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Austincrazy · Senior Member

Abandoned the A40

Cudley · V8 Duds

sad to see you bail.

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Wasnt a case of wanting to, was a case of had to, with loosing my job just before christmas and at the time hopes of being able to put the a40 back on the road reliant on that, I was chucking every penny I had on it, to be realistic i had to step back and weigh up the pros and cons, yes it would be nice to own a classic and know i rescued it but theres just too far to go on this one, And i simply dont have the time,money or patience, added to that im spending to much time on it and neglecting my family. Now wasnt the time to get the A40 after the boys come along now im spending more inside with him and watching him grow up i dont want to be out there and missing it all.

Sometimes you got to take a step back and weigh it all up

Ill get my classic one day, for the minute im happy pottering around and helping others with them, I got the supra now because im in my element, i can do the Hgasket back on the road and that will be a achievement for me in its own right, Truth is i took on to much with the A40 and it began to bleed me dry, I just decided to jump ship while i still had a bank account in credit.

Business is slow atm, nobodys buying anything and its having a adverse effect on my finances ! Nows not a good time for anyone :(

problem child · Veteran Member

honestly mate does it matter what u drive does it matter if you own one as long as u have your health and a family it doesnt matter cars come and go u will end up gettin another one you dont need to own one to still enjoy them and at the end of the day as long as u can say u tried your hardest with the austin and tried as much as you could to get it workin there should be no porblems

stevie · WIND POWERED

Had a few of those supras, turbos and standard 3 litres, autos and manuals. The head gaskets are a nightmare on them and a pig to put right but they are nice cars. The best were the the Supra 2.8i widetrack. I had two of those and wish i never sold them. Dont like the new Supras though, they are one hell of an ugly car but i have to admit the cars i hate most at the moment are Imprezas. Every one i see has an exhaust the size of a dustbin, stupid stickers all over it and twenty twelve inch rimzzzzzz on lowered suspension that rubs like a pig on anything but billiard table smooth surfaces. Standard ones are ok though.

Austincrazy · Senior Member

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250391286403

Thats my new toy

giggles · Guru

Good luck with that head gasket.

stevie · WIND POWERED

Are you back with us giggles?

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Headgasket wont be a problem, had several different Jap cars in parts in the bits and tbh there no different really on this than a MR2 only thing being this is 6 cylinder
ill be ok aslong as I time it up properly and lock the cams in

giggles · Guru

stevie wrote:

Are you back with us giggles?

No, I'm with the Woolwich

stevie · WIND POWERED

Jist had a thought Pete. Werent your A40 mot'd when ya got it? If it was that rusty id take it back to the station that did it an ank why it was passed.

WTF is ank? hahaha i meant ask.

-- Edited by stevie on Wednesday 18th of March 2009 08:31:51 PM

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Yer car had 11 months Mot on it

I have so far found a hole in the fueltank thats rotten, leaking brake pipe, rotten chassis etc

Dont worry stevie im going to report it to the ministry

cadillacman · Guru

thats old cars for you, spend every penny you have and still worth half the price you pay in the end!

Sounds like you made the right move given the rust etc

Austincrazy · Senior Member

If anyone knows of anybody who needs any glass for a mk2 farina or any lights then give me a shout they are going on the bay otherwise

stevie · WIND POWERED

Do you want any of us to come an have a look over it to see if its worth doin? Im sure Tony'll come wiv me an we could see if we could save it.

chucky · Rum Boy

stevie wrote:

Do you want any of us to come an have a look over it to see if its worth doin? Im sure Tony'll come wiv me an we could see if we could save it.

Yeh i'm up for coming to have a look to see if it really is as bad as you say Pete, would be such a shame to see another classic going round the banger track!

Hollywood · Senior Member

What's an HKS BOV for the Toyota??? confuse

Chevy · Senior (As in old Bastard) Member

Pete,
Put the A40 back in the garage `till your ready for another go at it.

Have a looky here http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=45016&page=1

Mr POPular · !!!!!!GOD!!!!!!

dont give up on it pete. Supras are quick but have no style. just japanese plastic.

Use the supra and spend a few years on the austin. it will be worth it in the end.

stevie · WIND POWERED

I wondered why chucky wrote what he did, but im not a fan of banger racing at all and i didnt know what the pre 70 at mildenhall is and just "read through" it.

How can you send a classic car with 11 months mot on it around the banger track?????? Sir, you should be hung by your knackers and whipped to within an inch of your life. If you cant sort out a car as simple as the A40 how are you going to sort out that jap engine??? Rare or not those supras (and i like them too remember) are just jap iron that look sporty but have no value whatsoever. The A40 is a piece of british motoring industry that we will never have again, jap cars will always be here in their masses and be mostly worthless. Even with its chavvy wheels and k&n filters.

I cant honestly see why that A40 couldnt be saved with a welder and a bit of know how. You say you quit while your bank balance was still in the green, well it wont be after doing that jap engine i can assure you.

I may not be mr restorer of the year and i might buy cars and sell them pretty quickly but i mainly buy old stuff without MOT, get them done and on the road again before selling so at least its saved from the scrapper. Banger racers do nothing more than trash old cars that could be restored in the future. I have never, and will never watch/ed a banger race in my life.

bod · " allright shag?"

hear hear!!
amen to that.

Austincrazy · Senior Member

A40's already gone for racing

All the useable parts will be put on ebay cheap or sold privately should anyone require them

The cars a mess underneath anyway, I needed the space, I messed my eyes up last week welding stuff on it and tbh after giving myself arc eye really bad again I dont want to be crawling under a car for gods knows how many hours welding it up i spent more time blowing holes in the ****ty tin than patching them up !

The Supra can be saved because all the parts are there to assist, there was more than a few hours on that A40, and my time and patience and bank account had been bled dry. Yes there jap crap but there getting thin on the ground too in good condition and It had to be saved. By sacraficing one car im saving another, wether it be a true brit classic or not it was still a rotten out pile of crap underneath and has bled me dry.

Nasty as it may sound, my only enjoyment now is seeing that car being destroyed to give it some of the pain and heartache it has given me, it very nearly destroyed my relationship with the misses because we were forever arguing over money I was spending on it, and in hinesight she was right to be concerned.

Yes Id love to have saved it, my intention wasnt to run it to the scrapper or race it, however cars are short on the ground racing wise and if its going to be scrapped it may aswell serve a purpose first, it would have not been worth restoring and the parts i have stripped off it will go to rescue another one. so not all bad

Not all banger boys are savages, my nephews restores old cars aswell occasionally, even with his advanced welding skills he told me its too far gone to even consider, and thats before I even offered him the chance to have it to race.

Im sure im not the only one to give up on a car due to finances/time/space and love for there family

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Hollywood wrote:

What's an HKS BOV for the Toyota???

Hey Lol

HKS is a company who make Performance parts for Jap cars

BOV - stands for Blow Off Valve

Works on same princaple as a dumpvalve but gives much better letoff at high boost ranges

The supras running around 16psi at around 8 bar

giggles · Guru

Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear.

Have a look at the 53 Hawk in our garage and that ain't going round a banger track. It's tucked up in the dry waiting for a day when Sniper has the time to sort it out.

stevie · WIND POWERED

Austincrazy wrote:

A40's already gone for racing

I needed the space, I messed my eyes up last week welding stuff on it and tbh after giving myself arc eye really bad again

Thought you worked in a bodyshop and knew how to do this stuff?

Nasty as it may sound, my only enjoyment now is seeing that car being destroyed

AAAAGGGGHHHHH you cant say that on here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Austincrazy · Senior Member

I did used to work in a bodyshop, But even experienced welders can get arc eye !

Maybe I shouldnt say that on here but whats dones done, Ill get another classic soon so whats it matter im not the only person thats abandoned a project im sure

giggles · Guru

That's good, but do yourself a huge favour and before you buy another classic get one of the lads on here to come with you to look at the car you intend to buy. Some of these guys know a h3ll of a lot about older cars and surely it's better to get a second or third opinion.

The Fairlane was down in Plymouth, so Mike asked a good friend if he'd mind giving the car a once over before Mike starting bidding on Ebay. Our friend was only too pleased to do so, having himself got his figers burnt buying a pup of a car.

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Seems theres a lot of sh*t out there before you find one that shines, I have only really ever bought one thats bad tbh and this was it, just with ebay once you bought it its yours :( although i did walk away from a mondeo last month that the bloke was trying to do me on, sometimes its worth the bad feedback

Hollywood · Senior Member

What a darn shame Pete,personally i can't stand "caveman" racing but needs must i guess!! biggrin

The resto was looking good its a shame no one had the chance to give you a look as you don't see too many of them around
Anyhow best of luck with the new project,even if it is a Jap motor! and i hope it doesn't hit the bank balance too hard either matey smile

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Ill get something else mate

Oh lol dont spose your fancy a Limo do you

I know of a Fleetwood limo 5.7ltr for £550

Its not in bad shape

has mot till april

Was mot'd last year, and hardly been out since

also it has the hand/acellerator controls like on yours on mate ( or did have when my mate bought it ) as i said to him if your chucking them away ill have them for you as a spare set, i think hes either got them in the car or in his garage anyways.

I can get you pics if your interested

wrecker · Senior Member

my buick has been abandoned for the last 3 months as i have no money to spend on it things are tight at the mo! i got made redundant 3wks ago and we are moving soon aswell. no money and no job so the the buick may be abandoned but i won't give up on it and there is no way it will end up on the track!!!

chucky · Rum Boy

Glad to see you sticking at it Wayne, i really think pete should have had a bit more patience with that A40. I bet it wasnt half as bad as you're saying pete, it still had MOT so couldnt have been that bad. such a shame to see another classic that could have been saved going round the banger track. maybe more modern cars like the supra you just bought are more your thing pete. It's probably best you keep away from classic cars until you can afford a real nice one if you are going to give up on it that quickly. I personally am one of the most impatient people you will ever meet but even i would'nt have given up that quickly! If you were unable to cope with getting the A40 done then you could have sold it on via ebay, even if someone bought it as a doner car for one they are restoring. Sorry, but i along with some of the others feel very disapointed at what you have done but then its your car your money etc. Shame

Neil · Member

Few things are ever too far gone, I have just made an inner wing and "a" post for an A55 van and saved a minor 1000 which a supposed professional welder walked away from half way through trying to repair it, I had to cut off all his stuff and start again, it was sooooo rotten. Sometimes just leaving things alone for a while and coming back later makes them look easier, or get morale support from someone as daft with a welder as me. Self darkening sheild is the best invention in the whole world!!

Neil · Member

PS I banger raced a three year old Peugeot 604 in 1983, it was an accident write off but did look good going round Foxhall, not so good when I tried to jack up an Austin 3litre with it, that did sting a bit!

wrecker · Senior Member

we should be in are new house in 2wks all be well the best thing is i can get the buick on the front garden so hopefully spend alot more on it biggrin ! it did come close to getting shot of it. but the wife gave me a hefty kick in the b...ocks!!! which brought me to my senses!!!

chucky · Rum Boy

Neil wrote:

PS I banger raced a three year old Peugeot 604 in 1983, it was an accident write off but did look good going round Foxhall, not so good when I tried to jack up an Austin 3litre with it, that did sting a bit!

haha
ive taken a few cars round the banger track with MOT left on them but not one that new and certainly never any classics!

giggles · Guru

Neil wrote:

Few things are ever too far gone,

Here, here.
Take a look at this website belong Diggers friend Barry. No-one in the Humber was interested as it was too far gone...............

http://www.aye-deneaux.com/

Owning a classic isn't a cheap hobby, but it can be great fun.

stevie · WIND POWERED

Jesus thats a hell of a pair of ti...err.. i mean....hell of a restoration.

Why was that bird washin herself with a sponge an car shampoo? Didnt anyone tell her Turtle wax isnt the type used for hair removal?

giggles · Guru

It's one hell of a car, Mike was lucky enough to have a drive a couple of years ago.

As for the girl yawn

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Pete, do you still keep in contact with Dexter?

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Not really fi, I still speak to adz every so often, They given up doing other peoples cars now, had to many people screw them over on them, Shame really coz Gpspeed was going places, I think a lot the trouble went back to the company that messed up Vals Concept.

Dex is still doing the Electrical Switchgear for Edf and other electric companies, Adz is working for him, Think Vals still doing her usual mummy routine bless her, Daniel last I heard was doing the signage still.

Said id meet up and go see them but havent had the chance to get down there, shame coz they are great people

Had they have been nearer id have got Dex to take a look at the A40 and give me some advice.

At one point I was supposed to have been moving down there and working for them but that never materialised, Shame really coz would have been a laugh, mind you id still have been out of a job now.

stevie · WIND POWERED

Theres a lot of people on here would have looked at the 40 and given advice pete. Quite a few of these guys have helped me over the couple of years ive been a member here. Just ask mate thats all ya have to do, theyre a good bunch.

giggles · Guru

Yeah, but we don't all have a string of saucy, scantly clad models running around behind us

chucky · Rum Boy

giggles wrote:

Yeah, but we don't all have a string of saucy, scantly clad models running around behind us

stevie · WIND POWERED

chucky wrote:

giggles wrote:

Yeah, but we don't all have a string of saucy, scantly clad models running around behind us

OK OK ill put me thong on an soap meself up. Jesus what ya have to do fer ya club....

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Haha Dex was the Pimp Daddy !!!

I used to love going down there

Was down there one day sat eating a pizza and this model was changing in the toilets, she was pure filth ! we sat there eating and she was changing, didnt even bother shutting the loo door ! We were like dont u wanna shut the door and she was like umm Nah its ok !! We saw everything

I was with my ex at time and was trying not to dribble on my pizza !! hahahaha

Hollywood · Senior Member

Austincrazy wrote:

Ill get something else mate

Oh lol dont spose your fancy a Limo do you

I know of a Fleetwood limo 5.7ltr for £550

Its not in bad shape

has mot till april

Was mot'd last year, and hardly been out since

also it has the hand/acellerator controls like on yours on mate ( or did have when my mate bought it ) as i said to him if your chucking them away ill have them for you as a spare set, i think hes either got them in the car or in his garage anyways.

I can get you pics if your interested

hey send me some details please Pete can ya? i think i might of owned it before if it's blue! might be interested again cos my dad loved it! use lolhare@ntlworld.com matey

-- Edited by Hollywood on Sunday 22nd of March 2009 09:45:34 PM

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Ill get the fella to send some pics over

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Did you leave your controls in it when you sold it then ? Would make sence why it has the controls like yours in, Pull to accelerate push to brake same handle system as in your others

Yer its like a purpley blue and has a side door that opens upwards on rams ??

It was sold to A bloke in harleston I think before Danny Sharman bought it

Ive sent Emmo a message as his misses is selling it for danny atm ill get them to email some pics over

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Lol

Emmos sending me across Danny Sharmans number

If you Pm me your number again fella ill text you it then you can give him a call

The price I was told by Tracey was £550 - so make sharman aware that is what was said otherwise he will prob try and bump the price up !

Cars based over at harleston, It runs and drives and has mot and i think tax - If not we can prob arrange delivery somehow as between us banger boys we got a lorry big enough

Would be good if you did get it back as it is a really nice car if not I fear its going to end up on a banger track getting smashed. And it is too good for that

It also had a new rad in it and a few other bits done for last mot, which tbh its done sod all work since only carting them to the track a few times and to a few partys etc.

Austincrazy · Senior Member

Oh the controls have been taken off but Danny should still have them somewhere