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  1. Some great restoration and project work going on here of late. I really like the wheels on the Nova gasser, what a transformation!
  2. That Vee Dub is indeed very appealing. But one of my favourite cars from the collection given to me by my dad and uncles was the A60 Driving School car. I still have the box too so I'm really looking forward to see how your CMC issue stacks up.
  3. I can see the local headlines now: 'HUGE DROP IN SALE OF THE WEE CARS AT ST. GEORGES, THOUSANDS JOBLESS' 'It was like the Mary Celeste' said Frances as she packed away antique toy cars which remained unsold at just five pounds each. 'No difference to my trade, haven't sold any of them wee cars in a year', Alan of Alan's Emporium. 'That bugger said he'd have the beige Oxford Maestro I got in special, now I dont know what to do with it', Mulligans Irish Gifts. 'HAHAHAHAHAHA'. Nemesis, Fitzroy Avenue.
  4. If you can get someone with Tech 2 that will definitely pinpoint your issue and may be able to help with the new key issue too.
  5. I gave myself a wee project over the last few days. Some years ago I bought a Road Signature dealer model of my Saab 9-3 Convertible. Its on par with a Hongwell of the period, perhaps a little better on the paint and tampo printed details. However the wheels really let it down, especially the ridiculous 4x4 tyres. So I replaced the wheels with a set from a rough Minichamps E36 Coupe, together with a touch of lowering on the ride height. However the interior was the wrong colour to match my car and it always bugged me. Mine is beige with black trim. I recently found I still had a supply of beige paint which I had used on a Revell 1/24 Ferrari 512TR interior way back in 2015. It was still usable so I took the model apart again and painted it up. I gave up with model kits because my hand was no longer steady enough to paint straight lines however it might have coincided with the heart palpitations I was having at the time. Anyway, I was nervous as you can see that some of the interior colour is actually part of the metal shell for some strange reason and a straight line was required. I figured masking tape would just bleed so I had a go freehand and you can see above it worked pretty well. Perhaps the old, slightly thicker paint helped! I also painted the top of the dash, centre console together with the interior armrests in matt black. More freehand which went surprisingly OK. All back together. Here is the 1/1 version for comparison: I stopped short of adding any more details such as the silver parts as I thought it would look crude in such a small scale and I'd mess it all up. Obviously the wheels aren't correct but I think they look quite good as they are. Trying to paint them silver would clog the spokes up I reckon, which is not a good look.
  6. The mirror covers pull off by hand and that should give you access to everything without having to remove the whole mirror. I say should as I only took them off to repaint them and everything was in plain sight.
  7. My wife and I are both terrible at keeping plants (although I am good at conifers which aren't exactly 'friendly') so I just admire everyone else's in the street!
  8. The garden is looking lovely. I agree with canning the Market, enjoy a peaceful Friday!
  9. Well done on the MOT pass. Same happened to my radiator cap, tricky job getting it out. As for mirror motors, do you mean power folding ones? If so, they all go senile and new ones are unavailable. The 'sod' motors are buried in that insulating putty stuff and replacement looks involved.
  10. @Dabookaand @Keymaster how do you find the suspension? Mine feels incredibly firm around town, sometimes like there's no suspension at all, but on the open road it's fine.
  11. Yesterday I took a break from the hell that is currently life and polished and waxed the 75. After some helpful advice on here I made sure that the one thing that HMRC or the greedy bastard solicitors aren't getting is my late dad's private plate. It's now off his car and on retention and will go on this at some point in the future. I'll put K500 on the TT, if I ever use it again that is, still on SORN just now.
  12. Welcome to the £59 per month boot in the baws club, not to mention the horrendous 28mpg. If you have the Noobtune map though it is (almost) worth it.
  13. Not worth your valuable time and fuel in my opinion. It's been a good run. Purchases from Tat Friday are everywhere on my shelves. Special mention to the legendary £5 Hong Kong buses which were clearly all part of the same once-cherished collection. I think you captured most of them and they are now in their new life, all together in a row right at the front of my Bus Shelf. Other stalwarts are the many trucks, £10 1/18 models, Bburago 1/24 Escort MK2 and the odd Franklin Mint Rambler. Thanks Tim for lifting and posting all of these, it is much appreciated.
  14. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/396006159844719/ Look at this absolute pile of wank. Mini bolted to an Audi TT 180 2wd. If you are going to combine 2 cars which in their own right have good qualities, at least make the best of both of them. Rust, bad wiring, battery held in with rope and expanding foam in the floors. I'm all for having a go, but for example I know I have no artistic talent so I wouldn't try and paint a picture of Edinburgh Castle and then sell it as such.
  15. Try Bill at Saabits in Perth or Ron Saab Leeds. It also really helps if you are on Facebook and on the groups. I needed a strut for my 75 and it uses items specific to the Contemporary SE and MGZTs fitted with Comfort suspension. There was a chap in Armadale who had exactly the right item complete with spring for £30. I will ask on the Scottish Saab Owners page for you.
  16. That's an excellent haul of Scottish buses, well found.
  17. I stopped watching those. His dad is fantastic though and I really wish it was just him in the videos.
  18. Absolutely. I've had some very strange behaviour from cars due to failing o2 sensors. My Bini used to kill them every 6 months due to smoking which would result in an EML a misfire, cutting out or all 3. The TT would thrown an EML and bog down then buck around like a slapped horse under attempted hard acceleration.
  19. They're bent to fuck. I looked at this the last time I was there.
  20. Just a note to say that my dad passed away this morning. He is at peace now. I will miss him terribly.
  21. Christ that must be a record for a car that hasn't moved and isn't in a hedge/mud. I hate those 'Citroen H' things, for hipster Insta-slaves "look at me I started my own business" types.
  22. Another fabulous Friday parcel from NI!
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