Six-cylinder

2 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

You've still got the E3!  XLNT! 😎

Yes, I had it out last year.

A different flavour today.

The Rolls Royce came out of storage today and to get it out I had to move the Peugeot 404 that started with a jump.

I also needed to move the Renault 4, but the knob to open the bonnet feels loose and is not opening the catch, anybody know how to get the bonnet open?

Because I could not move the Renault 4 I moved thed Citroen DS instead and it started fine with a jump.

The Rolls Royce would not start and I diagnosed petrol, took the top off the vacuum fuel pump to find it was dry. I then took the DS for a ride home to collect a can of petrol. I put a couple of Litres of petrol in the pump reservoir and it started, then I could here the vac pump working. 

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

This listing sold on Wed, 24 Apr at 10:38 AM.

 

You bought it didn't you!

No, but I am glad it is sold it was very tempting. 

Only a 1.4 and my 1.6 was dull, I always wanted a 2 LTR. Not taxed since 1988.

I love the looks of these, but no more projects!!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285828127033?itmmeta=01HW7Q9G2T2TE0BGHAB8KK2A5F&hash=item428caf1939:g:iPsAAOSwyDhmKMu~

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

When welding up my last CX, my welder friend did moan that he needed some metal to weld to.

When the garage welded up the Lancia Trevi he said "at least  the holes aren't joined up"

5 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said:

Well as nobody has asked... Do you want a set? I have access to literally hundreds.

4 hours ago, Talbot said:

@Six-cylinder I think you may have your contact for wheels/tyres for the mini.

Yes is the short answer.

Thursday evening a victim is being pressurized to come and agree to weld my Mini!

Once he has seen the car I will know how urgent it is to get the car rolling and transported to him.

You lot are very cruel trying to shatter my dreams of Drag Racing it!

1 hour ago, Talbot said:

Do the current tyres not even hold air?  I'd be looking to see if you can get hold of a set of buggered-but-hold-wind tyres for the moment for as cheap as possible to roll it around on for the moment.

 

None of them inflated after 20+ years and 2 of the rims are knackered.

Mrs6C made it a wreath!

18 minutes ago, Talbot said:

None, until you've confirmed that the first time you pull away the engine, front subframe and bulkhead isn't going to rip away from the rest of the car and bugger off down the road on it's own, leaving you sat in the remains of the car looking out into fresh air.

You can't push it around with 4 flat tyres.

You have got it in for that poor little car!

For "Drive It Day" I just drove the 28 year old Volvo 940. It is a car that is special and quite old with the design dating back to 1982, but at the same time so easy to use.

Colin came over and his "Drive It Day" car, his Minivan. I thanked him for bringing me that spares car!

The plan was to get my Mini to start even if it was only from a petrol can at this stage. Things did not progress well as when I cranked the engine a lot to expel the ATF oil I had put down the cylinder I got a very bad oil leak. I hadn't noticed but the oil filter is missing complete with housing. 

Then we turned our attention to the locked up engine, between @Talbot lubrication advice and Colin's more determined efforts and engine now turns.

We then added a battery and it just clicked, but a bit of turning the starter motor by spanner, then our next attempt was successful and the engine now spins ejecting oil left in the cylinders.

I now a bit of advice about the tyres and what shape I should order. Should I stick with the original flat bottom shape or go for round ones!

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

Is it restored yet

Nearly, after you left we added some structural paint.

22 hours ago, wesacosa said:

That looks quite cheap they used to be over £200, falling market or bargain?

Our cat used to like sleeping in ours.

This evening Colin popped round to bring me 4 tyres for the Mini, not suitable for road use but good enough to push it round the FoD.

The bad news is the first steel rim we tried to use leaks air from the metal rim.

At least visual inspection of the fuel tank looks like it is fine. 

1 hour ago, Surface Rust said:

Maybe something wrong with me, but out of that line up the 940 is the one I'd most like to drive away in!

In the dark and rain when we finished last night I was quite happy to drive it home with no hardships!

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

@Six-cylinder 

 A mere Supersnipe I would want an Imperial! 

Last night was MK Modern meeting so it started to rain just in time for the start!

Plan "a" was to get the MG TF out for a sunshine evening  but the need to take the newly painted Manta wheels to the car meant I was using the Volvo 940 anyway. Hard to believe this young 940 is 28 years old, it felt a bit of a cheat driving it when others had turned out in shiny cars like Minis,  Mercedes 190E, Vauxhall Firenza fitted with a V8 engine and my favourite of the night a MK1 Astra estate.

Having consulted with my chief engineer, in an effort to free the Mini engine without dismantling it I added an Acetone and ATF oil mix to each cylinder. I was recommended 50/50 but as I could only get relative weak nail varnish remover I upped the Acetone to 66%. I will see what a few days does for it.

37 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Something to aim for with the mini...

1990 Mini Margrave by Wood & Pickett | Cliveden House | RM Sotheby's (rmsothebys.com)

 

 

Not as nice as mine but ok for the money!

Last night was a local Triumph Club meeting, 20 people but not one Triumph showed up. We did get a 1936 Frazernash and a Volvo 940!

This Place!

I asked for some axle stands off "Trash for nothing" and was told they were gone. I have now had a message that said they were not collected and I can take them. Trouble was I am not planning to go back to Milton Keynes until Thursday so I asked for help.

15mins later they were safely collected.

Thank you @Zelandeth

Sad day, my 480ES has been collected, but the number of £325 tax cars we have is excessive so some have to go.

It is staying on the forum, but I will let the new owner reveal himself.

Update:

@robinmasters has now revealed he was the buyer of the 480.

On 12/04/2024 at 09:35, beko1987 said:

Oooh that's good then, would it be worth removing it all, cleaning and putting it in the container? 

Would the bolts even need undoing it would Charlie just be able to lift the seats out runners and all😂

On 12/04/2024 at 08:06, beko1987 said:

Oh it looks lovely*. Forgive me if I pass on sitting in it when we clean it out and assess it/you have a little cry 

Charlie would have had to get out his tool kit to get the seats out!

The interior is now out so you won't have to sit on it!

The interior is in the container now.

If you ever have any time I could open the FoD for interior cleaning.

This afternoon Colin came round and we stripped the interior of my Mini. Yes it needs some repairs but is not quite as bad as I expected.

The seats are very good under those seat covers. Yes that is a welly boot stuck to the seat cover.

The bad news is the engine is stuck. We put WD40 into the plug holes and see if that helps.

A just arrived Mini respray kit!