Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Andyrew]

Popped back to collect some rubbish. Whilst i was here i chucked the light unit is after managing to get two of the original mounts to sercure it, i didnt like the seft tapper approach.  I filled the old holes with some chemical metal and with that the wing is on and done. Lashing of wax up the inside to boot. 

With the wing now one the bumper went back on too, lovely. 

Still a ton to do on the rear but the front half id call done. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

the beige suits this so much better than damask red!

[chaseracer]

Anyone heading to the FoD from the Chichester area able to collect some Dyane bits for me?  One's a HRW and the seller's understandably not keen to trust it to a courier...

Cheers chaps.

[Crackers]

47 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Anyone heading to the FoD from the Chichester area able to collect some Dyane bits for me?  One's a HRW and the seller's understandably not keen to trust it to a courier...

Cheers chaps.

Yep. I should* be heading up on the Saturday evening, failing that, Sunday. 

DM me. 

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Crackers said:

Yep. I should* be heading up on the Saturday evening, failing that, Sunday. 

DM me. 

But will you remember to give it to Dave? 😉

[Crackers]

31 minutes ago, brownnova said:

But will you remember to give it to Dave? 😉

How about I give them directly to @Fumbler and Dave can have a nice pair of drive on ramps instead? Isn't that easier for everyone? 😁

[chaseracer]

YES* 😆

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday my New Mercedes E320 Coupe has been taken to a Mercedes specialist for the rear subframe bushes to be changed and a body mounting point welded. I am looking forward to one of the finest looking coupes ever to be made to grace my drive.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday my New Mercedes E320 Coupe has been taken to a Mercedes specialist for the rear subframe bushes to be changed and a body mounting point welded. I am looking forward to one of the finest looking coupes ever to be made to grace my drive.

I hope it’s straightforward, will seemed unfazed. It does drive beautifully.

[hairnet]

mercedes pervage?

not a surprise

when are you buying a ponton

 

[richardmorris]

It’s not donetoo badly to get to 27years old without major plastic surgery.

[Six-cylinder]

6 minutes ago, hairnet said:

mercedes pervage?

not a surprise

when are you buying a ponton

 

It would be Fantail for me please.

My dad had a 4 year old 1965 220Sb as a company car when I was a child and I have never forgotten it. Yes the textured vinyl seats did leave an impression on my legs traveling to Austria in shorts.

[Six-cylinder]

Mrs6C decide she wanted to queue jump and get her Chrysler Sebring MOTed so today we got it out of storage. One flat tyre and 2 low tyres was no problem as I had remembered to take an electric pump. Looking at the tyres there is some cracking which is a worry for the MOT.

It had a flat battery which is not a surprise and a simple jump from my jump pack got it going easily, trouble was it cut out after we had moved it outside. I quizzed Mrs6C as to why she had turned it off and she assured me it had just cut out. It was then difficult to restart even with the jump pack reconnected, Mrs6C fiddled with it and moved the gear selector and thinks it was the inhibitor switch being sticky, but whatever it was it started again.

After a mile of driving the battery warning light came on and I thought I would peter to a halt but it carried on just fine. A short distance more and the car cut out, but we were still rolling and it cut back in. I then drove 5 miles home with no problems.

It still had a flat battery so we put it on charge and two hours later tried another start, this time a good cranking speed and seemed to even cough but would not start.

We have left it on charge but tomorrow I am supposed to take it for MOT so in the morning it is going to be will it, won’t it start game.

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode………………

[hairnet]

go outside and blip throttle for a bit

[hairnet]

11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Mrs6C decide she wanted to queue jump (put foot down)

 and a simple jump (ooer missus)

Mrs6C fiddled with it (ooh matron)

 

 

 

[richardmorris]

38 minutes ago, hairnet said:

@Mrs6Ckeeps sharp scythes remember. 

[hairnet]

she gets drink when northerners visit

no problem here

 

[hairnet]

55 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode………………

be glad its not the chelsea tractor footballers chariot

 

[mat_the_cat]

8 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I am looking forward to one of the finest looking coupes ever to be made to grace my drive.

You've bought a Marcos Mantis M70?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

17 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It would be Fantail for me please.

My dad had a 4 year old 1965 220Sb as a company car when I was a child and I have never forgotten it. Yes the textured vinyl seats did leave an impression on my legs traveling to Austria in shorts.

Try lederhosen next time

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Try lederhosen next time

I had those as a child, my mother was Austrian. 

When you are small they still do not stop the back of your legs coming into contact with a hot textured vinyl giant back seat.

[hairnet]

pic of lederhosen

 

[chaseracer]

CHRIST MAN NO!! 😆

[Six-cylinder]

Episode 2 of the Sebring is still a non starter. The only thing I did was disconnect the MAF which made not difference. I don't know what to do now. It is in the centre of the drive right in the way.

So the BMW E36 323i got taken for MOT instead. Started off its own battery after sitting for several week and is a delight to drive.

[Six-cylinder]

This evening I had asked for @ianbmw to help me get my Citroen GS out of storage ready for a local Citroen show at the weekend. I got a text this afternoon to ask if I wanted my lift in his E46 BMW 320D or his classic 3.5 Auto Range Rover? My reply was Range Rover burning aviation fuel no matter what it costs!

We had to move some cars about to extract the GS.

1. BMW M3 Evo started on the button as it has been out recently.

2. Maserati Biturbo needed jump pack but started with some churning.

3. Citroen BX GTi started easily, Ian has a soft spot for this one so took it outside and positioned it so it could be photographed with his car and the GS.

4. GS needed the jump pack and took some churning before it burst into life. The volt meter showed top of the white segment but the rev counter was jumping around that made me think there was a charging problem. In Winslow, a small town it cut out at a junction and the battery was dead, Ian leapt out of his RR and popped the jump pack on and it started and made it home. It is now on charge for the night and I will see if the battery is ok in the morning.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

pic of lederhosen

 

CHRIST MAN NO!! 😆

Are there any other childhood traumas that you want to unburden yourself of?

 

[wuvvum]

That GS is a thing of beauty.

[Crackers]

Moar Range Rover pics please, that looks to be a bit of a honey.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Moar Range Rover pics please, that looks to be a bit of a honey.

ianbmw don't often visit these pages but it has been to FoD and the Silvers got a drive.

The Range Rovers was his grandfathers from new and Ian restored it over a lot of years.

[Crackers]

Lovely.