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Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:37 pm
by Jordi
donkeychomp wrote:Yet another fine idea...if it comes back (and I bet it will) I'll ask him. He's having a think about Jordi's roof chop idea...you never know!
Roof chop, bigger back tyres so its a bit hot rod. Possibly expose the engine a bit.

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:40 pm
by donkeychomp
Will have to see what happens...he's bringing another job over, a 3 door 1973 Range Rover. Needs work he says, I bet. Then when that's done it's a 1982 Ford Fiesta XR2. He does buy some sodding awful cars but he does make money out of them.


Not the rust bug though.

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:07 am
by Edweird
Not so sure about the Strange Rover but I'd quite like to have an go in an XR2. My mum had one, years ago before I came along, that she had fitted coil overs and wider alloys and tyres too.

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:11 am
by turbo-tom
Nothing wrong with XR2's! :thefinger:

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:31 pm
by donkeychomp
Big Sigh. He can't sell the sodding thing at it's been taking up space in my garage for 2 weeks now.

He's asked me to sort all the body work over the winter and respray it pearl white.

I can do all this just not sure if I want to, I hate the bloody thing.

We'll see...

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:34 pm
by Jordi
If you don't want to do it, set it on fire. Sorted :thumbup:

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:27 pm
by donkeychomp
Jordi, I've lost count of the times I have mentioned a gallon of 4 star and a match...

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:34 pm
by turbo-tom
donkeychomp wrote:Jordi, I've lost count of the times I have mentioned a gallon of 4 star and a match...
Thinners mate Thinners cant beat it.

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:30 pm
by donkeychomp
Well things have changed a bit...he's offered me a Kawasaki ZXR400, MOT and tax, to do the body work. Off to see it tomorrow. Had a go on a mates ZXR years ago and always wanted one. Might be another build thread lol!

Re: not a build thread as yet...but...

Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 11:49 pm
by Anton
Custom cars are always a gamble - they're a very niche market to sell to.

I mean, look at custom SJ's. Take a half-decent £1000 SJ, add big tyres, SU carb, spring over or lift springs/reverse shackle kit/whatever, uprated shocks, power steering and what do you end up with?

£800 worth of SJ.

Tell him you want the XR2... ;)