by DavidL » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:22 pm
Just been for a nosey...
The car's been stored for a number of years, and was stripped for renovation, but shortly after that, interest was lost in the project.
Missing (that I know about): front hub assemblies, exhaust, one rear hub (I think), carpets, "proper" seats (it has Metro seats, I'm told, but didn't see those), and gas struts for the rear glass. Didn't notice if the rear glass had a heating element.
The lights have all been removed, and the rear light cluster connections were all rusty so were cut off. I suppose that a substantial part of the loom (at least at the back of the car) may need to be renewed; I've come across wiring in my car which I couldn't solder because of its age and deterioration.
The rear bumper has a split vertically from the exhaust "notch", which extends for about 5 inches or so. All the embedded fixings for both bumpers have rusted off and need to be replaced.
He's started to and down and fill the body seams under the car, since he had planned to give it a change of colour, including the underside. He said he has the undertrays, which I didn't see. The car appears to be spread out into several garages...
Subframes have at some stage been powder coated, and don't look too bad - certainly not perfect, but usable.
I might have forgotten some relevant details. If anyone wants to ask me about it, I'm on 07941 734545.
His parting comment to me was, "if it doesn't sell, it's going in the skip".