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[wuvvum]

31 minutes ago, andy18s said:

After a few weeks of mid 30's it's nice to see it cooling down a bit......

Ffs

It could be worse, you could be in Germany...

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said:

When you go away for a week and your Volvo starts growing poppies. 

 

A week or so back I got into the Ypsilon, having not used it for a few days, stuck it in reverse and it immediately started shrieking at me.  My first thought was "oh cock, the parking sensors have shat themselves", but it turned out that a large weed had sprouted behind the car since it was last used and one of the leaves was about an inch from a sensor...

[PhilA]

4 hours ago, wuvvum said:

A week or so back I got into the Ypsilon, having not used it for a few days, stuck it in reverse and it immediately started shrieking at me.  My first thought was "oh cock, the parking sensors have shat themselves", but it turned out that a large weed had sprouted behind the car since it was last used and one of the leaves was about an inch from a sensor...

I backed up my new truck when I first got it into the driveway.

It had a panic attack about the bush and stamped the brakes on for me.

GWWWAARRRRRRrrrrrrrrrk goes the brake pedal. Didn't need that to happen right at that point...

[Ghosty]

16 hours ago, brownnova said:

I spotted this on the road in Stalybridge last week! 

 

 

16 hours ago, brownnova said:

This belongs to a young lad about 20 who's trying to get a pre-2000 meet going in Preston with mixed results. The 280Z next to it is his dad's. 
The lad has an H reg Sunny with fender mirrors and Japanese spec lights and grilles as a daily driver.

[PhilA]

5 hours ago, andy18s said:

After a few weeks of mid 30's it's nice to see it cooling down a bit......

Ffs

What's odd is that's warmer than it is here, we're averaging between 32 and 35 right now with a low of 25-28 overnight.

However, August through about November we'll be hotter. Joy!

[TheOtherStu]

5 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

This belongs to a young lad about 20 who's trying to get a pre-2000 meet going in Preston with mixed results. The 280Z next to it is his dad's. 
The lad has an H reg Sunny with fender mirrors and Japanese spec lights and grilles as a daily driver.

That's superb. I'm very much liking that (I have a BMW in that colour)

[SRi05]

Staycation 2: the sequel 

Upto Aberdeen today, then hitting the east Coast tomorrow. 

Saab doing Saab things 

[Split_Pin]

Think back to that horrible winter of 2010. I swore I'd never complain of it being too hot again and I never have.

It's glorious out. Just been for for run to Halfords to pick up an oil filter tool for the Civic. I went in the Audi with the roof down, tremendous! 

[SRi05]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Think back to that horrible winter of 2010. I swore I'd never complain of it being too hot again and I never have.

It's glorious out. Just been for for run to Halfords to pick up an oil filter tool for the Civic. I went in the Audi with the roof down, tremendous! 

Long drives with the roof down can be dangerous right enough, my face and back of my neck are burnt to fuck 😂 you don't feel the sun at all.

But long may it continue ☀️

[brownnova]

One out!! 

Spotted an identical one at the show on Sunday, and went over to speak to the owner “It’s not for sale is it?” He joked… “funny you should say that” said I.

Today he came with his trailer, and picked it up! Cleaned up really well… almost regret selling it now! 

[Yoss]

This was in my van today. 

That's the hottest I've ever seen it. Previous high I'd noticed was 36c. This was obviously after it had parked up for 20 mins or so, it goes down as soon you start driving. Trouble is I never move more than a couple of hundred yards at a time so it never goes down much. And I'm guessing the sensor is behind the front bumper which is unpainted black. So obviously not accurate but still bloody hot. 

[chaseracer]

I do believe there may well be a GS flat-four under that ever so slightly extended bonnet...

[Supernaut]

I've been away for over a week now.

You know, nothing major. Just a move over 100 miles across Scotland to a new job.

 

 

Broadband is now live in the flat, ooof it feels good.

First day at the new job today, too. It's normal to end up wandering around a remote fish farm in the hills north of Glasgow on the first day of a job in IT infrastructure, right?

Right...?

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

I do believe there may well be a GS flat-four under that ever so slightly extended bonnet...

There is indeed! 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

I've been away for over a week now.

You know, nothing major. Just a move over 100 miles across Scotland to a new job.

 

 

Broadband is now live in the flat, ooof it feels good.

First day at the new job today, too. It's normal to end up wandering around a remote fish farm in the hills north of Glasgow on the first day of a job in IT infrastructure, right?

Right...?

Glad it's going well man!

[wuvvum]

Got the brake drum off the Innocenti today, having found that a Poundland claw hammer was exactly the right size and shape to lever the handbrake mechanism to the fully released position.  Oiled up the pivot inside the drum, as well as the shoe pivots, and put a dab of copper grease on the back plate where the shoes slide over it.  Also squirted a load of spray grease onto the cable for good measure, although I don't think the cable is the issue.  Apart from a brief moment of idiocy when I tried to refit the drum with the handbrake still applied, it went OK - it's nice and dry in there and the shoes still have loads of meat on them.  The handbrake is definitely freeing up now - it's to the point where it's probably free enough to pass a test, although it is still sticking very slightly. 

I also refitted the exhaust with a load of assembly paste (works better than Gun Gum at sealing joins), a new secondary clamp and a bit of metal slathered in exhaust paste to help reinforce the previously fitted bandage which was starting to blow through.  I also tightened up the clamps properly this time, using a ratchet rather than a pissy 13mm spanner, and the whole thing feels a lot more rigid now.  It's quietened things back down too, which is good.  So just a patch of welding to be done and it should be almost MOT ready.

The Spacy must have heard me slagging it off yesterday as that now runs too.  My expert* repair of the fuel tap seems to have done the trick - fuel is now flowing through rather than dribbling as it was before, and it's not leaking anymore.  The idle is far too high and the exhaust is blowing fit to wake the dead, but one of those two is easily enough resolved - the other a bit more complicated as this exhaust is beyond welding, I have a spare exhaust in weldable condition but it's currently buried somewhere in a mate's garage so will have to try and dig that out.  The headlight dip switch is going to need taking out and cleaning / lubing as well, and the front brake cable is sticking quite badly.  So still a fair bit to do before it can go back on the road...

[TheOtherStu]

12 hours ago, Yoss said:

This was in my van today. 

That's the hottest I've ever seen it. Previous high I'd noticed was 36c. This was obviously after it had parked up for 20 mins or so, it goes down as soon you start driving. Trouble is I never move more than a couple of hundred yards at a time so it never goes down much. And I'm guessing the sensor is behind the front bumper which is unpainted black. So obviously not accurate but still bloody hot. 

What it does remind you is how hot it is in a car if you leave the dog in it though!

[catsinthewelder]

Or in this case a black and white cat.

[Yoss]

6 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

What it does remind you is how hot it is in a car if you leave the dog in it though!

 

Unfortunately we're not allowed to take our dogs to work. Probably just as well, cardboard boxes are our dogs favorite thing in all the world. He'd love it but I wouldn't have a job long. 

[Dyslexic Viking]

In the last few days I have done some small repairs and maintenance on the tractors. Today it was the Volvo I worked on and changed the engine oil and oil filter, diesel filters and cleaned the sediment bowl and last clean and change the oil on the air filter on it so then it is ready for another year.

[vulgalour]

Maestro overheated a little bit today.  I say a little bit because it threw the overheating light on until I whacked the heaters up full and then it calmed down.  Thing is, it was so hot in the car I couldn't even tell the heaters were blasting hot air at me, it just felt the same.

Happily, there's now a thunderstorm stomping about the place so here's hoping for a big pile of rain so my brain will start working again.

[richardmorris]

I suppose this is progress on the merc suspension repairs. Off at a rehabilitation spa ( my mechanic’s drive) for rejuvenating treatment ( hopefully). 

[Crackers]

Shopping trolley. 

Please stop embarrassing me by doing this. 

And please stop playing silly buggers with the clutch. I'm getting quite tired of your antics. 

Please and thank you. And please. 

[andyberg]

Just been into Bristol to eat at a Chinese buffet, preparing my son for our trip to Hong Kong in November, or not. Very good social distancing still and everyone wearing a mask while choosing food. But my stand out moment is returning to the car! The Xedos outsized by a bini and a golf, just shows how much cars have grown over the years. 

[High Jetter]

Fuck me, Bristol gets dark very early these days! 🤣

[Split_Pin]

Best looking car in the car park tonight, even if it was the only one!

[High Jetter]

47 minutes ago, Crackers said:

And please stop playing silly buggers with the clutch. I'm getting quite tired of your antics.

I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands, M9 

[andyberg]

15 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Fuck me, Bristol gets dark very early these days! 🤣

That's the dark cloud of doom hanging over it, or nasty Chinese smart phone 😂

[brownnova]

Tonight’s Mavericks meet is bought to you by the colour red: 

Other colours were available… 

Lucky to have this on my doorstep every Tuesday! About 150 cars there tonight apparently! 

[Floatylight]

The man from the ministry he say - Yes! Pretty good for a 20 year old Merc..