Chav car project, scrapped. (terminal rot) THE END

[Kedge]

You probably know more than me Think anywhere on mine it's cracked i'll strip back and etch prime and then go over with some new underseal/stone chip type stuff.

Since failing miserably to get the tank in i've not touched it, going to have a word with the old dear and see if i can take it down her's and put it in the garage there as it's a lot bigger and lighter. Simply no room in mine to start stripping out the ream beam. Sorted some rear arms to pick up this week, will reuse my beam, got some nice struts which i'll refurb and then got to get a new subframe to refurb.

[Duke137]

Dave PM on the way, re: powder coating

[Duke137]

I don't know much about this type of thing I have to confess.

Way out your depth again you sh1t stain lol

I would mint it all up with degreaser and contemplate banging it all again with the stone guard on top of the old stuff to make sure theres enough on and then waxoyl the nail to get rot proofing to its optimum performance. Personal preference and ideas

Come round dickhead and have a look

[Kedge]

Dave, the guy I use is 5 mins from your workplace.

Cool, will see what Ferg gets sorted first, should be easier chucking all our scrap together and get it done in one hit.

[mercdriver]

I don't know much about this type of thing I have to confess.

Way out your depth again you sh1t stain lol

Come round dickhead and have a look

dont you mean laugh?!

[magpie]

[Duke137]

Well, it looks like this car my have just got the better of me. I like a challenge, but the problem I have found is that spare time with a new family and a full time demanding job along with every spare day I get it usually pissing it down I may have to call it a day.

I don’t want to give up on it for sure, but after the horrors found today I think it is just gonna take me about 3 years to get it right (at the current rate of progress). I can’t really afford to spend loads of money on repair panels and in all honesty I need a compressor with an air-saw which in itself will cost a fair bit. Not to mention my totally novice welding and metal fabrication skills.

I would like some opinions please, good or bad, but before you say its a w4nk colour etc etc, I know that but that isn’t the reason I will end this project.
I will let the pics do the talking:

What I already knew I would have to weld
Drivers side footwell:


Battery tray (rattle canned to slow the rain killing it any more)


New Horrors
I knew the rear arches would want a bit of attention but removal of the rear bumper today made a bad situation a whole lot worse!!!!
O/S



N/S




I know what my gut feeling is.

[capri_rob]

Bugger.

Those arches are in a similar state to my bronzit turd - which ultimately was why I decided to bin it.

Look familiar ? :





You're talking probably min £400 a side to have them done properly

How much does it owe you ?

Can you get your money back by fragging it and keep any morsels to put into a better shell ?

Not that finding a better shell will be easy

[Duke137]

It doesn't owe me that much, the bits I have bought I can use on my IS.

Good shells are rare, my IS needs work too though I could probably get it through an MOT with the front brakes renewed

I just don't know lol

Yeah bronzit looked like this, £400 a side is just too much money and I am not confident I can repair them myself

[capri_rob]

Either use it to practice your welding skills or frag it/weigh it in to get your dough back and find another one

Tourings are supposed to be more rust resistant

[Duke137]

Might just have a frag fest, as I have pretty much everything for this car, it is just the usual bodywork story

[mercdriver]

Exactly the discussion me and Ferg had... could you dare risk trying to better the shell (but its still going to cost to find a good one!) His red turd could receive some parts donated from the chav and theres plenty of frag and morsels that are sellable/keepable from the whole project.

Devastating really that theres more unmasked now but what to do?! You've come this far and feel some progress is made and then you discover nearly 30 years is really enough the shell could manage. I'd love to say don't give up - but reality has to step in sometimes doesn't it?

[Duke137]

It was the knot brush on the angle grinder that made it all disapper!

Yep, think it is time to weigh it.

[mercdriver]

Do you want a nice and clean cirrus blue shell? I know where theres a gooden

[Duke137]

Do you want a nice and clean cirrus blue shell? I know where theres a gooden

No thanks mate

[magpie]

i fragged my mineral blue 2dr because of the rear arch rot both sides,it was a none sunroof bogo too

[mercdriver]

Do you want a nice and clean cirrus blue shell? I know where theres a gooden

No thanks mate

By the time i would be done with it could be worth the 24v convert and that, and seeing as its you - you could have it for an ultra reasonable price, just give me what it owes me - and its yours (But i'll get it painted first) As part of a good willy gesture for all your help!

[DanThe]

I really couldnt be bothered with that lot No matter how much you want to get the car on the road it just wouldnt be worthwhile spending your life migging and grinding

[Duke137]

Do you want a nice and clean cirrus blue shell? I know where theres a gooden

No thanks mate

By the time i would be done with it could be worth the 24v convert and that, and seeing as its you - you could have it for an ultra reasonable price, just give me what it owes me - and its yours (But i'll get it painted first) As part of a good willy gesture for all your help!

Maybe.... but I don't think it will be worth putting 24 valves into that, it's nice as it is.

[Duke137]

I really couldnt be bothered with that lot No matter how much you want to get the car on the road it just wouldnt be worthwhile spending your life migging and grinding

yep.

[Duke137]

Anyone got a decent shell? (of course they haven't lol)

[DanThe]

Why not get stuck into the iS once this is gone before looking for the next one?

[mercdriver]

have the cirrus mate - it makes sense! i can chuck the money mine owes me into a nice xsara picasso mate.. you know how much i want one of them

[magpie]

cirrus is pants .

ferg what do you do [trade]?

[Duke137]

Why not get stuck into the iS once this is gone before looking for the next one?

Yeah think I will be doing this mate.

Plenty of frag going in the for sale section tomorrow now

[Duke137]

cirrus is pants .

ferg what do you do [trade]?

What do you mean Mick, trade?

[Jim320i]

How about a nice convertible shell?

Shame to hear its rusty.

[Duke137]

No thanks Jim, back to one E30 for me I think

[magpie]

cirrus is pants .

ferg what do you do [trade]?

What do you mean Mick, trade?

job ?

sorry .

[Kedge]

Right call that Ferg, that is one scrap turd

What tastey morsels you got then..........

[Duke137]

I have a few bits:

Crack free dash
Dyed Black lux carpet
A set of MiM 1900's
IS Interior
Wings
HID's
Other body panels
Full manual conversion kit
51mm struts with new top mounts and B6's
E36 Aircon Rad (mint)
E34 M50 sump pick up and dipstick kit
E36 rack
Full un-cut Facelift 2dr wiring loom
Manual window kit (good for you track boys as getting rare)
Mint under dash panel
VGC 63L tank
Blue Metal bumpers in VGC
Chrome Rear bumper, not so good but useable

Name a few bits, I have everything but the shell

It will all be up in the for sale tomorrow

[skipunda]

Iceox will be looking for the boot section with number plate lights. Someone will be after the front battery tray section by the look of things.

Sorry to hear this though, man. I think you've made the right decision with this car, it's still a shame with the arches but nothing you couldn't handle given the previous work.

[Duke137]

Cheers Chris, It was just going to be far too much for me, with a new family etc and I know it sounds lame but every time I went to work on the car this "summer" it was raining (well it felt like that). The rear arch discovery was the straw that broke the camels back.

As for the boot section, I will be taking that myself (sorry iceox) my IS has quite a crusty boot seal and I will be having that to graft in.

Battery tray may be up for grabs, depends also how bad my other car is as it looked a little crusty.

Sad times, RIP.

[DanThe]

At least you now have time to be doing more interesting things rather than welding

[iceox]

Cheers Chris, It was just going to be far too much for me, with a new family etc and I know it sounds lame but every time I went to work on the car this "summer" it was raining (well it felt like that). The rear arch discovery was the straw that broke the camels back.

As for the boot section, I will be taking that myself (sorry iceox) my IS has quite a crusty boot seal and I will be having that to graft in.

Battery tray may be up for grabs, depends also how bad my other car is as it looked a little crusty.

Sad times, RIP.

no worrys mate. dont worrys about battery tray gonna be making my own panels up me thinks