The Art of Shedding
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te said:
That looks classier than I remember them being! te said:
Keep ‘‘em coming. Love this thread.
This has been the best thread, I've ever read, I was hooked from your first post. I was gobsmacked at the volume of cars bought and sold. I particularly liked the 305s and subaru brats. Which car have you owned the longest?
Looking forward to more updates. Keep up the good work 🙂👍
Looking forward to more updates. Keep up the good work 🙂👍
Escort ownership is going well...
Day 2 of escort ownership I decided to have a closer inspection of the drivers door.
Someone had previously covered the bottom of the door in silver tape to hide the massive flappy bit of rust! I had a spare door so chopped out a section of it and welded it in.
Also made a better temporary fix of the nsr door quarter glass which had been smashed due to an attempted theft and had been fixed by the previous owner by taping a boots bag to it. My solution wasn't much better but I used some plastic I cut from a drum and made a metal backing so it would be difficult to force open from the outside.
Day 3 of escort ownership I thought a 300 mile trip to the scrappy would be nice. I also spotted a set of wheels for sale near the scrapyard so swung by on the way back.
After a successful day out at the scrapyard and buying a set of wheels disaster struck around 80 miles from home. The rear tyre gave way and all of the steel wires poked out before deflating in a layby.
I discovered I had 5 spare wheels and no jack. I considered all of the ways I could possibly get the car high enough but fortunately I knew someone local to where I was so asked them to bring a jack and half an hour later I was on my way again.
Day 4 of escort ownership I removed my temporary repair and fitted some glass I bought from the scrapyard. I made a start on removing the wheel and found all of the bolts were incredibly tight and one of them sheared when removing it.
Ended up having to remove the front hub, drill the broken bolt from the back and weld a nut on the few protruding threads before it came out. I was afraid that I was going to have the same drama on all other bolts but although tight, they all eventually came out.
Also the trip to the scrapyard was amazing and I got some fantastic drone footage of the place.
Day 2 of escort ownership I decided to have a closer inspection of the drivers door.
Someone had previously covered the bottom of the door in silver tape to hide the massive flappy bit of rust! I had a spare door so chopped out a section of it and welded it in.
Also made a better temporary fix of the nsr door quarter glass which had been smashed due to an attempted theft and had been fixed by the previous owner by taping a boots bag to it. My solution wasn't much better but I used some plastic I cut from a drum and made a metal backing so it would be difficult to force open from the outside.
Day 3 of escort ownership I thought a 300 mile trip to the scrappy would be nice. I also spotted a set of wheels for sale near the scrapyard so swung by on the way back.
After a successful day out at the scrapyard and buying a set of wheels disaster struck around 80 miles from home. The rear tyre gave way and all of the steel wires poked out before deflating in a layby.
I discovered I had 5 spare wheels and no jack. I considered all of the ways I could possibly get the car high enough but fortunately I knew someone local to where I was so asked them to bring a jack and half an hour later I was on my way again.
Day 4 of escort ownership I removed my temporary repair and fitted some glass I bought from the scrapyard. I made a start on removing the wheel and found all of the bolts were incredibly tight and one of them sheared when removing it.
Ended up having to remove the front hub, drill the broken bolt from the back and weld a nut on the few protruding threads before it came out. I was afraid that I was going to have the same drama on all other bolts but although tight, they all eventually came out.
Also the trip to the scrapyard was amazing and I got some fantastic drone footage of the place.
Edited by Retroste on Friday 10th February 08:59
te on Friday 10th February 08:59
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Wow, have some updates.
I swapped the Belmont for a 2012 Astra van
IMG_8368 by srblythe, on Flickr
I sold the Astra van a while later because it was a bit rubbish.
I bought another 504 pickup, decided I had too much work to do on my other pickup then sold the one I'd bought a few weeks later.
IMG_8390 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20230304_153152706_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
I got some more step throughs, a 77 c90 and 91 c90 with a 110 pit bike engine.
I raffled off the white escort!
https://youtu.be/hc4TeELFfbg
I decided to stick my other 504 in for an mot and sell my ranger.
IMG_20230303_124653710_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
The ranger sold instantly and the 504 failed its test on a few crusty bits!
IMG_20230415_160214140 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20230415_180451491 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20230415_180501679 by srblythe, on Flickr
I bought 3 505's.
IMG_20230303_103154980_HDR by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_20230331_150550630 by srblythe, on Flickr
RJC_5379 by srblythe, on Flickr
RJC_5377 by srblythe, on Flickr
Still have the silver v6 as a spares car, the red one went to a mate and the black gti did £10k. I still have another black 505 gtd turbo I'm keeping.
IMG_20230330_142332195 by srblythe, on Flickr
I bought a shonky left hand drive 305 van then raffled it.
IMG_20230330_171126474 by srblythe, on Flickr
Impreza took a winter of abuse then passed its mot with minimal work.
IMG_6741 by srblythe, on Flickr
I bought a shiny escort estate for £1800 and got back £4k when the time came.
We started our regular retro car meet at the bus museum so made some appropriate signage...
IMG_20230415_181041153 by srblythe, on Flickr
I bought a Wartburg with the 1.3 4 stroke vw knock off engine, I'd have preferred the earlier 2 stroke version. I raffled it and included delivery because it was so awful and found something equally crap for the return journey.
vlcsnap-2023-04-30-19h29m19s582 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_6866 by srblythe, on Flickr
IMG_6864 by srblythe, on Flickr
The return journey brought a Porsche 924 with dodgy electrics and a minging interior! I'm definitely raffling it next week.
This weeks car is the mk2 Astra.
dji_fly_20230511_164900_635_1683820451030_photo_optimized by srblythe, on Flickr
I swapped the Belmont for a 2012 Astra van
IMG_8368 by srblythe, on FlickrI sold the Astra van a while later because it was a bit rubbish.
I bought another 504 pickup, decided I had too much work to do on my other pickup then sold the one I'd bought a few weeks later.
IMG_8390 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20230304_153152706_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrI got some more step throughs, a 77 c90 and 91 c90 with a 110 pit bike engine.
I raffled off the white escort!
https://youtu.be/hc4TeELFfbg
I decided to stick my other 504 in for an mot and sell my ranger.
IMG_20230303_124653710_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrThe ranger sold instantly and the 504 failed its test on a few crusty bits!
IMG_20230415_160214140 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20230415_180451491 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20230415_180501679 by srblythe, on FlickrI bought 3 505's.
IMG_20230303_103154980_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20230331_150550630 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_5379 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_5377 by srblythe, on FlickrStill have the silver v6 as a spares car, the red one went to a mate and the black gti did £10k. I still have another black 505 gtd turbo I'm keeping.
IMG_20230330_142332195 by srblythe, on FlickrI bought a shonky left hand drive 305 van then raffled it.
IMG_20230330_171126474 by srblythe, on FlickrImpreza took a winter of abuse then passed its mot with minimal work.
IMG_6741 by srblythe, on FlickrI bought a shiny escort estate for £1800 and got back £4k when the time came.
We started our regular retro car meet at the bus museum so made some appropriate signage...
IMG_20230415_181041153 by srblythe, on FlickrI bought a Wartburg with the 1.3 4 stroke vw knock off engine, I'd have preferred the earlier 2 stroke version. I raffled it and included delivery because it was so awful and found something equally crap for the return journey.
vlcsnap-2023-04-30-19h29m19s582 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_6866 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_6864 by srblythe, on FlickrThe return journey brought a Porsche 924 with dodgy electrics and a minging interior! I'm definitely raffling it next week.
This weeks car is the mk2 Astra.
dji_fly_20230511_164900_635_1683820451030_photo_optimized by srblythe, on Flickr
20230505152444_IMG_6822 by srblythe, on Flickr
20230505152512_IMG_6824 by srblythe, on Flickr
20230505152424_IMG_6821 by srblythe, on FlickrAnother car I recently bought, It's one of my favourites from my latest acquisitions. Great fun to drive too.
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