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After looking at a few exampies I stumbled over this one which was being sold by a classic
car garage. (repairs garage, not sales garage) in Worthing - Simply Classics.
The owner had emigrated and asked the garage to sell it for him.
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body was solid, apart from an outer sill. It only had 5 owners and
although the history was patchy it did have some huge bills
including a bare metal respray in 2000, a new cylinder head, brake
master cylinder and front calipers. The gearbox was very noisy ain all the gears except fourth so after negotiating I had the 'box replaced at the owners expense. |
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While the box was out I asked them to do a few jobs to it
including new engine bearings and clutch plate. After handing over some more money home it went!
Applying for car tax was a fiasco as the MOT certificate had the registration number minus the last character so the post office wouldn't tax it. Futhermore, the MOT inspector had put the body number and not the GAN chassis number on the certificate! The result of all this was a visit by the local Dept of Transport inspector.
Ownership now consists mostly of repairing little foibles its had since I bought it! |
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| Jobs completed to date |
| May 2008 - Prior to delivery |
New gearbox |
| May 2008 |
A helluva lot of cleaning!
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| June 2008 |
The throttle spring was too long
so the throttle was incredibly heavy and stiff. Replaced spring
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| August 2008 |
Presumed the wheels needed balancing but I was wrong! it was worn track rod ends. Another bill I didn't expect!
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| September 2008 |
Fit radio, fix headlight short circuit which also fixed the horn!
Tracking reset by Kwik Fit
Fuel leak from overflow pipe in carb. Fixed by Modern Motoring, Paignton
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| October 2008 |
New n/s outer sill by David Cooper Services of
Storrington.
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| October 2008 |
New rear brake linings, wheel cylinders and copper pipes by Tony Brooks of Storrington. Check front suspension for greasing
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| NEXT JOB |
N/s shock absorber worn and bushes have had it. Will it ever end?! |
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