Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[chaseracer]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Of all the people I know you’re the least likely to need to borrow an appropriate car for any meetings.

Or indeed, an inappropriate one...

[hairnet]

omg i just watched a brummie whos rebuilding a six cyl spec range rover after someone lightly rolled it into a ditch (!)

hes facelifting it to 2018 and hes putting the lights on and the svr bits too

the lights were 3500 second hand !!?!?!!111111one!!!!!!11111

thats completely insane - chris buy some protectors for yours quick

i found out how much the led light was for the bike and for the sake of a 20 quid piece of plastic - no way im paying that if it breaks

 

[hairnet]

4 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Or indeed, an inappropriate one...

ding dong (terry-thomas in disguise?)

 

[richardmorris]

I walked past a place this morning that immediately made me think of the FOD. HEadley, heading under the m25. A silver spirit with a shadow on a trailer behind, plus a red jag xjs and blue mini with union flag on the roof.

[Crackers]

On 16/04/2022 at 23:27, Zelandeth said:

What?  No pictures of you on the pink moped yet?

@Talbot to the early-2000s camera-equipped flipfone please. 

[Six-cylinder]

The dip switch caught me out, I asked slowsilver to check the lights on my borrowed car this afternoon and it took me a minute to find the dip switch because it is floor mounted.

1968 Triumph 2000 Estate converted to 2.5Pi

[wuvvum]

Did you find the headlight flasher?  That took me a while to work out when I bought my Mk1.

[High Jetter]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The dip switch caught me out, I asked slowsilver to check the lights on my borrowed car this afternoon and it took me a minute to find the dip switch because it is floor mounted.

1968 Triumph 2000 Estate converted to 2.5Pi

Nice! I love the look of the Mk 1.

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Did you find the headlight flasher?  That took me a while to work out when I bought my Mk1.

I did not look for it, but I did pull/push everything until I found the floor dip switch.

[Floatylight]

33 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The dip switch caught me out, I asked slowsilver to check the lights on my borrowed car this afternoon and it took me a minute to find the dip switch because it is floor mounted.

1968 Triumph 2000 Estate converted to 2.5Pi

My Mum had one identical to the blue mk2, lovely thing especially to my 10year old self.  Remember my Dad touching 120 in it on an A road..

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

My Mum had one identical to the blue mk2, lovely thing especially to my 10year old self.  Remember my Dad touching 120 in it on an A road..

I had a blue Mk2 saloon

[Six-cylinder]

I exchanged Whatsapps with Mark from the Garage last night and thought his reply to using my Ami was great! "I went slower round the second corner"

[hairnet]

Shoulda beasted it down tingewick

[Back_For_More]

I miss my Mk1 - the ex kept it sadly....... I'd love another if I can find a semi decent one.

Also a reminder I need to dig out the Mk2 and get it back on the road......been too long.

[AnnoyingPentium]

16 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

1968 Triumph 2000 Estate converted to 2.5Pi

I've always wanted a Mk1.

[Six-cylinder]

After the ball last night my posh carriage turned back into a pumpkin pulled by mice today!

The good news is I have been offered the loan of the 2000 again for next months Triumph Club.

[Crackers]

18 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Quad headlights allround.

[Six-cylinder]

20 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Quad headlights allround.

Except the Corolla which was part of our group. Maybe lack of twin head lights is why it turned to face the fence!

[bobdisk]

On 3/21/2022 at 6:53 PM, bobdisk said:

Found some of the details.  E28  BMW 528 Ci, 2788cc Reg number, B214RLM, Alpine white, first registered March 1985.  Pleased to say it is still taxed and MOTd, to July this year.  Still looking for the mag. The car was left unused for several years. The person I bought it from was a journalist, or friend of one, and wrote an article about re-commissioning it that was published in late 1990s. It was from that article I put an offer in, and it was accepted. I had it for 3 -4 years, and enjoyed it.  I was informed by a BMW specialist that where the bulkhead and front of floor joins it had rotted out across the width of the car, as well as other areas, and repair was "not practical" . Obviously that was not the case, as more than 10 years on, it is still on the road.  I know that mag is somewhere!

Found a pic of it here on AS

https://autoshite.com/topic/34102-bramz-photos-of-2020-a-bit-of-pick-and-mix/

Also here;

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_528_registered_March_1985_2788cc.jpg

And here;

https://bassclef141.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/uxbridge-charity-autoshow-2019/

@Six-cylinder  @Snake Charmer   @bramz7

[Talbot]

21 hours ago, Crackers said:

@Talbot to the early-2000s camera-equipped flipfone please. 

Who is it?

Oh, hai!  What did you need?  Pictures of the Pink moped?  Ah yes:

As opposed to those indirect bikes, naturally.

 

You did how many miles like that?  Actually, I don't want to know.

 

An Chris, on An Pink Bike.

Adopting the Streamlined Position:

Except not really, as it's not a runner.  Fix it?

 

 

[Talbot]

More Pink Bike.  Because.

 

If I just snip this wire:

[Talbot]

To counter the pinkness.  Something way way cooler.  Unfortunately fairly broken still:

The rust is a tadge worrying though.

And it desperately needs the carburettors setting up for the engine.  And the brakes not to pull so badly you change lane under gentle braking.  And the fuel leak sorting.  USW...

 

 

[richardmorris]

The man from delmonte, he says no!

[chaseracer]

1 hour ago, Talbot said:

The resemblance is... uncanny!

[Talbot]

17 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

The resemblance is... uncanny!

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Talbot said:

To counter the pinkness.  Something way way cooler.  Unfortunately fairly broken still:

The rust is a tadge worrying though.

And it desperately needs the carburettors setting up for the engine.  And the brakes not to pull so badly you change lane under gentle braking.  And the fuel leak sorting.  USW...

 

 

dont care if its rusty - OOOOFOFFFFFFFFFF HHHHNNNNGGGGGNNGGGGNGGGGNGGGGGGGGGGG

 

[Talbot]

Just now, hairnet said:

dont care if its rusty - OOOOFOFFFFFFFFFF HHHHNNNNGGGGGNNGGGGNGGGGNGGGGGGGGGGG

 

Hairnet, marking his approval for the E3:

[hairnet]

euthanase that aul fart

 

[Six-cylinder]

If only you guys could start my pink bike there could be an upset at the TT this year!

[Yoss]

They only ever made 371 mk1 PI estates and the survivors are in single figures so even if it is a replica its still a very welcome sight. Much jealousy here.