clayts450 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Some love for all three cars today: 214 - exhaust bodge (see project) then promptly FTP Loser Cruiser - plumbed battery back in, have a solar charger on order which should help with the alarm/immobiliser drain which stuffs me every time I leave the car a week or so - should get here from Amazon tomorrow. Treated it to a run out - impeccable. When it runs well I revert back to liking it - is a comfy old thing. I'll use it as the commutawagon this week. Gave it a wash too Streetshite - also got a wash D Spares & Tyres and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 20181216_132135.jpg Currently dicking around in the rain fitting new leak off pipes to the 405. I did this on the Cruiser a couple of weeks back. Not too bad a job, is it ? Or, is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I did this on the Cruiser a couple of weeks back. Not too bad a job, is it ? Or, is it ?Not so bad. Intercooler had to come off. I'm trying to get to the bottom of my air in fuel problems. The jury is still out whether this has improved matters. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Float needle stuck? Probably. This carb has the most random problems at the most random times, I really should have replaced it years ago, which is why the rebuilt spare can't be fitted soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The other thing my neighbour told me was concerning Howard, who used to own the classic car parts place in Sipson ( collectors car parts )and moved to Thorpe industrial estate three years ago or so. Well he was there for 29 months and paid one months rent. So got turfed out. So he moved all the stock from the warehouse to his home in egham. More precisely to th front and back gardens where it joined a 420jag, Austin Ruby’s and an Armstrong sidley Star sapphire. Then earlier in the year he decided to have a tidy up and get rid of some of the cardboard boxes and branches from the garden. They were damp, so he threw some petrol on the bonfire.WOOF is apparently not descriptive enough for the resulting blaze that took seven engines 15hours to put out. During which time the whole garden went, along with the star sapphire etc, plus the neighbours £800,000 four bedroomed log cabin. He had let his insurance lapse too. He was sued and wanted my friend to help him with the paperwork. The liability was over £1,000,000 not counting any costs or damages. He sensibly said no and get a lawyer. Howard decided to represent himself and the court case was ten days ago. You’ll like this....it was thrown out on a technicality! I don’t know why, but it may appear in press sometime. My friend knows one of the firemen from the tennis club in holyport ( real tennis not what they call fuzzy ball). The fireman said to stay away from people like him as they always survive but cause chaos around them- they recovered one oxyacetylene cylinder from the garden four houses along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Split level with nice white picket fence? Took me a while to get the reference!No just hydrangeas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Are you happy where you are? were you thinking of moving anyway? First two questions to ask yourself?Yes I’m very happy where I am, but it’s renting and I’m not getting any younger. Any longer and I won’t qualify for a 25yr mortgage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The other thing my neighbour told me was concerning Howard, who used to own the classic car parts place in Sipson ( collectors car parts )and moved to Thorpe industrial estate three years ago or so. You’ll like this....it was thrown out on a technicality! I don’t know why, but it may appear in press sometime. quote] I used to love that place. I wanted to have a shop like that when I grew up. Sounds a lucky bugger though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Positives - 2bed flat with parking and 1 ( maybe two with a neighbourly arrangement) garages with power.Negatives - no outdoor space at all, just communal shrubbery. Cons - we could all be living in a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland next year, in which case my armed security and steel gates could be useful where I am.Are you plutocratic enough to afford a BTL mortgage and join wur ain Kiltox in the *evil Rachman rentier class? In which case you could do both. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 205 STDT collected.Gave £200 for it on account of rotten sill/sills.He threw in a brand new sill and loads of other spares, so much stuff the car was basically free. Nice guy!Drives really nicely and goes like the clappers.Plenty of faults to fix but it has to join the que behind the Mercedes. And the moped. holbeck, AlsoMike, Ghosty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Are you plutocratic enough to afford a BTL mortgage and join wur ain Kiltox in the *evil Rachman rentier class? In which case you could do both.I make Jeremy Corbyn seem quite middle of the road. I will not be joining Nicholas van hoogstraten in the landlord stakes. It’s not perfect, and so it’s just a pipe ( or two pints at lunchtime ) dream. There’s also the possibility of a market crash next year- although I’ve been hearing that since the 1990s and prices never seem to fall here. Anyway, the one thing I’ve found today is that I could possibly* afford to buy in the south east. Not bad after 25years of working! Craig the Princess and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sniping tool lined up for a "4 seconds to go" bid on something I really don't need and is partly broken. Cheap though... Will be on the phone to me mum when auction ends, so the fear can come later. dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ....The fireman said to stay away from people like him as they always survive but cause chaos around them- ....They are like the eye of the storm - to all intents and purposes untouchable. Looks like this is the fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Met up at lunchtime for a pint with an old friend and neighbour. £4.29 ! a bottle for wainwright which was the most drinkable of the offerings my next door beefeater offered. That's ridiculous! It pains me to pay over £3 for a pint. Draught ale is £1.90 a pint in the Red Lion... I'm enjoying it as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I may* be joining you in the Red Lion at some time in the future when things settle down.Long while since I was in there. Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Nothing's really changed there in 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The Red Lion in Egham? Used to spend a lot of time there when I was a student. Great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 They are like the eye of the storm - to all intents and purposes untouchable.Looks like this is the fellaThat’s Howard yes. Very pleasant when I met him. But perhaps not totally realistic about the ongoing operation. I don’t know how my friend got involved - I suspect golf contacts, but he went in to assist with the website and advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The Red Lion in Egham? Used to spend a lot of time there when I was a student. Great place.Oddly enough, that cropped up in conversation today. Above mentioned Howard has a lockup ( makes him sound like arfur Dailey!) behind the pub stacked with parts. SierraMikeHotel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That's ridiculous! It pains me to pay over £3 for a pint. Draught ale is £1.90 a pint in the Red Lion... I'm enjoying it as much as possible.You’re not kidding. I couldn’t see anything I’d drink on tap ( John smiths smooth flow!! Stella and carlsberg, San Miguel, not even a Guinness or doom bar). Then saw some bottles behind the bar. 500ml, but still a bit of a Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Wrong one, ours is Littleborough, same people forever, don't sit in the wrong chair.Last time I was in Hickory RIP was singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That’s Howard yes. Very pleasant when I met him. But perhaps not totally realistic about the ongoing operation. I don’t know how my friend got involved - I suspect golf contacts, but he went in to assist with the website and advertising....and the rest, as they say, is hysterical. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Cleaned and gapped plugs checked and cleaned dizzy cap, checked and set valve clearances and the van still won't idle below 1000rpm. Compression test tomorrow if it stops raining, I've got a feeling it will require another head gasket replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sniping tool lined up for a "4 seconds to go" bid on something I really don't need and is partly broken. Cheap though... Will be on the phone to me mum when auction ends, so the fear can come later. Missed out quite spectacularly, thank goodness. Yes it was a Vauxhall Tigra B, 1.8 Sport, just because... Shoot me. However, seems I had a narrow* (well £275 quid) escape as the seller was described thusly on eBay Think this was a pikey. Tried to fob me off Buying car. Timewaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Some pics.Couldn't be arsed earlier as there is no heat coming from the air vents and I was cold. Needs investigation, a new heater matrix was supplied with the car so I'll chalk that up as the main suspect for now.Paint needs attention, maybe cutting back will work as it seems a bit oxidised and wet/ scratching it with my fingernails takes the worst of it off.Other things to list are sunroof is just wrong, driver's door latch is broken off, rev counter inop, as is fuel guage, headlining sagging (new one supplied) and it needs a clean.Very pleased with it. And home. Drove down in the Cougar, haven't driven it for a while and it's definitely running rough, dropping a cylinder now and again, will have to look at it and see if it's worth bothering with or not. Been the best £100 car I've had so I will more than likely fix it. Craig the Princess, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, DeeJay and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 there's probably a thread for this, but I've been thinking about my 2019 shite plans, and they go something like this: - Get the main jobs done on the Mondy Base - exhaust, rear bumper paint, thermostat change, and maybe a trip to Krown for a waxing - and make sure I get it to FOTU.- Run the Mazda 323 until May at least and try and get it through another test. then see whether Mrs Egg is happy to continue with it, or if not get a newer auto and roffle the Mazda.- Get a genuine* classic as my '3rd car' to have some fun with- buy lots of Norev miniature shite.- get to northern France for either a French car meet or a brocante Umm, that looks expensive! mrbenn, Skizzer, GrumpiusMaximus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 - buy lots of Norev miniature shite.- get to northern France for either a French car meet or a brocante See you in Caen, then egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Met up at lunchtime for a pint with an old friend and neighbour. £4.29 ! a bottle for wainwright which was the most drinkable of the offerings my next door beefeater offered. Anyway, as he mentioned he’s selling his flat to buy a house with his girlfriend and I’m now thinking of buying it a little. He’s offered a decent discount on the current price, and it turns out the mortgage wouldn’t be totally unrealistic either. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66299590.html Positives - 2bed flat with parking and 1 ( maybe two with a neighbourly arrangement) garages with power.Negatives - no outdoor space at all, just communal shrubbery. Cons - we could all be living in a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland next year, in which case my armed security and steel gates could be useful where I am. Management fees on the flat? Honestly, it looks like a very decent buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 there's probably a thread for this, but I've been thinking about my 2019 shite plans, and they go something like this: - Get the main jobs done on the Mondy Base - exhaust, rear bumper paint, thermostat change, and maybe a trip to Krown for a waxing - and make sure I get it to FOTU.- Run the Mazda 323 until May at least and try and get it through another test. then see whether Mrs Egg is happy to continue with it, or if not get a newer auto and roffle the Mazda.- Get a genuine* classic as my '3rd car' to have some fun with- buy lots of Norev miniature shite.- get to northern France for either a French car meet or a brocante Umm, that looks expensive!Would be a good thread to start!! I've lots of wishful thinking for 2019! Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 See you in Caen, then Hope not. That's where the French warehouse of my company is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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