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[Bobthebeard]

The transmission pan leak on the Oldsmobile is now hopefully cured. Another job ticked off the long list. New gasket fitted and bolts tightened up. Jobs so far completed are:

 

New rear transverse spring and isolator pads fitted (£££'s)

Broken boot lock cylinder replaced

Transmission filter and pan gasket replaced

New grille fitted (original was comprehensively broken)

Busted glove box hinges replaced

Full set of brake pads obtained for fitting soon

Rust hole in wing repaired

Horrid poundshop wheel trims removed and binned

Bonnet release cable fixed

New 'Oldsmobile' bonnet badge bought from USA to replace the broken one that just said 'Old'

Full service kit purchased from Rock Auto

 

Work is progressing. Would be amazed if Ken didn't want to buy this back once it is finished....!

[xtriple]

Fed up with the rain. Rain equals paranoia about the dollop so I put it in the garage and after drying her with a soft chamois put her nice new cover on. Fucking thing is an XXL and for the biggest cars and it only just doesn't bloody fit!  It's covered the car completely apart from the front bumper which it will not go over as it's too tight. Also, the sodding roof mounted carphone aerial (little stubby thing) made a lovely but non too neat rip in it.

[Bobthebeard]

Fed up with the rain. Rain equals paranoia about the dollop so I put it in the garage and after drying her with a soft chamois put her nice new cover on. Fucking thing is an XXL and for the biggest cars and it only just doesn't bloody fit! It's covered the car completely apart from the front bumper which it will not go over as it's too tight. Also, the sodding roof mounted carphone aerial (little stubby thing) made a lovely but non too neat rip in it.

Rain is just water... You wash your car with water so probably not worth worrying about really. I have a slight tendancy to be OCD myself, so understand. But it can take over your life needlessly.

[danthecapriman]

I've got the Mercury back!!

Went and got it this afternoon after it suffered big time from sucking up rust from it's old fuel tank.

 

So it's now got a brand new fuel tank installed, with new straps. The fuel filler neck was rusty and the seal between it and the tank was pretty crap so that's now sorted.

While it was having this done I got them to sort the autobox leak which is also now good and then I got them to put a new MOT on it which of course it passed with no advisories.

I took it the long way home of course! I really love that car and it's worth every penny I've spent!

 

Next bit of news isn't quite from the last 24 hours but the Transit has also been MOT'd, an easy pass again. They love the old thing at the garage I use, one of the guys there has an Anglia historic stock car and wants my mk2 Transit as a day van and tow vehicle for the Anglias trailer! I'm not selling though!

[beko1987]

fun fact:  If you put 'celeriac car' into Google to try and find an amusing picture to ask why someone (Wuvvum) is considering buying a vegetable to drive around in, Google automatically corrects it to 'celerio car'.  I could find no examples of cars made from celeriac, sadly.

Fun Fact, when the Celerio was being launched, Suzuki did a doordrop through us/royal mail. Was all booked in and confirmed... then the autocar brake filures happened and UK sales were stopped etc, and the mailing had to be cancelled. My justification to RM as to why it had to be cancelled and rebooked was a link to the autocar article, they understood perfectly and we got away with £0 cancellation charges, and charged the client 50% because we r bastards and like our annual bonus and pissups

 

Hope they fixed that!

[nacho man]

Went on a 6 hour round trip to get this for work.

 

 

A 220 thousand mile manual 2.7 disco.

 

Apparently it's a proper commercial version but it looked a bit home brew in the back.

 

It's a rhd but the speedo is in kph, what's the crack there?

 

Also it's coil sprung is that standard?

 

It's because our firm didn't want to spend £££ on defenders they thought ropey old discos would be better.

 

Oh dear.

 

Apparently

 

 

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[nacho man]

It's also on the four best Chinese ditch finders and has no history at all.

 

 

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[BorniteIdentity]

Went on a 6 hour round trip to get this for work.

 

 

A 220 thousand mile manual 2.7 disco.

 

Apparently it's a proper commercial version but it looked a bit home brew in the back.

 

It's a rhd but the speedo is in kph, what's the crack there?

 

Also it's coil sprung is that standard?

 

It's because our firm didn't want to spend £££ on defenders they thought ropey old discos would be better.

 

Oh dear.

 

Apparently

 

 

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Ireland.

 

KPH because Brussels.

Commercial because tax.

[Lacquer Peel]

Because ex-ROI maybe?

[dave21478]

Im off to bed...mega early start tomorrow for collectioneering. Im not going to live blog it because 1- I am too much of a technotard, 2- I have previously had my wallet rinsed for data roaming so wont do that again in a hurry and 3- due to the timescale it would be a really boring read.

Highlights when I get back.

Toodle pip.

[320touring]

Safe trip chap

[drum]

Tonight I've been helping Tam drag this highly desirable* rover out of a bush where it has lurked for a couple of years.

 

Apparently it had 6 grands worth of extras when new.

 

 

I think this takes tam up to 10 rovers.

[wuvvum]

Wow.  Full moo, wind and tree - Hyacinth Bucket would have been creaming her knickers.

[andy18s]

Went on a 6 hour round trip to get this for work.

 

 

A 220 thousand mile manual 2.7 disco.

 

Apparently it's a proper commercial version but it looked a bit home brew in the back.

 

It's a rhd but the speedo is in kph, what's the crack there?

 

Also it's coil sprung is that standard?

 

It's because our firm didn't want to spend £££ on defenders they thought ropey old discos would be better.

 

Oh dear.

 

Apparently

 

 

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Coils were an option on base/commercials..

[HMC]

Just back from collecting a Ford Puma, had a great run back over deserted moorland roads, did a deal with the vendor which sees it replace my old Rover 75.

[phil_lihp]

Snap!

[vulgalour]

What's the extra switch for under the window switches?  I've never seen that on an R8 before.

[wuvvum]

Isn't it a rear window lock switch?  "On" means they work from the switches on the back doors, "Main" means they only work from the main switch panel on the driver's door?

[Noel Tidybeard]

is that an operate all windows switch as well?

[Ghosty]

Yeah, it's a Ronda window lock switch. Our Civics had very similar ones, even the two door for some reason.

[320touring]

2 days in Derby courtesy of a turboprop..

 

JOY

[bub2006]

If you see a bright yellow Luton sprinter give me a wave

[xtriple]

Some top shite going on round these parts (I mean this site), I wish I had more space/money/physical ability and I'd have a load of more cars that you lot keep tempting me with. I have never had a Rover R8 of any description, nor a 75 (nearly did - 1.8 turbo - but got scared so ran away!) never had an XM (nearly did but realised I was being ripped off so ran away)  and so it goes on and on...

 

Oh, and in other news, yes, I am paranoid, OCD to an extreme and it does control my life to an unreasonable extent but I love the big green dollop now. It is all sorted and drives like new (I suppose) and it really is a rather special place to be. I really want to keep it this way! But, I also think the viscous coupling on the fan is faulty and am now considering removal and electric fan install instead. Or a new Viscous coupling, I should ask Panhard where he got his from.

[Bren]

Sciatica is bastard killing me

[panhard65]

Some top shite going on round these parts (I mean this site), I wish I had more space/money/physical ability and I'd have a load of more cars that you lot keep tempting me with. I have never had a Rover R8 of any description, nor a 75 (nearly did - 1.8 turbo - but got scared so ran away!) never had an XM (nearly did but realised I was being ripped off so ran away)  and so it goes on and on...

 

Oh, and in other news, yes, I am paranoid, OCD to an extreme and it does control my life to an unreasonable extent but I love the big green dollop now. It is all sorted and drives like new (I suppose) and it really is a rather special place to be. I really want to keep it this way! But, I also think the viscous coupling on the fan is faulty and am now considering removal and electric fan install instead. Or a new Viscous coupling, I should ask Panhard where he got his from.

I fitted a secondhand fan but it took 2 attempts to get one that worked and it was still £100 (£300 for new). I think the later models use a different coupling that was a lot cheaper than the one for mine. Flying spares is best really as the guy I used has given up now.

[SiC]

Booked Astra in for an MOT next week. Fingers crossed it'll pass. No reason why it shouldn't, but you never know.

 

Garage guys rolled their eyes and laughed when I said I bought something else...

[dean36014]

Might be mad but ordered a towbar for the citroen ZX last friday. It was coming from Poland and turned up today, pretty impressed with that. Now got to find the time to fit it and then look for a suitable cheap trailer tent for adventures next year.

[egg]

I have been treating the rear under tray of my Fusion with some Kurust this afternoon, it has surface rust along by the exhaust and rear hook. Pictured below conversion in action. What should I paint over the Kurust with in this area? Thanks.

 

[danthecapriman]

I have been treating the rear under tray of my Fusion with some Kurust this afternoon, it has surface rust along by the exhaust and rear hook. Pictured below conversion in action. What should I paint over the Kurust with in this area? Thanks.

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If it's converted and gone off properly I'd just paint some stone chip or underseal over it. Or some of that spray on aerosol wax from Bilt Hamber. Anything really just to give it some protection.

[dollywobbler]

This morning, I saw the Rover for the last time. It was dragged away for scrap while I was out on bus duty, so there was just an empty space where it had been when I got back. Feeling a bit glum, which suggests I liked it more than I thought I did. I know it was generally a bit rubbish, but it wasn't very far from being a working car. I guess stuff far more road ready gets scrapped every day though. I think this is why I don't usually scrap cars. I'd rather sell them on and dream that they're still running around joyously somewhere. Apart from the Sirion. Conrad's cartoon still haunts me.