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  1. cms206

    The SVM are at it again...

    Train three achieved and our collective first visits to Wigan.
    19 points
  2. cms206

    The SVM are at it again...

    Also as it is official SVM business...
    18 points
  3. cms206

    The SVM are at it again...

    With Covid having massively disrupted the repatriation efforts, today officially marks the resumption of The SVM's mission - to move all of the Volvos north of the border. We start the day on foot.
    17 points
  4. Train one. Then there was a Greggs. It didn't last. Train two's one of these new fangled BLT trains. Poo count so far: nil.
    12 points
  5. With the outer sill cut off, you can see the rusty hole on the top left which is all that it originally got booked in for You can also see how fat the top seam is, so Dan decided to cut the lot off up to the full length of the rear sill section we had, There was also a dodgy repair inside above the chassis rail - I had seen this and presumed it was covering up a drilled hole for the block heaters that this had. Nope! Rust! New inner sill in: Rear reinforcement And the internal bit repaired properly: I also got him to sort out the front step - there was just some thin metal here and a few pinholes, but he cut the lot out and used a spare part of the sill section that had a perfect matching ridge on to fill the hole Off to collect it tomorrow. Still shocked that it needed all that work despite looking so solid externally, but very happy with the work Dans done, and for a reasonable price all things considered.
    11 points
  6. His posture is defensive. His hands are held between his body and the aggressor, poised with his own camera ready to take a photograph in retaliation. He will calm slightly once he has consumed his tea.
    10 points
  7. Can’t believe no one’s mentioned the Avenger rear lights. Rather than tool up for new rear quarters for the facelift model, Rootes designed and fitted a blanking plate to fill the gap left when the old “hockey stick” rear lights were removed.
    10 points
  8. A train has occurred.
    10 points
  9. 645 steps later...
    10 points
  10. You know when you go on a bit of a wild one and then wake up the next morning and you've got married to an alpaca? No? Just me then, well it's not legally binding anyway I'm sure. Well, the other day I went on a bit of a wild one and bought another Vauxhall Cavalier. And this morning I was awoken to the sound of it being dropped off a trailer outside my house. 92J 2.0 CDi saloon on its original Camden plates. Luton registration. Platinum Silver (I think). ABS light on (so much for that being cleared then). OSR door moulding missing in action (think I've sourced one). Dead SC303 radio/cassette. Needs a very good clean. Broken clocks. It has a year's ticket. It's EXACTLY what I've been looking for since I sold my other mk3 a whole week ago. That didn't take long then.
    9 points
  11. just got back from my 170 mile round trip today we have, illumination! these are much, much better!
    9 points
  12. So I managed to get the sump off... The pick up is relatively clean!!! Joy!!! Even better news.... The sump is fairly clean too!!! Only thing there was oil that hadn't drained. Far as I can tell the sump has never been off, so I am thinking the sludge at the top is only recent and a result of the knackered injector. For all the heartache, I think it's a blessing. Now I'm off to crawl on my back and scrape the sealant off the engine...
    9 points
  13. Carlisle has been achieved. The authorities are so far unaware.
    9 points
  14. Carb linkage on the cortina is missing some bits but I managed to bodge it enough to get it working. A quick run up the cairn o mount showed that the exhaust is knackered, my new seal on the tailgate is only reducing the intake of fumes slightly and the engine is running a bit rich. And there's something amiss in the steering. I was grinning like the proverbial cat at the end of it.
    8 points
  15. Wife: have you been away all week, up to Scotland in the Volvo, gallivanting around eating haggis, drinking whisky and playing bagpipes? Me: of course not dear, I promised I wouldn't do that again. I already told you, I've been having an affair all week with Emma from accounts, honest! Wife: (getting angry) I called your accounts office, there is no Emma! Open the boot! Me: really, there's no need for that, you probably got the wrong department... Wife: (very angry) Open it! Me: ok... Wife: ... Me: Oh oh, busted. I can explain...
    8 points
  16. Kin 'ell. Another update in less than a few days? Today, I 'woke' (lol) up to a day of doong stuff down the unit. Initially I was going to do nowt more than remove the parts from my Mums old Micra to put the interior back up normally as it had been used as parts storage for around a couple of years. @fraser.innes.3 and myself agreed to give the KV6 Sterling's bonnet another tackle as it refused to open before Somehow it had freed itself off before I could tackle it with a crowbar, and with the bonnet open we had access to try and start the thing. We tried a jump pack but that didn't really work so a MASSIVE caravan battery was used as a jumped pack. Initially the Rover tried to start and had a lot of cranking but wouldn't fire. I remembered that I had actually run out of fuel when I last drove it up to the yard it was last stored at and had to have pushed up the hill with my Peugeot. So half a gallon of fuel later and some more cranking and the Sterling fired up from a long slumber. It wasn't as steady as it would have been before but it was enough to keep it moving. I popped it down the our mate Dave's unit as the jetwash was there, I gave the car a long overdue bath, enough to get most of the crud off it but not to my usual shiny polished standards. it looks cleaner than it actually eventually dried off to be. The car has got considerably rustier than when it was last in use. Outside storage hasn't been kind, so its a case of weighing up the options. The engine has had little work since I got it and has kept on going for me despite a holed radiator and cambelt roulette. The Micra will be getting some attention innthe form of a service. I'm looking at having the back of jigged out because of the damage, Dave is quite enamored by the Micra as he used to service many of them way back when. The interior has been cleared of the bonnet and bumper that lived in there for the best part of a couple of years. The KV6 has its battery on charge, more petrol will be got to at least get it regularly running and moving. Some work on a Rover finally. Bet you never thought that would happen. As a side note, on the way back home, the Peugeot 407 decided to make use of the new screen to chuck up a warning with "depollution system faulty" error message leaving the engine light on. Meh, I rarely use the car so it probably needs a good run up and down the motorway. L8rz.
    7 points
  17. "I am selling a tyre with a wheel attached. If you would like a wheel with a tyre attached, I'm afraid you'll have to look elsewhere."
    7 points
  18. I'm not going to clog this up with loads of slightly different polishing in progress shots, but after most of the week on it, it is starting to get there. I've read estimates of between 4-8 hours polishing per linear foot, and so far it looks as though we're at the longer end of that range. And it's 26 feet long! As this is still just with the coarse polish, you can see the swirl marks up close. Hopefully with the next pass these will disappear.
    7 points
  19. 11001010

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.standvirtual.com/anuncio/citron-ax-cabrio-ID8PfpkY.html
    7 points
  20. The friend referred to works as a plumber in Perth but a gentleman from Practical Classics did pop in by a few days later to buy a car off me. He may* have taken a few photos whilst here and he found the transit amusing so fully expected it to appear at sometime! Before I left for offshore I did attempt to get the Fergie running. The old oil/petrol mix was drained from the sump and fresh oil installed. The spark plugs were a mix of 3 makes (including a Volvo branded one) but a quick search on the shelf produced a new set of the correct champions but still no spark. Cleaned the points brought a spark but no life. The grey fergie has a provision for locking it at 10 degrees BTDC so this was set but stll no life. Chucked some petrol in the bores and it fired once or twice but that was all. Gave up. Next morning went to check the timing again and locked the flywheel to find the distributor rotor arm in a completely different place. Removed the distributor to find the dog had not been seated right on the drive (the tractor had some engine work before laying up including new pistons) and I think the distributor not being seated properly is what made the PO give up. All reset, more fuel in the cylinders and it fired and ran briefly. Encouraged, I filled the radiator with water, a considerable amount of which made a bid for freedom via the completely knackered top hose. Deciding what remained would do for a brief run, I tried again. Nothing. Gave it a sniff of brake cleaner and away it went, but stop the sniff and the engine stopped, obviously no petrol getting through. Removed the carb, stripped it and cleaned everything. Of course I could not find my stock of carb gaskets so a cornflake packet was sacrifices and a new one made. Refitted the carb, and absolutely no difference, so again I gave up and went offshore. Got back last night, and whilst I was away I had ordered an ultrasonic cleaner (as per my ask a shiter thread) which arrived yesterday along with some expensive solutions to use. A very good friend had recommended the fluids, but at £20 delivered for 1l of carb cleaner and 1l of deruster I was unsure. My friend was adamant so thought I would give it a try (they dilute at 10:1 so not so bad. Today I set up the cleaner (I bought a 6l one) but stuck a 2l ice cream tub in for the additive mixture so only used about 0.2l. After a 30 minute blast, I was amazed at how black the fluid had become as I thought the carb and bits were clean before putting them in. Re assembled the carb, sacrificed a bit more cornflake packet for another new gasket and refitted the carb. Of course, near my carb gasket stock must be where I put my split pins, so the throttle and choke lever connections were just assembled loosely until I find mine or buy some more. Connected the battery, turned on the ignition and it started first time and continued to run fine*. The engine is very smokey, but hoping that is the pistons still bedding in, the top hose reminded me that I have not bought a replacement and then the throttle linkage fell out so turned it off. Tomorrow I will find/beg/steal/buy some split pins, do a proper* repair on the hose with some duct tape and see if it will drive. The ultrasonic cleaner with the solution worked well so happy with that purchase.
    6 points
  21. Been working on various cars all week. Also spent an eye watering amount of money on parts. Plan was to do more this weekend. However, was a nice day today and the neighbours were all out in their garden so I did no car work as its not really fair to pollute the air with all that noise pollution so I got pissed instead. However, I'm now arseholed listening to shite 'dad techno' far too loud and lightning fires. They'd have probably preferred the angle grinder.
    6 points
  22. No idea. We left quickly and no-one died...
    6 points
  23. HMC

    The new news 24 thread

    Went to Tesco bought some juice (1.5L.) as the redneck bumper sticker states only juice should come in 1.5L 😂
    6 points
  24. Of course being flat out at work , over run with motor bikes at home and work and being a 17st fatty meant I had to buy a grom with a broken engine
    6 points
  25. Full tank. It's pissing out the bottom.
    6 points
  26. 1986 Ford Taurus in OCP Detroit Police livery from RoboCop. It's a Greenlight, so smudges inside the windows, but otherwise very well executed. I used to have an OCP Taurus when I was a kid. It came with a RoboCop figure. Nostalgia!
    6 points
  27. Panels arrived yesterday. This lot cost £95 delivered which I reckon is an absolute bargain. They are Ashley Hinton panels which seem well regarded. This lot cost nearly the same from Moss. Not sure how I managed to spend so much there - I do it everytime. As a side note, if you live near a Moss UK branch, they've got an open day at the end of the month. A chance to look inside the warehouse and also get 15% off too. Carried on stripping the interior this evening. Finished taking the driver's seat out and most of the carpets. I'm not sure whether to put them back in after or replace them. They are a little threadbare in places. Also pondering about rubber mats instead but I think that might look rubbish. Unfortunately I seem to have forgotten to take many pictures. So here are the soft top bolts I removed to get the carpet out. Underneath I found this conveniently placed bung which I presume is for accessing the prop shaft grease nipple. Not sure if this is stock? Took the wing mirror and bottom light off the wing ready for that to be repaired. Mostly to make it a lot lighter and less likely to get damaged because of that from bending and distorting it. Debating how much to cut off the bottom. I have a large repair section for the bottom but it doesn't need that much repairing. I could have almost got away with fabricating a repair but the panel was under £35, so not even worth my time doing that. Also took the windscreen off. Just six bolts to remove and the whole thing comes off. Haynes say you need to remove the dash. However the left side had plenty of access and on the right I just had to remove the Speedo to allow me to get a socket in. Electric ratchets are handy for this sort of thing as a hand ratchet you're going back and forth a click or two everytime. I am a bit nervous about having the screen off and cutting too much. With the screen off it is easier to clean up this whole area. I'm debating what I'm going to cut out. I have a complete panel for the left flat piece. However that goes right to that A-pillar panel. Likewise I've got a complete A-pillar. But I think if I cut both out too much, I'll end up having it all go out of shape. I don't have any metal stock to brace and to be honest, I didn't want to go that far either. I think I'll cut out the side panel first. Weld the replacement on and then do the A-pillar. Again I could have just patched up the crusty bits and rewelded the poor welds on the side panel but that replacement piece was only £23. It has a bunch of holes in it that line up with the wing fixings. Just getting them right and then drilling out a flat piece would be a time consuming job, along with making a replacement piece the right size. This A-pillar I could replace completely. However I think I'll wire wheel it right back heavily and see what the state is like underneath. Then go from there.
    6 points
  28. Got the new house in some semblance of order, and now watching Eurovision with a few drinks and a late late buffet dinner. Feeling alright for the first time in months.
    5 points
  29. cms206

    The SVM are at it again...

    We have arrived in The North. Dinner.
    5 points
  30. Give Mattel their due, the Capri is a really good casting, accurate and almost free of defects. Interior is damn good too
    5 points
  31. D.E

    eBay tat volume 3.

    Powered by a smoll 49hp dizzel for extra misery: https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/auto-s/overige-auto-s/m1823643732-telco-indica-1-4-d-dl-2001-blauw
    5 points
  32. 5 points
  33. Let's not forget the saga of the much maligned AMC Pacer. After a deal to buy Wankel rotary engines from General Motors fell through when, at the eleventh hour, GM decided Wankels weren't worth their bother, AMC were forced to raid their own cupboard for whatever engines they could find. What they found was their stalwart inline six cylinder units which they were forced to shoehorn into an engine bay that had been designed for a Wankel. It was either this big lump of an engine or nothing as this was all AMC had to pick from. A poor choice for what was intended to be an "economy" car! But the story doesn't end there. That's because some bright spark working at AMC thought it would be a terrific idea to export the Pacer to Europe. At which point somebody suddenly remembered the British like to do things all back-arsewards and sit on the wrong side of the car whist driving on the wrong side of the road. So they moved the pedal box to the right and fitted linkages to operate accelerator and brake controls which were still located in the left footwell. But what about the steering wheel? Ahh, here's where things really get clever. The steering wheel, now relocated to the right of the cabin, turned a sprocket which operated what was essentially a glorified bicycle chain hidden behind the dash. The chain was connected to another sprocket on the existing left handed steering column! Voila, right-hand-drive done on the cheap! In addition, the longer right-side door, intended to ease rear seat access from the passenger side in LHD markets was now totally unsuitable for RHD Britain. Brilliant! According to this Telegraph article from 2020, there are only two Pacers left in the UK. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/uks-rarest-cars-amc-pacer/
    5 points
  34. Hare transplant Went down to the storage to check on the Alvis. It was last out in February but started up fine. It came to me without a mascot, but with a bolt through the rad cap where it had previously been. I had fitted a temporary one (a Spaniel) but found this one on Ebay. I did get an original Alvis one, which was a bit too nice to use. this one is very similar, but probably not quite correct.
    5 points
  35. So, the raffle win had to be collected. I'd told Mrs S about it, and she suggested we should all go, and have a night away. So, rooms were booked, and family Sporty embarked on a trip. It was a dull trip, aside from me spilling water in my lap, and arriving to check in, looking like I'd pissed myself. The family workhorse Astra performed well, and gave a frankly magnificent average mpg..... We're now having a cheeky jar in Reading listening g to a pair of wannabee roadmen at the next table talking absolute shit.
    4 points
  36. Sorry to miss you all, even @hairnet (slightly) - see you next time. In other news, all the Dyane jobs are done! I even managed to do some electrics, which apparently work...
    4 points
  37. Actually... 😜 Sadly that's as far as we've got. Looks like there is a fault with the injector pump, as there's diesel reaching it but not spurting out on cranking. Stop solenoid is OK, so Talbot has taken off the pump for further investigation. Probably less than ideal conditions to be stripping it down outdoors in a field though!
    4 points
  38. Just back from Beaulieu autojumble. Not been for several years and it was a lot quieter with perhaps 1/3 of traders spaces empty. Not much for sale in the arena I liked either. Mason’s black silver shadow was smart though. some oddities spotted, one with hubnut @dollywobblersticker. big Saab display @Saabnuttoo.
    4 points
  39. The thing is - the rear wing pressings are completely different for the later 1976 Chrysler Avengers as is the rear panel and the boot floor. As somebody has already mentioned the filler neck was moved to the drivers side rear with a flap and behind those blanking ends lay a flat mounting panel. One can only presume the body engineers decided that they couldn't reliably press that shape in one go. Could never understand the reason why they deleted the original hockey style stick lights - I even owned a Chrysler Avenger for 4 years and always thought the execution of the rear end restyle was half arsed.
    4 points
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  41. Well, old Rosie did not let me down... MOT passed without advisories! Brakes are rubbing a wee bit, but working well according to the machine, and it was great to take her out for a proper run again. East Germany 1, West Germany nil. Having said that, my new Magnaflow cat has arrived, so I'll slot that in this weekend and try the Audi Coupe again. Cheers all.
    4 points
  42. Some Ford Shite... Puma. £750. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205115599118 '05 Mondeo dizzler. £695. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205035281544
    4 points
  43. '01 Almera. £795 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205115584609 Ooooh a dae like that. ^
    4 points
  44. possible a contender for the late registration madness thread as well, but along the same lines as those scale model but still road-registered steam traction engines I posted about I present the Lykamobile a steam (kit) car replica thing? https://www.steamtractionworld.com/lykamobile.htm https://www.steamtractionworld.com/product-lyka.html its so fun to see a steam vehicle being newly produced and on a modern plate although im still disappointed no ones made a "modern" steam vehicle thats actually somewhat fast (ie can go above 4Mph) or practical , it would be really cool to see one of those 1950's Steam engine conversions @barrett talked about, reproduced or such, especially such being a Steam vehicle you would not really have to worry about any sort of modern day regulations, so you would be pretty free to have it look how you want LOL
    4 points
  45. RoverFolkUs

    eBay tat volume 3.

    "Seals need welding" Ok, a bit of an odd thing to say. Sounds a bit cruel too...
    4 points
  46. DodgyBastard

    Retroshite

    Some more bits done on the LDV. Patchy This outer sills was full of filler. I'm not entirely sure why they welded a patch next to it but decided to fill and fiberglass the section next to it. Inner sill welded in. Outer sills. The welding and fabrication could be better but overall I'm just happy to be making progress.
    4 points
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