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Just so we are absolutely clear, I expect the post to be reinstated pretty sharpish. 
The team of moderators has no mandate, have been appointed through a series of coronations via other ‘kingpins’ with no mandate, and have no authority to decide what can be said and what can be heard.
Genuinely. If the feelings of a pillock who uses a vehicle illegally and without insurance trump the thoughts of someone who’s contributed to this community for eight years, we’ll call it a day now. 

It’s not bullying. None of what you’ve quoted is bullying. None of what is above is bullying. None of it. 
This is. 
You’re a monumental helmet stroker of Champions League standards. You’re the mouth breathing, saliva dribbling cauliflower that keeps diverting this thread when it organically corrects itself. You’re thick enough to think people give two flying shits what you think about the DVLA, the legalities of insurance or whether you can drive your insufferable fucking turnip on the king’s highway. You’re too stupid to realise that literally fucking everyone is laughing in your face. 
Now. That enough? Or should I sprinkle in the odd c-bomb too?
Feel free to use the report function or, be a grown up, understand that your behaviour has been called out fairly - look at your feet with contrition and be quiet like a good little girl. 

The John o'Groats to Lands End run in less than 10 hours that that fella posted about about on Pistonheads was a pretty interesting case
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2020-12-04/man-who-boasted-of-record-breaking-journey-from-john-ogroats-to-lands-end-is-cleared-of-dangerous-driving
 

I agree, I never used to read it because I thought it was all about invacare, but it’s got so much more to offer.

Which number is higher, BrummieJon's IQ or the Invacar's HP?

Which number is higher, BrummieJon's IQ or the Invacar's HP?

I've seen some dumb shit on here but boasting about breaking the law, posting pictorial evidence to prove it and then continually providing more details in an attempt to justify it is a new low.
Nice one @brummiejon🤣🤣🤣

I've seen some dumb shit on here but boasting about breaking the law, posting pictorial evidence to prove it and then continually providing more details in an attempt to justify it is a new low.
Nice one @brummiejon🤣🤣🤣

I've seen some dumb shit on here but boasting about breaking the law, posting pictorial evidence to prove it and then continually providing more details in an attempt to justify it is a new low.
Nice one @brummiejon🤣🤣🤣

For any Austin Allegro fans (and its hydrogas suspension).
 
http://www.film4.com/reviews/2011/a-gun-for-george
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0xt_gbVH0

Anybody any good at removable towbars?
This looks like the sort of thing I'd have enjoyed years ago, but it's just giving me ballache now

Progress report #947...
I thought that I'd take a closer look in trying to ease on the exhaust manifold situation. As it is, it's rough. Pulling away emits the characteristic chuff and it sounds painful. I still need the car for a bit so with nothing to lose, attempted to improve on the situation today.
The locknut that is unwound on the manifold was carefully removed, it left the stud behind. Threads were checked and it all looked fine. So, not wanting to snap the stud, a normal nut was put on behind a washer and wound up tight, the lock nut was put on after. Then there is the snapped stud and then the next nut which is corroded and looks ever so slightly loosened. I managed to get a 12mm to bite on it but it wouldn't undo. Not wanting to snap the stud, I eased it tighter until I didn't want to chance any more. Then a washer and a normal nut was put on over it. Theory here was that it would lock up and turn the stud if there was any luck left. The other nuts are not moving but appear tight to the manifold. They all look like sods to remove.
Whilst I was under there I noticed some wiring bodgery associated with the fog lamp running off up into the depths of the engine. This car has endured a little off roading at some point and it shattered the undertray which has been fudged back together with 56 cable ties. The lower grill intake box was all loose and stuffed back in haphazardly.
It looks like any damage was limited to exploding the underside plastics and hooking some wires on the O/S. The bottom of the rad shows some very minor crushing here but has escaped damage from whatever happened.
I re-routed some wiring, tidied up failed insulation and applied new conduit for it to run through. Disconnected plugs, cleaned and greased the connections and secured them where they look like they should go rather than them hanging in a suspended birds nest.
I checked the tightness of main components and the frame, a few mm was got on the steering rack but the rest appeared tight.
Then I finally replaced the fog lamps with some special yellow items that I bought years ago and never fitted, because yellow fog lamps are for winners.
The air intake box was then fitted properly and the remains of the undertray was correctly located and bolted up to the bumper and subframe using new hardware. It looks a lot better from the front now, instead of a load of wonky, falling down plastic and a billion clear and black cable ties, you can just barely see the heads of two bolts.
As the exhaust blow only happens on take off, it needed to go out on the road. Immediately the car was quieter and I can accelerate with it sounding fairly good, I can hear the engine and super charger a lot clearer, making those lovely noises that they are supposed to make. Aggressive acceleration shows a blow still present though but it's not as severe by a long stretch, and perfectly usable. There appears a small blow from manifold to cat too but those nuts are solid and the studs fairly corroded and as I plan to bin all that, I'll leave it for now.
Funny old day weather wise, causing me to fight against the waves of rain showers every hour, but with a 79% success rate, I done alright really.
Car was treated to a tank full of momentum as I can't stand going to the Tesco station during the week, it's one of those where there's queues down the road or half the pumps work or it's just randomly closed for no reason! I'm averaging 19.9- 20mpg going about my weekly business. Double figures I'm happy with.
It's the first tank fill up the car has had in probably 7 years so I was anticipating leaks and /or fire, but we're good.
MOT is due this month, so I'd better get it booked in before the next thing packs up on it!

I've had relays before where visually the solder joints look fine, but reflowing them has fixed the issue. It's free and doesn't take long, so got to be worth a go as a first pass.

I've had relays before where visually the solder joints look fine, but reflowing them has fixed the issue. It's free and doesn't take long, so got to be worth a go as a first pass.

I've had relays before where visually the solder joints look fine, but reflowing them has fixed the issue. It's free and doesn't take long, so got to be worth a go as a first pass.

Sump gasket, begone. Replaced with a tube of sump goo.  This must be the neatest attempt at sump sealing I've ever laid eyes on.

It worked though.
We took it for coffee and Empire Linzer German Double biscuits.

With no real issues apparent we took it a (much) longer drive up to the Loch Tulla viewpoint (aka Hamburger Hill).

Daft artsy phone filter.

Really good fun on the windy roads.  Despite being hilariously underpowered, we spent most of the time being held up by everyone else.

And we couldn't resist that Lochearnhead garage setup.

So that's another 200 miles ticked off. FOTU is looking achievable.

Savage interrogation by the Portuguese Maritime Police on arrival at Sevagen Grande an uninhabited island between Madeira and the Canaries. 
Link to video

The interior was also attended to.
The front mats were removed and the cabin hoovered

plenty work there for the hoover, but they came up really well!
I also gave the driver and passenger seat an initial hoover, scrub and wet vac - still some work to do but significantly less mank
The mats needed a stiff brush to remover the white dog hair, then hoovering before a scrub and second hoover to dry them out.
Before

After (laid out to dry in the sun)

They look great back in!
 
The back passenger compartment got pretty much the same treatment - mats out/brushed and hoovered and the carpet all swept and hoovered. The seats were all hoovered too

If you look closely you can see the plastic discs that slide beneath the seat rails to locate the mats, and the poppers that let the two rear sections securely connect. 
They are belters of mats - @Jim Bell would barely be able to control himself if he were to see them in the flesh.
 
there was plenty of detritus to be removed from the rear.

 
after all that, the interior was a significantly more pleasant place to be - here we see @Supernaut enjoying* it

Sailing from Portugal to Madeira? Completed it M9.
Me and a mate have just sailed 500 miles from Faro to Porto Santo the longest passage either of us had done.

It's 2.30 in the morning and we need beer and a fry up but for now it's rum o'clock.

make sure you have 999 dialled ready on the other phone

Gurgel Supermini
https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgel_Supermini

 

Is this sort of thing really all you worry about? You’ve got way too much time on your hands man. 

You do know that your aptitude for forensic internet research is wasted on chasing Invacar VIN and reg numbers?
There's plenty of opportunities for you to be in gainful employment working from home on behalf of several agencies. 
To start with, many minicab firms use telephonists and operators working remotely from home and your ability to retain facts would be a great transferrable skill to remembering roads and customers.
If you fancy something a bit more "interesting" then freelance  private investigation trace work on behalf of bailiff firms would be right up your street. I really know you'd be fantastic at it with your eye for detail. 
Think of the extra money! Do you really want to be a benefits vacuum for the rest of your life and let your talents go to waste?