HI THERE GUYS AN GIRLS THIS IS MY 1ST POST ON HERE
BASICLY I HAVE A 3DR WHICH WAS STANDARD THAT I INTENDED TO RESTORE FROM A BARE SHELL.THEN I WHILST ON EBAY ABOUT 2YEARS AGO I SAW NEW SHELL COMPLETE, AT THE TIME THOUGHT LESS GREIF THAN DOING A FEW REPAIRS AN CLEANING UP OLD SHELL AND BOUGHT THIS SPANKY NEW 1
BETWEEN THEN AN NOW HAVE COLLECTED QUITE A FEW PARTS AND SAVED ANICE SUM OF CASH.
ENOUGH CASH 2 BUY A MINT 3DR OR DO BLOW THE F******* LOT ON MINE??????
THING IS IKNOW RESHELLED CARS R NOT QUITE AS GOOD A.HOLDING THERE MONEY.B. NOT ORIGINAL.
ITS NOT NOT LIKE IM GOING TO SHOW IT, BUT WOULD VALUE SOME OF YOUR OPINIONS
PS IF I DO THIS PROJECT WILL START ARESTO TREAD
THIS WEBSITE IS THE DOGS THANKS DAI.

 

hmm tough call fela wot would u intend to do keep it forever?or do u think u will sell it at some stage?

welcome to pf by the way

 

I would buy a mint one and sell the parts personally as I like originality.
Where in Wales are you from

 

Nah it aint your 1st post...its your 4th according to your counter Its entily up to you mate...if you enjoy getting your hands dirty and like to know your car from every nut/bolt/washer then build your own ground up. If done properly at least you'll know it'll have no hidden nasty surprises. If you just wanna enjoy driving a minter and polishing it on a Sunday morning then buy one ready to rock & roll and sell all your other stuff on Fleabay.

 

MY INTENTION IS TO KEEP IT BUT IT SEEM LIKE ALOT OF CASH TO BLOW ON A NON GEN SHELL DESITION ISDOING MY HEAD RIGHT IN,IM BASED IN CAERPHILLY
JUST OUTSIDE OF CARDIFF THANKS FOR THE REPLYS KEEPEM COMING.PS NOT 2 KWIK ON TYPEING OR MY PC SKILLS [/img]

 

sounds like your heart is in getting a mint one fella

 

HOW DO I UPLOAD PICTURES ON HERE

 

have u a photobucket account?

 

NO HAVENT GOT ONE

 

Right, this is just a basic guide for posting pictures.........

You need to get them hosted somewhere. If you haven't got your own webspace, you can use this website..... http://www.photobucket.com/ or click on "Uploader" at the top. You will need to register (don't worry, its free).

Upload your pictures and then copy the IMG link of the picture and paste that into your post.

 

And switch off caps lock while youre at it...

 

THIS IS Y I DITCHED OLD SHELL DIDNT WANT TO HAVE THIS NASTYNESS.WIFE JUST SHOWED ME HOW TO GET PICS UP.

 

is that better

 

In what way is your new shell not gen ?

Check out my restro thread

 

throttle jockey


i'm caerphilly

well trethomas...lol

if you need a hand or advice let me know

got friends (also on here) with cossies, i had 2 in the past

 

toff its a genuine cossy shell still in primer with the shell id, its just the wings and panels dont have date stamps or the ford stamped into them like my original shell had.
do u know where i could get this done.
hello spikey well have to hook up at some point im trying to find my feet on here at mo im actually in abertidwr keeping low profile u know what its like with cossys an that butt.cheers guys

 

Like this



A know what your saying, Ill have a look at mine in the morning.
At the end of the day theres nothing better than knowing you have a solid shell if you build it

 

yes thats the the 1toff.just took pics of mine will upload shortly,have decided am going to get it painted and go from there.have u had yours painted ive read ur resto thread very nice job i must have missed where the shell got painted i saw it in primer early on then nxt pic is car comeing together fast ie loom etc didnt realise if u used itor not

 

Then there's no reason for it not to command the same money as a non-restored car in similar condition. if it's 100% gen Cos shell then put it back on it's original identity when it's rebuilt.

If you legally go through dvla to reshell your old car and try to keep that id, you will lose it & it will go on a Q as per their rebuild rules.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...le/DG_10014246

However if it's a Cos shell then you are rebuilding that car using your old parts. Technically you should also use "two other major components from the original vehicle" but as you bought it as a bare shell that isn't going to be viable so it may still have to go on a Q dependant on what you tell DVLA to get the car back on the road. If you can find the 'original' steering and suspension parts for example.

good luck and get the thread started.

 

Aye got it painted. If a mind right the thread start wi the new shell getting prep'ed ,painted then the old one stripped and changed over.

Ill be keeping a eye on your build

 

thanks for your coments guys will start resto thread when shells back from paint, cheers dai