Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, Jifflemon said:

@Six-cylinder Well you asked for it.....

 

TWO so swapping one for a more convenient and easy to park version is easy for you! 

[Jifflemon]

there's a third one too....

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, Jifflemon said:

there's a third one too....

I worked for a Volvo dealer in the 1980s and was lucky enough to have 3 in a row as company cars including one of the first Turbos in the country. I then 10 years ago owned a white 480 ES pre cat and if you know the early car they were so much better without a cat.

 

[Jifflemon]

Nice! All 3 of mine are turbos - 2 manual, one auto.

[Floatylight]

I worked for a Volvo dealer in the 1980s and was lucky enough to have 3 in a row as company cars including one of the first Turbos in the country. I then 10 years ago owned a white 480 ES pre cat and if you know the early car they were so much better without a cat.



 

I started working a Saturday job for a Hi-Fi dealer in early 1990 and he had just taken delivery of a new 480 turbo, I later came to realise he was somewhat impulsive with his car purchases.

It turns out when you are delivering and installing high end systems a car that you cant fit a pair of bookshelf speakers in the boot isnt ideal... It lasted about 6 months before it was replaced with a 740 estate..

Lovely motor though!

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[wuvvum]

I've had three 480s - an early white non-turbo like the one above, a black turbo and a blue late-model 2-litre NA, which I swapped for a Commer Walkthrough burger van.

[Six-cylinder]

In a fit of enthusiasm I got my Gamma out today. My friend drove it the 6 miles for me from storage to my field and by the time he got there there was steam, although the temp gauge was at normal. I had forgotten to tell him that we had put a manual switch in for the fan so I need to see if there is anything wrong or if we have done damage.

Also the brakes are sticky and need freeing off. If only we knew somebody who was good at freeing sticky brakes! @dollywobbler

My Gamma has not been run for over 6 months so running it seemed a good thing to do.

[LightBulbFun]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

In a fit of enthusiasm I got my Gamma out today. My friend drove it the 6 miles for me from storage to my field and by the time he got there there was steam, although the temp gauge was at normal. I had forgotten to tell him that we had put a manual switch in for the fan so I need to see if there is anything wrong or if we have done damage.

Also the brakes are sticky and need freeing off. If only we knew somebody who was good at freeing sticky brakes! @dollywobbler

My Gamma has not been run for over 6 months so running it seemed a good thing to do.

Blimey my trailer has grown a bit since i last saw it!

maybe with more of @Mrs6C's gardening skills it might grow back into a full AC Model 64 again, then you can harvest it for batteries to get Molly the milk float going

[hairnet]

[Six-cylinder]

The serious bit for the guests of the open weekend.

Please bring your own antibacterial gel, food, drink, tools and chair. Wear gloves or wipe down things touched by others.

I am keen we all stay safe and everyone will need to look after each other’s well-being by social distancing.

Please note - we have no insurance for you, however you hurt yourselves! We’re not a commercial venture and you are all attending as our private guests. It’s a field, so the ground is uneven and there are many ways you can slip, trip or fall. Please take care and be careful if you use or work on any vehicles or equipment. Remember - SAFETY FIRST!

[Floatylight]

Planning on being with you 4 ish!

Much excite!

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[hairnet]

10 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The serious bit for the guests of the open weekend.

 

Please note - we have no insurance for you, however you hurt yourselves! We’re not a commercial venture and you are all attending as our private guests. It’s a field, so the ground is uneven and there are many ways you can slip, trip or fall. Please take care and be careful if you use or work on any vehicles or equipment. Remember - SAFETY FIRST!

beko no hoovers

[hairnet]

12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The serious bit for the guests of the open weekend.

Please bring your own antibacterial gel, food, drink, tools and chair. Wear gloves or wipe down things touched by others. - all you italian pervs

I am keen we all stay safe and everyone will need to BRING CHOCOLATE BISCUITS

 

all you need

[Six-cylinder]

We will have our outdoor fire available and have wood for it. We will need some people to volunteer to cut and fold the turf off where we have it. Also we need somebody to bring a saw to cut the wood to size.

[Tepper]

Thanks for the invite to this the other day, it looks like a good laugh but sadly I'm working this weekend. Hopefully next time eh!

[catsinthewelder]

Excited ?

Will a handsaw do or should I bring the chainsaw?

[Mrs6C]

29 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Excited ?

Will a handsaw do or should I bring the chainsaw?

A handsaw will be perfect. We have a sawhorse.

We have bundles of well-seasoned coppiced ash poles also, which will just snap into the appropriate sizes.

[beko1987]

Could get rid of some old tyres too... 

[catsinthewelder]

19 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

A handsaw will be perfect. We have a sawhorse.

We have bundles of well-seasoned coppiced ash poles also, which will just snap into the appropriate sizes.

I'm glad you said that now I've loaded the car,  it's a bit full ?

[Mrs6C]

In other news, @quicksilver and @Slowsilver came over to the FoD today and together we completed Part 1 of the Model 70 tyre change project. With an assortment of jacks, a long bit of wood and axle stands, we elevated the rear ends (ooh err Missus!) of both of them and removed their rear wheels. The long bit of wood was needed because both of Dolly's rear tyres were as flat as pancakes and there wasn't enough room to get the jack underneath the chassis rail, so a bit of leverage was applied, using an old fencepost stub as a fulcrum, to gain clearance.

Leaving both cars up on axle stands, @Slowsilver has taken the four wheels off to the local tyre depot to get nice new tyres put on them. We left the front wheels for Part 2 of the venture, as it was easier to deal with one end of the cars at a time and it also started to rain just as we retrieved the fourth wheel! Part 2 is planned for tomorrow morning.

Sadly, one of Dolly's rear wheel studs was found to have snapped off inside the hub. The corroded surface shows this is an old break, so could have been like that for the last 20 years! Unwinding the wheelnut had the effect of unwinding the wheel stud until it came off with the wheel. So far the combination has resisted attempts to part the two components with a stud extractor, so we'll have a go with heat next. The stud threads are probably saveable. Hopefully the bit left in the hub can also be extracted and that tapped out as well.

I'm not sure if these are the same studs as @Zelandeth's Model 70, given his has the 12" wheels, but no doubt we can compare notes shortly!

 

[mat_the_cat]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Also we need somebody to bring a saw to cut the wood to size.

[mat_the_cat]

58 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Excited ?

Will a handsaw do or should I bring the chainsaw?

Great minds...

[beko1987]

Invacar chainsaw jousting! Come on @Slowsilver get those new tyres fitted and bring a helmet... 

[catsinthewelder]

I've got a long handled chainsaw ?☠️ 

[mat_the_cat]

Show off ?

[hairnet]

just for beard

 

[Ghosty]

I'll be down about 7pm, and if someone could help me pitch a tent I'd appreciate it. 

Got my own tools and more than ready to be a second pair of hands/instructed about. Don't leave me on my own though! 

[mat_the_cat]

I'll be down probably slightly later, but hopefully before dark. That is assuming no mechanical problems...

Bringing 30mm spanner plus 1mm shim, plenty of gloves, a server for @Zelandeth, and a circular florescent plus assorted old bulbs for @LightBulbFun. Oh, and a bottle of wine

EDIT - anyone need BX parts bringing down?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The serious bit for the guests of the open weekend.

Please bring your own antibacterial gel, food, drink, tools and chair. Wear gloves or wipe down things touched by others....!

Beer. A few bottles of Guinness and Hoegaarden should do it.

Industrial rubber gloves - check.

Tools....er.....

Chair? I'll sit on the ground, which is probably where I'll end up anyway if I fall off a moped....

[LightBulbFun]

15 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

Bringing 30mm spanner plus 1mm shim, plenty of gloves, a server for @Zelandeth, and a circular florescent plus assorted old bulbs for @LightBulbFun. Oh, and a bottle of wine

oh box of mystery  bulbs, sounds exciting  if you have something for @Zelandeth then assuming its ok with him can you also leave my stuff with him as well? I imagine they would be in better storage conditions with him then tucked under REV's seat! 

and then I can collect them from him when I can actually make it down that way in a way that everyone is happy with