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Perth, WA
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October 2002
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 What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 01:19
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So it breaks down like this:
You've got a sprinter with a 4age, upgraded brakes and suspension. It's been in a few bingles, has rust in the guards, the fuel tank mounts, and a few other places on the chassis/panels, and is a little bit 'crabby/shaky'.
You buy a sprinter 'wreck' with the intention of stripping it down to a bare chassis and selling it off for scrap or to someone who wants to build it up. after stripping it you realise that this shell is straight as they come, and has been kept in a desert, so there is next to no rust. The shell is not licenced, and is painted a disgusting mint green colour. You do not have much money.
Do you:
a) cry in your sleep about seeing the best sprinter shell you've ever seen go to some other monkey, or to a scrap metal merchant...
b) devote a long weekend and several cartons of beer to transferring the entire contents/trim/mechanicals of your car into the other shell, and try to get it relicenced at the slight risk of ending up with no licenced car, and sell off your original shell as a 'licenced rolling shell'.
c) save the shell until you can afford to build more parts from another source into it, and then sell off your current car as a whole...
how long do you guys think it would take to move all the shit from one shell to another? worth the effort to have a 'straight and rust free shell'?
zack: if you read this, i'm pretty sure you're thinking the same thing as me about this shell. i'm sure we'll discuss this tonight.
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Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Perth, WA
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 02:17
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selling it is obviously the option that is 'most likely to occur' on the list, but keep in mind the shell is in perth, and you are in sydney. if you are still seriously interested, then this really is the shell for you. it has only the tiniest tickles of rust here and there, and the rails are dead straight.
what did you want to do with the car?
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Location:
Perth, WA
Registered:
October 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 02:19
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someone else has suggested bolting my stuff into the car and then just swapping the licence plates and chassis/compliance plates over. i imagine there are some legal/technical difficulties involved with this. thoughts?
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Location:
GoldCoast/Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 02:24
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LMFAO!!! You guys sound like a wannabe CHOP SHOP!! 
But seriously.... would you not also have to cut out the VIN and weld it into place on the shell that is good??
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Location:
Madrid - Spain
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 02:34
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I'd go for option d) sell them both and buy a Celica
If you do want a Sprinter and the one you have is stuffed then by all means transfer all the good bits into the shell. It shouldn't take too long (couple of big weekends), especially if you are offering beer to your mates. You can cash in your rego to help with roadworthy and rego on the new one.
I personally wouldn't bother unless the engine and suspension and everything else is in good condition. You would be better off selling the lot and starting again with a decent car
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Location:
GoldCoast/Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 02:42
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Yeah I agree with that too Gold28.....
except for the Option D celica thingy!! 
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Location:
Perth, WA
Registered:
October 2002
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: What would you do?
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Fri, 17 January 2003 03:22
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Depending on how things go with my current Trueno shell within the next few weeks i might have to start to build a new Rally Car 
As someone who has owned the car in the past has done the dodgy on it and put The plates from an AUS delivered sprinter on there, and it may not pass rego because they didnt do it properly 
PS. IT WASNT ME
Cheers
Ben
AE86 Trueno 4AGE
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