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    Nullzwei reacted to Conrad D. Conelrad in Benzin' (I want to get off Mr Benz Wild Ride)   
    Upthread I complained about my wheel trims and @AndyW201 mentioned that he had a set. Well, now I have a set. And what a difference they make!

    A side by side comparison with one of the old ones... they really were shamefully tatty. 

    I'm loving how it looks now. 

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    Nullzwei reacted to Cavcraft in eBay tat volume 3.   
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    Nullzwei reacted to GlenAnderson in Waaijenberg Canta LX   
    After much prevaricating, a decision was made to not fit the 145/80 radials. This was based on a combination of factors, cost being one, and the extra work making them physically fit being another. We have decided that, once the requirements of my lad’s D of E project have been met, and we’ve got the car up to MoT standard, we’re going to move it on in favour of concentrating on our Austin lorry project. A killer deal from a fellow forum member elsewhere on tyres clinched the decision.  I found these on the doorstep the other day as I was leaving for work, and getting over the “do we do it this way, or that way” paralysis has been good for my mood on the thing .

    Got a couple of hours on it the other afternoon with the lad when he got home from school.
    First job was to pop the 145 off the spare wheel.

    And replace it with one of the new crossplies. Then move the little powerhouse over to the hardstand to get the wheels off one at a time.


    Fitting the tyres was straightforward. The old ones were dated mid 2009, so they’ve been replaced at least once already. One of the original wheels was way mankier than the other three, so that will get cleaned up and painted over the weekend before we put the tyre on. However, it’s now sat on four wheels that hold air and don’t rub on anything, so that’s a step in the right direction. 😃👍
    While the front wheels were off I decided to have a look at the brakes. I was hoping that the lack of brakes, and the empty reservoir, was due to it simply leaking out when the car was tipped on its side. With nothing to lose, we topped up the reservoir and had a go at bleeding it through the front n/s caliper. A bit of pumping saw some highly manky fluid get ejected, and resulted in a firm brake at the lever. Both of the front calipers are dragging, so a bit more investigation is required. Hopefully just a clean and lubricate will see us sorted.

     

     
     

    I had sprayed the switches on the dash liberally with electrolube the other day, which has freed them up nicely. Even the hazard switch which had been frozen solid, is now working properly. We got all the indicators working with just a wiggle of the bulbs, so that’s another job off the list. 👍
    Next, and final, job for the day was to get the transmission selector cable off. Access is not great. There may have been some cursing. 🤬 

     
     
     

    Anyway, it’s off, and I have identified a golf buggy cable that looks like it will be worth a try. Certainly significantly cheaper than anything else I’ve found.

    Oh, and no, with the new development of working indicators to go with the lights that came back to life last time, and brakes that actually work after a fashion, we couldn’t resist the temptation for a quick test drive… 😉
    Video
     
     
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    Nullzwei reacted to tooSavvy in Unpopular Motoring Opinion Thread   
    Love IMPs, me... 🥳😉
     
     


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    Nullzwei reacted to Stevebrookman in COLLECTION!!!!   
    Picked this up today to give my Sierra a rest. 2.0 diesel auto-Connoisseur SE.
    155,000 miles-done very little over the last few years.
    Bloke I bought it off had it for 18 years.
    6 weeks MOT left.
    Drives well- a few niggles to sort out-exhaust vibrating, headlining drooping , needs a good clean and takes a while to start when hot.
    Still it only cost £400
     
     



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    Nullzwei reacted to Cavcraft in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Me 'usband was a player, 'e was shagging at 83
    it wouldn't be a problem, but that was 2 doors up from me
    so we bought ourselves a Transit, to get away from  'ome
    an'  camped up in a car park, to quell 'is testosterone

    I asked the bugger nicely to get the washin' out on peg
    but 2 minutes after this photo, 'e whipped out 'is middle leg ! 
    So in a fit of rage, an' to dampen 'is desire
    I threw all of 'is bongo mags out onto the old camp fire

    That shut the randy bastard up alright,  an' put a stop to 'is cheap thrill
    now 'e's sitting by the kettle with a face like a week in Rhyl
    I'll put some bromide in 'is tea to stop 'is 'ands from roamin'
    an' shove that Thermos up 'is arse if 'e don't stop 'is moanin' 

    The next day was much better, 'e put 'is trousers on for me
    but I need to put some jam on 'is shoes, an' invite the bastards down for tea
    The bucket under the table is filled with sponges and bog roll, of course
    '
    ...coz when 'e goes out for 'is ablutions, 'e pisses like an 'orse

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    Nullzwei reacted to rainagain in Saab 9-5, F**king potholes   
    I had to take a short break when I managed to get the first cup on, only for it to ping off whilst I was moving the spring around after cutting the wire. Eventually it was all together.

    I used these funky pliers to pull the top spring on. I’m not entirely sure how they’re supposed to work but the hook part is perfect for grabbing the spring.
    Edit: I watched a YouTube video and I now know how to use these. 

     
    One side done, one to go.
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    Nullzwei reacted to Conrad D. Conelrad in AI worded ads   
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    Nullzwei reacted to Rusty Pelican in 30ish, lubricated, German, looking for love   
    Recently bought a 190E 2.6 Sportline . stunning to drive , feels solid and handles real well , being a 2.6 its a bit thirsty but il live with this if only for the joy of driving it 

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    Nullzwei got a reaction from nev_jr in 30ish, lubricated, German, looking for love   
    How about a hot w202 instead? From the luke warm c280 straight six (200bhp) to the straight six AMG C36 (see below) & V8 C43/C55. All cheap relative to the BMW M cars.
     

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    Nullzwei reacted to SEATMad in eBay tat volume 3.   
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from Sigmund Fraud in 30ish, lubricated, German, looking for love   
    How about a hot w202 instead? From the luke warm c280 straight six (200bhp) to the straight six AMG C36 (see below) & V8 C43/C55. All cheap relative to the BMW M cars.
     

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    Nullzwei reacted to egg in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Why is everyone selling their big old Vauxhalls? Are they shit or something?
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/791071706205229/


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    Nullzwei reacted to SEATMad in eBay tat volume 3.   
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    Nullzwei reacted to HMC in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    Street furniture

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    Nullzwei reacted to MiniMinorMk3 in Chod North East. Spotting through time.   
    Tyne bridge from Gateshead. Possibly pre-war

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    Nullzwei reacted to GlenAnderson in Waaijenberg Canta LX   
    Hi all. Sorry to take so long to get around to posting about this little bit of motoring idiosyncracy, but up until yesterday there was really nothing to report. 
     
    As some of you already know, my son Fin and I took on @Grizz ‘s Canta project back last summer. There’s been some research, some frustration, and some success since then. The latest bit of positive news is that we actually managed to spend some time doing physical stuff to it yesterday…
     
    I don’t know about where you are but, in our little corner of Kent, the weather today was miserable. Cold, wet, and not in the least bit conducive to cleaning and painting anything…
    …but permission to play with the Canta is not something to give up lightly, so his lordship and I braved the inclemency to make the most of his mum’s goodwill. 😀
    I thought, if we weren’t going to be stripping and cleaning stuff, then it made most sense to try and make the moving of the car less of a pain than it currently is - because up until now the only way to move it is to push it, and the floor of the woodshed isn’t particularly flat.
    So, now that we have a battery that holds a charge, it seems like a good place to start would be getting the new ignition switch sorted out. I got this one, which is for a Peugeot 205, picked solely for the length of its factory cables. These Valeo switches are on loads of French stuff, but I couldn’t find anything that had the same plugs and I suspect that Waaijenburg simply used proprietary plugs to suit their own looms.

    After working out what terminal did what, we snipped the redundant plugs off.

    Then put suitable terminals on them, just standard 6.3mm latched Lucar male blades, and swapped the plug shells over from the old switch to the new.

    And, as if by magic, it plugged straight in and only went and worked! 😀👍

    https://youtube.com/shorts/avcAHS69knc?si=I8PUDiXqEwqmAU7O
    With the new found ability to start the engine with a turn of the key, rather than opening the bonnet and pulling on recoil starters, our attention was then turned to addressing the uneven and surging idle. After some faffing about, trying to see if there were any adjuster screws, that turned out to be a simple case of winding the incredibly awkwardly placed and tiny adjustment screw in a fraction.
    We then stuck a nice new spark plug and air filter on it.


    I don’t think the plug and filter made any difference to the running, but they both definitely looked like they needed changing. We then ran the engine for a bit to get it properly warmed up. I will sort out an oil change before it goes back on the road, but for now what’s in it will do. 
    One new thing on the “to do” list is the exhaust silencer/heat exchanger. It’s holed internally and is sending fumes straight into the cabin. Less than ideal, and probably one of the reasons why the air tube is melted. I’m not sure whether to attempt to repair this, whether to source a replacement from Holland, or whether to do away with the system altogether in favour of another cheap Chinese diesel heater like I have in the Land-Rover and the workshop. I don’t want to spend good money on another exhaust, only to find that the bigger engine in the UK variant has a different one to the Dutch ones like I have with the drive belts. Whatever, for the time being it’s disconnected, and I will seal it off from the cabin before we actually venture out in it.
    We then took off the wrong new drive belt, and fitted the right new drive belt instead. Here’s a short clip of it working as it should, with the pulleys cycling through their range of movement as the revs are increased.
    https://youtu.be/utiR-RfxZ6w?si=5coHchpItUUBBwad
    I was pleased to find that the alternator is working fine, and charging the battery ok. I had been a little worried that the abuse it had suffered, running with a dead battery, or being run without the ignition on, might have damaged it, but it appears to have survived ok. 
    We did an electrics check next:
    Sidelights yes.
    Tail lights yes.
    No plate light yes, but cover broken. 
    Dip beam yes.
    Main beam yes.
    Brake lights no (broken switch).
    Horn no.
    Indicators sort of. Front right and rear left working, the other two not. Probably bulbs. 
    Wiper motor appears to work. Not sure about washers.
    Foglight no.
    Reverse lights no.
    Hazards no, switch jammed.
    Main light switch a bit stiff, would probably respond to a dousing of contact cleaner and/or electrolube. 
    Cigarette lighter no.
    Dash lights yes.
    Fuel gauge wasn’t registering anything, but I don’t think there’s much fuel in it anyway. 
    All in all, I don’t think that was too bad. The switches will hopefully respond to some lubrication and some use, and the indicators to either a waggle of the bulbs in their holders, or some new bulbs. The horn is a tiny thing that looks like it should be on a moped, so I’ll probably just bin that and replace it with something from my stash.
    Obviously, and despite the fact that we still have no brakes, we then had to see if it would now drive nicely with the new belt. 🤣
    https://youtu.be/ca0UeEYiQP0?si=rdyhXH1cnie0hzib
    Which, I’m very happy to say, it does. 😀👍
    The mangled gear selector cable does make getting it into forward gear very awkward though, so obtaining a replacement for that is going to be a necessity. I think that, and the pantograph arm for the wiper are going to be two things that I will definitely need to source from Holland, as I haven’t been able to find equivalents for them anywhere else.
    Looking at the rear window, I was wondering if it might be a standard rear window from a light van? Citroen Visa or suchlike? Any thoughts?
    Anyway, a bit of progress. 😀👍
     
    I will try and copy/paste the drive belt and tyre sagas over to here, so that those of you that haven’t followed my (mis)adventures elsewhere can have some background on why we are where we are. 
     
    Oh, and I couldn’t immediately see how you insert direct clickys for video links, so hopefully the ones I have posted will take you through to them. 
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    Nullzwei reacted to bezzabsa in HMC- AUTOSHITE 2.0   
    RE Rolls Royce pins stripes, My YTS was in Dudley next door to the then RR dealer, saw a RR pull in one day with an old geezer in the back - got out holding a small wooden 'case' , found out later off the mechanics he was THE RR pin striper was 88 and they wouldn't let him retire...watched him do the stripe on 1 side in 1 stroke.. this was 1982 and he was on £100 Per Stripe...NOT car but stripe, so Easy £200 and fully chauffeured everywhere too
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    Nullzwei reacted to meowmeow in Watch me make a stupid mistake - Peugeot 504 Break L   
    update if anyone's interested... (also someone please let me know how to change the thread title as I've had this thing for a month now)
    sketchy times getting it up the drive - duct tape over the plate was for the tax fairies

    everyone in my life who told me it wouldn't fit (including myself) can bugger off haha

     

    found a free gift wing-mount aerial, but there's no radio, and no wings for that matter either? Came with the car so I'm keeping it, will re-install at some point in the distant future
     
    Assessment time - removed the pond from under the rear seats, the dessicated rat from under the driver's seat (sorry no piccy) and the mouldly sound-deadening.
    Needs: OS front floor (especially the bit under the rat, probably corroded by death juices), little bit of the OS rear floor, and parts of the boot floor:

    eh, could be a lot worse
     
    Floppy gearstick was irritating me, so had a look under the cover plate:

    hmm that's not right...
     

    pin's somehow sheared off the linkage. Probably unlikely to find a replacement, since seems it's base-model specific for some reason, so...

    ended up being welded back together and popped back in the car. Was a right pain trying to get the bolt off the end to slide the pin back into the bushing, breaker bar in one hand and holding the linkage to the kitchen floor with my bare foot (socks give you no grip whatsoever)
     

    All back together, featuring spare CV boot from the Golf, because again there's no way I'm ever finding an OEM replacement rubber boot. Please also ignore the large amount of daylight coming through the floor.
     
    Ok so natural progression would be to get the clutch working, so master cylinders and servo out:

    Wondering where all the brake fluid went?

    Straight through the structure of the car of course. Excellent.
    To be fair, looks like it's only the top side that's fucked, though not the easiest place to get to for welding.
     
    Servo looked fine, so painted it with some weird £5 iron fence paint, just to protect it. Should really be plated but whatever.

    May notice the recurring theme here that my workbench is a wheelie bin
     
    Next steps, work out how to remove the front seats to get to the floors, and sort the clutch slave cyliner out as it's looking decidedly sad at present.
    Need to get some taller axle stands from Machinemart since the ground clearance is so big nothing I have will lift the wheels off the ground, but gotta find a route that doesn't go through ULEZ cameras - every £12.50 I save will go on penetrant
     
     
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    Nullzwei reacted to SEATMad in eBay tat volume 3.   
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from coachie in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Volvo 262c project. 😍
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from garethj in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Volvo 262c project. 😍
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from SteersWithThrottle in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Volvo 262c project. 😍
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from Disco Fever in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Volvo 262c project. 😍
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    Nullzwei got a reaction from Blunderguts in eBay tat volume 3.   
    Volvo 262c project. 😍
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