cerbera
|
| posted on 2/8/04 at 05:33 PM |
|
|
Donor parts?
I'm hopefully going to build a BEC MK in the not too distant future and I dont relish having a donor on the drive for a while and then having to
get rid of it. Therefore I'm thinking of sourcing all the parts I need from the scrapyard. Does anybody have a list of all the parts I would
require. I know of the obvious ones, but a complete list would make things so much easier. I know this is going to be the costlier option but
I'm hoping it will be easier.
Thanks in advance for your help. 
|
|
|
|
|
stephen_gusterson
|
| posted on 2/8/04 at 05:58 PM |
|
|
i doesnt take long to strip the car and you will spend ballistic money getting the bits from a scrappy.
only took me 15 hrs...see my web site ...
atb
steve
[Edited on 2/8/04 by stephen_gusterson]
|
|
|
colibriman
|
| posted on 2/8/04 at 06:19 PM |
|
|
only cost me 80 quid for everything from the scrappy.....he did the work...i took the bits away....worth asking the question
cheers
Colin
|
NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
|
James
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 09:02 AM |
|
|
Gotta agree with Steve- it really doesn't take long to strip a car if you're feeling keen.
Ned did his in a weekend too.
If you're determined to get all bit from scrappy then it's a long list... which I can't be arsed to type! 
You put up your list of what you think you'll need and we'll then add to it! Sounds like a labour saving way system to me!
HTH,
James
|
|
|
stephen_gusterson
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 09:32 AM |
|
|
quote:
Originally posted by colibriman
only cost me 80 quid for everything from the scrappy.....he did the work...i took the bits away....worth asking the question
cheers
Colin
you must have a desperate scrappy. Mine charged me 60 just to take the shell away. I think id get told to bog off in northants if I wanted virtually a
complete car in bits, labour included, for 80 quid!
atb
steve
[Edited on 3/8/04 by stephen_gusterson]
|
|
|
Hellfire
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 11:51 AM |
|
|
Also depends on whether you want an age related plate or not when you register your vehicle.
If you do it right, the car shouldn't be on your drive for more than a few weeks at most.
|
|
|
colibriman
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 01:46 PM |
|
|
you must have a desperate scrappy. Mine charged me 60 just to take the shell away. I think id get told to bog off in northants if I wanted virtually a
complete car in bits, labour included, for 80 quid!
atb
steve
steve....
i was happy with the price.....as you can imagine....he has lads working for him who i assume he pays pennies...spose he still would have made sommat
out of it...
got the v5 doc too...
|
NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
|
stephen_gusterson
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 02:15 PM |
|
|
well done that man.
i liked taking the donor apart. all those times in the past, working on cars when bolts wouldnt come out - you know the kinda thing.
On a donor, you just GET THE BIG GRINDER and hack it all off
lots of fun!
atb
steve
|
|
|
colibriman
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 02:40 PM |
|
|
had to get my LSD from elsewhere though - 2 hours under a 4x4 with a grinder....bolts i couldnt get to with a grinder too.... .....
reminded me so much that i had a good buy with the rest of the stuff....
hey folks....another thing if you buy 'bits' and not the whole car.........remember to check you have the keys......BEFORE you fit the
steering column... ........guess who didnt....
cheers
Colin
|
NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
|
cerbera
|
| posted on 3/8/04 at 07:51 PM |
|
|
Thanks for the responces gents. Firstly I think I'll do what colibriman suggested and have a word with my local scrappy to see how much the
major parts may cost. If its gonna be megabucks then I will go the donor car route, but I think it'll take me more than 15hrs to strip. When it
comes to things like this I'm completely clueless at the moment but I'm willing to learn.......the hard way if necessary.
Thanks again
Nick.
|
|
|
