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[Split_Pin]

All the Scotrail trains in Scotland are apparently on strike on Sunday yet no mention of this on their App. At least not where the user can clearly see it. Thanks Scotrail. Thotrail. 

Anyway it now means that the first leg of my collection will be by SERVICE BUS which will take almost as long as the next leg which will be about 3 times the mileage by cross border LNER train.

Hopefully the bus will have enough Covid capacity to allow me on.

[Split_Pin]

2 hours ago, cort16 said:

I got a picture. Look at the size of it next to a 3 door Fiesta.

Ooh a series 1 with the teeth! Nice. 

 

[Ghosty]

23 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Thanks Scotrail. Thotrail. 

Very specific, but well executed. 🤣

[Cord Fourteener]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

I'm going to be away for a week or so from tomorrow morning, with limited to zero internet access.

Sounds like a holiday!

[wuvvum]

55 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

The BX found a friend in the forecourt. Very enthusiastic and appreciative owner!

A few days ago I was at Tesco putting diesel in the 75, and a facelift 75 tourer in doom blue pulled up to the pump behind me.  We exchanged appreciative nods and "Nice car"s.  His didn't have sat nav though so my willy was bigger on that particular occasion.

[HMC]

Regular use has been fun in the beetle. The electrics seem a bit flakey (the traction control light has just come on, for instance and goes off just as randomly) I take a chance with the rear screen popping out every time I drop the hood but for £verylittle it’s an agreeable companion.

 

[somewhatfoolish]

A work of gaffer tape art.

[stuboy]

13 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

A work of gaffer tape art.

as is the sills..

[High Jetter]

..5 turtle doves... Oh shit, wrong season

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Six O-Ring fails later, I finally figured how to get the damn O-Ring to seat, stay in position and not get sliced when placing the ICV back into it's hole.

Car idles properly now for the first time in months.

Ah, we've all been there!  To say that learning how to assemble the brakes on the Invacar was an "iterative process" would be something of an understatement.  There are at least two retaining clips still hidden somewhere in my garage where the landed after pinging off my forehead.

Just make sure that you don't forget before you need to do it next time...Worth writing it down both for you and for other folks to refer to in the future.

[Cord Fourteener]

I crossed two borders in about two and a half hours with Wifey, 7 year old and 2 year old.

Picked Wifey up from Wrexham and set off up North to visit friends in Howwood near Paisley, by Clyde Muirshield.

I'm impressed the family didn't want to stop on the journey, I  certainly didn't. 

Travelling in the Party Bus aka PimpPassat, the journey was easy. There seems to be no limit to the amount of torque available in this car!

Anyway, the journey was done quickly and efficiently, I enjoyed the drive the whole way, took 3½ hours total which is pretty good.

And, icing on cake, there's a J reg Saab 900 on my friend's street.

[Cord Fourteener]

Friends car: 

He's 6.

[chaseracer]

Assimilate the younglings early in the Ways of Shite.

[wuvvum]

13 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

learning how to assemble the brakes on the Invacar was an "iterative process"

So by that logic, doing the brakes on this

would be an Invacartive process?

 

 

 

[rusty998]

Loaded up the wife's car with panels for a trip up to see @BeEP tomorrow afternoon, finally get the parts for my Allegro

[Cord Fourteener]

On a shite tour 😅

 

[junkyarddog]

Nice day for it

[chaseracer]

I stripped down a 2CV engine this afternoon, without too much in the way of supervision.

😎

[Cord Fourteener]

38 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

I stripped down a 2CV engine this afternoon, without too much in the way of supervision.

😎

Skilz, bro 😄

Seriously, I'm impressed, I'm useless!

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, chaseracer said:

I stripped down a 2CV engine this afternoon, without too much in the way of supervision.

😎

Yea, eezy. Can you put it back together tho? (As Dad asked 10yo me with bits of my alarm clock on the table?)

[chaseracer]

Yes.  Can't guarantee it would work too well, though.

You probably said something similar to FATHA_HJ...

😉

[dozeydustman]

On 11/06/2021 at 16:24, dozeydustman said:

Well, where I'm going claims to have Wi-Fi but probably connected to a 300 Baud modem on a C64.

I was correct. My phone goes onto the lock screen before pages on here load up.

Mobile internet is poor as well.

[Split_Pin]

Collection day.

[Split_Pin]

[STUNO]

A bit of a sidestep. There was a helicopter crash in NZ yesterday. The operations manager at the crash site at a resort in Windwhistle is a Mr Ronnie Ronalde. Turns out he is the son of the original. Older readers may have heard of him.

Bride and groom injured in 'horrible' Canterbury helicopter crash | Stuff.co.nz

[Lankytim]

On 6/10/2021 at 4:18 AM, Lankytim said:

I’m going to look at this on Saturday, it’s going to be a spares source for my Volvo 145 provided-

It can be extricated reasonably easily.

It doesn’t fall to bits when moved.

Theres anything useable left on it.

There’s a very good chance it may fall down on all three of these deal-breaker issues.

I might just salvage what I can and leave the rest for the bin man tbh. 

 

Well this thing failed on two out of three points. 

It’s far too rotten to move

Its falling to bits,

It did provide some parts though, I needed things like steering arms as mine has a mix of metric and imperial parts which don’t fit together properly. I bought cutting gear but forgot my 110v transformer which meant I couldn’t use any of them! Fortunately the 145 was so rotten I was able to remove the front and by hand by just cutting the radiator hose and with a little force pull the front suspension out and away. The bodywork in this area was non existent, the front axle had rotted away and the engine was sitting on the ground. 
 

The parts removed are remarkably in pretty good shape, including the steering box and idler. I tried to remove the remaining chassis sections clinging onto them this morning but the bolts are seized into the steering box and will need some persuasion. 
 

Im going back to this wreck next month to remove the engine and axle! It’s shiting and archaeology all in one! 

[Eyersey1234]

3 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

Well this thing failed on two out of three points. 

It’s far too rotten to move

Its falling to bits,

It did provide some parts though, I needed things like steering arms as mine has a mix of metric and imperial parts which don’t fit together properly. I bought cutting gear but forgot my 110v transformer which meant I couldn’t use any of them! Fortunately the 145 was so rotten I was able to remove the front and by hand by just cutting the radiator hose and with a little force pull the front suspension out and away. The bodywork in this area was non existent, the front axle had rotted away and the engine was sitting on the ground. 
 

The parts removed are remarkably in pretty good shape, including the steering box and idler. I tried to remove the remaining chassis sections clinging onto them this morning but the bolts are seized into the steering box and will need some persuasion. 
 

Im going back to this wreck next month to remove the engine and axle! It’s shiting and archaeology all in one! 

Ideal project for @dollywobbler😂

[Split_Pin]

The service bus was about a thousand degrees, was fitted with plastic seats and jarred my fillings all the way. 

Now in a slightly more comfortable environment, waiting.

[Split_Pin]

The big train.

[Supernaut]

Just borrowed the Passat estate of many shiters off my brother so I could get a proper shop from Lidl, as I need food now, not later in the week when I have my latest acquisition.

The effortless torque and the old-school diesel clatter made for a very relaxing drive.

 

 

(Yes, I know there are a couple of shops within walking distance but they're small and have a limited selection)