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350Zs at the breakers
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Wow they look bad, but the good thing is that unlike the 60/70s you don't get the scull-shaped impression in the windscreen, thank god!
As my engineering mate says, in these days of H&S attention if they did a risk assessment on driving it wouldn't be allowed anymore!
The trouble with breakers is that they only want to sell you big expensive items. For example I need an ashtray for my 350, don't laugh please! I don't smoke either, but mine (hinged lid mechanism) is broken and on a road car I like everything complete. Nissan price about £80!
Try phoning a breaker for an ashtray!
Wow they look bad, but the good thing is that unlike the 60/70s you don't get the scull-shaped impression in the windscreen, thank god!
As my engineering mate says, in these days of H&S attention if they did a risk assessment on driving it wouldn't be allowed anymore!
The trouble with breakers is that they only want to sell you big expensive items. For example I need an ashtray for my 350, don't laugh please! I don't smoke either, but mine (hinged lid mechanism) is broken and on a road car I like everything complete. Nissan price about £80!
Try phoning a breaker for an ashtray!
Wyn
Club Member
Paul_S said:
+ the time involved in lifting the cars in n out of racks lookin for a £2 clip
It's more down to health n safty n the local councils m8y
Even I can't go in the yard without a hard hat n high viz, n I work @ one
That said it would be nice to have an ol sti*er section wheres peeps were permitted to rumage about
Martin W
Well-Known Forum User
I got to say i still have near me a lovelyyyyyyyyyyyyyy big yard where you can take your bag of spaners and have a few hours away or with, the lady finding STUFF, getting covered in oil n mud and pi** wet through when it rains, but going home well chuffed with your findingzzzzzzzzzzmartin
Yes please Paul, have a sniff around for me.
Martin, I know exactly what you mean, I have spent many a happy hour in breakers yards.
TBH they are bloody dangerous places too!
Martin, I know exactly what you mean, I have spent many a happy hour in breakers yards.
TBH they are bloody dangerous places too!
Tony 260Z
Club Member
Back in the days of my much loved old Ford Escort (and student income) I spent quite a few hours in scrapyards. I often going home with *ahem* one or two extra switches and clips and fuses in my pockets
It helped having a mate whose back garden backed onto it too. I think one or two bits managed to levitate themselves over that!
They were a treasure trove, but yes, a bit dodgy. More than once I was getting stuff off a shell while keeping one eye on the other one balanced on its roof :-o
It helped having a mate whose back garden backed onto it too. I think one or two bits managed to levitate themselves over that!
They were a treasure trove, but yes, a bit dodgy. More than once I was getting stuff off a shell while keeping one eye on the other one balanced on its roof :-o
Scrapyards, you gotta love em and we all have stories.
I remember I needed boot struts for a Bluebird hatch, and the only bluebird in the breakers was on top of a ford Escort, which was on top of a Rover something.
That was interesting climbing into the boot through the back seats as the car slowly rocked back and forth.
Oh the joys of Saturday afternoons in the rain with a bag of spanners.
I remember I needed boot struts for a Bluebird hatch, and the only bluebird in the breakers was on top of a ford Escort, which was on top of a Rover something.
That was interesting climbing into the boot through the back seats as the car slowly rocked back and forth.
Oh the joys of Saturday afternoons in the rain with a bag of spanners.
