BX GTi 8v D reg, red (yes an early one)

Paul296 · Post by **Paul296** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:27 am

In prayer and supplication I set that poor GTI before the divine St. Jude - patron saint of lost causes and desperate cases (we get on quite well!). He just turned up his nose, shook his head and mouthed the word; 'nah'. Think that says it all really!

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:16 am

Philip Chidlow wrote:I don't know why people are encouraging anyone to 'go for this'. It is in all likelihood rotten as a pear. But hey, each to their own

Phil,
I hope you were not thinking I was encouraging anyone (I was only having a laaaarf, hence the

smiley) !

The Black TGD that I scrapped recently which had stood on my drive for nearly 12 years had an almost rust free body on it, as you've stated this Red one in all probability will be rotten as a Pear !

Seriously, its obvious this one is only going to a parts/donor BX or if the garage/owner thinks its worth anything other than that, let it stand there another 10 years to turn into a pile of iron ore !

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Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:15 am

Sure Richard, I wasn't taking it all that seriously either (

)

Relatively rust-free BX shells will be worth more than their weight (literally) one day soon!

Des Smith · Post by **Des Smith** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:27 am

RxBX wrote: The Black TGD that I scrapped recently which had stood on my drive for nearly 12 years had an almost rust free body on it,

Is that a fridge sat in the back? Air-conditioning? Cold

?:lol:

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:10 am

Philip Chidlow wrote:.....................................
Relatively rust-free BX shells will be worth more than their weight (literally) one day soon!

hence why I'd kept it in-case I/someone may have needed one but I eventually had to let it go due 'No room at the Inn'

Des Smith wrote:...............................
Is that a fridge sat in the back? Air-conditioning? Cold ?:lol:

Des, it was an old gas cooker I threw in the back along with a damaged BX door and some old drive-shafts to make up for the weight of wings/bonnet/front struts that I removed as I got the scrap price based on one tonne.
The Bonnet is now reserved and possibly the N/S/F wing, therefore I have available the O/S/F wing and a good pair of front struts (PM me if anyone is in need of them) ?

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PhilGreaves · Post by **PhilGreaves** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:42 pm

Philip Chidlow wrote:I don't know why people are encouraging anyone to 'go for this'. It is in all likelihood rotten as a pear. But hey, each to their own

oh **** erm to clarify i was joking too! lol i can put some smilies in to help the point if you like

. Lol Richard don't do it. Even if the enigne hasnt seized, what about hydraulics? My calipers and height correctors sezied or required a strip down after about 3 months of standing still. So with over a decade of standing still.

Have to say though richard..im coming round to this idea of electrics if it means no carb!

It might not be too rotten though; it is on tarmac at least. Then again...that hedge out of the rear bumper looks rather ominous

My reason for photographing it reeally was becuase i hadnt seen a Gti that early and it looks like my jogsaw puzzle.

Anyway slightly off topic. ive found something on ebay- a part but where should i put it; bx chat?? was hoping i could use it but apparently not.

happy bxing

Phil

Post by **Defender110** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:08 pm

PhilGreaves wrote:[Anyway slightly off topic. ive found something on ebay- a part but where should i put it; bx chat?? was hoping i could use it but apparently not.
happy bxing
Phil

Phil I think you're in the right section here for 'Ebay finds'

richardd1652 · Post by **richardd1652** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:32 pm

Its too far gone even for me to contemplate but where i was coming from is whether its in danger of been scrapped and if so im sure would be better being cannibalised for spares for the GTI boys rather than just squashed.
As you know there splenty of room at the farm for storage etc.
Richard.

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:53 pm

[quote="RxBXon one tonne.
The Bonnet is now reserved and possibly the N/S/F wing, therefore I have available the O/S/F wing and a good pair of front struts (PM me if anyone is in need of them) ?.[/quote]

pm'd re struts

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:28 pm

Susan Donym wrote:
RxBX wrote: ...........
The Bonnet is now reserved and possibly the N/S/F wing, therefore I have available the O/S/F wing and a good pair of front struts (PM me if anyone is in need of them) ?.
pm'd re struts

You have a (Returned) PM !

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B-Hive · Post by **B-Hive** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:12 pm

gawd!!!...

here I was thinking that the GT used to look as bad as they come...wow..this one is kinda tragic on first impressions...

jacksun1987 · Post by **jacksun1987** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:01 pm

do you have to have a lvg to drive one of them ford transet pick up truck things ?
Or is it classed as a van ?