One of the BEST writeups EVER!

Accumulator said:
My sentiments exactly. To me the "huge project" was the documentation! And I don't mean that as being *in any way* a knock on the great detail.



I'll risk being flame-bait and say that I'm a *little* surprised that so many Autopians think that it was such an over-the-top job...it struck me as the sort of reconditioning one simply *does* when bringing a previously-neglected vehicle into the stable. You know, one big clean-up like that and then you just maintain it.
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I agree 100%. Obviously a top notch detail, but an even better writeup, which will always make the detail seem more thorough.



Those writeups are also painfully long to read, which is why I don't bother reading the UK forum anymore. I mean come on, do we really need to see pictures of the dude applying tire dressing?
 
Accumulator said:
My sentiments exactly. To me the "huge project" was the documentation! And I don't mean that as being *in any way* a knock on the great detail.



I'll risk being flame-bait and say that I'm a *little* surprised that so many Autopians think that it was such an over-the-top job...it struck me as the sort of reconditioning one simply *does* when bringing a previously-neglected vehicle into the stable. You know, one big clean-up like that and then you just maintain it.
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I totally agree. The real work was the documentation; the rest was impressive, but nothing I don't think a lot of Autopians would do in a similar situation.
 
Sorry for bumping up an old post, but only just noticed this thread!



Yes, that is my Bora. I agree, there is no way that the amount of time I spent on that car, from a profit/business point of view could ever be worth it. However, it did give me 3 months of fun. As this is my own car, labour time doesn't really come into it. I enjoyed working on it (when I could and when it wasn't raining, which it did most of the summer this year!), learned alot more and tried out many new (to me) products. I'm not sure a price could be put on that.



The car isn't 100% as new, some of the deep scratches are still visible in the right light and I wasn't able to sort every single stone chip. However, I had to bare in mind that it has done 90,000 miles and had to be realistic about what I could do without spending too much on respraying.



Some of you asked about the tyres. Its wearing Michelin Piolet Primacys all round. I can't remember what the spare is off hand, but from memory I think its a Dunflop.



Anyway, many thanks for all the replies. I never thought for one moment that the 'story' would attract soo much attention. All I wanted to do was share what I had done, and show exactly how I got to the finished article. I'm sure there are many many people that could, given the time achieve a finish just as good if not better than I did.



Again many thanks



Stewart.
 
Sorry for bumping up an old post, but only just noticed this thread!



Yes, that is my Bora. I agree, there is no way that the amount of time I spent on that car, from a profit/business point of view could ever be worth it. However, it did give me 3 months of fun. As this is my own car, labour time doesn't really come into it. I enjoyed working on it (when I could and when it wasn't raining, which it did most of the summer this year!), learned alot more and tried out many new (to me) products. I'm not sure a price could be put on that.



The car isn't 100% as new, some of the deep scratches are still visible in the right light and I wasn't able to sort every single stone chip. However, I had to bare in mind that it has done 90,000 miles and had to be realistic about what I could do without spending too much on respraying.



Some of you asked about the tyres. Its wearing Michelin Piolet Primacys all round. I can't remember what the spare is off hand, but from memory I think its a Dunflop.



Anyway, many thanks for all the replies. I never thought for one moment that the 'story' would attract soo much attention. All I wanted to do was share what I had done, and show exactly how I got to the finished article. I'm sure there are many many people that could, given the time achieve a finish just as good if not better than I did.



Again many thanks



Stewart.
 
stewie said:
Sorry for bumping up an old post, but only just noticed this thread!



Yes, that is my Bora. I agree, there is no way that the amount of time I spent on that car, from a profit/business point of view could ever be worth it. However, it did give me 3 months of fun. As this is my own car, labour time doesn't really come into it. I enjoyed working on it (when I could and when it wasn't raining, which it did most of the summer this year!), learned alot more and tried out many new (to me) products. I'm not sure a price could be put on that.



The car isn't 100% as new, some of the deep scratches are still visible in the right light and I wasn't able to sort every single stone chip. However, I had to bare in mind that it has done 90,000 miles and had to be realistic about what I could do without spending too much on respraying....
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Thanks for posting that! Doing it for yourself can bring out the best work, huh?



While it might not be perfect, I bet it's a true joy- having it brought back to such great condition. For the miles, it's just incredible.



And again, that was one *SUPER* write-up :xyxthumbs
 
Stewart that is an excellent writeup. Having just done an engine swap out of necessity, and posting some of my agony, I can imagine what it takes to document what you did so thoroughly. I can only dream about having a car as close to perfect as yours. Then again, I wish I had a car with only 90,000 miles on it! :laugh:
 
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