caber
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 06:19 PM |
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Hens teeth or rocking horse poo
I have been looking for a donor for a few weeks in the Edinburgh area. I have not even had the sniff of an escort, cortina or capri and the only
sierra I have found is in a scrappy I hope to see it tomorrow but I distinctly get the impression he will be looking for well into the 3 figures for
the whole thing.
Anyone suggestions as to where I could get something at a sensible cost around Edinburgh?
TIA
Caber
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donut
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 06:36 PM |
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If you can't find anything why not look further south as you may find a car with MOT & a bit of tax. Then you can train it down to wherever
and drive it back.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 06:46 PM |
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I presume your looking for a MK2 escort... Which are now pretty hard to find for locost construction anywhere now. I've used A1 autobreakers in
Loanhead before. A couple of years ago when I was in there a lot you could take your own tools to dismantle stuff. They have taken to money grabbing
recently though and they agree on a price after you've restled out the starter you want etc.
I picked up a couple of bits from the small scrap section @ Bernard Hunter as well. Don't know if this still exists someone said it had
closed.
Thanks
JC
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 07:01 PM |
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There are still sierra's croping up the the scotads green paper up in the aberdeen area.
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dave1888
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 07:48 PM |
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Try findlaysons in musselburgh, or there is a breakers yard in dalkeith. Aviod sports car breakers you would be cheaper buying new. If you want to
travel further afield campbells in bathgate/armadale is reasonable. In all honesty i think you will struggle to find any cortina/escort2 or capris
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big_wasa
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 08:39 PM |
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If you have the transport then defo come down south .Capri's and Sierra's often go for under £50 As for mk2 escorts and cortina's
.Youve got bob hope of a complete one for less than £300 .
To be honnest I wouldnt bother with a donor..Just collect the bits as you can .It will cost a bit more in time and money but you will pick up the
bits you want easier .
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athoirs
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 09:22 PM |
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Go a Sierra off e-bay a couple of weeks ago.. cost me £41 quid ( it was an automatic..!) and I found £1.50 down the back seat.. so it only cost
£39.50... Oh and it was T&T!!.. In Edinburgh!!
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dave1888
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| posted on 30/10/05 at 01:43 PM |
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Sportscar breakers have 3 sierras in at the moment, 1 4x4. they all have rear discs dont know if they are slippers or not he wants £75 + vat for the
whole setup
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andyps
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 09:06 PM |
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I saw an abandonded (as far as I could tell) Sierra in a field near Dundee last week. G reg 2.0 DOHC with only 55k on the clock.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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caber
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 09:54 PM |
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I have found a possible donor. It is an abandoned restoration of an MG midget with a recon 1275 A series engine. I know this won't make the
fastest locost in the world but it looks like all the essential bits will be there. Anyone know any reason why I should not put this in a standard
McSorley locost chassis?
Caber
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andyps
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 09:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by caber
I have found a possible donor. It is an abandoned restoration of an MG midget with a recon 1275 A series engine. ~~~~ Anyone know any reason why I
should not put this in a standard McSorley locost chassis?
Caber
Because you should turn it into a restored MG Midget.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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dave1888
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 10:30 PM |
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check the adtrader there are 2 sierras on that at the moment near motherwell £100 and £150 should be able to get them a bit cheaper.
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caber
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 11:21 PM |
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Midget is very, incomplete no external panels, no doors, no interior various other bits missing and I think restoration abandoned due to problems with
repairing the main shell so it would not restore at a feasible cost. I thought it might be interesting to build a locost super seven replica.
Caber
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andyps
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| posted on 6/11/05 at 10:11 PM |
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You can buy new bodyshells for Midgets, but if it is as bad as you say I would think it could make an interesting donor, and reasonably authentic for
an early Lotus 7 replica.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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