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Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 2:16 pm

Would u say this is accident damage?
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This for sale but it's not pretty may walk away as price steep as well
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Re: Ital shell

Post by Morris McKinnon » Sun May 21, 2017 2:37 pm

Looks to have taken a good whack. Take some measurements from a good car and compare them.

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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 2:49 pm

Said somebody had started to cut rust out but no rust on scuttle nr windscreen seal where they normally go looks like metal just peeled back
A bit suspect I think
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Re: Ital shell

Post by Morris McKinnon » Sun May 21, 2017 3:43 pm

It looks like the wing and bonnet has pushed up against the scuttle. Check the inner wing where the bumper bracket is fixed, even the lightest of shunts will crease it as it's a crumple zone... that's speaking from experience!

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Re: Ital shell

Post by timspencer » Sun May 21, 2017 5:14 pm

Have you a reg number? Barry I can run a hpi check

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Re: Ital shell

Post by david painter » Sun May 21, 2017 7:23 pm

The important part is the wheel in correct place.Measure side to side front centre of front hub to centre of rear hub is equal both sides, with a piece of string, to make sure wheel is not pushed back. Secondly is door pillar/ A post damaged and miss aligned, although I don't expect it is as windscreen is not popped out. The rest is easy repair, to flitch and scuttle. As you are probably able to salvage the required panel sections from the green shell.
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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 9:32 pm

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A post pic it's a very late she'll got mine as donor but still looks loads of work barry

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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 9:33 pm

So defo accident damage then?
That's wot I think anyway barry

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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 9:36 pm

MARINAMADBAZ wrote: Sun May 21, 2017 9:33 pm So defo accident damage then?
That's wot I think anyway barry
No reg no sorry but if i bought would get vin and reg plates but it mite a big if at £500
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Re: Ital shell

Post by david painter » Sun May 21, 2017 9:38 pm

That would be my opinion. Rather bizarre the way the lower A post has been cut open with Air Chisel, it would want replacing as well.
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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Sun May 21, 2017 9:44 pm

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A lot of chassis work as well look at the rear inner arch loads of holes.
No rear inner and outer sills
Lots of work he did say it not viable to do but then wants to charge me £500 might be viable at £100 lots of work as no engine,interior ,front suspension as sold for a minor etc
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Re: Ital shell

Post by lock1506 » Tue May 23, 2017 5:38 pm

Is that the car from York that the engine was for sale on ebay? If it is I emailed him asking about front doors as there was no pictures of the car other than a red engine bay and he said the drivers door was badly damaged, so I would say accident damage if its the same car.

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Re: Ital shell

Post by mickthefitter » Tue May 23, 2017 11:55 pm

It just looks like its been vandalised to me. What's been cut with an air chisel and bent back can't count as body repair. I know you're trying to save the green one and that I don't do bodywork, not at that level anyway, but I think your instinct to walk away is right. Asking £500 after doing that damage just sounds like the typical classic car chancer trying to cash in on other people's enthusiasm.

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Re: Ital shell

Post by MARINAMADBAZ » Wed May 24, 2017 9:11 pm

Hi mick yea too much for me it would have to b done by my mate the welder and that will cost more I could offer a silly price and c if he excepts it's only scrap value with no engine and front suspension the only cherry on the cake was it's a very very late car a B reg wich would Ave been nice to own a B reg saloon but I think I'll look for a better shell cheers barry

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