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

[catsinthewelder]

Thanks for another wonderful weekend guys. 

 

At least somebody managed to drive the MX5 without spinning it ?

[hairnet]

daisy 1 several shiters 0

massey next

[beko1987]

33 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Thanks for another wonderful weekend guys. 

 

At least somebody managed to drive the MX5 without spinning it ?

Ha, she has the seat in the same position as @hairnettoo. Little old lady

[beko1987]

*waits for @Tadhg Tiogar and @quicksilver to unload their cameras... 

[hairnet]

4 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Ha, she has the seat in the same position as @hairnettoo. Little old lady

no wai i can sit that close to the front

certainly not driven like an old fart :P 60 quid in juice says not :P

[hairnet]

41 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

At least somebody managed to drive the MX5 without spinning it ?

 

why is there no video evidence - cos he seemed to tell everyone about it

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

*waits for @Tadhg Tiogar and @quicksilver to unload their cameras... 

I'm way ahead of ye.

[Six-cylinder]

The big news is Mrs6C's Invacar AC Model 70 has driven itself around the FoD along with Lightbulbfun Invacar. 

[Six-cylinder]

The Astravan proved popular especially after the PAS self cured!

Over the weekend how many miles do you think it drove around our 10 acre field with different people trying it.

[richardmorris]

Another sweeney photo!

[beko1987]

7 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The Astravan proved popular especially after the PAS self cured!

Over the weekend how many miles do you think it drove around our 10 acre field with different people trying it.

I know what it roughly was yesterday.. about 143.5? 

That pas fix is great! The rough running just have shaken the alternator awake and restored juice to the pas pump 

[beko1987]

22 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The big news is Mrs6C's Invacar AC Model 70 has driven itself around the FoD along with Lightbulbfun Invacar. 

Were you following in the DS with the shotgun loaded? 

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I'm way ahead of ye.

Yes but you were there today! 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Yes but you were there today! 

Er, no. I was there yesterday.

Today I was with the horses all day, so unless someone out there is impersonating me with the sole purpose of coming to the FoD on a Sunday......

[Six-cylinder]

6 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve also given @Six-cylinder a new* air filter housing for the 2cv as his is being held together with self-tappers and hope.

It was like this, the new air filter was in the Trevi at @Zelandeth house so could not be fitted. Zel arrived in the Trevi this afternoon and I arranged for him to be chauffeur driven home  in a Daimler, but he requested to drive himself in the 2CV instead!

So first I had the car and no air filter and now I have the air filter and no car!

[beko1987]

1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Er, no. I was there yesterday.

Today I was with the horses all day, so unless someone out there is impersonating me with the sole purpose of coming to the FoD on a Sunday......

I'm sure I briefly saw you (nipped in early). 

Your doppelganger is looking very well sir... 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, beko1987 said:

I'm sure I briefly saw you (nipped in early). 

Your doppelganger is looking very well sir... 

That definitely wasn't me. Did the doppelganger smell of horse?

[Zelandeth]

Yesterday the Trevi was started up four times and driven three.  It behaved on all of them.  This morning, as I was planning to head back to its home with it...refused to idle again.  Arse.

I've now established that the issue is definitely in the drilling between the solenoid and the idle screw.  So they were both removed and large quantities of carb cleaner were sprayed through.  If my compressor wasn't currently dead I'd have blasted the hell of of it with compressed air. 

After a clean out again today it returned to being willing to idle.  Still not running quite as well as yesterday it feels like, but perfectly drivable.

I went around the car to attack a few key areas with Vactan, and to apply a temporary patch to the rust spot on the roof.

I noted when applying the Vactan that this had made a couple of pin holes into the roof space and figured as this is definitely right up there in the list of places you don't want the rain getting into that a patch was needed.

Then we finished off the basic clean...

Before returning her to her rightful owner.  I reckon she will make a return to my driveway when a couple of new parts have been sourced, but she's home for now.

Just irked the carb chose to play up again...I was pretty confident I'd cracked it yesterday!

Also realised when I got home that my camera mount is still stuck in the rear window.  Oops.  Will grab that next time I'm over that way.

While I'm not aware of any immediately necessary mechanical jobs now the greasing routine has been fun through, this little motor is in need of some polish and wax action as she's turned completely matt as white cars tend to...so we'll be busting out the big box of cleaning supplies over the next couple of days.

The windows desperately need cleaning...discovered that the first time I tried to turn out of a junction with the sun in my face.

I've heard a lot of people say that driving a 2CV is like riding a bike in terms of you remembering things quickly, and once the one inevitable "Is that 2nd?...No, that's 4th..." Moment had passed the rest of the trip passed uneventfully with me wearing s huge grin.  I'd forgotten what fun cars these are.  This is dangerous has it's definitely got me pondering one again!... Exactly as I feared!

[beko1987]

2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That definitely wasn't me. Did the doppelganger smell of horse?

Dunno, I don't often go and sniff other shitters! Been a long time since I got up at 8am on a Sunday and got straight in the car, my mind wasn't with it! 

[hairnet]

3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

That definitely wasn't me. Did the doppelganger smell of tayto?

 

[beko1987]

1 minute ago, Zelandeth said:

Yesterday the Trevi was started up four times and driven three.  It behaved on all of them.  This morning, as I was planning to head back to its home with it...refused to idle again.  Arse.

I've now established that the issue is definitely in the drilling between the solenoid and the idle screw.  So they were both removed and large quantities of carb cleaner were sprayed through.  If my compressor wasn't currently dead I'd have blasted the hell of of it with compressed air. 

After a clean out again today it returned to being willing to idle.  Still not running quite as well as yesterday it feels like, but perfectly drivable.

I went around the car to attack a few key areas with Vactan, and to apply a temporary patch to the rust spot on the roof.

I noted when applying the Vactan that this had made a couple of pin holes into the roof space and figured as this is definitely right up there in the list of places you don't want the rain getting into that a patch was needed.

Then we finished off the basic clean...

Before returning her to her rightful owner.  I reckon she will make a return to my driveway when a couple of new parts have been sourced, but she's home for now.

Just irked the carb chose to play up again...I was pretty confident I'd cracked it yesterday!

Also realised when I got home that my camera mount is still stuck in the rear window.  Oops.  Will grab that next time I'm over that way.

While I'm not aware of any immediately necessary mechanical jobs now the greasing routine has been fun through, this little motor is in need of some polish and wax action as she's turned completely matt as white cars tend to...so we'll be busting out the big box of cleaning supplies over the next couple of days.

The windows desperately need cleaning...discovered that the first time I tried to turn out of a junction with the sun in my face.

I've heard a lot of people say that driving a 2CV is like riding a bike in terms of you remembering things quickly, and once the one inevitable "Is that 2nd?...No, that's 4th..." Moment had passed the rest of the trip passed uneventfully with me wearing s huge grin.  I'd forgotten what fun cars these are.  This is dangerous has it's definitely got me pondering one again!... Exactly as I feared!

Please do lots of pervy washing shots. I need some inspiration to give my xsara a 'well done for passing your mot/pre winter mild detail' before the weather turns to complete toss

[mat_the_cat]

20 hours ago, Talbot said:

Nothing to do with you doing 40 at full lock with huge understeer.  ?

I remember around 20 years ago, I was on a gap year from Uni and during the summer one of the other students had hired a field to organise a kind of mini festival. I went along with my girlfriend and a mate, who had borrowed his mum's J reg Clio for the trip, and who kindly offered to run me into town after I had exhausted my supplies of alcohol for the weekend (probably around 1900 on the Friday evening ) Being the chivalrous kind of gent I am, I let my girlfriend sit in the passenger seat while I squeezed in the back seat.

Upon return to the camping field, my mate was weaving in and out of the tents at a slightly too fast 'show-off' kind of speed, and then swung round in a U ready to reverse in between his tent and mine. In a moment of drunken stupidity I leant forwards and applied the handbrake at the crucial moment, and his car somehow neatly slid backwards into the gap. I remember the onlookers breaking out into spontaneous applause, and my mate swiftly taking the acclaim for it!

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The big news is Mrs6C's Invacar AC Model 70 has driven itself around the FoD along with Lightbulbfun Invacar. 

Wouldn't they go faster if the doors were closed?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The big news is Mrs6C's Invacar AC Model 70 has driven itself around the FoD along with Lightbulbfun Invacar. 

All that's needed now is an Eggstinktion Rebellion march to smoke past.....

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

All that's needed now is an Eggstinktion Rebellion march to smoke past.....

REV was smoking a lot less today, and Dolly doesn't seem to smoke at all.

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

I've heard a lot of people say that driving a 2CV is like riding a bike in terms of you remembering things quickly, and once the one inevitable "Is that 2nd?...No, that's 4th..." Moment had passed

Yup, I did exactly the same thing the first time I drove it.  The lever is canted further over than "normal" I think so it's easily done.

[wuvvum]

(That jackhammer noise in the background is the dumper ticking over.  The Invacars don't sound quite that rough...)

[Ghosty]

I got home around 9:15, which is fantastic going considering I left at 6pm, stopped in Buckingham for snacks, and spent a while eating them in a services on the M40. 
I don't think I took (m)any pictures, but an excellent weekend was had, in great company. The Astra van is a surprisingly good steer - considering it's on 217k and an MOT fail, it's actually a really nice drive. Would! 

I probably won't be back at the field this year, so thanks again for the open weekends, and I hope to return in the spring. 

[Zelandeth]

12 hours ago, hairnet said:

lol

no the nice cars are niiiiiiiice

the project really are projects but as with the gs - once they get a start look what happens

 

I think the collection are pretty much spot on.  They're interesting cars, most of which have a story to tell.  Being a bit frayed around the edges makes it feel far less worrying to use in the real world.  Even the ones which are the most cosmetically challenged are generally sound enough under the skin.  For one, once the Trevi has that sodding carb sorted it will be an absolute cracker to drive.

I've never sat in any car in that fleet that I didn't like.  I'd far rather find one of the FoD Fleet at a show with battle scars and all, than an identical model in concourse condition which has had hundred of thousands spent on a restoration of a car that really didn't need it.

[Zelandeth]

9 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

Gutted to miss another super weekend. Lucky with the weather again! Looks absolutely blissful. I guess that's the end of such antics (in such numbers) for a while. Kids are still pestering me for another visit!

Hopefully we'll see things sort out a bit next year.  If I have it around and they want they'd be welcome under your supervision to take the van for a spin round the field.  I know when I was their age that I'd have thought that all my Christmases had come at run at a chance to drive something like that...so always want to offer as making other people smile is always high on my priority list.  It's pretty safe as well given top speed in 1st is about 7mph while they're getting used to it, it'll idle at a slow walking pace, and even once you're going the handbrake is more than sufficient to stop it.

Heck... it's my being utterly captivated by the Merc T1 Luton we hired from Budget back in 1993 to move house that's responsible I reckon for a huge chunk of my car - and definitely commercial vehicle - interests to this day.

One of the things I enjoy about the FoD gatherings is being able to share things like that which would just be nigh on impossible at a formal event.