worth selling as is?( frp)

[crispy1980]

mate wants rid of his frp as it now wont select gears and he has had enough.

10 months mot
good s/h
average cosmetic condition
spent a fair bit over the last year .
new abs sensors all round
new clutch
axle spacers
wheel bearings
sports cat

all ford parts ( except cat )

bad bits:

gearbox! its not selecting gears at all so guessing this needs replacing/rebuilding
missing front splitter
bit of wear to seat bolster

what do you guys think would be a reasonable reserve to put on it?

 

[Ian G]

The price varies massively anyway so you need to establish its value without the faults first, then the price to rectify.

Box isn't the worst news as assuming its not an LSD box you could probably rebuild using parts from regular 1.7 and 1.4 boxes to keep the ratios the similar. Possibly re-use any FRP parts which are still useful. Having said that, any 1.7 box would do the job, unless you're used to an FRP the different in ratios would not be obvious.

There could be other things wrong as well though, linkage being somewhat easier to repair in a lot of cases.

Splitter and seats are a bit of a bigger problem because the parts are not in such great supply.

Mileage will also play a major part. I assume the car is in regular use if he wants to move it on?

 

[crispy1980]

yes its his daily car, has around 80-90 k on i think. he seems happy to set a reseve of £2500 which i would imagine he should be able to get, even with the work needed

 

[STEAVIE]

can you get some pics??

 

[crispy1980]

can do when i go back to work, wont see him till then( wednesday night ) there are a couple on here though from last years ford fair. its frp 86L reg number

 

[jacko]

sling a 1.7 gbox in for now (or 1.4 for correct ratios) and keep the frp box to be fixed later AND INCLUDE IN THE SALE!!!!

i highlighted that because there will be nothing wrong with the RARE frp parts in the gearbox so DON'T bin it, it can be fixed.

if he's desperate for a splitter i have a 'new' one in the attic (2 months use) and he can make me an offer IF hes gonna fix the car

 

[Flying Scotsman]

I'll give him 2k for it straight away.

 

[quest63]

I'll give him 2k for it straight away.

ambulance chaser lol

 

[Flying Scotsman]

I'll give him 2k for it straight away.

ambulance chaser lol

Im the one driving the Ambulance....

 

[crispy1980]

gone now guys, someone from here has had it.

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Nevermind then...

 

[evilrob]

So that would be Steavie then - he can't resist a dishevelled Puma! :-D

 

[crispy1980]

no wasnt him, he was waiting for pics that i couldnt get until tomorrow, ill let the new owner anounce it in case its a secret!

 

[Flying Scotsman]

I'd half expect it to be Paul....

 

[Ian G]

Quick sale, I'd have been advertising it properly and getting a grand more in three days time.

 

[evilrob]

I'd half expect it to be Paul....

Good call - Mr. "You can never have too many Racing Pumas" is surely near the top of the list of suspects. :-D

 

[RyanG]

Thought is end the guessing guys, I brought it and have been fixing it this week. I had a drive the other day and its awesome its nice to see one back at SCS where the engines were developed ill put a thread up in the project area over the next few weeks with all my plsns. Thanks Ryan.

 

[red]

SCS Peterborough?

 

[RyanG]

SCS Peterborough?

Yes mate

 

[Zara]

This car was at the Sheffield meet last year, remember then it had problems