danthecapriman

I've just swapped for a car the same power but half the weight.
It doesn't accelerate as fast, nor does it corner as flat and planted but it really doesn't seem to matter. It's torquey, so you can jump out at junctions without sweat. 
I've never driven a 2.3 but I can't imagine that without a stop watch you'd notice much.
It's just so endearing. The hype is true: you have to drive it to know but it's so comfy and smooth. Like a limousine but with the the power to weight of a loaded transit.

Splendid news and another one on here! Comfiest seats I've ever experienced. 

Florian in his new home. Cheers Tim!

Home!

Cruising wafting home in soooo much comfort!!
I absolutely love it!

The 924 is going to a shitter, and I have this...
 

Here it is...

Let's hope karma catches up with them. However, those types seem to slither through life continuing to get away with being bellends. I'm not sure who I feel more sorry for - the people who run the church, or the police who had to deal with the oxygen thieves.

This sort of thing seriously pisses me off.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55506681
There really are some utter cunts out there.

A few recent spots...




BMW made fine looking cars back then.

Spotted in Reading.

On Christmas Day in the morning.  Broadband has been off since I took it?

Just added up the odometer.
I drove the Chieftain 807.3 miles last year, which isn't bad considering I put it on the road in late September.

Phil

I’ve just ordered a Silverline fluid pump off eBay. I’m more interested in it for doing shitty jobs like diff/gearbox oil changes etc rather than engine oil. 
Ive got the diff and power steering oils to change on the Volvo, which is why I bought it, so hopefully it’ll work well! It’s got to be easier than trying to undo ancient seized drain bungs or trying to catch old fluid in cut up bottles etc in the engine bay. 

324. Bedford OLB

Seen at its home, Ringwood Brewery on 16th October.  Year of manufacture recorded by DVLA is clearly wrong.
GSJ 761
✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 18 November 2020
MOT Exempt
Vehicle make BEDFORD OLB
Date of first registration 10 June 1971
Year of manufacture 1971
Cylinder capacity Not available
Fuel typePETROL
Export markerNo
Vehicle status Untaxed
Vehicle colour GREEN
Previously BROWN until 1995, then BLUE until 1999.
Mileage unknown
Number of previous owners: 4
Current owner since May 2011

323. 1982 Daimler Series III Sovereign 4.2 auto

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 25th October
JGJ 979Y
✓ Taxed - tax due 1 June 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 22 December 2021
Vehicle make DAIMLER
Date of first registration 1 August 1982
Year of manufacture 1982
Cylinder capacity 4235 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status SORN
Vehicle colour BRONZE
Number of previous owners: 8
Current owner since Mar 2018
Mileage at last MOT: 48,772
Mileage since previous MOT: 2,818
Gaps with no valid MOT May 2008 - July 2008, Aug 2010 - Sep 2016 and Sep 2018 - June 2019

321. 1973 Ford Escort 4 door

Seen in Horley, Surrey on 18th October.
DOY 219M
✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 June 2021
✓ MOT Expires: 30 June 2021
Vehicle make FORD
Date of first registration August 1973
Date of first registration with DVLA 1 November 2018
Year of manufacture 1973
Cylinder capacity 2000 cc
Fuel typePETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Taxed
Vehicle colour RED (GREEN until 2019)
No previous UK owners
Mileage at last MOT (July 2020): 13,441
No previous MOTs

I’ve just ordered a Silverline fluid pump off eBay. I’m more interested in it for doing shitty jobs like diff/gearbox oil changes etc rather than engine oil. 
Ive got the diff and power steering oils to change on the Volvo, which is why I bought it, so hopefully it’ll work well! It’s got to be easier than trying to undo ancient seized drain bungs or trying to catch old fluid in cut up bottles etc in the engine bay. 

I actually managed about two hours down at the garage before I got a bit parky. First up was an alternator swap on the Capri. Newer alternators seem to have a slightly larger pulley, thus needing a fanbelt one size up from usual. Proper tensioning to follow tomorrow and the obligatory test run if it's not too salty. 

That done, I decided to sort out the corner of the garage where I should have some more workbench space. I've also improvised a parts/grubby hands washer out of two old adblue cartons and an old ikea bookshelf for extra ingenuity. The shelf at high level should hopefully clear some of the crap out of the way so that I can keep the work area clear for whatever I'm working on. I have somewhere some extra LED rope light to go round there to light up properly. 

Hello and welcome to my first proper thread here.
 
Purchased in August 2019  my lovely Rover 3500. 
 
I'd gone to look at it and made the brilliant mistake of taking my 8 year old son with me and while I had my doubts when the (pre warmed!) V8 coughed into life and we trundled it  round the  industrial estate the seller was based on my son was smitten and let's be honest my arm didn't need that much twisting.  (I ignored the well patina interior and musty small ) A bit of a poke and and inspection (possibly a little less through than  it should have been - it did have an MOT after all) and it was ours and delivery arranged  - out of laziness and the fact I did t wan tto do an 80 mile return trip in an unknownor arrange lifts and logistics.
 
 
Anyway in all its glory, random tyres and mismatched mirrors. 
 

 
Fetching no?
 
The following Sunday morning  arrived and so did the Rover and without the pre warmed engine it was a bit more interesting  to shuffle it off the train,er and mou t the dropped kerb into my cul desac TADTS. Tho with swearing  and  a fair amount of choke it was managed and with her V5 it was taxed and ready for a quick spin.
When warmed up it would move reasonably well and bar some hansel and gretel style oil trail behind it and a crumbly water pump was pretty pleased.
 
A list of things needed doing.
A good service and oil change.
New non leaking non grumbling water pump.
Some new tyres and the 3 different brands across the 4 on the road were pretty past it.
clean the interior and find some new doorcards as well they were a bit warped and past it.

Just a bit.

 
 
No problem. Oil change and service first.. well th oil was nasty, I ended up flushing it with cheap oil and a new filter twice as I couldn't find oil with ZDDP ina bricks and mortar shop. However in the end it was   no longer coming out after 50 miles black and opaque. 
 
New door cards were ordered  in non matching black but tbh I was just glad to loose the  completely knackered sandalwood ones. My choice was  made food when I managed to snag a set of black leather front and rear seats for 30 quid on gumtree  2 weeks later.
Driving was still a bit of a mixed bag even after new tyres, oil, filters and new waterpump as it didn't want to change down the 3 speed box.
Ah.. that will be the broken kickdown cable then.

 
No problem  what was a bit of a pisser was poking round and finding  less than stellar repair in the passenger footwell
 

 
My own fault for mot poking deeper  when I checked it out, I knew it had been plated and repaired but as my son would be sitting there I felt it needed  fixing. And tbh he loves it and   weighed up selling it and getting another,  fixing it myself (🤣😂) or getting it done professionally and went for the latter. I can weld but only just and this was a bigger job than I was comfortable with by some massive margin - that and I wanted to drive it not have it in bits in the garage for 9 months!
 
 
So it went away for a few weeks, rot was cut out

and 
One side at a time tidied 

 
And new metal  put in

 
A few rattle cans and  structurally made sound again.
 

 


 
 
 
Since then it has been 3 thousand miles of pretty hassle free motoring.
 
I managed to buy a donor car and steal the rest of the black interior out of it and some sundym tinted glass too as well as a few other odd and sods - including g a working clock  But it was all delayed due to the wonderful year that is 2020.
The plans for the future as soon as I've sorted a house (and garage!) are to finish replacing the std door glass with sundym, fit a new steering wheel new  to me anyway perspex P4 sun visors and get the speedo calibrated and enjoy it as is.
There are a few rust bubbles and scabby patches  in the paint which has a mass of microblisters in it too but I quite like the look and patina on it as is for now, it's a decent 10- 15 foot paint job. I know the structure is solid and safe and the   oil leaks have been cured after a damn good servicing and cleaning out the  rocker cover breather tubes  and fire traps.

If I tried that I would rustproof most of the village.

Sadly, no rear cover on mine either.

I might steal your soap pump bottle idea, it’s awkward using the spouts on the oil bottles and trying to squeeze them to force oil out. I did fill the Capri up using one of those little oil cans with the little pump handle but it took ages and made my thumb ache!

Look how well it’s cleaned up!!! Windscreen aperture is now free from corrosion and fairly clean and smooth despite taking a hammering at some stage. Currently awaiting new windscreen which is getting fitted on the 4th. Then it’s new brakes new belts and interior refitting before it’s off for an MOT. 🤞😁
 

You lot actually change gearbox oil?
 
[crunches into reverse attempting to leave]