Nearly finished....registering interest in the old girl
Nearly finished....registering interest in the old girl
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silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Not strictly for sale, hence not in classifieds, but now Dave and I have nearly finished sprucing dicky's old 350i, it may be time to move on...

If anyone is interested feel free to email me..I don't know what it's worth so would value the collective opinion as to what I should ask for it, whether on ebay or autotrader, classifieds etc..

What's been done, or being done, or will be done prior to sale..

Full respray, new stickers.. Not up to aston martin standard, but looks good. Sprayed in Ferrari rosso corsa, which looks fab - silver stickers, as original.

12 Months MOT...not done yet but pre mot done, it needs a new rack, and some other odds and sods, chassis has been fully checked, and is fine.

Full service - all fluids will be drained and replaced, including gearbox.

Interior has been stripped, ecu fixed, seat base re welded, seats cleaned - but not dyed so not like new.. all door panels dismantled, cleaned, veneers stripped and painted as per the wedge pages, but metal strips sprayed metallic black to match faux carbon fibre on the dash.. (ask dicky - it looks ......different. )

Gauges, dials and stuff works, windows work, pop ups work....

It's had loads of new stuff, and if you want a laugh read my write ups on said beastie so far, and there's more to go on.

Dicky will back me up on the fact it's a good un, and now I can hand on heart say it's one I would put mine and Daves name to, so if someone wants a nice shiny one for the wedgefest, give me a call chaps...

What's it worth fellow wedgers...

Onwards and upwards.


Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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We need pics

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Ok fella, stand by....I'll have a root around in my hard drive...

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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The day I drove moh back from wales..





This was taken before respray - spent a whole day polishing to find it back to faded pink the next day.



After rubbing the bugger down for seemingly weeks....

And during..




These below were taken after respray but before stickers put on....




And these after we put the stickers on, still awaiting a good polish...








That's mini silverback in the middle, he did the spraying......
Joke.......



>> Edited by silverback mike on Thursday 18th May 18:21

matt-man

2,667 posts

248 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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How could you spend all that time doing the work and then sell her! Poor girl...all she wants is a good hoon im sure!

silverback mike

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11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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For something a little more lairy, obviously a tvr....so I think of it as a way of getting MOH up together for someone to hoon the living daylights out of it...

grahamw48

9,944 posts

267 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Got to be worth four grand plus ?

Anyone with any sense buys these on condition, and this one scores well up the scale.

Best of luck anyway, after all the hard work.

silverback mike

Original Poster:

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Thursday 18th May 2006
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Thanks Graham. Sounds good.

Podie

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304 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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looks fantastic

silverback mike

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282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Thanks Pod.

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Agree with Graham - maybe well into £5k if the intorior is good, and the engine solid.

silverback mike

Original Poster:

11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Cheers chaps, nic to have a ball park figure as wedges seem to be everywhere. I can be safe in saying the engine / box / clutch are spot on. The interior is all there, and certainly good, although maybe 'patina of age' is the polite way to say it isn't as it left the factory...

matt-man

2,667 posts

248 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Yeah, she does look great...good luck with the sale!

gorvid

22,371 posts

254 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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That looks fantastic....

Could you do me one in black please....

silverback mike

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11,293 posts

282 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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gorvid said:
That looks fantastic....

Could you do me one in black please....


gorvid

22,371 posts

254 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Really....

Waynester

6,525 posts

279 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Yes, and i'll have mine done in white please......with sprinkles

Looks good Mike, another wedge suited and booted.

silverback mike

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11,293 posts

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Friday 19th May 2006
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Sprinkles, we can do sprinkles.
Black, we can do black.

jchase

572 posts

288 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Wow! SilverBackMike, YHM

dickymint

29,075 posts

287 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Nice job Mike and Dave. MOH deserves the attention. I can say that during the 12 years of my ownership She was used as my every day car and served me well. The only mjor cost was for fitting the new cam and followers (didn't need it but i was searching for more horses). I hope that if you do sell Mike that the procedes go to funding a BIGGER BADDER WEDGE

PS luverly job on the wheels - what did you use?