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[loserone]

11 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

Another plug for @Jim Bell

I was wondering how he managed hours without using any facilities when he picked up the cavalier at the weekend.

[Cord Fourteener]

Stickers fitted to two out of three. Just waiting for Wifey to come home when I'm home and she's not looking. 

[artdjones]

I spent a bit of time on this today. It belongs to a friend and is actually used by his wife in the way Land Rovers always have been. I put on a new track rod to replace a slightly bent one. He'd also supplied a new drag link, but when I looked there was nothing wrong with the old one. Whoever fitted it had put a plain but on instead of a castellated one and it had worked loose because the split pin hole was a couple of threads above the top of the nut. New castellated nut and a split pin sorted that, then a quick track and a tidy of some of the underbonnet wiring left it ready to be picked up.

Those balloon tyres don't help the driving experience.

[Split_Pin]

Still zero progress by the garage on my Cavalier. 3 weeks tomorrow since I dropped it off. Feels like its been there since the bloody  stone age.

Its fucking lamentable.

I want it back home so I can fix the emissions myself. I don't really want to drive it though as there will be no booked MOT. Been quoted £90 by Shiply to get it from Bo'ness  to Bonnybridge which whilst a sore one, is necessary. 

I'm wondering if the timing is out which would be a simple fix and it needs a belt anyway.

Just need to find a place that can weld it and not keep it into the next millennium.

[vulgalour]

Recently acquired a learning experience.  It heralds from 1947 or thereabouts and is destined for the Lanchester.  It's an Ekco CR32 car radio and it looks like this inside.

[BorniteIdentity]

19 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

My emergency stop nearly caused a traffic incident  as I spotted this in the wilds of North London today. 
 

Completely immaculate, in aubergine with red leather. Yum. 
 

It begs my (repeated) question.

If available, why would you NOT opt for purple.  Why aren't all cars purple?  Jesus that looks glorious - but I know this for a fact: in white/green/whatever I wouldn't look twice.

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

15 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Recently acquired a learning experience.  It heralds from 1947 or thereabouts and is destined for the Lanchester.  It's an Ekco CR32 car radio and it looks like this inside.

Wow! Great project! Valves.. I'm sure you know but be careful with the voltages from those bad boys. 

[Fabergé Greggs]

7 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

It begs my (repeated) question.

If available, why would you NOT opt for purple.  Why aren't all cars purple?  Jesus that looks glorious - but I know this for a fact: in white/green/whatever I wouldn't look twice.

 

I have it on good authority from @BeEP that the colour combo we're looking at here translated into correct British Leyland is "Black Tulip with Geranium Leather". Even more glorious upon knowing that!

[vulgalour]

19 hours ago, MrDuke said:

This evening I got drenched with petrol at the local Tescos. Pump cut out once, I pulled the trigger again and it continued chugging away merrily. 5 seconds later, as I turned back towards the car, it violently spewed about a pint of juice out of the filler neck. Truly bizarre, I don't think I've ever had that happen before in any vehicle - I've only ever managed to overflow by applying the faintest pressure after it's cut out about 5 times in a row.

Anyway, 3 hours and several washes later, my hand still reeks of it. FFS.

These things get rid of petrol smell on your hands.  I have no idea how, they just do.  Not as effective on diesel.

[Jim Bell]

2 hours ago, Tim_E said:

Stickers fitted to two out of three. Just waiting for Wifey to come home when I'm home and she's not looking. 

That first one looks like on the outside. It's not is it @Tim_E?

[MrDuke]

5 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

These things get rid of petrol smell on your hands.  I have no idea how, they just do.  Not as effective on diesel.

I shall seek one out in readiness for the next fill-up, cheers.

I'd assumed that the tank was full (didn't check) , but on my way to work this morning the gauge was showing around 85% 🤨 I must have really weird airlock issues in the filler neck.

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Still zero progress by the garage on my Cavalier. 3 weeks tomorrow since I dropped it off. Feels like its been there since the bloody  stone age.

Its fucking lamentable.

I want it back home so I can fix the emissions myself. I don't really want to drive it though as there will be no booked MOT. Been quoted £90 by Shiply to get it from Bo'ness  to Bonnybridge which whilst a sore one, is necessary. 

I'm wondering if the timing is out which would be a simple fix and it needs a belt anyway.

Just need to find a place that can weld it and not keep it into the next millennium.

I only got to work on the Land Rover above because all the specialists were booked out for weeks. It seems impossible to get anything done at present.

 

[Six-cylinder]

A new game around here!

I have lived around Buckingham for over 30 years and travelled every road, I have a pretty good idea of local navigation without satnav/map. Today I decided a small shop was in order and I like a Coop that is 10 miles and went for that.

It felt like some sort of computer game where the A421 and many local roads are closed at random and my task was to outwit the game master. I did win and get to my target shop without google live. This is all because of rail work for the East-West link and HS2

In case you are wondering my go to car is still the Beetle.

[Split_Pin]

29 minutes ago, artdjones said:

I only got to work on the Land Rover above because all the specialists were booked out for weeks. It seems impossible to get anything done at present.

 

Id have preferred  it if they just told me they were too busy.

Surely a bit of welding and emissions on an old 8v Cavalier isn't specialist though!

[Asimo]

Car washing weather. 6 months of lockdown filth is gone.

Was there ever a worse paint choice than metallic black? Shows every tiny scratch, water-mark, dent and polishing only makes it look even worse.
Must remember to blob some black Dynax on the paint chips and that giffer-scrape...

[Cord Fourteener]

4 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

That first one looks like on the outside. It's not is it @Tim_E?

Unfortunately you can't see it on the inside, but it sticks just fine on the outside...

[Jim Bell]

4 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

Unfortunately you can't see it on the inside, but it sticks just fine on the outside...

There's no adhesive.

They're designed to cling to the interior glass, facing out. I'm pretty sure they'll just blow off if place on the outside man. 

[Cord Fourteener]

2 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

There's no adhesive.

They're designed to cling to the interior glass, facing out. I'm pretty sure they'll just blow off if place on the outside man. 

Believe me I prodded and scraped etc and went on a journey and wash-wiped the rear windscreen and generally gave it a good seeing to and it's very reluctant to peel off...

[Cord Fourteener]

14 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

There's no adhesive.

They're designed to cling to the interior glass, facing out. I'm pretty sure they'll just blow off if place on the outside man. 

Whatever the clingy magic is its working on the other side just fine so far. 

It was either that or have it completely obscured by the tint. 

[Jim Bell]

Just now, Tim_E said:

 

It was either that or have it completely obscured by the tint. 

Modern gangster problems! 

Glad they made it through the post fine. Hopefully to cling on for years to come. 

 

[Split_Pin]

These are ace. When they ran out of stock the last time  someone here sent me the .png file and I got 3 made for myself from ebay. They were a trifle small though.

[Cord Fourteener]

13 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

Modern gangster problems! 

Glad they made it through the post fine. Hopefully to cling on for years to come. 

 

I didn't choose the tint, believe me! It's like 95% or something Gangsta. It's the only aesthetic mod I've not removed, mostly because I'm not sure I've got the time, patience and skill. And it actually serves a purpose to keep eyes off any tools or children I leave in there. 

[Jim Bell]

4 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

I didn't choose the tint, believe me! It's like 95% or something Gangsta. It's the only aesthetic mod I've not removed, mostly because I'm not sure I've got the time, patience and skill. And it actually serves a purpose to keep eyes off any tools or children I leave in there. 

In my experience, removing tint pulls all the demister elements off. So definitely don't peel it off ever.  

[Jim Bell]

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

These are ace. When they ran out of stock the last time  someone here sent me the .png file and I got 3 made for myself from ebay. They were a trifle small though.

Think that was me.  

[stuboy]

More work sorting deceased uncles  house,  found some reading material.. I read it one day

[clayts450]

Another day, another nail, another puncture. Had dropped off a delivery in Long Benton, popped across to the Asda for a piss and a drink, came back, osf flat as a pancake. Arse biscuits...Looks like it picked up the nail in the yard of the delivery location.

At least this time it was sunny and I had a friendly trolley collector chatting to me. All sorted and back on the road in 20 minutes. Unlike last time on the M1 when it pissed it down with rain and I had to be recovered.

All Michelin Cross Climates r shit m8

[Cord Fourteener]

1 hour ago, Jim Bell said:

In my experience, removing tint pulls all the demister elements off. So definitely don't peel it off ever.  

Yes, another reason to leave it. 

Thanks. 

[Cord Fourteener]

Final one in place. 

I wonder if she'll notice?

Big thanks to @Jim Bellonce again, they really look the part.

[stuboy]

chatted to future FIL and his brother and they agreed to drop the price on the standard 8..

 

1954 standard 8 looking to be loved £1250 ONO♡♡♡♡ - Shite For Sale or Wanted - Autoshite

[richardmorris]

Making a mkII look small!