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[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.

 

[SRi05]

That's come up well. I had it machine polished the same time as I had the hood cleaned which was late August so it should be nice and shiny with regular washes. I don't think I cleaned it after having it done 😂

[trigger]

I sold Project Fiesta Van last night, put it up for £2500, got £2100 so not bad, it wasn't the easiest sale though... 

Let's start the story off with Facebook Marketplace, yep it's one of them sales, I get a message out the blue offering £2000 and a plead story about how their van had broke and they had no money, I refuse it so they then offer £2100, it's a bit less than I hoped for but not unreasonable and I don't want it sat outside mine all Christmas so agree on the deal. 

He turns up 45 minutes late, starts asking for proof that the cambelt had been done, and moaning about the Peugeot engines and this is the bit that got me, pulls out a Snap on diagnostic tool and starts scanning the van for codes?! 

I wasn't impressed but I've got nothing to hide, he then puts a EML on the dash and says the charging module is high? I said it's just had a new battery fitted so it's probably a old code but he then says I'll give you £2000 for it instead!!! 

I pretty much told him to fuck off by this point, we agreed £2100 I'm not dropping, either take it or not as its a cheap van so he agrees and hands the cash over and take it away. 

I can guarantee it will be back up on marketplace again later for more money but what a hassle, I can see why people just sell stuff to webuyanycar, it's much easier. Still I made £850 on the van so I can't moan too much! 

 

[Split_Pin]

13 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

That's come up well. I had it machine polished the same time as I had the hood cleaned which was late August so it should be nice and shiny with regular washes. I don't think I cleaned it after having it done 😂

Aye it looks in great condition, the paints really bright. Nothing more to do there!

[Fumbler]

The new alternator was plonked on my desk today, in the dreaded green box of doom-

But never fear: It's only 26/25 years old and has weird vehicle compatability.

A bonus was the packing receipt

In short, I'm set out for 111% success.

[hairnet]

8 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

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

 

please god no - more on the rover please

[Cord Fourteener]

I got Covid, I can confirm it's no fun. 

[Split_Pin]

The 75 is a stonker, it's the best car I've ever owned. Ive owned it nearly 2 years now. The service history is in a ring binder from the previous owner, each item in its own poly pocket. He spent a sizeable amount on a suspension rebuild and fitted 3 replacement auto gearboxes until he got one he was satisfied with. It's remapped too so goes really well.

I pressed the Saab into service this evening and did a big Christmas booze shop,  still going spot on.

[hairnet]

Just now, Split_Pin said:

 

I pressed the Saab into service this evening and did a big Christmas booze shop, 

aquavit or absolut?

[Cord Fourteener]

5 minutes ago, hairnet said:

aquavit or absolut?

What it is running on or carrying?

[Split_Pin]

Keeping the chain alive by taking this CD out the Cavalier and putting it in the Saab's glovebox. I hate to use this phrase as its a bit cliquey but if you know, you know ( @Jim Bell, @Lacquer Peel, @M'coli)

Looks like it has a friend now too.

[TheOtherStu]

14 hours ago, Cord Fourteener said:

I got Covid, I can confirm it's no fun. 

How you doing with it? My biggest issue was the tiredness. Still tired now over 3 weeks later. The Missus is struggling more than me - she still has a cough and very tired.

[SRi05]

21 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Keeping the chain alive by taking this CD out the Cavalier and putting it in the Saab's glovebox. I hate to use this phrase as its a bit cliquey but if you know, you know ( @Jim Bell, @Lacquer Peel, @M'coli)

Looks like it has a friend now too.

Not guilty on the Mike and the Mechanics CD, came with the car 👀

I emptied 6 disks out the car and left that 😂

[Ghosty]

8 minutes ago, TheOtherStu said:

How you doing with it? My biggest issue was the tiredness. Still tired now over 3 weeks later. The Missus is struggling more than me - she still has a cough and very tired.

I've been having an issue with that since my booster, and I can't work out if it's that or the medication I'm on. 

[TheOtherStu]

14 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

Not guilty on the Mike and the Mechanics CD, came with the car 👀

I emptied 6 disks out the car and left that 😂

I can't wait to sell you lot a car. You're getting the Dido one that came with the MR2.

The RHCP one I got with my previous car is staying with me.

[fatharris]

First proper night's sleep in several days - feel almost human again.

Still got 7 days isolation so I'm going to attempt to be more physical today and wash MrsH's Laguna, as I've genuinely not had it in me to do anything other than watch Netflix and browse on my phone.

Baby still not here (mercifully) and MrsH still testing negative. Her isolation period is up too so she can go out and get the shopping in etc.

Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk

[Split_Pin]

32 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

Not guilty on the Mike and the Mechanics CD, came with the car 👀

I emptied 6 disks out the car and left that 😂

I actually liked them back in the 1990s. 

If it was a Dido CD it would go in the bin though!

[barefoot]

The Rover 75 is sorted. The gentle coolant leak was gradually getting worse, so off it went to the garage who diagnosed a knackered thermostat to be the culprit. Luckily* this is hidden deep down in the Vee between the cylinder banks & requires much time to be spent dismantle before you can even see the bloody thing. The coolant leak is cure. Do you know, to fill a 2.5 litre KV6 up from minimum to maximum coolant takes what appears to be just less than 200ml of fluid. I'm no engineer, but that doesn't appear to leave much margin for error does it? How often do folk check their big Rovers?

The Scirocco is still irritating me. The tracking is set, but the camber is out. Chap can't correct that because the bolts are seized and he's waiting for replacements before he removes them with much force. The tick-over is also griefing me up a little. It will start easily with choke or a pump on the pedal, but after a mile/five minutes around the houses, the tick-over becomes erratic and requires choke. Then as the engine warms up, the idle speed becomes just that little bit too fast. 

I'm sure it'll all be right by next xmas...

[Ghosty]

Guess what I'm doing after work... 

[barefoot]

Wanking?

[Six-cylinder]

38 minutes ago, barefoot said:

The Rover 75 is sorted. The gentle coolant leak was gradually getting worse, so off it went to the garage who diagnosed a knackered thermostat to be the culprit. Luckily* this is hidden deep down in the Vee between the cylinder banks & requires much time to be spent dismantle before you can even see the bloody thing. The coolant leak is cure. Do you know, to fill a 2.5 litre KV6 up from minimum to maximum coolant takes what appears to be just less than 200ml of fluid. I'm no engineer, but that doesn't appear to leave much margin for error does it? How often do folk check their big Rovers?

 

The other thing that annoyed me with my 75 V6 Auto was the temp needle sat perfectly at mid normal until it was hot and went straight to max. If it had started to creep up I would have known there was a problem developing. Turned out to be the electric fan stopped working and the amount of dismantling made it look like I had crashed it!

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Guess what I'm doing after work... 

Well what are you going to get????