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[fatharris]

In news surprising absolutely no-one:



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[dome]

2 hours ago, juular said:

Ovlov FREN

 

 

Whooft, is that an Excel in the background?

[juular]

13 minutes ago, dome said:

Whooft, is that an Excel in the background?

I reckon it was, plus a Maserati, an old landy and some other tat.

This was outside Bo'ness motor museum (which wasn't as good as I was expecting).

[wuvvum]

53 minutes ago, fatharris said:

In news surprising absolutely no-one:



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You're pregnant?

[fatharris]

You're pregnant?

Yep, I'm having ten days off

Annoyingly, MrsH is pregnant and with a week till the due date, this may scupper our birth plans.

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[beko1987]

You shouldn't have gone on that boat trip 😡 I saw the pics in the papers, back from a sunny* holiday* etc. Makes me sick (you too by the looks of it 😂) 

[fatharris]

You shouldn't have gone on that boat trip I saw the pics in the papers, back from a sunny* holiday* etc. Makes me sick (you too by the looks of it ) 

T'weren't me, that's Alex

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[beko1987]

Just now, fatharris said:

T'weren't me, that's Alex

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Doh! Meh... 

[MJK 24]

Calling Natalie Cole…

[captain_70s]

Fucking Volvo's speedo has died.

[RobT]

Shatis passed its MoT.  Had the rear brakes done before the test as the NS pads were very low.  Treated it to new pads, discs and calipers.  Front discs were an advisory, but I'll wait a few months for those.  Glad that's sorted before Christmas.

Reno heritage fleet.

I shan't tempt fate by saying too much, but I think the Espace is fairly sorted now and able to share duties with the VS.  Since I tuned it to pass the MoT it has a tendency to cut out until fully warm, so that needs a further tweak.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

A couple of years ago, I advised my friend to change the Control Arms on his 9N Polo.

These are hollow steel components that like to rust for fun. 

Today I got a message confirming that one had failed. 

Please do check if you have one or know anyone who does. 

 

[juular]

20 minutes ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

A couple of years ago, I advised my friend to change the Control Arms on his 9N Polo.

These are hollow steel components that like to rust for fun. 

Today I got a message confirming that one had failed. 

Please do check if you have one or know anyone who does. 

 

I have a new 9N polo / 6L Ibiza control arm and subframe console with bushes sitting in my shed if anyone finds themselves in need of a quick repair.

[juular]

12 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Fucking Volvo's speedo has died.

If you haven't already bridged it, worth checking the Speedo drive plug on the back of the diff. The plugs are really brittle now and basically fall off with a snide look. Also, it's a prime location for the pins to be bright green with corrosion.

[Split_Pin]

Off on a collection mission tonight, vehicle choice isn't much of a secret.  Its only 15 miles or so away so there will be no poo count (unless I'm incredibly unlucky).

The biggest issue will be to not let the Mrs nick it off me. 

Something will be for sale in the New Year if/once it has bedded into the fleet, 5 cars is too many.

[Supernaut]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

Off on a collection mission tonight, vehicle choice isn't much of a secret.  Its only 15 miles or so away so there will be no poo count (unless I'm incredibly unlucky).

The biggest issue will be to not let the Mrs nick it off me. 

Something will be for sale in the New Year if/once it has bedded into the fleet, 5 cars is too many.

I was going to ask if you needed a lift! Seems you're sorted though. Chodspeed.

[captain_70s]

 

15 minutes ago, juular said:

If you haven't already bridged it, worth checking the Speedo drive plug on the back of the diff. The plugs are really brittle now and basically fall off with a snide look. Also, it's a prime location for the pins to be bright green with corrosion.

Aye, I was doing some reading up on it last night. An easy place to start anyways. Bet it's the ring in the diff.

[Supernaut]

42 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

 

Aye, I was doing some reading up on it last night. An easy place to start anyways. Bet it's the ring in the diff.

Do you have an Android phone? DigiHUD is a good free GPS speedometer.

[brownnova]

22 hours ago, fatharris said:

Yep, I'm having ten days off

Annoyingly, MrsH is pregnant and with a week till the due date, this may scupper our birth plans.

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Ach that’s shite man.

We’re 7 weeks of landing date and this is exactly my fear. Hopefully Junior is nice and comfy in there and stays put until you’re out of isolation, and that your good lady doesn’t get it too! 

[Fumbler]

So that's why the gearbox was falling out of the car.

[Cheezey]

On 12/13/2021 at 2:49 PM, juular said:

I reckon it was, plus a Maserati, an old landy and some other tat.

This was outside Bo'ness motor museum (which wasn't as good as I was expecting).

I haven’t been in a couple of years. I felt there was far too much ‘memorabilia’ squashed in around the cars. The cars were ok.  

[Lankytim]

Picked up this Dartmouth Pottery MGB from a charity shop today, £1.49 well spent. Wife hates it OBV and it’s going to end up in the loft at some point I think. 

[Angrydicky]

Rubber bumper too for added shite points.

[EightMegs]

I'm making a four part mould to cast new bump stops, my urethane casting trial kit has arrived to my fake company, and I've got some steering rack gaiters which clear the inside of the coil. Fingers crossed!

[High Jetter]

Uretha coli? Maybe a lonely evening!

[Split_Pin]

Collected from @SRi05. I am now officially an owner  of  a Swedish barge. It's bigger than I thought, longer even than the 75.

Im delighted with it.

Drove perfectly in the way home, smooth and wafty and the engine is silent.  Battery volts stayed rock solid between 14.0 and 14.1 volts. Dropped to 13.9 with the full beams and fogs on.  No problem there that I can see.

It's also spotless inside.

There is one big issue though, the Mrs is insisting that it's going to be her car! Even the wee man likes it and he's normally hard to please when it comes to my cars.

I plan to just use as is until after Christmas and maybe treat it to an oil change. Temp guage doesn't get off the quarter, may investigate the thermostat at some point in the future.

[SRi05]

2 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Collected from @SRi05. I am now officially an owner  of  a Swedish barge. It's bigger than I thought, longer even than the 75.

Im delighted with it.

Drove perfectly in the way home, smooth and wafty and the engine is silent.  Battery volts stayed rock solid between 14.0 and 14.1 volts. Dropped to 13.9 with the full beams and fogs on.  No problem there that I can see.

It's also spotless inside.

There is one big issue though, the Mrs is insisting that it's going to be her car! Even the wee man likes it and he's normally hard to please when it comes to my cars.

I plan to just use as is until after Christmas and maybe treat it to an oil change. Temp guage doesn't get off the quarter, may investigate the thermostat at some point in the future.

Farewell old friend. It's in good hands 👌

[Split_Pin]

It is definitely worth saving. Hopefully it's dry tomorrow so I can have a shot of the electric roof.

[richardmorris]

[Split_Pin]

Came up well after a lunchtime wash. It's shaping up to be the nicest condition car I own.