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The Moog

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  1. Existing in the land where sausage is square, hangover cures are bright orange and it mostly rains, exciting times come in many forms. I have signed up to my first navigation rally. What is that I hear you ask ... Well it is literally a rally (so driving cars, no placards here) where the focus is on the navigation (reading a map, like a paper TomTom.... You know like Waze.... No you can't ask siri) Open to all.
  2. I am in Glasgow today but can come and help after work. Might have a car you can borrow if needed - will just have to stick you on insurance. Also heading back down to Accrington on Sat - so could give you a lift if none of that works
  3. Winner overall was the guy in a G reg Astra. As normal I didn't trouble the leaderboard in anyway! I am thinking about having a go at the 3 sisters Autotest in December if anyone fancies that.
  4. Over the weekend I did another job on the van before festival season. One of the most annoying things on the MH was the fact that with swivel seats and leisure battery under drivers position, your eye line is right at the top of the windscreen. With a long drive this becomes really flipping annoying. Luckily you can buy reduce height seat bases so this was the plan. You can see the difference between the two bases. Remove the battery and the handbrake mechanism. Before bolting the new one in Next job was to relocate the battery. There is space in the compartment next to the water boiler which never gets used. Plus it means the cabling can easily be rerouted A distribution box was added with fuses for the battery charger and also the diesel heater controls. Then seat installed with a little faffing Followed by tidying up cables Makes such difference to the height as you can see here Quite pleased with the job. Will improve driving immensely. Still left to do is a few jobs on bathroom to finish it, build a dog barrier for between the front seats and remove the old sideways seat belts. Oh and fit air bags at the back
  5. Holy Autotest Ressurection .. Moving north of the border, I have had to join the local club - Saltaire Rally Club. I have entered the next Autotest on 13th August in Errol. It is on an airfield so should be a hoot! If any one fancies coming to have a go it is £35 for a full day days fun! https://www.saltirerallyclub.co.uk/events The next one after this is 11th October
  6. Holy thread resurrection Now I am up in bonnie scotland, I have been looking for some autotesting. I am planning to enter the Autotest in Errol, probably in an i3. My nephews are up so they will coming with me. https://www.saltirerallyclub.co.uk/events Anyone else fancy it?
  7. Having mostly modernz means that fettling is kept to minimum - which is quite good. One of the spring projects has been focusing on the motorhome. Last August the damp smell got too much in the bathroom so this happened As per normal the bathroom had leaked rotting the wood. The quote to fix was £6k so instead I ripped it out and then spent the winter ignoring it. Dehumidifier kicked into action and dried out the wood. It was then treated to Ronseal wood hardner to seal it. Based on some YouTube videos, the current approach seems to be fitting pvc panels at 5mm. We went for sparkly white to make the room feel bigger. The panels really aren't too bad to fit, although when the back wall curves in odd ways it can be a challenge. There might be one corner that has a lot of sealant in it. One upgrade was removing the mahoosive bathroom door that weighed 8 kg and opened into the living space Instead a tambour door was fitted - miles better It is mostly finished. I need to work out how to trim round the window, decided whether to fit a sink again and put in some storage for bits. I learnt a lot and quite a few things I would do differently next time. Once the hot and cold water has been tested then I will box in the shower and then seal the back of the toilet. Overall cost with all bits is about £900 with the door being £150 of that.
  8. Great idea. Also avoids the 101 PayPal payments stating Lube Special Delivery Donated to pay for the air in the tyres
  9. I want to know what the free lunch looks like ... I ha e visions of slightly curly sandwiches, slightly out of date crisps and a bottle of panda pop.
  10. Those front seats are the best advert for being in a Throuple ever.
  11. Got to be 5 spokes.. you Def aren't a gangsta bad boy
  12. Och Aye Glad you caught that on the AX. Once the ride is sorted I think it will be a great car.
  13. Boost pipe popped off or split. Dog cock red as well.
  14. What do you keep your cows in? Wing mirror in the boot didn't work, the bottom plastic thread was slightly cracked so wouldn't tighten. Only worked it out after the billionth time digging the screw out behind my bottle storage All the fun of working in car doors £6 delivered from eBay got another passenger mirror Plus side is that it is smooth as silk for adjustment. Lobbed a cheap Bluetooth mechless player I had in the garage in. Not the sexiest thing, but will do. This led to the discovery of mono sound Drivers side is missing a speaker. New pair of cheapies ordered from Amazon so that stereo should be restored. It's a great wee car - took a trip to the big lights of Kirkcaldy which on the b roads meant was a hoot to drive.
  15. Inflation etc no doubt. Thanks for the lead
  16. Forgot about boot full of spares! Will have a look That's a good lead - had a gander and comes in at £60 delivered which is a bit steep for me That is lovely
  17. Been off diving for the last couple of weeks - but day before I picked up the Roffle AX. It has been sitting outside the house for the last couple of weeks - jumped in it to go to the shops and has started straight on the key. The non starting issue seems to have solved itself. As Bucketeer suggested, the 1.5D powerhouse of an engine means you become A Man of Momentum[emoji2400] Still has 3/4 of a tank of fuel after doing 160 miles - which is nice. Jobs to do on it Source and fit replacement gear knob Passenger door mirror replacement The alternator is whining a lot - it needs replacing. Ideally find some diesel front springs and unlower it - the ride at front is quite crashy on bumpy roads. The Saab is coming off the road for the following things Swap out front driveshafts to deal with abs issue Fit all new rear handbrake shoes and mechanism Fit new rear brake calipers Fit new rear brake flexis Fit new rear wheel bearing to passenger side Fit front discs and pads Think a out swapping out the alternator (although looks a shit job) Try to get it diagnosed with Tech2 for the rad fans - they aren't coming on Bit of a service BMW has developed a slow rear puncture which is annoying when tyres are date coded 21. Motorhome needs a service and then a run out. Not been used much this year.
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