Lacquer Peel Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 What makes you think it's an LHD light? It's hard to tell on the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 The shape of the trapezoid in the middle of the glass section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Huzzah. Now I just need a sill and lots of little un-holes. Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Mmm, brake fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 You hate to see it. Where is it leaking from? Hope it's something simple like a porous Flexi hose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's next to a bracket on one of the front to back lines. They're both being replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 All the original brake pipes had done quite well to get to this age. They have now all been replaced. Thanks @scaryoldcortina Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, loserone said: When I got the 405 back from @scaryoldcortina on Thursday after he replace all the brake pipes for me, it seemed a bit clunky in the boot. Oh! Andy basically said it broke at the wrong time for him, so he just replaced it with a better one and threw it in a pile with an unknown fault. If anyone knows scary's yard, he has a couple of piles of stuff like this. One of them is mine, actually, and is mostly pieces of Peugeot. I got it turned on on Saturday morning, and this is what it did. VID-20190727-WA0000.mp4 1.76 MB · 0 downloads Great, not a lot. Fan works, but sweet FA when pulling the trigger. There's no spool on it btw. I dug about to see what might be up. Fuse? Looks reet. I'll check a couple of voltages on the board. Lucky, stupid fucker. Anyway, I reset two MCBs and an RCD and went back to it, finding that there was no 12v anywhere. Meaning this transformer is fucked. £6 later, I ordered the same thing from RS components, and today it arrived. And now? VID-20190729-WA0002.mp4 2.08 MB · 0 downloads Grand. It does strike an arc too, but I have no gas, wire, visor, bucket of water, or a bunch of other stuff either. However, this will be an important step forward in fixing up the 305. Lacquer Peel and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Free welder, pretty cool. Is it a very broken one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Not anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Hey L1 where did you get the wing from ? and are there any more ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Have a look on eBay have a look on eBay Seller only has copy parts now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 @puddlethumper here: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283564254430 My two are genuine ones. DIVISIVE POLITICAL ASIDE: It was learned after I bought them that the seller is a Kipper, so you will have to decide if you are happy to support potentially racist persons, or if it's a non issue. I reckon there's probably quite a lot of kippers, and not all of them are necessarily racists, so avoiding them might not be such a big deal. YMMV. Lacquer Peel, puddlethumper and meshking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Further shenanigans. I accidentally bought a 205. It has a few broken things that weren't broken when it failed the MOT. Just main beam telltale to finish now. I appear to have raffled the 405. Tickman and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 From how far away could you hear it coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Long before I could see it Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Oops Tickman, Dirk Diggler, Six-cylinder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 1.8, 12 months test, bit of lacquer peel. Stupid induction kit. New tyres on the front, good enough of the back. Proper seat belts and enough space in the back for the kids. 107k. We'll see. Six-cylinder and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Don't think the rad fan is coming on. Gr-7. Otherwise it seems great. Attracts mcflurry when parked in the street so someone obviously thinks it was more than it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Quick fleet summary: LEAF: leafy. Legacy: stereo broken. Up for sale. 405 estate: still sitting 405 saloon; roffled, ready for draw. 305: seems to be running fine with its new fuel hose and filter setup. 205: various maladies fixed, needs a main beam tell tale. Bought a set of clock off eBay which seem to be in worse nick. Will probably just solder up and send them back. Aim to get it tested next week. 306; new in. Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 306: 99miles in. Temp guage varies quite a bit. May need to get the laser thermometer out as it doesn't make sense unless both the thermostat is stuck open and the rad fan doesn't come on, even when the AC is on. I should probably also go and check that it has a fan, the fan operates, etc. Anyway, it swings between 70 and 100 on the temp guage. It's the first car I've ever had with an oil level guage. Idle is usually ok, except when it isn't. Drove through Durham and had to restart it 6 times - every time I stopped or disengaged. And then it's fine again. It is a teensy bit cramped inside; the biggest one has to have his feet on the back of the seat in front; still, this facilitates reading modern railways magazine. Still, it's quiet enough for sleep And the boot will take three flight cases under the roof, so it's pretty likely we'll take it to France. rantingYoof, Tickman, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 Oh, and of course Dirk Diggler, Kiltox, jumpingjehovahs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 In 205 news, I've clocked it. Now just to see when @scaryoldcortina can squeeze it in for a test. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 That 306 is FIT. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share Posted August 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kiltox said: That 306 is FIT. Yeah, I reckon it was worth moving the 405 on for. Do you want a legacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I do not. puddlethumper and loserone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Good to see this on the main board with all your car movements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 With the main beam have you changed the led bulb for a normal one? It was one of the few that worked ok for me when I had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 It's all new clocks. Had to strip out all the new wiring to get it to work The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Fleet update. 205: pissed MOT and went to join @davehedgehog31 in the land of many Volvos until its new keeper shows herself. 305: just did a 300+mile trip to Chodmondely and back over the weekend, with the whole family. It's an ace steer over country lanes, and can cruise at 77 on the motorways. Still has an issue with cutting out whenever you pull up to stop / pause. Consensus is that it's the tank strainer. Would have looked it it tonight but the wind blew two windows out of the garage whilst we were away so I've been reglazing them. 306: Exhaust squeaking is beginning to get on my tits, but it's otherwise running well, getting 40+ mpg and taking me to work with the roof down. Radiator fan was a relay, thermostat seems to open a bit early but might just be an inaccurate temp guage. 405 estate: no progress. LEAF: Some fucker turned right from a left turn lane on a roundabout and it's scraped to fuck. Excess paid, it's almost certainly going knock for knock as Mrs L1 should really have not turned off the roundabout when the other lane wasn't clear, despite the clear lane markings. Getting picked up by a body shop on Wednesday. Legacy: stereo fixed. Up for sale. Going to wash and hoover it and get it on eBay this week hopefully, Mrs L1 has just brimmed it so it would surely sell immediately. Lacquer Peel, Flat4 and davehedgehog31 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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