sheepers Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 im fucked if i know how they did that. TBH if they hadn't they would have gotten away so I'm happy as larry that they did that. as I've been working on the car I've noticed a few other things that have been damaged so ill add them to the list. nothing major but i aint gonna be footing the bill for it. its a good feeling to know that the scum that stole it will be paying for it all, maybe 10$ a week out of their dole for the next zillion years but i don't care. the insurance company will never give up taking money from them until they have paid. lol. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 You should have fitted a British engine. In fact you should have bought a British car full stop. Then they wouldn't have started it and upon trying to run away slipped up on the oil slick and knock themselves out against the proper British steel panels. I hope you have learned your lesson. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeektoy Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 You should have fitted a British engine. In fact you should have bought a British car full stop. Then they wouldn't have started it and upon trying to run away slipped up on the oil slick and knock themselves out against the proper British steel panels. I hope you have learned your lesson. So are you saying this isn't a Ford Capri with a pursuit 170 + blow through carb on it??? These pony cars all look alike to me!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Sucks about the piston. What's the plan from here? I'm guessing it would be more economical to buy another 1J than rebuild. But that doesnt sound very Sheepers-like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxted Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 bummer! if the justice system was fair you should be allowed to smash both of their teeth in with that piston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 fucksake. You poor prick. Great that you have such lush insurance, makes me want to change to them tbh! Does this mean potential for more power in a roundabout way though? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 those tyres. m9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 AWWWWW JEEAAAAAAAH /three in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Holy shit dude, so envious of those lush new parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Care to give me some idea of the cost of that R154? Good timing to turn a disaster into a success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Son of a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 2JZ, no shit? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 So do you still recommend Swann? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 R154 was about 3K so not much difference in price to their listings on TM. would i still recommend swan? well, yes. I'm pretty fucked off with parts of the process but i can see where they are coming from and why things had to happen how they did. they are going to get reparation from the mongrel piece of shit that stole it so they had to document everything in a way that could stand up scrutiny in court. the third party mechanical assessor is the person who needs a fucking bullet. he "was a mechanic for years mayte so i know what I'm looking at" but i reckon theres a really good reason he's not a mechanic anymore. would you put a motor back together with a second hand cam belt? would you use a second hand clutch throw out bearing that had obviously had some serious abuse? especially if its going to cost you twice if you have to remove the whole engine to replace it if its fucked? lts of shit like that that really boiled my piss. was that swans fault? i suppose not but they did have the option to take precautionary measures with the mechanical damage which they chose not to. if anything goes wrong with the abused parts that i have been forced to reuse you can bet ill be nominating the most expensive workshop in this country to do the work required to replace it all and that will be solely at their expense. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 That's a lot of gearbox for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Man, a+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I noticed someone selling an R154 on facebook using your photo. That didn't take long, I wonder if they even have an R154... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Different box, I cross checked the images. I would have deleted and banned him immediately if they were the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Ha so it is, looked the same on my potato device. Should have zoomed and enhanced like horatio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 he "was a mechanic for years mayte so i know what I'm looking at" but i reckon theres a really good reason he's not a mechanic anymore. would you put a motor back together with a second hand cam belt? What a fuckstain. Did you ask how many motor swaps he did in his "years" of being a mechanic, and how many wreckers specifically state cambelt must be replaced for warranty purpose. Insurance companies are fucking parasites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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