Fabergé Greggs

The progress on this is fucking spectacular. 

Just tagging this on.
Got bored yesterday evening and fitted the caliper seals and pistons. There's something so incredibly satisfying about taking a caliper baked solid in rust and ending up with something clean and shiny.

 

Patina check.

Ageing like milk.
On the way to Shitefest I picked up a new dash top, a full carpet set and a set of NOS Monroe shocks from someone with a garage full of spares.
I also picked up a set of Lucas style mirrors.

 
Apart from that it's mostly been parts cleaning, derusting and painting.


While I was away I left loads of stuff in acid baths which nicely cleaned all the rust off.

A before and after comparison on springs.

This stuff went a bit powdery from the phosphoric acid but it's all really good condition.

Primer then paint.



Finally some satin black.


The brake and clutch hydraulics were rebuilt with new seals.

 
Finally, I took the calipers apart and honed the bores.


Then a coat of high temperature paint.

Next up, caliper seals and pistons, then I might as well start putting things back on the car.

Some nice little pancake filters arrived.

I then finished off all the welding on the inner nearside arch.



In the process I managed to set my immaculate headliner on fire, and damaged a couple of door cards.


It was all over in about 5 seconds. It was the last thing I'd have thought would go up given I was essentially welding next to the boot floor but there you go.
It could have been a lot worse!
I set about dunking everything I could find into vats of citric acid to remove all the rust.
This included the rear lower panels that I stripped the paint off. They looked a lot better at this point and so was hopeful I could save them with a quick patch here and there.

They came out of the tank rust free.

Unfortunately in much of the case, metal free as well.

Not sure what to do with them. Might smother them in filler and then bolt them onto the car, waiting until I can afford replacements.
Lots of degunking was done.


I can now see what overdrive I actually have..

 
Then acid treatment.

Then lots of parts painting.

Finally lots of things arrived!


Now on my way to Shitefest so progress is halted until the hangover abates.

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

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

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166303169052?hash=item26b870fa1c:g:a5YAAOSwW~lk7ORF

Embarrassingly low mileage again this year, but clean MOT pass in the bag today. Seventh MOT on my watch.
Verbal advisory again about weak nearside rear brake, so mechanic suggests they should be gone through, so will look out some OEM rear cylinders and get him to do it.

On holiday in .nl and I've been trying to learn the lingo, so I'm scanning local ads for interesting shite to help me learn the relevant vocab.
The Facebook algorithm seems to remember my interests and serves me up all sorts of shit old mopeds. Seems a lot of the cheapest ones have a "WOK melding" or WOK warning which is something like a defect rectification notice, normally for doing well in excess of the 25kmh limit on your blue plate snorfiets.
Also some interesting stuff we never got here, 100% would rock this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3656616137953043/

Like all cars newer than 1960 and older than 4 years, this one must in to a MOT every 2 year here.
So I'm leaving soon for the MOT. So hoping that this goes well.
Will update later.

I’ll just leave these here…..

For the second Friday morning in a row @worldofceribrought me a present...

Off road since 1989, it's totally unmolested and although it does need some welding it's not a lot by ado16 standards.  And the engine isn't seized which is a bonus!

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

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

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354947260157?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bwp04imbrwm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Cheap folding Mobylette at £895. 

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

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

Do it! His is the earlier two stroke if I remember correctly which is a bonus. They're a proper bargain for what they are. 

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

I'd have said, how about a grand 😆

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? 

fucking yes 🙌 
Fresh battery and a jerry of fuel. a few tools and possibly a g lamp to sort potential seized brakes ams you're away. 

'I'm on my way, M8?'