The Art of Shedding
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Wow, what a thread!
I have little to add other than to say I am very impressed with the finds, you need your own show on Quest so I have something else to watch Sunday mornings other than a fella from North Wales finding random antiques and creaming his pants over old scabby arm chairs!
I have little to add other than to say I am very impressed with the finds, you need your own show on Quest so I have something else to watch Sunday mornings other than a fella from North Wales finding random antiques and creaming his pants over old scabby arm chairs!
RJC_9578 by srblythe, on FlickrI discovered that the Skoda was leaking oil at an alarming rate and after checking the oil level found it was showing as over-filled on the dipstick.
IMG_20211014_135928718_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211017_130536146_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrKnowing what the likely issue would be I drained the oil and removed the mechanical fuel pump from the side of the engine, the diaphragm had perished and was leaking petrol into the engine causing the oil level to increase and the oil to become thin enough to leak out of every seal!
I fitted a new fuel pump, filter and oil filter and changed the oil which made a massive difference.
Also fitted a generic chrome air filter as it was missing the original air filter housing and has had an SU carb chucked on there.
IMG_20211031_143615377_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrNext job was to replace the wiper stalk.
IMG_20211026_145204134 by srblythe, on Flickr
RJC_9883 by srblythe, on FlickrNew stalk came with strange foreign coffee biscuit.
IMG_20211103_120018353 by srblythe, on FlickrI took it for a drive around town, seems to be going a lot better.
RJC_9901 by srblythe, on Flickr
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RJC_9895 by srblythe, on FlickrI even took some rubbish to the recycling centre and got some bemused looks from the staff as I emptied the rubbish out from under the bonnet.
There's a few videos over on my Youtube channel of the same name if anyone cares to watch how rubbish the car is, can't post links here.
andy43 said:
I think I’d like to know more about the 505.
I feel so dirty.
The 505 is a 2.5 turbo diesel automatic.I feel so dirty.
RJC_9682 by srblythe, on Flickr
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RJC_8873 by srblythe, on FlickrIt's the Peugeot indenor engine which was fitted to a bunch of different things over the years including Ford Sierra's and Sherpa 400's and boats, very popular boat engine!
Recently had to have the radiator re-cored at the cost of £300 as new radiators for these don't seem to exist, radiators for manual cars were available but it meant running a separate transmission oil cooler which seemed a bit of a faff.
I've been using it to A-frame various cars, I picked up a Citroen C2 GT with it.
IMG_20211004_175727716 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211004_181817359_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211004_190145923 by srblythe, on FlickrWhen towing the C2 I noticed the battery light was illuminated so had a quick look under the bonnet.
IMG_20211006_135741229_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrBelts everywhere! It has 4 separate belts, one for the alternator, power steering, water pump and brake booster, all of them relatively old and one of the alternator one missing/shredded. The car still made it home fine.
IMG_20211006_134508476_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211006_134456723 by srblythe, on FlickrThe C2 I bought for £200 with the sole purpose of rallying to death around a field in a local unofficial event.
Some pics from the last one.
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RJC_9461 by srblythe, on FlickrI imagine the real "shedders" on this forum will be crying about the wanton destruction of these "modern" sheds!
Yesterday I picked up a local shed, spotted the advert on Gumtree with no photos and a short description which basically said long mot, drives fine and rust and was advertised at £350.
IMG_20211102_151741866 by srblythe, on Flickr
The previous owner had owned it for 12 years, replaced the cambelt at 100k and had replaced the front sub-frame with a brand new one and replaced the rear arms which also had a tendency to rust. There was a stack of service history with it and he said he was the 3rd owner of the car. Interior was clean and tidy. I thought it looked ok and with mot until August next year it could be the perfect car to destroy over winter.
The seller forgot to mention in the advert that the rear tyres lose air over a period of time so knocked another £30 off, I would have happily paid the £350 but £320 was better.
I didn't bother test driving it, just filled in the v5, insured it and off I went. I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely it drives, I do however feel like a bit of a fraud driving a brand new 2003 Ford Focus but I learned from last year having a Mini of similar vintage that it's nice to have a generic shed that I don't have to care about destroying through a harsh Scottish winter.
RJC_9887 by srblythe, on Flickr
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It really is quite crusty! I don't imagine I'll be putting in any effort to weld it but you never know...
IMG_20211102_151741866 by srblythe, on FlickrThe previous owner had owned it for 12 years, replaced the cambelt at 100k and had replaced the front sub-frame with a brand new one and replaced the rear arms which also had a tendency to rust. There was a stack of service history with it and he said he was the 3rd owner of the car. Interior was clean and tidy. I thought it looked ok and with mot until August next year it could be the perfect car to destroy over winter.
The seller forgot to mention in the advert that the rear tyres lose air over a period of time so knocked another £30 off, I would have happily paid the £350 but £320 was better.
I didn't bother test driving it, just filled in the v5, insured it and off I went. I was pleasantly surprised at how nicely it drives, I do however feel like a bit of a fraud driving a brand new 2003 Ford Focus but I learned from last year having a Mini of similar vintage that it's nice to have a generic shed that I don't have to care about destroying through a harsh Scottish winter.
RJC_9887 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9888 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9889 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9890 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9891 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9893 by srblythe, on FlickrIt really is quite crusty! I don't imagine I'll be putting in any effort to weld it but you never know...
So in September I stopped shedding.
Now we've reached, November. 4000 miles into ownership, My over priced modern car has decided to behave like a f
king shed.Battery is fecked. But that's understandable.
But this
A tiny pin hole in the side of the coolant reservoir.
Lucky both can be obtained cheaply. Job for lunch time tomorrow in.the car park at work.....is the coolant reservoir.
IMG_20211106_133003115 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211106_135543680 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211106_141019198_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrCarried out some towing with the LDV taking the 205 to a local garage to do all of the fiddly jobs I can't be bothered with such as changing the clutch cable and swapping the rear beam.
Mot is out on the 505 so started making preparations for its test next week and found some rot to deal with.
IMG_20211106_152323596 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20211106_160949920 by srblythe, on FlickrShould be straight forward making repair panels but it is a worry welding next to a plastic fuel tank so have jammed some wood in to try shielding it from sparks of molten metal.
New coil fitted to the Camry and it's back in action.
RJC_0104 by srblythe, on Flickr
Old one looked quite rusty.
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Fired right up and driving fine.
More welding done on the 505, made up the inner panel first.
IMG_20211108_153758982_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
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And made an outer panel which still needs a bit of dressing and paint.
RJC_0104 by srblythe, on FlickrOld one looked quite rusty.
RJC_0105 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_0157 by srblythe, on FlickrFired right up and driving fine.
More welding done on the 505, made up the inner panel first.
IMG_20211108_153758982_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20211108_161651537_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrAnd made an outer panel which still needs a bit of dressing and paint.
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RJC_0171 by srblythe, on Flickr
RJC_0169 by srblythe, on FlickrLatest "Win" on eBay an incredibly rough 1996 Suzuki Samurai Sport for £180, it's utterly hanging and doesn't run but the chassis is good and it had the original cat fitted so might be worth weighing the cat in and scrapping the body!
Ryyy said:
How on earth did you come across that and the other cars you buy? They're all so odd,interesting and quirky. Whenever I look its minis, Austin's and average old cars, you seem to get the far from typical so hats off to you 
You just need to keep looking, sometimes nothing sometimes wonderfully woeful items like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
williskwl said:
You just need to keep looking, sometimes nothing sometimes wonderfully woeful items like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
But then how did you find that?thats exactly what doesnt pop up when I put barn find, classic cars etc etc and sort by nearest first,cheapest firsthttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
the searches I did I'd like to think of have seen that when sorting by nearest first as Sunderland isnt a million miles away...its more like 100;) I really rate what this guys doing, I've said to the missus I could retire in wales in a farm type sort of house with a bit of land, I'd be in my element if I spent my retirement doing this 
Ryyy said:
williskwl said:
You just need to keep looking, sometimes nothing sometimes wonderfully woeful items like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
But then how did you find that?thats exactly what doesnt pop up when I put barn find, classic cars etc etc and sort by nearest first,cheapest firsthttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
the searches I did I'd like to think of have seen that when sorting by nearest first as Sunderland isnt a million miles away...its more like 100;) I really rate what this guys doing, I've said to the missus I could retire in wales in a farm type sort of house with a bit of land, I'd be in my element if I spent my retirement doing this 
skwdenyer said:
Ryyy said:
williskwl said:
You just need to keep looking, sometimes nothing sometimes wonderfully woeful items like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
But then how did you find that?thats exactly what doesnt pop up when I put barn find, classic cars etc etc and sort by nearest first,cheapest firsthttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Leone-Coupe-1-8-...
the searches I did I'd like to think of have seen that when sorting by nearest first as Sunderland isnt a million miles away...its more like 100;) I really rate what this guys doing, I've said to the missus I could retire in wales in a farm type sort of house with a bit of land, I'd be in my element if I spent my retirement doing this Agreed, you have to trawl through some early 2000s dross.
Often these cars are listed incorrectly in eBay and hence don’t get many views. Many have had classic car bubble price increases though.
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