Six-cylinder Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Not supposed to rain until lunchtime! Met office says shower at 5pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Ah marvellous, I'll be at mums by then, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 We burnt the clouds away last night! beko1987, johngarty, Dyslexic Viking and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Two things struck me on the way home. One is I didn't chip in for the fish and chips. I'm sure this can be redressed somehow. The other is I left my spare battery in the Manta. Maybe one can cancel out the other? It's not a great battery, it's only an 063 and may not last more than a week without use. I had trickle charged it for the last couple of days and it's fine if you do that. You can keep it for jobs like that, makes a bit more room in my garage, not that it looks any better. The Triumph went well. It's been a long time since it went that far. It does love a good A road punctuated by roundabouts, particularly the roundabouts. Every time I use it I think the gearbox has got noisier but I think that's just where I've not used it and forgotten how whiny it is. It's been like it since 2008 when I fitted it. I have a spare but I don't know what that's like either and they don't exactly grow on trees so I'd like to keep this one as long as possible (visions of Triumph FWD gearboxes hanging from branches, it would have to be a bloody strong tree, I think they'd be more of a root vegetable). The only slight hiccup was at the bottom of the A34 where you join the M3 where it decided it didn't want to select either 1st or 2nd gear. As there was someone behind behind me I panicked a bit and tried pulling away in third which it managed but not happily and with much clutch burning smell. By the time I reached Southampton it was fine again. This makes no sense but anybody familiar with the Triumph FWD gearbox will understand. LightBulbFun, Snake Charmer and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: We burnt the clouds away last night! It was oddly foggy all the way back to Bicester when I left. Cleared on the A34, I guess the cars blew it away, it wasn't proper fog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I'm going to eat breakfast and watch @Ghosty unfold himself from his car chaseracer, Floatylight, Cookiesouwest and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 @beko1987 @brownnova Bus wanker lyfe (c) @Crackers T Technically coulda got a lift in funbws but first class train baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, beko1987 said: I'm going to eat breakfast and watch @Ghosty unfold himself from his car Kinky mofo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, hairnet said: @beko1987 @brownnova Bus wanker lyfe (c) @Crackers T Technically coulda got a lift in funbws but first class train baby You left something in the magic wagon! Bonus donuts… no complaints from me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Y tho? @Jim Bell hairnet, BL Bloke, Tickman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Y tho etc. OK enough coffee for me for the morning. Justwatching and Joey spud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Couldn't be arsed waiting for my train so bought an earlier one Finish that and walk round to platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, HMC said: Y tho etc. OK enough coffee for me for the morning. Yer names not down yer not coming in Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, brownnova said: You left something in the magic wagon! Bonus donuts… no complaints from me!! How are they still there Verdict: amateur 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I got home around 830 last night. Not bad time was. Practically collapsed in bed soon as got in. Great day,shame about the weather though. Nice to meet all you odd and eccentric folks again. Yoss, catsinthewelder, chaseracer and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, beko1987 said: Not supposed to rain until lunchtime! On the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Ghosty said: Ignis Splurrt I was delayed a bit cause I was GLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Train wanker now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 @Ghosty here’s what you should have bought instead of that Ignis… wuvvum, CGSB, Floatylight and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Brilliant day yesterday, now I have done a FoD I will be more prepared for the next one by packing some tools and essentials. I realised on the way home I did not pay for the chish and fips either as @Yossmentioned above, I hang my head in shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 home now bit fiddly but glad wasnt driving up or down london northwestern suck might go and touch the postie bike innapropreatly (?) later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, hairnet said: might go and touch the postie bike innapropreatly (?) later Inappropriate touching of motorcycles means you need a new Chod project. 😆 I sat on this and made all the noises. 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I've never done a FOD and having seen how many people dodge paying for their chippy dinner I'm thinking twice about ever doing so, villains and vagabonds the lot of them Looks like a nice meet up with some great motors, safe journeys home all !! Snake Charmer and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Busy today now the sun is out. BL Bloke, LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 off current topic, seen in London by richardcarspottinguk (all credits to him) on Insta. Known to the Cylinders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, egg said: off current topic, seen in London by richardcarspottinguk (all credits to him) on Insta. Known to the Cylinders? Excellent to see it out, yes I have known it for many years. 14 TRS egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 18 hours ago, Yoss said: (Yeah, he might have an extra 17bhp, fishnet Recaros and a fancy bodykit, but he doesn't have wind deflectors, does he?) Ghosty, bobdisk, Snake Charmer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, MrDuke said: (Yeah, he might have an extra 17bhp, fishnet Recaros and a fancy bodykit, but he doesn't have wind deflectors, does he?) Looking at your wind deflectors yesterday, that's the first time I've ever seen them bonded onto the door. I've always had them like they are on my van tucked into window frame. Can be a pain with 1 touch up windows though as sometimes car thinks it's trapped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, bub2006 said: Looking at your wind deflectors yesterday, that's the first time I've ever seen them bonded onto the door. I've always had them like they are on my van tucked into window frame. Can be a pain with 1 touch up windows though as sometimes car thinks it's trapped Yeah, I suspect they were factory spec. There's a few 'JDM' touches that make me think the 3-doors were just shipped over with barely any local market mods. They certainly sold very few here compared to the 5-doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I'm home now after a wonderful day clean g vauxhalls! I stuck to the ones with intact floors and the like, and with the help of @Ghostywe played time team and got the cavalier looking very tidy Pulled alot of water out the boot though... And we cleaned the rust from the engine bay Noticed at my mums that the drivers window suddenly wasn't working and upon investigation its snapped another wire Stripped and twisted it to get the window up overnight, will fix properly another day. The CF also got spinning, after we found the magic of the tilting dash! Sadly no running (unless that happened after I left) 20210822_161801.mp4 20210822_103544.mp4 20210822_103544.mp4 Dyslexic Viking, adw1977, Shite Ron and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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