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[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I can't believe you prefer this to North Wales!

There’s no accounting for folk. I’m sure Rhyl or Prestatyn would do just as well.

[MJK 24]

On 2/13/2023 at 12:38 PM, TagoraSX said:

Can any shitters in the Midlands recommend a decent and reliable classic car restoration garage?

No body work, some reassembly and recommissioning.

Rust Republic in Nottingham might be worth a phone call.

[Ghosty]

MX5 has new tyres.

I am informed the jacking points are fucked, there are multiple brake fluid leaks, two dragging brakes (I knew about one), and that the wheelarch next to the filler neck smells of fuel and is damp...

Need to see how much truth is in that.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Sunny Jim said:

 half an hour on the hand pump to clear it. 

 

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

 Prestatyn

?

[ProgRocker]

Some cheeky fecker has fly tipped an engine on a housing estate in my city. Someone on here should be able to identify it.

engine fly tipped

[richardmorris]

I’m sure the vin number will be enough to find the ex owner.

[DoverShark]

MGF MOT fail today. On the plus side I immediately secured the battery with the clamp I bought after an advisory last year 🙄

New Cat and wheel bearing required, fine. 

Headlamps were odd, no pattern at all, I made him check many times but nope, definitely not there.

[bigfella2]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

MX5 has new tyres.

I am informed the jacking points are fucked, there are multiple brake fluid leaks, two dragging brakes (I knew about one), and that the wheelarch next to the filler neck smells of fuel and is damp...

Need to see how much truth is in that.

I thought you had flogged that?

[Bren]

This arrived for the SD1

I need to work out what the fittings are because they are long gone.

[barefoot]

Ring Autoplas, they'll still have some replacements that they'll send you.

[Rust Collector]

18 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

Some cheeky fecker has fly tipped an engine on a housing estate in my city. Someone on here should be able to identify it.

engine fly tipped

Chuck it in the boot and take it down the local metal recyclers for some beer money!

[Bren]

11 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Ring Autoplas, they'll still have some replacements that they'll send you.

I emailed them months ago in anticipation of getting the thing. They never replied. They are still in business but don't appear to do anything car related.

[egg]

this event might interest some folk on here.

[richardmorris]

Notice of Italian car meeting in April….

The First All Italian Car Breakfast Meet of 2023 will be held Saturday the 1st April.
As with the previous meets, it will be at The Departure Lounge Café, GU34 4BH, just outside Alton in northern Hampshire.

The café is a great venue for a breakfast meet, as it has a large solid field on which the owner lets us park so as to be able to display our cars all together and out of the main public car park.

The meet starts at 1000hrs, which is when the café opens, and is not a formal event so no booking is necessary, and entry is free, so just come along if you fancy it.

It is open to any Italian car of any age, and we have had classics and supercars through to modern Alfas and Fiats and everything in between. Attendees have come from across the southern counties and as far afield as London, Kent, and Dorset, with many clubs supporting the event.

The format is simple, we park up, chat to other owners and look at the cars on show, and have some breakfast if you want to. People usually drift away after lunch. We have had close to 200 cars at some of last years' events, so there is plenty to see, and always lots of Alfas.
 

[RoverFolkUs]

22 hours ago, DoverShark said:

Headlamps were odd, no pattern at all, I made him check many times but nope, definitely not there.

I assume the lenses aren't cloudy?

If not, someone's put the bulbs in upside down. Maybe

Lost count of how many times I've seen that!

Park the car roughly 2-3 feet away from a wall and turn the headlights on, if the pattern looks like a sine wave the bulbs are incorrectly fitted or just defective (I've even had them come out bent before)

If it's hazy then the headlamp lenses are probably fogged up

You should see a nice straight, focused, bright horizontal line with a scatter of light around it for the beam image to be correct

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Euro shite in the US and Canada:

https://platesmania.com/newforum/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=21719&app=forums&module=forums&id=21719

[MorrisItalSLX]

17 hours ago, Bren said:

This arrived for the SD1

I need to work out what the fittings are because they are long gone.

I love a louvre, a quintessential 80s accessory.

Would these Aunger fixing suit yours? These are what all the Australian made louvred used.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254517963554

[Ghosty]

Yay beading. 

[Bren]

57 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

I love a louvre, a quintessential 80s accessory.

Would these Aunger fixing suit yours? These are what all the Australian made louvred used.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254517963554

Possibly. Never ordered from Australia though.

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 minute ago, Bren said:

Possibly. Never ordered from Australia though.

It's all normal delivery-wise, although they hand you your parcels the other way up.

[Rust Collector]

After successful* road tests last night I drove the Merc in to work today, very gingerly to avoid blowing intercooler pipes all over the place.

I’ve managed to jam one of the bonnet latches in the open position which is why the passenger corner of the bonnet is a bit raised.

I also did my commute with the header tank cap removed 😅

No harm done though by all accounts. I do need to bleed the system properly though.

[stuboy]

On 2/14/2023 at 5:05 PM, wuvvum said:

Does your Mrs know that your Mondeo spends all day sniffing her car's arse?

no its there secret..lol

[SiC]

Just a rusty pile of bits now.

 

[LightBulbFun]

ah yes the exact sort of shape you want to see your lightbulb containing parcel to be in...

amazingly said lightbulb inside survived the ordeal 

and works lovely

given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all...

[Rust Collector]

19 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all...

The water pump for my S210 came via Evri earlier this week, and I was pleased* to see they're carrying on the Hermes tradition of jumping up and down on every package they deliver, the box was absolutely fucked 🤣

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

ah yes the exact sort of shape you want to see your lightbulb containing parcel to be in...

amazingly said lightbulb inside survived the ordeal 

and works lovely

given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all...

Currently having a royal battle with them over a package they've lost of mine.  They're claiming it was delivered...and have photographic evidence of that.

Except the photograph is of the parcel being handed to a black guy next to a red front door...all of us in this house are white enough to pass as vampires, and nobody on our street has a red front door...however they are simply remaining adamant that "The parcel was delivered."

[LightBulbFun]

48 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Currently having a royal battle with them over a package they've lost of mine.  They're claiming it was delivered...and have photographic evidence of that.

Except the photograph is of the parcel being handed to a black guy next to a red front door...all of us in this house are white enough to pass as vampires, and nobody on our street has a red front door...however they are simply remaining adamant that "The parcel was delivered."

well while your there do you think you might be able to fish out  the ThinkPad T43 and Coughtrie CPS16 of mine that they managed to vanish into the void, for me?

 

and if it makes you feel better DPD are currently fucking me about, twice now I have been at my computer when I suddenly get a "sorry we missed you" text from them

like fuck you did! no attempt to ring the bell/intercom at all, I get that its 30Kg of lightbulb control gear, but you did accept it so please actually deliver it! and if you really cant get it up the stairs then at least call the intercom so I can come help or rope a neighbour into helping...

although when someones who's physically disabled has to help you get a parcel up the stairs at expense of their own health/well being thats not a very good showing, looking at you UPS! who tried to pull a similar stunt when I bought the 25A Variac recently, did I mention I hate living 3 stories up in a building with no lift?

*grumble*

[Floatylight]

On 2/13/2023 at 9:55 PM, chaseracer said:

You know that thing when you drive a car and it's just RIGHT?  I am now looking for one of these, in Exclusive 2.0HDi160 manual spec...

Step this way sir, only 57k miles, only local (ish)

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/484567703629867/

[Markeh]

12 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

well while your there do you think you might be able to fish out  the ThinkPad T43 and Coughtrie CPS16 of mine that they managed to vanish into the void, for me?

Must be a thing for ThinkPads, my parcel that went walkabout was a T460!

[HMC]

Watching an Invacar auction on e bay, very interesting. It’s at almost 5k  at the mo; I had no idea what they were worth. Then again ‘microcars’ do go for strong money, especially In Europe so maybe I shouldn’t be suprised. Could be bound for the continent, or maybe an AC completist?