Author Topic: Saving private BIS (Read 3936 times)

Sambo126 · « **on:** March 17, 2015, 06:29:15 PM »

Hello there, recently a friend was working out at a farm in devon where he heard the bloke that owned the farm he wanted to scrap everything in this one barn! Too his discovery there was this little Beaut sat in the corner!!

So I went over and with some fuel and she turned 3rd go!! So I bought it for Â£250!!
So just wanted to say hello and and very excited with the find, so will be restoring over the hopeful warm summer!
Cheers sambo

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1973/126 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2015, 09:39:58 PM »

Welcome to the forum and well done on your purchase. Would have been a shame if it ended up as scrap.

andyzeetec · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2015, 10:40:29 PM »

Good find, that will keep you busy.

laners99 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2015, 10:57:55 PM »

Has a sunroof as well!!

cider · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2015, 10:18:38 AM »

Hi
Nice to see another bis down the in the shire

Mics126 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2015, 08:55:30 PM »

good save and good to see another person in the bay i live in paignton.

Sambo126 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2015, 10:05:11 PM »

Just moved my mates shell into the lock up so we can both get stared on cutting out and reshaping the body work!

Will keep people updated!
Cheers

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Sambo126 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2015, 07:43:15 PM »

Few more pictures of the problems I've crossed as it's been sat for years!

So prior to the last post Ive started to weld and grind back the cills, so next job is to roll it on its side and sort out the floor and arches!
On track to get it sprayed in the high of summer

really enjoying doing my first resto on such a brill car. Cheers

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cider · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2015, 09:37:20 PM »

Looking Proper

loving the carpet

Sambo126 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2015, 10:49:11 PM »

Started to tackle the pillars and have decided to get rid of the one side! Can't wait to get away from the body work there's so much to do!! Loving it tho haha

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Sambo126 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2016, 10:10:20 PM »

So it's been a while since I've been on here and down the 126 but have put loads of time in lately to get bis back on the road! So have fully welded and undersealed the floor. Filled and rattled the whole car just to stop more rust as we are near the sea in Devon, lowered the leaf string and restored all the front shocks and rack. New clutch in, all filters, plugs and engine back in so now up to sorting out new lines and conversion on the brakes so not far off ready for MOT [emoji106]
Here are a few pics
Cheers sambo