Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Progress with the Mini Mayfair, if a little slow.

[Six-cylinder]

I have been asked to provide some British Cars on sale during the Queens reign for a display at a local village Jubilee celebrations 3rd June. 

Today when Beko came to see me I asked him if he had any time before 3rd of June to help me prepare the six cars I am displaying. This morning he said, so we set about the 1972 MGB GT, the paint is old and goes hazy. The car got a wash and Beko's skills with Meguiar's Ultimate compound and machine polisher had the paint looking great. He then sealed it with two coats of Meguiar's hybrid ceramic coating.

Thank you so much @beko1987

[Six-cylinder]

So I have opened my mouth and agreed to join the trip to the Haynes Museum on the 11th June with the Triumph Sports Six Club even if there is a Citroen DS rally 6 miles from my house! The caveat was I got some help to get the Vitesse out of my garage and I have a few volunteers for Sunday 29th May.

My Peugeot 504 Cabriolet is blocking the Vitesse in and I have a rebuilt brake calliper ready to fit thank to Andyrew which will need bleeding.

The Peugeot/Triumph are blocked in by a pile of stuff but we take that to the FoD.

I offered tea and coffee and the TSSC insisted biscuits were also served!

It reminds me of the film Crocodile Dundee where he persuades a gang to help him by telling them, you could tell your mates you spent the day in the club room or you helped this nutter storm a fortress. In my case get a Vitesse to the Haynes Museum.

If anybody from Autoshite wants to join us you are most welcome for "freeing the Vitesse day 29 May"!

[Crackers]

I can't help on the 29th, but if you need anything on the 2nd or 3rd for FOD preparation or with this village show, I could come up before the weekend.

[beko1987]

I'm not far off leaving for round 2 of full_nerd! 

[beko1987]

Early start this morning, Chris had already shuffled things about so we had space! 

Jag got rinsed, foamed, tightwork, wheels, rinsed, washed, rinsed, dried, DA with a light compound to bring the paint back up, then a da with poor boys blacklight, then a coating of the ceramic wax. Glass got done too, and Chris went round the chrome work with some autosol and tin foil and bought it up very nicely! 

The Daimler got a rinse, wheels, and then a good wash as care had to be taken of the sunroof, then the glass in and out and it came up really really nicely just for a good wash! We then polished the rusty marks from prior water drippage and called it a day just as the sun came out which was handy as it's too hot for car cleaning now! 

 

[Six-cylinder]

Another great car day with the help of fellow shiters. @beko1987says he enjoyed yesterday and prepping the MGB GT for display and was at my house at 8.30 am today for round two with the E-Type.

I thought I wanted two white Jags so arranged my red one to be coloured white. Turns out to be a scam as the white washed off! Now fully machine compounded and polished with a hybrid ceramic coating toping it, looking great.

Beko also gave the Sovereign S1 a good bath but did not have time to polish it.

My job today was to clean the bumpers on the E Type which are in poor condition and need rechoming really. Several hours with Autosol metal polish and tin foil has them looking a lot better.

My other task was to clean and feed the leather seats in the Sovereign.

Then I got a message from @Andyrew was I home as he had some bits to drop off. Come into the parlour said the spider to the fly! I wanted to put the E-Type away undercover as Beko had done such a fantastic job on it, but had been afraid to drive it after @Talbot broke down twice in it. Now I armed Andyrew with a towrope and an Alfa 156 V6 with towbar and had him follow me. Of course fully protected by the Alfa the E-Type did not miss a beat. We also put the Sovereign away as it also looked smart.

Thanks for all the help.

 

[Six-cylinder]

And a special thanks to Beko's Xsara who ferried him and equipment from the next county!

[Crackers]

21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

This lesser-spotted side of your fleet is a thing of beauty.

Don't let me too close to them.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, Crackers said:

This lesser-spotted side of your fleet is a thing of beauty.

Don't let me too close to them.

There is more to come from Mrs6C long term ownership I need to wake up.

[hairnet]

7 hours ago, beko1987 said:

 

Jag got rinsed

 

 

you nicked its wallet?

 

[Snake Charmer]

My legs are aching badly from climbing in and out of this for the photo shoot on Friday!!

[hairnet]

*bites tongue

more gs more italians

[Talbot]

On 5/22/2022 at 8:48 PM, Six-cylinder said:

Now I armed Andyrew with a towrope and an Alfa 156 V6 with towbar and had him follow me. Of course fully protected by the Alfa the E-Type did not miss a beat.

Did you give it any beans at all tho?  I remain convinced that the issues experienced were due to limited fuelling, meaning you end up emptying the float chambers under certain circumstances, and hence the breakdowns.

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, Talbot said:

Did you give it any beans at all tho?  I remain convinced that the issues experienced were due to limited fuelling, meaning you end up emptying the float chambers under certain circumstances, and hence the breakdowns.

Yes I did and Andy says I got it up to 68mph with brisk acceleration.

[Talbot]

Maybe some fuel being drawn through a strainer somwhere has washed varnish off or something like that and it's now able to flow.  Either way, this is good news!

[Six-cylinder]

28 minutes ago, Talbot said:

Maybe some fuel being drawn through a strainer somwhere has washed varnish off or something like that and it's now able to flow.  Either way, this is good news!

I am still scared it will break down and leave me stranded. I hope it with make it to the Jubilee display 3rd June without issue. After that ianbmw has volunteered to give it a proper run. He says he will risk having to walk 2 miles to get a phone signal and wait 5 hours for the RAC!

[Crackers]

As I've mentioned a couple of times (or 50), I've been planning to bring the Series 3 up the field next weekend... Well I've been out in it this afternoon and over the course of 20 miles it's gradually straight piped itself, a la @Talbot style...

Except it's blown from immediately below the manifold, rather than just the rear box coming off. Fun. Getting hold of a new exhaust for that in the upcoming 3-day week might be a tad tricky, so I'm likely to end up bringing the MX5 instead. 

[Fumbler]

Gonna go this time. I'm sure of it. Perhaps this'll encourage me to install my (algae-ridden) resprayed wheel trims.

[bezzabsa]

E-Type... LUSH

[Talbot]

14 hours ago, Crackers said:

Land-Rover . . . . new exhaust

It will almost certainly have a fatigue crack about 1" down from the manifold join.  Just needs a dab of electric pritt-stick.  Can you get the front pipe off and bring it to me?  It's three nuts on the exhaust manifold and the first join (clamped) is just near the gearbox crossmember.  10 minutes work.

[Crackers]

1 hour ago, Talbot said:

It will almost certainly have a fatigue crack about 1" down from the manifold join.  Just needs a dab of electric pritt-stick.  Can you get the front pipe off and bring it to me?  It's three nuts on the exhaust manifold and the first join (clamped) is just near the gearbox crossmember.  10 minutes work.

I *think* you're right, I haven't had a proper look yet but I'll try and get the front pipe off today. Thanks very much for the offer, I'll drop you a text if we get it off!

The rest of the exhaust system is pretty crusty, so a full new system is on the cards sooner than later! 

[Crackers]

Investigation complete. 

There's a slightly leak from the manifold-downpipe gasket, which has been there since he's had it. Nothing major, just a little farty.

Heres the main issue! 

[Six-cylinder]

That just needs a baked bean can opened out, Gum-Gum and a few twisted of wire round it, says my student self!

[Six-cylinder]

Next weekend is our FoD open weekend, I am hopping it will not get lost in the Jubilee celebrations.

Friday I have 5 cars going to a local village display of British cars for sale while our Queen has been on the throne. I then the plan is to bring them to the FoD for the weekend before enlisting help to get them put away in storage.

• 1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 FHC
• 1970 Triumph Vitesse 2Ltr Convertible
• 1972 MGB GT
• 1973 Daimler Sovereign 4.2
• 1984 MG Metro

Yesterday once again @Slowsilver helped preparing the site with grass cutting.

For the eagle eyed Mrs6C is hoping to have track down for our miniature ride-on railway.

 

 

[Crackers]

48 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

That just needs a baked bean can opened out, Gum-Gum and a few twisted of wire round it, says my student self!

We've gone one better and sourced a brand new backbox for a tenner on a Saturday! 

[Six-cylinder]

Tomorrow is Free the Vitesse day! (Sunday 29th May)

We hope to start the Peugeot 504 Cabriolet and move it out of the garage so the Viteese which has not been started for nearly 2 years can be released into the wild.

There will be a heap of things to move to the FoD using our W123 Mercedes.

If you would like to train as a removal man witness this spectacle PM me for my address.

[Six-cylinder]

Field of Dreams 4-5 June 2022

If you have not been before, come and visit. Sit in the field and drink tea with the others or rebuild a Bedford CF by Saturday night in time to collect the Fish and Chip for everyone! As much or as little activity as you like.  

Bring your own stuff to work on or work on our projects.

Free camping.

Dogs and children welcome.

PM for map etc.

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I then the plan is to bring them to the FoD for the weekend before enlisting help to get them put away in storage.

• 1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 FHC
• 1970 Triumph Vitesse 2Ltr Convertible
• 1972 MGB GT
• 1973 Daimler Sovereign 4.2
• 1984 MG Metro

I'm sure I could be persuaded to help out with that...  

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I'm sure I could be persuaded to help out with that...  

That's you pedalling the bike then with me on the luggage rack for the return journey! 😁

[Floatylight]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Next weekend is our FoD open weekend, I am hopping it will not get lost in the Jubilee celebrations.

Friday I have 5 cars going to a local village display of British cars for sale while our Queen has been on the throne. I then the plan is to bring them to the FoD for the weekend before enlisting help to get them put away in storage.

• 1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 FHC
• 1970 Triumph Vitesse 2Ltr Convertible
• 1972 MGB GT
• 1973 Daimler Sovereign 4.2
• 1984 MG Metro

Yesterday once again @Slowsilver helped preparing the site with grass cutting.

For the eagle eyed Mrs6C is hoping to have track down for our miniature ride-on railway.

 

 

Hope you don't sell them all 😲