Jump to content

w00dy

Full Members
  • Posts

    1,072
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by w00dy

  1. w00dy

    FOTU 2023

    Very much enjoyed my first FotU. Many thanks to @Ghosty for the ticket. 390 miles in a day is right at the limit of what I want to do in the T25, but it managed it without a fuss. I'll hopefully be back next year, but camping before hand is probably the way to go. A fantastic variety of cars, some may moan about some less unexceptional stuff being there, but I think it's nice to see all sorts without row upon row of 911s or MGBs. Great to see all the little displays and info sheets in the cars and friendly owners. The queuing was as mentioned ridiculous, Bicester scrambles have more cars, but much better organisation. I think parking cars at the far end and then having everyone contend with people migrating towards the castle against the flow of traffic was a pretty poor decision and perhaps more staff parking cars on both sides at once would have helped. It feels cheeky to ask the ticket price that they do and then cut an hour+ out of people's day and cause them and their cars stress in the process. I was surprised by the number of aspiring Youtubers, but can't say it affected my day in any way.
  2. Lovely Bluestar! They are replica Projektzwo housings with the original lower grille.
  3. Yellow or clear? Vote heart for clear or a yellow emoji face thing for yellow if you like.
  4. I'd hate to find somewhere like that. Those Matchbox Collectors look fantastic, but at £10 a throw it's very hard to justify.
  5. Got a full set of Nakang Passions fitted to the van today. Bit of an odd choice of name for a van tyre.
  6. 11000 miles in 35 years? I hope it's been clocked. Give me one with 100k and lots of stone chips please.
  7. Lovely van. Not many unmolested T4s out there these days. Get some Polytrol on the bumpers and it'll really freshen it up.
  8. Good to meet you and good to see it's already managed the tip run. I enjoyed wafting around in it yesterday, hope it treats you well.
  9. That's a superb haul. 4 winners right there.
  10. w00dy

    RIP Fiesta

    A true car of the people. I've never owned one, but have had a hand in a fair few being bought by others and have driven a fair few. In a world where we supposedly care about emissions then why is everyone buying less efficient jacked up shite? The "Puma" can fuck off.
  11. Thanks. I'm glad I pushed through, but it's been a rollercoaster for sure. Thanks. There'll always be things I'd like to do, but using it is top of the list right now. Thanks. The Z4 hasn't done much since I moved sadly, such a great car, but I'm just too busy. Failed the MOT and I've done most of it, but need to sort the brake pipes and get it back in so that I can probably sell it. I'm really happy with it. Only running a two speaker set-up in the van against the back drop of rattles and TD noise,, but it does everything well and looks good. Screen could perhaps display a few more characters, but that's being fussy.
  12. Having spent much time and money on the most expensive vehicle, i've ever purchased, it is now finally getting to where I want it to be (a house move definitely slowed progress somewhat). Any old vehicle that's barely been used over the last few years is going to need to some work in order to be used as intended and that is definitely true of my Westy. The previous owner had not been shy in spending a lot of money, but not always successfully. Engine Blue smoke when cold, a stuck wastegate and oil up the tailgate to the extent that it would need a top up every 100 miles or so. It'd had a new oil pump and turbo oil lines, but the main issues seemed to be the turbo itself and the seal on the dipstick tube which was spitting oil. £2 and 10 minutes for the seal and rather more for a new turbo from Brickwerks and all is well. People complain about the little JX engine, but when it's going well it has just enough power and is fairly good on fuel for an 80s 2+ ton brick. I was worried it was past it, but a little love and it has been transformed Suspension and wheels When I first bought it the ride was very crashy and the Boxster wheels rubbed the arches quite often. A bit of investigation showed that the H&R springs were not up to the job and were binding up with the Gaz shocks set to maximum stiff in an attempt to compensate. I solved the most pressing issue. Then ordered some AVO -70mm springs to suit the short Gaz shocks which ended up sitting higher than the -50mm H&Rs (a TD Westy is not a light van), went down to an 8/20 on the damping fitted new 928S 16s The fronts required some 7mm spacers to clear the suspension and longer studs to suit, but the ride is now lovely and I no longer fear pot holes. I'd like to go bigger on the tyres to up the gearing closer to factory as well as lose the mismatched tyres. The standard big rectangle on a long stick mirrors adjusted by a ball and socket are an awful piece of design and at motorway speeds they like to adjust themselves to the point of being useless. Fancy vans got heated, electric mirrors which now command good money used, but I found a tatty set in orange and painted them with texture black and fitted them (involving the purchase of a rivnut tool too add the third lower bolt) They also suit the big bumpers much better Steering wheel A new steering wheel was high on my list from the start since the original makes it quite uncomfortable to brake if you're tall. As a PAS equipped van you can get a way with a much smaller wheel and one of my favourites is an almost bolt on swap (once you've spaced out the horn contacts and added a touch more to the main bushing). I found a brown 944 wheel at a decent price and re-dyed it to suit. Stereo The horrible Halfords junk that came with the van was both ugly and didn't work very well. The aerial had also been snapped off. I fitted a New Blaupunkt unit with DAB and Bluetooth alongside a new aerial. I also replaced the ashtray with a phone mount that flips open and comes in a suitably retro textured finish, Camper bits The original fridge got binned by the previous owner for a compressor style which runs from a leisure battery or hookup (that he kept). I found an original fridge which runs from the same LPG tank that runs the heater and stove, but also works on hookup or 12v when driving. i got Coast VW in Devon to fit and test it since they seem to know a fair bit about these vans and gas scares me. I also pissed about with sink and heater to get them functioning correctly and otherwise all is very original and in great shape inside Camping Once I was happy that everything engine and suspension wise was all sorted and not about to rattle loose it was time to go camping. A few days in Gower was an excellent first test and the van performed perfectly. bigger adventures are definitely on the cards now. The design of these conversions really is special, they are built and thought out in a way most modern vans don;'t get close to. As ever there is plenty I'd like to do and so many accessories that could be bought, but for now I'm just glad we can enjoy it as it ought to be enjoyed.
  13. They only had about 7 cars, can't remember what else, but nothing that interested me. There were a few tlorries and also some 4x4s and trailers.
  14. With nothing new on the Hot Wheels and Matchbox scene I was pleased to get this Majorette DS. At £3 in Asda they now seem pretty good value. There were a couple of premium Hot Wheels Fast and Furious models with a nice Land Cruiser, but not £9 nice.
  15. It's so boring, I don't even bother looking any more. They must have made shit loads, since stock levels don't seem to be an issue.
  16. Massive thank you to @Datsuncog for sending these three over. They are really very lovely and will get pride of place on my desk.
  17. Awesome. You're a legend. My local stores get none of the cool stuff. It's very much appreciated.
  18. 944, but 924, 968 will also work I did have to space out the horn contact ring 6mm using motherboard spacers and extend the main shaft spacer 6mm by cutting a second one down, but it's the work of 10minites or so. If you have a non assisted van I wouldn't recommend it as the wheel is a lot smaller, but it's no problem on a PAS van. I bought a slightly rough looking brown one and dyed it black to save a few quid which was easy with a sponge and some furniture clinic dye.
  19. A serious lack of space for my leg to operate the brake pedal gave me all the excuse I needed to fit one of my favourite wheels of all time.
  20. If there's an an El Camino and Charger to be had I'll take them please.
  21. Those Ultra Hots are awesome. If anyone comes across any more and wouldn't mind posting then let me know.
  22. Hilton Holloway, a journalist who has presumably driven an awful lot of cars had two Inisgnia 2.0Ts at the same time. https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/new-cars/why-perfect-fleet-needs-two-vauxhall-insignias
  23. Going great and so far I think it was the perfect choice. 2k miles in and nothing of concern, it's a comfortable mile muncher and is averaging about 35mpg including a fai bit of urban use and enjoying the performance, I think it might want a thermostat too which ought to improve that a touch. Had the air-con re-gassed since it wasn't doing anything, only been 5 days but so far so good with that. Build quality definitely feels a step down from my Octavia, but it's good enough and the comfort of the seat more than makes up for it. With the diesels I stayed away given the reports of oil-pickup issues. This thread is worth a read if you haven't seen it.
  24. Been looking out for one of these. Not sure there's much I'm on the hunt for now.
  25. Pleased to find an Ami. Did a quick Sharpie job to tone down the wheels.
×
×
  • Create New...