The Art of Shedding

[jeremyc]

Enough! Back to pictures of the shonky cars or the thread will need to be locked.

All the moaners and complainers should remember they can't see what has already had to be deleted ...

[Retroshite]

jeremyc said:

Enough! Back to pictures of the shonky cars or the thread will need to be locked.

All the moaners and complainers should remember they can't see what has already had to be deleted ...

Pictures of shonky cars it is!

[JoeBolt]

Retroste said:

Mid December saw a shed of a Mazda 323 turn up.

RJC_5940 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_5941 by srblythe, on Flickr


The 323 was a complete shed, it broke down multiple times on the way home from buying it, I later found out that the tank was full of sugar. I think it got scrapped eventually.

It's a shame you had no luck with the Mazda.
I bought a this model (as a manual 1.3 GL) a few years ago with 29,000 genuine miles for £350.
I drove it for 4 years and 40,000+ miles as my only car.

I really liked driving it with its very comfortable upright seating position, light manual steering and a nice gear change. It was great around town and on B roads with its soft suspension and skinny tyres.

Unfortunately it was written off in a rear end shunt when I was stationary in a queue of traffic. (I'm sure you could have fixed it though).

[gofervox]

fabulous thread have bookmarked and will view with interest.

[B'stard Child]

Retroste said:

Pictures of shonky cars it is!

Excellent way forward - I will add I do not want to see this thread disappear or I'd have to go back to being more active on the brown forum

Last time I did that I won a roffle and that was a problem

[Retroshite]

RJC_4470 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4456 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4450 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4445 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4438 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4426 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4423 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4422 by srblythe, on Flickr


Such a practical car...

[Retroshite]

Ever wonder if that wing on the beige 305 could get any worse?

Some of the filler fell off earlier and instead of just changing the wing I opted to weld some horrific looking patches on and plaster seam sealer all over it and then the paint I used just dripped straight off.



RJC_4473 by srblythe, on Flickr



No filler required...

[JoeBolt]

Retroste said:

RJC_4438 by srblythe, on Flickr


Such a practical car...

Was that an awkward buyer?
You need to torch that car to remove all DNA traces.

[dinkel]

JoeBolt said:

Retroste said:

Mid December saw a shed of a Mazda 323 turn up.

RJC_5940 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_5941 by srblythe, on Flickr


The 323 was a complete shed, it broke down multiple times on the way home from buying it, I later found out that the tank was full of sugar. I think it got scrapped eventually.

It's a shame you had no luck with the Mazda.
I bought a this model (as a manual 1.3 GL) a few years ago with 29,000 genuine miles for £350.
I drove it for 4 years and 40,000+ miles as my only car.

I really liked driving it with its very comfortable upright seating position, light manual steering and a nice gear change. It was great around town and on B roads with its soft suspension and skinny tyres.

Unfortunately it was written off in a rear end shunt when I was stationary in a queue of traffic. (I'm sure you could have fixed it though).

These 80s/90s cars are just so nice for those who can enjoy them. Moderns will go through them like wrecking balls though...

[CATstrangler]

Retroste said:

RJC_4470 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4456 by srblythe, on Flickr



Such a practical car...

I have genuinely fond memories of Ladas. SWMBO and her sister both had them and I had a Niva and literally the only showstopper they ever had between them was a worn out fuel pump on sister-in-laws car. I remember the batteries being huge because they were designed to start the car in - 30C. I bought a replacement battery from ScotJCB, it was a monster.
PS. Love the bling-bling wheel covers

Edited by CATstrangler on Saturday 14th March 16:14

[noell35]

CATstrangler said:

I have genuinely fond memories of Ladas. SWMBO and her sister both had them and I had a Niva and literally the only showstopper they ever had between them was a worn out fuel pump on sister-in-laws car. I remember the batteries being huge because they were designed to start the car in - 30C. I bought a replacement battery from ScotJCB, it was a monster.
PS. Love the bling-bling wheel covers

Edited by CATstrangler on Saturday 14th March 16:14

Time is a great healer!

[CATstrangler]

noell35 said:

CATstrangler said:

I have genuinely fond memories of Ladas. SWMBO and her sister both had them and I had a Niva and literally the only showstopper they ever had between them was a worn out fuel pump on sister-in-laws car. I remember the batteries being huge because they were designed to start the car in - 30C. I bought a replacement battery from ScotJCB, it was a monster.
PS. Love the bling-bling wheel covers

Edited by CATstrangler on Saturday 14th March 16:14

Time is a great healer!

LOL . Fair enough...
But to put it into context I'm the bloke who liked Ital estates!

[Retroshite]

Lada is off to a new home...

RJC_4492 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4495 by srblythe, on Flickr

More rot cut out of the Chevette

RJC_4497 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4500 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4503 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4505 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4507 by srblythe, on Flickr


Still loads to do...

[Mexman]

Jesus, that Chevette is just scrap.
Kudos to you for sticking with it, but really? Is it not just total SCRAP.

[Retroshite]

Mexman said:

Jesus, that Chevette is just scrap.
Kudos to you for sticking with it, but really? Is it not just total SCRAP.

At the end of the day it's only a bit of rust and new metal can be welded in. I like the car and want to keep driving it so it's getting fixed. I suppose if you had to pay someone to do the welding it might not make sense financially to fix it, it's never going to be worth a lot of money.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Retroste said:

Mexman said:

Jesus, that Chevette is just scrap.
Kudos to you for sticking with it, but really? Is it not just total SCRAP.

At the end of the day it's only a bit of rust and new metal can be welded in. I like the car and want to keep driving it so it's getting fixed. I suppose if you had to pay someone to do the welding it might not make sense financially to fix it, it's never going to be worth a lot of money.

I think I'd rather walk than have a shove it, BUT credit to you for keeping a jalopy you enjoy on the road. This has been one of my favourite threads for ages (it's still no competition for 'show us photos of your dogs' mind, the best PH thread imo )

Edited by Fermit and Sexy Sarah on Monday 16th March 20:53

[TheInsanity1234]

Retroste said:

Mexman said:

Jesus, that Chevette is just scrap.
Kudos to you for sticking with it, but really? Is it not just total SCRAP.

At the end of the day it's only a bit of rust and new metal can be welded in. I like the car and want to keep driving it so it's getting fixed. I suppose if you had to pay someone to do the welding it might not make sense financially to fix it, it's never going to be worth a lot of money.

People like Retroste are the ones who will be ensuring there's a healthy supply of cars for car museums in the future!

[Accelebrate]

For what it's worth your Chevette repairs inspired me to learn to weld and repair the arch liner in my MX5. It seemed rather trivial in comparison to what you're tackling - please keep doing what you're doing

[Retroshite]

For the upcoming apocalypse I've got my priorities right, I spent £50 on a massive sheet of metal, got two gas cylinders refilled and bought a couple of reels of welding wire. 



A little bit more welding completed...



RJC_4561 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4562 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4564 by srblythe, on Flickr



That's the floor on the drivers side finished.



RJC_4566 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4567 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4570 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4576 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4575 by srblythe, on Flickr





Inner sill and chassis leg finished, next I'll need to order some outer sill panels.



RJC_4372 by srblythe, on Flickr



Also changed the shocks on the gold Chevette, I'd noticed it was quite bouncy/floaty the last time I was out in it so went onto ebay and ordered a a pair of Chevette rear shocks and Nova rear shocks for the front (Nova ones fit and are much cheaper).

It was probably the easiest shock change I've ever done, all bottom nuts and bolts are easy to access. Now with the new shocks fitted it drive so much better!

[Retroshite]

sjabrown said:

Bloody hell, definitely the oracle of ordinarily forgotten cars! I wonder what's left of the Samba 7 years on from when the photo was taken?!

Here's some photos from yesterday...

RJC_4669 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4671 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4672 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4673 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4674 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4675 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4676 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4678 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4679 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4680 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4681 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4682 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4683 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4687 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4689 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4691 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4692 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4693 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4694 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4695 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4697 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4699 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4700 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4701 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4702 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4703 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4705 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4707 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4708 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4709 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4711 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4712 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4713 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4714 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4715 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4716 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4717 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4719 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4720 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4721 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4722 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4723 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4724 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4725 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4726 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4727 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4730 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4731 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4732 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4735 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4737 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4738 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4740 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4741 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4742 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4743 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4744 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4747 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4751 by srblythe, on Flickr

RJC_4752 by srblythe, on Flickr


Some new additions to the collection!