Triumphant

Thank you so much! I wish I'd seen this post sooner! The Skoda has been on the backburner a bit but will definitely try to get some bits from this guy! Cheers

On 2/25/2018 at 22:58, Blingcorp said:

Mean!! You don't see these very often..

Here is my one also in the 03.

That one looks amazing! I take it it's been restored? Where was this one located?

Made and broke a puller today trying to get the bearing/seal etc out. Will be contacting Skoda Barrys to find out if there's an easy way (please feel free to offer advice on the discussion!).

According to various workshop manuals, the axle should be able to be pressed back in towards the gearbox (~ 10mm) and then let back out which will push out the bearing - easier said than done   

A smaller, more satisfying job has been swapping the 110 steering wheel back for the original which as it turns out is enormous by comparison. Will be interesting to see what it feels like to drive with! Might swap the speedo back to the original although this is more colourful than the old one

Thick mix of gear oil and brake dust has covered everything  

Having the right puller makes everything so much easier!

Managed to get back down to Dunedin to work on the old car. When I took it for a warrant a while back now it failed on a leaky wheel cylinder among other things.I managed to source a pair of cylinders off ebay cheap which was great, only to pull off the drum to find this mess. Oil seal, not brake cylinder. That would explain the brake performance......

Okay things have been quiet lately - final exams mean no time for cars sadly. Anyway, back in Dunedin for a week so got the Sabre out for a second attempt at wof (new brake cylinders on the way from England). Sorting through some bits lead to finding more NOS parts including what could be the shiniest original Skoda hubcap in existance, and a front bumper still wrapped from the factory. Even found the original Sabre badge that I thought had been lost years ago! Will get the tyres fitted on Monday and hopefully get the cylinders fitted mid-week in time for a wof on Thursday. 

After consulting workshop manuals for the Sabre and the later 110 series I have concluded I can swap the front end out from this car for a disc brake one I have. Will do the swap over Christmas, want to get it all painted etc before fitting. Cherry on the cake is the NOS calipers which means no messing about getting things relined (an expensive route I went down with my 110L last year). 

3 hours ago, 1963 AP5 said:

It would have been amazing if you had found it.

Probably good it's not the same car because if it was I would have had to drag it out of that paddock and restore it. My wife would not be impressed! 

Interesting that the plates are so close, could the two cars have come off the assembly line together? 

May well have done, I'm not sure how the plates systems worked back then. I originally thought it was just based on year but apparently it has to do with where they were originally registered too. That one is out near the Waimakariri river apparently (Chch). As much as I want to save bits from it I know I shouldn't, I already have a set of rust free doors for one I need to get rid of haha!

4 hours ago, 1963 AP5 said:

My first car was a Skoda although ever so slightly newer than yours.

It was a great little car, wish I still had it!

Seeing that colour and HS plate made me think it could have been this one! I was right with the HS start at least..
 

Also re: wheels, I was thinking of going back to 14s as I found a set of NOS hubcaps and chrome looks good on this car. Was thinking of getting a set of 14s widened to see what it would look like. I'm going to try to get some bits from that Marshlands Road site that's all over facebook at the moment, seems to be heaps of 110s there in the background of photos but they only want to sell complete cars

6 minutes ago, Borgweiser said:

Oh wait, your grandfather IS one of the Skoda Barrys.

I got the indicator lenses from him via you.

Good to see you got hold of this wicked whip, now please change the wheels to Fuchs thanks

Haha, yeah one of the Barriest of Skoda Barrys. I recently found some more NOS parts for it. The little C-pillar park light lenses, tail light and other stuff. Want to put them on but also hate risking the nice looking NOS parts when the ugly faded ones are doing their job.

16 minutes ago, Goat said:

Super sweet dude.

Always pined a 110R. But this pretty much as close as one would get over here!

Love that eastern block styling.

Cheers, I met a guy in Dunedin recently with an immaculate 110r with a 1300cc + 5 speed conversion - Super envious, I love them too haha. I also met a guy last year North of Christchurch with an original Coupe that was in roadworthy condition. There's a few around still but hard to find in decent condition!

Link to build thread above. Like to hear ideas, feedback, questions etc! 

No worries, I'll message you my details and for the 110, It will be mostly original. I wouldn't mind some decent alloys for it and maybe small things like electronic ignition but we'll see. At the moment I'm just getting all of the hydraulics either reconditioned or replaced.

I've got one of those already haha. Do you want a parts catalog? They are pretty helpful, have good exploded views etc. I ended up with 3 a few years ago, it's the same as this one:

 https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=skoda+100+parts+catalog&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIguy3r4i_yAIViRuUCh2PygCp#imgrc=stHiEIKTldpGiM%3A

Hey, great find you've got there! These cars are getting rarer and rarer now! How long has it been sitting for?  I recently bought a 1978 110L that's been off the road since 1995 and I'm in the process of doing up. It's good to see someone bringing another one back to life and in the same area!

Name: Fred
Location: Christchurch
Cars you own: 1970 Triumph 2000
Mods to them (can be brief or detailed): All pretty original, except 1970s Jap ZONA alloys and a decent radio
How you found out about oldschool: Through a friend and whilst googling for my old car!
Anything else you want to add: I've owned three Triumphs and have a history with Ladas, not to mention the 1969 Skoda in the garage I'll add some photos in time of the Triumph and what I'm doing to it!