Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Mrs6C]

41 minutes ago, quicksilver said:

Thought I saw Mr or Mrs 6C out and about today, but no, it's another white S123 in Buckingham!

 

Wow! Did you wave?

Interesting that this one has the full length roof rack attached.

[mat_the_cat]

It's a shame I can't make this weekend, but I'm sure there will be another date soon. Look forward to seeing progress! 

[Six-cylinder]

13 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

It's a shame I can't make this weekend, but I'm sure there will be another date soon. Look forward to seeing progress! 

There is still the fitting the engine and driving it to collect Fish & Chips to look forward to.

[hairnet]

would but cant

 

[Six-cylinder]

On 1/25/2023 at 9:50 PM, Floatylight said:

Could you bring me back some merc fuel filters from Andyrew which are in the barn?

A week ago I found two fuel filters at the house I did not recognise, put them back in the box they came out of and thought no more about them. Now your post makes me think maybe these are yours?

@chaseracer

[Floatylight]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

A week ago I found two fuel filters at the house I did not recognise, put them back in the box they came out of and thought no more about them. Now your post makes me think maybe these are yours?

@chaseracer

Yes, that's them! For mine & @Smoll Floatylight's SLK's

[MondeoBlues]

I always find out about fod dates after I've already made plans. 

Daggummit

[Six-cylinder]

20 hours ago, MondeoBlues said:

I always find out about fod dates after I've already made plans. 

Daggummit

There will be a few FoD dates this summer and earlier if I can persuade a group to turn out in the cold to drop the Saab 95 engine back in the car.

[hairnet]

[Six-cylinder]

A very successful day and the Saab 95 engine is back together including fitting the inlet manifold, carburettor, distributor, fuel pump, alternator, water pump and changing the fuel line from the pump to the carb.

Thanks to Andrew from the TSSC and @chaseracer.

To improve the looks of our yard Andrew added a very smart Dolomite Sprint for the duration of his visit.

The next stage is who wants to help me pop the engine back in the Saab and when?

[wuvvum]

Looking forward to seeing this all back together.  I'll actually be (all going well) passing through FOD country tomorrow on the way home from a collection mission, but it'll be dark by then and everyone will probably have buggered off.

[Six-cylinder]

11 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Looking forward to seeing this all back together.  I'll actually be (all going well) passing through FOD country tomorrow on the way home from a collection mission, but it'll be dark by then and everyone will probably have buggered off.

I might be on the road side tomorrow waiting for the AA! 

I am going to a Lancia Gamma meeting tomorrow and Friday I ascertained that it starts, but did not have time for a test drive.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

 

 

 

what yow lookin at?

[Six-cylinder]

Change of flavour today and I went all Italian.

Lancia Gamma Club Lunch produced 7 Gammas including ours.

[wuvvum]

I'm actually quite surprised yours wasn't the only saloon.

[timolloyd]

What’s the collective noun for a group of Gammas?

[ProgRocker]

I don't think I have ever seen a Gamma in the flesh. 

4 minutes ago, timolloyd said:

What’s the collective noun for a group of Gammas?

A Greek alphabet of Gammas? 

[Talbot]

21 minutes ago, timolloyd said:

What’s the collective noun for a group of Gammas?

An Astonishment

[puddlethumper]

A miracle?

[hairnet]

a broken

[High Jetter]

A Ray?

[High Jetter]

Thinking about it, An Array of Gammas works just as well and makes more sense.

[Six-cylinder]

19 hours ago, timolloyd said:

What’s the collective noun for a group of Gammas?

"Call the AA"

If the AA knew there were 7 Gammas on the road at one time they would have ordered more Yellow vans!

(the AA incident was June 2018 when a valve head came off)

[Six-cylinder]

A trip out in the V70 T5 this morning to a gathering of MK Modern Classics. A great variety of cars with a  sausage, bacon, egg breakfast roll and coffee for £5!

[Six-cylinder]

Tomorrow Sunday I will be out again, this time at a Milton Keynes Classic Car Club gathering at "The Giffard Park Pub" Milton Keynes from around 9:30am until around midday. Coffee and/or breakfast is available in the pub. The plan is to use the Alfa 156 V6 Sportswagon.

Confused my MK Modern Classics and Milton Keynes Classic Car Club, they are two clubs in Milton Keynes broadly similar and both good. They are run by different people and there is no animosity between the two clubs, in fact one of the leaders of tomorrow's group was there today. There is an overlap of people who support both but also fresh cars. I do wish there monthly breakfast meets were spaced out in the month instead of involving two breakfasts in one weekend!

Anybody who wants to take a look or say hi is welcome 5 mins or 3 hours visit, there are no set times. There is plenty of parking for moderns if you are not able to bring a classic or future classic.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 A great variety of cars with a  sausage, bacon, egg breakfast roll and coffee for £5!

 

 

 

bassa

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 I do wish there monthly breakfast meets were spaced out in the month instead of involving two breakfasts in one weekend!

ROFL - riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[Six-cylinder]

Milton Keynes Classic Car Club had a record turn out today with 46 cars. A good variety from a Wolsey 4/44 to a Audi R8.

Our 156 got a bath prior to going and has lost its green growths around the window edges where it has been standing outside for the winter.

[Six-cylinder]

Our MG Metro has been a non starter most of the winter, it turned slow with even a boost pack on it and showed no signs of firing. A longer term problem is that it is weeping oil from the head gasket and is booked in next week to fix it. Without paying for a lorry I needed to get our MOTed, taxed and insured car started to drive it 20 miles.

I charged the battery at home overnight, scrape cleaned the battery posts added a jump pack and it spun over with enthusiasm and coughed a couple of times. Third time it started and ran smoothly so I decided to take it home. 2 miles down the road it was left for home or right for a drive out before getting home. It is a legal car running fine so why not right, but a few miles later it developed a misfire and I limped home. 

[grogee]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Our MG Metro has been a non starter most of the winter, it turned slow with even a boost pack on it and showed no signs of firing. A longer term problem is that it is weeping oil from the head gasket and is booked in next week to fix it. Without paying for a lorry I needed to get our MOTed, taxed and insured car started to drive it 20 miles.

I charged the battery at home overnight, scrape cleaned the battery posts added a jump pack and it spun over with enthusiasm and coughed a couple of times. Third time it started and ran smoothly so I decided to take it home. 2 miles down the road it was left for home or right for a drive out before getting home. It is a legal car running fine so why not right, but a few miles later it developed a misfire and I limped home. 

Is she packing points or electronimagic ignition?