Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[richardmorris]

Thanks for the chance to drive some cars Chris and Claire.

 

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

[hairnet]

'oh hai my names richard and i perv cameras'

good job its not 35mm anymore right

 

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

Just now, hairnet said:

'oh hai my names richard and i perv cameras'

good job its not 35mm anymore right

 

That would have been three rolls of film!

[hairnet]

32 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

That would have been three rolls of film!

Crazy Dave and crackers were comparing cameras also

[richardmorris]

I was weirdly taken with the Cadillac. Not sure I would live with the warning messages and chimes though.

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, hairnet said:

Crazy Dave and crackers were comparing cameras also

They would out-camera me, mine is a Sony bridge.

[richardmorris]

Thank you also those who reduced my toy car collection, and to @wuvvum for taking on my old mountain bike. ( if you message me your email I will get the bike registration changed.

[hairnet]

47 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I was weirdly taken with the Cadillac. 

 

 

 

 

oh no another weirdo

 

[Six-cylinder]

Fish and chips collected by Rolls Royce. 

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, hairnet said:

oh no another weirdo

 

32 valves  in a v8 do that for some people

[hairnet]

was the roller parked there cos it woulda blocked the road

 

[richardmorris]

14 minutes ago, hairnet said:

was the roller parked there cos it woulda blocked the road

 

Surely one is allowed to block the road when one’s conveyance is a rolls Royce?

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

If anyone can save this kit and bring it anywhere closer to West Berkshire (or keep it anywhere near the FoD for me to collect rather than it going back North or into the bin) I'd appreciate it. @beko1987 or @richardmorrisperhaps?

If anyone in attendance has use for it though please go ahead.

Happy to, if it’s still at FOD next time, but came home this evening.

[Noel Tidybeard]

6 hours ago, hairnet said:

Oof

very oof!

[Noel Tidybeard]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Surely one is allowed to block the road when one’s conveyance is a rolls Royce?

one should only refer to ones car as a Royce

rolls/rollers are for commoners

[Floatylight]

2 hours ago, Nyphur said:

If anyone can save this kit and bring it anywhere closer to West Berkshire (or keep it anywhere near the FoD for me to collect rather than it going back North or into the bin) I'd appreciate it. @beko1987 or @richardmorrisperhaps?

If anyone in attendance has use for it though please go ahead.

Sorry just seen this, sorry but I took it all back with me, if I've still got it next time I'll bear you in mind.

[chaseracer]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Fish and chips collected by Rolls Royce. 

And very comfortable it was, too! 

[chaseracer]

@Floatylight @Nyphur will be in Faringdon sometime in the next few weeks, if that's any use?

[beko1987]

10 hours ago, Nyphur said:

If anyone can save this kit and bring it anywhere closer to West Berkshire (or keep it anywhere near the FoD for me to collect rather than it going back North or into the bin) I'd appreciate it. @beko1987 or @richardmorrisperhaps?

If anyone in attendance has use for it though please go ahead.

I'm not there I'm afraid, in Norfolk this week but if it stays kicking around next week I'm happy to be involved in a save! 

[juular]

Big progress was made on the V4 Saab.

When we arrived the engine was mostly complete and just needed the choke and throttle linkages fitted, and the wiring to the ignition fixed.

With this done we tried to start it from a can, and reassuringly it coughed very soon after. Not so reassuring was the flames leaping out of the intake!

The firing order was sorted and the timing set to 6BTDC with a test light as per the HBOL.

With that sorted it burst into life without much drama other than the throttle pedal being a bit sticky.

Only things left were to fix the frozen clutch hydraulics, fit a new fuel tank and replace the radiator and heater hoses.

The clutch slave turned out to be the issue and this was quickly sorted (sorry I can't remember the name of the chap that was getting stuck into this!)

I fitted and plumbed in the tank while the cooling system was laid out. It turns out there's a couple of hoses missing and we couldn't find anything else to fit, so that will have to wait for a bit.

It's only those hoses and the lights and grille to go back on then it should be a driveable car again.

[hairnet]

sctsch fixas FTW

and andy and the other fella

and slowsilver

 

[Weird Car]

Just dropped the Austin off and grabbed the Getz,  thanks so much @Six-cylinder and @Mrs6C for putting it on and being so friendly and welcoming and everyone else I spoke to/ socialised with it really helped my anxiety and I had a really nice time ! 

[richardmorris]

56 minutes ago, hairnet said:

sctsch fixas FTW

and andy and the other fella

and slowsilver

 

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[Prince_of_darkness91]

Thank you for a brilliant weekend 😊

[hairnet]

37 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

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thank you prince of camera

[wuvvum]

59 minutes ago, Weird Car said:

Just dropped the Austin off and grabbed the Getz,  thanks so much @Six-cylinder and @Mrs6C for putting it on and being so friendly and welcoming and everyone else I spoke to/ socialised with it really helped my anxiety! 

That Austin is a fantastic machine.

[wuvvum]

No idea how this is going to work with the compression software on the forum - it's probably going to reduce each car to a single pixel - but I'll give it a go anyway.