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    Matty got a reaction from Shite Ron in F1 drivers Rover 620i to be raced. *FRAGILE*   
    Your sorted anyhow if you're getting @juular. think what he did to that amazon. He'll have the rover done by dinner!
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    Matty got a reaction from mk2_craig in F1 drivers Rover 620i to be raced. *FRAGILE*   
    Similar but nowhere near as new 😆
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    Matty reacted to juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    Somewhat missing the point by adding shiny tat, but that's me done.



    Also, look at this.

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    Matty got a reaction from juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    Inspirational ( also mildly guilt inducing)! Have a good un 👍 
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    Matty reacted to juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    Arrived no problem, despite the minor issue of headlight failure about 20 miles from destination. Even managed around 32mpg at a GPS 70 by initial fag packet maths. 
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    Matty reacted to juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    Moment of truth, as if we are leaving for rustival we are going today or not at all.
    New alternator is charging at 13.7V so that's a good start. Just need to fix a couple of niggles and then force every tool I own into the boot just in case.
    Mega thanks to @Lacquer Peel for digging me out of a hole last night.
    Old new alternator can rest with the fishes at the bottom of the garden.

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    Matty reacted to juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    I was going to get you to cross stitch and frame it, but perhaps MS paint would be more realistic in terms of time frames with this car.
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    Matty reacted to juular in 1964 Volvo 122S - Amazonian rustforest. Electroshite.   
    Account balance being calculated valued customer sir. Please await the waits.

    Big ends gone.
    Damaged Crankshaft
    Leaking from bellhousing
    Leaking radiator
    Headlights not working
    Indicators not working
    Ignition barrel fucked
    Gearbox mount split in two.
    As mentioned the original plan was to take this to Rustival this weekend but to be honest I completely gave up because of the issues and I haven't been in a state of mind to sort it. The few times I'd had a go at tackling small things I ended up a mere bawhair from putting a sledgehammer through the windscreen and having it towed.
    The furthest I'd got recently was unceremoniously dumping the engine. I didn't even have the mental wherewithal to stick the fingers up at it.

    To cheer myself up I dug further.  Oil pump taken off, a hose shoved up the engine's oil arsehole and five litres of diesel pumped through to try and flush all the passages. Like a cold dino enema.


    That needs a level of attention.
    So I professionally recored my radiator.



    Grudgingly, the engine.
    I found the cause of the bellhousing leak. That was a brand new rear main seal conversion kit, I didn't even press it into the housing with my big dirty king chuck fingers. It just fucked up all by itself. Beautiful.

    Let's check how well the spare crank matches up to the big ends with new bearings.

    It's what it says in the book.
    Not going back in here again for at least a week, so both the big ends and mains were replaced.

    A generous squeeze of raspberry sauce to appease the god of ungrateful cars.

    And the rest.

    New seal for a guaranteed five minutes of reliability.




    More sauce.

    It hasn't exploded yet.


     
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    Matty reacted to egg in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    I bet he's had that garage empty for ages, but it took the arrival of an RR for him to let you have it! 
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    Matty reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Shad news….
    Been gifted use of a garage


    By my Boss, which is nice!
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    Matty reacted to motorpunk in F1 drivers Rover 620i to be raced. *FRAGILE*   
    What does your weekend look like? Mine (and maybe @juular’s) looks like this…

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    Matty reacted to motorpunk in F1 drivers Rover 620i to be raced. *FRAGILE*   
    Thanks. Bit of an edit from me in the quote. Who here knows who Slim Borgudd was? Who in America would know? I think that’s pretty obscure enough myself. 😎
    Thanks for the comments all.
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    Matty got a reaction from wuvvum in The grumpy thread   
    Just seen this. Crying shame pal. You were superb with me, as I'm sure you were with your other work. Shame another reliable professional has to call it a day. Best of luck with the next step.
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    Matty got a reaction from Saabnut in The grumpy thread   
    Just seen this. Crying shame pal. You were superb with me, as I'm sure you were with your other work. Shame another reliable professional has to call it a day. Best of luck with the next step.
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    Matty got a reaction from Datsuncog in The grumpy thread   
    Just seen this. Crying shame pal. You were superb with me, as I'm sure you were with your other work. Shame another reliable professional has to call it a day. Best of luck with the next step.
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    Matty reacted to worldofceri in The grumpy thread   
    I'm calling it a day.  Not making ends meet any more, unfortunately.  I did send a message out to all my clients, including many on here that have used me regularly and/or recently - apologies if I missed anyone.  I'll still be on the forum (mostly lurking) and haven't discounted making a comeback at some point, but I just don't know yet - all the balls are very much up in the air at present.
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    Matty reacted to captain_70s in Tell me about: Triumph Mayflower   
    It's alright, but really it needs some headlight peaks, wide whitewalls and around 26 AA/RAC badges stuck to the front.
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    Matty reacted to Angrydicky in Tell me about: Triumph Mayflower   
    Fatha and dog approved.
    Shame the weather hasn’t been up to much lately.
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    Matty reacted to Mr Pastry in Tell me about: Triumph Mayflower   
    This looks like a really nice example, and I wouldn't be too fussed about the number plate.  It's part of its history like anything else.  I do have a soft spot for these, as I was given a small model of one as a child, and thought it was unusual even then - I think that was when my interest in old cars started.
    As you say, cars like this don't really feel "slow" when you are driving them, and most roads are so congested now that it is easy to keep up with the traffic and your average speed is the same as in any other car.  I often find in an old car that someone dawdling along in a modern is holding everyone up.
     
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    Matty got a reaction from Nyphur in Tell me about: Triumph Mayflower   
    Good to see you back@Angrydicky and in some style too! Lovely looking little thing, hopefully it does you a good turn. 
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    Matty reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    It was like going to a tailors; what would sir like? I was offered a choice of complete interiors (about 6 different types, all leather of some sort, and the whole interior would be about £200-£350 depending on which) Amazing VFM. That buys a posh set of ignition leads/ dizzy cap in shad circles.
    Im not in the zone for a full rip it all out replacement and just needed a some missing bits- and the weather is not currently conducive to outdoors interior swaps for this kerbside shiteist.
     

    Although miraculously a few evenings ago it didn’t rain.
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    Matty reacted to cobblers in JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner [N47 CHAIN GANG] T5 OFF THE FLEET   
    Fucking nightmare, imagine driving 4 hours and ending up in blackpool. 
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    Matty got a reaction from RoverFolkUs in JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner [N47 CHAIN GANG] T5 OFF THE FLEET   
    Good result jj. Now put that money under an angry dog or something 😄
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    Matty reacted to twosmoke300 in JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner [N47 CHAIN GANG] T5 OFF THE FLEET   
    Good vans if you can keep the rust at bay
     
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