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[Justwatching]

On 3/21/2021 at 3:21 PM, Steve79 said:

Just to show that using an American full-size as a daily is possible and will fit in Aldi's car park*

 

*providing you have a clear space either side 🤣

Or you can park right up against the curb and climb out the passenger side like I did here. Bench seat necessary. 

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Timewaster said:

Pendant mode, that’s not a scotchlock. 

That is a scotchlock,  and as a connector is even worse than the block in your loom.

 

You are probably better off without it either way.

Even more pedant mode:  it's actually spelled "Scotchlok".

[High Jetter]

Pedant mode for pedantic pedants:

The genuine 3M product is a different blue, t'other is a cheap* knockoff. Either way, the chocbloc (slang) should be replaced.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

30 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

Or you can park right up against the curb and climb out the passenger side like I did here. Bench seat necessary. 

Wibble.

[PhilA]

32 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

Or you can park right up against the curb and climb out the passenger side like I did here.

But over there, the passenger gets the wheel and pedals.

 

I like Derek from Vice Grip Garage's designations:- Captain's Side and Drinker's Side.

[loserone]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

whole fleet together.

 

They fit chief..  

 

In fact, there's space for an Omega too.

[stuboy]

14 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

you need to get a set of LSi/GLSi alloys

[Split_Pin]

If I keep it I'll fit the Speedlines from the Corsa for a bit and then maybe swap them for ones like you have shown. 

Or if I don't, the new owner will have the  choice!

[Steve79]

1 hour ago, Justwatching said:

Or you can park right up against the curb and climb out the passenger side like I did here. Bench seat necessary. 

Ooof, early 70's Ford LTD. 

 

MAJOR WANT!!!

[Minimad5]

Having a brake pipe fail is not fun 😅

Best get new ones ordered 

[eddyramrod]

On 4/13/2021 at 8:59 PM, Justwatching said:

Or you can park right up against the curb and climb out the passenger side like I did here. Bench seat necessary. 

No no no, this is how you do it!

[PhilA]

It rained. I went get the kids from school.

 

It's only been raining an hour.

[High Jetter]

That's not rain, it's drizzle. I guess PhilA has not visited Scotland recently. Or Wales. Or Ireland!

[artdjones]

I finally got the C5 engine into the Berlingo and all hooked up. Then I bled it using the bulb. First turn of the key:-

[PhilA]

3 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

With rain like that, why not put the engine from a Renault on a canoe, I mean what could go wrong  

It would work better as the anchor.

[Jerzy Woking]

Had my first Covid jab this morning. Lucky I got to the Sports Centre early, as it seems my English name confused their system.

Spain seems to employ some stunning looking nurses too.

[Fumbler]

Gearbox is now dripping. Nice.

[Fumbler]

To be sure of what was leaking, I soaked some up with some kitchen roll. It's gear oil alright, looks like it's coming from the gear selector on top. Unsure how it can be stopped or if it was overfilled when it has a gear oil refresh.

[richardmorris]

[chaseracer]

Blimey... is that the only surviving prototype?

[richardmorris]

25 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Blimey... is that the only surviving prototype?

It says experimental prototype( Xp division ). Looks like it’s well known.

https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/mclaren-f1-chassis-xp4

http://mclf1.free.fr/Roadcar/roadcar.htm

 

[Amishtat]

Digging over a long-neglected garden this afternoon and found this. What is it other than heavily weathered? 

[Split_Pin]

3 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Gearbox is now dripping. Nice.

My old Megane dripped a small bit from the gear selector. I just got the fluid changed and never had to top it up again.

[stuboy]

12 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Digging over a long-neglected garden this afternoon and found this. What is it other than heavily weathered? 

old magneto?

[Fumbler]

8 minutes ago, Amishtat said:

Digging over a long-neglected garden this afternoon and found this. What is it other than heavily weathered? 

It's the stator and casing for an electric motor. A heavily weathered electric motor, that is.

[Fumbler]

5 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

My old Megane dripped a small bit from the gear selector. I just got the fluid changed and never had to top it up again.

So long as it doesn't dump fluid everywhere during the night, I'm happy!

[wuvvum]

On 4/12/2021 at 1:37 PM, wuvvum said:

Just spunked out another 32 quid on the Innocenti - I'd found a seller on eBay.it who had an engine mount in stock, emailed them to ask if they'd post to the UK and they came back saying "we don't post internationally via eBay".  That suggested to me that they would post internationally via other means, so I found their "main" online shop and sure enough they offered overseas shipping.  So I ordered one.  The old crate might yet see the road again this year.  Although once it's MOT'd I'll need to do the clutch, which is going to be a pain as I have no idea what clutch it uses and I won't be able to find out for sure until it's in bits, which could be a chore if it needs some obscure part which I have to order from Japan or something.

I'll probably end up spending more in bits than what the car's worth, but I can console myself with the fact that I actually have absolutely no idea what the car is worth, so I can pretend to myself that because it's sort of a Mini it's worth roughly the same as my house.

Had an email this afternoon telling me that my payment for the engine mount has been refunded.  No explanation as to why, but I went on the website and the mount is now showing as being out of stock.  FFS - that was the last place that (supposedly) had any in.

I've now contacted the manufacturer direct to see if they have any available, but I'm not holding my breath...

[High Jetter]

Yes, could have been a motor or dynamo. It's fuckin fucked m9

[LabRat]

The curse of ordering parts on Aliexpress has come true. Despite me pointing out repeatedly that I need a front left door lock for a UK spec mg6, I've received a lock for a Chinese spec Roewe 550. 

 

Which is identical, apart from the wiring connection which is 8 pin instead of the 6 pin on a mg6. Fuck sticks.  Looks like I'm returning this one and trying eBay again.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

18 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Had an email this afternoon telling me that my payment for the engine mount has been refunded.  No explanation as to why, but I went on the website and the mount is now showing as being out of stock.  FFS - that was the last place that (supposedly) had any in.

I've now contacted the manufacturer direct to see if they have any available, but I'm not holding my breath...

Presumably the mount is unique to the Innocenti, and no mounts from other cars can be adapted to suit?