How much shite is too much shite? Electrical Storm

[Saabnut]

51. White Saab 900 T16 - untouched

52. Saab 9000 - bridged (-9)

53. Saab 99 Chavmeister - still in Bristol, need to collect some time

54. Saab 92b - still in the midlands, untouched

55. Saab Sonett - back on the road

56. Holden Suburban - still here, still needs a fix to the brakes, for sale once fixed

57. Maestro Diesel - untouched and still for sale

58. One I forgot - the DMW Deemster, now running and likely to be going to another shiter soon (-8)

And now onto the new additions, but not in any particular order:

59. Saab 9-5 Estate - parts car now stripped and awaiting transport to the bridge (-7)

60. Saab 9-5 purchased via AS and now a daily (-6)

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, Saabnut said:

43. FX4 Taxi - untouched

 

whats the story of balamory of this one and whats the plan for it?  

I have fond memories of FX4 taxis so always like to hear about em!

(would love to own one or at least get to drive one some day)

[Saabnut]

61. The Disco of Doom (-5) soon to be for sale

62. The spares Disco (-4)

63. The latest and keeper Disco (-3)

64. The everyday AX bought on AS (-2)

65. Mini. Not mine, but in storage for a friend whilst he builds a new shed (-1)

66. Also tempoarily stored for another shiter is a Wartburg (which I have no picture of so will add to this thread later) and a different shiter owns and will be collecting this VW Fox soon (0)

67. Of course, you need a portable engine hoist and just in case I need to stack any if parking becomes a problem, this Massey Ferguson (+1)

68. Renault Modus Dieseasal just arrived (+2)

69. Ex AS Pug 205 bike (+3)

70. Finally for tonight, the Volvo 240 GLT (+4)

[Saabnut]

So, after 2 years of dedicated fleet reduction, if I include the Wartburg, there are 5 more vehicles than I started with, and a running total of 61 currently. It has also highlighted how much time I have wasted on dailies, and in particular the Discovery of Doom and the Holden. Both have to go, and soon, and I need to get on with some of the more interesting projects.

@LightBulbFun the FX4 was bought straight out of service in London, but has been parked for 4 years. It is fairly near the top of the projects and i hope to get it back on the road, maybe as early as this year!

[HillmanImp]

I've just shown your list to Mrs Imp so that she knows how lucky she is with only 5 cars outside. 

[LightBulbFun]

5 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

@LightBulbFun the FX4 was bought straight out of service in London, but has been parked for 4 years. It is fairly near the top of the projects and i hope to get it back on the road, maybe as early as this year!

ohh very cool! I look forward to seeing more on it

(must of been a fun drive up from London to Aberdeen in it!)

[hairnet]

maestro dizzle.........

see all the shit i missed at sf aberdeenshire

 

[Schaefft]

Scrap the stuff thats supposed to get scrapped and sell the stuff you want to get rid of, and that list should look a lot shorter again. I feel better about my cars now though.?

[Six-cylinder]

Well you have got me beat!

Edit - I think I might demand a recount because I have read though yours more carefully now and you have included parts cars and other wheeled machines! 

[Saabnut]

A friend (and previous owner of the Holden) came down to collect the Holden to take it away and try to fix the brakes as he has more time than I do at the moment. The grin is they arrived in one of my cars that I forgot I owned as it has been out on loan for a while

62. Toyota Yaris

[gadgetgricey]

Jeepers, thats twice,,,,

Mentioned when you picked up the Disco was very AS that you "forgot" you had a spares car outside. Now you forget about a working car you also have

As Hillmanimp says, need to show this thread to Mrs GG to show how much better/worse my car habit could get,.,,,

[Flat4]

How much is the Holden likely to be on sale for? That's a tremendous barge!

[cort1977]

27 minutes ago, Flat4 said:

How much is the Holden likely to be on sale for? That's a tremendous barge!

I have been avoiding asking that question myself.  Must resist...

[Mr_Bo11ox]

What engine is in your yellow Massey Ferguson thing? Must be a Perkins of some sort surely.

[Jim Bell]

7 hours ago, Saabnut said:

A friend (and previous owner of the Holden) came down to collect the Holden to take it away and try to fix the brakes as he has more time than I do at the moment. The grin is they arrived in one of my cars that I forgot I owned as it has been out on loan for a while

62. Toyota Yaris

 

Ah man, a gold Yaris. Amazing. 

What's the crack with it man?

[The Moog]

Haven't you technically got another AX?

[Saabnut]

I am not counting anything that has not made it here yet!

Yaris is on loan to the Holden owner, should be coming back in a month or so (it is now on Renault Alloys ) and once back will be sold on or roffled cheaply. It needed some weldage for the last MOT and will probably need more for the next one so will not be many ££££££

The Holden is on the market for £3k

[Flat4]

2 hours ago, cort1977 said:

I have been avoiding asking that question myself.  Must resist...

All yours. Can't afford it, sadly

[Saabnut]

Total down to 60 again! The Holden has been taken away by the previous owner for fixing and selling and two anonymous shiters arrived yesterday to take away the VW Fox. Hopefully it made it to its new home without problems. Once the new owner declares themself I will put up the Woollard shot!

[TrabbieRonnie]

Good god man, thought I was bad... I'm only up to seven...

 

2005 Outback... family daily.

1992 Surf... my daily (winter).

1992 Mazda 323... eldest son's learn-to-drive/project (doesn't need anything though) car.

1989 Trabant... my daily (summer).

1994 Audi Coupe... other daily (summer).

2006 Iveco recovery truck... u/s, needing brakes.

1993 HiAce Camper... holidaily.

 

It's fairly ridiculous, fairly well packed in now and I'm not even counting the other Trabbi (garaged for a few years now), and the Qek Junior caravan...

This year I plan to sell the Audi, the truck and maybe swap the Outback for something else, as I'm not emotionally attached to them like the others.  This foolproof* plan will probably, subject to such man maths, result in a ten-car fleet by 2021!

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

11 hours ago, Saabnut said:

Total down to 60 again! 

8/10 must improve your work as I know you can do better!

[Saabnut]

Wll the DMW has left but has been replaced with this BMW

So no change with numbers. Not counting this as a reduction yet, but it is a step nearer. Today a low flying Saab was spotted

Despite being a one owner, low mileage car, it lived all its life at the top of a sea cliff so is completely rotten underneath. Its bits are keeping several others on the road though.

Still 60.

[Shite Ron]

I am impressed, you have twice as many cars as me. I am an amature.

[Zelandeth]

Finally managed not dig these out of the garage.

Will try to get them scanned in for you sometime in the next couple of days and will send the PDF versions over to you.

EDIT: Here's the Operating Instruction Manual.  TI Crypton MotorScope 335 Operating Instructions.pdf

Will get the diagnostic guide done as time allows.  Hope it's useful!

 

Edited March 22, 2020 by Zelandeth
Added PDF

[Saabnut]

As I am not allowed to go anywhere* I have been at home. My friend left his mini digger at mine last week, so he called in to see me this morning (before you moan, he is just across the fields) and one of my other neighbours was out walking his dog so also called in by. Stood in my shed, the regulation 2m apart, we discussed cabin fever etc whilst drinking my coffee. The discussion moved on to things we could do, and when my digger driving friend suggested a clear up by the shed, this was done and of course we then decided that the "outdoor ramp" - also known as an old Ford A series recovery truck body - needed positioning. With me in the forklift at one end, my mate with the digger at the other and my neighbour directing operations, it was soon in place. Sadly I forgot to take pictures until it was nearly dark.

With that done, as the forklift and digger were running, we decided that today would be a good day to actually install my 2 post lift. Had to move  the Kubota, the Cobra, the Saab 900 vert and the red Royce out to give us room to install the lift. It is a very old and heavy lift (manufactured 1975 according to the data plate) so it was brought over to the shed on the forklift and then each part was lifted into position with the digger. About half way through, it went noisy with hail off the shed roof, at which point I remembered the roof was down on the Saab. By te time I got the roof up, the seats were half an inch deep in hail! Oh well, they will dry out!

Having worked out which bits went where, eventually the lift was in place, and it was getting dark. A test run attempt showed I need a different breaker in  my switchboard, so no test lift yet. At this point the Cobra refused to start so was pushed back into the shed, and the Royce pushed in with the Kubota. Tomorrows jobs are to clean  the plugs on the Cobra to get that running, start the royce for the first time in 4 years and tidy the shed so I can get the Saab back in to dry out!

Whilst it may not be actually working until I get the new breaker, at least it looks the part!

[Saabnut]

On 3/22/2020 at 1:32 PM, Zelandeth said:

Finally managed not dig these out of the garage.

Will try to get them scanned in for you sometime in the next couple of days and will send the PDF versions over to you.

EDIT: Here's the Operating Instruction Manual.  TI Crypton MotorScope 335 Operating Instructions.pdf

Will get the diagnostic guide done as time allows.  Hope it's useful!

 

Somehow I had missed this, many thanks Zel!

[Cavcraft]

Absolutely and utterly living the dream, I bet most of us would kill for a workshop like that. The stoved in Iv*co is just the icing on the cake.

[Saabnut]

Some progress to report today. As there is a possibility I might be going away for a few months, and if it happens will be short notice, I have to make sure that the better cars are under cover whilst I am away. First job was to get the Cobra running, plug clean and battery charged and away it went. Let it warm up properly as well. Next job was to see if I could get the '34 Rolls Royce started after about 4 years as this would make squeezing everything into the shed much easier. After a while of trying, it stubbornly remained silent, so the usual thing with these is the points need cleaning, and as I have never been into the distributor of this one, decided to have a look. Oh dear. I have driven this car from Aberdeen to Le Mans, and all over the UK with no problems, but no idea how! The HT leads are old and hard, and at least one fell out of the distributor cap as soon as it was moved. The distributor cap itself is broken and has been glued back together, and the rotor arm has a lump out of it where someone has levered it out. Whilst doing all this, I might as well fit a new set of points.

At this point I briefly considered raiding the white '35 Royce but decided as there are not going to be any shows etc this year, there is no rush so it can sit there whilst I order new parts. This did of course mean that moving stuff around was not going to be easy, but judicious use of trolley jack, the Kubota and a sling eventually saw everything in (albeit with minimal clearances) so everything is under cover if I do go away. If going away does not happen, I can soon move them again.

So, in I came and on to the websites of the pre-war Rolls Royce specialists. I am lucky that most things are still available, but to prove the points raised on another recent thread on RR/Bentley parts costs, here is what I have found. Not worried about HT leads as I can make my own.  Prices of parts? Points 40 quid. Rotor arm 75 quid. Distributot cap 185 quid, all plus VAT. So basically, a very basic service will cost around £400 in parts alone. Ouch.

[Skizzer]

12 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

...there is a possibility I might be going away for a few months, and if it happens will be short notice...

Fingers crossed they come back with not guilty, or at least let you off with a suspended sentence so you can keep us updated with epic scale shite-bothering.

[hairnet]

martin - no hes likely to get lost in the mahoosive shed