Marina door handles

Sorry... Not sorry!

Today I am suffering a bit of mission paralysis. I have had a look at the horns, tested the individual horns and they both parp in satisfactory manner! So next point of issue probably the switch in the steering wheel (its normally the moving bits that fail) - could I get the steering wheel pad off? No because its held on with two security bolts and I don't have a T25 security bit, so that's now winging its way to me via Amazon. So what to do next? I know I will see if it still starts, it hasn't moved for at least a year so.... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-aIKlN5_NT4 Yep I am no you tuber as you can tell! But it definitely runs, oh and in case you are wondering I am just pumping the brakes to start with to see how they felt with the servo in operation - the pedal feels pretty good.

Have you got a link to the Manta please?

The filler saga is pretty much over and its going to be a while before it meets its first real challenge - a petrol pump! Petrol cap no longer has the word Subaru on it, very important obviously! The filler neck now looks the part, mind you I did rush this a bit and didn't let the paint dry for long enough and have a few scratches to touch in...... Got to be better than the original though! Next task is probably fix the horn as that is definitely an MOT fail.

I don't want to perpetuate an argument but..... I cannot resist! BL weren't so much into tech as they brought disparate and competing brands who had very different views on how to make a car together were as Ford kept it simple for good reason. Triumph were very late to monocoque construction They managed to give us a quite scary version of independent rear suspension Engine wise - under developed 16v head on the sprint (Ford were way more sensible going to Cosworth for the Escort RS1600s engine), they then followed that with a lovely but flawed V8 and don't mention the normal four cylinder engines appetite for conrod bearings! Austin - Hydro elastic suspension - feel car sick yet? Gearbox in the sump, gear sets swimming in old engine oil? MG - lets not invest or develop the product after about 1970, the Yanks will keep on buying this, hopefully? The list goes on and yet I have to admit I still have a massive soft spot for Triumphs, Austins, MGs, Rovers but I wont wear rose tinted glasses!

Same here, I feel rather bad about that as I have met Edd and he is a nice bloke but yeah he is no youtuber.

I do like the fact its not a variation of the 500, 500X, 500E, 500XL, 500L etc

That's quite tasty. I would need to move the front number plate though. Unless its made of rubber it wont last hanging right there will it?!

Well its very nearly Rover and out on the filler...... St jude..... The final little details just need sorting. Firstly the end of the filler were it meets the main rubbery hose. The end is completely smooth and which means it wont take much for the hose to pop off, which is a bit undesirable! I cannot flange the end out as the hose only just fits so the next option is to kind of Christmas cracker the end... Basically narrow the section just behind the end by cutting and welding (how else) create a waist if you see what I mean so the hose clamp has something to grip. Sort of like this ....... Not exactly pretty (or very well in focus!) but it appears to work, well it past the yank test! Post yank test picture..... Next stage the extra mysterious pipe work is rather lose and rattly (on the original pipe its all in steel and welded together, cant do this as I am using copper for the extra), I don't think that is a great idea. I decided to create a bracket that I could fit P clips to, so that I can secure the extra pipeage. Final bit of chopping was caused by the Subaru filler cap. The cap actually catches slightly on the hinge of the filler door. Fortunately the hinge area has some excess plasticky sections, which I duly trimmed down. Now it all fits. So what does it need to finish this part of the project? Well some paint on the filler neck, careful deletion of the word Subaru from the cap and a couple of new rubber hoses and then I can decide which bit of the car to sort next as I have now decided to try and get it through or at least to an MOT.

Love the look of this Granny and I have no problem with a free car (had a couple!) but this rings alarm bells, most free cars have a back story, mine certainly did.

If you let the white lines fade, people will park were they like, then it's chaos!

Have you tried the parking light feature to see what that does? I agree with you though its way more likely to be a switch fault rather than an earth fault, my guess would be indicator stalk issue as it gets the most use.

My better half is doing a spot of online clothes shopping and spotted this and then did a double take, if you think Detroit and cars what's the first thing that comes to mind? Obviously there are loads of options but I bet most people wouldn't go TR7 would they?! https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/en-gb/shop/uo-green-detroit-derby-sweatshirt?category=SEARCHRESULTS&color=030&searchparams=q%3Ddetroit&type=REGULAR&quantity=1

I am going to completely ignore your criteria and suggest this, assuming it stays below the 4k mark! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186377872921

Another day off so more work on the filler, well after an exciting morning trip to the tip, yep I know how to party! Firstly I smoothed off the end of the breather pipe were I had created a kind of flange. Used the bench grinder and the finger sander, as I need to keep it flanged so it wont pull off the hose easily but it needs to be smooth for obvious reasons. Next job was to fit the flange/collar that bolts to the body of the car, inside the filler flap area. This was a pain in the arse! Turns out that the filler is a very tight fit and fitting the collar and pipe lose is easy, getting them into place when attached is very difficult. This part took a lot of trial and error. Initially cable tied it all together but this gave a bit of a false impression as it allowed a lot of movement. Next up I started tacking it together. Not pretty but it works. After much faff I found that the best way was to just secure it on 2 sides so it can flex a bit. Finally for today - another trial fit, it feels like I am actually getting some were! Sadly it will be painted black, I quite like it in red but that is just primer and I only have black top coat at the moment!