Kessy mk2 340, no more scrap yard fun

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, Pic heavy

Post by theo2468 » 29 May 2011 03:37 pm

Sorry I don't have another one in that style but there is two on eBay at the moment
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
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diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, Pic heavy

Post by theo2468 » 15 Jun 2011 10:33 pm

well well well been quite quiet on here recently, but the other night i had a very sad moment in my 340 :cry:
Heres a pic
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Dont hate me to much, please. No excuses i was being a stupid typical twat driver, me and a few friends were out driving late at night on some nice cornish back roads that are all national speed limit but in a 340 you would have to be a fucking god to get to 60 on them ha.
Anyway we came up to a square left and i came around and my friend had under steered straight into a nice cornish hedge and wrote off his 106, luckily i wasnt go much more than 30 and was able to avoid him but my wheels locked up on the mud that he had chucked everywhere from the hedge and i just went straight for a nice cornish hedge, containing some huge granite rocks.
ive done my best to repair it for the mean time but im still so pissed off with my self! and luckily i had all the parts to fix it.
ive learnt my lesson now!
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finished result for the mean time.
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got to do more coats on the wing yet.

well thats the update, cant really say its a good one tho :(
i still plan to never get rid off this car so one day it will be made to top spec
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Chris_C » 15 Jun 2011 10:41 pm

It happens bud, I think very few people could say they didn't have a "moment" not long after they passed. Some get away with it happening in nice open places with no one around, others find something to hug along the way.

If you can take from this what's need you'll have got away with this stage of the learning a lot better than some.

Good job on the repair. Be super careful to check the chassis rails arn't rippled and the subframe similar. No point making another "moment" more likely than it should be.
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by volvosneverdie » 15 Jun 2011 10:43 pm

Ouch!

And very well done pulling it back straight dude.

You worked pretty fast!

Looks good as ever in the last pics.
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Speedy88 » 15 Jun 2011 10:44 pm

Ah well, we all do stupid stuff. Some of us crash, some of us just get lucky. I once slid to the edge of a very steep embankment in my first car, Italian job bus style. That could have ended badly. Main thing is that you've learned from it (if it makes you feel better 1 in 5 people crash in their first year).

As for the repairs, actually looks really good considering it's something you just threw together :D
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Evoman » 15 Jun 2011 10:49 pm

Ah I'd be gutted, but at least its all ok now :D

lesson learnt! Don't follow 106s!

Yes we've all had momments after we passed some of us lucky and some not so lucky :(
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by theo2468 » 15 Jun 2011 10:54 pm

Got it up on my ramp and luckily the chasis is fine, as soon as i had done it I thought if the chassis bent I'm going to go crazy, the parts I had to change to fix it are; headlight, bumper, profile bar( bit that goes between headlight and bumper, luckily had one the same colour!), trumpet (bit which bumper bolts on to, these things take most the impact), wing. Oh and the only thing I had to pay for was the stickers to cover the scratch on the bonnet.
C25 ECV-1985-Mk2 340GL-Kessy
A889 VUY-1983-Mk2 360GLS-RUF
volvosneverdie wrote:Vnd says:
diffs, are like pubs and legs.
Best appreciated when open.
I probably should have specified ladies legs in there too. [+=] "embarrarrased emoticon"[].com

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Hell Driver » 16 Jun 2011 12:02 am

Well done on the speedy repair, bad news on the crash. Looks like you were lucky the main force missed the chassis rail and went for the valance/wing. I've been getting parts off a 360 in a scrap yard today and it's got a perfect (and I mean perfect) bonnet in blue. Not quite your blue but no rust or dents at all. Could get it if you want it. Just transport is a bit tricky. Although we are coming down in the summer I don't think carrying a bonnet around Dorset (we are going there first) in the caravan will make me very popular.

Glad no one else was involved so insurance isn't affected!
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by jon-ovlov » 16 Jun 2011 12:13 am

Crap times dude! Fair play on that resto work! Good job! I like the look of it more now, weirdly.

Nice one Theo, you've done yourself proud! What other plans have you got for it?
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Speedy88 » 16 Jun 2011 02:01 pm

Hell Driver wrote:Well done on the speedy repair, bad news on the crash. Looks like you were lucky the main force missed the chassis rail and went for the valance/wing. I've been getting parts off a 360 in a scrap yard today and it's got a perfect (and I mean perfect) bonnet in blue. Not quite your blue but no rust or dents at all. Could get it if you want it. Just transport is a bit tricky. Although we are coming down in the summer I don't think carrying a bonnet around Dorset (we are going there first) in the caravan will make me very popular.

Glad no one else was involved so insurance isn't affected!
If he wants it, get it. I can store/transport it from Dorset if needs be (it'll fit in the back of a saloon, right?)
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by trabitom99 » 16 Jun 2011 02:07 pm

Everyone crashes when they're 17/18 :-) The important thing is to turn 21 and remain alive ;-) Good to see your car's still in action too ...

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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by MCHUDD » 16 Jun 2011 03:23 pm

Hi Theo.
Well done on the repair work. That sort of thing happens to the best of us.
Getting out in one piece is the main thing.
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Hell Driver » 16 Jun 2011 05:18 pm

Speedy88 wrote:
If he wants it, get it. I can store/transport it from Dorset if needs be (it'll fit in the back of a saloon, right?)
I hadn't thought of that! We can manage to get it to Dorset OK (One stop on route overnight), will fit in the caravan. Not sure about a saloon though, I doubt it will fit in a hatch either. We could leave it at yours while we are in Dorset then take it over on the journey to Cornwall. When i think about it we could just keep it under the caravan while we are camped in Dorset anyway!
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Speedy88 » 16 Jun 2011 05:24 pm

The offers there for storage - unfortunatly it would be a bit different as a "come and go" thing as it's my parents house and I only visit about once a month :lol: So it's likely I wouldn't be there for either delivery or pickup. But I can be there for a drop off. This causes problems also as I wouldn't be able to transport it later.

Yeah that might be an idea just to keep it under the caravan. :lol:
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Re: Kessy mk2 340, bad news

Post by Chris_C » 16 Jun 2011 07:08 pm

Bonnets fit in a hatch...

There was a small audience gathered around when I bought one at a BKV 6/7 years ago hoping that I wouldn't make it fit :lol:
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'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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