twin 1 1/2" SU's and then set the whole thing up on a rolling road. All suspension and brakes will be modded appropriately for the power hike.
They will source genuine 13" Minilites and Cibie spots from the 60's .........
What sorry, must been day dreaming there. Anyway back to reality... What's wrong with fitting a subframe without aligning it? It still works... kind of.
In my defence m'lud I was only 18 at the time and thought I knew better than my dad's mate who had been running his own garage for 20 years.
As I say: Employ a teenager, whilst they still know everything.
Edited by radlet6 on Friday 26th October 21:50
LordBretSinclair said:
Liquid Knight said:
If that's the case they swapped the identity over. Hopefully just the number plates for show and not the VIN as well. 
Not a difficult job, even for those 2 clowns, the "VIN plate" is only held on by 2 pop rivets on the B.
Not only that it's the reason I started this thread.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Batrover said:
I don't know about the mini, but I have just been to see 'Skyfall', and I would love to see Mario and Bernie end up paying maybe £10k for what was left of that DB5, then pretend to make a nice little profit from 30 days of someone elses work on a completely different car.
.I reckon the bullet holes and rocket blast might require them to obtain a sneaky 2nd car and substitute the number plates.
Thinking of the legal side of things, how do they get MOT and tax done on the show for the "Drive into the sunset " shot at the end, just moments after finishing the rebuild? Do they have a tame MOT tester lurking with pen in hand?
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If we all rate it a big, fat 0 then the series may not be recommissioned. (Could hope!)
Liquid Knight said:
Changing the identity of a vehicle to increase the potential resale value. Sounds like fraud to me.
Not only that it's the reason I started this thread.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Did they show the registration of the MG at all ?Not only that it's the reason I started this thread.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Don't forget that a knackered engine could finish it, an A series. Yeh probably worth more as scrap.
Don't forget to lubricate the carb.
This Austin mini, despite the leyland logo on the boot, (oh and cooper on the front).
You can of course tell a cooper from the stripes too.
Utter bilge.
Don't forget to lubricate the carb.
This Austin mini, despite the leyland logo on the boot, (oh and cooper on the front).
You can of course tell a cooper from the stripes too.
Utter bilge.
I thought i was watching two different spec minis, didn't think i was mistaken.Surely they should be pressed to admit that there were rwo cars used,as ttheere appears to be evidence of that. Then they should prove that that the distant ringing sound that has been heard before on here isn't one car being turned into the other?
I found it funny that when Bernie went to buy all the used parts (Coopoer steering wheel, rear suspention dougnuts etc) the finished car had brand new dougnuts on and a brand new Minolta steering wheel. Waste of filming an hour at the Mini specialists ! Oh hang on waste of filming in general.
TVR500Morgan said:
I found it funny that when Bernie went to buy all the used parts (Coopoer steering wheel, rear suspention dougnuts etc) the finished car had brand new dougnuts on and a brand new Minolta steering wheel. Waste of filming an hour at the Mini specialists ! Oh hang on waste of filming in general.
Don't tell me they've got steering wheels with cameras on now, whatever next!!! 
I know, Moto-Lita, sorry couldn't resist.
Edited by AndyLeysh on Tuesday 30th October 18:03
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