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Old 5th April 2010, 11:28 PM
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Is flyerncle quite local Andy, and does he make a habit of ripping peoples cars to bits? Might save me a divorce if I can get the car stripped away from home.
Flyerncle is fairly local to you & I ( gateshead ) but i wouldn,t wish to commit him to the task of stripping a car,

Tho to be honest, if you intend to "sell on" alot of the parts, I would suggest you strip it on your drive, the car can still look fairly decent during the strip down , which should keep er indoors off your back
When my donor was stripped.....how shall i say this??? we were ruthless to say the least in its dismantle it wasn,t pretty , lol

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Old 5th April 2010, 11:31 PM
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Supposing it's us, (kit)car builders, driving the prices up, there shouldn't be a lot of demand for the body and interior parts.
Yeah... The saleable items are the bits kit builders want..


But Sierra owners are still on the lookout for slightly better condition stuff or upgrades.

A good non saggy headlining is money..
A full lockset is good
clear indicator make a little


Various bits can add up...

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Old 5th April 2010, 11:34 PM
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Cool Well done CC

That price seems about the sort of money you should expect to pay for a good runner

As Andy has said .... The ideal car to go for if you plan to install a Zetec in your build at a later date

Have fun stripping the donor .... I love it .... Ripping em apart, knowing you don't have to put it all back together again
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That price seems about the sort of money you should expect to pay for a good runner

As Andy has said .... The ideal car to go for if you plan to install a Zetec in your build at a later date

Have fun stripping the donor .... I love it .... Ripping em apart, knowing you don't have to put it all back together again
It's fun searching endless boxes for that bit of trim... Honest!!!

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It's fun searching endless boxes for that bit of trim... Honest!!!

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Tell me about it

Spent ages today looking for my nice new shiny sump plug .... Removed it when I done the sump chop.

Got so frustrated, I sent Junior out to Halfrauds for another one

You just know I am going to trip over the other one tomorrow
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I will put a "Oh there it F....ing is!" T-Shirt in the post to you first thing tomorrow!!

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when i was getting my chassis to the rolling stage I was forever losing my 17mm & 19mm spanner & sockets
to the point that i,d end up cleaning the garage just to find the little blighters

glad its not just me then , lol

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I will put a "Oh there it F....ing is!" T-Shirt in the post to you first thing tomorrow!!

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I blooming need one .... I cleaned the Workshop up before I started work on the engine

Could loose stuff for England me
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Stripping the car is no problem,getting rid of the bits is your nightmare.

And you did return at 3:45 just in time to go home (you know who you are ! )

It was done with love and affection !

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I reckon I'll just take off any bits needed and set to the shell with an angle grinder. Chop it into buts small enough to go into me trailer and down to scrapyard. Just saves me loads of grief getting the shell picked up.
Plus, will be sooo much more fun!!!
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