Six-cylinder Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Saying good bye to another old friend today after 11 years. E36 328i Msport coupe manual, seems to have gone to a good home where it will return to the road. JakeT, chaseracer, Coprolalia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 what toot is going be incoming Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 4 hours ago, hairnet said: what toot is going be incoming never dare an idiot! 😆 richardmorris and Six-cylinder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Our drive at lunchtime today. If anybody spotted the newcomer its not what you think. Yes there is a black MK4 Astra on my drive, I have not purchased it, just a kind loan from @Andyrew . So if you are cut up badly on a roundabout by it don't blame Andyrew as I am going to be driving it for a while. Floatylight, Coprolalia and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 how much to shenley m9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 A busy car afternoon with the help of @Slowsilver Metro and Toledo have been taken to storage. To fit them in the Daimler Sovereign S1, Ami, GS and AX had to be started and moved. I think it is good to get them up to temperature once in a while. A quick look at the interior of Mrs6C’s Volvo V70 T5 while I popped the new cam sensor and crank sensor inside in preparation to restarting it and fitting them to try and put out the pesky engine light. To be continued……. The first inspection for putting up a shelve in the storage shed was done, but I forgot the ladder. I am not allowed to drill holes in the wall as it is rented and don’t want a free standing shelve unit because we are short of floor space. I am thinking about some wall plate strapping bent into a hook for the top of the concrete wall and a 90° bend to form a support for the shelve. I was surprised to find the Toledo had a flat battery at the house, a jump and it was away but it had always started off its own battery before. It when into the dark end of the shed and I switched the engine off and noticed the radio was lit, it is not ignition switched and I had left it on with no volume for 2 ½ weeks! The BMW 3.0S was taken from the FoD to the house garage to see what can be done with all the rust bubbles. Very ugly when I rubbed the paint bubbles! If anybody wanted to join me in the garage in the next few weeks I plan to go round the car rub back and use Rust Converter on all the bubbles. timolloyd, Dyslexic Viking, BlankFrank and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 31 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: ...I plan to go round the car rub back and use Rust Converter on all the bubbles. Seems to have worked on the Lancia, I was pleased to see at Chevrons last month. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Looking at that last pic I'd be looking at a sh bonnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 2 hours ago, hairnet said: Looking at that last pic I'd be looking at a sh bonnet Aye, good luck finding one of those at sensible money! Normally if an E3 gets scrapped it's due to terminal rot in every panel... Six-cylinder and NigeT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: Aye, good luck finding one of those at sensible money! Normally if an E3 gets scrapped it's due to terminal rot in every panel... I think harrods have them next to the unicorn saddles. LightBulbFun, JakeT, wuvvum and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 I went to a small car Gathering in Milton Keynes this evening. I took my Seicento as it was raining when I left home and found a friend to pose with! Prince_of_darkness91, Floatylight, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 7:01 PM, Six-cylinder said: Great day out today with the BL Gang @Slowsilver @quicksilver @Andyrew @Zelandeth @Prince_of_darkness91 @BeEP @Skizzer at Milton Keynes Museum. Phwoar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 My Seicento was out again today for a 100 mile run out with the Milton Keynes Modern Classic cars. A great day with no problems unlike one of the "Fix Or Repair Daily's"! richardmorris, Mrs6C, BL Bloke and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: My Seicento was out again today for a 100 mile run out with the Milton Keynes Modern Classic cars. A great day with no problems unlike one of the "fix or repair daily's"! Found on the road dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Not really an Autoshite car but I enjoyed a trip out this evening in the Range Rover. It was to a BMW Club night, but neither of our BMWs work! Dick Longbridge, mitsisigma01 and Crackers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Not really an Autoshite car but I enjoyed a trip out this evening in the Range Rover. It was to a BMW Club night, but neither of our BMWs work! First world problems:When you take a JLR product because the premium German ones are non functionalNice pic though! mat_the_cat, Six-cylinder, wuvvum and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 should keep a p38 for this reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Funky architecture, where was it held ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 7 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: Funky architecture, where was it held ? The Aviator Hotel, Sywell Airfield, Northampton. A great venue for a car club with added flying aeroplanes in the summer including a Spitfire based there. chaseracer, LightBulbFun and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 I got my C reg Visa 17RD back today with a fresh MOT, just in time to put it away for the winter! It needed a brake master cylinder, brake compensator and rear wheel cylinders. I had a couple of small rust holes that were cut out and new metal welded in. It also had an aux belt. brownnova, RayMK, Andyrew and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I had a 17RD as a company car back in 1986-87. We had three on the company fleet, which meant a few races took place. With a bit of determined slipstreaming, and a favourable gradient, we used to get the speedo needles to point directly downwards. Also to improve grip we stuck 165 section tyres on the front. Those engines were indestructible. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 18 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Beko dreams of this little rust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: we used to get the speedo needles to point directly downward Ben there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, hairnet said: we used to get the speedo needles to point directly downward No pictures... didn't happen! .... How fast ... Asking on behalf of those of us that have never been in one .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 120 kph is a nice cruising speed, fine at 130 kph if you are in a hurry. If in Germany and cars trying to get in front of the old slow car hold you up I will hold it flat out at about 150 kph. I feel confident the engine can take it, after all 50k delivery drivers in C15 vans can't be wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I think the speedo went up to 90, so an indicated 100. Actual speed could be anywhere between 80 and 95 as there were not known for the accuracy back then. PS Couldn't take a pic then as my mobile hadn't been invented back then. RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 46 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: I think the speedo went up to 90, so an indicated 100. Actual speed could be anywhere between 80 and 95 as there were not known for the accuracy back then. PS Couldn't take a pic then as my mobile hadn't been invented back then. It is common for the needle to curl up with heat and age and then would not they would not exceed 50 mph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Speedo must have gone to 100 as it was the same reg as yours, so an indicated 110. Could have been the C15 van that had a 90 speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 visa did 141 kmh on way back from collection that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Speedo must have gone to 100 as it was the same reg as yours, so an indicated 110. Could have been the C15 van that had a 90 speedo. Our C15 which is a 2000 (W) has the 100mph marking and room to go a bit further. Even our 652cc Special has a 100 mph Speedo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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