egg Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Eyersey1234 said: Phoooaaarrrr In the cold light of day, definitely needs another coat, but no bother... Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Another Steve Saxty pic, hatch and saloon comparison... Dan302, Burnside, w00dy and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Pandemic means only 294 miles this year (shocking!), but to be fair 3 months it was on SORN. Just nowhere to go in the past year. But a clean pass is a clean pass.... Spurious, Yoss, wuvvum and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 You’ve done well for it not to fail on the perennial Mk1/2 crap handbrake. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Huzzah! I only did 203 miles in the Sierra last year which - at £50 for an MOT - was hardly bloody worthwhile! I think I've done 100 in the last month alone though, so a bit of catching up is starting to happen! RoadworkUK, Burnside, egg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, sierraman said: You’ve done well for it not to fail on the perennial Mk1/2 crap handbrake. Funny you should say that, handbrake is fine, but footbrake less so, steering a bit stiff he suspects sticky wheel cylinder on nearside. I've felt it myself, about time the brakes were gone through. Also needs new tyres, as he mentioned wear on inside fronts. Rears are from 2008! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Very common fault is the wheel cylinders on those, careful in checking them as there are a few different types some of which the union enters straight others at an angle, I had a late one fitted with the TRW ones from the diesel. Easy job though budget for replacing the section of brake pipe that goes from the flex to the back of the cylinder, often the union will have seized on and twist the pipe off. Also go steady on those 2 10mm bolts on the back plate, give them a good clean and a wire brush before you attack them. The inside edge wear on the front is likely a historical issue from the inner void bushes on the bottom arms having gone. Loads used to try and track them up on bollocksed wishbone bushes which was a waste of time. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Thanks. This was sitting in the yard at the Garage today, it's often there, gives a flavour of the sort of place it is. BorniteIdentity, GrumpiusMaximus, adw1977 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 4 hours ago, egg said: Pandemic means only 294 miles this year (shocking!), but to be fair 3 months it was on SORN. Just nowhere to go in the past year. But a clean pass is a clean pass.... Chodtastic news about the MOT egg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Another one for the collection. 96’ Verona with a factory Mk1 RS kit. Spotted in Somerset. Eyersey1234, junkyarddog, tooSavvy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Thanks to @timolloyd for the head's up, but following it's appearance at the Late Brake Show live on Saturday, the Base gets a mention in today's Smith and Sniff podcast from around 37mins: https://shows.acast.com/smithandsniff/episodes/the-morning-after-the-live-show-before I've exchanged a couple of Tweets with Mr Porter/Smith this afternoon who (rightly from a distance) thought it was a GLX because wheel trims. I maintain this car because I like it, not because I want to be famous on Twitter, but mustard mitt stuff like that does make it more worthwhile. adw1977, They_all_do_that_sir, Dan302 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 6:55 PM, sierraman said: Another one for the collection. 96’ Verona with a factory Mk1 RS kit. Spotted in Somerset. Cor!! That's a looker isn't it. 😲 Longbridge Apologist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 6:55 PM, sierraman said: Another one for the collection. 96’ Verona with a factory Mk1 RS kit. Spotted in Somerset. I thought the Mk1 Veronas were all green or was that just the Mk2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 44 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: I thought the Mk1 Veronas were all green or was that just the Mk2? They came in that colour and the green as well, 1.8 or 1.8TD. According to my old man some old guy has it it’s always knocking about, don’t think it’s an enthusiast or anything just an old chap that has had it years. Eyersey1234 and egg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Or drop it in a Montego and out-do @Tommyboy12? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Vid from the show up Dyslexic Viking and stuboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Is it me or are Bosch wiper blades not what they were? 2 year service life for a barely used rear wiper seems below expectations... Maybe I'm just expecting too much. Kringle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks to [mention=20091]timolloyd[/mention] for the head's up, but following it's appearance at the Late Brake Show live on Saturday, the Base gets a mention in today's Smith and Sniff podcast from around 37mins:https://shows.acast.com/smithandsniff/episodes/the-morning-after-the-live-show-before I've exchanged a couple of Tweets with Mr Porter/Smith this afternoon who (rightly from a distance) thought it was a GLX because wheel trims. I maintain this car because I like it, not because I want to be famous on Twitter, but mustard mitt stuff like that does make it more worthwhile.I am a regular listener of S&S, when I heard it mentioned I knew there was only one Mondeo they could mean!Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 I knew this one, but now had recent info it will hopefully be saved by a Mondeo nut. Good news. LightBulbFun, HMC, Yoss and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Worth having that grill off it, remember trawling the breakers looking for a Ghia grill! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/12/2021 at 1:30 PM, egg said: Is it me or are Bosch wiper blades not what they were? I'm with you on that one. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Saw one today k***har in Buckinghamshire 😉 egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 For hot MK1 content follow redmondeo616_ on Instagram. It is mint! KWhite and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Another Instagrammer with an immaculate MK1 is benjaminsfords, his diesel must be one of the best anywhere in the world. stuboy, GrumpiusMaximus, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 2 hours ago, egg said: Another Instagrammer with an immaculate MK1 is benjaminsfords, his diesel must be one of the best anywhere in the world. Gorgeous. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 12 hours ago, egg said: Another Instagrammer with an immaculate MK1 is benjaminsfords, his diesel must be one of the best anywhere in the world. Phooooaaarrr egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 From a Facebook group Spotted in Berkshire / Surrey I think, sorry if it's an already known one, I'm far too lazy to look through 49 pages to check! BorniteIdentity, greengartside, KWhite and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Wouldn’t mind betting a banger racer would give £500 on it as they’re getting a bit thin on the ground these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Given you can’t get a roller skate for £500 these days you can’t lose much if it turns out to be a heap of crap. Nearly full test as well, even if it fails horrendously in a year you’ll have had cheap motoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 11:42 PM, neil1971 said: From a Facebook group Spotted in Berkshire / Surrey I think, sorry if it's an already known one, I'm far too lazy to look through 49 pages to check! Definitely an early one with the ‘SJE’ plate. Build date of 9.2.93 and registered 4.3.93. neil1971, warren t claim and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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