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The knackered estate!
« on: 01 July 2008, 14:29:58 »
the plot and list of work thickens!! Now have to do rear wheel bearing, 2 tyre changes, cam cover gasket.

Well I did buy it to 'practice' on but now I may be regretting it a little!  :-/
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« Reply #1 on: 01 July 2008, 14:30:51 »
Oh... and the cam kit!  ::)
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Re: The knackered estate!
« Reply #2 on: 01 July 2008, 15:31:37 »
Is this the one you bought on ebay recently. :-?
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« Reply #3 on: 01 July 2008, 15:35:26 »
Yes mate! Its not what I expected.... or budgeted for  :P
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« Reply #4 on: 01 July 2008, 15:42:33 »
Its a crooks gathering place, ebay. :-?
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« Reply #5 on: 01 July 2008, 15:46:05 »
Yeah!! But.... I did want to try my hand under the bonnet..... just did not want to be spending all day every day under it!!!  ::)

have bought lots of cars from e-bay and I must say that this i the first lemon! I am considering if to keep it or just get rid as the cost in making it somewhere near right will probably be silly given the relative value of it.

Just cant decide what to do??? What do people think?? :-/
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Re: The knackered estate!
« Reply #6 on: 01 July 2008, 15:49:43 »
Poll added!  :y
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« Reply #7 on: 01 July 2008, 15:50:58 »
poll answered :y
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« Reply #8 on: 01 July 2008, 15:54:50 »
Polled! :y

 ;) With the tele-help and support of the OOF community you`ll work wonders. :y
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« Reply #9 on: 01 July 2008, 16:23:03 »
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Yeah!! But.... I did want to try my hand under the bonnet..... just did not want to be spending all day every day under it!!!  ::)

have bought lots of cars from e-bay and I must say that this i the first lemon! I am considering if to keep it or just get rid as the cost in making it somewhere near right will probably be silly given the relative value of it.

Just cant decide what to do??? What do people think?? :-/
I did the exact same last summer and bought a lemon from ebay, I just sold it on in the end after going through the process you are in shall i keep or not for a couple of months. At the end of the day it's up to you
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Re: The knackered estate!
« Reply #10 on: 01 July 2008, 16:27:00 »
At the end of the day you've still got a lot of car for the money so probably worth sorting out once and for all if you're doing the work yourself and then hanging on to it. 8-)
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I HAVE THE BODY OF AN 18 YEAR OLD.......I KEEP IT IN THE FRIDGE!

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Re: The knackered estate!
« Reply #11 on: 01 July 2008, 16:27:31 »
Sounds like its a days work all in all.  Cambelt is easy with the DVD, wheel bearings not tried on omega myself but the difficult part is when it is seized. Cam gaskets, are easy once everything is out of the way  :y

If I was closer I would come give a hand, but not in UK unitl July August and then around london only.......

Keep it and fix it!  :y


Edit: wrong flippin month!!
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« Reply #12 on: 01 July 2008, 16:32:36 »
General consensus seems to be keep it.... would have no hesitation if the bodywork wa redeeming. But it is a state! Looks like it may have been in a knock. Many gashes in the body.... huge ammounts of rust (which I was going to sort out anyway) several large dents.

I do not see myself keeping it for an age. But certainly the dogs are much happier being taken out for walks around and about instead of just locally.

Jut need to get the 4 pot dvd!! Would not feel confident without it. The haynes manual has scared the crap out of me to be honest! It makes an oil change sound like some kind of precision engineering task!... not that it is not important of course.
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« Reply #13 on: 01 July 2008, 16:34:21 »
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Polled! :y

 ;) With the tele-help and support of the OOF community you`ll work wonders. :y



well this is why I asked Debs... I would not have even thought about doing a thing before gettin into OOF.  I have always done oil changes and thats my sorry limit Im affraid  :-[ :'(
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« Reply #14 on: 01 July 2008, 16:37:36 »
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General consensus seems to be keep it.... would have no hesitation if the bodywork wa redeeming. But it is a state! Looks like it may have been in a knock. Many gashes in the body.... huge ammounts of rust (which I was going to sort out anyway) several large dents.

I do not see myself keeping it for an age. But certainly the dogs are much happier being taken out for walks around and about instead of just locally.

Jut need to get the 4 pot dvd!! Would not feel confident without it. The haynes manual has scared the crap out of me to be honest! It makes an oil change sound like some kind of precision engineering task!... not that it is not important of course.

4 Pot!  Even easier!  No excuse!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

The rust is easily dealt with.  Some araldite rust compound, some body filler for the bad bits, some spray from your local stealers or get some wet and dry, a pressure spray (hire), setup a dust free room in the garage and do it yourself!  :y

By the way can one of the admins change the profanity filter, nursie mentioned The book that must not be named.....  and it wasnt picked up  :o   ;D ;D ;D
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