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[chodweaver]

Um. There's a wire with an eyelet on the end. And it's not connected to anything

[Keymaster]

Um. There's a wire with an eyelet on the end. And it's not connected to anything

Fret not Jules the photo was taken mid process and the earths are bolted down now..I hope

[wesacosa]

On 01/10/2024 at 20:13, brownnova said:

So I thought today was going to be a collection thread day… 

I’d bided my time following selling the Saab ‘vert wanted to try and find the right car. When a really good example of a car that I’d always promised myself I would own one day came up, 4 miles from home, and for a very reasonable price. I was excited to go and view after work. 

 

Impressions were good, it was in very good condition bar one or two disclosed faults.  

Such as that exhaust!

But… I drove it and have to say I felt entirely underwhelmed. It drove very nicely, but I just didn’t particularly like it to drive. I then remembered a previous one I drove a couple of years back, and recall feeling the same about that one, but concluded about that one that it was a bit tired.  But this one was less than 60k and well cared for. So I can only conclude that despite wanting to love the 75 that maybe they’re not for me! I’m quite disappointed about this… 

wonder if the MG version would be more enjoyable?

[barefoot]

I think I agree with brownnova, my 75 drives very similar to a mk2 Cavalier. It followed a Vel Satis and an XJ8, but it doesn't feel as good as either of them. It's not even as nice to drive as the P5 and the P6 I'd been hoping it might.

[Mally]

3 hours ago, wesacosa said:

wonder if the MG version would be more enjoyable?

The obvious answer is you are not old enough to qualify, and its not yet run in.

[Split_Pin]

4 hours ago, chodweaver said:

Um. There's a wire with an eyelet on the end. And it's not connected to anything

That's an ECU spacer plate, meant to stop it getting too hot from the inlet manifold. The ECU is not fitted there, I'm guessing Karl is working his magic on it.

[4wheeledstool]

On 03/10/2024 at 22:37, High Jetter said:

Scooterboy?

Sort of, not done any scooter runs for fifteen years though.🤔

[junkyarddog]

Did some shite welding on an old Sunny recently for a mate.

Jacking point was rotten too.

Going well,then ran out of wire.

Outer skin welded on.

Finish off welding the inside.

Time for a scrape of filler.

Squirt of primer. 

Mask up and blast on some stone chip.

 

Squirt of aerosol in vaguely the right colour..

Done.

 

Well not really,had to do both sides.

Passed the test though 😎

 

[richardmorris]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgxj1jy71zo

traffic wardens in Chester ticketing 80s cars on Daniel day lewis film shoot.

[High Jetter]

Critics? 😀

[Asimo]

Iveco driver takes advice from @Cavcraft.

[somewhatfoolish]

You sure the iveco hasn't just decided to end it all? Not just burdened with being terminally shit it was ordered by some sociopath who wanted green paint.

[Angrydicky]

4 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

You sure the iveco hasn't just decided to end it all? Not just burdened with being terminally shit it was ordered by some sociopath who wanted green paint.

Probably ex-ASDA, seen loads of them converted to recovery trucks. They’ll have a chocolate auto box and be generally fucked from a life of getting ragged around town and bounced off kerbs.

[Royale80]

Gave Sierra a polish , put Range Rover on ramps to remove exhaust and start to de-rust the rear underneath.

 

[HillmanImp]

Just found this in a bag in the shed. 

Must've sent my old 44 off missing a badge. 

[richardmorris]

My neighbour asked for help when I was outside this morning, cleaning my mountain bike after a ride.  He wanted to put the hardtop on his ac cobra*. Winterised as Q says to Bond.

the front just clips to the sides of the windscreen surround with over-centre catches each side and the rear to the body panel with a set of studs.  He’s the one with the GT40 replica currently sitting outside in all weather! Daily is a Porsche targa and wife has a huge Audi estate v8 as a runabout. 
 

in non motoring news, mum managed to spend three hours in a&e in Wrexham maelor on friday  night ( staff remembered her from working there), and 4hours in the countess of Chester hospital yesterday.  Severed a nerve in a finger preparing harvest supper for 80people at church - no good dead goes unpunished!  Has an appointment back at the countess on Tuesday for surgery to reattach the nerve.
honestly, how she can nearly cut her finger off whilst cubing butter!  Managed to get the rings off without cutting them though.  
 

[stuboy]

Busy day today ... part 1

Myself, and BiL popped along to a monthly car meet..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stuboy]

Sunday part 2..

Myself, missus, BiL, shouting mini dog and the kids went up the pub for a non alcoholic drink... turns out VAG meet there.. but... there's a nice mota in the pub car park..

Now the moderns...

https://youtube.com/shorts/OB1lHvg5HBU?si=FAaMrG4ijZgiHBf-

 

 

[Wibble]

9 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Sunday part 2..

Myself, missus, BiL, shouting mini dog and the kids went up the pub for a non alcoholic drink... turns out VAG meet there.. but... there's a nice mota in the pub car park..

Now the moderns...

https://youtube.com/shorts/OB1lHvg5HBU?si=FAaMrG4ijZgiHBf-

 

 

Rover gets my vote.

[Lankytim]

Had a go at straightening the panels on the P4s front end today. The new wing was quite a bit higher than it should be and was held on by two incorrectly sized bolts. A strap was used to hold things in the right place and the correct bolts added to bolt things together. The leaky radiator was also swapped and the front grille repaired. A slight improvement! 

[egg]

Crikey. Miracle nobody died here (County Down)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglk8lgkzd6o

[cort16]

Chris Harris has just gone up in my estimation.  Full corduroy interior in an m5

[loserone]

Fuck yes

[richardmorris]

I may have gone for brown rather than orange. But yes, bring back cord seats.

[richardmorris]

Dad sent me this link….

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-13932971/Citroen-2CV-just-550-miles-clock-remarkable-love-story-heads-auction-20k-estimate.html

 

[Split_Pin]

BMW fake leather is awful so the Uni Lecturers Jaiskit edition is an improvement.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, egg said:

Crikey. Miracle nobody died here (County Down)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglk8lgkzd6o

No, Bus down, shirley? 😀

[wuvvum]

I got bugger all fettling done at the weekend* but I did do a fair bit of driving.  Saturday I took the Innocenti down to Shotley for the end of season East Coast Retros show organised by Trigger.  Usual fantastic selection of cars, including an immaculate, completely original and very low mileage Mk1 Capri which was great to see.  Caught up with Trigger and his Escort, Spottedlaurel and his Carina E estate, and (briefly) Brodders.  The Innocenti behaved itself perfectly once again, but the 150 mile round trip is about as far as I'd want to drive it in a day - not that it's particularly noisy or difficult to drive, but it gets a bit cramped after a couple of hours behind the wheel.

On Sunday I drove up to Wells to meet with my parents who were in the area for a church-related conference.  I took the Renault 6 - I wanted to give it one last run before it goes away for the winter, and also I thought my parents might like to see it.  I ended up driving them to the beach in it - they had nabbed the last parking space outside their hotel and didn't want to lose it.  First time in nearly 17 years of ownership that I've had a rear seat passenger - there's no seatbelts in the back so I tend to take something else when I'm going to be carrying people.  I think they enjoyed it!  The drive home was less pleasant as it was drizzling and the car is a bit of a pain in light rain as the wipers only have one speed which is ridiculously quick, so I had to keep flicking them on and off which is annoying when they are on a rocker switch behind the steering wheel.  No other issues though, it did the 90 mile return trip quite happily, although I think the alternator is getting a bit noisier so that might need looking at next year.

Friday night I went to see a mate and there was an interesting shape under a tarpaulin on his drive.  Turns out his daughter (20-odd, hairdresser by trade) has bought herself a Renault 21 diesel hatchback, with the non-turbo 1870cc engine (all of 64bhp).  It's been off the road for 18 years but it's a runner, although it needs one of the sills replacing.  It was under a tarp as the sunroof was leaking, and as the interior is pretty much immaculate she didn't want it getting wet.  She bought it because "I wanted a project, it's rare and it was 300 quid", which sounds like very sound reasoning to me.  She's going to get her brother to weld up the sill but everything else she's going to do herself, so good on her.

*Actually I tell a lie, I did make one minor improvement to the Rover 75.

[hairnet]

fuck sake dave

[somewhatfoolish]

6 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

BMW All fake leather is awful so the Uni Lecturers Jaiskit edition is an improvement.

EFA. I had fondly imagined we'd seen the last of vinyl as a seat material outside of landrovers and prison transport once "the greatest decade of ever" dawned, heralded by the fall of the Iron Curtain. Why the fuck has it made a comeback and can I blame Vladimir Putin?

 

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

a Renault 21 diesel hatchback, with the non-turbo 1870cc engine (all of 64bhp). 

 it was 300 quid

Quoted so I can like it for a 2nd time.