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  1. Just had that myself with my partner. I'd removed her off the list on there but still got a an email. It's a quick way to fuck your day up and leave you feeling miserable as shit and reaching for the box of tramadol. 18 months and still as raw as fuck
  2. My never fail method of seat cleaning is to pressure wash the fuck out of them. If they're minging to start with you've nothing to lose. Wet vac them afterwards and chuck em by a radiator. If they're still stubborn douse them in g101 mixed with hot water and use one of those scrubbing brushes you can fit in a cordless drill. A little hard work and you'll save most things.
  3. From the person who spammed the fuck out the forum dropping invacars into every thread I really have to laugh. I don't think you realise just how many people you pissed off, then you complain when your thread gets taken off course slightly by some humour. FFS get a life
  4. My sierra 30 years ago was rusty, 2.3 diesel in the same colour, so you're not doing bad. As long as there's no horrors under that textured paint on the lower third of the doors your doing well. Fixing bodywork is easier than trying to find a good interior.
  5. Seen that in person, it's nice bar the wheels not being to my taste
  6. I'm sure Red5 probably has more important work at hand than remove a brake drum to see what flange the axle shaft has. A vehicle is generally at a garage for repairs not to have multiple photos taken of obscure details to satisfy a owners curious mind. This things are best attended to when you have Rev back in your own hands rather than taking up a busy person's time.
  7. Too be blunt, I think a lot of the hatred of invacars on here was because when you first came on this forum you spammed it non stop with the things. Admittedly you don't do it as much now but the rust had set in. Anyway, I wish you all the luck with it. My recommendation would be, after years of running older obscure cars, would be to snap up old stock spares so you have a source of parts on hand incase of breakdowns.
  8. I'm classed as disabled, knackered spine but in a different way to Dez. My pride and joy was my Citroen c15 van. Eventually I realised that having a old vehicle as a daily wasn't helping my health. The lack of power steering and heavy controls just aggravated everything. I sold my van that had been my labour of love to sunny Jim in here. In it's place I bought a little Citroen c1. Only me so can leave the back seats folded if I want a disability scooter in the back for a day out. Larger doors so easy access. The controls are night and day, finger light steering, brakes that only need the lightest of touches. I can now do a 50 mile drive and not get out feeling physically and mentally exhausted. Yes I hate having to have a modern daily, but it's a massive help to my health. Plus as I rely on it parts are plentiful, any garage could fix it if required. I guess what I'm trying to say is your invacar will make a great little second car but you really should have something more modern as your daily vehicle so you don't aggravate your health issues more. And yes I speak from experience as I drove invacars back in the 80's as when I was an apprentice mechanic a customer had one I used to collect it and drop it off after it was serviced. I guess it was somehow in private hands and no I can't remember the numberplate. Ive also driven plenty of reliant robins and regals, they're night and day difference to a invacar. Bigger, a decent little engine and 4 speed box. The difference was like comparing a marina to a Bentley. I know your heart's set on the invacar, and that's completely fine as an occasional hobby car, but a modern would be far better for you health wise.
  9. I was referring to back in the day, acceptable repairs. To get the authentic look, after the body filler or araldite injection, always apply a dab of grease to the grease nipple afterwards.
  10. The period correct method of king pin repair is filling a grease gun up with body filler and injecting it in. Guaranteed to last just long enough to do a MOT test. You might find that an appropriate sized reamer is required for the kingpin bushes after they are fitted too. Lost count of how many mini rear suspension arms Ive rebuilt and reamed the bushings before final assembly.
  11. Ah I was right first time then when I said about the tensioner pulley. I sat thinking about it after we spoke and thought I'm sure it had a tensioner like that. Anyway glad it's fixed and fingers crossed for the MOT.
  12. dean36014

    STUNO

    My daughter is in NZ at the moment and has just bought a what's known as a Toyota Yaris here to tour the south island with. It's having new brake pads and oil change Friday coming ready to spend 4 months travelling. She's planning on selling it at the end of her trip as it will still have 6 months test on it.
  13. I'll add a shiny five pound note he continues to drop invacars in every thread possible in the most annoying way.
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