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[twosmoke300]

Well I did my first timecard enduro but times out after 3 laps ( 45 mins late ) but gave it a good try and it was a real grind with many experts not finishing on time either . Glad to have done it and next one already booked .

 

Also picked up my 10 pound vanguard bulkhead for my new van on the way home too 😄

[plumbertony]

Good old  Brass monkeys.

Will make the next round seem easy though.

[holbeck]

A friend has a little project going making fictitious 1980's computer game covers........(yes, that's what I thought).

 

Somehow these fit right in here.

 

 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

Good old Brass monkeys.

Will make the next round seem easy though.

You know it's gonna be good when you have to have the van towed into the field

[dollywobbler]

Impressed everyone at the Kent meet with a view of the Honda's engine, and the lack of oil within. Just on the bottom of the dipstick! May need to check it more often. Not sure I have checked it since the trip to York back in Feb. Still, that's rather alarming consumption for a 'modern.'

[scaryoldcortina]

They all do that, sir.

[Tayne]

A friend has a little project going making fictitious 1980's computer game covers........(yes, that's what I thought).

 

Somehow these fit right in here.

 

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That has to be Dan Hirst?

[richardmorris]

Impressed everyone at the Kent meet with a view of the Honda's engine, and the lack of oil within. Just on the bottom of the dipstick! May need to check it more often. Not sure I have checked it since the trip to York back in Feb. Still, that's rather alarming consumption for a 'modern.'

Modern cars do for some reason, you think it would affect their emissions rating though. My merc doesn't use a drop from year to year though at 23yrs old.

[trigger]

I've been storing the Dolomite in the inlaws garage since before Christmas but the mot is due to end in a couple of weeks so i decided to get it home today, the battery has completely died now and won't charge up so thankfully my new battery pack came into use and paid for itself. I did manage to get a photo of thr two cars together for the first time though.

 

 

 

 

Afterwards i took it to Felixstowe for a good run, after fighting with the new baby car seat (they are the work of the devil).

 

[vulgalour]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-AUSTIN-ALLEGRO-SPEC-LE-GREEN-1-5-/201859341491

 

I have a very keen person coming to view the Renault.  Like, turning up with a trailer levels of keen.  I've been idly browsing eBay and that ^ fell onto my Watch list and won't come off.  Send help.  I might just go and have a look, it's only 2 hours away.

[eddyramrod]

When you say "send help," are you talking about bring-a-trailer levels of help?

[vulgalour]

That's the wrong kind of help!

[eddyramrod]

Just don't show that link to Marvin'sMom, she's really got an Allegro itch at the moment...

[vulgalour]

Oh good, I can avoid disaster by making someone else buy it.  Especially since this isn't the first time that LEggy has been on eBay recently.  I imagine it's a sea of MoT patches underneath.

[wuvvum]

Got very little shite-related stuff done this weekend, due to a combination of crap weather and a bad case of CBA.  I did get the DAF up on the ramps and have a poke around to see how it's survived its first winter outdoors in probably ever (although admittedly parts of Stondon weren't much better than outdoors).  Not too badly is the verdict - underside is as solid as I remember it, and the only grot I found was a tiny bit at the very front of each outer sill - I'm not even sure it'd fail an MOT as it's not within 30cm of suspension or seatbelt mountings, but I need to get it patched up anyway really as rust holes rarely improve if left unattended.

 

Then I swapped the wheels on the Rover of Doom back to front - it's had the snow tyres on the front over the winter (turned out they weren't needed), but I've put them on the back now that winter is theoretically behind us, as they seem to get chewed up rather quickly by the L-series torque.  I think I need to have a play with the Roverron tuning box though and turn the fuelling back up - I lost a traffic light GP this evening to a fugging Zafira - only narrowly, but still.

[SiC]

Smart Roadster is going into my local friendly garage tomorrow. 3 engine mounts and 2 reluctor rings to fit. 2 mounts are definitely shot and ripped to pieces, couldn't see the third but no doubt crooked. ABS kicks in at low speed and the rings look decidedly crusty. Hopefully that'll fix the banging I get when driving at >60mph.

 

Also got them to do an inspection service (I've done oil+filter previously) for a professional eye to cast over it to see if there is anything that I've missed on it. Hopefully nothing major or too much else will come back!

[chodweaver]

Due to impending and probably ill fated attempts at old-chod-save-age, involving Zintec and a cheap mig, I find myself putting unusual search clues into ebay. And coming up with this:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spot-Weld-Welding-Gun-ARC-Welder-7-Spare-carbon-electrodes-Electrode-Stick-/141907045438?hash=item210a51ac3e:m:mDkCCL1b2DpjL4Z4KHO9qdw

 

Now, I know they only work with an arc welder (got a cheap one of those too - just as hopeless with it as I am with a mig) but I can't believe that lots of chodbotherers aren't raving about this, what with arc welders being cheap and this little accessory allowing spot welds to be made from one side only, all for only* an additional spend of £42.

 

So, has anyone got experience of these? What's the down side?

[dave21478]

Most MOT repairs involve patches that need seam welds - its relatively rare to need to do spot welds and when you do need to do them, drilling holes in the top layer and plug welding with the MIG is as good as anything, so no real need to buy anything extra and have more cables getting tangled up on the floor.

[egg]

Blue Mond(a)y. My Mondeo was born on this day 24 year's ago.

 

[eddyramrod]

And on that note, today is also my wedding anniversary.  19 years.   And in a couple of hours we will be on the way to Sunny Skeggy for a little holiday.

[twosmoke300]

Our little girls 2nd birthday today too

[xtriple]

Just taken the MX back to the dealers to have its paintwork sorted out that they scuffed, I was surprised they got it back in so quickly and, expecting a longish delay, I had touched it up with my official Mazda paint sticks. T be honest, after touch up, it looked fine! Hardly worth bothering about... anyway, I now have a Mazda 3 courtesy car on an 09 reg with 112.000 miles on the clock and it is like brand new!  Seriously, perfect paintwork, interior like new and the car feels as tight as a drum, I thought it had done 9.000 miles until I looked for a 2nd (then 3rd, 4th) time.

[Bobthebeard]

The Rover 75 has now been collected and driven the 305 miles home from deepest Kent. A perfect Sunday out!

 

First class there.....(Which for some weird reason was cheaper than a standard ticket)

 

 

 

And back.... In luxury.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having two of them is just greedy, but am happy now.

 

Bonus invoice in history file!

Done at 93k. Now on 106k so ok for a year or two hopefully.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Wow that looks like a nice 75! Tell us more!

[beko1987]

That looks class!

[Bobthebeard]

Wow that looks like a nice 75! Tell us more!

Bought on impulse (ebay) whilst on holiday with nothing better to do one evening! A two sentence description and a few photos but it somehow looked right. Paid the full asking price of £695. A few messages were exchanged with the seller and I felt reassured so bit the bullet. Am convinced that good, well maintained Rover 75's and MG ZT's will be going up in price as they get increasingly rare. Man maths possibly, but that's my excuse!

[bub2006]

And on that note, today is also my wedding anniversary. 19 years. And in a couple of hours we will be on the way to Sunny Skeggy for a little holiday.

Congratulations. I may have a ride to Ingoldmells on Wednesday just because I can! All the best

[twosmoke300]

Just taken the MX back to the dealers to have its paintwork sorted out that they scuffed, I was surprised they got it back in so quickly and, expecting a longish delay, I had touched it up with my official Mazda paint sticks. T be honest, after touch up, it looked fine! Hardly worth bothering about... anyway, I now have a Mazda 3 courtesy car on an 09 reg with 112.000 miles on the clock and it is like brand new! Seriously, perfect paintwork, interior like new and the car feels as tight as a drum, I thought it had done 9.000 miles until I looked for a 2nd (then 3rd, 4th) time.

Let's hope your doggies don't scratch it inside or out then 😄

[cros]

[tooSavvy]

Not that I am 'into' them at all... and seeing as I have a few ordinary ones in my coat pocket... LookatMe Dust Caps are not on my list.

However >> I popped into a Wilco store today [newly opened on Silverlink] and they stock BlackDice & AlloySkull dust caps @ £1 each.
They are on the bikers aisle (pack of two).

TS