Anyone fancy a debate ?

[bigjohnie]

i have a totally rotten rs1800 here for sale with a ford service shell but i think i will just scrap it as most of you guys are against re-shelling

[rwdrs]

good luck with UYY, I hear it's a really nice original mota

[gusgit]

bigjohnie
it aint that we are against reshelling,but the original shell has more heart..

[bigjohnie]

bigjohnie
it aint that we are against reshelling,but the original shell has more heart..

i already voted to restore im just at it dont worry youll get used to me

[gusgit]

bigjohnie you had me worried for a bit then.

[allyb]

i have a totally rotten rs1800 here for sale with a ford service shell but i think i will just scrap it as most of you guys are against re-shelling

take a nice pair of mk1 scheel seats against that old '18 ?!!

[graham John]

resto for me everytime, however i do appreciate that each has their own circumstances and requirements, and its not getting easier as the cars / Shells / parts get scarce with each pasing year


good luck with the build




cheeRS

[Aled]

im up for a MASSDEBATE....... anyone else?

[bortaf]

I really do admire a right involved resto but as a personal thing and not having the skill to do such a resto i'd be quite happy with a re-shell, BUT! when that then gets passed off as origional i have a problem, it wouldn't put me off buying one as long as i knew (and saved a few quid).
I don't really see the difference between a s/h shell and a new ford one TBH, still a different shell either way, each to their own and all that, it'd be a boring world if were all the same

[chRiS500]

It never ceases to amaze me why people seem to want to do things to please OTHER people or fear scorn if they do something "their" own way.

It is really down to the individual but at the end of the day, unless you have a brand new shell, putting all your bits and ID onto a 1100L is ringing.

Having said that, the bodyshell is just a part of the car that can wear out like anything else and replacing it does not take the "soul" away from the car. In the same way that if your Kent or Pinto decides to spit a conrod through the block and you have to replace the "original" engine does not take the "soul" away from the car........... it is just a part that has become un-servicable.

It is YOUR car .................... do what the hell you like with it and stuff what anyone else thinks!!!!

[rwdrs]

It never ceases to amaze me why people seem to want to do things to please OTHER people or fear scorn if they do something "their" own way.

It is really down to the individual but at the end of the day, unless you have a brand new shell, putting all your bits and ID onto a 1100L is ringing.

Having said that, the bodyshell is just a part of the car that can wear out like anything else and replacing it does not take the "soul" away from the car. In the same way that if your Kent or Pinto decides to spit a conrod through the block and you have to replace the "original" engine does not take the "soul" away from the car........... it is just a part that has become un-servicable.

It is YOUR car .................... do what the hell you like with it and stuff what anyone else thinks!!!!

Quite but as you say, it's not just a question of personal choice it can become a legal matter, so people should think twice before they go down that particular route. BTW, whilst it is of course an accepted fact that powertrain components wear out and are changed, I think most people would prefer to buy a car that has the original components that were fitted at the factory regardless of whether those be the shell or the rear axle.

I'm also a bit confused as to why a shell is referred to as a "service item"?

A shell never wears out does it? Once your car's shell in in such a bad way as to be literally "rusted out", having serious stress fractures, or has been heavily shunted it's pretty much time to scrap it.

The only reason for not scrapping a car is that it's resale value is still high enough to warrant a repair, i.e. less than 3 years old (in most cases)

[johnylock]

above

100% correct in my opinion mate

[chRiS500]

Quite but as you say, it's not just a question of personal choice it can become a legal matter, so people should think twice before they go down that particular route. BTW, whilst it is of course an accepted fact that powertrain components wear out and are changed, I think most people would prefer to buy a car that has the original components that were fitted at the factory regardless of whether those be the shell or the rear axle.

I'm also a bit confused as to why a shell is referred to as a "service item"?

A shell never wears out does it? Once your car's shell in in such a bad way as to be literally "rusted out", having serious stress fractures, or has been heavily shunted it's pretty much time to scrap it.

The only reason for not scrapping a car is that it's resale value is still high enough to warrant a repair, i.e. less than 3 years old (in most cases)

I don't recall calling a shell a "service" item. If a shell has got to the stage where it is beyond repair, and yes, I would class chronic tin worm as "worn out" just like a block with a conrod waving hello through the side, it can be changed just like any other item, providing a legal one is available and it is being saved because it is either valuable, has sentimental value, is rare and worth saving or any combination of the three.