Ghosty Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I was very very confused as to why it was up for sale in the first place. richardthestag, Junkman and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Because this: https://www.autowereld.nl/renault/16/tx-lpg-c-v-el-ramen-28371370/details.html Dirk Diggler, egg, richardthestag and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Because this: https://www.autowereld.nl/renault/16/tx-lpg-c-v-el-ramen-28371370/details.html makes sense but better the devil you know etc. glad it didnt sell but only because you are Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 I'm just not ready to part with the bloody car. D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thought it'd be a TX. If in doubt, remember Caen. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Yeah and we'll do it again. With this car. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Or a 30TX with the mighty* PRV donk. cheekychunkyfunkymonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I'm glad it didn't sell. You need help. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I also am glad it didn't sell. Give me a few more years and I might be able to afford it. richardthestag, Junkman and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 You and Welderweasle might inherit a Weber double carby setup for the R12 in the near future. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Or a 30TX with the mighty* PRV donk. Nah, man. I prefer cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Although I have yet to see an oil filter that's alive, this is still a tad eerie. RobT, egg, Eddie Honda and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Although the chances for a headlight not to work because it's French are reasonably manifold, it's not necessarily so. To absolutely guarantee a headlamp to fail, you need at least some Chinese components. Because Boxing Day, this necessitated a trip to Hellford's, since no suitable connector could be found in the Junkfundus. A suitable connector was obtained, the Junkhaus partially rewired to enable a soldering iron to warm up in the garden and a second trip to Hailfraud's undertaken because the Junkdungeon yielded no shrink hose whatsoever. Once all this had been tackled, a repair was carried out. It resulted in this: Skizzer, somewhatfoolish, egg and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 That Chinese relay kit is well designed and a worthwhile upgrade, but the quality of the components is quite poor. It installed easily, but one of the relays was DOA (which took a while to diagnose, as it still clicked when powered). I noticed yesterday that the remaining original relay was falling out of its case. somewhatfoolish, Junkman and Squire_Dawson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Although the chances for a headlight not to work because it's French are reasonably manifold, it's not necessarily so. To absolutely guarantee a headlamp to fail, you need at least some Chinese components. Because Boxing Day, this necessitated a trip to Hellford's, since no suitable connector could be found in the Junkfundus. A suitable connector was obtained, the Junkhaus partially rewired to enable a soldering iron to warm up in the garden and a second trip to Hailfraud's undertaken because the Junkdungeon yielded no shrink hose whatsoever. Once all this had been tackled, a repair was carried out. It resulted in this: What does it look like with the headlights switched on? Junkman, Tickman, Mally and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I fitted relays to my 2CV. My previously reliable headlamps then failed. richardthestag, Junkman and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 What does it look like with the headlights switched on? richardthestag, Conrad D. Conelrad, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 That's how I remember it entering the NPH car park at night! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 That's how I remember it entering the NPH car park at night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 the R16 is a mighty fine car Junkman and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Anyway, this morning, there was some postman ringage.He dropped these four parcels. Now look: Do you now understand the difference between a car tyre, and newfangled rubbish? Incredibly I managed to get them fitted. You will have to agree that this is a vast improvement. And I can assure you, it not only looks 40 years better, it drives like a proper car now.Sadly balancing wasn't possible, because those - errrr - modern balancing machines aren't capable of balancing proper car wheels. vulgalour, Skizzer, The Moog and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 glad I didn't buy it you didn't sell it. Junkman and Ghosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 My lord. Tyres with appropriate sidewalls. I bet that rides delightfully now. Almost as nice as a benz (he jokes) Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 I thought the ride of an R16 can't be improved. Well, I now know it can. richardthestag, Ghosty, Asimo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Wonderful! LightBulbFun and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 What tyre size was fitted previously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 165/70R14 which is RONG, because it's newfanged, thus shit by default.Weirdly it also had inner tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Do you now understand the difference between a car tyre, and newfangled rubbish?Have done for aeons Also my eyeball verniers say they are phat as phuck 155s? (ETA: of even 165s given the bloody height of the things.) Sadly balancing wasn't possible, because those - errrr - modern balancing machines aren't capable of balancing proper car wheels.Those modern balancing machines are perfectly capable of balancing stupid French blind centre wheels. It's the skinflint tyre shop owner you should be castigating for not splashing out on the required adapter. Sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 yes our auld renner 12 had inner-tubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 165/70R14 which is RONG, because it's newfanged, thus shit by default.Weirdly it also had inner tubes.It's just about technically permissible on a 4.5B rim (or is it a 4.00B that's the narrowest for that size?) It's shit because the beads are awfully pinched together. Sticking inner tubes inside tubeless tyres is a no-no as the insides of a tubeless tyre can chaff the tube. The average tyre monkey would insist on doing that when they see an old B profile tubeless rim just because they don't have the safety humps to stop tyres rolling off the rim. I'd rather go without the sodding tubes which are a ballache in themselves and not worry about the lesser problem of rim roll-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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