captain_70s Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 I've heard tale of Acclaims not liking water. Mine seems to have no problems but I do have the dizzy and fuse boxes tightened to fuck...
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 RJC_3769 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3777 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3778 by srblythe, on Flickr Broken already. Kowalski and cobblers 1 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, captain_70s said: Alternator or timing belt? Alternator but it also runs the water pump. I think I caught it in time to not do any major damage but it did overheat a little. Kowalski 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 10:24 PM, rainagain said: I’d happily re-home the light bar if you don’t want it. Did I mention I have some 2kg boxes of Sol Gryn Cool, the lightbar is off so I'd be happy to trade for some porridge. Kowalski and Christine 1 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 Some more progress on the Chevette, wing removed and a start made on the A-pillar repairs, a repair panel was made up for the battery tray then an outer panel was fabricated, after that another panel was welded in position, there's still a few more bits to be sorted before the wing goes back on. RJC_3764 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3765 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3766 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3817 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3801 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3803 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3810 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3811 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3813 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3819 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3836 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3853 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3855 by srblythe, on Flickr Dirk Diggler, Six-cylinder, Skizzer and 16 others 18 1
rainagain Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said: Cool, the lightbar is off so I'd be happy to trade for some porridge. Perfect, I’ve got your touchscreen pc built for you as well, I managed to find you a power supply for it. Are you still around the workshop most Fridays ~3-4? DodgyBastard 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 49 minutes ago, rainagain said: Perfect, I’ve got your touchscreen pc built for you as well, I managed to find you a power supply for it. Are you still around the workshop most Fridays ~3-4? Excellent, I'm usually there on Sundays but I can be there on a Friday if it's easier? Kowalski 1
rainagain Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 Let me sort out getting the pc home and I’ll drop you a pm?
somewhatfoolish Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 Crikey, that inner wing looks like it's been in the sea; is there much to weld onto? Kowalski 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 16, 2020 Author Posted February 16, 2020 2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Crikey, that inner wing looks like it's been in the sea; is there much to weld onto? Rust by srblythe, on Flickr LightBulbFun, dave j, BlankFrank and 11 others 12 2
Mrs6C Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 @DodgyBastard - incoming PM for you! In other news, once upon a time I was the proud owner of two Opel Kadett Cs... a 1200 Coupe and a 1200 Caravan automatic... alas both have been gone for many years, but I do like them and their similar but not identical Chevette siblings...
DodgyBastard Posted February 21, 2020 Author Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Mrs6C said: @DodgyBastard - incoming PM for you! In other news, once upon a time I was the proud owner of two Opel Kadett Cs... a 1200 Coupe and a 1200 Caravan automatic... alas both have been gone for many years, but I do like them and their similar but not identical Chevette siblings... PM replied. Kowalski and Mrs6C 1 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 22, 2020 Author Posted February 22, 2020 DSC_0104 by srblythe, on Flickr I think this might be making its way back to me for a short time... blakey79, Coprolalia, Mrs6C and 25 others 27 1
BL Bloke Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 Good to see the Chevette getting some attention. I owned a 1976 Chevette E back in 1982 and I remember it being a nice car to drive.
DodgyBastard Posted February 22, 2020 Author Posted February 22, 2020 I'm fed up with this shitheap! Going to either sell it cheap or smash fuck out of it. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk yes oui si, Kowalski, BlankFrank and 3 others 1 3 1 1
anonymous user Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 As someone who once felt the same about a vehicle (and had the lump hammer forcibly taken off me), what has it done? I was lucky as after ignoring the heap for a while, managed to swap it for something slightly less worse.
Skizzer Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Don’t smash it. What’s up with the little fella?
garellikatia Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 12 hours ago, DodgyBastard said: I'm fed up with this shitheap! Going to either sell it cheap or smash fuck out of it. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Isn't that most classic cars haha I completely mirror your sentiment. Especially having worked on minis in the past ! That been said the Acclaim looks a beautiful example!
HillmanImp Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Skizzer said: Don’t smash it. What’s up with the little fella? Carb issue apparently.
DodgyBastard Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 13 hours ago, wuvvum said: What's wrong with it? Mostly, I hate it. Kowalski, blakey79 and sdkrc 2 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Acclaim now seems to be running fine, blasted some carb cleaner into it and changed the rotor arm and it's better than it was when I bought it. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk dave j, LightBulbFun, egg and 7 others 9 1
DodgyBastard Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Dick Cheeseburger, yes oui si, Skizzer and 4 others 5 2
DodgyBastard Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Chevette Weldathon week 3... RJC_3983 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3986 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3991 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_3997 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4002 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4007 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4011 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4014 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4015 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4017 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4018 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4029 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4030 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4036 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4042 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4048 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4051 by srblythe, on Flickr RJC_4069 by srblythe, on Flickr The funny thing is, all that time spent making the panels similar to how it came out of the factory and nobody will ever see it when the wing goes back on... stonedagain, danthecapriman, Six-cylinder and 18 others 19 2
Zelandeth Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 Some bloody good progress there. Don't these Acclaims have a really strange (and generally impossible to find rebuild kits for) carb on them?
captain_70s Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Some bloody good progress there. Don't these Acclaims have a really strange (and generally impossible to find rebuild kits for) carb on them? Rebuild kits are essentially unobtainable, some bits can be cobbled together from Honda motorcycle kits, NOS carbs are often more expensive than the cars and suffer the same perished rubber. I'm going to stick a weber on mine if the stock twins become un-serviceable... Yours looks like it runs smoother than mine, which bogs down a bit north of 5,000rpm + it has a sunroof and a dipping rear view mirror - because posh.
Out Run Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/22/2020 at 8:32 PM, DodgyBastard said: I'm fed up with this shitheap! Going to either sell it cheap or smash fuck out of it. Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk Whistlindiesel style! Your YouTube subs will soar! Haha
Dick Cheeseburger Posted February 24, 2020 Posted February 24, 2020 18 hours ago, DodgyBastard said: That's exactly how I remember them. When I was a weekend skivvy at a local garage in about '93, the owners had a tired Acclaim as a garage hack. I had to pop out in it a few times to pick up parts and my lasting memory is of being taken aback by the carb induction noise, and its willingness to light up the front tyres. It was much more fun to drive than I'd expected! As an aside, I need to do a proper write up about that place one day. Amongst other things, they had a Fiat Argenta, Fiat Strada (sat on the forecourt for ages), Rover SD1 and brown Renault 12 estate. DodgyBastard, Burnside, egg and 1 other 4
DodgyBastard Posted February 24, 2020 Author Posted February 24, 2020 JeeExEll, Dirk Diggler, sdkrc and 9 others 9 1 2
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