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Post by Fin on Nov 21, 2016 17:37:24 GMT
Its been a while since I have had a chance to do much but I have ordered my kit and I have finished the strip down completely. I have cut out the VIN Number from the engine bay. All that is left is to bring the shell and panels to the scrap yard next week. I had thought about selling parts but I can't face dealing with tire kickers so i will send most stuff to the scrap yard.  Seriously stick the parts on eBay as you have nothing to lose, and plenty of folding stuff to gain. All the buyers I found were serious and pleasant, and no time wasters at all. |
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Post by waveydavey on Nov 21, 2016 21:50:12 GMT
Fin,
Your right I might just give it ago, the only thing is that there isn't as much of second hand car parts market on eBay in Ireland.
We have a site called DoneDeal and it is similar to gumtree and in my experience it is painful to sell parts on here.
But i might give eBay a go and see what comes of it.
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Post by Fin on Nov 21, 2016 23:55:27 GMT
Try eBay anyway. My headlights went to Cyprus; roll bar to Italy; tail light to Belgium, all through their Global Delivery Programme which only cost me local postage, so there's a bigger market than just locally.
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Post by calibuild on Nov 23, 2016 21:12:45 GMT
If you sell on ebay, pack it, and pad well, and then always get the insurance! My headlight got broken in shipping, huge pain. I'll never ship ground again, didn't get insurance... it was good ebay lesson though. Ended up losing $$ on that one.
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Post by waveydavey on Nov 23, 2016 22:19:03 GMT
If you sell on ebay, pack it, and pad well, and then always get the insurance! My headlight got broken in shipping, huge pain. I'll never ship ground again, didn't get insurance... it was good ebay lesson though. Ended up losing $$ on that one. Good advice I will keep that in mind if I manage to sell anything. |
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Post by gwnwar on Nov 24, 2016 2:17:26 GMT
Buyer pays for insurance..Got the cost of it.. Ask him if he wants it or not keep it in writing for your records till item get there..
CYA..
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Post by waveydavey on Dec 29, 2016 21:19:15 GMT
I know there are a few threads on the forum on digital dashes, but I was wondering if anyone has experience with them and if you have any recommendations on a good one.
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Post by waveydavey on Jan 29, 2017 10:47:31 GMT
Like most people here i haven't had much time lately with work to do much. I have started to make some progress over the last couple of weeks.   This finally allowed me to clear up the workshop and it is amazing how much space such a small car took up.  |
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Post by waveydavey on Jan 29, 2017 10:55:37 GMT
It is amazing how easy the crane makes it look to lift up and dispose of the shell. it took me hours just to get it up on the trailer. The price of scrap metal has plummeted and i got a princely sum €15.  |
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Post by waveydavey on Jan 29, 2017 10:58:38 GMT
The kit arrived the second week of January and i couldn't wait to get it off the truck.   |
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Post by waveydavey on Jan 29, 2017 11:03:38 GMT
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Post by waveydavey on Jan 29, 2017 15:49:47 GMT
Spent a few hours today sorting out the front wishbones to alter them to make the shocks fit in the front. I gave plenty of thought about doing all of the cleaning and painting of the PPF before the frame arrived but i soon decided to wait until i have finished up all of the dirty work before trying to clean and paint any of the parts.  |
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Post by waveydavey on Feb 13, 2017 21:16:01 GMT
I Started to refurbish my break calipers and I am happy with the results so far. I don't have a blast cabinet and used a wire brush on my grinder instead. It was good enough. i decided to paint the calipers orange as part of my chosen colour scheme and it turned out ok so far. I will post more pics once I have lackered them.  |
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Post by calibuild on Feb 14, 2017 4:23:24 GMT
Looks good, assume it's high temp paint?
Later in your build, plasti-dip is pretty cool and good for testing various colors. It generally finishes in a matte color, and can be peeled off without damaging what's underneath. Would never use it for brakes, but if you want to test black / white / orange rims versus silver it's an easy, cheap way to get a full visual with no risk.
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Post by waveydavey on Feb 16, 2017 23:03:11 GMT
It is hi temp paint and I hope to lacker them this weekend and rebuild them. The plasti dip paint looks very interesting and I may just give that a go. Thanks for the pointers.
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