Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Marmaduke said:
I think when I take my series to Wales I'll tow it there behind my discovery

What a luxury! A luxury that I don't have. I'd just have to take a tent and a few jerry cans of fuel.

Harveyg582 said:
It's looking Good, have you got any plans for it, or is it staying as it is?

Thanks. I want to stick bigger wheels on her, the water pump needs replacing and the fuel tank is leaking so i reckon i'll just get a rband new stainless one.

Other than that, not really, i'm going to paint the headlamp surrounds the colour of the body like they should be. Treat what little rust is on the bulkhead (practically none) and the doors need some work. Otherwise it's pretty much as i want it. Though TPO siloconned the roof to the body, so no doorless convertible in the summer

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
What a luxury! A luxury that I don't have. I'd just have to take a tent and a few jerry cans of fuel.

Thanks. I want to stick bigger wheels on her, the water pump needs replacing and the fuel tank is leaking so i reckon i'll just get a rband new stainless one.

Other than that, not really, i'm going to paint the headlamp surrounds the colour of the body like they should be. Treat what little rust is on the bulkhead (practically none) and the doors need some work. Otherwise it's pretty much as i want it. Though TPO siloconned the roof to the body, so no doorless convertible in the summer

Nice, sounds like you've got a gud un!!
Shame about the silicone, but it's the UK so summer doesn't exist anyway lol

Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Nice, sounds like you've got a gud un!!
Shame about the silicone, but it's the UK so summer doesn't exist anyway lol

Yeah, just would help as even in the winter it gets ****ing hot in the cab lol. the engine warms my bones.

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
Yeah, just would help as even in the winter it gets ****ing hot in the cab lol. the engine warms my bones.

Haha fair enough.

It must be all this global warming from uneconomical diesel cars that is causing Britain's staggeringly high temperatures...it was almost 8°c this morning

Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Haha fair enough.

It must be all this global warming from uneconomical diesel cars that is causing Britain's staggeringly high temperatures...it was almost 8°c this morning

I know! I left my office in just a shirt and no jacket. Positively roasting.

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
I know! I left my office in just a shirt and no jacket. Positively roasting.

Everyone will be wearing shorts before we know it

Now I'm talking about it I can't wait for summer to hurry up lol. I've had enough of this rain

Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Everyone will be wearing shorts before we know it

Now I'm talking about it I can't wait for summer to hurry up lol. I've had enough of this rain

See, i loved rain and the winter my whole life. Then i got a leaky land rover. Now i just want dry weather, before i used some liquid rubber to touch up the wholes in the rubber that were there when i got it, i was getting entire lakes in the bed at the back.

That's a point. Get used to that, depending what you get.

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
See, i loved rain and the winter my whole life. Then i got a leaky land rover. Now i just want dry weather, before i used some liquid rubber to touch up the wholes in the rubber that were there when i got it, i was getting entire lakes in the bed at the back.

That's a point. Get used to that, depending what you get.

Yeah I don't normally mind the wet/cold but it gets boring after a while.

Maybe I should just seal everything....apart from one door?

Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Yeah I don't normally mind the wet/cold but it gets boring after a while.

Maybe I should just seal everything....apart from one door?

Seal yourself in, seats come out for a toilet, put a pipe in for food.

Sleeping with all the spiders.

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
Seal yourself in, seats come out for a toilet, put a pipe in for food.

Sleeping with all the spiders.

Good idea...couple of small issues
1 how do I fuel it up
2 what happens when something inevetably breaks

Marmaduke · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Everyone will be wearing shorts before we know it

Now I'm talking about it I can't wait for summer to hurry up lol. I've had enough of this rain

No rain means no puddles

Trench Rat · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Good idea...couple of small issues
1 how do I fuel it up
2 what happens when something inevetably breaks

methane gas...

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Marmaduke said:
No rain means no puddles

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Trueee....can't see that pic for some reason?

gstuart · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Yeah I had a black box on my first car for my first year of driving, they save a lot of money, but you have to drive everywhere very cautiously, cornering slowly, no sharp braking etc.

having one fitted i assume will stop u trying out drifting skills, lol

only joking of course but yeh i

Harveyg582 said:
Just got an ins quote for a 3dr fl1 td4 £1300...which i dont thibk is too bad, thats for third party fire and theft

that indeed isn’t bad , have u tried fully comp , also A plan insurance are very good , don’t forget break down cover , just for peace of mind

they also come with a thatcham alarm as standard

5 x door is normally better so passengers etc can get in and out easier , from 2002 onwards the trim and interior is black and nicer

at least it gives u some options,

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Trench Rat said:
methane gas...

Aha, self sufficient as well providing I eat lots of baked beans!

Marmaduke · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Trueee....can't see that pic for some reason?

Dunno why not...

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

gstuart said:
having one fitted i assume will stop u trying out drifting skills, lol
True, it's quite difficult to do anything too silly in a 1.4 77bhp punto anyway lol.

only joking of course but yeh i

that indeed isn’t bad , have u tried fully comp , also A plan insurance are very good , don’t forget break down cover , just for peace of mind
I did get a quote for fully comp, that was just over £2k

they also come with a thatcham alarm as standard
Good to know

5 x door is normally better so passengers etc can get in and out easier , from 2002 onwards the trim and interior is black and nicer
That's the bonus of having no friends...you don't need extra doors lol

at least it gives u some options,

I really appreciate all the advice I'm getting, thanks

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
Trueee....can't see that pic for some reason?

Ooh it's appeared now...I live out in the sticks so my Wi-Fi is reaaallly slow.

That looks fun! Hope you didn't conk out halfway through

gstuart · Mar 8, 2018

Harveyg582 said:
I really appreciate all the advice I'm getting, thanks

no worries and ur find the forum a very helpful place along with plenty of info

pros and cons with the different models and ultimately what u want to use it for

plus have a look at the cost of service parts etc for each model

Harveyg582 · Mar 8, 2018

gstuart said:
no worries and ur find the forum a very helpful place along with plenty of info

pros and cons with the different models and ultimately what u want to use it for

plus have a look at the cost of service parts etc for each model

Yeah. Everyone seems pretty friendly and willing to help, I'm looking forward to getting something with the green oval on and having some fun with it.

Good point about the service parts!

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