Six-cylinder

Yes, I had it out last year.

A different flavour today. The Rolls Royce came out of storage today and to get it out I had to move the Peugeot 404 that started with a jump. I also needed to move the Renault 4, but the knob to open the bonnet feels loose and is not opening the catch, anybody know how to get the bonnet open? Because I could not move the Renault 4 I moved thed Citroen DS instead and it started fine with a jump. The Rolls Royce would not start and I diagnosed petrol, took the top off the vacuum fuel pump to find it was dry. I then took the DS for a ride home to collect a can of petrol. I put a couple of Litres of petrol in the pump reservoir and it started, then I could here the vac pump working.

No, but I am glad it is sold it was very tempting. Only a 1.4 and my 1.6 was dull, I always wanted a 2 LTR. Not taxed since 1988.

I love the looks of these, but no more projects!!!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285828127033?itmmeta=01HW7Q9G2T2TE0BGHAB8KK2A5F&hash=item428caf1939:g:iPsAAOSwyDhmKMu~

When the garage welded up the Lancia Trevi he said "at least the holes aren't joined up"

Yes is the short answer. Thursday evening a victim is being pressurized to come and agree to weld my Mini! Once he has seen the car I will know how urgent it is to get the car rolling and transported to him.

You lot are very cruel trying to shatter my dreams of Drag Racing it!

None of them inflated after 20+ years and 2 of the rims are knackered. Mrs6C made it a wreath!

You can't push it around with 4 flat tyres. You have got it in for that poor little car!

For "Drive It Day" I just drove the 28 year old Volvo 940. It is a car that is special and quite old with the design dating back to 1982, but at the same time so easy to use. Colin came over and his "Drive It Day" car, his Minivan. I thanked him for bringing me that spares car! The plan was to get my Mini to start even if it was only from a petrol can at this stage. Things did not progress well as when I cranked the engine a lot to expel the ATF oil I had put down the cylinder I got a very bad oil leak. I hadn't noticed but the oil filter is missing complete with housing.

Then we turned our attention to the locked up engine, between @Talbot lubrication advice and Colin's more determined efforts and engine now turns. We then added a battery and it just clicked, but a bit of turning the starter motor by spanner, then our next attempt was successful and the engine now spins ejecting oil left in the cylinders. I now a bit of advice about the tyres and what shape I should order. Should I stick with the original flat bottom shape or go for round ones!

Nearly, after you left we added some structural paint.

That looks quite cheap they used to be over £200, falling market or bargain? Our cat used to like sleeping in ours.

This evening Colin popped round to bring me 4 tyres for the Mini, not suitable for road use but good enough to push it round the FoD. The bad news is the first steel rim we tried to use leaks air from the metal rim. At least visual inspection of the fuel tank looks like it is fine.

In the dark and rain when we finished last night I was quite happy to drive it home with no hardships!