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Talbot

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  1. Bcoz Sprotscar. I think this is fast becoming the car with the most difference between "how it looks" and "how it is mechanically"
  2. It'll either make it a bit better (gummed/siezed ring) or worse (broken ring) There's so little left that this can be!!
  3. Blimey that is a long glowplug. How wide is the head??
  4. As am I, as the post I removed was from another member. If Sheefag liked one of your posts,.I can see no reason it wouldn't take you to the post in question. The post I hid had no likes or reactions, and isn't even adjacent to any of your posts... Dunno.
  5. I noticed. Cheeky bugger! I'll add it to the tally.
  6. You're probably not aware, but the forum software (in order to save storage space and bandwidth) compresses jpeg images fairly hard, and reduces their size down to something useable-but-not-huge. This saves us a LOT of money, but does mean that images are there for context rather than photography prowess. If you want to show off a high-res high-quality version of some of these (and you should... they're good!) upload them to an alternative provider (photofuckit, flikr, wherever) and link them here. As soon as that's done, it moves the cost onto the photo hosting company.
  7. I shall echo all of the above comments, as they are very much in line with my experience. The comment that I did not have the same experience needs expanding on: I simply did not appreciate that the procedure here was to pay for a Gaydon ticket, and then you had to book something extra on a completely unrelated platform. I did not watch any youtube videos about this process, as I do not subscribe to any of the youtube-based organisers of this event. I've very little interest in youtube subscriptions tbh. Equally, I don't do Facebook for very much more than local marketplace, hence did not read anything on there about the booking process. As far as I was concerned I'd paid my money for a ticket, and that was that. I'm there for the show, not the Anti-Social Media experience. The blokey checking tickets on the way in (after absolutely no queue, which is bloody excellent!) was remarkably non-understanding of this, as when pressed for "where are you parking?", my reply was "I've no idea, that's up to you isn't it??". After a somewhat drawn out back-and-forth, I got a remarkably rude "well, I'll let you in, but next time, fucking sort yourself out will you" Quite frankly I'd have happily run him over after a comment like that. As it happens, I had every intention of needing to pay for my additional passenger, but I never did in the end. Even the blokey on the museum desk didn't want to take my cash. So I spent it on other things at the event. Excellent event. Much more laid-back and pleasant compared to FOTU. Youtube stage with amplified people was easily avoided and I met a lot of friends I haven't seen in a very long time. It was quite remarkable spotting how many (mainly Citroen BXs) cars had been on my driveway some 15-20 years ago. Only other comment was my not really understanding why some sub-5-year-old cars were in the display areas. I'm glad there's no strict age limits, but a BrandNewCar is rather pointless being "displayed" in a slot where something MuchMoreInteresting could be. But I will definitely be back. Especially if the booking method is simplified.
  8. Ok, as this seems to have run it's course for this fundraizr, I shall close this off now and say thank you to everyone who contributed. At first glance, it would appear that we've done enough to keep us going for about 4-5 months (useage depending) so that is superb news. Exact figures will be posted once I am not held up in a hotel room and struggling to log in on the world's shittest wifi.
  9. We're not. Actually the deficit is reducing every time I run a Fundraizr. The deficit was entirely of my doing, so I covered the cost, and will continue to do so. As long as it all works out in the end, then it's not an issue.
  10. Well, here we are again. How's the account looking? We were (£99.49) in the red, which was fine, and an improvement on where we were before. The fundraizer back in November raised £277.45, meaning the account was at £177.96. December: £65.96 January: £69.98 February: £73.57 Which means the account is now (£31.55) in the red, which is a massive improvement again. But, it's now 3 months later, so it's time. As per before, the fundraiser can be found here: https://ko-fi.com/autoshite Unfortunately, despite KoFi being superbly easy to use, when it transfers balance to Paypal, it's considered a business transaction, so some fees are lost. On the back of that, if anyone wishes to make a "friends and family" paypal payment directly into the Autoshite Paypal account, (IE bypassing KoFi's fees) that would be most welcomed. The email address to make a payment to is autoshitehosting@fastandfurryous.co.uk For anyone making a payment by anything other than paypal, or indeed would prefer not to use friends&family to make the payment that is no issue at all and payments through KoFi are very welcome indeed. Sending direct by Paypal friends&family is absolutely optional. But is also welcomed to avoid fees. I will, as before, leave this open for a while, to allow everyone who uses the forum to see this and contribute if they wish. I expect this raizer will cover us well into the new year. The explanation for the weird email address on page 1. Many thanks to all contributors, large, small or anything in between.
  11. This is a real shame. I've had more interest at work to use you for some of our smaller equipment movements, but it's just so sporadic, we never know what needs moving or when. It does strike me that you needed to be able to promote yourself more. The service you provided for non-vehicle-movement was genuinely very useful to us.
  12. Same vehicle as Laquer Peel mentioned and I commented on above. Fiat Ducato, Citroen C25, Peugeot J5 and Talbot Express from 1982 to 1994 are *essentially* the same vehicle.
  13. LHD only. RHD had a (terrible) floor change. In production to 1994.
  14. A (recent) post has been hidden due to somewhat questionable content. It may have been (and likely was) available elsewhere on t'internet, but could well be construed as against our hosting company's policies / Ts&Cs. It's under review. Update: Review complete. It will be removed. Poster contacted.
  15. the trick is to not cut all the way through. on the extreme left of the backplate as shown, it was not cut through. You make sure there are two bolts in each half, and if you're going to pop-rivet a repair back together, make sure you've worked out which bits of the backplate the brake shoes sit against, and avoid that bit (IE go for a non-functional surface of the backplate)
  16. I did indeed do the Pacman cut and then reweld them back together, but not on the 210, it was on the 203 that I sold to @chaseracer. The rear backplates were absolutely rotten on this, and although doing a cut-and-weld is a bit of a bodge, it's a lot less of a bodge than either siliconing them back together, or bodging them in some other non-electric-glue method. I'd do the same again.. Fitting them "properly" means splitting the rear wheel bearings, which I believe needs a special tool. Rotten backplates, allowing the shoes to run on the inside face of the "drum", which sounded AWFUL. Fixed:
  17. I suspect* this is a live klekshun rather than it having happened already.
  18. ProTip: when the interviewer asks you about your background, they mean your work history, not what can be seen behind you in shot...
  19. Nowhere in the world is a "safe space" and the very suggestion that such a thing exists is somewhat offensive. If you want a flaming, then you're more than welcome to one.
  20. For a 35 year old ford, that is in stunningly good condition. The CPT / overbuffing areas on the upper body are irritating, but the rest of it is in amazing condition. It looks like a 3-5 year old car. Other than the irritation of a blowing exhaust, that could be pressed into service immediately.
  21. Guess what is happening now..... Fucksss sakes!
  22. the Dart charge setup now is utterly unacceptable IMO. Previously, it was physically impossible to make the crossing without paying. Now it is entirely possible to cross, believe you have paid, and still end up with a debt collection tosser on your doorstep at 6am demanding over £600, as the fine for not paying on time is dealt with in the same way as the fine for speeding or similar. I wonder how much additional revenue they have raised by issuing fines. Wankers.
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