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[JJ0063]

Tyres done today and then put in for its test

 

ill take that result for a bike that was sat off road for 18 months!

[goosey]

Meanwhile in Glasgow…

Using a 7.5t Truck powered by fossil fuels to protest against the use of fossil fuels? 

It’s on the left, excuse the shit pic 

[Cord Fourteener]

Mot pass no advisories on the Mondeo estate!

Thanks to @mat_the_cat and family for a well-looked after car. 

[Bren]

I got the SD1's calipers back early August. However due to how I have been feeling I never even opened the box.

Until today.

Bigg red have done an excellent job. The cost was very reasonable. The need fitting - I will have to make up four brake pipes - they have copper from the caliper to the flexi.

[mat_the_cat]

2 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said:

Mot pass no advisories on the Mondeo estate!

Thanks to @mat_the_cat and family for a well-looked after car. 

Glad to hear it! Although you're out of warranty now...

[trigger]

I've been doing some little jobs on my two cars over the recent weeks, I've removed the twin K&Ns fitted to see if it helps with the cold running, apparently they go a bit quicker with the standard box on so I pulled it out the loft, knocked out a dent and get it a lick of paint and a new filter. 

To

The results have now come in and I can comfirm that it's completely bollocks and the car drives exactly the same as it did before. 

In other news I've fitted a new cambelt to the Golf and a 4 button GTi style steering wheel that I bought from a VW Auto jumble for £25 and then sunk a frankly ridiculous £500 into a new suspension for the car. 

This £55 coilover set that was fitted in 2011 was more than set for the bin so that happily went in the bin and got replaced with a set of Bilstein B4 Shocks and Eibach springs which have transformed the ride, the camber took a bit of adjustment though. 

It's probably hard to see but it had a spot of negative camber so wheels back off again the camber bolt fiddled with and now it's looking much better, I also fixed the dent in the front wing too, it's looking pretty smart now I think and miles different to the slammed scened car that it was! 

[N19]

A bit unsure about my lockup. The landlord has applied to do building works at the flats that it's behind, and the planning application says the garages will be used for storage during the six months it'll take to do the works.

Rang up today, no no no it won't affect the garages at all. Hmm.

Part of me thinks they won't want to lose the rental income from the lockups, and will just make do, and are only doing a nice plan to satisfy the council planners. On the other hand, it's a relatively small site and not sure there'll be much space for a cacaphony of contractors, deliveries, scaffolding etc.

Still, a bit worrying, as I'd really rather not have to hoik everything around again, plus the stress of finding a replacement suitable lockup etc.

[High Jetter]

You're worried? The gated yard where I have 3 lockups has had 3 planning apps since the Father died. Gawd help me if council give go-ahead for housing.

[N19]

12 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

You're worried? The gated yard where I have 3 lockups has had 3 planning apps since the Father died. Gawd help me if council give go-ahead for housing.

Fair point. The works themselves don't affect the garages, it's more whether they need to use them or demolish them to do the works. I suppose we'll see!

[stuboy]

Sporting my @dollywobbler sticker

[artdjones]

10 hours ago, trigger said:

I've been doing some little jobs on my two cars over the recent weeks, I've removed the twin K&Ns fitted to see if it helps with the cold running, apparently they go a bit quicker with the standard box on so I pulled it out the loft, knocked out a dent and get it a lick of paint and a new filter. 

To

The results have now come in and I can comfirm that it's completely bollocks and the car drives exactly the same as it did before. 

In other news I've fitted a new cambelt to the Golf and a 4 button GTi style steering wheel that I bought from a VW Auto jumble for £25 and then sunk a frankly ridiculous £500 into a new suspension for the car. 

This £55 coilover set that was fitted in 2011 was more than set for the bin so that happily went in the bin and got replaced with a set of Bilstein B4 Shocks and Eibach springs which have transformed the ride, the camber took a bit of adjustment though. 

It's probably hard to see but it had a spot of negative camber so wheels back off again the camber bolt fiddled with and now it's looking much better, I also fixed the dent in the front wing too, it's looking pretty smart now I think and miles different to the slammed scened car that it was! 

I must be getting to be an old fogey. I love seeing old cars get more original. On the subject of coil overs, getting rid of them is going to improve any car that uses McPherson struts and was built after the early 70s. Coil overs are just going back to the original design of strut circa 1950, which may give a good ride on large bumps, but stay rigid over small ones, because they haven't got enough force applied to them to overcome the friction between the piston rod and its seal in the strut body.

[wesacosa]

🤔

[LabRat]

Got back from visiting the parents in sunny Skegness, a nice 260 mile round trip and the MG6 behaved perfectly for once!

It managed a decent 44mpg average over the tank, not bad for a lardy chinese saloon powered by a tarted up k series!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Nowadays, in Watford, this seems to be the safest place to park at Sainsbury's....

[stuboy]

Hopefully if dpd deliver it this week I got a engine cover for v6 inlets on the mondeo..apparantly they rare..

[barefoot]

6 hours ago, LabRat said:

Got back from visiting the parents in sunny Skegness, a nice 260 mile round trip and the MG6 behaved perfectly for once!

It managed a decent 44mpg average over the tank, not bad for a lardy chinese saloon powered by a tarted up k series!

I once got 35mpg without really trying on a longish run from a R75/2.5 KV6 automatic.

[dozeydustman]

Life has really been in the way over the last week or so. Been on a training course to be a driving assessor resulting in 3 twelve-hour days at work, passing of sis-in-law’s other half and having a generic cold-like lurgy has meant I’ve not had a chance to do the MoT jobs on the Binimini. It expires Tuesday and I was unable to get hold of my usual garage.

Hopefully I’ll get the droplinks done tomorrow and glue the tiny hole up in the CV boot. Then I’ll pack up and send off the bits and pieces I have put by for a few shiters.

 

[brownnova]

Up and out early this morning. 

[rusty998]

On 11/6/2021 at 11:01 AM, wesacosa said:

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Might well be a Community first responder who are completely voluntary and have to supply their own car and equipment other than the A,E,D defibrillator which is rather expensive

[brownnova]

The irony of a Petrol car meet being organised at a Tesla dealership was not lost on me… but it was and it was well attended.

Highlights… 

 

Some non brits too…. 

plus ferraris, pop and bang BMWs and Tesla’s aplenty

And in the forecourt next door… 

I did pop in to enquire if it was some kind of trade in they wanted rid of… but it was the managers personal car! 

[Spurious]

Got a nice little torque wrench and spigot end on eBay. The spigot end alone seems to be £40. Whole thing was 35. 

 

Now got a torque wrench for 6-300Nm. Covers almost all bicycle and car jobs really. 

[Split_Pin]

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

[juular]

34 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

Name and shame! That's really poor..

[GMcD]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I phoned the garage about the Audi exhaust on Friday.

Previously,  he had said the problem was that it wasn't just a case of unbolting the old parts and installing the new ones as some fabrication was involved.

As noted on Thursday,  I made it so, now every part is there to do a simple exhaust change.

He said on Thrusday when I dropped these parts off that he would look at getting that done on Friday. 

I phoned at 4.30 Friday, yet more excuses as to why he hadn't touched it.

The car has been there since October 5th. There is absolutely no need for that kind of delay and his communication has been non existent. He could have told me the next day that fabricating repair to the exhaust wasn't possible and I could have taken it back. At the end of October I offered to take it away but he promised me he would get it done.

I can't collect it until Wendesday but I will be doing so, together with all the bits I tried to give him to make it easier for him. 

Another garage will have this simple bolt on job done in an hour.

Worse still is the car has been lying outside all that time despite his assurance that it was inside.

 

First time using this place? I hate using any garages other than my "go to". Everytime I go elsewhere I feel like I get messed about. 

[Split_Pin]

I've used them a fair bit and they've been grand. They welded my green Cavalier, did the belt on it, MOTd and did the belts in the blue one and MOTd the Bini.

He's taken the piss on this one though, once I get the car back I'll be posting up the name of the place as one to avoid. 

[SiC]

Went to Haynes Breakfast Meet this morning with Mrs SiC. Usually she doesn't go but I've been feeling shite from a cold and she was a useful backup driver. So despite a 70s theme in the paddock, I took the Boxster as she will happily drive that unlike the MGB GT. Tbh probably the right choice given the cracking soft-top weather we had. Saw Panhard65 too with his Dodge Hearse but didn't manage to get a photo before he left.

Given salt on the roads, there was quite a larger amount of Moderns that went this time. I'll give you one photo of one as I desperately wanted one of these when I passed my test. Probably many others too and hence why they are quite expensive for what they are.



Anyhow, some more pictures of stuff that interested me. There was other stuff like modern McLarens and the like but they don't interest me as much. Didn't get photos of everything either - missed the lovely condition DB6.









I'm not a classic European Ford fan by any stretch but I will admit, this looked nice.












Unfortunate engine choice in this scmiter. Admittedly probably quicker than the original lump.







I do absolutely love these. Harry's Garage has put me off though with the amount of grot in his. This had some breaking through too.




Finally this heap of shit. Actually didn't look too tragic underneath.



Then we stopped off at Stourhead for a bit.


Unfortunately this meant I was out of phone coverage and missed out bidding on this bargain.


Then filled up with petrol.


Hrrrrngh

[wuvvum]

Fantastic spread of cars at that show.

If you're after a Mk2 there's always this one.  Bit* more of a project, but it is cheap.

[SiC]

No more projects. At least big ones.

[richardmorris]

Forgot it was the London to Brighton run today. Would have gone down to watch.  Oh well.

[EightMegs]

The brake shoe springs on a Toyota LiteAce have destroyed my fingers. Surely they don't need to be that stiff.