r19 decisions made

[gbuk]

what with the steering being out on the wifes chamade(needs work)
and my cabby having clutch slip+feeling old and tired around the edgdes
i came close to selling up and buying newer cars
i got a firm offer of £800 on the chammy,but when the wife and i decided we couldnt sell it a decision was made to keep both cars and i was to do the work,DOH

i picked up a donor for both cars
a 78k mileage 16v exec cabby,i am not keeping as 1,its a ph2,
2,its green,
3,the inner+outer sills were advised on the last mot with a £300 bill to get it through,and the chassis has been diy undersealed
i had my 56k ph2 chammy written off at an mot bay due to chassis rot,never again,
my cab has just flown through its mot,with only advisory being worn front discs

it will basically donate everything other than its panels to my ph1
and all componants needed to sort the wifes chammy,then le chammy is going into the paint shop,quoted £225 to sort a few niggles

so there you go fully commited to 2 19yr old french cars,my project threads should soon reflect this

[JR]

look forward to following the commitment and seeing the cars, you going to take both to fcs2010?

[prabmire]

Good to hear buddy, bring them to the shows this year!

Prab

[bidderman1969]

damn good to hear!

think we all come close to selling them at some point

[bncrew]

Great news, as baz said we have all been through the dark side of r19 ownership some of us give up and some of us soldier on, you are amongst the soldiers! Also if any of your roofs for the cabbys are being got rid of and are decent keep me in mind, i have two cabbys both with ruined roofs... again delighted toi hear you decided to stick it out and best of luck too

[gbuk]

the chammy will definately be a show whore,
hopefully painted,
but this is all on a tight budget,i am no money man,but dont mind having a go to save a few bob,ive done my own non turbo to turbo engine swap and stripped a few cars but,am still pretty wet behind the ears

as long as the cabby is in a running state yes,
but i am basically doing a full/bare metal interior swap,roof,engine and box,rear beam(cant lower mine so will bench strip donors and refurb/lower),16" wheels(need diy refurb)
then coilovers and paint touch up(all in good time,its like making love to a good woman,take your time,get it right,)

also going to swap petrol tanks from donor to chammy,as the chammys pump whines its tits off

[bncrew]

I can dig the tight budget, im there also, over the next while as money dictates i too hope to have a show worthy cabby, i'll focus on getting one right this year and maybe next year the other one, i hope all goes well for you mate

[lewis77]

Originally Posted by bidderman1969

damn good to hear!

think we all come close to selling them at some point

I'm right there now with the diesel, except can't sell it so it'd be 19 heaven . I need a gearbox

Originally Posted by gbuk

the chammy will definately be a show whore,
hopefully painted,
but this is all on a tight budget,i am no money man,but dont mind having a go to save a few bob,ive done my own non turbo to turbo engine swap and stripped a few cars but,am still pretty wet behind the ears

as long as the cabby is in a running state yes,
but i am basically doing a full/bare metal interior swap,roof,engine and box,rear beam(cant lower mine so will bench strip donors and refurb/lower),16" wheels(need diy refurb)
then coilovers and paint touch up(all in good time,its like making love to a good woman,take your time,get it right,)

also going to swap petrol tanks from donor to chammy,as the chammys pump whines its tits off

My new one is doing this again . Might just replace the tank and pump with new items to sort it for once!

[Chris H]

to be fair the tanks and pumps are hitting 18 years old

[lewis77]

Yeah and they don't half put up with some punishment from the elements.

[The T.I.B.]

Good news, look forward to the projects!