Bit of a Pickle

[mkandy]

What a Pickle!!!!!!
OH What a to do

I am in two minds on this liitle french pain.....

I have had my project for a while now and havnt done much up until recent weeks due to money and time.... But Now i am a bit further down the line I have done all the welding and a bit of body work removed all the engine had all the engine checked over at an engineering shop just needs bolting together again with new bearings etc.... Now It is booked into the paint shop to have complete respray, engine bay the lot but we all know its going to cost best part of £1300 easy and im starting to wonder will it be worth it or shall i just buy one for £2k already done with a ticket? Its not just a case of just refitting it after its back i need a new window screen wiring looking at all interior replacing arrrrgggghhhhh the list goes on what shall i do????????:confused:

[mkandy]

What a Pickle!!!!!!
OH What a to do

I am in two minds on this liitle french pain.....

I have had my project for a while now and havnt done much up until recent weeks due to money and time.... But Now i am a bit further down the line I have done all the welding and a bit of body work removed all the engine had all the engine checked over at an engineering shop just needs bolting together again with new bearings etc.... Now It is booked into the paint shop to have complete respray, engine bay the lot but we all know its going to cost best part of £1300 easy and im starting to wonder will it be worth it or shall i just buy one for £2k already done with a ticket? Its not just a case of just refitting it after its back i need a new window screen wiring looking at all interior replacing arrrrgggghhhhh the list goes on what shall i do????????:confused:


Ok I'm feeling a bit better now but its going to be a long and lonely road!!!

[djinuk]

these cars imo are at a point where by they are well worth spending the £££ on whilst things are still reasonablly priced.

A 2k r5 may look pretty but id put cash on saying there will be plenty of underlying issues.

[gtmatt]

I've spent about 2500k just on bits for the car , and I still haven't finished the car was rotten when I gt but had it painted cracking on as u do , I always think the same but once she's finished it will be worth while :)

[mkandy]

I suppose once your hooked your hooked.....

Am defo going to needs lots of advice on some wireing as i think the dash loom has been played about with!

[scratcher]

Stick with it! Just think how happy you'll be when it's finished.
Like DJ said, you may find a pretty one for 2 grand, but you never know what's hiding inside really.

[craig1988]

I paid 2k for mine and im in the same boat as you just stick at it :agree:

[raider_gtt]

Snap I say the same mate stick with it you know were you stand rust ect peace of mind a 2k car can sill be a bucket of s**t then you will be gutted stick with it ;)

[LiamR]

Stick with it mate :) at least you know exactly what you have.

[r5_scotty]

stick with it! it will be worth it in the end! wait till ya on the open road driving the r5 you rebuilt! you will love the car evan more knowing you done it and no one else :agree:

keep going dont cave in! :niceone:

[mkandy]

Im sorry to say that my head got the better of me and i cancelled my time in the body shop.... I feel sick to my stomach to say this but i think im going to have to cut my losses and find a car that has had some one elses money spent on it... it hurts me to admit this as i have been so excited about owning a mint 5 but i just cannot do it!

So now comes the decision do i sell the decent parts i have or do i just sit on it for a bit? the shell isnt too bad really as i have done all of the wleding it probably was a bit rustier than i wanted really so thats when the cracks started to apear in my faith. to top it off the number plate is F505 AJW the ajw part being my initials that is what made me want it.

I stripped all of the engine and brought all new bearings pistons liners had all the bottom end checked over and balanced had the block cleaned so was waiting for the shell to dissapear before starting the engine build.

What a sad day in my house maybe i should just get a newer car

Cheers the Drainer!!!! lol

[mkandy]

Still majorly gutted :cry:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

I would sit on it for abit mate, can't count the amount of times i've felt like that before mate. Best thing to do is leave it for abit and go back to it.

It sounds like you done most of the hard work already, least with this one you know its all soild now and will be for a long while. It be worse thing for you to buy a mint one then give it a year and you find it needs welding

[mkandy]

I cant carry on so i will be having tons of stuff up for sale in the very near future:cry: