The "What i find in scrapyards" thread

[Daz H]

Should have taken the Daewoo rear quarter vents off it....

Is it a non sunroof model? I need the headlining.

Oh are they worth much?

I can't remember, i've got a feeling it was a non sunroof. I'll go back tomorrow if they're worth the trip

[Craig-S]

Yeah they love them in Brazil.... for some reason.

[Craig-S]

Not really. Have been out and about, just not really taking pictures. Went down torquay way yesterday and my vans engine shat itself, so will be working from home until its replaced.

[Paul]

New van time then?

[Astra Dan]

With a Griffin (Wyvern) on the bonnet!

[Kev_G]

Sure you have a few redtops about you could bang in something lol

[Craig-S]

Sold it today for spares so now have absolutely nothing!

Cant really go running round in the Nova, It only does 20mpg on a good day.

Not sure what to get next. My friend has had nothing but trouble with his vivaro sportive, so maybe not one of those. Would love a new shape caddy, but they are still really expensive, so as much as it pains me to say will most likely be another blue oval.

[Astra Dan]

my vans engine shat itself, so will be working from home until its replaced.

Not sure what to get next. My friend has had nothing but trouble with his vivaro sportive, so maybe not one of those.

Hmm, I'm sure there's some irony there somewhere...




+



= win.

[Craig-S]

Mk4's are too small for me, and the rear door is a big no-no for loading with a forklift.

Plus the Xe / let is out of the question too....... The van i just killed did 20,000m in the 6 months i owned it !

[Paul]

Movano?

[Craig-S]

Would love a T5, but just cant justify the spend for the sort of life it will get.

[Kev_G]

renault traffic i used to use and it was a great van

[GTE 16v]

renault traffic i used to use and it was a great van

<Finger hovers over the Ban for life button>

[Frisco]

lol at a vivaro being ok but a traffic isn't

[Paul]

Vivaro is basicly fook all to do with Vauxhall.

Think they just stick a badge on the back!

[Craig-S]

Mixed opinions on the traffic / vivaro front. Some owners have been lucky but most have not. Just been on a magical 2hr bus ride today to look at a complete banger of an 02 plate Caddy. Plan was to use it as a stop gap, but i cant work well when im in a crap van so walked away.

On the plus side though.... Its amazing what you can spot when sat on top deck of the bus !

Spotted this, so on the way back knocked on for it and got offered it for £300

Bit of a shitbox so probably wont bother, looked better from the road. Shame because in their day they were very capable cars.

(have fond memories of hassling GTE's in them when i was a youth)

[Pitstoppete]

hmm, i had one of them in white. awesome when set up correctly. very rusty though. i did some epic patching in mine.
went like stink and won a lot of club motorsport events. 8100 revs ftw

[carnegstar]

Bonnet with vent is cool on that GT

[Craig-S]

I Had a navy blue one (D--- PAM), agreed, they do go well. Mine was involved in a chase on road wars a few years after i sold it

It got away too! The omega rammed it, pushed it down the road sideways and killed its clutch

[twistycavgsi]

i like to make a trip to the local scrapyards a couple of times a month(just to see whats in there before all is lost,unfortunatly ive only carried my camera around the odd time if its been in the van at the time!

raped a few nova's(gsi,few 1.2s for wings doors trim etc and a rare leather hood roof nova with snowplough front end(brazil brown)!!!,few manta's/cavs( early sri redtop/diplomat for the leather's)/the odd chevette and a few old bmw's fords etc etc.
like to get my hands dirty now and again

[Craig-S]

Dragged my other half out of bed today to run me around some yards on the south coast. Had a relly good morning so wont feel too bad about the time off il be taking this week with no van

Found some good stuff. This was quite interesting, had a rear bench and a set of Recaro reclining buckets in too

[Melv]

Dragged my other half out of bed today to run me around some yards on the south coast. Had a relly good morning so wont feel too bad about the time off il be taking this week with no van

Found some good stuff. This was quite interesting, had a rear bench and a set of Recaro reclining buckets in too

Surely that's not just been taken to be scrapped? Anyone throwing a GSi bumper, smoked headlights and recaro buckets onto/into a Mk4 Astravan would know that it's worth stripping.

Hope you stripped it Craig.

[Craig-S]

Funnily enough i didnt take a single solitary part off of it!

The buckets were Evo i think and had been poorly welded onto mk4 frames, The front bumper was F/G and cracked. O/s skirt has a big crack in it and the grill is a cheap fake.

The lights would have been coming with me if they were in any other yard, but set prices mean they are £17.50 each, which leaves little room for profit making.

If anyone wants it its in Charles Trent's in Poole. Only came out yesterday evening too.

[Kev_G]

seats look good and yes evo ones

[5858moore]

i would have had the door pins in my pocket