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[DodgyBastard]

Another top quality vehicle purchased.

 

DSC_0866 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

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[Shirley Knott]

Class. Is it derv?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Another top quality vehicle purchased.

 

DSC_0866 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0867 by srblythe, on Flickr

The spiritual successor to the VW Derby.

[HillmanImp]

Another top quality vehicle purchased.

 

DSC_0866 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0867 by srblythe, on Flickr

I've seen that car before. Any ideas where anyone? Seems to have gone a fair distance.

[DodgyBastard]

I've seen that car before. Any ideas where anyone? Seems to have gone a fair distance.

It's been up here for around 4 years, it was owned by a boy in Stirling who was asking too much for it with no mot, I think he wanted £1500 to begin with, it eventually made it's way closer to me and changed owners a couple of times. I spotted it for sale today for £550 so bought it.

 

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[Noel Tidybeard]

Class. Is it derv?

 

uk didn't get derv on this age- i dont think UK got derv until mk3

[Shirley Knott]

Everydays a schoolday eh? Weird that we didn't get MK2's in diesel flavour, I had no idea.

[DodgyBastard]

So, after swapping this a while ago for a 120y with Nisfan, it's eventually made its way back to me, it had 5 days mot left and needs a bit of a tidy up but is great fun with this under the bonnet!

 

DSC_0016 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Peugeot 305 SR D-turbo by srblythe, on Flickr

 

There's a crack in the windscreen so I'll need to get that replaced and back in for a test!

[DodgyBastard]

 

 

 

The Polo now runs but it clearly needs some attention and a good service.

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_2752 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I got the Proton back on the road after having someone else do the head gasket, they said the head was warped and needed skimming hence why when I fitted the new gasket myself it just didn't fix it.

It seems to be running better now.

 

The Polo didn't seem to be charging the battery so I took the opportunity to have a look underneath at the alternator wiring.

 

RJC_2753 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2754 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2755 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It looks fairly solid underneath, someone had fitted a full exhaust recently and it's been undersealed vigorously.

 

I found the reason for the alternator not charging.

 

RJC_2760 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

The wire that goes onto the starter wasn't connected. My guess is it has had a change of engine to the later fuel injected head and whoever fitted it forgot to connect the alternator back up properly. There's an electric fuel pump under the bonnet because the later cylinder heads don't have a cam driven mechanical pump or anywhere to attach them to.

 

Also while looking underneath I discovered why the steering is so bad.

 

RJC_2756 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

That's the track control arm on the drivers side, it's supposed to be straight like this.

 

RJC_2758 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I also discovered the ht leads were in the wrong order, so after swapping them to the correct order it runs better. I still think there's some adjustment to be made with the carb and timing but I'm considering binning the pierburg and fitting a weber.

[Guest Hooli]

Looks like it's had quality* maintenance before you got it.

[artdjones]

RJC_2752 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I got the Proton back on the road after having someone else do the head gasket, they said the head was warped and needed skimming hence why when I fitted the new gasket myself it just didn't fix it.

It seems to be running better now.

 

The Polo didn't seem to be charging the battery so I took the opportunity to have a look underneath at the alternator wiring.

 

RJC_2753 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2754 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2755 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It looks fairly solid underneath, someone had fitted a full exhaust recently and it's been undersealed vigorously.

 

I found the reason for the alternator not charging.

 

RJC_2760 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

The wire that goes onto the starter wasn't connected. My guess is it has had a change of engine to the later fuel injected head and whoever fitted it forgot to connect the alternator back up properly. There's an electric fuel pump under the bonnet because the later cylinder heads don't have a cam driven mechanical pump or anywhere to attach them to.

 

Also while looking underneath I discovered why the steering is so bad.

 

RJC_2756 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

That's the track control arm on the drivers side, it's supposed to be straight like this.

 

RJC_2758

I had the same thing with a Mazda Demio I ran as a stopgap.The only thing was,the arm was so consistently slightly bent all along its length that I didn't notice as I thought it came from the factory like that.It passed a test like it,too.

[DodgyBastard]

I've been having a distinct lack of enthusiasm for cars and not a lot of time to do anything lately so have decided to put a few things up for sale including the Proton, 305 saloon and Audi 80 which can be found here.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/32488-1984-audi-80-gl-%C2%A31200-fife/

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/32487-1983-peugeot-305-srd-%C2%A3500-fife/

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/32486-proton-saga-aeroback-13-8v-%C2%A3400-fife/

 

 

I also stumbled across a cool collection of rare rusty old shite but couldn't find the owner to ask about them...

 

RJC_2780 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2775 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2774 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2783 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2786 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2787 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2794 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2795 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2801 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2720 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2721 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

 

Cool or what?

[jon.k]

Do you have a twin brother?

[DodgyBastard]

So this weekend we were tasked with bringing an elderly relatives Kia Picanto from Stoke up to Scotland, it's a 1.1 Auto.

 

RJC_2883 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2884 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_2885 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

I was expecting it to be totally shit but I was quite surprised at how decent it is to drive, it will happily sit at 70-80 on the motorway and holds the road well, it's also excellent to drive around town.

There's potential that the car might be going up for sale in a couple of weeks but I'm not entirely sure what's happening.

[Kiltox]

egg / parky will fight over that for sure

[DodgyBastard]

egg / parky will fight over that for sure

 

Already had pm's from both of them...

[Kiltox]

Belting little washing machines to be fair.

[DodgyBastard]

DSC_0003 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0002 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

Spot the difference!

 

 

DSC_0001 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It now drives in a straight line.

[The Moog]

That looks kinky!

[vulgalour]

Nobody seems to have a bad word to say about those Kia Picantos.  They seem to be from the point where Kia went from being weird rubbish cars to respectable little economy cars.  I don't think I've ever seen a rough looking one either, though I'm sure there must be some.

[JohnK]

Agree with that. I borrowed the ex-MIL'a a couple of years ago and it was a perfectly decent way to travel as a runabout. If I was ever back in the market for a small cheap to run town car they would be pretty high up on the list

[DodgyBastard]

Just received news about the kia, it's going up for sale shortly.

 

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[DodgyBastard]

We started stripping the 305 estate yesterday, my friend came to help out and had a go at removing the windscreen and keeping the seal intact 

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RJC_3225 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_3183 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_3174 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Got the new screen fitted and while applying moderate pressure to make sure the seal was sealed properly disaster struck...

 

RJC_3187 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

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RJC_3189 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

Fuck!

 

Everyone just went silent. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fucking CUNTS!!!!

 

Ah well, back to square one, maybe autoglass will have one.

[The Moog]

Man that sucks donkey balls.

[DodgyBastard]

I think everyone was close to tears, it was a replacement screen in the red 305 so perhaps it wasn't as tough as it could have been, it cracked pretty easily to be honest.

I think the blue 305 is just cursed...

[vulgalour]

There totally needs to be a FFS button, because I'd be mashing that about now.

[DodgyBastard]

It's all good, Nisfan has managed to procure a windscreen from here.

 

DSC_0111 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

So with any luck it'll be fitted tomorrow.

[spartacus]

Back when I was running Alfa Suds, about 25 years ago! screens were difficult to get hold of even then, the rubber screen seal even more so. Rather than try to press a delicate screen in we'd make some little spacers to go around the aperture and just bond it in with proper windscreen cement.

Fair play for giving it a try FOAD, I think I've heard all the tricks with a piece of string etc but on the few occasions I've tried I've never managed to fit a windscreen.

[DodgyBastard]

The screen went in quite easily, my friend used string to put it back in. It was actually in with the seal fitted but he decided to slap the screen near the seal to make sure it was seated properly and it broke. The car is now back with Nisfan, I think he's going to fix it and keep it for a while longer.