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HandyAndy 6th October 2010 12:07 PM

Chassis on Fleabay
 
whilst browsing fleabay, found this , might be head start for somebody.
The ad says it needs a little more work, some diagonals not welded in, its 50mm longer than standard.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

cheers
andy

Talonmotorsport 6th October 2010 01:17 PM

Looks well dodgy that, I would'nt buy it. :rolleyes: The missing diagonals are the ones that are likly to be in the way while trying to fit the engine and it's mounts. It basicly needs D1+2 , TR5 , engine mounts, seat support bars and all the odd sod brackets for rad ect. It's a shame the seller has decided to sell it as he talked a good build based on 2ltr twin cam.

monsterob 6th October 2010 01:48 PM

Perhaps he left them sections out to make fitting his engine easier and its missing bracketry ? Wouldnt say thats dodgy ? Looks like a quick out of the blocks for someone, bit pricey for me though !

Talonmotorsport 6th October 2010 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monsterob (Post 46305)
Perhaps he left them sections out to make fitting his engine easier and its missing bracketry ? Wouldnt say thats dodgy ? Looks like a quick out of the blocks for someone, bit pricey for me though !

lifted from ebay Quote:
Due to a change in direction I have decided to sell my Talon Motorsport long cockpit Haynes Roadster chassis. The sale includes the chassis itself, and the front wishbones, the offset mushroom adaptors, the rear uprights (for disc brakes), the rear wishbones with camber adjusters and the differential brackets. The suspension brackets are all welded in position. End quote

I know what needs doing to it, I made every thing apart from the seats :D The chassis is shown as all my chassis are supplied, with no engine mounts due to the choice available or tubes that are likely to need cutting out after it leaves the workshop.

monsterob 6th October 2010 07:20 PM

ahh so cos you made it its dodgy .............

good bit of advertising !

reading it again (on a laptop not an iphone on my lunch break ) its clearer and i didnt read the listing

again im thwarted by not being able to see a face or body language to accompany the language / humour intended in your post !

silly me .........

Bonzo 6th October 2010 07:22 PM

Bargain
 
That is going to give someone a real flying start for not a lot of cash :)

Earlier this year I would have jumped quick at the buy it now price ( Never been very happy with my non powder coated chassis ) :o

I am still minded to make another chassis & use my exhisting one as a proto type so as I know where all of the brackets fit .... That way the new chassis can go off to powder coat knowing that no more work is required. ;) :)

Talonmotorsport 6th October 2010 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monsterob (Post 46313)
ahh so cos you made it its dodgy .............

good bit of advertising !

reading it again (on a laptop not an iphone on my lunch break ) its clearer and i didnt read the listing

again im thwarted by not being able to see a face or body language to accompany the language / humour intended in your post !

silly me .........

Indeed the written word via a text message, email or forum message has caused many a mixed message in many relation ships both romantic and inpersonal over the net. In this case the intended sarcasm has been missed by a lack of a sizeable screen on a phone.
Honest to god thats the smartest thing I've said all day.

HandyAndy 6th October 2010 10:12 PM

Wasn,t there a forum member who said they had an extended chasssis?:confused:
or is my memory playing tricks on me again :eek: :D

Its a shame to see part builds come up for sale, must be a hard decision to give up on such a "dream":(
Whoever the chassis belongs too I wish them well for their sale & am sure it will be a great head start to someone with the same dream.

cheers
andy

HandyAndy 7th October 2010 09:36 AM

I,ve just realised who had the extended chassis, same location as the ebay listing.
That is a surprise thats its up for sale, shame too as I,m sure it would have been a nice build.

cheers
andy

mr henderson 7th October 2010 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HandyAndy (Post 46339)
That is a surprise thats its up for sale, shame too as I,m sure it would have been a nice build.

But it probably still will be a nice build, but done by a different person (the buyer, I mean).

Maybe the seller decided on a different donor, and then found that it would be inappropriate to adapt the chassis to the different donor parts, and decided to start from scratch, building a new chassis around the new parts, and let someone else continue with the Talon chassis and parts?

Talonmotorsport 7th October 2010 06:11 PM

In which direction are you going Mr.H?

mr henderson 7th October 2010 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talonmotorsport (Post 46355)
In which direction are you going Mr.H?

I'd have thought that basic internet detection would have revealed the answer to that :)

Perhaps I'll leave it a bit and see if anyone can figure it out.

Bonzo 7th October 2010 07:06 PM

The last I read Phil .... Mr H, had a 2 litre twin cam Sierra .... Then it was for sale .... Then it was not for sale !!?? :D :D

Your guess is as good as mine :confused:

mr henderson 7th October 2010 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo (Post 46363)
The last I read Phil .... Mr H, had a 2 litre twin cam Sierra .... Then it was for sale .... Then it was not for sale !!?? :D :D

Your guess is as good as mine :confused:

There's more relevant info available than just what is on the forum! I'm amazed that no-ones twigged yet!

HandyAndy 7th October 2010 08:50 PM

Good luck with the "New " build Mr H, should be quite something.....whatever it may be :p :D

cheers
andy

mr henderson 7th October 2010 09:10 PM

Oh for goodness sake!

Maybe other people don't do this, but the first thing I do when taking an interest in something on ebay, especially if the feedback is 100%, is look at


see other items

mr henderson 7th October 2010 09:13 PM

Up to 52 watchers now. Wish I'd listed it for 7 days instead of 10.

I expect there's a lot of people waiting to see who blinks first.

mark 8th October 2010 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr henderson (Post 46378)
Oh for goodness sake!

Maybe other people don't do this, but the first thing I do when taking an interest in something on ebay, especially if the feedback is 100%, is look at


see other items

Mx5 then :D

Anyone know where i can get a throttle body for a JAGUAR 3.0 V6 :D

Bonzo 8th October 2010 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr henderson (Post 46378)
Maybe other people don't do this, but the first thing I do when taking an interest in something on ebay, especially if the feedback is 100%, is look at

see other items

I tend not to click that button

The last time I did, I saw a Bondage cage & Bondage pole :eek: :D :D

Don't think my ole ticker will stand too much of that :)

mr henderson 8th October 2010 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonzo (Post 46429)

Don't think my ole ticker will stand too much of that :)

Don't worry, I'm older than you so wouldn't have anything like that for sale. Not that I need to tie up my friends anyway.

If you don't want to be shocked, avoid googling 2 girls, 1 cup. I did, and the results page was quite enough, didn't need to click on any othe links :eek:

twinturbo 9th October 2010 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr henderson (Post 46358)
I'd have thought that basic internet detection would have revealed the answer to that :)

Perhaps I'll leave it a bit and see if anyone can figure it out.



So are you into James bond?

TT

gaz05 9th October 2010 02:09 PM

Hmmm. So you buy a 3 litre s-type and a couple of weeks later you have a shed load of s-type parts for sale. But not any of the running gear.






I still have no idea

mr henderson 9th October 2010 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaz05 (Post 46443)
Hmmm. So you buy a 3 litre s-type and a couple of weeks later you have a shed load of s-type parts for sale. But not any of the running gear.






I still have no idea



Not even the wheels and tyres. :D

Although the ecu and throttle body are available (which makes it even more interesting)

mr henderson 9th October 2010 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twinturbo (Post 46437)
So are you into James bond?

TT


My favourite would be OHMSS, with You Only Live Twice a close second.

When I'm rich,the first thing on my shopping list will be an original Aston Martin DBS (not the ghastly V8 with the bulges and spoilers), with chrome wires wheels.

twinturbo 9th October 2010 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr henderson (Post 46445)
My favourite would be OHMSS, with You Only Live Twice a close second.

When I'm rich,the first thing on my shopping list will be an original Aston Martin DBS (not the ghastly V8 with the bulges and spoilers), with chrome wires wheels.

And the first on screen actor to play bond was ;) ?

TT

mr henderson 9th October 2010 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twinturbo (Post 46447)
And the first on screen actor to play bond was ;) ?

TT

Well, the fact that you say bond instead of James Bond, I guess you must mean Barry Nelson, although that was a Jimmy Bond rather than a James


Ain't wikipedia marvellous?


So when had Bond driven a Rootes Group car then?:p

twinturbo 9th October 2010 03:10 PM

An Alpine in Dr No.

TT

twinturbo 9th October 2010 03:12 PM

The first screen appearance is a good one for annoying pub quiz callers :D

TT

mr henderson 9th October 2010 09:36 PM

Well, somebody blinked and the first bid is in.:)

Whoever buys it will be told about this forum, and advised to join it.

Bonzo 9th October 2010 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr henderson (Post 46484)
Well, somebody blinked and the first bid is in.:)

Whoever buys it will be told about this forum, and advised to join it.

I am really surprised that it wasn't snapped up for the BIN price :confused: :confused:

Let's hope there is a flurry of bidding :)

rapidtornado 10th October 2010 09:49 AM

maybe they're already a member ;)

mr henderson 10th October 2010 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidtornado (Post 46494)
maybe they're already a member ;)


That's a distinct possibility. In which case they will already know the advantages.:p

rapidtornado 10th October 2010 04:04 PM

Of course, we spoke yesterday. Hopefully I'll be the winning bidder, it's a nice outfit which will be perfect for my car.

mr henderson 11th October 2010 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidtornado (Post 46512)
Of course, we spoke yesterday. Hopefully I'll be the winning bidder, it's a nice outfit which will be perfect for my car.


And indeed you were, well done, happy seller and happy buyer I trust. Look forward to seeing you.

It went for £850, BTW for the info of others.

HandyAndy 11th October 2010 08:55 PM

congrats to both seller & buyer, & as Mr H mentioned earlier in this thread "I,m sure it,ll be a great build". By another forum member, nice one .

All the best with your build Rapidtorndo :cool:

cheers
andy

rapidtornado 11th October 2010 08:58 PM

Cheers mate, told the missus this is the last big ticket item this year :rolleyes:

Her response:
it had better be; oh and the tiling on the bathroom will start when?

On the weekend dear... promise ;)

HandyAndy 11th October 2010 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidtornado (Post 46568)
Cheers mate, told the missus this is the last big ticket item this year

Her response:
it had better be; oh and the tiling on the bathroom will start when?

On the weekend dear... promise

:D :D been there, said that ,

saying no more :eek: :D

cheers
andy

Talonmotorsport 12th October 2010 08:47 AM

Glad I'm not the only one who gets asked on when things around the house will be done. My answer 'when the products go out the door, when I can afford to pay some one else to do it'. :D

rapidtornado 14th October 2010 04:55 PM

Picked up the chassis today from Mr.H, very happy :D

Picked up the nipper from school and showed him our new sports car chassis, his first reaction:
'Can you finish it off tonight, and take me to school in it tomorrow?' :o

Response: Not quite son we got a bit of work to do

His response: No problem Dad I can wait till next week..... :eek:

magic!!!

Thanks Mr.H, nice set-up you got there, very envious as I was shoe horning my chassis into my garage :)

I'll keep you all posted of progress

mr henderson 14th October 2010 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidtornado (Post 46776)
I'll keep you all posted of progress


Mind you do.

Nice to meet you today.

We'll expect the first build pics shortly.


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