puma for the mrs
07-03-2009, 08:59 AM
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puma for the mrs
after a drunken night on ebay and a few phonecalls i bought a damaged '00 w reg puma for the mrs
ive always wanted to try my hand at repairing sommat so thought this was perfect and it gets me some browny points into the bargain
here it is when i picked it up
80k miles full service history 2 previous owners and its only a 1400 so ideal for her and cheap tax
looks a lot worse than it is which i think is the case with most newer accident damaged cars
had a day stripping all the damaged stuff off yesterday and fitting new bonnet to check panel gaps along the wings, also gave it a bit of a scrub and a hoover out
it needs a front panel and cross member so i ordered them just hope they dont take forever to come
gaps along the bonnet and wings are all spot on
gunna hold out for a black bumper to save on spraying then it just needs a headlight and grille
more updates when the panels arrive
ive always wanted to try my hand at repairing sommat so thought this was perfect and it gets me some browny points into the bargain
here it is when i picked it up
80k miles full service history 2 previous owners and its only a 1400 so ideal for her and cheap tax
looks a lot worse than it is which i think is the case with most newer accident damaged cars
had a day stripping all the damaged stuff off yesterday and fitting new bonnet to check panel gaps along the wings, also gave it a bit of a scrub and a hoover out
it needs a front panel and cross member so i ordered them just hope they dont take forever to come
gaps along the bonnet and wings are all spot on
gunna hold out for a black bumper to save on spraying then it just needs a headlight and grille
more updates when the panels arrive
07-03-2009, 09:06 AM
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Good to see you "saving" one of the last 1.4s compared to breaking it for spares as seems to be the norm these days. Shouldn't be too dificult to get hold of the parts you need - there are normally loads all over fleabay. Might get a scrappy locally that has some parts too.
Give me a shout if you need a hand with parts / how this fits etc as if I don't know, I'm sure someone on my forum will.
Good luck!
Give me a shout if you need a hand with parts / how this fits etc as if I don't know, I'm sure someone on my forum will.
Good luck!
07-03-2009, 09:13 AM
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Good to see you "saving" one of the last 1.4s compared to breaking it for spares as seems to be the norm these days. Shouldn't be too dificult to get hold of the parts you need - there are normally loads all over fleabay. Might get a scrappy locally that has some parts too.
Give me a shout if you need a hand with parts / how this fits etc as if I don't know, I'm sure someone on my forum will.
Good luck!
Give me a shout if you need a hand with parts / how this fits etc as if I don't know, I'm sure someone on my forum will.
Good luck!
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