is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

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is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby Brakebuster » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:10 pm

hmm

i think this might be beyond even my insanity.........
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i think the story behind it is that they tried lifting her with a fork lift and the weight of the engine made the front drop at the rusty bulkhead

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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby davidr » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:14 pm

Spares or repair anyone?
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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby ptjs1 » Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:01 am

I might have gone for it but it seems to be suffering from the typical XJS water leaks around the windscreen frame.......

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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby poprivet » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:09 am

Concorde had the same problem, thats why it doesn't run anymore as well :shock:

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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby dhdove » Mon Feb 09, 2015 6:04 pm

But the Citroen DS is still going strong.
It looks as if its on fully raised cross country/wheel change mode, maybe from a video of Concorde nose operation and Citroen suspension operation?
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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby BigCatXJS » Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:45 pm

CAT "A" that cat :)
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Re: is this a restoration anyone would take on ?

Postby davidr » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:41 am

Go on BB!! Have a go!
You could put a blow by blow account of the restoration on this forum over, I dont know, maybe 8 years and keep us all enthralled!! :D :D :D
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