captain_70s Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Wheels look Alfa to me. Unless they're Ronals...As for other stuff, Laguna splitter (of course it is), and chrome trim delete.Wheels are Ronals. Chrome trim delete is correct (and is as a stock L should be anyway) Front end is French but no Renaults were burgled Side skirts are German in origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 19 news from the past week. After binning the trims the wheels needed a tidy up. Before After. Not the best job but it'll do. Whilst the rear wheels were off I also wire brushed the rather crusty brake drums and suspension components, and bathed the latter in Dynax S50. I also coated the fuel tank as that looked crusty in places. It was hesitating quite badly under light throttle, so carb cleaner was applied plus a new air filter and it seems better. Not totally sorted but less pronounced. I also took it for a run today down to Dungeness. I left hideously early at 4.30am in order to see the sun rise at the RSPB reserve, and it was worth it. ATCNBE Apart from a slight hot start issue, raising the revs once it's fired seems to work, 140 miles were done without issue. So on that basis I reckon it's good for a day trip to France next Saturday, for a mooch around the Picardy region and a visit 'home' to the George Besse factory in Douai. I'm not sure how close you can get to the plant, but I'm sure I'll find some Renault signage for a photo opp. Split_Pin, Fabergé Greggs, oldcars and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I've been watching woodturning videos and now I want a lathe. eddyramrod, GrumpiusMaximus and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I must be getting old, I found a free bag for life at work. Most impressed. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I've been watching woodturning videos and now I want a lathe.Watch some wood turning accident videos and you will never want to see one again. I used to have one myself. I was experienced at using it but I had the chisel fly out of my hands and stab itself into my face mask. I sold it on gumtree later that week. stuboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 MX5 national rally was achieved yesterday... It was ok, but nowhere near as fun and friendly as SaabFest to be honest. Still 300 miles covered in the MX and she ran spot on! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The Hymac has a burst tyre and is way beyond just replacing the tube. Leverage. 20180930_172003.jpgbonus-sized rattlegun required for that. drum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I've been watching woodturning videos and now I want a lathe. For gawd's sake do not look up This Old Tony on YouTube then. The same, but with metal. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Getting antsy about houses now. The chances of us moving in December is getting higher with every passing week. We at least have a new shortlist, frustratingly some of the houses on the shortlist are properites that sold before we got to view them the first time around much earlier in the year and that makes me think there's probably something wrong with them and we'll have the same sort of merry old dance that has caused us to have three failed purchases so far. I only need to give one month notice on my current place, bf needs to give 2. That, combined with the predicted 4-6 weeks of paperwork from the point you agree to buy the house to being allowed to move in does not give me much confidence that there's enough time for it to happen this year. If I never take part in trying to buy another house, it will be too soon.The only quick way of buying is to buy at auction. For that to happen you need either money in the bank or a lot of credit cards with massive credit limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 MX5 national rally was achieved yesterday... 339DB9E9-8D32-428A-92FF-385CFA16B585.jpeg It was ok, but nowhere near as fun and friendly as SaabFest to be honest. Still 300 miles covered in the MX and she ran spot on!Despite driving 95 miles last night in the dark and pissing down rain arriving in Wolverhampton before midnight, I can say is rather did that than attend such a gathering. For a little while we paid to be in the club for insurance purposes, but the monthly magazine smugness made me want to seek out the contributors and punch them in the fanny. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Bought these for $4.68. I was going to use them as spares to go in the car but I think I'll use my other set as spares and these as my main. Apparently metric but the imperial size pretty much goes from 0.003 inch, in 0.001 increments, to 0.032inch. https://m.banggood.com/0038-to-0889mm-32-Blade-Feeler-Gauge-Thickness-Gap-Metric-Gauge-p-931960.html oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I was experienced at using it but I had the chisel fly out of my hands and stab itself into my face mask. Yes, well... spinny things and hand-held blades aren't exactly an ideal combination. I had wondered why folks seemed to wear a face mask rather than just goggles. Still want a lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Today's news.Turbo failure on an old Tranny Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Jim Bell and michael t 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 just saved a Hedgehog .... little thing was covered in mites and really small ..... vets said it was not ready for the winter .... danthecapriman, clayts450, mrbenn and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Just put the roof lining back in the car. A LOT harder than taking it out, but then, taking it out was a piece of piddle! The cloth isn't quite in the perfect spot as the holes for all the fixtures don't 'quite' line up perfectly but you try and re-fit the same cloth with contact glue! The only really tricky bit was getting the roof under the rear window rubber, just fiddly and made awkward because my left arm is duff... yes, I am left-handed! There is the 'odd' stain here and there, in part 'cos I cut my finger and there are now vampire traces - let's get CSI on the job they'll have it condemned as a scene of a mass murder with a bad clean-up job I was going to do the horn (or at least, look) and take the dash out, but I know my arm will be bad so let's quit while we are winning! Still got to sort out the idle speed and top-up the water/anti-freeze/Barrs leaks after its drain and refill, but it can wait until tomorrow. Skizzer, mrbenn and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 My bank seems to have made a mistake and given me more money than I should have in there. Possible data entry error? Will have to get into the branch tomorrow and review the last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Vectras are fit amirite? Especially in four door flavour. A colleague of mine had one in a kind of Coventry City blue back in 2001 with the two litre engine and it went wonderfully well. Anyway, saw this at Asda earlier. Woof. CGSB, RobT, jumpingjehovahs and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Started to sort out my Yaris today. I think the £250 I gave for it might of been a bit generous. The front pads had been changed but they didn't do the warped and badly worn discs, so new discs fitted. The drivers door window didn't work and made some horrid noises. It turns out the window had been broken and rather than actually fit the window properly they just put the new glass in. They didn't even bother connecting the glass to the regulator, caused the regulator arms to get bent. A bit of messing about and emptying all the broken glass out of the door has got that sorted. I am now waiting for bit's including a couple of tyres that were under £70 for 2 toyo proxy's. It really did need them. GrumpiusMaximus, Skizzer, Supernaut and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Bloody hell, even the boys at driftland would be ashamed of those tyres ! tooSavvy, purplebargeken, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 How the fuck do you wear a tyre from legal to that twixt MOTs?! oldcars and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 If it was on the limit at MOT time another 10k would have it down to the canvas no bother. At least it appears to be wearing quite evenly. purplebargeken and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Started to sort out my Yaris today. I think the £250 I gave for it might of been a bit generous. The front pads had been changed but they didn't do the warped and badly worn discs, so new discs fitted. The drivers door window didn't work and made some horrid noises. It turns out the window had been broken and rather than actually fit the window properly they just put the new glass in. They didn't even bother connecting the glass to the regulator, caused the regulator arms to get bent. A bit of messing about and emptying all the broken glass out of the door has got that sorted. I am now waiting for bit's including a couple of tyres that were under £70 for 2 toyo proxy's. It really did need them.oct 18 001.JPGoct 18 002.JPG Fuuucccccckkkkkk....!!!! Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 It was an advisory at the last test in December and done about 10k since. I think the poor thing hasn't seen any maintenance in years. It does have new suspension arms though and for some reason is really clean under the bonnet. It will get a service and a bit of a claen up then can be put to work as a loan car. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Ford Motor Company getting into deep water over their issues with 1.0 & 1.6 EcoBoom engines. Cost savings gone too far.........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 just saved a Hedgehog .... little thing was covered in mites and really small ..... vets said it was not ready for the winter ....Just posted this same link on the other pages...http://www.gracethehedgehog.co.uk Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Ford Motor Company getting into deep water over their issues with 1.0 & 1.6 EcoBoom engines. Cost savings gone too far.........?We checked my colleagues 64 plate focus on the gov.uk checker. It shows a recall as of the 30th sept. His is the 1litre ecoboost. Mot due in a fortnight too, which woke him up as he thought it was the end of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Project Binky update alert: djim, LightBulbFun and chodweaver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Head gasket set for 416GTi: about £130. On Rock Auto, I can get a cambelt, water pump, and gasket set for roughly the same price. Head is coming off for all that, and a decoke and stem seal replacement. The exhaust will be dropped too to accommodate: not sure it'll be going back on as is, mind... A bit more flow would go a long way - the engine is already choked by the gearbox. RobT and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yes, well... spinny things and hand-held blades aren't exactly an ideal combination. I had wondered why folks seemed to wear a face mask rather than just goggles. Still want a lathe.I also used to ware a full leather welders overcoat.But I must admit, they are jolly good fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I got sick of the shitty, ugly boot in the Mini. So at lunchtime today I bought some MDF and made this: The (not pictured) right panel pulls out to access the washer reservoir and then the base lifts out to access the battery, wheel etc. I looked at what some other people have made and while they looked very cool, they also looked like complete nightmares if you needed to get to the spare wheel on a rainy hard shoulder! RobT, xtriple, D Spares & Tyres and 34 others 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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