Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[wuvvum]

Can't blame her for putting her foot down in a V6 Alfa though - they sound bloody gorgeous.

 

Oh, right...

[Andyrew]

Nothing to report. I just moved the VP today and liked this picture.

 

[rusty998]

49 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

Nothing to report. I just moved the VP today and liked this picture.

 

Much like from another Allegro owner

[hairnet]

as someone who has all sorts of nice tat (cough and rusty junk)

if wanted to get a steering wheel leather bound

how much would be looking at?

fank oo

 

[Six-cylinder]

On 2/21/2021 at 11:21 PM, hairnet said:

as someone who has all sorts of nice tat (cough and rusty junk)

if wanted to get a steering wheel leather bound

how much would be looking at?

fank oo

I wanted to fit an original steering wheel to my Vitesse instead of the Mountney wheel that came with the car. The spare one I have had the factory leather cover stitching coming off, I was quoted £250 to have it recovered. I had mine repaired but it is still rather worn and tatty.

[Six-cylinder]

On 2/13/2021 at 1:56 PM, richardmorris said:

I have a present for the little car. It’s not weird getting a car presents is it?

Thanks it has now arrived.

[richardmorris]

7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Thanks it has now arrived.

Just needs to be used now.

[Six-cylinder]

32 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Just needs to be used now.

Now fitted with keys.

[cort1977]

12 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I wanted to fit an original steering wheel to my Vitesse instead of the Mountney wheel that came with the car. The spare one I have had the factory leather cover stitching coming off, I was quoted £250 to have it recovered. I had mine repaired but it is still rather worn and tatty.

 

I was quoted 230 plus postage for a 1600E wheel. Went with an ebay DIY cover for 25 instead.

[Vantman]

@Six-cylinder Are you still looking for some ramps??  https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/838543513362689/?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, Vantman said:

@Six-cylinder Are you still looking for some ramps??  https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/838543513362689/?ref=category_feed&referral_code=undefined

Yes I am.

My only slight concern is the 200 kg limit. The trailer is 1000kg so one wheel at a time is 250kg. I guess I could always add an extra bar to strengthen them if needed.

@Vantmancould you collect them for us? Then when lock down is over I will ask for a shipley move.

[Vantman]

I can collect them on your behalf and store but not until Saturday or Sunday and providing they are no more than 6.5 long as stated in the advert. Shipley etc.are giving quotes,essential service?

[Six-cylinder]

Just now, Vantman said:

I can collect them on your behalf and store but not until Saturday or Sunday and providing they are no more than 6.5 long as stated in the advert. Shipley etc. are giving quotes, essential service?

Thanks, I will see if they are still available.

When I say shipley I mean Autoshite shipley, like a giant game of pass the parcel! 

[Vantman]

Ah,i understand now!  Keep me posted please.

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, Vantman said:

Ah,i understand now!  Keep me posted please.

In better times I would pass your house a few times a year.

Message sent to seller.

[Six-cylinder]

12 hours ago, tul66 said:

No, that's the symbol of the device you're bum raped with when you have to buy spares! My 430 4v always felt like a £45k car (in 1994) with a £44.5k drivetrain, the rest was a monumental PoS!☹️

We have had our 425 for 8 years now and it has been pretty good mechanically. We have had to have the rear brake callipers reconditioned and replace the drivers window regulator that we had to buy from Italy. Rust has been the big bugbear, not even structural, windscreen surround, boot floor, rear inner arches and we found the first 3 inches of the front wing was made of filler.

This talk about it makes me want to drive it. It ran out of MOT Nov 2020 with with little use last year so maybe it should be first in line for an MOT this year.

[Six-cylinder]

My first day back driving the Beetle after it broke a front n-s spring and I had it have it replaced. It never sunk/tilted, but bonged when you turned the steering.

[hairnet]

seems to be a german car thing vws do it opels do it - service item?

or did you slam it when noone was looking :D

 

[Six-cylinder]

47 minutes ago, hairnet said:

seems to be a german car thing vws do it opels do it - service item?

or did you slam it when noone was looking

I have stanced two cars and they both were abject failures, both because of ground clearance issues. The BMW E30 and Audi 80 convertible.

My MX5 has broken 3 road springs and I just changed the 4th just in case.

[Six-cylinder]

Sorry @Andyrew Jonny Smith with his V6 Allegro project has stolen your idea of bolting the front wings on instead of rewelding them (20:28).

 

 

[beko1987]

Many years ago we visited my dad and stayed at the a1 travelodge as always. It happened to be dubfest at the showground so the whole area was a pineapple fest, including the travelodge car park as its the closest to the showground. 

Parking up for the night and I rolled the xm next to a passant which couldn't have been able to drive over a pebble and a nearly equally silly golf. Suspension on low and we got out to funny looks and muttering! 

Came back out later for a fag and tbh they were alright, apparently its not as bad and they all watched citrobatics (some knew how it worked, some were miffed my £600 'shitter' went lower than theirs. 

I do hate being stuck behind them though, if you can't do 45 over speedbumps get out of my way as I can. I overtook someone once in Marlow over speedbumps and he chased me all the way to Henley, and anyone who knows the Marlow to henly road knows it used to be like (probably is) a ploughed field. Was in the first zx at the time and I didn't dip much below 65 the whole way, this chump kept hitting the ploughed bits and I'd loose him, then he'd come back again. He did look angry so I was glad when I lost him... 

[Six-cylinder]

I have got my AX out today in the sunshine. The plan is for it to go to my favourite garage next week to sort out the problem that it will not idle. Also it has a problem with road vibration which is disappointing because it has had new tyres only a few miles ago so were they balanced badly or is there something else wrong. A fresh MOT may show something up as it ran out last month.

[Six-cylinder]

I had my yellow Land Rover repossessed today!

Well the truth is I never owned it, but I have had possession of it for the last 18 month along with the keys and permission from the owner to use it. Covid has spoiled that as I only used it once since I have had it.

The owner is American and it is now going to be shipped to the states. Part of the delay was sorting out its paperwork as it started life as a grey Telecom V8, went to Europe and was fitted with a Turbo diesel engine and other changes then somebody changed the vin plate to reflex the alterations made. It had to have its original identity confirmed by Land Rover to get into the states.

I am told the owner who is a Land  Rover enthusiast is thinking of buying another one to keep in the UK for when he visits. Just thinking out loud, now if he only comes over for a few weeks of the year and rest of the time it could be mine!

 

[Six-cylinder]

I have been thinking about MOTs tonight and discovered 17 of our cars have run out of MOT during this last year of lockdowns.

My head is swimming because there are another group of cars that need more than just a MOT!

And there are more that need lots of work!

[hairnet]

the gs isnt mentioned

youre fired

 

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

the gs isnt mentioned

youre fired

The GS is fine, taxed and insured, I guess the battery will be flat but otherwise it is ready to drive.

[hairnet]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The GS is fine, taxed and insured, I guess the battery will be flat but otherwise it is ready to drive.

❤️

[Six-cylinder]

I collected my CLK today with a fresh MOT, not trouble free as it was a fail again to start with.

Yes I bought this from a trusted shiter of this parish @HMC and have had to MOT it twice, both times fails, first year a side light bulb and second time just now a wiper blade! I wish I had been able to buy that Jaguar from him!

[Six-cylinder]

I took the AX to my garage today ready for MOT and fitted a new wiper in case @dollywobbler contacted the MOT station about my poor record with replacing them!

[Six-cylinder]

Mrs6C washed the C15 van today and now hundreds of creatures and Lichens are homeless and it looked like some were not even from this planet!

I was disappointing that @beko1987 did not do his exercise walking around the van today with a wash mitt in his hand!

A real treat for the van now as we have a new toy, a dehumidifier and that is now inside the van.