Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[mat_the_cat]

Thanks for your hospitality @Six-cylinder - we plan to stay for Monday night seeing as we can only make it down for the early hours of Sunday morning. Will try not to wake anyone, or maybe you will all be party animals and still awake!

[beko1987]

I've got someone coming round on Saturday at lunchtime (and I want him to come as he's collecting 9 vacuums I've had for him since pre covid and I want the space back!) so we might make a day of it Sunday if that's OK? 

 

[Ghosty]

There's a very real chance I'll be picking up an eBay purchase in London at the weekend, I'll stop off if so. 

[MondeoBlues]

I'll pop down on Saturday for a bit

[juular]

On 9/11/2022 at 4:14 PM, davidfowler2000 said:

FoD prep

About time:

FOD ready now. Planning to head down with @davidfowler2000 on Friday.

[richardmorris]

Hope to be there Saturday 

[wuvvum]

Ditto.

[bobdisk]

Possibly ditto!

[Six-cylinder]

Another busy car day with the help of @Slowsilver

I took the exhaust that finally arrived for my Seicento to my favourite garage using the Trevi as daily transport.

Then I took the Mondeo taxi to collect the 308 GT4! Service with new cambelt and the air filter  box recrackle finished.

Next was the BMW E3, the fuel tank was refitted and the car starts with no leaks. I did not have enough fuel to risk a road test so we will do that over the weekend.

The Toledo is now on charge getting ready for a Triumph meeting on Tuesday.

[hairnet]

On 9/12/2022 at 9:34 AM, Six-cylinder said:

 

Yes the Trevi (somewhere at the back) is a Beta

 

beater

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

pervert!!!

how long do the belts take on that - its no exactly a marina or a pinto

[BL Bloke]

I won't be able to make it to the FOD this weekend as I'm going away which is a bit of a shame as I do have some wood in the garage that would be useful for the shelving that you're after.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

The Toledo is now on charge getting ready for a Triumph meeting on Tuesday

Is that the new FOD tongue-twister entry password?

[Six-cylinder]

Today has started, nearly! 

[Six-cylinder]

Saab engine is out, sump is almost off! 

[juular]

Commence beard stroking.

[Six-cylinder]

Nothing obvious with the Saab engine. 

[Six-cylinder]

Today's extra joy is the Carlton saloon is running, sort of! 

[Floatylight]

12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today's extra joy is the Carlton saloon is running, sort of! 

Definately sort of...

[High Jetter]

11 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Definately sort of...

Smoking is a flithy habit!

[hairnet]

54 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Definately sort of...

@beko1987 - BUY THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!

[beko1987]

Just now, hairnet said:

@beko1987 - BUY THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!

I would love to, but my current car doesn't make its own cloud... 

[AnthonyG]

Sorry I missed this one, family duties intruded. Good luck with the Saab!

[Six-cylinder]

Evening is here, fish and chips consumed and fire lit. 

[juular]

Dissatisfied with earlier attempts at pollution, here's round 2.

[Floatylight]

Thanks for the hospitality Mr & Mrs 6C lovely day as always.

Great to chill out, faff about amd drink coffee😃

[Ghosty]

Sorry I didn't show! I ended up with my mum in tow. 

[mat_the_cat]

We've arrived, sorry if I woke anyone with the van - I thought I saw lights showing people still awake.

[beko1987]

Will there be anyone there today? Should be there by 11... 

[catsinthewelder]

Thank you very much for another ace weekend @Mrs6C and @Six-cylinder.  It was ace to catch up with everyone even if I was the most disorganised person in the world.

Always great to start the day with a geometric Scottish breakfast and a go in the Toledo was lovely.

 

Made it home in one piece despite driving though Bridgnorth.  Lots of interesting things on the motorway presumably on the way back from Goodwood.  Had an ace moment where a MK1 Transit beavertail with a Triumph 2000 racing car on the back and a early 80s 300ZX were passing me and an Edsel with a 60s caravan, we were almost outnumbering the modern cars.