Russell
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 posted on 15/9/08 at 10:58 AM |
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Oh dear...
Another ebay listing to make you smile or grimace. Wrong in sooooo many ways....
ebay
linky
I'm a bilingual illiterate. I can't read in two languages.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:10 AM |
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 so blatant, must have just restamped the shell number or my fave, just weld it in. I know folk who do cut and shuts (very well btw) happens all the
time
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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TimC
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
so blatant, must have just restamped the shell number or my fave, just weld it in. I know folk who do cut and shuts (very well btw) happens all the
time
Never mind that, it comes with new mountains and caplipers.
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tegwin
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:14 AM |
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"Engine mountains"
And check out the dash mounted relays....
LOL!!
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
www.verticalhorizonsmedia.tv
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smart51
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:16 AM |
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I particularly like the uprated engine mountains but am scared by the 300m front brake discs.
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pjavon
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:20 AM |
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What about the 300m Discs, now there BIG
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
"Engine mountains"
And check out the dash mounted relays....
LOL!!
Wouldn't be too concerned about this car as it's not real meant as a proper road one, just registered to qualify. So much work goes into
preparing these shells is amazing and it looks like it's been done quite well going by the pictures.
certainly an ugly dash but at least you don't have to stop to replace a broken relay, probably for the lights...
[Edited on 15/9/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:46 AM |
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Luckily he didn't advertise it on here or the spelling and grammar police would have him banned for life
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neilj37
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 11:47 AM |
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The ad reads like it was written by a 6 year old
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tobymack
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 12:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by neilj37
The ad reads like it was written by a 6 year old
And this thread would make everyone think this forum is populated by 6 year olds!
So the guy can't spell? So what, does that make him stupid? Does that mean he isn't capable of building a decent rally car?
Ignoring the advert, what exactly is wrong with the car?
It has been reshelled. So what? Rally cars tend to get bent so reshelling is very common or there would not be many left!
It has a cosworth V6 rather than a turbo? So what? As he says that probably makes it an easier car to live with.
Relays on the dash? Why not, a damn site better than crawling under the dash to fix problems in the dark, in the middle of a rally!
I am still on locostbuilders, not blatchat aren't I? 
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 12:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tobymack
quote:
Originally posted by neilj37
The ad reads like it was written by a 6 year old
And this thread would make everyone think this forum is populated by 6 year olds!
So the guy can't spell? So what, does that make him stupid? Does that mean he isn't capable of building a decent rally car?
Ignoring the advert, what exactly is wrong with the car?
It has been reshelled. So what? Rally cars tend to get bent so reshelling is very common or there would not be many left!
It has a cosworth V6 rather than a turbo? So what? As he says that probably makes it an easier car to live with.
Relays on the dash? Why not, a damn site better than crawling under the dash to fix problems in the dark, in the middle of a rally!
I am still on locostbuilders, not blatchat aren't I?
One must be able to use the Queens english to be on here now ! Spelling Linky
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 12:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
One must be able to use the Queens english to be on here now !
That'll be Queen's English though Mr Ecosse!!
Sorry - couldn't resist and hope it's taken in the good natured manner intended.
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ravingfool
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 01:49 PM |
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I'm also a little lost, what do people think is wrong with the car?
I found the advert painfully difficult to read which would likely put me off if I were in the market for such a car. However, aside from the complete
lack of basic literacy and the incredibly irritating use of capital letters, what is wrong with the car? It's perfectly legal to re-shell a car
and retain the original registration etc, else heritage shells and the like wouldn't be doing so with MGBs and minis.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ravingfool
I'm also a little lost, what do people think is wrong with the car?
I found the advert painfully difficult to read which would likely put me off if I were in the market for such a car. However, aside from the complete
lack of basic literacy and the incredibly irritating use of capital letters, what is wrong with the car? It's perfectly legal to re-shell a car
and retain the original registration etc, else heritage shells and the like wouldn't be doing so with MGBs and minis.
Tbo in the normal real world of road cars, any car that needed a new shell would be deemed a write off. Simply removing the running gear and sticking
that in another car is not legal as far as the DVLA is concerned and it should be put through an SVA. Course it happens all the time and worse. I read
about one guy who ended up with a Q plate on his golf because the made the doors gullwing! his mistake was to bother telling the DVLA, nosey busy
bodies that they are. People re-shell tons of MG's, Tax free series Landys sporting new galvanised chassis , welding two cars together  ,
cloning cars NTDWMH...cough. Happens all the time but normally no one else knows about it.
[Edited on 15/9/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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iank
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Tbo in the normal real world of road cars, any car that needed a new shell would be deemed a write off. Simply removing the running gear and sticking
that in another car is not legal as far as the DVLA is concerned and it should be put through an SVA. Course it happens all the time and worse. I read
about one guy who ended up with a Q plate on his golf because the made the doors gullwing! his mistake was to bother telling the DVLA, nosey busy
bodies that they are. People re-shell tons of MG's, Tax free series Landys sporting new galvanised chassis , welding two cars together ,
cloning cars...cough. Happens all the time but normally no one else knows about it.
[Edited on 15/9/08 by Mr Whippy]
It's completely legal to reshell a car in a brand new OEM specification shell and keep the VIN number/reg without an SVA - or even telling the
DVLA.
If you use a second hand shell it must taken on the identity of the shell not the parts donor.
A car is only written off by an insurance company. You can but a box of bits and a V5 and reshell completely legally and above board without it being
a write off.
If you do buy a write off and reshell it you need a VIC test not an SVA.
The problem with the golf was that you can't legally modify a monocoque changing it's structural strength 'significantly'
without it requiring an SVA - if he hadn't got an SVA for it it wouldn't have been insured correctly, though he'd only have found
out that bit if/when he had a bang - which would have been a much bigger mistake.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
One must be able to use the Queens english to be on here now !
That'll be Queen's English though Mr Ecosse!!
Sorry - couldn't resist and hope it's taken in the good natured manner intended.
Sorry for that but being Scottish i couldn't bring myself to put a capital there I have discovered why there are so many problems just now
with spelling and grammar,the website is down Linky
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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Tbo in the normal real world of road cars, any car that needed a new shell would be deemed a write off. Simply removing the running gear and sticking
that in another car is not legal as far as the DVLA is concerned and it should be put through an SVA. Course it happens all the time and worse. I read
about one guy who ended up with a Q plate on his golf because the made the doors gullwing! his mistake was to bother telling the DVLA, nosey busy
bodies that they are. People re-shell tons of MG's, Tax free series Landys sporting new galvanised chassis , welding two cars together ,
cloning cars...cough. Happens all the time but normally no one else knows about it.
[Edited on 15/9/08 by Mr Whippy]
It's completely legal to reshell a car in a brand new OEM specification shell and keep the VIN number/reg without an SVA - or even telling the
DVLA.
If you use a second hand shell it must taken on the identity of the shell not the parts donor.
A car is only written off by an insurance company. You can but a box of bits and a V5 and reshell completely legally and above board without it being
a write off.
If you do buy a write off and reshell it you need a VIC test not an SVA.
The problem with the golf was that you can't legally modify a monocoque changing it's structural strength 'significantly'
without it requiring an SVA - if he hadn't got an SVA for it it wouldn't have been insured correctly, though he'd only have found
out that bit if/when he had a bang - which would have been a much bigger mistake.
good answers
though it is quite obvious its not a brand new shell, its a blue Sierra, unless Ford has had fully painted shells sitting round for 15 years or
more
[Edited on 15/9/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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mr henderson
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:14 PM |
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What I don't understand about these people who can't spell simple words such as 'mounting' and 'event' is how can
they see the correct words over and over again and still not be able to spell them when they need to?
John
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RK
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:35 PM |
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Well, my background is linguistics, before I became an Audiologist, so I guess it goes the other way too! He can't spell his own name and I can
barely work a spanner.
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Luckily he didn't advertise it on here or the spelling and grammar police would have him banned for life
Remember Arkwright's principle (that's the Ronnie Barker one, not the mill owner). He deliberately mispelt a handwritten sign on the shop
window. When this was pointed out by Granvill ("Fetch a cloth" ), the shopkeeper retorted that he'd made 7 sales from passers-by,
eager to correct his apparent error.
The extent of the erroneous spelling on the ad makes me a tad suspicious. I reckon its an Arkwright ploy to pull in the punters.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 05:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Luckily he didn't advertise it on here or the spelling and grammar police would have him banned for life
Remember Arkwright's principle (that's the Ronnie Barker one, not the mill owner). He deliberately mispelt a handwritten sign on the shop
window. When this was pointed out by Granvill ("Fetch a cloth" ), the shopkeeper retorted that he'd made 7 sales from passers-by,
eager to correct his apparent error.
The extent of the erroneous spelling on the ad makes me a tad suspicious. I reckon its an Arkwright ploy to pull in the punters.
^^^^^ What Dick said, made me look along with at the moment 2500 other views, the car don't look half bad to me either, its a rally hack not a
show car ?
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BenB
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
One must be able to use the Queens english to be on here now ! Spelling Linky
The capital "E" of English is of less importance (in my honest opinion) than the singular possessive apostrophe!!! I note the correction
was for both but only the E was noticed!!!
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 05:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
One must be able to use the Queens english to be on here now ! Spelling Linky
The capital "E" of English is of less importance (in my honest opinion) than the singular possessive apostrophe!!! I note the correction
was for both but only the E was noticed!!!
I wasn't brave enough to point out that it was the apostrophe too and was what i actually spotted first!!
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jake_truck
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 06:36 PM |
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Oh dear God!!!!!
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rodriguez
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 06:40 PM |
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I thought i was a bad man for missing out the capital letters in one of my previous posts, but this guy really does need a bit of education!
On the subject of the car though, it looks very similar to one that i work on, only ours is orange where it is red and more importantly its RWD. Its
an ok engine for rallying, perhaps a bit lazy though
get it lit
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