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[cort16]

Cortina failed it’s mot but not by much. A bunch of electrical things not working which I’ve now fixed . Fog light not working, which is odd as it doesn’t have one a track rod end and 2 ball joints . Not bad really the last mot was 2015!

I’m getting my friendly garage to the hard stuff as it’s be another month the way I fanny around.

[Ghosty]

ARB link pin sheared twice trying to replace the bushes, and the knocking noise is starting to look like a failed damper.

 

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

[dollywobbler]

Just realized that Wobbler's Nippa is Maidstone registered, are the dealer stickers intact?

 

Maybe from here?

 

garage.jpg

Oh yes. The rear dealer sticker fills most of the rear window.

[Bobthebeard]

Finally managed to fix the terrible noise emanating from the front driveline on Elmo, the Saab 9-3 convertible. Suspected diff bearings but turned out to be a failed near side wheel bearing. Playing parts darts sorted it. Replaced the offside wheel bearing and the offside driveshaft support bearing as the racket appeared to be on the offside, but no. It was the other one. Sigh. Still, good news as the transmission is in good health.

Bad news is that the oil pressure light now comes on after a few minutes of driving/running the engine. Looks like time to drop the sump and check for the infamous sludge issue. Thankfully the car hasn't been driven more than a few hundred yards (metres?) in this condition so hopefully engine damage has been avoided. The upgraded breather and oil pickup kit has been ordered from Neo Brothers. Caught in time I hope!

[Fat_Pirate]

/\ that's quite a result, it had both front bearings replaced while it was at Pirate HQ but I suppose cheap rubbish was probably used. I will be sure to update the garage who condemned the gearbox... Very sorry to hear about the oil pressure though, certainly had no issues with the motor itself - sure the level is OK?  I found the windbreak for it at the back of the garage, I'll see about using the Autoshite pony express to get it to you.

 

My Jaaag is fucked, sounds like the starter is mashing itself into the flywheel.  Removing it means jacking it up and dropping the transmission slightly, and of course it's parked on gravel so I'll need to recruit my neighours to help push the 2 ton bastard onto concrete, all of whom will helpfully inform me that "you can get a Kia for £100 pm and it does 50mpg" throughout.

[Bobthebeard]

/\ that's quite a result, it had both front bearings replaced while it was at Pirate HQ but I suppose cheap rubbish was probably used. I will be sure to update the garage who condemned the gearbox... Very sorry to hear about the oil pressure though, certainly had no issues with the motor itself - sure the level is OK? I found the windbreak for it at the back of the garage, I'll see about using the Autoshite pony express to get it to you.

 

Would happily pay postage for the windbreak...

Yes the oil level is fine!

[Lord Sterling]

I remember in 2000 my dad had red sierra 1.6L G607WFB and I was out and about local and saw an exact red 1.6L sierra G608WFB saw it quite a bit after that, they were registered in bristol iirc

That reminds me. Ma used to have G886KAW, a Mk3 Fiesta in Red. Back when it was newish and worth something, we had G887KAW (or G885KAW) another Mk3 Fiesta in Blue as a courtesy car for a couple of weeks.

[dollywobbler]

I have lots of cars, but have only driven 24 miles this week. So, I went for a drive.

 

Lexus had been sitting for eight wet days, so the brakes were a bit noisy to start with. It's clocked up 50 miles in a fortnight. The nature of my work means cars can sit for weeks, then suddenly cover hundreds of miles in a few days, then be parked up again - and this is while I've only actually got two of mine on the road!

 

Which reminds me. 2CV event later in the month, so I should head back down to the workshop and start trying to improve the handbrake. I need to get the thing an MOT.

[Steve79]

There was a firm ban issued by the wife on me buying any more cars after the saab turned up. Apparently the company car, the xj8 and the saab 9-5 is more than enough to be going on with.

 

I will spend this coming week trying a figure a plausable excuse/lie as to why another vehicle will be joining the fold.

 

Collecshun thread to come but in the meantime i'll leave this here.

[fatharris]

It's a boy!

 

Austin Michael Raymond Harris was born at 2352 last night and home by 0400 this morning.

 

He's bloody ace, as was MrsH during the entire process and the entire staff of the Birthing Centre at Treliske hospital.

 

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[BorniteIdentity]

Warmest of congratulations to you and yours. Love the name too!

[3VOM]

Congratulations

 

Hope the guard cat behaves itself.

[danthecapriman]

Congrats!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That dash lift says ROVER 800

[Lord Sterling]

There was a firm ban issued by the wife on me buying any more cars after the saab turned up. Apparently the company car, the xj8 and the saab 9-5 is more than enough to be going on with.

I will spend this coming week trying a figure a plausable excuse/lie as to why another vehicle will be joining the fold.

Collecshun thread to come but in the meantime i'll leave this here.

Yes, welcome to the Rover 800 moaners club. May your ownership be less painful and expensive than mine.

[Steve79]

That dash lift says ROVER 800

Your not wrong. The gap ia soo big you can put your whole hand in there.

 

One more pic before collection and new thread.

[bramz7]

Nice!

 

This past week of Rover ownership has made me pencil in one of these as the next crusier when the 200 inevitably fails it's next MOT. Or a plush 600. Dunno.

[Steve79]

That dash lift says ROVER 800

Your not wrong. The gap is soo big you can put your whole hand in there.

 

One more pic before collection and new thread.

[stuboy]

Just realized that Wobbler's Nippa is Maidstone registered, are the dealer stickers intact?

Maybe from here?

garage.jpg

Near tanners scrapyard?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Is that Eddys Rover??

[stuboy]

It's a boy!

Austin Michael Raymond Harris was born at 2352 last night and home by 0400 this morning.

He's bloody ace, as was MrsH during the entire process and the entire staff of the Birthing Centre at Treliske hospital.

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Seems to be new thing to have..lol

[fatharris]

So adorable! Congratulations!

 

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[Steve79]

Is that Eddys Rover??

I've got it off a deceased estate. Family bought it for the old boy from somewhere up north back in january last year but he passed away in may and has been pretty much unused since then.

[Brodders]

Nice!

 

This past week of Rover ownership has made me pencil in one of these as the next crusier when the 200 inevitably fails it's next MOT. Or a plush 600. Dunno.

Ha ha, you're one of us now.

 

A whole new world of pain awaits you, but you won't care because the intoxicating blend of wood, chrome and leather makes you believe it is worth it.

 

Welcome to Rover ownership.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations by the way Fatharris.

[vulgalour]

Keep finding pictures of basey 90s Holdens and I shan't lie, a wagon like this has STRONG appeal.

 

[Shep Shepherd]

Managed to get my ancient Pure Highway DAB car adaptor working after a long period of being in my box of discarded tech, due to it deciding not to pick up any stations one day; it simply needed a factory reset:

 

 

Should go well in the waggins, especially as it has a mag-mount aerial

[MarvinsMom]

further mini tinkering..... and another fruitless day at the unit.

 

finally got both front hubs are finally off, we are going to fit new ball joints and bearings, but i think Goliath or Geoff Capes fitted the old ones.

 

with the ball joint splitter on it, the ball joints did not want to come apart, but some how we managed it. we have found that the outer cv boots are shot, and the track control arms are less than clever. great......

 

the previous owner had bought the car a moulded carpet set. i've trial fitted it, and while the colour is nice, it don't come anywhere near fitting properly cos its intended for an MPI,

 

so the carpet has a cut out for the fuse box next the the drivers door, cut out for the seatbelts in the wrong places and a mouded lump for the airbag ECU that my '74 doesn't have. so new carpet needs to be added to the list of stuff needed. along with drive shaft boots and new track contol arms, and i've no idea how on earth we are going to change those.... 

 

fuck.

 

you know those ideas you have that which seemd to be a good idea at the time,but infact are not?

 

yeap, buying that friggin' mini was one of those......

[panhard65]

Had a succesful day yesterday selling stuff. I sold a mobylette that I brought back from France for a nice little profit then sold my lads MG Midget. It had sat around for 6 months when his insurance ran out. I have also got rid of the big heap of spares I had for the Midget and hopefully the bloke who bought my 204 is coming back today to collect all the spares that went with it. It will be nice to have some space in the workshop again. I must try not to fill it up with more crap though.

[Christine]

Excited! A whopping  8 cylinders     ,and less than 3 litres ... And i'm  and the only bidder ,  I don't think anyone else has seen it 

3hrs to go  and i'm still the only bidder @ 99p      fingers crossed no one else has seen it  due to crap title !! My wife ain't at all happy...

[Angrydicky]

Registered 500 miles away in Maidstone 18 years ago so quite long odds, I would say.

GA on the old registration system was Glasgow.