Pauls French Car Blog

[robert_e_smart]

Thats one way of lifting a car on Paul! Never thought of doing it that way. Mine are probably too heavy when I scrap them to use the crane. Fortunately my neighbour has a nice telehandler.

[citroenxm]

ah well.. im not finished yet..im now gonna fill her with all the scrap parts ive been collecting and ive got an 1800 8v block and a tct block to go in. ive also a petrol gearbox too if its not worth keeping.. im gonna post up on the main fourm and ask... she will then be loaded up then. i can use the hoist to stick the stuff in her through the boot....

[DHallworth]

Before we replaced the JCB with a newer 3CX a couple of years ago, here's how i moved cars i'd scrapped:



That's a handy looking trailer you've got there Paul! Mind n keep it secure though, we've had one nicked a couple of years ago.

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[Citroening]

I'd love to have one of these...

[citroenxm]

FRANKLIN!!

What do you want to go and upset us CX lovers.... Those doors looked TOOOOOO GOOOD to waste! Why not find one with a Ford in it or a Vauxhall!!!!

Shame on you!

[Citroening]

You should have seen the inside of the doors Paul!!! The car was rotten as a pear - here's the good side of the rear inner wing:


mixed 169 by six by six, on Flickr

Can't save 'em all - here's a couple more we scrapped.

[citroenxm]

I didnt say Post more....

Anyway, I was only showing how I managed to "Manualy" get a shell onto my trailer to dispose of... not asking how everyone else would do it..

Yes I know we cant save them all, thats how they become scarse and expensive...

[Citroenmad]

You should have seen the inside of the doors Paul!!! The car was rotten as a pear - here's the good side of the rear inner wing:


mixed 169 by six by six, on Flickr

There seems to be a very small hole in that wheel arch Ideal for checking the tread on the rear tyres though!

[Citroening]

The other side was even more impressive...

[Citroenmad]

The other side was even more impressive...

How does it get this bad, surely you would notice a slight leak when driving in the rain

[Citroening]

That's probably the worst one I've seen, and it appears that someone had chopped the rust back to 'goodish' metal with the plan to repair I suppose.

One seriously rotten CX that was - one of the worst I've seen.

Sorry to have taken over your Blog, Paul...

[robert_e_smart]

Scrap the s**t, keep the good stuff. Simple!

[citroenxm]

Scrap the s**t, keep the good stuff. Simple!

Ah, thats all TCTs and 2.5s then robert???

[robert_e_smart]

[CitroJim]

Scrap the s**t, keep the good stuff. Simple!

I quite agree Robert

So long as they're not simply crushed with all remaining good bits that will keep others on the road...