Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

I made a start on the Peugeot 404 today simply changing the headlights so when Zel helps me he only has to find some electricity!

Everything is against me rust, seized bolts of the wrong thread, poorly manufactured wing that do not have a flat surface and even block a fixing hole. I am short of the 3 pin connectors for the headlight bulbs and will also need some sort of earth cable as the original had a built in arrangement to the metal pod. To fit the modern headlights and keep the base plates that fit the special shaped  trim ring is going to take a bit of engineering after I have derusted them.

I also had a look at the indicator/side light and was surprised to find a dual filament bulb.

Before I was even ready rain has stopped play.

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

Oooh tempting… beginning of half term too… perfect timing. 

Teachers skiving off again

[Crackers]

Balls, weekend before my first exam 😰

I'll have to see how things go in the run up to it. 

[Six-cylinder]

This year is the Austin Allegro  50th anniversary and it is being celebrated at Gaydon  on the 14th May.

Our Vanden Plas version has been off the road due to minor rust and @Andyrew kindly said he would weld a patch on it. It has turned into a monster of a job with reconstructive surgery. We are so grateful that Andy is doing this and basically saving the car from certain death. 

I visited Andy today and the progress is good.

[Andyrew]

14 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

My friend liked your photo. 

[AnthonyG]

Harsh!

[AnthonyG]

Anyway, put me down for the FoD event at the end of May. 

[chaseracer]

Me too, just not the 28th (it's Domestic Management's birthday, and as I was in France last time...) 😳

[wuvvum]

I'm in.  Probably be a day visitor on the Saturday as hotel prices are silly again.

[beko1987]

Ooh yes please! 

[richardmorris]

Tempted to come up and camp. Depends on various other events….

[catsinthewelder]

With any luck I'll be there, will probably camp.

Might come on the bike.

[Six-cylinder]

It used to be only the milkman who would leave stuff on your doorstep, these arrived before I was up this morning.

[hairnet]

Rubber fetish

[Mrs6C]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It used to be only the milkman who would leave stuff on your doorstep, these arrived before I was up this morning.

Good job you put a note out asking for four!

[Talbot]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It used to be only the milkman who would leave stuff on your doorstep, these arrived before I was up this morning.

If you put the bald ones out on the step in the evening, will they take them away as well?

[Mrs6C]

3 hours ago, Talbot said:

If you put the bald ones out on the step in the evening, will they take them away as well?

They might get rinsed and returned!

[Zelandeth]

Sadly I'll be away in Birmingham that weekend so won't be able to make this one.  Hopefully next one won't clash with the handful of fixed events in my calendar for the year.

[Rust Collector]

The stars may be aligning as I think I'm actually free that weekend, and I have at least one working shite car currently. I've asked my partner if she fancies coming with me, if we bring our son then surely that counts as a family day out?! 😅

[Six-cylinder]

Our living room is turning into a parts store for the Vanden Plas. We also have a replacement interior to smarten it up, well inside anyway!

[wuvvum]

I love how you offset the fact that the armchair is taken up by Allegro seats by having an Allegro seat that you can use as an armchair.

[Six-cylinder]

I had a call from my favorite garage today to say their usual supplier for reconditioning the Manta front brake calipers could not obtain the seals.

I contacted Bigg Red in Worcester and they said they could recondition the calipers for me. I then had to collect them, package them and take them to the post office, luckily I have the Seicento for such work.

[Ghosty]

FoD weekend eh? I may well. I should probably buy a tent tbh.

[catsinthewelder]

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

FoD weekend eh? I may well. I should probably buy a tent tbh.

Or a Suzuki that's shorter than you

[Six-cylinder]

Flat out in little Fiat I was passed by a man on a mower claiming to be Slow..... 

[hairnet]

so much hooligan at his age

 

[bobdisk]

The Daf Owners Club has a stand at the show at Sandringham that Sunday I hope Kermit can make it.

https://www.sandringhammotoringpageant.co.uk/

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 03/05/2023 at 17:47, Six-cylinder said:

I had a call from my favorite garage today to say their usual supplier for reconditioning the Manta front brake calipers could not obtain the seals.

I contacted Bigg Red in Worcester and they said they could recondition the calipers for me. I then had to collect them, package them and take them to the post office, luckily I have the Seicento for such work.

i would have thought a cardboard box would have been sufficient 🤣

[Snake Charmer]

3 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

i would have thought a cardboard box would have been sufficient 🤣

Better protection too. 😳

[Six-cylinder]

Metro v Mini

The @Prince_of_darkness91 and I went to Milton Keynes Classic Car club tonight. As usual a fine variety of cars tonight even if it did pour with rain a couple of times.