Estate(s) of the nation

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Impreza looks a bit of alright. As an aside, I thought you'd sold the Whizzkid?

[Mrs6C]

Hey peeps I am still alive and today is actually my birthday I have reached the ripe old age of 35!!! In fleet news I bought the Impreza back off my brother (sorry Mr Bollocks but I love it ) and had great fun in the snow with it

Happy Birthday!!!

[Heidel_Kakao]

Impreza looks a bit of alright. As an aside, I thought you'd sold the Whizzkid?

I did sell the Whizzkid to Sloth who just happens to be one of my fellow unit renters so I still get to see it.

[richardmorris]

One hell of thread gap .

[chaseracer]

Good to have you back, James!

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Great to see your return. Updates on the Datty, please!

[egg]

Good to see you back!

[dollywobbler]

He returns! Huzzah!

[Supernaut]

*waves at H_K and his dogs*

[clayts450]

Holy Thread Resurrection !

 

Great to have you back James

[Mrs6C]

Welcome back! 

[DSdriver]

Welcome back, how are the XMs?

The green Volvo is now sold to a chap in Scotland. He flew down and drove it back. Well I presume he got all the way back, he definitely made it as far as the Dartford crossing because it went through on my account.

[Noel Tidybeard]

hk is back

[Heidel_Kakao]

Thanks for the welcome back everybody

It's safe to say this year hasn't gone according to plan but I am getting back on track now and have started to sort out Cedric, I am trying to do at least one task a week and so there should be regular if not very exciting updates forthcoming.

Welcome back, how are the XMs?

The green Volvo is now sold to a chap in Scotland. He flew down and drove it back. Well I presume he got all the way back, he definitely made it as far as the Dartford crossing because it went through on my account.

Pez XM is due an MOT this month and derv XM is still sitting on my mother's drive No great surprise that the 940 went to Scotland as all Volvo's seem to end up there eventually.

[brownnova]

Hurrah!!! Great to see a return Mr Kakao sir! You’ve been missed!

[danthecapriman]

Great to see your back H_K. Can’t wait to see how Cedric’s getting on!

[dome]

Welcome back!

[chodweaver]

Hellooooo! Glad you're back. Looking forward to updates on Cedric.

[Heidel_Kakao]

So I thought I would try and fix something that was already broken when I got Cedric, the boot lock which wasn't doing what it is supposed to do namely locking.

Got it off the car without too much bother but have not managed to fix it, the key inserts freely but it just won't turn. I don't know for certain that I have the correct key although the one I have operates the other door locks no problem. Couldn't figure out how to remove the lock barrel and didn't want to risk breaking it any further so will just lube and reattach to the car for now.

[Sir Snipes]

I'd have thought that would be fairly straight forward for a locksmith?

[Heidel_Kakao]

I'd have thought that would be fairly straight forward for a locksmith?

I hadn't thought of that actually, may be worth asking one like you say.

[DSdriver]

Is there one of those dowel pin tube spring thingies in the small hole? If the hole goes right through you can punch it through with a drift. If it doesn't I think you do this 

 

 

i was gonna say that you could maybe try the old "grease in the hole" trick.
it works mainly for bringing out bushings in blind holes but it might work on roll pins too. how it works is , fill up the hole in the center of the bushing / pin, and find a pin punch/bolt/wood dowel that is pretty close to the the inside diameter of the same hole. then hit the driver with a hammer. the grease doesnt compress but will get under the pin/bushing and slowly push it out of the hole.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Well it's in more pieces now, I used brute force to tap it out after I couldn't see that anything was holding the barrel in. I have cleaned the whole lot with petrol but it still doesn't turn with the key, I will try popping into a locksmiths and get their verdict on it.

I replaced the manky old battery terminals and fitted a CTEK quick plug and status indicator lead for easy battery trickle charging.

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

Just had a thought.... rather than fixing the lock I could install a central locking kit, on eBay they are £12!!! Would be nice to be able to pop the locks with a remote instead of using the key like some kind of caveman

[Noel Tidybeard]

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Just had a thought.... rather than fixing the lock I could install a central locking kit, on eBay they are £12!!! Would be nice to be able to pop the locks with a remote instead of using the key like some kind of caveman

 

flash cnut!  :mrgreen:

[vulgalour]

Welcome back!  There's nowt wrong with having to stick a key in a lock like some sort of caveman.  Your house doesn't have a plipper so you're not that fancy yet

[tooSavvy]

ToMM came with a plipper alarm fitted [now dead/never worked]

 

I have bought a fleebay 'plip kit' but yet to brave loom chopping

[Heidel_Kakao]

Initially I wasn't a fan of the seat covers but now I really like them and consider it to be a part of the character of Cedric. The headrests hadn't been covered very well so I got some nice fabric off eBay and my mother kindly redid them as I would have made a terrible job had I attempted it.

No prizes for guessing that the new fabric is the one on the left

I took the seats out to remove and wash the covers, you can maybe see why they were covered in the first place.

 

The wing mirrors are also a bit worse for wear...

There is patina and then there is not functional, these fall into the latter category in my opinion.

They are Tex mirrors but not of a style I can seem to find being made anymore, however rather than replacing the whole thing I have found new Tex heads that look to attach in the same way so will order a pair of them.

That's what the heads look like, only £14 each as compared to a complete mirror at £46 and it will save me having to remove the old mirror base.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Progress! Hazzah!

 

You could possibly see a glazier about getting a new piece of mirror cut and put in the original head.

 

Say, how is the rest of the fleet going? Still got the ex-Dollywobbler Proton with the “pretending to be a Wolseley” light up nose?

[vulgalour]

The only other place I've seen those fancy mirrors is on MG A cars, some suggest they were the optional fitment, others that you just bought them from the local car spares place.  As long as the mirror head stalk matches, you can fit any mirror head to your existing stalks and yours being the flat sided peg means you've a good amount of choice.  You can dismantle the mirror, it's usually held into the casing with the rubber seal and you have to push down on the glass to release it.  With some, you can then dismantle the ball socket inside too, which means you can keep your original stalk fitting if needed and pop new heads on.