Croc Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 11 hours ago, Van K said: There is no catch after COVID nobody wants to work. Easier to ride it off. Rear front fenders need work. Little bit body work near trunk area. That’s about it. No flood damage. Car fired right up and drove straight no issues. Thats sad for the original owner but great news for you. Happy New Year! Congratulations on a great find!
panamericano Posted January 1, 2022 Posted January 1, 2022 I have to wonder how much the original owner could have paid to keep the "salvage". We did that once and it was a good deal. Anyway, it's great to see someone get a sweet deal. Happy New Year indeed.
IamScotticus Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Divorce car. Can't accurately value the asset or its disputed. Claim is made to Insurance, award paid and split, Insurance auctions off to COPART. That or it gets parked at the bottom of a lake. Am I half right?
st185_cs Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 On 12/30/2021 at 1:41 PM, Van K said: Yes it does have really cold a/c I saw that car for sale a while ago. https://www.hillbankusa.com/vehicles/449/1957-caterham-seven-sv-360 One thing that I don't really understand about the AC install, is that the blower motor seems to take air from the engine bay? Doesn't make a lot of sense, after some time running you'll be cooling extremely hot air from under the hood instead of taking it from the cockpit (or the outisde). It appears to be a vintageair mini unit, I've installed one of those several years ago. It was a very reliable and well made unit with top notch components.
Vovchandr Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 On 1/1/2022 at 8:57 AM, panamericano said: I have to wonder how much the original owner could have paid to keep the "salvage". We did that once and it was a good deal. Anyway, it's great to see someone get a sweet deal. Happy New Year indeed. I've had good deals on buybacks as well. Usually worth it
John B Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Nice grab! Congratulations. You're in for a blast, let the fun begin!
Van K Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 Some parts were definitely damaged as you can see. I can’t say the car was in good shape some work was required. Although there is still some front lower rail work required I will post some pictures of that to view later. Overall the car is not in a shape to be considered a salvage. The previous owner told me that the problem was acquiring parts plus it was COVID time. So there were problems overall plus it is an unusual car so they just wrote it off. The rear wheel angle was off and the weak link was that aluminum plate where the caliper and the hub mounts. I just redid the fenders using fiberglass where it was required. Came out clean and stronger. 1
Van K Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 Some body work was required on the rear section to make it look clean. Keep in mind the aluminum is very thin and flexible. Cam out vary nice👍🏻 1
Van K Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) The 620R nose looks beautiful I had to go with that. The real main reason i chose this option was because the engine ran kinda hot in warm weather. I have driven the car with the nose cone and hood off with no heat issues in similar warm weather. So it’s an air flow issue. Soon we will find out if this nose with all these air vents will make a difference. Plus the car has A/C so there is a condenser in front of the radiator. I had to make new lower mounting points because this nose is 1.5 inches lower everything else is identical. Cool view of the oil tank Edited October 17, 2022 by Van K 1
Van K Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 If you guys google the vin you can see the build sheet on this particular car. With all options and cost. It was sold through Hillbank Motorsports it cost nearly 90k to build the car with no A/C.
Van K Posted October 17, 2022 Author Posted October 17, 2022 Here is something else the previous owner sent. 1
panamericano Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 Good job on the repairs. I wonder if some of the damage was done as it was dragged out of the scenery?
wdb Posted October 17, 2022 Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) COVID so they wrote it off? Must be nice I guess but then there are a surprising number of people these days to whom that amount is worth a shrug of the shoulders. My bet is the real story has a lot to do with that weedy picture. Someone in the family said, "No mas!" Edited October 17, 2022 by wdb
Van K Posted October 18, 2022 Author Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, wdb said: COVID so they wrote it off? Must be nice I guess but then there are a surprising number of people these days to whom that amount is worth a shrug of the shoulders. My bet is the real story has a lot to do with that weedy picture. Someone in the family said, "No mas!" Yes they wrote off the whole country. No no weed on my side just good old sweat and tears 👍🏻 Edited October 18, 2022 by Van K
Anaximander Posted November 5, 2022 Posted November 5, 2022 What a very interesting story! With your steady work an attention to detail, this car is getting the rehab it deserves. That picture of the car in the weeds really tells the story of how this whole saga began after delivery to the first owner. Dennis Brunton, of SuperStalker lineage, used to tell his prospective and current customers that the cars are very capable of killing you if you do not respect their performance capabilities.
Vovchandr Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) bump for updates Edited May 15, 2023 by Vovchandr
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