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  1. We did a buy today . wcpgw
    16 points
  2. I've finished off both pillars now, and cut away the rusty lower lip. Ahhhh. The inner panel is in a similar state. I will have to rethink my plan, but reckon I'll have to cut out more of the front panel for access - which means it'll be more difficult to neatly weld in a length of standard angle section. However I can probably use that to weld in a functional repair to the hidden panel, and buy the proper repair panel for the visible outer repair.
    7 points
  3. Yesterday I was round the corner from the Sally Army shop, so I had to drop in... ...and spend a whole 20p! The unopened bag of signs and cones just appealed; the trailer is excellent but probably missing something like a slurry tank. I'll find a use for it. Meanwhile, this morning there has been work going on. Drilling... ...and stripping... ...which is where they are as I type (typing done indoors with coffee, biscuits and snuggled-up dog, the way it should be!). And in between those two pics, painting happened. Yes, that's the failed White Arrow van. I'll do it plain this time. I know I'll have more Transits to come.
    6 points
  4. 6 hours in the Saab today. Amazing how comfortable and capable this 27 year old car is. Handled the whole journey there and back with ease, and I didn’t get in any way uncomfortable until I got stuck in a bit of traffic on the very last 15 minute to home and my clutch leg got tired. It’s true what they say about Saab’s legendary comfort! However, normally I see at least a few retro cars out and about. Today, the only other car from the 90s (or earlier) I saw was a K Reg Polo….
    5 points
  5. ianbmw

    Rusty Monza shite

    A local chap has found himself out of work and he welds……. Get ready for an almost unheard level of commitment! it rains…..I mean biblical, get the Ark out rain…..so he builds a tent and carry’s on. 4 hours graft saw the the top rail of the rear panel cut out, templated and new metal let in after 4 hours of rain, we decided that’s was enough.
    4 points
  6. Arghhhhhhhh
    4 points
  7. @Kiltox and @cort16 to the angry phone, please.
    4 points
  8. That was quick, only ordered it yesterday afternoon and it arrived this morning. just need to get it pressed on. That might be tricky,
    4 points
  9. cort16

    eBay tat volume 3.

    £1000 40,000 miles 406 v6 coupe Rest in Peace https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1079498946606749/
    4 points
  10. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/929078481859265/?ref=saved&referral_code=null
    3 points
  11. Used the Carina E for some daily driver duties this week, found a 1996 friend: It did well, apart from an unexpected FTP - went to a work meeting, came out and it wouldn't start. I'd left the lights on, silly boy. Luckily one of the friendly engineers there had a jump pack. Ideally I should get the door switch for the interior lights working again, then I might have had a lights-on warning chime.... Although Mrs SL prefers the Lexus RX in terms of comfort she did concede that the radio in the Carina E sounds better to her. I recall @Alan Prost saying similar in comparison to his other half's more modern MINI. In other fleet news, poor planning on my part means that all three of the other cars are going into garages for work this month. RX is going to the main dealer for a scheduled service (major one, so that won't be cheap), and I have both the LS400 and Laurel booked-in for service/MoTs on consecutive days next week......
    3 points
  12. Warm happy place , warm happy place .
    3 points
  13. Well it seems spring is here. The Rapeseed Canola is already in flower. Time for pretty car pictures. But also started my yearly 6 months of non sedative antihistamine Went looking for my left over pills from last year as I start on them and get a repeat prescription which unfortunately takes up to 5 days. NHS at it’s most efficient. I rediscovered a steering wheel that I bought from mate Darren about 8 years ago for a big wad of cash. And tried out some checkered vinyl in the rear. This used to be fitted to my 1963 Ford Transit van. I don’t think so. Conversely, the steering wheel has still got the same appeal. For the C10. Been a busy week. Not a lot to show, but certainly productive. Weather still is not done with winter. Last night rain and wind. Thankfully moved the van by 18.00 Woke to this today. The neighbours own that fence, thus responsible for replacing it. However, they sold or are trying to sell the house so no interest in spending money on anything. Good Friday. Public holiday in England. Lots to do today.
    3 points
  14. 0ldCh0d

    Cars at Sunset

    I didn’t know that this thread existed until @inconsistantpointed me in this direction, So, shamelessly taken from my Show us your modern daily shite thread, is my now regrettably sold Ford Fiesta ST150, pictured with one of my mates blue ST150.
    3 points
  15. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276401652755?itmmeta=01HT344ND5H64V1YG45FDTSJSJ&hash=item405ad28413:g:mt4AAOSwlF9mBWyY
    3 points
  16. First proper drive since I took it off the road in October. Going to the MOT and back barely counts. It drives... better than it has before in my ownership. The front suspension doesn't wallow, the gear change feels positive, it doesn't creak and squeak over bumps, the brakes don't bind. It's sorted. I bought an amazing tin sign while I was out. Malaise as fuck. My to do list is now to set up a saved search on eBay and find a smol hatchback, then scrap the Astra.
    3 points
  17. Yoss

    The new news 24 thread

    Went out for a drive in The Forest this morning and the whole area is as waterlogged as I've ever seen it. No chance of taking the dog off the major paths and even some of those were impassable. On the plus side , the place was deserted. We had one of the New Forests major car parks entirely to ourselves at 9am on a bank holiday morning which is unheard of.
    2 points
  18. FAK To be fair with sticker and flag removed id roll that.
    2 points
  19. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285788195470?itmmeta=01HT4VQHWSVTFF932DRY7STEA8&hash=item428a4dca8e:g:6qoAAOSwQn1mBeiF
    2 points
  20. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296326011813?itmmeta=01HT4VJH6SKYDPCXCYAD6J89TC&hash=item44fe681ba5:g:F~EAAOSwYuNmBalf
    2 points
  21. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    Saxo headlight and Corsa B rear lights.... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/938878308244651/?ref=saved&referral_code=null
    2 points
  22. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/861093665786559/?ref=saved&referral_code=null
    2 points
  23. Mine was such a fine example it had Fiat 500 steel wheels and £35 chinese happy joy road tyres so I can't really comment.
    2 points
  24. ProgRocker

    eBay tat volume 3.

    1971 Citroen DS 20 right hand drive Needs some work doing.
    2 points
  25. Bit more than £250 sadly . But pretty cheap for one of these these days . Missis wanted either a panda or some kind of hotish hatch so why not combine the two . Can’t see any rust on it anywhere and mot history is rust free I think so fingers crossed. Usual panda suspension clunks etc . Needs two tyres and timing belt . Luckily I know a guy . She got bored of the mini sadly . So I put a clutch and gear linkage repair on it and sold it to a customer of mine . Think she’s moved away now tho .
    2 points
  26. Picked this up locally from the partner of my wife's friend. It's a Mitsubishi ASX, and I must confess, I had no idea what one of those was when I agreed to go and take a look at it. Clearly it was aimed at the sector of the market occupied by the Qashqai This one comes with free bollard action: Looks reasonably smart from here. The interior is grubby, and the carpet is worn, I will give it a good once over and treat it to some decent floor mats. I've given the scratches a bit of a polish and they are still there unsurprisingly. Boot lid is grufty, apparently a common issue with these. So far I've put 3 tyres on it, stripped all the brakes and fitted new pads all round - typical japanese stuff with sticky sliders and those shitty little shims that are an arsehole to get back in.
    2 points
  27. Bazfr69

    Cars at Sunset

    And one from me too after being made aware of it.
    2 points
  28. Dave Angels meat & veg. Try my meat & 2 veg! Enjoy my plums.
    2 points
  29. I was taking to a guy who struggles to find bar staff, the cost to him to employ someone on minimum wage was £15 an hour by the time you'd factored in pension and employer NIC 3 Bar staff, £45 an hour, open for 10 hours £450 a day, on top of all the other costs that takes a bit of finding It's OK government thinking they're improving people's lives but if the business goes under they aren't What they should be doing is raising the tax threshold so employees keep more of what they earn, not keep bumping the minimum wage up
    2 points
  30. Citroen Xm 38k miles https://www.facebook.com/share/p/U2VSUVnrvypoK2L5/
    2 points
  31. egg

    eBay tat volume 3.

    Listed 15 mins ago in Horsham, £395. Looks genuine, getting pangs of regret from not buying it already! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/941436564191834/
    2 points
  32. Just popped up on a trek culture thread.
    2 points
  33. And it’s good news! The good folk at Halfway House Garage fitted the replacement exhaust, braided brake lines, sorted out the tracking and gave it an MoT. It now drives nicely, and the exhaust is mega - a proper howl at higher revs. Not the quietest though… Need to polish these a bit. Glad to reach the end of this stage of works on it to be honest, it’s been a bit of a mission and there’s been a few occasions when I’ve questioned my sanity for taking it on.
    2 points
  34. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1114515859747753/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
    2 points
  35. I did an oil change on the A8 today. No idea how the last person used an oil extractor because the lance on mine wouldn't go all the way into the sump. Similar to the Saab, there is some kind of baffle at the bottom and I wasn't confident. So as there was no undertray I just dropped it out the bottom. The sump plug is huge! Just as well I did as there was at least 8.5 litres in the sump and I'd have been pumping for ages and got drenched when the heavens opened shortly after. Thankfully I was all done in half an hour, the tidying up took the same again. I think I need a code reader to reset the service indicator.
    2 points
  36. Volvo 760 GLE 1987, 2.8 V6 Petrol classic project banger racing | eBay
    2 points
  37. GR8 PL8 M8

    eBay tat volume 3.

    Everyone's favourite Ligier is now up for auction on ebay - currently at £565.00 (reserve not met) with 47 hours to go.
    2 points
  38. I can only suggest that going back at it with fresh eyes, and if you feel the bubbling dissatisfaction of it then go for a walk or polish the headlights. Biggest enemy of mine is not realising when I'm angry at something until shit gets broken at which point I want to walk away from it. If you step away and look at something else, then come back to it, I think that often works better as you'll have fresh eyes and can see the face of the lion you couldn't see when you had your head in it's mouth inspecting it's tonsils.
    2 points
  39. 2 points
  40. egg

    eBay tat volume 3.

    £7k, looks a wealthy area. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/974345160932236/
    2 points
  41. egg

    eBay tat volume 3.

    HAR registered 2.0 Litre Ghia. Nice. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952220003026937/
    2 points
  42. SEATMad

    eBay tat volume 3.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/278760855184697/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
    2 points
  43. Primed and ready to weld in: Ideally I'd have left the aerial off, but access is incredibly restricted behind - the original poked through from the back and was tightened from the outside, but all I can find to replace it need tightening from the rear. I'm hoping I can reach the back to tighten, but don't rate my chances of actually threading the nut on! Then began the long process of welding it in, swapping sides regularly to allow to cool. Driver's side is done... ...but I ran out of gas when the passenger side was almost complete I didn't quite cut it perfectly at the bottom, so need to bridge the gap with weld.
    2 points
  44. 1960 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron. Imperial was it's own separate marque from 1955-75, spun off from Chrysler to compete with Cadillac and Lincoln. Although, to be fair, everyone still calls them Chrysler Imperials, since Chrysler had been using the Imperial name since 1926. In ascending order of price and prestige, 1960 Imperial models were Imperial Custom, Imperial Crown, Imperial LeBaron, and the very rare long-wheelbase Crown Imperial Limousine. During this time, Imperial was unique among Chrysler Corporation divisions in that its cars used body-on-frame construction with a separate chassis. Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto, and Plymouth all made use of monocoque construction in 1960. But the 1960 Imperial's best party trick were automatic swiveling seats! Why don't cars have these today?
    2 points
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