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Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:50 pm
by captain_70s
DodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:48 pm
If they are the correct panels but just pop riveted in place it shouldn't be that big a job to rectify.
Fingers crossed.
They look to be flat sheet steel crudely hammered into place...
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:51 pm
by DodgeRover
Sounds factory!
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:13 pm
by panhard65
It shouldn't be too hard to sort and I have found a pair of floors in Italy. It looks like the cruciform center section has been replaced already but brazed on. The reinforcement sections down each side need replacing before ripping the riveted floors out and putting new floors in. Not much filler in the body panels which is good and it all looks pretty straight.
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:04 am
by paulplom
That's a pisser. Hopefully just seem weld what's there?
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:32 pm
by panhard65
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2021 6:20 pm
by NigelBickle
Are pop rivets “ test acceptable” in whichever state that came from, or was it “ test free”?
Did the seller do it, which bodes badly for the ne t one, or do you think he bought it like that?
Starters don’t last long on those 850’s, and the water pump & rad will need refurb/ recore- ing. Pumps come in 3 or 4 bolt fixings- they aren’t 8nterchangeable so check yours first. If you can’t get one, there’s a “ specialist” in Birmingham that can refurb, at a sensible price, but he’s damn slow
Loved m8ne, but I’m way too big for it now. Happy days
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:26 am
by panhard65
The "repairs" have been done sometime so not the sellers bodging, but I am disappointed he didn't mention them as they are pretty bloody obvious. The old title is from Virginia with the previous owner buying it in 2012 so I expect that is who did the bodging. The rad appears to be a recon but was held in with one self tapping screw so needs looking at in case it is the wrong rad. Fingers crossed the Buick isn't as bad as he did mention a small area of rust on it which I expect means there will be no floors and half the chassis missing. It should be here next week so fingers crossed.
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:25 pm
by panhard65
The Buick should be in the UK now and unloaded on Monday if things go to plan. I also might be doing another stupid purchase which will involve a bit of a road trip.
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Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 8:50 pm
by Steveb
Is that 25 a turbo?
Re: I seem to of done something stupid yet again
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:08 pm
by panhard65
Yeap phase 1 V6 turbo even though it has GTX badges. I had one in the mid 90's and have been after another for years but it had to be a phase 1 and either silver or this green. I have a pair of brand new right hand drive headlights that I have kept for the last 20 odd years waiting to find the right car to fit them to. Just need to find out what hoops I have to jump through to go over and get it.
Oh and the seller also has this.
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It is a Telstar Testi which is a Portuguese sport moped