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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Nope. That wouldn't work at all. If I want a white bonnet, Omegod found one, but it's a bit big to post. If I could find time, I'd still like to nip up to that yard for the bonnet and maybe the front bumper, though I still like the metallic blue...

 

Can it be relayed to you? I.e I could meet Omegod somewhere and bring to Oswestry or something if it helped?

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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If you've got somewhere to stash some bits, that'd be grand. My main worry is the car being scrapped before I can get to it. I'd be interested in the driver's door (just bolt on I believe) and front bumper complete with indicators. And headlamps.

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Idea:

Purchase whole donor car, A-frame it home (preferably with the Proton), put on YouTube titled "I saved a Proton from the scrapyard", Tell Malaysians, Malaysians watch video, YouTube royalties pay for the donor car, you get to own 2 Protons, you win at life.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Idea:

Purchase whole donor car, A-frame it home (preferably with the Proton), put on YouTube titled "I saved a Proton from the scrapyard", Tell Malaysians, Malaysians watch video, YouTube royalties pay for the donor car, you get to own 2 Protons, you win at life.

 

Actually, I feel jilted by the Malaysians. My latest video is getting far fewer hits. I guess I haven't been picked up by Malaysian news this time!

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Actually, I feel jilted by the Malaysians. My latest video is getting far fewer hits. I guess I haven't been picked up by Malaysian news this time!

 

.... I think if you make a jibe at their president... imply dodgy financial jiggery pokery (woven into a critique of equally dodgy panel fit on Protons) apart from a Hit Squad visit, you might get on the news again  ;-)

 

https://dinmerican.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/malaysia-harassment-of-critics-intensified/

 

 

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dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Went down the local garage this morning.

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It was there for this hole to be welded.

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Then the chap pulled out the wheelarch liner, and I managed to completely fail to take a photo of what lay beneath. Oops.

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Then the chap pulled out the wheelarch liner, and I managed to completely fail to take a photo of what lay beneath. Oops.

 

...because there was nothing left to take a photo of?

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dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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More boring than that. I'd left the camera on a really quick shutter speed, so mostly what I got was blackness.

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The blackness of THE VOID.

 

Nah, good news! Proton edges closer to being on the road! Yaaay!

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Bringing you up to date, in video form.

 

bloody hell what did you ever do to offend vintage electronic repair aka Andy Mann?

 

I would skools are out be he looks prehistoric

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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In other news, V-TECH KICKED IN YO! This thing has an MOT!

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Right. I'd better tax it then. Sub-1550cc, hoorah!

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Oh wow. I see what folk mean about Vintage Electronic Repair man.

 

I broke my own rule to look, and actually ventured into the youtube comments section. Never venture into the youtube comments section. That way madness lies.

 

 

 

 

Anyway, less of that nastiness. YAY THE PROTON HAS AN MOT! You are winner.

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That must be a nice choice to have to make when coming out of your house, Bluebird or Proton? I would have to toss a coin to decide which fine machine to drive.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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That must be a nice choice to have to make when coming out of your house, Bluebird or Proton? I would have to toss a coin to decide which fine machine to drive.

 

Haven't quite got to that idyllic phase yet. The Proton is still at the garage. I'm collecting it tonight and leaving the Bluebird, so its full-fat tyres can be fitted. Then I'll have to work out how to get the Bluebird home.

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Does the community bus you drive now and again have a tow bar? Could you borrow an a frame?

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Does the community bus you drive now and again have a tow bar? Could you borrow an a frame?

 

Alas no. None of them are so equipped. I do occasionally catch them to get to the car though. Same garage works on the buses and my cars.

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 Then I'll have to work out how to get the Bluebird home.

 

Call the local taxi firm and they will turn up in it.

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Great news! Do the Malaysians appreciate the significance of this?

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top stuff getting an MOT on this.

 

on a side note the "vintage electronics repair" guy looks like the mad doctor from cannon ball run only less approachable 

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Great news! Do the Malaysians appreciate the significance of this?

 

Apparently there is a massive firework display in Kuala Lumpur to celebrate this event this evening.

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Apparently there is a massive firework display in Kuala Lumpur to celebrate this event this evening.

And the fireworks are white, blue and light blue  :mrgreen:

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Vintage electronics repair dude must have had a traumatic experience with a Proton at some point. He displays an alarming amount of anger!

 

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ah that would be where Rachel gets to drive HER new malaysian car

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Well in on the MOT.

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Congrats on the MoT.  As for repairer bloke, just hit the 'harrassing/bullying' tag on his comments, it's what it's there for.  Or ignore him, he's not important.  Either's good.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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ah that would be where Rachel gets to drive HER new malaysian car

 

She's not interested. She loves the Nippa.

 

Anyway, after a joyous* committee meeting, I got the Proton home. It really is a bit shit, just like the Bluebird was when I first got that running. I hope it isn't going to turn into a similar money pit, though the Bluebird has at least become quite pleasant to drive now.

 

Brakes are poor, which I think is mostly rears. Just about scraped an MOT pass, but I reckon new shoes are going to be needed there. I got a verbal advise on the inner track rod end, so that needs sorting out. Garage was unable to get their hands on one today. It stinks of dog. It also doesn't pull very cleanly below 3000rpm, being prone to a spot of kangaroo-esque behaviour. I'm hoping a good service will sort that out. Already have an oil filter, thanks to Egg, so hopefully a fresh set of plugs will have it behaving nicely again.

 

Oh, and you can't open the driver's window, because the glass falls off the runners if you do. Still some way to go with this one I feel, and expenditure is already over £300...

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Congrats on the MOT.

 

Did you need to get new number plates in the end?

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