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[Steve79]

9 hours ago, jamiechod said:

Fitted some new wheels to the wife's tt, she said thanks but they look shit. What do you think? 

Think the wheels themselves look fine but on the TT they fill the arches out a little too much. Just my opinion

[richardmorris]

I’ve been to see this today.

[richardmorris]

Not to buy, a friend ( him with the Morgan, s class etc) has just bought it. Mainly i think because a friend of his in Marseille has one.

unfortunately it’s needing of more than a tickle with the sparkly stick. Despite looking lovely as is, it’s like a rotten pear. Does anyone have parts for a 1957 van? 

[clayts450]

Cappuccino and a croissant please, my good bearded friend.

[richardmorris]

Just now, clayts450 said:

Cappuccino and a croissant please, my good bearded friend.

Now, harp( owner, like the alcohol) has said his step daughter has already suggested crepe from one side and ice cream the other.  The plan is to convert back to 425cc and get rid of the rot while preserving the patina. I’ve suggested anchor wax- any other suggestions? It has been varnished.

its currently on a modern* 602 but a drum brake box. The original engine and box are in the back. New chassis and floor and bulkhead replaced. But the rest needs a lot of welding.

[xtriple]

10 hours ago, jamiechod said:

Fitted some new wheels to the wife's tt, she said thanks but they look shit. What do you think? 

I like them! Will they fit an SLK350?

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve been to see this today.

thought the reg looked familiar  

[GBJ]

11 hours ago, jamiechod said:

Fitted some new wheels to the wife's tt, she said thanks but they look shit. What do you think? 

She's right, it looks shit.

The wheels are Ok though.

[stuboy]

Picked up this spoiler for the mondeo.. 

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, clayts450 said:

Leather* and wood* for the win, Mister ?

It has leather*, but no wood* sadly.  The leather* is about half a step up from a Project Drive Rover, so not the worst ever used in a Korean car but not exactly Connolly hide either.

3 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

I thought these might be a logical progression from the Camry. What's your verdict on it?

Well this probably isn't the best example, being an ex-taxi with 280K on the clock, but it's not dissimilar to the Camry in some ways, being a big roomy slightly bland barge with not a great deal of feel through the steering.  Ride is firmer than a Camry, though not overly hard.  It has the typical Korean feel of being well screwed together from relatively cheap components.  The diesel engine pulls well and seems pretty good on fuel (did the 200 miles back from Congleton on £20 of diesel), but you do have to work the gearbox as the gears are very close together (it's a 6-speed, but 60mph in 6th is 2,000rpm so it's not particularly high geared by modern diesel standards).  I imagine a V6 auto petrol would be a relaxing beast, but the VED on those is a bit silly.  Seats are comfy, although the driver's seat only just goes back far enough for me - I do like to drive stretched out though.

Apart from a bit of vibration at idle (don't think the DMF is in the first flush of youth), a slightly feeble heater and an occasional noise which sounds like a wheel bearing on its way out, I can't really fault this one.  Yes it's been well maintained being a cab for most of its life, but the fact that a 280K Korean car can still drive so well means that they must have done something right...

Anyway, it's booked in for an MOT on Monday so we shall see what we shall see.

[wuvvum]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention - I stopped at Asda in Grantham for a bite to eat.  Came back out again and there was another silver Sonata parked two spaces away.  Guess what I did?  Yep.  Unfortunately managed to time it just when the owner of the other Sonata was coming out of the shop, so couldn't really pretend that it hadn't happened either. 

[skattrd]

You should have given me a shout Wuv, I'm not far from Grantham, and was in town today doing errands.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 11/8/2019 at 8:09 AM, dollywobbler said:

BX Milestone.

350,000kms! Well done BX.

pah that's only 217,479.9 miles! ?

[Split_Pin]

The Mini started chugging again in Cumbernauld Town Centre car park this afternoon before conking out altogether. 

Thankfully it wasn't in the middle of a busy junction or something.

The dead o2 sensors which I believe are the cause look like a right laugh to access and change out. A special o2 sensor socket is meant to help with this. Many skint knuckles look likely!

[Jamie]

10 hours ago, xtriple said:

I like them! Will they fit an SLK350?

They sold today unfortunately but yes they do fit (5x112 bolt pattern) 

[Jamie]

10 hours ago, GBJ said:

She's right, it looks shit.

The wheels are Ok though.

Brilliant. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

pah that's only 217,479.9 miles! ?

D'ye not think it's idling a bit high? Thought BX's idle speed was around 900rpm....

[richardmorris]

Perhaps the ac is running or the auto choke is engaged?

[xtriple]

Glad you sold the wheels from the Audi, I made an utterly derisory offer on a set of genuine AMG wheels, and I mean Cavcraft type derisory, insulting type... and I new it would never be accepted.

 

Just got the dreaded 'pay now!'  e-mail!So now I need tyres which even if I buy mingebag tyres will cost more than the wheels. I won't though cos I am a tyre snob... something else for me to be ashamed of  

[somewhatfoolish]

On 11/8/2019 at 7:28 PM, Yoss said:

We have a new drive for Felicia to leak oil over. A simple tarmac affair. We looked at block paving but it was more than twice the price, would have shown oil leaks and be more awkward for jacking up cars. 

 

Take care with jacking on tarmac, especially in warmer weather; the wheels on smaller trolley jacks aren't very big and put a lot of weight on a small area and tarmac can let them sink in, if holding a load on the jack put it on a bit of plywood or better still swap to axle stands, although some axle stands aren't great in this respect either.

[Jamie]

Ha! Good effort, are they the 5 'star spoke' ones? 

Had the machine polisher on this today 

[chancer]

Checking over the Ka earlier as its only mot'd til next month. Couple of small holes in the sills nothing too bad....but behind the fuel filler its rotten! Totally crumbling away. Daft question and i think i already know the answer...but is this structural or am i better calling the scrappy? Potatocam pics....

 

[Yoss]

38 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Take care with jacking on tarmac, especially in warmer weather; the wheels on smaller trolley jacks aren't very big and put a lot of weight on a small area and tarmac can let them sink in, if holding a load on the jack put it on a bit of plywood or better still swap to axle stands, although some axle stands aren't great in this respect either.

See post from yesterday. Already covered and aware, but again thanks for your concern. 

[Yoss]

23 hours ago, Yoss said:

Thanks for that, but don't worry, I never use OE jacks, certainly not at home anyway. I have one of these in the garage. 

Which has a nice roller to spread the weight at the front. But even then I have a large sheet of steel that I'll be using for a while until it hardens properly. I used to do all my work in a council car park when I still lived at home. Different times etc.., you could get away with anything then. But they resurfaced all the car parks on the estate and they took a long time to harden properly. There are still triangular holes there where my axle stands sunk into the new tarmac. So yes, I shall be careful. Thanks anyway. 

Sorry, this one I mean. Multi quote not working. Or just confusing me. 

[SRi05]

11 minutes ago, chancer said:

Checking over the Ka earlier as its only mot'd til next month. Couple of small holes in the sills nothing too bad....but behind the fuel filler its rotten! Totally crumbling away. Daft question and i think i already know the answer...but is this structural or am i better calling the scrappy? Potatocam pics....

 

Ka gonna Ka.... 

[chancer]

2 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

Ka gonna Ka.... 

This is the newest one ive had so far...its a 2008 model...and its by far the worst for rust

[SRi05]

10 minutes ago, chancer said:

This is the newest one ive had so far...its a 2008 model...and its by far the worst for rust

I find it incredible that even at the end of the production cycle, they still weren't rust proofing anything on those cars 

[adw1977]

A minor thing really, when people have died, but poor Jag!

[richardmorris]

50 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

A minor thing really, when people have died, but poor Jag!

I saw that earlier, and too am conflicted. Mostly that the Australian government have ignored climate issues for decades.

[danthecapriman]

Something incredibly rare happened today...

It didn’t rain!!

So, since it’s wet, cold and undoubtedly shit weather wise now for the foreseeable I used the dry day to dig out my dehumidifier trays and refill them with those weird crystal things that absorb moisture from the air. I’ve put two in each car and the van, should keep the damp and mould away from the interiors over winter. Also put a couple in the garage with the Capri, that should be ok without really but since I had them spare why not.

While doing this I thought I’d give the Mercury a check over since it’s been sat unused for the last three or four months. I’ve been busy with the Capri and other things and it’s been pretty much left and ignored for ages. The thought of selling it had entered my mind recently too.

It actually seems to be fine. Started up ok, though the battery was a little on the low charge side, but it fired straight up and ran lovely. Got it nice and warm and left the heater running for a while. Made me realise what a shit idea selling it is!! It’s such a cool car and it just sounds and feels magnificent once it’s running! Give it a quick rev and the whole body shakes and shudders! Power!!

For now, I’ve put some of the dehumidifier trays in it and covered it up but I’ve taken the battery out and left it on trickle charge for tonight. Next dry day off I get I’m going to get it out for a drive - road salt or not, it’s coming out!