Sam Glover
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...fuck it. I've bought it. I'm very excited.
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On 2/16/2021 at 2:40 PM, dollywobbler said:
I may have something that will fit the bill - I seem to have quite a few stereo/cassette players of dubious effectiveness, but which may well look the part. Can have a rummage next time I'm at the unit if you like. I also received a Citroen accessory brochure which I'm sure did show various options for the GSA.
That would be fabulous, Ian.
It's annoying that I can't un-see the ridiculous TV On The Radio 1980s fantasy unit. Google has dredged up Yoko models for sale in Russia and Germany...
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Yoko-CCTV-1-in-dash-TV/393112382944
...the latter being very tempting indeed. The white noise displayed on its screen is exactly what I'm taking about. Modern.
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That Blaupunkt equaliser binnacle is quite a thing – and here's one in real life...
...but when did soiled 80s car radio tat suddenly become so expensive?
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More power to your elbow!
Here it is being excavated in 2016…
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1 minute ago, Fabergé Greggs said:
Most crucially, this frees you up to put whatever the hell you want in the gap- a full size LCD screen that displays the the waveform of the music you’re listening to in lurid colours (probably doable on an arduino with a display shield), or just run a ZX spectrum emulator on a raspberry PI.
Good answer!
The function of the radio is of minimal importance. Though I like both in isolation, I rarely feel the urge to enjoy cars and radios simultaneously.
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There’s a hole under my left elbow in my Citroën GSA and filling it presents an opportunity. Unfortunately, while I like cars and radios to an “inappropriate” degree, car radios aren’t on my nerd spectrum. I am therefore lighting the nerd assistance alert beacon.
The interior is two-tone brown-on-brown, with embellishments in brown. Being a GSA, it can swing freely between 70s kitsch and 80s spank.
Below is some pornography to set the scene.
Ideally, of course, it needs a tiny CRT display linked to a ZX Spectrum with a speech synthesis cartridge and Death Star exhaust port targeting capability.
Suggestions will be most welcome.
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3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:
That's impressive! Sod the Top Gear Hilux - the Favorit and the Rover deserve immortality status.
@Sam Glover Do you have any footage of the Skoda being released/awoken from slumber?
...just this highly glamorous photograph from Paul.
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On 12/22/2020 at 11:27 AM, Dick Longbridge said:
^ Didn't @Sam Glover save the Skoda?
Fucking well done for liberating the Rover. More power to your elbow.
Yes: the battleship grey Favorit is in my permanent collection. My friend Paul Johns disentombed it from the Garage That Time Forgot. We gave it an autistic mechanical going-over and used it for the Autumn Sun Run in France in 2018.
I’m pondering a good-quality respray and general tidying-up. It’s not my usual style, but I feel it deserves it – and it’d look fabulous in shiny battleship grey.
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I've been quite a grown-up, this year.
Out...
Tatra 613-4 KATiCitroën Ami 6MGB GT6In...Lada 2106Rover 75Tofaş SerçeFiat Panda 30Volvo 740GLHindustan Ambassador...and possibly a Kalmar Tjorven.Babysat; mended; rallied; soiled; handed back...Škoda Favorit 135L- Cavcraft, egg, UltraWomble and 10 others
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...so while Scott mulls this over, here's a 'can you guess all seven non-Citroëns in the photograph' procrastination exercise. Hint: they're all East European or Russian.
To save fucking around now this bumping exercise is obsolete:Left to right – Rodacar, ZAZ Tavria, Moskvich Aleko, Tarpan 233S, Skoda 105, IZh 2125, Żuk -
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...so while Scott mulls this over, here's a 'can you guess all seven non-Citroëns in the photograph' procrastination exercise. Hint: they're all East European or Russian.
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It's an Izh rather than a Mosky I think!
Yes... it's an IZh 2125, as this man is explaining:
I'll go and poke at the Ami later today.
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Does anyone fancy a 1965 Ami 6 Break that’s lightly broken? It needs light recommissioning and a gearbox rebuild.
It’s very rust-free and it hasn’t been welded, but it has been resprayed at some stage in its original colour. I recommissioned six years ago with new brakes, new Michelin tyres, electronic ignition and various other bits-and-pieces, then drove it to La Traversée de Paris. It thrummed along excellently… really quite nippy. Unfortunately, though, the transaxle started making a nasty knocking noise on the final leg of the return trip. I never got round to investigating. The seats have been retrimmed quite badly, it lacks carpets, the doorcards are present but need fitting and the tailgate’s exterior trim is missing. Otherwise, it’s a good ‘un.Selling it on has never been on the agenda. The fact that it hasn’t made it into the workshop in six years, however, probably means that it never will.Price: £2000ish.It’s near Cirencester.Sam- solid61, Lacquer Peel, Junkman and 16 others
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The Panhard's exhaust bears the weight of the transaxle, too – and it supports the carburettor. It's lucky exhausts don't rust.
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As I bolted the space-age cowling to a Panhard PL17 engine last night, I mused that it was the coolest-looking engine ever. But then I remembered thinking the same about a Tatra 603 engine.
Any advance on these two?- chaseracer, Skizzer, Squirrel2 and 11 others
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I need to hire a car in Ekaterinburg next week.
Look at this catalogue of delights…Uz-Daewoo Nexia, Lada 2114, ZAZ Chance, Datsun On-Do. Ekaterinburg is a modern city!Though the Lada’s ‘convenient ashtray with illumination’ was beguiling, the pull of the Datsun's 'handy gearbox' was too strong to resist...‘The budget front-wheel drive Datsun On-Do is more than a reliable car. The elegant sports sedan is built on the Lada Granta platform, but it features a more modern design and a handy gearbox. This model is easy to learn from the dynamic silhouette of the body, the special geometry of the grille, a wide lower air intake. Feature Datsun On-Do - roomy trunk, which is great for carrying a lot of things during travel.’Gr8 photog skillz, too. -
I've done it slowly and inexpertly it in various terrible cars. It's exciting – and perfectly safe.
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Random, please.
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Several years ago I wrote a lengthy article on the CVT system covering theory as well as function. Aimed at the 300 owner it nevertheless included cutaway drawings of the 4way valve showing "what vacuum goes where" under various conditions and much of the general information is applicable to the Daf/Volvo 66.
If you think a copy would be of interest I would be happy to send you a copy.
Good luck - Mac.
I'd be very interested to read Mac's lengthy article, if he obliges.
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A random, please.
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Yes! I'll take one.
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eBay tat volume 3.
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After much deliberation, I concluded that this is the answer to all my problems. Does anyone have a nice(r) pair of bumpers?