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[Sigmund Fraud]

I now have two belt driven vehicles. One borked its exhaust on the way to my mates place in Essex yesterday.

 

It was successfully bodged..

 

Pics, or it didn't happen !

[Ghosty]

I'm back from Berlin! Spots to come when I put them on Fuckr.

 

(Well, I got back yesterday but I was out all day).

 

Today I did this (with some help, because brackets):

 

 

 

 

Installation was a piece of piss as the horn already had a relay etc. Just needed a bit of help mounting it.

[purplebargeken]

No pics of the happening or the repair cos I forgot camera. Too hot.

 

Discovered then that the 340 doesn't have a vario cover.

[egg]

Father's day gift from my daughter, she thinks I'm a dubber .

 

[M'coli]

That's bloody awful.

[Ghosty]

I have a better proportioned one somewhere, for my sins.

[egg]

She's only 6 in fairness!

 

In Monte Carlo, it's Ferraris and the Casino, in Kent it's the bingo and a Kenari...

 

[cobblers]

I have a better proportioned one somewhere, for my sins.

is this it?

[richardmorris]

I've just got home after driving the 2cv down the motorways from north Wales to surrey. A bit of fuel vaporisation after filling up and a sticky throttle round Birmingham but otherwise ok. Over twelve moderns on the hard shoulders of the m54, 6 and 40 though.

[SiC]

Just driving back along the M4 from Newbury to Bristol in the Laguna with the missus at the helm. Currently averaging 31.4mpg with the aircon on and crusing at a respectable speed.

 

A lot of police out tonight though! We've seen 3 undercover cars pulled over different cars and 1 police car taking their usual spot in the Police vehicles only layby, westbound between the two Swindon junctions. Naturally with the roof line just above the shrubbery and the policeman lying flat on top with his speed gun pointing out. With the sun on his back, it makes him pretty invisible!

[omegod]

Some interesting sights seen when heading back from London today

 

2 Bentley Benteygas

1 Bentley/rolls Corniche jobby

1 Metro 16v GTI, sounded like it had a VVC lump

1 Gorgeous burgundy Vitesse convertible

1 TVR 350 se

1 Rover p6 V8 on a recovery truck 

[M'coli]

She's only 6 in fairness!

 

In Monte Carlo, it's Ferraris and the Casino, in Kent it's the bingo and a Kenari...

 

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Oh, please forgive me my comment - it's a good effort at that age.

[tooSavvy]

..... just moseying along, minding my own business, and I 'trip over' this.

 

 

And I have been cogitating over a repair to the somewhat frazzled lower 1/4 of the back gate 

 

+ It's sunny weather!!!

 

 

TS

[Sigmund Fraud]

Doloshite can haz fresh MoT - more details when I get round to updating my horrible blog !

[dollywobbler]

On Friday, we hit the road in the 2CV for the Bristol Classic Car Show. Here's the 2CV in Crickhowell, which has become our 'some old charter' - the Welsh Tebay.

 

We spent two days manning the stand for Kelsey Media, selling quality* items such as this. Actually, we flogged five copies!

 

Inside the show.

 

For six-cylinder

 

Crivens!

 

Nice colour. Not a bad Morgan either.

 

We buggered off to Wells on Saturday night, as our hotel was chronically awful. Splat the rat!

 

On the Saturday, Elly the 2CV spent the day with this lovely Ford Zephyr Zodiac.

 

On Sunday, it all went wrong.

 

Manta Club put on a fine display, including this pair.

 

More headlamp wiper goodness.

 

Then we packed up and drove home, via Gloucester Services - some old charter southern chapter.

 

It was so bloody hot that we had to have the windows open for extra ventilation, even with the roof back. On the motorway. The suspension started groaning as all the grease melted, and the wipers kept refusing to turn off after I'd washed the screen. In fact, they just randomly started going at one point after we hit a bump. I can tell you there are an awful lot of bends between Shepton Mallet and our house. I was bloody shattered by the time I got home. It's about 150 miles, after a day manning a stand. 

 

Now I need to clean the 2CV up so you can actually see out through the windscreen, as many flies died on our way home. I also need to grease various bits before Mrs DW heads out in it tonight. I do have the bits to sort the Nippa out now, and the Bluebird has a plan of action, but where's all the time?! Gone, wasted writing stuff like this...

[Cavcraft]

Vectra's failed the MOT:

 

Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)

Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Fuel system component leaking possible fuel pump (7.2.3)

 

​Could have been worse, the garage were just a bit odd, really.

 

The seat belt failed as it was tied in a knot (Lord knows why) but sorted that.

Rear fog light was the bulb holder not in properly, sorted that.

'Possible fuel pump' was a leak off pipe, will be sorting that.

Just the bushes really, might try them at home but will see what garage prices are.

[tooSavvy]

Gate 0 : tooSavvy 1

 

Despite a late rush (of rotten ribs) almost stealing the match, a seasoned pro swiftly marshalled a 'sandwich formation' +extra long Decking Screws - thus putting the 'last nail' into any chance of a defeat.

 

Tool of the Match goes to: B&Q cordless drill/driver

 

 

TS

[SiC]

Insurance renewed. Direct Line again.

 

£309 on the Laguna for the wife, 10k p/a, 9yrs ncb and £100 excess.

£339 on the Civic for me, 13k p/a, 9yrs ncb and Zero excess. Both of us are 31.

 

Not too bad for a Bristol City postcode I reckon.

[Guest Hooli]

Blimey, I bought & insured a car for less* than that in January...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*slightly more

[egg]

I'm popping in to see Stuboy's mate who has the Mondeo citrines tomorrow, might be a few useful parts for me in his shed. Look out for a rare 'base meets citrine' photo tomorrow , arguably the most and least desirable mk1's.

[stuboy]

I'm popping in to see Stuboy's mate who has the Mondeo citrines tomorrow, might be a few useful parts for me in his shed. Look out for a rare 'base meets citrine' photo tomorrow , arguably the most and least desirable mk1's.

my old mate gaz.

[Kiltox]

I'm £550 for the Duster and £230 for the Rover with 0 NCB and a smash 3 years ago!

[stuboy]

been to dentist.. 2 extractions and 4 fillings...fun

[catsinthewelder]

Over the weekend I took the 20 year old Astra that could do with a service on a 250 mile round trip to Dorset to see family and despite a bit of paranoia it was fine. After getting stuck in M5+Bristol+sunny weekend chaos on the way down I took the non-motorway route back which took bloody ages.

 

  I did spend half an hour rebuilding the front end of my cousins 12 year old Corolla People carrier thing after his Mrs reversed over a low bollard and ripped the bumper off.  This was made more entertaining by the fact it was accomplished at 10:30pm using christmas cracker quality tools found in assorted family hatchback toolkits after I had consumed several beers and lit by a couple of mobile phone torches.  This is why I never own smart clothes for long.

 

Today I had my first blowout,  OSR tyre on a work van let go at 60ish on the M6-M69 sliproad.  It was less dramatic than I feared though I'm glad the road was quiet.  After calming down I naughtily donned my hi-vis and changed it myself on the hard shoulder as some poor bugger was going to have to do it and I know where the jacking points are.  Slight brown trouser moment when a Romanian plated HGV made a BBBBRRRRRRRMMMMMM noise down the rumble strip 50 yards behind me.  Tyre was a Michelin so I'll be sticking to Ling Long ditchfinders in future

[Six-cylinder]

Tonight Bucketeer thought he had found a quiet field to pitch his tent when a motorcycle gang raced by!

[Fabergé Greggs]

Flippin lols- spotted this this afternoon. Fuck knows how you'd manage this even if you tried..

 

[Guest Hooli]

^^^ that's brilliant! You can park all day & not get a ticket like that

[MarvinsMom]

Metro delivered to proper old school garage (Bogg Bros in West Lutton) in attempt to cure* poor running issues.

 

made it there too, under its own power, too, just....

 

car was fine while under way, though it was stuttering like mad when i was truing to pull away or if i had to ease up on the throttle.

 

so, a service and tune-up are on the cards. car has been sent with a full carb service kit and ignition parts, and i cannot wait to get it back, running properly.

[Guest Hooli]

Sounds like a partly blocked idle jet

[MarvinsMom]

Sounds like a partly blocked idle jet

hmmmm, could well be.

 

main problem is that the other half has had their little fingers in to it to have a good fiddle, on all sorts of things!

 

Boggs though are good with carbs, and still have a fully functioning Kryton Tuner and the knowledge of haw to use it.

 

other firms local havent been interested, mainly i guess cos you cannot plug a laptop into an A-series engine.

 

last time it was running like crap, about 3 years or so ago, Bogg's were able to whisper the Metro into such a happy place that it ran like a dream. its an old metaphor but the car really did run like a wee sewing machine. so i'm hoping for that again.