HEXUS Shed of the Year 2007

[jon bda]

Better post the Slaguna i suppose . Bought about 3/4 years ago (pic taken then) with a borked gearbox and various other jobs needing doing (all due to previous owner!) for a couple of hundred quid...blew the replacement gearbox up about two years later. Apart from that it has flown through every MOT and not given any real niggles, although the strut top mounts now need replacing...and the paints so faded it looks even more pink!.

[soopahfly]

Here's mine

Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Bought for £375.



Work done so far

Welded drivers and passengers seat - £30
Reconditioned gearbox - £400
New suspension arms - £100
Handbrake cable and linkages - £60

Still needs.

Rear bumper brackets
lubrification of passenger electric window.
Tracking.


Days before I bought it, it had new alternator and battery

And just the other day, the headgasket blew. Taking the header tank with it.


Quoted at least £300 to repair the gasket and probably needed a stripdown to see what caused this. So I rang round scrappies to find a 1242cc Punto engine. Should be going in next weekend.

[shelley bda]

Oooh I'm liking the Cinqy wanna swap for a ropey old Clio? ( see first page )

[soopahfly]

Na, its going to be a lot of fun when i've replaced the dead 1108cc engine with the 1242.

[shelley bda]

Hehe worth a try I suppose good luck with the refit

*Huggles Clio close* awwww wouldn't part with him for all tea in china anyway well.... not until something ropier/dodgier comes along

[soopahfly]

I daren't hug the cinq, it might develop another fault!

[shelley bda]

Awww i'm sure if you stick the bits back on with a bit of duct tape or superglue it will be fine

[muddyfox470]

Bought this earlier this year:
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-automo...76-phwoar.html

Volvo 480 ES 2Litre

I don't want to call it a shed as it'll hurt it's feelings...
It has stood me in good stead, especially as my first car, went around europe (some 4500 miles) flawlessly so pleased with it, and only had to do minor work.

And it's so different

Ian

[jon bda]

Hehe, tempted to find a 480 Turbo and stick the engine in the Laguna...

[wazi]

Here's mine

Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
Bought for £375.



Work done so far

Welded drivers and passengers seat - £30
Reconditioned gearbox - £400
New suspension arms - £100
Handbrake cable and linkages - £60

Still needs.

Rear bumper brackets
lubrification of passenger electric window.
Tracking.


Days before I bought it, it had new alternator and battery

And just the other day, the headgasket blew. Taking the header tank with it.


Quoted at least £300 to repair the gasket and probably needed a stripdown to see what caused this. So I rang round scrappies to find a 1242cc Punto engine. Should be going in next weekend.

if its not a big blown head gasket u can remove the air filter and the inlet manifold will let in a bit of dust etc which will carbonize and seal a head gasket which is on its way out under normal use ,

[muddyfox470]

Hehe, tempted to find a 480 Turbo and stick the engine in the Laguna...

The frencies seem keener to put the engines in their R5's to make them go a bit fast

Tho to be fair the 2 litre has a bit of poke (a lot more than my mums 2litre diesel thats for sure - now that really is a shed, it breaks itself a little each day )

Ian

[IainB]

On one side it looks like someone's used Polyfilla to touch up damage to the side door, the bumper is held on with cable ties (and yes, that was MOT'able!!), it leaks oil from time to time and headlights are *just* passable...

Aah - the old Mondeo - I have just had to say goodbye to my £150 2.0 ghia Super Shed after a good 40k extra on the clock. Currently taking off the good bits (just sold the complete silvertop zetec and ECU) wheels, bumpers & year old headlights next.....im only up the road from you

Current super shed (aka SS Mk2) is now a 1.6 Primera, M Reg, REALLY good condition 10 months tax, 3.5 months MOT and (when I bought it) 56K genuine miles, all for the sum of £150, current additional spend = £29.99 for a set of alloy wheels with tyres of the bay (though I have yet to fit them)

Pics....when Ive changed the wheels and washed it!!

[shelley bda]

Oooh nooooooo! my car has a snapped cam belt was only in 1st gear luckily, still managed to bend 5 valves the head is away being sorted and i'll get my car back Wednesday all going well

How very dare he two weeks before Christmas

Glad it didn't go the next day when I had a long drive ahead

But it does mean I get to drive Jon's Car which is very very nice

[Behemoth]

I tseems to be the tradiotin for us Hexus users to buy sheds, I'm feeling left out, I shall have to buy one in the new year.

[jon bda]

I tseems to be the tradiotin for us poor Hexus users to buy sheds, I'm feeling left out, I shall have to buy one in the new year.

Edited for truth...