henry
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Post by henry on Feb 29, 2020 14:28:35 GMT
This is not selling "a car" as it's been stripped out ahead of the welding that I can't get done for love nor money.
She's way too good for banger racing.
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Feb 29, 2020 14:56:35 GMT
You cant find anybody Henry   |
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Post by Sam Bee on Feb 29, 2020 16:44:24 GMT
Where are you Henry. Just had mine done by chaps who know what they are doing, located in Mid Sussex.   |
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henry
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Post by henry on Feb 29, 2020 17:27:43 GMT
Nice.
I'm in London. How much did that cost?
And how are the doors working?
Only I was informed that the door post has to be braced before the old sills are cut out, otherwise you'll never get the doors to open or close again.
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henry
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Post by henry on Feb 29, 2020 17:29:35 GMT
You cant find anybody Henry No. There have been a few people I've been put onto, however they end up a mixture of no shows, and highway robbers! |
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Post by Sam Bee on Feb 29, 2020 18:21:43 GMT
Henry, their rate per hour is extremely reasonable but you would have to get a quote for the job. Mine were done as part of a very extensive renovation of the whole car. I shall see them on Monday and could ask for an indication - send that by PM. Depends too upon the integrity of adjacent parts of the body shell so sight of the car or a detailed assessment needed. My doors line up and close perfectly.
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henry
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Post by henry on Feb 29, 2020 19:39:53 GMT
My car was recommissioned 20 years ago. Totally solid except for the sills, which I've already got.
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Post by Sam Bee on Feb 29, 2020 19:48:40 GMT
Thanks
is good, are they from that well know supplier in the West Midlands? As were mine.
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henry
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Post by henry on Feb 29, 2020 20:53:47 GMT
Wadhams... only outfit I know of that make them
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Post by Sam Bee on Mar 2, 2020 19:07:51 GMT
Henry, I just sent you a message.
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henry
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Post by henry on Mar 3, 2020 17:57:43 GMT
Indeed, but too pricey for me.
There's a fella in Harlow that does them 1500 per side, which includes the sills.
They're 300 per side and I've already got both sets, so anything above 2400 is more than Harlow
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Post by Sam Bee on Mar 3, 2020 19:02:48 GMT
My chap says £1,000 per side, so cheaper UNLESS additional work is found necessary once things are apart - that would apply anywhere you go. Howard and Kevin are self professed perfectionists and have a proven record. Standard of work on mine is exemplary.
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henry
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Post by henry on Mar 10, 2020 10:14:08 GMT
My chap says £1,000 per side, so cheaper UNLESS additional work is found necessary once things are apart - that would apply anywhere you go. Howard and Kevin are self professed perfectionists and have a proven record. Standard of work on mine is exemplary. Again, at 1,000 per side, that becomes 1,300 per side, as I already have both sets of sills, which cost 300 per side from Wadhams. Are they quoting 1,000 per side with sills or without sills? Only 600 quid is 600 quid. |
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Post by Sam Bee on Mar 10, 2020 19:24:35 GMT
That is with you supplying the parts for them to use. It does include making good the paintwork, of course. Up market classic cars are not cheap to maintain, even if you can do much yourself. This is skilled work to get right and they would do a meticulous job for you.
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henry
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Post by henry on Mar 11, 2020 13:09:47 GMT
That is with you supplying the parts for them to use. It does include making good the paintwork, of course. Up market classic cars are not cheap to maintain, even if you can do much yourself. This is skilled work to get right and they would do a meticulous job for you. Not interested in painting... don't know if I'm keeping it red and white. Etch primer and primer only |
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Post by Sam Bee on Mar 11, 2020 17:00:04 GMT
That could leave room to haggle a little off but up to you and him.
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Post by Eric R on Mar 12, 2020 14:59:26 GMT
they are the same Olaf.
Murphy's law is a popular adage that states that "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance," or more commonly, "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." A number of variants on the rule have been formulated, as have several corollaries.
Sod's law is a British culture axiom that "if something can go wrong, it will", sometimes also made to include that it will happen at "the worst possible time" (Finagle's law). The term is commonly used in the United Kingdom, though in North America the eponymous "Murphy's law" is more popular.
(with acknowledgements to Google)
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Post by Sam Bee on Mar 12, 2020 19:24:24 GMT
Trouble with using Murphy's law is that it could be seen to cast the Irish in a bad light - Irish jokes and all that.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Mar 17, 2020 16:35:57 GMT
I don't think the Irish are the ones that caused Murphy's Law. I just think Murphy was smart enough to be the first one to recognize that's the way the world works.  |
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henry
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Post by henry on Apr 12, 2020 14:17:56 GMT
I've decided to keep her.
Passenger side sills are already on. Can't believe they put an outer sill over the existing rotten sills.
Does anyone know if a 3 litre turbo diesel p5b exists?
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