Taff
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To end any speculation - when I picked the car up the seller opened the boot, and all that was in there was some ATF and possibly some rags. Definitely no dead mafiosi, soz.
Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms?
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Ohh. Old Greggs is some stale pasties and the like, surely?
Pillock.. I get that a lot, people ask me where I'm from, Bristol.. they have friends in Northumberland, so I know them? The Jones family.
Sure. I walked there daily for a newspaper
--Phil
Thought I recognised you...
That car must really stand out over there, nice one
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Force the Father in law to fix it.
FTFY
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I forget who asked the question now, but a quick flick back through the thread shows that getting a tyre fitted by your local indies is going to cost you, on average, a tenner.
- beko1987 and stripped fred
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Seems dear for a snooker cue
I might even buy it back from youyou'll have to convince me to buy it first, soft lad
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MGF with a difference
great little project for someone with the time
although I notice he hasn't mentioned if the Christmas tree is included in the sale
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oh yeah, someone asked about an MGF cup holder? Bacon crunchies tub & cable ties, I believe that the new Zonda comes with something quite similar
- The Moog, RoadworkUK, beko1987 and 1 other
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The car came with two remote fobs, the old lucas type. One of them has always been a bit moody and the took some aggressive pipping to get the car going. Even if you don't set the alarm on these cars, the immobiliser kicks in and attempts to start are met with a warbling tone and some muttered curses. Of course, a moody fob means extra cursing as realise that it's picked a cold, rainy night to throw in the towel for good.. Which is what almost happened last night.
So when I got home, I pulled it apart
Couple of moody looking joints there
So I did some careful soldering, no pics sorry as my third hand isn't so good these days but
door unlocked
door locked
job jobbed
in other news, the gearbox cable retaining clip has arrived.
Common sense says I should fit this today, while it is dry and clear and daylight. Fuck that, anyone else fancy a sweepstake on how many miles we can get out of my jubilee clip
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Just had a message from "Mr Bangernomics" James Ruppert
- He has tried posting, but his post count is not high enough!
He is asking if anybody wants their suitable "Shitters" to appear in his weekly column in Autocar, they can send pictures with stories about them (mentioning us lot obviously) to him directly at
james@bangernomics.com
He hopes it helps in the "cause" against Wiki seeing as Autocar is "The World's Oldest Car Magazine" that is now published worldwide - if that isn't "Mainstream" enough for them, I dunno what is.
Kenny, if he wants to know about a 19-yr old, £275, eBay-sourced ragtop that is the butt of the motoring press's humour and yet has achieved 15000 miles commuting in nine months on parts-worns and just one breakdown, send him my way. The car wear 3 AS stickers and can transport a dining table and 4 chairs if needed.
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ELO?
You are dead to me
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Just wondered mate. I was clearing out the galaxy boot the other day and noticed that the four screws that under the "boot" side of the mechanism could be I don from inside if needed. Not sure if that would help, mind you!!
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Apparently Im a twat for just posting saying "I like this" and cluttering the forum up - so for maximum shite points a photo of the Belmont parked in front of the Belmont is needed.
what I really want is a picture of the Belmont next to your manky leg.
no links mind, I want a screen-full of pus
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cant you get in from the passenger compartment, by taking out the rear seat? or is it a solid bulkhead?
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I also rang DVLA yesterday to ask, out of interest just why the Oldsmobile didn't show up on the online database. "Vehicle not found".
It clearly exists and has a V5c.
After a few questions to determine I was genuine I got the answer.
"Yes, the car is all fine and registered with us. Don't worry about it not showing up online, it happens occasionally. The system can be a bit crap at times. Everything is ok."
my galaxie doesn't show up either, maybe an import glitch of some sort
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The dog. And fireworks. Really makes me grin.
She just doesn't give a shit at all. (I suspect because she was rescued from filton, so probably grew up to frequent small arms fire.)
It's been like the battle of the somme round here with non stop fireworks since thursday. Flash, bang, flash bang bang.
She will look up at a huge one, and then carry on. The rest make no impression at all.
That's nice and all but what really makes me grin is the reactions of other people.
"OMG you shouldn't be walking her with all these, she'll be scared" -> Doesn't look scared to me, having a sniff in the leaves there.
"You cruel man, subjecting that dog to this". Um.....
Thats just walking down the street. Oddly enough didn't get one comment at the organised display, but did get an awful lot of filthy looks.
Can't they believe the evidence of their own eyes?
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And on a similar note, but a bit out of date - the "don't leave dogs in hot cars" mob.
If it's mega hot, then no, on both those days we'll not take her.
However, if its less than low 20's we will leave her in the car. Normally in the shade. Always with the windows open, never for very long.
Left her like this for about 20 mins this summer. Come out of the shop and there is a concerned* member of the public waiting to berrate me.
"she could die, you're lucky the rspca aren't here yet, they'd break your window to teach you a lesson"
unlikely, all 4 windows are wide open. - they'd have to shut them to break them
"But they dog could die if it gets too hot"
Or she could jump out of the, erm, open windows. Or if she really was in trouble you could open the unlocked door.
All the while the dog is just sat there, visibly very happy.
So vigilante gobshite then goes to shove their hand into the car to demonstrate how unbearably* hot* it is in there. Now that the dog did not like, not one little bit. Made me grin though.
sorry for the late reply but playing catch up with this thread, and the topic of others people misplaced concern made me chuckle.
I will park the F up with the roof down and leave it outside all day. The neighbours cat (called Deifenbaker) has taken to curling up asleep on the nice, warm black leather seats. This doesn't bother me in the slightest, I love cats, and Dief is a proper mans cat, and friendly too.
Anyway, he's such a chilled out animal that if I want to go anywhere, I have to physically chase him out of the car. I mentioned this to the neighbour who said not to worry about it, Deif would just stay asleep in the car regardless of where it was. So I went to Tesco with my neighbours cat asleep on the passenger seat of my convertible, left him there while I went in for a few bits. Wasn't gone long, 10 mins maybe.
So, I get back to the car and there is some wifey waiting for me, to tell me how cruel it is of me and how scared the cat must be (you could almost hear him snoring).
Her parting shot? "It's really cruel of you to treat your cat like that."
My reply "He's not my cat" as I drove off.
I wouldn't mind if he had been going nuts in an enclosed car, but fast asleep in an open convertible?
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Primera on an 08 reg (no idea as to the model, sorry) didn't suit me, couldn't get comfy at all.
Best ones were in a 13 plate 320i, did Aberdeen to Bristol in those stopping only for fuel. No aches at all after that.
The ones in the F are good, I think. But then the longest I have spent in it was 2 hours. I needed a stretch afterwards but I wasn't in any discomfort
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Hmmm. Unsure.
In my experience, they go yellow and brittle very quickly. Much better than perished original ones though!
they do yellow, so like the pervert I am, they get changed when the filter gets changed.
I know, I know...
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In all the missing gears excitement, I forgot about the bits I did at the weekend
These cars are prone to damp boots, the water gets in around the tail lamp gaskets.
And here is what it looks like off the car
And here is the offending gasket
The expensive way to fix them is to ring Rimming Brothers and stump up £50 for two extra thick gaskets but that's not the shitist way, oh no. A chat with Uncle BargeKen of this parish revealed that a thin smear of sealant is just as good.
Well, if a little is good, then a lot is better, right?
And this is what it looks like from inside the boot
So, with the boot waterproof, I thought I would pass on this snippet, that black line is the normal position for the coolant level. It gets checked every day, easy when it's just a quick glance. (the dipstick is raised slightly for the sake of the photo, the line was obscured with the dipstick pushed home)
My courtesy lights don't work off the door switches. Good used door mechs are £50 a set, sod that, so I over-rode them and fitted this toggle switch under the fuse box cover
Finally, the clutch pedal is prone to squeaking on these, and it is a twat to get to. I couldn't even see it, just held the phone under there and took pics until I got one. Note the spray grease everywhere, the pivot is just above the spring. But the grease overdose worked and the pedal is squeak free again
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I didn't mention it in the guilty pleasures thread for fear of looking like a pervert but I do have a thing for clear fuel lines
btw, that gasket top left, on the bulkhead? £70. Hopefully Santa will bring me one
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OMfriggingG.
V8 Shaguar for less that £400?
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Mike Brewer doesn't exist in human form. When Endemol Productions first commission the idea of Wheeler Dealers, they conducted a survey and identified several key factors that the viewers identified as essential in a TV motoring journalist. As there was no-one available who had all these
characteristics, green screen technology and CGI was combined to create "Oldaahtyerhand" Brewer. Ed China is however, quite real.
Tools for Sale; Halfords tool chest, cheap spanner set...
in AutoShite
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ruffgeezer, what capbadge where you? It's a couple of years since I have seen that many Gedore spanners