novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:22 PM |
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ive been offered a free volvo 740 !
the problem is i cant fit it in my garage and i dont realy want it out front, could i angle grind off the back end of it once ive stripped the parts
i need?
its 125 miles away from me so its quite a distance with no mot or tax..... i dont have a trailer and only got a diesel punto with a towing capacity of
900kg so i would need to either pay for collection or make a new friend that owns a car trailer
something like this would seriously aid me in my £1200 locost....
not sure bout engine size tho.....
cheers
matt
[Edited on 4/1/07 by novacaine]
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scottc
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:24 PM |
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Is your question can I cut a car in half? if so then yes!
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:28 PM |
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i guess im going to be there for quite some time and get through quite a few discs then lol
matt
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scottc
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:31 PM |
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Yeah I wouldn't use a dremel or a hacksaw.
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BenB
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:37 PM |
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That's it! The winner of the Locostbuilder pissing competition is the person who can in one go (of course!) karate chop a Volvo 740 in half with
the hand of their choice....
I choose someone elses
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scottc
Yeah I wouldn't use a dremel or a hacksaw.
hmmmm that gives me an idea for a new reality tv show where "celebrities" are forced to hacksaw a car in half lmao
Matt
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scottc
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
That's it! The winner of the Locostbuilder pissing competition is the person who can in one go (of course!) karate chop a Volvo 740 in half with
the hand of their choice....
My money is on the southern jesse kick boxing champion
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:47 PM |
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Hire a 12" petrol grinder, dead cheap and will see it in half in no time. Try not to cut through the fuel and brake lines though!
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:49 PM |
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not a bad idea......
12'' angle grinder, sparks flying and (optional) evil laugh ........sounds fun
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 07:53 PM |
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how do i go about getting rid of it tho?
i doubt any scrappy would even think about loading rusty chunks of volvo onto their lorry.....
ideas?
cheers
Matt
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:02 PM |
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where is it and what model ?
dont think about cutting it up until youve offered people the interior if its the right colour youll be maikng money .
and agreed , a stihl saw with 12 inch disc is your friend .
price of scrap nowadays , a full volvo is £70
PM me .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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russbost
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:04 PM |
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You'd have no probs getting rid. Scrap steel prices have gone thro the roof - a friend just got £105 for a Rover 827 purely for scrap steel
value, not from a breaker!!! So I think they'd be happy to take away a (2 piece!) shell for free.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:09 PM |
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if thats the case then i will get looking in the yellow pages for scrap dealers
cheers
Matt
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:21 PM |
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I've recently weighed in a Pug 106 fairly complete & a Polo stripped but with a fair bit of crap tin inside it, I got £95 for the 2 which
weighed 1600kg together.
When I've cut stuff in half I've cut the fuel & brake lines first & nipped the ends up with pliers to seal them & folded them
away from the path of the saw. It does take a fair bit of doing on a well built beast such as that but its good fun too if you want to vent some fury
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muzchap
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:29 PM |
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Agreed as the general consensus goes - I'd get the car recovered to a scrapyard and then get the bits off you need and leave the rest for them
-as a thanks for getting in an area for you to work on it...
ACTUALLY - 'SCRAP' that idea!
You in the AA? Just make out you broke down and get them to tow the car back to your home - then strip @ leisure and then weigh the car in with the
scrap man! That's what I'd do
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novacaine
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:34 PM |
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im with the AA
problem is theres no MOT or Tax and someone has chucked a brick through the windscreen of it so im gonna have a hard time convincing them ive broken
down....
would be a great idea if i could get it to work...anyone tried anything simmilar to that?
cheers
Matt
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:45 PM |
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If the AA sends a private contractor as they always have when I've used them you'll be ok I think. When the wheel bearings failed on the
borrowed trailer we had the bloke couldnt get the trailer & my trackday Mini on the wagon together, so we left the trailer under a motorway
flyover & he fetched the totally not road legal Mini home on its own.
We went back a couple of days later with spare hubs & fetched the trailer which sadly didnt get pinched back ourselves.
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Dazza
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| posted on 4/1/07 at 08:45 PM |
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yeah
AA wont tow u unless its road legal, well, taxed, and i think the bricked screen might be suspect lol........
fuckit
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