Heidel_Kakao Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Check out my diesel 430 Cedric disc brake rear axle It's summer LOL Mrs6C, puddlethumper, Asimo and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Impreza looks a bit of alright. As an aside, I thought you'd sold the Whizzkid? Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Hey peeps I am still alive and today is actually my birthday I have reached the ripe old age of 35!!! In fleet news I bought the Impreza back off my brother (sorry Mr Bollocks but I love it ) and had great fun in the snow with it Happy Birthday!!! Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Impreza looks a bit of alright. As an aside, I thought you'd sold the Whizzkid?I did sell the Whizzkid to Sloth who just happens to be one of my fellow unit renters so I still get to see it. Mrs6C, Dan_ZTT, egg and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 One hell of thread gap . Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Good to have you back, James! Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Great to see your return. Updates on the Datty, please! Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Good to see you back! Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 He returns! Huzzah! Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 *waves at H_K and his dogs* Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Holy Thread Resurrection ! Great to have you back James Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Welcome back! Heidel_Kakao and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Welcome back, how are the XMs?The green Volvo is now sold to a chap in Scotland. He flew down and drove it back. Well I presume he got all the way back, he definitely made it as far as the Dartford crossing because it went through on my account. Heidel_Kakao and Tamworthbay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 hk is back Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thanks for the welcome back everybody It's safe to say this year hasn't gone according to plan but I am getting back on track now and have started to sort out Cedric, I am trying to do at least one task a week and so there should be regular if not very exciting updates forthcoming. Welcome back, how are the XMs?The green Volvo is now sold to a chap in Scotland. He flew down and drove it back. Well I presume he got all the way back, he definitely made it as far as the Dartford crossing because it went through on my account.Pez XM is due an MOT this month and derv XM is still sitting on my mother's drive No great surprise that the 940 went to Scotland as all Volvo's seem to end up there eventually. dollywobbler, tooSavvy, privatewire and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Hurrah!!! Great to see a return Mr Kakao sir! You’ve been missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Great to see your back H_K. Can’t wait to see how Cedric’s getting on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Hellooooo! Glad you're back. Looking forward to updates on Cedric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 So I thought I would try and fix something that was already broken when I got Cedric, the boot lock which wasn't doing what it is supposed to do namely locking.Got it off the car without too much bother but have not managed to fix it, the key inserts freely but it just won't turn. I don't know for certain that I have the correct key although the one I have operates the other door locks no problem. Couldn't figure out how to remove the lock barrel and didn't want to risk breaking it any further so will just lube and reattach to the car for now. Junkman and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I'd have thought that would be fairly straight forward for a locksmith? Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 I'd have thought that would be fairly straight forward for a locksmith?I hadn't thought of that actually, may be worth asking one like you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Is there one of those dowel pin tube spring thingies in the small hole? If the hole goes right through you can punch it through with a drift. If it doesn't I think you do this i was gonna say that you could maybe try the old "grease in the hole" trick.it works mainly for bringing out bushings in blind holes but it might work on roll pins too. how it works is , fill up the hole in the center of the bushing / pin, and find a pin punch/bolt/wood dowel that is pretty close to the the inside diameter of the same hole. then hit the driver with a hammer. the grease doesnt compress but will get under the pin/bushing and slowly push it out of the hole. Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Well it's in more pieces now, I used brute force to tap it out after I couldn't see that anything was holding the barrel in. I have cleaned the whole lot with petrol but it still doesn't turn with the key, I will try popping into a locksmiths and get their verdict on it.I replaced the manky old battery terminals and fitted a CTEK quick plug and status indicator lead for easy battery trickle charging. DSdriver and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Just had a thought.... rather than fixing the lock I could install a central locking kit, on eBay they are £12!!! Would be nice to be able to pop the locks with a remote instead of using the key like some kind of caveman privatewire and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Screenshot_20181018-225530.png Just had a thought.... rather than fixing the lock I could install a central locking kit, on eBay they are £12!!! Would be nice to be able to pop the locks with a remote instead of using the key like some kind of caveman flash cnut! :mrgreen: Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Welcome back! There's nowt wrong with having to stick a key in a lock like some sort of caveman. Your house doesn't have a plipper so you're not that fancy yet Heidel_Kakao and mitsisigma01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 ToMM came with a plipper alarm fitted [now dead/never worked] I have bought a fleebay 'plip kit' but yet to brave loom chopping Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Initially I wasn't a fan of the seat covers but now I really like them and consider it to be a part of the character of Cedric. The headrests hadn't been covered very well so I got some nice fabric off eBay and my mother kindly redid them as I would have made a terrible job had I attempted it.No prizes for guessing that the new fabric is the one on the left I took the seats out to remove and wash the covers, you can maybe see why they were covered in the first place. The wing mirrors are also a bit worse for wear...There is patina and then there is not functional, these fall into the latter category in my opinion.They are Tex mirrors but not of a style I can seem to find being made anymore, however rather than replacing the whole thing I have found new Tex heads that look to attach in the same way so will order a pair of them.That's what the heads look like, only £14 each as compared to a complete mirror at £46 and it will save me having to remove the old mirror base. Lacquer Peel, eddyramrod, Skizzer and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Progress! Hazzah! You could possibly see a glazier about getting a new piece of mirror cut and put in the original head. Say, how is the rest of the fleet going? Still got the ex-Dollywobbler Proton with the “pretending to be a Wolseley” light up nose? Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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