Shite Ron

Manchester Central Station was being used as a car park in March 1977 - 8 years after closure & long before it was transformed into the GMEX.

Offside was finished off today.

The nearside was given its final rub up as far as the rear quarter.

The dolly has been fabricated,  just need to shorten the uprights a little, then bolt the wheels on and the shell will be mobile.  

Cheap Jaaaaaggggg:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154478703943?hash=item23f7a5f547:g:o5gAAOSwDs5guNzT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334027594959?hash=item4dc5989ccf:g:l0cAAOSwj3Jguhq3

Wow, we’ll done for finding it in there, must have taken you ages to spot it
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304017027487

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284321757040

Look at the fucking two and eight of this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255004056795

Wedge-tastic coupe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114835554694

 

Haha - I had a 405 estate to load with stuff also - as well as the movers van! Fragile/expensive stuff in the BX, garden/weird shape stuff in the 405. Appreciate the kind words - thank you. Been here a week and a half and starting to get things sorted and nearly fully unpacked - it's been stressful but the house itself and location is lovely.
Please do! Be even good to know if it works at all or is just a pain in the arse.
I didn't even think of that! I often have stuff loaded in it, especially the last week getting various furniture for our new place. For instance, a large wardrobe:

 

Having the suspension adjustable is so useful when loading stuff on to the roof rack, put it right down to make it easier, pop it right up when unloading the boot. Big thanks again to @Ian_Fearn for giving me the roof rack for free back in December - it's been used well since!
Unloading at max height, much nicer than getting it out of a lower car:


(Obviously didn't unload the roof rack at max height because I'm not insane)
I have so much admiration for how this car takes whatever I throw at it. I didn't even measure that it'd fit in the car before I went to get it and it just about did with about 3-5CM of room and just about cleared the rear glass.
Also picked up a big solid dining table a couple days afterwards which filled it - but no pictures of that weirdly - I normally take pictures of everything.
Sadly after that mission I now have no brake lights - I assume it's worn through a wire or something where it was pushing on the back plastic bit, I'll get to that when I'm done sorting the house - still got the Corsa to drive in the meantime!
The clutch release bearing has started to be a little noisy too. I'm just ignoring it for now as I have too much to do - and I may as well do the clutch at the same time. Gonna need some welding / touching up on the sills next year so I might have it off the road in the winter and just do it all in the freezing cold on the cold concrete because I'm a mechanical masochist it seems.
Settling in but still lots to do. Getting there. Hopefully this will all be worthwhile.

Smol P6 update. 
I still haven't fixed anything, mainly due to laziness and other commitments. I really need to get round to it soon, but the car being stored 40 miles from home dampens progress a bit. All the planned work will make a noticeable improvement to the driving, so I haven't really got an excuse not to do it. 
Continues to drive OK, still sounds awesome and turns heads wherever I go. 
Shiny paint is shiny. 

What the jesus suffering H fuck is this thing supposed to be?
It looks like a builders transit has reversed into a Bedford rascal camper really, really hard.

And that's not even the worst of it.
11 and a half fucking grand!

https://www.gumtree.com/p/campervans-motorhomes/ford-transit-motorhome-/1406823922

Fibreglass from Wales, the chassis is a close copy of the Peerless GT I believe 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313555507132

Y-reg MINIs were made as dealer demonstrators so are pretty rare as they must have all been well thrashed 
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154478426388

Continued  garden and house wrangling.. tho made space in the garage  ready to try and Jam the XJ in tommorrow (🤞it should fit🤞)

I was on my way back from the supermarket in the mx5 with the roof down and these two passed me by, I briefly joined their convoy and we negotiated several roundabouts in an appropriate* manner  

the occupants were all old enough to know better, good to see them enjoying themselves !
 

Had the lovely burble of a Perkins diesel as the soundtrack this morning.
 

Off to Norfolk today, going to hire a boat and have a bimble along the broads.
Taken the Toyota, just because it's the nicest way to travel.

Starting to wonder what the point in having the Polo is.... 🤔
 

It had a cambelt at 131k in 2018, currently on 146k.
I'll do plugs and leads etc and just drive it.
Just bought breakdown cover for it which is probably pointless, but better safe than sorry eh?

The gang back together, with many an MOT betwixt.
 

about 3 hrs with autoglym in my garage

Nice looking scrirocco

Ford 100 ?

Collect mates mums for her hospital appointment and see this and thought @maxxo would like to see it