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Awesome. Will follow this thread with interest. Keen to see how far that rust goes. Ever since driving tonys (ynot) x19 I've been keen on one. Even over a mr2. I used to own a supercharged aw11 but some how the x19 appeals more now. And I used to hate them !

Keep posting progress pics please.

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Did you buy this in nelson? The shed looks very familiar, if I am correct is it a sons collection stored St his old man's place? We're they all for sale or were you able to talk him into selling one?

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Did you buy this in nelson? The shed looks very familiar, if I am correct is it a sons collection stored St his old man's place? We're they all for sale or were you able to talk him into selling one?

Tell me more about these cars please! I imagine Tony will know of them too?

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Tell me more about these cars please! I imagine Tony will know of them too?

Give me a pm or a text, I think you've got my number, I shall spill all the beans, then when you buy one I can sell you a 4age and you can have the best of both worlds, lush fiat and maximum Toyota doort noises

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  • 2 months later...

sorry guys - i haven't had much time lately...

The shed is on a farm in Nelson - it's his brothers farm I believe...most of the other X's are de-registered, but if I lived any closer I'd be at risk of buying them for parts.

 

I had to twist his arm to sell me the green one (luckily rego still on hold)...but he might be persuaded on selling another - he's notoriously busy and un-reliable at replying (either email or phone).

 

He's got my old X1/9 - which I sold him about 8-10 years ago.  It has an unfinished dallara kit, Uno Turbo engine with a few nice mods, and was very rust free.  Unfortunately he's had it sitting outside under a tarp and I hate to think about its condition now!

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I found the hammer finish hammerite left the best finish. I found the smooth stuff a bit shit tbh

 

yeah, it didn't flatten as much as I thought...maybe if I had thinned it a bit - but it might've just gone streaky.  Overall looks ok - probably good enough until they need another re-build...

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