Firefrost 180
You may remember I recently acquired Staccato's old ZS. It was once a very sorted ZS but had been a bit neglected and was in need of rescuing.
http://dc703.4shared.com/img/VmrUIwm...70580835770811 http://dc227.4shared.com/img/9WV066n...18500508936414 http://dc227.4shared.com/img/ZS3068n...42559274083371 I didn't really have a plan on what I was going to do with it when I placed a bid and was actually surprised I won it. I then had the migraine of how was I going to get it back here from uttoxeter? where could I hire a trailer, who could I ask to help me get it back, when would I be able to get time off work... With everything else I've got on my plate at the moment I was beginning to regret bidding. Then G offered to deliver it for petrol money, I was mighty relieved. My first impression when I saw it was that it was much worse than it looked in the pictures. I always tell people a photo tells a thousand lies and this was no exception. It needed a complete front end and will probably need a complete rear end as well if you really want to get it back to near perfect. I'm not criticising anybody before his pals say anything. I think he actually described the car well enough and still feel I got a bargain. Just its a bit more work than id first thought. So, with this in mind I started trawling the old interweb for any body panels in firefrost. If i wanted to get a complete front end I was looking at £350+. So I thought if im spending that much I bet i could get a whole car for that. So i did, well £200 + £150 to get it trailered. and here it is. http://dc544.4shared.com/img/R9DRhWy...87597924167585 its a diesel that's a CAT C but still runs and drives and pulls very strong. Took me a bit by surprise having never driven the diesel ZS before. It has all the front end parts i need, plus 4 solid door handles which i'll also need amongst various other bits and bobs. Then when im done i plan to break the rest to finance the project. Its got 17" momo alloys, new rear disks and calipers and looks to be a custom exhaust? I've already started tearing down the front end of the 180 but found several things that need attention before i could even think about putting the new front end on. Will update as and when but this will be slow due to other commitments. |
That will certainly keep you busy.
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Bet it will be worth it in the end.
Good luck with it. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: |
Like the look of this, should be a nice wee resto project. Hope you are able to see it through and good luck!
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God luck mate .... bit of work there to be getting on with.
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It's amazing what you can get for the money if your patient and lucky too I guess. Looks like a good deal...
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Best of luck with the resurrection - you will feel a real sense of pride when you've finished :D
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Looks like you are ready to rock on the restoration now.look forward to seeing it back to its best.well done on taking the project on.
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Good luck with this mate..If you finish up with a spare boot lid let me know!!
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So you've gone from having a firefrost ZS180 in need of love to a pristine Fireefrost 180 and a harlequin ZS diesel to sell on.
Good luck. |
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