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[Six-cylinder]

51 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Did I tell you about a bloke in my village? He’d seen photos of the Base online but clicked I lived here when one of the pics went viral online. He walked past the other week and introduced himself and we stood - 2m apart - and talked cars for about an hour. Anyway, he told me he was after buying one of these and so went and bought one! 

He came around earlier and let me take it for a spin whilst he waited on. 

My. Fucking. God. What a glorious thing. I would say it sounded nicer than any six cylinder I’d ever driven. A real offbeat, syncopated warble. 

It’s done 60,000 miles - is better than any car I’ve owned in 15 years - and I want it very much. 

They’re much more comfortable than you’d anticipate and it’s a little flying machine.  Very, very jealous. 

I think we have talked about him before and he is a DJ on Biggles FM. He moved in nextdoor to me when I lived in Aylesbury and we have been talking cars ever since.

[BorniteIdentity]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I think we have talked about him before and he is a DJ on Biggles FM. He moved in nextdoor to me when I lived in Aylesbury and we have been talking cars ever since.

Ha - yes that’s him! Bob. Nice chap. Didn’t make the connection! 

[Symjack]

29 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Welcome @Symjack sadly @bramz7hasn't knocked around these parts for a while and when he did he was prolific in the speed at which cars came and went.  You can find him on Instagram as Bramzcars

Ok, thanks for the help.  

[stuboy]

Been round to deceased uncles of miss stuboy, and found the keys for the standard 8, so it dan be sold on..

[Cookiesouwest]

Picked the disastra up from parents, following its new front shocks and drop link. Drove like a bag of shite. Pulling left, didn't want to go right.

Drive very gingerly home and went straight to tyre fitters for tracking. Both front wheels pointing left at different angles.

All sorted and now she drives well. 

. 

[richardmorris]

Springlike weather in Surrey and I thought I’d start the 2cv up for the first time since the start of December. Battery ok and I turned the engine over a few times on the starting handle to get fuel up through the pump and filter. Good job I did as every turn of the handle the fuel pipe got wet. There was a very small cut in the top of the pipe ( between in-line valve and the filter to the carb). I’ve no idea what caused it, it doesn’t look perished. Anyway, it was easily replaced with my on-car spares supply.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Springlike weather in Surrey and I thought I’d start the 2cv up for the first time since the start of December. Battery ok and I turned the engine over a few times on the starting handle to get fuel up through the pump and filter. Good job I did as every turn of the handle the fuel pipe got wet. There was a very small cut in the top of the pipe ( between in-line valve and the filter to the carb). I’ve no idea what caused it, it doesn’t look perished. Anyway, it was easily replaced with my on-car spares supply.

Your lucky to have fuel even if it is the wrong place, when I go to start my 2CV after a winter break I have no fuel inside or outside the pipe! 

[richardmorris]

9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Your lucky to have fuel even if it is the wrong place, when I go to start my 2CV after a winter break I have no fuel inside or outside the pipe! 

That’s why I prime it with the handle until I can see the fuel filter fill. Saves running the battery flat getting fuel to the carb. 

Talking of which I bought a jump starter from Tayna last week.  Supposed to be ok for up to 3litres.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Was on a socially distanced exploration mission today in the lesser known bits of Cambridgeshire. There was a sign saying 'do not enter', 'deep excavations', 'CCTV' and 'construction site, keep out' on two bits of Heras fencing tied to a tree and blocking the footpath so... we just went around those. Some nice bits of plant there, a bit disappointed at the lack of safety signage though, it wouldn't be acceptable on one of my sites.

Glad we did maintain our course on the seemingly closed footpath as we came across prime shite laying on the forest floor in the form of a Motorcraft sealed beam. My 6 year old was adamant she was going to take it home, so she did. 

Of course, dad had to set it up on a 12v rig to see if it worked... And it did! Lit up for the first time since gawd knows when. Shut it down though as she started smoking a little inside, one for outdoor testing by the looks of it.

 

 

[andy18s]

We are going through the process of opening our company now the effects of Brexit are starting to settle (as far as we're concerned anyway)

The mrs and I have decided a van would be better suited for hauling product around,certainly better than the Legacy

What to buy though...

And then this popped up not too far away

2.4 diesel with a 4 speed box sounds like an interesting combo

Trying to find out if there is any Talon (V5) to go with that reg number,as a lack of paperwork is a big issue over here

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Been round to deceased uncles of miss stuboy, and found the keys for the standard 8, so it dan be sold on..

Looks like a decent honest car.

[DodgyBastard]

I never ended up buying that range rover today, I bought something much worse...

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Looks scarey. Is that a massive knob in it? If it is, you have the biggest knob I've seen for a while.

[Six-cylinder]

38 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

That’s why I prime it with the handle until I can see the fuel filter fill. Saves running the battery flat getting fuel to the carb. 

Talking of which I bought a jump starter from Tayna last week.  Supposed to be ok for up to 3litres.

I have found my 2CV just will not prime how ever much cranking I do without running it on easy start to draw up the petrol. To save running it on easy start I now disconnect the fuel line to the carb and back fill it with petrol and then it is fine for the rest of the year.

I am on my fourth micro starter, they still work as a power bank but will not crank a car after a while. The current one is an iClever that Dollywobler had and said was good, then his died so we will see how long this one lasts.

 

[richardmorris]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have found my 2CV just will not prime how ever much cranking I do without running it on easy start to draw up the petrol. To save running it on easy start I now disconnect the fuel line to the carb and back fill it with petrol and then it is fine for the rest of the year.

I am on my fourth micro starter, they still work as a power bank but will not crank a car after a while. The current one is an iClever that Dollywobler had and said was good, then his died so we will see how long this one lasts.

 

I thought it worth a buy given the lack of use all the cars have At the moment. 

 

Your 2cv May have a perished pipe from the tank sender to the plastic pipe that runs from rear to front - then, weirdly has a section of fuel pipe, a metal pipe 15cm long, and another section of fuel pipe to the pump. If the fuel tank sender bit has perished this lets a lot of air up into the line when it’s sat.

 

and no, I’m not volunteering to drop your fuel tank to replace 10cm of fuel pipe!

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Been round to deceased uncles of miss stuboy, and found the keys for the standard 8, so it dan be sold on..

I thought the Standard 8 previously mentioned on the forum had an owner, but it turns out to be another one.

[dean36014]

22 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said:

I never ended up buying that range rover today, I bought something much worse...

Is that the one that used to be on retro rides that had stupid arches and mega wide wheels fitted. It looks familiar.

[richardmorris]

25 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said:

I never ended up buying that range rover today, I bought something much worse...

I do like cars designed with a ruler.

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Been round to deceased uncles of miss stuboy, and found the keys for the standard 8, so it dan be sold on..

That looks eminently  saveable. Good work.

[Ghosty]

7 minutes ago, dean36014 said:

Is that the one that used to be on retro rides that had stupid arches and mega wide wheels fitted. It looks familiar.

Yeah it is, I saw it on FB as well. the 'boso' one. 

Fuckin' GTI... needs restoring. 

[Fumbler]

Bodged the Micra's silencer, it's got so bad that a new one has been ordered and is on its way.
 

[Six-cylinder]

30 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I thought it worth a buy given the lack of use all the cars have At the moment. 

 

Your 2cv May have a perished pipe from the tank sender to the plastic pipe that runs from rear to front - then, weirdly has a section of fuel pipe, a metal pipe 15cm long, and another section of fuel pipe to the pump. If the fuel tank sender bit has perished this lets a lot of air up into the line when it’s sat.

 

and no, I’m not volunteering to drop your fuel tank to replace 10cm of fuel pipe!

My GS had a perished petrol pipe at the back that did not leak fuel but drew in air so it would not start.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Six-cylinder said:

My GS had a perished petrol pipe at the back that did not leak fuel but drew in air so it would not start.

The same problem I expect.

[ruffgeezer]

Spent the afternoon scouring wiring diagrams to try and work out why the V70 emitted a small amount of magic smoke from the heater vents when I last used it.

The interior stinks of electrical mega-death and Fuse 24 had burst. I replaced that at the time and couldn't find any issues once I'd got it replaced, all very strange.

The wiring diagrams offered little in the way of clues, only that F24 covers the Seat heater module (unlikely culprit as it is under the seats), the DIM (instrument cluster, previously repaired but passed the "sniff" test OK, the CCM (climate module, again smelt OK) and lastly the overnight heater, which I'm not sure mine has.

In the end I pulled the fan motor out and found the resistor pack stinks, so I'm left wondering if it's failure had somehow backfed the CCM and caused the fuse to blow.

 

I've found a local bloke breaking a V70 so I hope I should be able to get it replaced soon.

[Skizzer]

1 hour ago, DodgyBastard said:

I never ended up buying that range rover today, I bought something much worse...

Liked for the fact that you’ve bought a 505, but Jesus wept what have they done to it?

Are you going to be able to detwatify it?

At least the interior looks reasonable, apart from the MASSIVE KNOB (how apt).

[Lankytim]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Been round to deceased uncles of miss stuboy, and found the keys for the standard 8, so it dan be sold on..

What an absolute honey!  I used to climb all over one of these as a child, it had been left semi abandoned behind a row of houses. It was so rotten the door skins had fallen off. I can still smell the aroma of perished rubber, petrol and oil now. 

[Lankytim]

Finally got my arse into gear and dragged an old Volvo shell off for scrap today. This freed up a space at home for the Visa which had been living on the in-laws drive for the past few months. The body is now pretty much rot free but it still doesn’t run! I think it needs an ignition computer but who knows. 
 

Shiters may remember the towing dolly I was prattling on about a few months ago, well I made good use of it today. It takes 5 mins to load up a car and tows lovely. 

[Cavcraft]

Just weighing up another little Yamaha 50 I found for sale. Did the on line MOT history checker and...

 

'Mileage75,666 miles'

 

It isn't an error, either.

[barefoot]

7 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Did I tell you about a bloke in my village? He’d seen photos of the Base online but clicked I lived here when one of the pics went viral online. He walked past the other week and introduced himself and we stood - 2m apart - and talked cars for about an hour. Anyway, he told me he was after buying one of these and so went and bought one! 

He came around earlier and let me take it for a spin whilst he waited on. 

My. Fucking. God. What a glorious thing. I would say it sounded nicer than any six cylinder I’d ever driven. A real offbeat, syncopated warble. 

It’s done 60,000 miles - is better than any car I’ve owned in 15 years - and I want it very much. 

They’re much more comfortable than you’d anticipate and it’s a little flying machine.  Very, very jealous. 

You don't need to tell me!

Although I have only driven a couple of C3's, I had five C2's, the four cylinder 100L was nice, the 100CD five pot was great, but the turbocharged 200T was in another league. The wuffle from the engine was like something from a different planet. Mine were three speed autos which did a very definate 60/90/120 in the gears and although I never took it above 100mph - because licence, the acceleration at any speed above about 30mph was absolutely mind bending & made my subsequent 944S feel like a fucking slug. 

[DodgyBastard]

2 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Liked for the fact that you’ve bought a 505, but Jesus wept what have they done to it?

Are you going to be able to detwatify it?

At least the interior looks reasonable, apart from the MASSIVE KNOB (how apt).

Blame Slater on Retro Rides for its appearance, it did actually look a lot fucking worse believe it or not...

 

 

Thankfully most of the bits to put it back to standard are with it apart from it's original wheels and suspension.

 

 

I'm not sure I'll get it to look like this again but I will bloody well try.