Jim's Sport

[verde]

If your changing your suspension il tKe that off you :p although its even low for me. Nice ride though once u sort it out

[Jim320i]

No, shells for mine are about £80

Foook me, thos little metal circle things we talking?! I've got some of them in the unit from another engine. Are they not reusable?

If your changing your suspension il tKe that off you :p although its even low for me. Nice ride though once u sort it out

Once they are off, i'll check their condition and give you a shout. Currently the front spings are sitting 100% compressed so each coil of the spring is touching the other, which has surely got to be a massive fault elsewhere. The car literally has no suspension at the moment

[Rav335uk]

I wouldn't use an old set Jim, but that's me.
Mine a slightly worn, just started, so i'm changing them.

[kieran325]

Kieran, i'm so far up my own arse I can smell my own breath

That's the spirit!

[e30topless]

FFS another diamond Dog !

frag the turd Jim and save yourself a lot of hassle !!

[lukec88]

yes jim since march this year it has had the cambelt done, waterpump, new viscous fan, oil filter, fuel filter, new fuel tank, new fuel lines, new discs and pads all round, new handbrake shoes, new rear protection plates, new brake lines from front to rear and flexis. i have changed the spark plugs within the last 100miles. not leads though

[mercdriver]

Oh dear, look Jim, he's sticking up for you already

Express ya feelings Jim and acknowledge the fact you've joined the welded up shitters club and embrace them feelings as you cruise through Leicester with Matt

On the next meet, we'll have to make sure we all park near each other and wear matching tshirts

You'll be wearing these at meets next.

Quite good for u that Rav!

Looks like a no brainer to me Jim, or should I say...

Bro, itz bad but man ain't no bruvvaz goin out in that shed when ma main man Niall has a nuff-raspec corsa theez dayz

Break it for morsels - add value to my e30 at the same time. Everyone's a winner

[Kedge]

Jim, I still think the best option is just drop another donk in. This car is never going to be worth much and certainly isn't worthy of an engine rebuild. Also it's very unlikely you're ever going to sell it whole so matching numbers mean jack shit! Just get it running and driving ok and smoke it until a nice chromie comes along, unless of course you can't bring yourself to return to scum class

I only drove it a hundred yards or so, never experienced handling like it. Even just maneuvering you could feel everything bottom out, no idea how it was driven/diffed anywhere!

If your changing your suspension il tKe that off you :p although its even low for me. Nice ride though once u sort it out

Says everything anyone ever needs to know about stancecocks!!

[Jim320i]

Kedge, you are correct... I should drop another donk In. It will be loads easier than rebuilding this one. The cost will be cheaper too. I have that chromie 325 engine so will get that running hopefully and see how that is.

I'll get some more pictures later, more of the suspension too

[Rav335uk]

YOur going to put in a prefacelift engine into the facelift????
You know your going to have to swap the management over too

[Jim320i]

I would literally swap the engine over, everything else would remain the same. When you say management? What do you mean?

[Kedge]

The chromie will be on M1.0 and the Sport on M1.3. It's an easy loom swap and a few other bits on the engine.

High comp engine goodness

[Jim320i]

Ah, that's what I thought he was on about.

So, yes rav, aware of that but have everything to do it

Plus kedge will be nominating himself to help when I get round to doing it

[Kedge]

Plus kedge will be nominating himself to help when I get round to doing it

Soz bruv, I ain't got the skillz to work an a Sport!

[DanThe]

If your changing your suspension il tKe that off you :p although its even low for me. Nice ride though once u sort it out

Says everything anyone ever needs to know about stancecocks!!

No wait a minute, you havnt stated verde doesnt own a driving licence
Speaks volumes

[Kedge]

If your changing your suspension il tKe that off you :p although its even low for me. Nice ride though once u sort it out

Says everything anyone ever needs to know about stancecocks!!

No wait a minute, you havnt stated verde doesnt own a driving licence
Speaks volumes

Ahhh yea, Jims suspension will be perfect for him then since he can't drive a car anywhere as it is!

[lukec88]

Only thing that's surprising about this sorry turd is it didn't come from Birmingham!!

I only drove it a hundred yards or so, never experienced handling like it. Even just maneuvering you could feel everything bottom out, no idea how it was driven/diffed anywhere!

I drove it everywhere. Went over speed bumps in it fine. Was usually just the front bumper that scraped. Just that jims yard isn't exactly a smooth surface is it? Haha

[magpie]

before you throw your wife's purse at it,get it's kit off and have a good poke about !

[Kedge]

Only thing that's surprising about this sorry turd is it didn't come from Birmingham!!

I only drove it a hundred yards or so, never experienced handling like it. Even just maneuvering you could feel everything bottom out, no idea how it was driven/diffed anywhere!

I drove it everywhere. Went over speed bumps in it fine. Was usually just the front bumper that scraped. Just that jims yard isn't exactly a smooth surface is it? Haha

When you're just turning it round and can feel through the whole car that it's bottomed out and then you look at the suspension and can see that the springs are a 100% compressed there is something badly wrong. Either the wrong springs used or something has collapsed. Either way with the suspension as it is I wouldn't consider this car safe for the road as it's not able to anything that suspension should!

How many times did you smash the sump? Looking underneath you can see that exhaust brackets and anything else at around sump level have been ground away.

[magpie]

sounds like it's only missing a welded diff for the fooked drive-ability high score!

if you think it's worth turning around then go for it . i'll offer half of what you paid now to save disappointment later on

[Meatballs82]

sounds like it's only missing a welded diff for the fooked drive-ability high score!

if you think it's worth turning around then go for it . i'll offer half of what you paid now to save disappointment later on

And I'll offer you the same mick!

[Jim320i]

Aha No need to take the kit off. If I do that and find hidden horrors, it wont return to the road. For now, I shall get it running and have a play around.

[suchy]

@ Jim, I take back my comment about matching engine numbers if it's missing metal underneath from road rash!! Just sort the susp. out, drop a lump in there and enjoy driving it about

[magpie]

how much was it jimbo ?

[Jim320i]

A fortune

[pacerpete]

It does not take a council type long to destroy a decent car I am fairly sure it is a scrapper,being Jim, I am fairly certain it was cheap !

[MadE30mike]

i sold this car to luke , i had it 2-3 years used and abused it everyday never missed abeat, bodywork should be fresh got fully stipped back and resprayed when i bought it. much did u pay for it if you dont mind me asking

[Meatballs82]

Compared with all the other junk at Jims ranch I'd say it was a minter

[Kedge]

Compared with all the other junk at Jims ranch I'd say it was a minter

It's got a shiny paintjob............s'all i'm saying

[pacerpete]

i sold this car to luke , i had it 2-3 years used and abused it everyday never missed abeat, bodywork should be fresh got fully stipped back and resprayed when i bought it. much did u pay for it if you dont mind me asking

It gets worse ! Scottish AND councilled !


Come on Jim,we need pics of rusty / bodged bits NOW !

[Jim320i]

Pete...

Mike, your bodyguy is a coont if it was only done 2-3 years ago, and your modding isnt cool


Body condition, as in rusty hidden parts, its got scabs but its also seen a welder, rear arches behind the door cards have seen action, but the inner part of the sills still look a bit cruddy. Scuttles are the worse, but compaired to the majority of scrap on the zone, this isnt too bad on the rust side.

Like Mike said though, its been used and abused for the last 4 years, thats a dead cert. Will it be a mint show car like every other n0bcheese on here? Nope, it will be tidied up and used, I wont rag the crap out of it. I wont be going sideways. It will be used when I need to go to the shops and thats about it. I wont claim its the greatest and it doesnt have issues like others either

[Jim320i]

i sold this car to luke , i had it 2-3 years used and abused it everyday never missed abeat, bodywork should be fresh got fully stipped back and resprayed when i bought it. much did u pay for it if you dont mind me asking

It gets worse ! Scottish AND councilled !


Come on Jim,we need pics of rusty / bodged bits NOW !

Ahhh, you want pictures?! Ok... I'll go out shortly when the rain stops and get a few of the crudy bits And the springs

[Kedge]

i sold this car to luke , i had it 2-3 years used and abused it everyday never missed abeat, bodywork should be fresh got fully stipped back and resprayed when i bought it. much did u pay for it if you dont mind me asking

It gets worse ! Scottish AND councilled !


Come on Jim,we need pics of rusty / bodged bits NOW !

Ahhh, you want pictures?! Ok... I'll go out shortly when the rain stops and get a few of the crudy bits And the springs

I want a pic with the front wings off to see the full horror of those springs and the hexagon inner arches

[Jim320i]

If the rain stops Dave, i'll go have a nosey

[kieran325]

C'mon Jim it's been 3 hours