twosmoke300 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Christ ! I hope they did something to the brakes on the bread vans before they put a g40 in them . Got to be some of the worst car brakes I've felt . Esp the non servo ones . They make a Saxo seem like a sharp stopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Standard G40 brakes weren't much better, thanks to the famous LHD-RHD conversion involving meccano and crossed fingers. They had bigger, vented discs but still had to fit under 13" wheels so most upgrades were to wheel size first. The G40 is the reason I still brake too early in every car, ever, 12 years after I sold it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 The standard brakes are indeed truly shite - when I get out of my modern Caddy and in to this, there is a period of adjustment required. This usually starts with a squeaky bum moment at the first junction encountered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Been getting a fair bit of use out of this recently - the supercharger is now run in, so it can now be driven as though stolen. The poor grey one hasn't had a look in for a while - I suppose that as I age, noise and speed are less appealing! Better brakes WOULD be nice though! anonymous user, Lacquer Peel, Vince70 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Finally got my blank key cut this week - Here ends the possibility of losing the one and only key, and the subsequent ballache of changing all the locks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 I was recommended this stuff by a friend with really nice plastic pieces on his 205GTI. Thought I'd give it a go - I dislike repeatedly cheering up old plastics enough to paint them all body colour on my other one! Looks a fair bit "blacker" on the treated part - only time will tell if it lasts though. My mate's Peugeot still looks fine several years after he did his, so fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I didn't know how much work had gone into this, looked really nice, thought T plate was a bit late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Have a couple of pics! DSC_0375 by srblythe, on Flickr DSC_0366 by srblythe, on Flickr Pillock, Skizzer, SambaS and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Nice one! ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Stations comment echoes what I wanted to say. Car looked like new. Taa for the ride to town food made me alive again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 I didn't know how much work had gone into this, looked really nice, thought T plate was a bit late. Cheers! Plate gets a few double takes when out and about!Stations comment echoes what I wanted to say. Car looked like new. Taa for the ride to town food made me alive again!Thank you kindly! No probs - you looked proper ruined - knowing what that feels like, it was the least I could do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 This car looks even better in the metal (and refurbed plastic) than it does in the photos, and that's really saying something. Am proper jealous! Really glad you brought it along for perving over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 This car looks even better in the metal (and refurbed plastic) than it does in the photos, and that's really saying something. Am proper jealous! Really glad you brought it along for perving over.Many thanks! The first owner came from your neck of the woods - it was bought from Corner Park Garage in Swansea, and they lived in Ammanford. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Mmm, lots of lovely G40-friendly roads around Ammanford (I came through it on my way home from Devil's Bridge in fact). Corner Park is still going strong, it's a sort of homebrew local CarCraft next door to what used to be a Ford and then Visteon gearbox plant back in the day. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Dug this out for the VW show at Tatton Park at the weekend. Gave it a half decent clean just before it went dark - Sunday morning, and it absolutely pissed it down for the journey there. This was the first real world test of the repaired battery tray, and I'm pleased to report that my feet remained drier than a ship's biscuit. The sun came out soon enough, and no doubt ripened many pineapples over the rest of the day. Skizzer, Asimo, Vince70 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rod Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Corner Park is still going strong, it's a sort of homebrew local CarCraft next door to what used to be a Ford and then Visteon gearbox plant back in the day. Fun fact - my granddad designed the machine shop for the Ford/Visteon plant. If it was a Swansea car, it's highly likely I saw it at some point in my youth..! Really lovely job you've done on it, too. There's something weirdly satisfying about watching a small car like this be restored to former glories, rather than some E-Type/Ferrari, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Really lovely job you've done on it, too. There's something weirdly satisfying about watching a small car like this be restored to former glories, rather than some E-Type/Ferrari, etc.Cheers! I always seem to forget what a massive pain in the cock cleaning these wheels is. Fortunately it doesn't happen all that often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rod Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I can well imagine... toothbrush?! Someone has actually marketed a 'scrubber' made out of an electric toothbrush. Or you could just, you know, buy a cheap electric toothbrush..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I tried a toothbrush, and it doesn't get into the corners where the "spokes" join the rim Just over a thousand miles since the last test - a poor effort that I'm a little ashamed of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 How's this for a piss poor attempt at a festive car related shot - My phone camera seems to be pretty good at making a balls of night time stuff! Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Just over a thousand miles since the last test - a poor effort that I'm a little ashamed of! Do feel free to sell it to me if you're bored of it! 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 This made an appearance today thanks to a nice dry day - roll on the salt free Summer! See how bloated the Corsa looks compared to the Polo - a Corsa used to be a small car a few years ago. spike60 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Was just thinking the other day - its about time the oil was changed in this. On arrival at my unit this afternoon, I caught sight of an empty ramp next door! An opportunity like this cannot be wasted - so I quickly got the job done before the chance was gone. Had another good look about for any leaks - all is good still! One day I'm gonna get me a two poster all to myself Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think one of the front wheel bearings is starting to grumble - but that can wait for now. Gave it a clean and took some pictures instead! No space in my unit to work on this until my current restoration is complete. Skizzer, Jim Bell and John F 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jifflemon Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Don't know what I'm more jealous of - Your car or your unit! Epic thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Don't know what I'm more jealous of - Your car or your unit! Epic thread!Cheers! The unit is a bit of a turd to be honest though! High mileage shocker! Wonder if I'll crack 100k in it before fossil fuels run out. Skizzer and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Is the odo in miles or km? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 It's miles - the little gearbox in the cable slows the cable speed before it enters the clocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 What a nice thing! Much impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 Many thanks Ken! Finally got round to wheel bearing replacement last weekend. Because it's only been together for a couple of years (and copper grease was used) it came apart very easily. New bearing pressed in Job done Other side still to do! The other side isn't noisy, but I like to replace things in pairs. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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