My Blog- Attempting the spherical challenge (GS rear spheres) 04/06/18

1,686 · January 24, 2018

Just a late word about brake switches.

I've been through a lot of them on my Rover, some of the recent ones last no time.

A person on the interwebs cut a few dead ones open, and found that the brake light current (~3.5 amps or more) overheats one of the contacts, and the plastic potting melts and deforms until it doesn't make contact any more.

Especially if you sit at the lights with your foot on the brake.

And because they have to be fluid-tight, it isn't possible to repair one.

The answer? Well, last one I bought, I mounted a relay to take the load off the switch, which now only carries 80mA or whatever the relay wants.

This website which I found tonight says to also use a diode across the coil to deal with back EMF, but I hardly think there's enough inductance in a relay coil to need that.

1,686 · January 24, 2018

Oxfords are wonderful.

I still pine for that unattainable Isis, like the one that got away in my avatar.

26,880 · February 4, 2018

Helped Split_pin get the Corsa Motah out..

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/maroon-mullered-motah-removal/

32,077 · February 4, 2018

I opened the garage this morning and was admiring the freshly built up engine, so good to see proper progress on this! Hopefully the engine is a good 'un.

26,880 · February 6, 2018

The fun and games continue with the Traveller.. if you think I mean more welding, you'd be right!

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/continuing-oxford-traveller-trials/

32,077 · February 6, 2018

A busy weekend indeed.

28,544 · February 6, 2018

Great progress! Love the blog updates.

26,785 · February 6, 2018

*Adds rust removal wheel and Vactan to theoretical post-MOT shopping list for the BMW*

26,880 · February 6, 2018

A busy weekend indeed.

Aye it was - from the sublime to the ridiculous - I'll let you work out what one your Corsa is;)

Great progress! Love the blog updates.

Cheers Skizz - its good to get big chunks done each time TBH - usually feels like progress!

*Adds rust removal wheel and Vactan to theoretical post-MOT shopping list for the BMW*

its a great piece of kit that wheel - usually to be found where the wire wheels are kept.

19,698 · February 6, 2018

Bonus points for "obstreperous"

20,294 · February 6, 2018

its a great piece of kit that wheel - usually to be found where the wire wheels are kept.

They the weird looking knobly ones? How eager are they to go through metal? The Doloshite needs a fair bit of localized paint/surface rust removal but with it being quality* BL steel I get the fears taking a grinder near it...

26,880 · February 6, 2018

They the weird looking knobly ones? How eager are they to go through metal? The Doloshite needs a fair bit of localized paint/surface rust removal but with it being quality* BL steel I get the fears taking a grinder near it...

this kind of thing.

will remove paint easily but doesn't eat metal - ideal for tidy up and paint.

I've ordered more Vactan off the Ebayz

28,544 · February 6, 2018

I bought one of those a little while back, I think based on 4WheeledStool’s epic Cavalier resto. Trouble is I have to meet it half way by actually tackling a car with it.

Is it just me that sometimes mistakes acquiring tools for actual progress?

26,880 · February 6, 2018

I bought one of those a little while back, I think based on 4WheeledStool’s epic Cavalier resto. Trouble is I have to meet it half way by actually tackling a car with it.

Is it just me that sometimes mistakes acquiring tools for actual progress?

I'm the definition of "all the gear, no idea".

the welder I'm using is 3 years old, and did its first welding about a month ago

20,294 · February 6, 2018

I bought my welder, oooh, 3 years ago? It has yet to weld anything, my grinder has also yet to grind 'owt.

I used my mate's stuff on the 1850 as it's at his farm anyway...

32,077 · February 6, 2018

I bought a new Black and Decker grinder about 5 years ago and it only worked once then inexplicably died. Its still where I left it.

18,875 · February 7, 2018

Is it just me that sometimes mistakes acquiring tools for actual progress?

No....I am exactly the same with parts.

26,880 · February 12, 2018

In a change to the advertised broadcast, 320touring has been working on some of the other cars on fleet - ones that hopefully are not needing metal reattached to their floor.

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/an-unusual-weekend/

26,880 · February 17, 2018

Great success today with the Seat Toledo recieving its new spring, and the Clio 172 Exclusive having it's backbox refitted.

Even had time to stop for coffee!

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/02/17/spring-has-sprung-a-good-start-to-the-weekend/

26,880 · February 26, 2018

How was your weekend car working?

Mine wisnae the best..

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/fffffffleet-frustrations/

10,533 · February 26, 2018

That is a mighty run of luck* with cars at the moment.

32,077 · February 26, 2018

Unlucky indeed. I can sympathise!

26,880 · March 18, 2018

Recent fun and games with 2 Clio 172s - brakes and driveshafts..plus bonus MK1 Seat Toledo action

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/progress-where-once-there-was-none/

28,544 · March 19, 2018

Good job you’re more resilient than Clio brake discs or Seat springs.

26,880 · March 19, 2018

Good job you’re more resilient than Clio brake discs or Seat springs.

Pretty much- did my box in properly!

March 19, 2018

Ah the great RS clio driveshaft debacle, going through it at the moment my self

12,815 · March 19, 2018

If there is anything worse than an old German car, it's an old French one. Kin' hell.

I'd have torched the cunt and weighed it by now.

26,880 · March 19, 2018

If there is anything worse than an old German car, it's an old French one. Kin' hell.

I'd have torched the cunt and weighed it by now.

Ahh, but I'm playing the longer game - I don't have that much in it and it's fun when it works..

And I have 2 e30s to fiddle with too (somewhere in the project plan)

26,880 · March 26, 2018

Have the next set of Oxford escapades!

https://fuguttycars.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/the-continued-travels-of-the-oxford/

12,815 · March 26, 2018

Fucking hell, structural filler. Have I owned that thing at one time? I don't recall it, but I recognise the craftsmanship.

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