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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from Snookey in Bus Shite   
    Those Mercedes mini-buses reminded me of a very small company that operated out of Ashton under Lyne, east of Manchester. They ran very small buses and were unusual because they still went around the houses, at a time when they were cutting those kind of routes. This would have been through the mid to late 1990s. Can't recall what they were called. Red, something?
    I was also reminded of the older Little Gems, but it seems they were Dodge(Ivecos?)

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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from Snookey in Bus Shite   
    I wonder how many GM or Mayne of Manchester have survived?

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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from 2cvspecial in Dollywobbler's Daewoo Dalliances - Matiz mostly HOME!   
    I'll always remember a lady driving her Matiz into the garage where I was working, complaining of a noise from the rear. The mechanic went to drive it on the ramp only for the wheel bearing to fail, spitting the wheel off to one side and the brakedrum still bolted to the wheel by the wheel nuts.
     
    I've never tried one but the Hyundai Atoz we had as a hack was a great little car.
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from mk2_craig in What was the first car you ever purchased on an E bay Auction?   
    Actually, that 1.8 hatch was my third Manta. The second was probably found on eBay too. Basically identical to this;

    That was a cool car. Also very rusty, as all the later cars were. Bought in haste after my first one was stolen and crashed. Sold it to a club member, after 2 or 3 years use, as it needed loads of work. It eventually got MOTd but only for one year, back onto SORN and has been for about 10 years. 
    I'm not cool enough to drive Manta GTEs anymore. Now I get excited about Carina Es and Mazda 626s. 
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from mk2_craig in Base spec absolute misery   
    I was curious so googled rover 75 boot light. Certainly looks like it's got the old Austin Rover stripes on it.
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from uk_senator in Shite in your town, in ye olden times.   
    Everybody.
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from JeeExEll in It could have bloody worked - cars which could have been...   
    3 door Bluebird, also not sold here. Maybe built here i can't recall.

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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from warch in It could have bloody worked - cars which could have been...   
    3 door Bluebird, also not sold here. Maybe built here i can't recall.

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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from Dick Longbridge in Forgotten 70’s and 80’s Japs   
    Can't find any images of these with UK plates, though there are RHD models about.
    Presumeably they're Australian or from New Zealand?
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from Mrs6C in Plantshite   
    That's the earlier version with two huge wheels mounted very close together at the rear and rear wheel steering. Later models have the tracks at the rear (also steerable) and what almost look like bicycle tyres up front with insane steering angle.

    Living in Kent I often get the odd glimpse of farm plant but that's about it. I had a job in Sittingbourne and would often encounter JD vehicles from the nearby farm - usually a 7rT or bigger frame 6Rs. Best spot was an early(about 630am) convoy of easily 10 6Rs, all pulling high sided carts, with a forage harvester at the head.
    Second best spot was a Claas Terra Trac  harvester of some sort, with a Scorpion Telelift towing the header, causing all sorts of traffic problems in the back roads between Sittingbourne and Gillingham. I think I was the only person happy to see them. I do often see NH tractors on be back of trucks near Dartford. My g/f always sees something at the roundabout near ThanetEarth but I'm rarely down that far East.
    Finally, I was supposed to have a tractor experience as a birthday present this year. About half an hour each in a modem 6R and a classic Case 1455XL - cancelled, obviously.
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from 1duck in Once seen, can't be unseen   
    That reminds me of some of the spaceship civics where the exhaust tip split, one half down to the ground the other up and back to the triangular trim set in the bumper.
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from spartacus in Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.   
    Why is the address a hotel room? 
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from motorpunk in Shite in your town, in ye olden times.   
    Everybody.
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    Sir Snipes reacted to DVee8 in eBay tat volume 3.   
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    Sir Snipes reacted to LightBulbFun in Liver Run   
    its a bit hidden but while binge watching a bunch of PCA videos a while back, I did manage to find a slightly higher quality upload of the liver run episode  
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_eVLBxu4is&feature=youtu.be
     
    supposedly another one of these cop shows did a special episode on the liver run as well but i dont think its on youtube sadly
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    Sir Snipes reacted to ETCHY in Liver Run   
    I think we've all seen it before & it's doubtless been posted on here before but just watched it again so thought i'd put in on again .
    Crappy film quality but got to love an SD1 Jam sandwich !
     
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    Sir Snipes reacted to Tamworthbay in The about bloody time Capri resto thread - resto done! We are on the road!   
    MoT passed! And first proper drive in a car I have owned for 5 years and 11 months. I could not have imagined the amount of work needed when I started but it has been worth it!
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    Sir Snipes reacted to cort16 in eBay tat volume 3.   
    But I take it you're okay with the knight rider lights?
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    Sir Snipes reacted to PhilA in 1951 Pontiac Chieftain   
    That'll work. Think it'll stay, at least for a while.

    Phil
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    Sir Snipes reacted to PhilA in 1951 Pontiac Chieftain   
    Absolutely.
    Phil
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    Sir Snipes got a reaction from wesacosa in eBay tat volume 3.   
    I remember something similar, though I couldn't say what bus specifically. If I were resting my head on the window I'd have to lift my head off slightly when the bus was idling! 
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    Sir Snipes reacted to sdkrc in Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.   
    Moskvitch 2143


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    Sir Snipes reacted to cort16 in Domes shonky autos - Manta progress!   
    The interior of the car looks lovely.  I have a similar  contempt for haynes manual. Step 1., remove engine. Difficulty level 2 spanners.
    I think this picture is from an XK8 but you get the idea. Great bit of design.
     

     
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    Sir Snipes reacted to dome in Domes shonky autos - Manta progress!   
    So, yesterday I set off at the crack of 10am to try and bring the XJ40 back to life.
    The previous owner was there and helping/chatting as i worked so i got a bit more of the history of the car
    It had been owned by him since 1996 and originally came off the road around 2001 with a leak around from what I think is the transmission cooler. A replacement cooler comes with the car but was never fitted.
    He'd bought the burgundy car a few years later and the XJ40 had been left in the garage and forgotten about.
    Ambitions were high but expectations were low. I'd love to get it fired up and drive it the half mile to my house (insured, obviously) but on the other hand I had no idea of the condition it was in underneath
    First things first, lets get some air in the tyres.

    Yes, it'd been a while...

    That's looking a bit better.
    Have some interior pics too. The headlining hasn't sagged like I believe can happen on these.

     
    Next, plugs out and some GT85 in the bores. I wanted to turn it over on the crank pulley but it's something silly like a 33mm nut which I don't have so i left the oil to soak while I carried on with other things.

    New plugs were fitted and the distributor cap and rotor arm were cleaned up.
    Then, onto the brakes and fuel filter which is in front of the LHS rear wheel. 
    The rear calipers didn't respond too well but the fronts freed up. Annoyingly the fuel filter I'd bought was incorrect. This 1991 car is, typically, just around time of upgrades.  
    With brakes free it was time to put a battery onto it. i'd bought a new one so put it on and connected it up to be greeted with a wailing alarm siren. I'd bought a new battery for the fob but couldn't suss out how to get the alarm to stop beeping. When i got home i found a supplement in the manual for this alarm so I'll see if i can get it to shut up.
    Next plan was to crack off the fuel line in the bay and run the pump to drain out any remaining fuel. Handily the relays under the bonnet all had little caps on them telling me what they were so the fuel pump relay was soon found. 
    I couldn't resist turning it over on the key to make sure it wasn't seized. Thankfully it wasn't and it even gave a cough as if it wanted to live, presumably the GT85 in the bores as the fuel lines weren't connected!
    I knew which connections to bridge to get the pump to run so connected a wire across them and-nothing. Hmm. At this point a lot of time went into diagnosing the problem-did the senile alarm have an immobilizer function that disabled the fuel pump?
    Eventually I got into the boot and checked the fuel pump connections. Ignition on gave power going to the pump.
    I wired the pump up direct to a battery to test it but nothing. Dead. Zip. Nada. At the suggestion if @jaypee via whatsapp I tried reversing the polarity of the connections in case that would free it off-still nothing. Bugger.
    Early XJ40s had an external pump but on mine it is in the tank. Helpfully* it's located in the top of the tank and the tank needs to be removed to get the pump out. The blue and red wire here heading up the middle of the tank lead to the pump.

    Working in the boot soon had the tank ready to come out, leaving only the unions underneath the car to undo.
    Yeah, about those.
    These are located above the diff. There are little R Clips that hold them in, then it's a case of pulling out the pipes and removing the tank. 
    The Haynes manual helpfully says "remove the driveline"  
    Yeah, drop the entire rear subframe and you give it a mere 3 words?!? Fucking hell. I hate Haynes manuals.
    At this point some pics would help wouldn't they?

    Yep, that's as good as you're getting. They're fucking buried.
    I managed to get the R clips out and of course one pinged off never to be seen again.
    The unions, however, would not come out. Solid. More solid than that. Access was terrible so no way to get grips or anything onto them. Far too long was spent swearing at them with no joy. 
    Fuck.
    At this point I decided to leave it for the day.
    Options are.
    1. Continue underneath trying to get the unions undone. I left them soaked in Plusgas but the lack of access to get anything on to pry them with and how seized they are makes this near impossible
    2. Some people seem to reckon the tank can be hauled out far enough to get access to the pump while leaving the unions attached. I tried this and while i could get some movement it didn't want to come out. I think i'll try this first. If others have managed i'm sure i can. 
    3. Others have cut a hole in the parcel shelf to get the pump out-I'm calling this the last resort, before the last last resort of dropping the subframe ?
    Overall though I'm happy. It seems solid and in good condition and turned over happily. The seating position seems better than the X300, the non airbag wheel gives more space. 
    With a bit of time (and money) it should be able to live again. If only I can get the pump changed!
     
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    Sir Snipes reacted to angle in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Gold over purple. Might be a bit too interesting even for @Aston Martin.


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