El Lada es muerto :(

[Jamezilla]

It surpassed the Cold War.

It surpassed Communnism.

It surpassed a red Civic, a white Subaru and nearly a Purple GTR...

But yesterday the Lada finally decided it could no longer surpass a blown head gasket, a non-firing cylinder and cracked engine block. At about 2.00pm - on Chapel St - the very dirty Lada Niva GTR Cabrio with a life record of 40 awkw finally seized and died.

* Sniff

I had to push it home.

You know - you never realise how many streets actually go uphill until you try to push a car along them...

Anyhoo... what now?

Well - one friend suggest I crush it into a cube, place a piece of glass on it and have a swanky (yet very heavy) coffee table. I hate him.

Personally - I'm thinking engine swap to 2.0L Fiat twin-cam with twin webbers. There was one converted a while ago to a VG30DE using an R33 sedan auto box. Cool - but probably overkill.

What are your thoughts?

I'm open to ideas?

[saff_cossie]

deport it back to Russia!

[Roy]

Everyone.......a moments silence!

Park it on the nature strip and let the local stray cats and dogs call it home...also gives somewhere for drunkards to sleep, might not be warm but at least its off the ground.

What to do with it???? Donate it to a motoring museum

[Bec]

Awwwww - Lada no more...

Does this mean we don't get to paint it "Commando" anymore??? (I still want to).

Surely the Lada deserves a new lease on life.... I vote ENGINE TRANSPLANT!!!!

Perhaps you can get 55-60awkw with a new engine.

Nevertheless - a sad day. :boohoo:

[Mavric]

Rb26???

[Scotsman]

C4... :Bang:

[Jamezilla]

Park it on the nature strip and let the local stray cats and dogs call it home...also gives somewhere for drunkards to sleep, might not be warm but at least its off the ground.

Hmmm - a return to form perhaps?

The names have been left out of the following story for privacy sake...

Went out one night from work and sensibly left Golgo at the office.

Drank heroic amounts.

Left the drinking place and amazingly ended up at home at about 4.00am (blesss the beer scooter).

Realised house keys were in GTR.

Felt silly. And drunk.

Slept in the Niva (in the driveway) until about 6.00am when body decieded this was foolish.

Got cab to office - got keys - cab home.

Slept until 8.30 when brother showed up reminding were to help him move house.

Massive hangover.

Sore neck and body.

Joy.

Saff: There was a doco about Chernobyl a few years back saying that anything produced in Russia in the effected fallout areas would have a level of radioactivity far above the norm. The Togliatti factory (largest car manufacturing plant in the world) was downwind of the powerplant...

Might explain a few things - but I'm sure it rules out export

Also rules out being recycled into steel beer cans - so that's a good thing.

[SABBAi]

Looking for another trash/thrash (I always get the two mixed up!) car?? Get an old Subaru Wagon. Man my old one was tough as!

[saff_cossie]

Saff: There was a doco about Chernobyl a few years back saying that anything produced in Russia in the effected fallout areas would have a level of radioactivity far above the norm. The Togliatti factory (largest car manufacturing plant in the world) was downwind of the powerplant...

Might explain a few things - but I'm sure it rules out export  

Also rules out being recycled into steel beer cans - so that's a good thing.

What more can I say!

Next best idea IMO is Chris' You could look upon it as a kind of cremation with it sending small particles to the surrounding suburbs :jump:

[Bass Junky]

Poor Lada....

Isn't there somebody in our club who is an explosives expert??

[General Specific]

Baby Jesus has the last laugh!

[Jamezilla]

Oooh...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...ssPageName=WDVW

[CNR33]

Another vote for the radioactive coffee table

[NS2500]

Poor Lada....

Isn't there somebody in our club who is an explosives expert??

The Mythbusters would probably have some ideas for it.

[R31Nismoid]

lol, sleeping in the lada

lol. classic.

Well.. i reckon the webbers would sound wicked. probably have less go that before?

But make some damn good noise.

thens the problem os mating it to the gearbox though :|

[NS2500]

It'll be sad to see it go, it was an SAU institution.

I have fond memories hanging out the back of it one cold winter night trying to take photos of Snowy's car.

[saff_cossie]

"The driving lights have been stolen since photo taken."

Any ideas?!

[GTRgeoff]

Poor Lada....

Isn't there somebody in our club who is an explosives expert??

Fire a Javelin missile at it...but it might not be sturdy enough to detonate the warhead.

[SKY031]

Something that size could house the average family.

Open plan living areas, built in robes, sky light, fully furnished, and talk about location location location!

[Bass Junky]

Go the Ebay Lada!!!