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does anyone else get big ideas in their head when visiting these little goldmines? basically i went to loomes' in derby with a few bits and pieces in mind and started getting ideas into my little head :lol:

 

there was a fezza with a zetec just sitting there with the bonnet open inviting me to scheme. there were also mondeo's with the dohc engine which might make the fezza shift a little too :twisted:

 

anyone ever acted on any of these impulses?

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You want to try working in one mate :lol: We had a fiat uno turbo in a few months ago and I had to keep telling myself no. :(

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

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When we were driving back on Sunday with you behind us, I said to Simon, what your fezza needs is a two litre Zetec in there....

 

 

Have a look at www.ZetecInside.com for instructions! :thumbsup:

 

tell ya what, there's a fezza in there with the complete thing for the taking :twisted: see if i can convince myself tomorrow that it's a good idea :lol:

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

It would've been back in the 80s/90s when Mk1 & 2 Escorts were a common sight in scrapyards.

 

Imagine having a massive shed with loads of Escorts, Tinas, Granadas & Capris stored in that you could hoard to yourself :twisted:

 

Plus all the cars that came in that had 40s as standard, 1600 xflows as far as the eye could see & not having to pay stupid money for them...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My God I want a time machine!!! :sad:

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

 

 

Yes you are right, I always thought i was a lonesome freak wanting a scrapyard :thumbsup::o

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you going for that engine burns, cos i have the day off and know where looms is :lol:

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too much red tape and euro legislation for it to be a good carrer these days .

 

everything has to be tarmacked

fluid collected and accounted for .

metal seperated from the plastic .

 

 

a licence to print money 20 years ago if you had a yard big enough ..

 

even got good money for shells too , now you have to pay them to take it or you get about a fiver .

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Yeah, I always get excited by scrappers, especially old machinery.

I went to a farm auction with my dad when I was little, almost bought a 1950s Commer commercial lorry for a fiver till I saw my dad's face. A guy we know who's a local farmer is into vintage tractors and always picks up unusual stuff, he's got a whjole farmyard to himself packed with weird and wonderful stuff, tried selling me three identical Rover P5 V8s and two identical Austin A35s, not to mention 1930s caterpillars and other stuff.

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

It would've been back in the 80s/90s when Mk1 & 2 Escorts were a common sight in scrapyards.

 

Imagine having a massive shed with loads of Escorts, Tinas, Granadas & Capris stored in that you could hoard to yourself :twisted:

 

Plus all the cars that came in that had 40s as standard, 1600 xflows as far as the eye could see & not having to pay stupid money for them...

 

HAPPY DAYS!!! :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My God I want a time machine!!! :sad:

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you going for that engine burns, cos i have the day off and know where looms is :lol:

 

couldn't convince myself that it was sensible this time :lol:

 

just got back with the bits to make mine go though, fingers crossed it'll at least be running by this afternoon. :roll:

 

got a nice couple of seats that i'm gonna damn well make fit too, even thought the rear ones'll be redundant :lol:

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that place seems to heave with sierras from time to time :lol: they just lack OSf's down there which isnt really a bad thing i suppose :D

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

 

It's also good to have m8s that banger race

that have m8s that have all done it for years 8)

 

Gonna look at a mk2 Escy Estate soon that was picked up locally for free!!! :shock:

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My God I want a time machine!!!

 

Don't worry, getting one built, its gonna be crossflow powered...... but drum brakes all round! :D:D

Start braking at 1994 & it may stop before 1986 :lol:

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everything has to be tarmacked

My local yard isn't & has never been!

 

The drainage is sh*te though so the yard is full of rain water even if it hasn't rained for weeks! :roll:

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Youre going to the wrong place!

Cars are £60 a tonne here

 

Got £66 last week for a car witha boot full of metal!

 

 

I scrap cars quite regularly

 

£106 per tonne - Mixed scrap

 

ie. rubber, metal, glass, plastic

 

1 battery allowed per car but no tyres

 

£5 per tyre surcharge if left on car

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owning a scrapyard is like the ultimate career lol

 

90% of ppl would find that amusing, glad we all share the same wierd fantasies...

 

It's also good to have m8s that banger race

that have m8s that have all done it for years 8)

 

Gonna look at a mk2 Escy Estate soon that was picked up locally for free!!! :shock:

 

get it for sam :lol:

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everything has to be tarmacked

My local yard isn't & has never been!

 

The drainage is sh*te though so the yard is full of rain water even if it hasn't rained for weeks! :roll:

 

yeah, looms's isn't tarmacked either, have a few hundred cars in at a time too, it's a pain laying in the puddles to get a bloody starter off as i've found out :roll:

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