My new Mk2 360 GLT

Post by **Carl** » 23 Apr 2007 11:41 pm

I like that a lot. It's a great colour, and mk2 GLT wheels suit the car so well.

Unfortunately, 300s aren't the best cars for doing up and making money on. If you try and make it mint you'll never get your money back. But you get the oily bits sorted, any necessary welding done and get an MoT on it, then have a bit of a tidy up you might end up making a few quid, plus you'll have the satisfaction of keeping another rare'ish 300 on the road!

It's the same situation I was in a while back with the black BX - in the end we decided to do it up, and it all turned out well. It was nice to know we saved the car from the crusher! And we also converted the new owner into a BX lover (he only originally wanted it for a daily runaround whilst his Alfa was being fixed, now he's keeping it).

My advice would be to strip the brakes down for a clean, change the engine mounts and bung it in for an MoT so you can see what you're up against! If it's gonna cost a lot to get it straight offer it out as a project, but if you get no takers break it up and use it to save other 300s.

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Apr 2007 12:20 am

That's not a bad plan at all Carl. To make it good for the road it needs the brakes looking at, the radiator replacing (could be a fun one to find cheaply...), and the engine mounts doing. While I'm straightening the bumper, I'll probably attack that front valance and see how bad it really is underneath all the flakey stonechip.

There's a guy at work who does welding, and will definitely do stuff to 'restoration' standard rather than just splatter it with the MIG and slap some underseal over the top. I might have to give him a shout.

A few really good photos and an honest description, and it might just soar on eBay. We'll see how I get on with the mechanical stuff, first.

cheers

James

Post by **trabitom99** » 24 Apr 2007 09:26 am

Carl wrote:But you get the oily bits sorted, any necessary welding done and get an MoT on it, then have a bit of a tidy up you might end up making a few quid, plus you'll have the satisfaction of keeping another rare'ish 300 on the road!

That sounds like a good idea! If it was LHD I'd be seriously interested myself.

BTW what were the interior equipment levels on UK-spec Mk2 GLTs like? When they were introduced over here in 1983, the driver got a heated seat, but that was dropped a year later. Well, hey, an interior light delay relay is something to be happy for I guess ...

The most cars I've ever had at any one time was 4: all on the road, taxed, insured, MOTd and two of them garaged. Such a drain on the wallet! Just keeping up with regular servicing is a huge expense and there's always one which just happens to be in need of a bit of TLC. Am now down to 2, (well 2½ if you include the Trabant).

Tom

Post by **foggyjames** » 24 Apr 2007 09:33 am

This one has almost nothing - even manual windows

I don't think it has central locking either.

cheers

James

Post by **trabitom99** » 24 Apr 2007 10:23 am

... ok, I see. So equipment levels only really took off on UK cars with the Mk3 then.

Look forward to seeing more from your car!

Tom

Post by **SteveP** » 24 Apr 2007 10:52 am

Alot of early GLT's got central locking - but not alot more. But then the A reg GLT i went to see had central locking, electric windows and ambient temperature and economy gauges... maybe they were all options back then?

Post by **trabitom99** » 24 Apr 2007 10:56 am

... they were this side of the channel ...

Post by **petefarrell360** » 29 Apr 2007 02:06 pm

I'm in a similar predicament at the moment Foggy. I have a Mk3 GLT in the colour of your 360. It's generally pretty tidy, the odd little bit here and there, but nothing major. However, both sills are rotten, pretty badly, and I suspect a rear wheel bearing is on it's way out. As it's not a car I intend to keep or use, it's not worth me doing the work to save it, as no one will want to pay for what I will have done. It is far too good to break up though. But where do we draw the line?

In your case, it is a Mk2, so IMO deserves more respect and more of a chance of survival if it's not going to cost silly amounts of time and money. I'm only to aware of the problem of having too many cars and projects. I was looking through the stack of V5's the other day, and decided I'd lose count if I did count them!

It's got to be a real enthusiast or a nutter like myself who'd buy a 300 that wasn't roadworthy or not far off.

So far I've held off of getting a Mk2 or Mk1 as if I did, I know I'd then get a couple of them, to cover the different spare parts etc!

Pete

Post by **foggyjames** » 29 Apr 2007 02:34 pm

Yup, that's pretty much where I'm at with it.

Try finding a single mk1, never mind several

cheers

James