Smart fortwo Cat S fixer upper

[dddrrift]

Bought this fine example of a Smart fortwo, no keys, Cat S damaged.

I seem to have a thing for Smart cars, they keep turning up in my driveway in all shapes.

It was very cheap... and i needed something to occupy me... Will make for a decent wee runabout!

Here is the progress so far.... firstly the spot I dragged it from and back home after a wash. Couldnt get it off the trailer with no keys, as its semi auto its in gear when ignition is off.

Had some tasty damage to the A pillar skin....

Someone had ripped the radio out also, i have this lying in the garage from another Smart I used to have so stuck it in...

Next up was getting it running, ordered up some blank keys of ebay, swapped the ignition barrel out and coded them with MB Star. Runs like a sewing machine... perfect.

Wee pillar repair and a coat of paint to tidy it all up next...

Thats as far as i have got with it , but should turn out pretty nice, well, as nice as a Smart car can be...

 

[Bryan]

I've always fancied one of these to turn into a wee off road buggy type thing with a small tray back.

 

[dddrrift]

I always fancied the bike engine conversion but its not ideal with no reverse gear and dont really want to chop the whole rear end up to make it work lol

 

[bigsigh]

Ha! this is awesome!!
"Wee pillar repair" dropped in there like most folk would say "wee oil change"
Great work, most definitely subscribed

 

[dddrrift]

Ha! this is awesome!!
"Wee pillar repair" dropped in there like most folk would say "wee oil change"
Great work, most definitely subscribed

just a wee rub, barely broke the paint lol

 

[Ben P]

Still miss our tuned 1.0 turbo with around 120bhp lol. Was a hoot!

 

[dddrrift]

racecar! I had a white one recently myself, albeit an MHD and not a Brabus! Like sitting in a go cart at the best of times, double the HP would make it interesting im sure!

 

[dddrrift]

and a drop of silver on the damaged area... looks perfect

 

[roverspeed]

Looking good, amazing how easily something is written off these days.

Are your insurers a bit funny with cat s?

I wanted to buy a very cheap mg zt190 that was cat s (£450)

The back bumper and crash bar had been replaced,,I saw no issues in boot floor structure etc. My insurance wanted an engineers report before they would insure it. £350 for the report, so had to walk away

 

[dddrrift]

Looking good, amazing how easily something is written off these days.

Are your insurers a bit funny with cat s?

I wanted to buy a very cheap mg zt190 that was cat s (£450)

The back bumper and crash bar had been replaced,,I saw no issues in boot floor structure etc. My insurance wanted an engineers report before they would insure it. £350 for the report, so had to walk away

No issue with insurance. Not sure who you are insured with but i have never had an issue. As far as I was aware, engineers reports are a bit antiquated now, a fresh MOT is usually more than adequate.

 

[roverspeed]

No issue with insurance. Not sure who you are insured with but i have never had an issue. As far as I was aware, engineers reports are a bit antiquated now, a fresh MOT is usually more than adequate.

Hughes, unwritten by AXA I think, this was late 2020. The cat s was from 2017

Annoying and weird

 

[bigsigh]

@dddrrift is bodywork your profession ?

 

[dddrrift]

@dddrrift is bodywork your profession ?

fortunately not! I just get it most of the way and a friend does the paint for me. Il likely get it back this week in bits as and when its ready.

 

[bigsigh]

nice , would love to be able to do a bit of spraying at home, never dabbled at it yet tho

 

[dddrrift]

nice , would love to be able to do a bit of spraying at home, never dabbled at it yet tho

I just dont have anywhere suitable really, dont want cars/tools etc covered in overspray in the garage. A bit of bodywork is bad enough with the dust! lol

The cleaner the environment, the better the paintjob iv found. one of those blow up booths would be a good job if you had the shed or building to stick it up in!

 

[dddrrift]

got this back today and since it wasnt a bad day started throwing it back together. need to order a few bags of clips and stupid things, but nearly there

bit of dust on the door as it was painted a few days ago and was sitting in the garage, needs a good wash anyway

 

[bigsigh]

Looks well

 

[southsky sunrise]

Some transformation.

 

[ace275]

I'd love to take a drive in one of the 1,5 Turbo Brabus ForFour models. They're super cheap for what they are, and reliable enough with the Mitsubishi underpinnings

Smarts are a car that have definitely grown on me

 

[dddrrift]

I'd love to take a drive in one of the 1,5 Turbo Brabus ForFour models. They're super cheap for what they are, and reliable enough with the Mitsubishi underpinnings

Smarts are a car that have definitely grown on me

They strangely grow on you once you have had a go in one! I never thought much of the forfour and have never had one, but theres time yet lol

 

[paddymcc]

Looks great! love a little smart car having owned a few over the years.

Always wanted one of the diesel models.