Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

A great weekend.

A few pictures from me for those who missed out.

[High Jetter]

Love the colour of the 75 estate, and the Acclaim is lush too. Wish I were closer.

[hairnet]

@beko1987 on the m40 on the way home tonight

was going down to one lane cos theyre working on it fine

not going mad and can see something coming in the outside lane (im in the middle till it ends) hes not going slowly

comes past and right up the arse of the car that was there

but then they end he then doesnt floor it and i come past him after that - hes say doing 65 in middle lane wtf

didnt know youd bought a beemer

 

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday I borrowed my friend's Triumph 2000 Estate fitted with a 2.5Pi engine for a TSSC meeting.

[beko1987]

That middle photo must be the rare time one of those is taken where the new car is smaller looking than the old one 😂

[Six-cylinder]

Somebody left this pressure washer at the FoD a few months ago and we can't remember who or what it was there for?

[richardmorris]

Next dates for a camping weekend please? Am baby* sitting ( well they’re 12 and 16) this weekend but look forward to visiting later in the summer.

[Six-cylinder]

11 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Next dates for a camping weekend please? Am baby* sitting ( well they’re 12 and 16) this weekend but look forward to visiting later in the summer.

It is a busy time of year and I have something in my diary every weekend until Bank Holiday weekend 24/25/26 August. That is not a decision as in the past Bank holiday weekends have seen low attendance because of family commitments. I could also do 14/15 September would that be better, question to everybody? 

[Six-cylinder]

Thursday evening was MK Modern Classic meet and the DS got a run out. Sunshine and BBQ made a lovely change.

Friday afternoon was a storage shift round thanks to  @Slowsilver for all his help connecting and disconnecting batteries, tyre pressures, oil and water levels.

This morning was a meeting favourite place for the Sovereign S1, Tesco!  Then on to Pure Triumph Motorcycles in Woburn for a small get together.

[catsinthewelder]

Nothing planned so far,  got to get down there at some point this year!

[Floatylight]

53 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Nothing planned so far,  got to get down there at some point this year!

Ditto!

[Six-cylinder]

@Andyrew visited this afternoon and said he would fix something for me so I gave him a list 3 pages long!

He choose my Morris 1300 which had started to misfire again, particularly after roundabouts. We cleaned the float chamber which was not bad, topped up the damper oil. Put in new plugs, HT leads and cleaned the points. It is great to win sometimes, not one misfire now.

[wuvvum]

On 19/06/2024 at 09:51, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday I borrowed my friend's Triumph 2000 Estate fitted with a 2.5Pi engine for a TSSC meeting.

A Series 1 manual estate with a 2.5 PI engine is absolute peak Triumph 2000 for me.  (Unless we start getting into Stag engine conversions of course.)

[Six-cylinder]

Hay has been cut at the FoD. 

Rowing up today ready for bayling 

[Six-cylinder]

A tractor has laid eggs in the FoD! 

 

[hairnet]

Dugga dugga

Was heading from helens bay back to near the airport

At a set of lights and theres yer maun on a fergie going the other way on the dual carriageway

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday morning the S1 Sovereign got a trip out to a local gathering but the car park was full so I parked in the road. A group member took this picture and it was used in the title shot of a 3 minute video of the event.

[Six-cylinder]

Thank you to @MrsJuular & @juular the Saab 95 now has its fuel tank fitted. It inches closer to returning to the road.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yesterday morning the S1 Sovereign got a trip out to a local gathering but the car park was full so I parked in the road. A group member took this picture and it was used in the title shot of a 3 minute video of the event.

 

That's weird! Watched an edition of the Hotel Inspector last night where Alex revisited The Dukes, did wonder if it was near you!

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

That's weird! Watched an edition of the Hotel Inspector last night where Alex revisited The Dukes, did wonder if it was near you!

About 16 miles away, 1 gallon!

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

1 gallon!

of oil

[chaseracer]

Chris @Six-cylinder, did @Slowsilver get the Maxi handbook?

[MAF260]

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

That's weird! Watched an edition of the Hotel Inspector last night where Alex revisited The Dukes, did wonder if it was near you!

We've always called it the Pukes after some unpleasant experiences there involving hygiene and terrible service 🤣

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Chris @Six-cylinder, did @Slowsilver get the Maxi handbook?

Yes he has.

[Six-cylinder]

20 minutes ago, MAF260 said:

We've always called it the Pukes after some unpleasant experiences there involving hygiene and terrible service 🤣

I have only ever had a bacon roll. Some of the guys commented there's had taken a long time to be prepared.

[Slowsilver]

16 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Chris @Six-cylinder, did @Slowsilver get the Maxi handbook?

Yes I did but wasn't sure who had kindly left it for me. Thank you.

[Six-cylinder]

Just because I can. 

 

[hairnet]

merc ftw

[Drumtochty]

Nice Merc and Volvo.

[Six-cylinder]

Today @Andyrew came over for a coffee and as usual I was in a better position by the time he left.

First he fitted a battery to the Mercedes E320 Coupe I had, as the original one failed over the weekend.

Then we went to storage to try and open the bonnet on the Renault 4 that has defeated me for 3 months. Andyrew performed the Heimlich Manoeuvre on the Renault and the bonnet popped open! Well not quite he just identified which knob opened the bonnet and which one adjusted the heater air direction!