Fabergé Greggs

When I win the lottery I’ll do a Honda K20 swap into my X1/9 with adjustable bilsteins and Willwood brakes.  It’s been done quite a bit in the states and you can buy everything as a kit to do it from here:

https://www.midwest-bayless.com/p-1029-k20-kit-stage1-acura-honda-k20-k24-engine-swap-kit-for-fiat-bertone-x19.aspx

Either that or I’ll just put some Crossclimates on my Focus. 

At the lofty peak of my dad’s salesman career, he ordered a BRAND NEW 940 “Wentworth” which I think meant half leather and air con. 1992 maybe?  I can confirm that it was 4 + OD- I spent many a journey wondering how that little button on the gearstick worked.

I can still remember the exact smell of sitting in the back when he delightedly picked it up from the showroom. 

Brilliant!

Delighted that it’s made its way closer to me- DIBS! 

11 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

A tad salty - I’ve got a similar age (74 I think)  Dyane 6 that I would sell to any interested shitter for 6/700 ish (for perspective) 

You what now? How fucked is it please? 

Loving this thread, it’s always great to see you get on top of all the bits and bobs  

You really can’t beat the sound and smell of a 2 stroke and if you fancied turning the volume up a bit higher, there’s always these…  

18 hours ago, Schaefft said:

80s and 90s Pontiacs were never popular in the UK but a McLaren (not that McLaren though) Turbo Grand Prix in pristine condition certainly is a rad find. The photos speak for themselves.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1083546526113305/

Incredible. This is exactly the future we were promised but never got. 

Please say it's a Matra 

19 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Left the car with my m9 who is a semi-pro 2 bucket wrongun today, these are the pictures he's sent me of his efforts.

Looks alreet that.

At this rate you'll be divorcing us for Pistonheads. 

I used these guys loads when I lived in london and I’d thoroughly recommend. Immaculate premises too. 
 

Their “no pass, no fee” policy also extends to motorbike ULEZ testing which is fucking great in my book. 
 

Here’s a pic of the Saab of many shiters in their bay  

This is looking wonderful and has got me wanting a BX again. White is by far and away the best colour on them imho 

On 9/18/2023 at 9:40 AM, Dave_Q said:

Well worth a look, much better to ride than you think and small enough to fit in any shed/cellar/house so you don't have to be worried about some scrote having it away all the time.

Also:

Need to trim the cables and for some reason am getting no electrics at all out of my new rewired stator (more likely to be the crusty old bike side wiring loom TBH) but sounding pretty good.

Sounds lovely and runs like a champ! Is it a Polini exhaust? 

1 hour ago, Dave_Q said:

The electricity mystery continues.

Popped to screwstation Friday night to get a new multimeter (fuck me I know how to party) and this meter gives me numbers instead of rubbish.

Not great numbers though.

Its upside down because the smartphones and the YouTubes are apparently beyond me now.

Anyway I believe this should be 20+v at idle and up to 35-40 with some revs? I'm getting like 4v at idle and 15-20 only with revving it's tits off.

Safe to say something is wrong but is it definitely the stator? I'm not keen on reloading the parts cannon having already bought a regulator I probably didn't need but I guess it can only be the stator or the flywheel losing magnetisation? And as it runs OK seems unlikely it's the flywheel?

@Dick Longbridge, @Fabergé Greggs you're scooter people, any clues?

Thanks.

God sorry I can offer no help other than than to say that the voltage does sound lower than I’d expect and the resistance maybe a bit high? 
 

I think I’ve got an old untested stator somewhere but it’s from a largeframe, I presume they’re different? 
 

Also, was there ever 6v versions of these? 

Incredible! I've loved every bit of seeing this come together. 

Can I buy it yet? 

At least I don’t have to worry so much about missing out on bargains anymore 

On 7/29/2023 at 11:01 AM, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

More like a Citroen BX1/9 (the bastard love child of an X1/9 and a BX).

The perfect car. I had a simultaneous BX and X1/9 for a while (still got the X1/9).  Angular Bertone FTW! 

What does SXI mean (other than SeXI obvs)? 

6 hours ago, tom13 said:

This thread is making me want a scooter again. I wonder if @Fabergé Greggsstill has that LML?

I do! I’ve made no further effort to put it up for sale yet, but I would let it go to a shiter 

37 minutes ago, andyberg said:

As with all Trumpets around that time make sure you got a fully charged battery before even attempting to start it, or risk FUBARing the sprag clutch.

How would you tell if the sprag is knackered, would it not disengage or something? 

Imagine you’ve been offered a 42,000 mile 2010 Triumph Tiger 1050 from a nice person for £1500. It’s been outside unused for a couple of years and has got surface corrosion and stuff. What do you say? 

22 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

The discerning* lady would have a Suzuki GSX250E in splendid* re-sale silver.

 

Right, has anyone got any recommendations for one of those water proof scooter leg shield covers all those commuters in London seem to have, please? Ideally one that A ) stays attached to the scooter B ) you can get your legs out of very quickly when you're about to fall off and C ) suits the budget of a tight fisted fat bastard.

I’ve got a very tatty Tucano Urbano one from a Vespa GTS250 you can have for postage 

This delightful thing is a mere £1800 on the blue

https://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/225126/1959-austin-cambridge-bedford-1800

21 minutes ago, egg said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/514001947518265/

Wow that’s lovely!! Only a couple of years until maximum exemption too! 

2 minutes ago, BeEP said:

That does look nice, but a shame it's had a mk2 front panel fitted (just like the one I sold to @Fabergé Greggs)

Oooh that’s a nice one. I find these really sensitive to colour combinations. I adored mine, and this white with red is really nice. But black, red, always look a bit meh to me. Hope that doesn’t render me too superficial!! 

Is this autocom active plus setup any good to anyone? Drink plus postage?