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[stuboy]

Went to Nelson to pick up my latest Omega breaker , nice manual 2.5 V6 estate in blue, quite surprised by the condition and it goes like hot shit off a shovel with a sexy V6 growl on the 60 mile journey. I think I'm having second thoughts on breaking it as it's got MOT for a couple of months and is really too good , nice old bloke threw in loads of bit's including the original alloys.    

keep it

[reb]

Reb, Lancias are for Winnahs;)

 

*disclaimer - this a fucking stupid idea, even I'm not daft enough to have one!

 

Seriously tho JUST SAY NO!

I'll just have to have a go of his, I think it's an HF, or certainly a replica at least.

All of the fun with none* of the rust.

 

 

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[Inspector Morose]

All of the fun with none* of the rust.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

P.s I would (and did when HFs were cheapish).

 

Would again.

[stuboy]

Son was throwing away worn 3 times college construction boots i thought ill have them bit polish there be shite

[reb]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

P.s I would (and did when HFs were cheapish).

 

Would again.

Technically speaking, the rust is still there, it's just not my rust and that's the most important part.

 

 

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[reb]

My new professionally mounted handsfree kit. Let's see if this lasts more than 5 minutes. Tell you what, getting blutac to stick to car plastic isn't easy.

 

 

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[Supernaut]

Went to Nelson to pick up my latest Omega breaker , nice manual 2.5 V6 estate in blue, quite surprised by the condition and it goes like hot shit off a shovel with a sexy V6 growl on the 60 mile journey. I think I'm having second thoughts on breaking it as it's got MOT for a couple of months and is really too good , nice old bloke threw in loads of bit's including the original alloys.

Oooh. More details.

[Ghosty]

The mother's just shaken hands on a fully specced 2009 Cooper S!

[JeeExEll]

Prime Suspect 1973 last night at 9pm on STV / ITV had some period autoshite, a real tidy Mk3 Cortina 2 door GXL included. Was first of a 6 part series set, surprisingly, in 1973. Not quite Life On Mars but worth a look next Thursday.

[andy18s]

Local Practika (B&Q) threw up a couple of "beauties" today

They are a fairly common sight but I don't usually get pics as I'm driving.

And then I spotted something different for sale......

Can you tell what it is yet?

 

Edit...soz about the sideways pics,my phone has had an update and I can't seem to switch it back....

Local Practika (B&Q) threw up a couple of "beauties" today

They are a fairly common sight but I don't usually get pics as I'm driving.

And then I spotted something different for sale......

Can you tell what it is yet?

 

Edit...soz about the sideways pics,my phone has had an update and I can't seem to switch it back....

[Supernaut]

Thing for sale... I'm going for some sort of 90s Peugeot, a 205/309/306/405.

[FakeConcern]

I've just discovered from the following threads that my Citroen C4 VTS isn't a "Modern" any more!

 

What moderns do you like / guilty pleasures?

New forum for moderns

What modern do you own/drive?

 

Consequently I is disappoint.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Prime Suspect 1973 last night at 9pm on STV / ITV had some period autoshite, a real tidy Mk3 Cortina 2 door GXL included. Was first of a 6 part series set, surprisingly, in 1973. Not quite Life On Mars but worth a look next Thursday.

 

they need to FRO with all the black number plates tho

[stuboy]

Got fed with buy bulbs susposedly really bright and driving pitch dark country lanes so put my hids back in... stuff the law

[egg]

I got the Favorit out of the lock up for first time since I got the garage. Turned on to the road and heard a massive clonk on offside. First thought was, I bet the spring has snapped - but no - I look underneath and there's mole grips attached! They have been there since I had it, and I didn't know (so at least November...). Bub drove it from Nottingham to Kent like this!

 

Anyway, jacked Stinky up and released them - steering is a little lighter.

 

Also, I had what I thought was a sticking caliper (intermittent) on that side - could it have been linked to this? 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

What sort of bodger holds the shock shaft with mole grips . That's the shock fucked now 😡

[tommotech]

Passed my caravan on to a trusted shiter today, not sure if he's updating his original wanted thread into a collection thread or not but nice to meet a genuinely nice fella, as most are here.

 

Enjoy!

[They_all_do_that_sir]

What sort of bodger holds the shock shaft with mole grips . That's the shock fucked now 😡

Thats shonky as fuck! I would be going over the rest of the car with a fine toothcomb

 

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[egg]

Really? I'm going to need to change it ?

[omegod]

Here's the Omega I picked up, decided to break it even though it's still MOT'd and drives well. Guy in Cornwall is buying the gearbox to put into a Volvo Amazon along with a GM diesel engine

 

 

[andy18s]

Really? I'm going to need to change it ?

The moleys will have marked the shock shaft and this will rip the oil seal to pieces.......

[panhard65]

Really? I'm going to need to change it ?

It depends where they were clamped, if it was above the normal working area of the shock then it should be ok. Also if it hasn't marked the shaft I wouldn't worry about it. Yeah it is crap but look on the plus side you gained a pair of mole grips. I get all my snap on tools from people who leave them under bonnets or a lovely 3/8 ratchet that was left on a bumper bolt of a mk2 Escort many years ago.

[junkyarddog]

I found a pair of grips the very same way,

on the rear shock of a T12 Bluey!

 

they were a bit rusty but freed up fine

[Guest Hooli]

It depends where they were clamped, if it was above the normal working area of the shock then it should be ok. Also if it hasn't marked the shaft I wouldn't worry about it. Yeah it is crap but look on the plus side you gained a pair of mole grips. I get all my snap on tools from people who leave them under bonnets or a lovely 3/8 ratchet that was left on a bumper bolt of a mk2 Escort many years ago.

 

This. It looks like it was pretty high, I'd be surprised if you use that much shock travel driving about so even with marks on the shaft I doubt it'll cause an issue.

[Guest Hooli]

Oh & your sticky calliper... Was it when braking hard? it could have been the mole grips rubbing on the tyre & slowing that wheel more,

[Jazoli]

Got fed with buy bulbs susposedly really bright and driving pitch dark country lanes so put my hids back in... stuff the law

 

Stuff anyone else coming towards you too

[tommotech]

So, not needing any more cars or projects, nor having the inclination to take any more on just now, I've taken ownership of a Citroen Picarsole in a beige hue of JRG.

 

It's the 1.6 hdi and runs badly, repair or bridge the verdict awaits.......

[Kiltox]

It's a 1.6 HDI - straight to the bridge every time

[dollywobbler]

Here's the Omega I picked up, decided to break it even though it's still MOT'd and drives well. Guy in Cornwall is buying the gearbox to put into a Volvo Amazon along with a GM diesel engine

 

 

 

Aren't Omega estates lovely looking things? I'm aware I need to find time to grab some doors from you. May also need a rear diff if things don't go well trying to sort out the one that's fitted. If the housing gets wrecked trying to sort out the stuck filler, then I'll be glad of a back-up. Are they ally or proper metal?

[wuvvum]

Now that I have a telephone which doesn't take three minutes for its GPS receiver to wake up, I downloaded one of those apps which lets you time your 0-60 acceleration.  I've always been slightly obsessed with 0-60 times for some reason.

 

I tried it out first by taking the Trafic down my favourite flat straight section of bypass.  The best I managed was 32.5 seconds, which is a bit shit really - probably still faster than an LDV Pilot but the van feels quicker than that.  I think part of the issue is that 4th runs out of revs at about 55, then there's a massive gap into 5th, which is fairly tall and therefore doesn't give much in the way of acceleration, so the last 5mph probably takes 10 seconds or more.  Still, for a Transit-sized van which had all of 64bhp when it was new, 20 years and 212,000 miles ago, it's not too bad I suppose.

 

To get a better idea of the accuracy of the app I then took the Moog Mondeo for a run, and recorded 9.5 seconds, which didn't seem too far out - a professional driver who's better at getting off the line than me (I always struggle with a turbodiesel to get the balance between bogging down and massive wheelspin) and a bit quicker with the gear changes would probably get it down to the high 8s, which feels about right from a seat-of-the-pants point of view.

 

I am a child.