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[Cavcraft]

I've just bid on something REALLY stupid* on eBay. There's still a few hours to go and bid is hopelessly low but you it had to be worth a bash.

 

*Modern, shite bordering on shit and with problems aplenty.

[Cavcraft]

I've just bid on something REALLY stupid* on eBay. There's still a few hours to go and bid is hopelessly low but you it had to be worth a bash.

 

*Modern, shite bordering on shit and with problems aplenty.

[rml2345]

Sounds like a decent plan to me Cav...

Spent the past few days trying to work out why the near side electric mirror on Telly doesn't. Motor and switch are fine so time to check the wiring... Oh joy...

[rml2345]

Sounds like a decent plan to me Cav...

Spent the past few days trying to work out why the near side electric mirror on Telly doesn't. Motor and switch are fine so time to check the wiring... Oh joy...

[dollywobbler]

Maverick is back from MOT camp. £189 for sill repairs, a new rear brake flexi, exhaust welding and the fitting of two supplied tyres. Had a good look at the underside. It's really very solid. I reckon in total, the Mav has cost me £1100 since purchase in January (including purchase and road tax). Expensive when you consider it's only done about 1500 miles in that time, but I've had a huge amount of fun laning in it!

[dollywobbler]

Maverick is back from MOT camp. £189 for sill repairs, a new rear brake flexi, exhaust welding and the fitting of two supplied tyres. Had a good look at the underside. It's really very solid. I reckon in total, the Mav has cost me £1100 since purchase in January (including purchase and road tax). Expensive when you consider it's only done about 1500 miles in that time, but I've had a huge amount of fun laning in it!

[wuvvum]

Sitting at work today thinking about cars (as I often do) I suddenly remembered a Rover P6 that I once owned which I'd completely forgotten about. It was pale green, so I think in my mind I was probably confusing it with the earlier pale green one that I'd bought from a chap just round the corner, but this one had been painted with a roller and I collected it on a trailer from somewhere down south. I can't remember why I trailered it rather than driving it, or what it was like to drive, or even what happened to it, but I do remember it was a 2-litre twin carb and was tax exempt.

 

So I added it onto my spreadsheet when I got home this evening, and had a quick count up - not counting motorbikes, the addition of the Rover brings the total number of cars (and vans) I've owned up to 399. So whatever I buy next is going to have the dubious honour of being my 400th car.

[wuvvum]

Sitting at work today thinking about cars (as I often do) I suddenly remembered a Rover P6 that I once owned which I'd completely forgotten about. It was pale green, so I think in my mind I was probably confusing it with the earlier pale green one that I'd bought from a chap just round the corner, but this one had been painted with a roller and I collected it on a trailer from somewhere down south. I can't remember why I trailered it rather than driving it, or what it was like to drive, or even what happened to it, but I do remember it was a 2-litre twin carb and was tax exempt.

 

So I added it onto my spreadsheet when I got home this evening, and had a quick count up - not counting motorbikes, the addition of the Rover brings the total number of cars (and vans) I've owned up to 399. So whatever I buy next is going to have the dubious honour of being my 400th car.

[Lankytim]

Spent my lunch hour connecting up the towbar mentioned above. Saab do a dedicated loom that just plugs onto a connector in the boot, but i'm far too cheap for that. A box of crimps and a posh crimping tool did the trick. No idea if it works or not yet as I don't have anything to test it out with. No fuses blew when I turned the ignition on and the onboard computer didn't throw up any errors so.. so far, so good.

[Lankytim]

Spent my lunch hour connecting up the towbar mentioned above. Saab do a dedicated loom that just plugs onto a connector in the boot, but i'm far too cheap for that. A box of crimps and a posh crimping tool did the trick. No idea if it works or not yet as I don't have anything to test it out with. No fuses blew when I turned the ignition on and the onboard computer didn't throw up any errors so.. so far, so good.

[Cavcraft]

Top bombing, Wuvv. Never kept accurate records after listing ones I'd had a few years ago, will have to dig them out sometime and try and work out numbers. I'd suspect somewhere around 500 but that's a wild guess.

 

Today I finally got sick of the thought of the CLK 'doing a 190' and decided it was time top get the battery off, charge it up then formulate a plan that will probably involve an engine service, polish and a vitit to a well known internet auction site with a no reserve listing. Trouble is tax is out (£148 or so for 6 months) but I reckon I'll have to speculate to accumulate, possibly listing it and sayiong tax available at surrender cost if winning bidder wants it. But I'm getting ahead of myself again there as obv. eBay is a last resort.

Anyhow back to removing battery from car. It's in the boot, flatter than my chances of copping off with Emma Bunton, the remote doesn't want to work (seemingly due to car battery being down) and the silly pull out key blade isn't playing ball in boot lock. Quick Google search reveals opening drivers door with key blade, popping bonnet then connecting a jump lead to a little 'point' in front of the fusebox. Managed to do all that (and earth the boost pack) but no go. Light/access tricky as car facing garage wall, so several more minutes of pissing about and I eventually twig I'm trying to jump the car to a blot that holds the cover down. The cover hiding the jump point

Anyhow connected up, alarm goes off, keyfob used and boot opened. Battery out (about the size of one you'd expect to see jump starting a jumbo jet) and now on charge.

 

I've got a plan (that I really must stick to) which involves (eventually) getting another elderly Transit Di recovery truck. Sod's law says it won't happen and something else will fill the space.

[Cavcraft]

Top bombing, Wuvv. Never kept accurate records after listing ones I'd had a few years ago, will have to dig them out sometime and try and work out numbers. I'd suspect somewhere around 500 but that's a wild guess.

 

Today I finally got sick of the thought of the CLK 'doing a 190' and decided it was time top get the battery off, charge it up then formulate a plan that will probably involve an engine service, polish and a vitit to a well known internet auction site with a no reserve listing. Trouble is tax is out (£148 or so for 6 months) but I reckon I'll have to speculate to accumulate, possibly listing it and sayiong tax available at surrender cost if winning bidder wants it. But I'm getting ahead of myself again there as obv. eBay is a last resort.

Anyhow back to removing battery from car. It's in the boot, flatter than my chances of copping off with Emma Bunton, the remote doesn't want to work (seemingly due to car battery being down) and the silly pull out key blade isn't playing ball in boot lock. Quick Google search reveals opening drivers door with key blade, popping bonnet then connecting a jump lead to a little 'point' in front of the fusebox. Managed to do all that (and earth the boost pack) but no go. Light/access tricky as car facing garage wall, so several more minutes of pissing about and I eventually twig I'm trying to jump the car to a blot that holds the cover down. The cover hiding the jump point

Anyhow connected up, alarm goes off, keyfob used and boot opened. Battery out (about the size of one you'd expect to see jump starting a jumbo jet) and now on charge.

 

I've got a plan (that I really must stick to) which involves (eventually) getting another elderly Transit Di recovery truck. Sod's law says it won't happen and something else will fill the space.

[RobT]

Spent this evening cutting and claying the roof of the 25. I'd been putting it off seeing as it's a huge panel, and I'm a relative short arse, but it's come up very well indeed. Will polish it tomorrow night and then the only bits left to do are the two NS doors. Won't bother spending too long on the front one seeing as it's got a massive dent in it.

 

Can't say I particularly enjoy doing that sort of thing, but the end result is well worth it. I stood there for a few moments just stroking the car before closing the garage door, mmmm smooooth paintwork!

[RobT]

Spent this evening cutting and claying the roof of the 25. I'd been putting it off seeing as it's a huge panel, and I'm a relative short arse, but it's come up very well indeed. Will polish it tomorrow night and then the only bits left to do are the two NS doors. Won't bother spending too long on the front one seeing as it's got a massive dent in it.

 

Can't say I particularly enjoy doing that sort of thing, but the end result is well worth it. I stood there for a few moments just stroking the car before closing the garage door, mmmm smooooth paintwork!

[Volksy]

Tonight will be the moment of truth with the repairs to the Fulvia, Hillmanimp as been steadfastly welding for the last few months trying to make it resemble a vehicle again, rather than the colander (A pretty one I must admit) that it had turned into.

 

I hoiked the whole front subframe, engine, gearbox and suspension out to replace one of the rear mounts (which also ties the sill, innersill, floorpan, wheelarch and bulkhead all together). and fashioned some repairs to the subframe itself. Tonight, for the first time in months it's going to be reunited, so I hope we got the measurements right! We used the repaired subframe as a jig, so it should be ok. Fingers crossed!

 

Other than a bit of cleaning up from the weld fest. The car has essentially had innersills, floorpan repairs, inner wheel arch repairs (front and rear) seat belt mounts, floorpan crossmember etc etc. So it's now a more solid that it has been for many years. The previous restorer had bodged quite a bit of it from what we have found

 

So it will be down to me this weekend to bolt it all back together, and hopefully by sunday evening we'll have a running driving Fulvia! Next stop will be an MOT, which tested prior to the weldfest only showed up a few bulbs as faults. I think it will be good fun to bomb about in for a bit, especially with the webasto pulled back!

[Volksy]

Tonight will be the moment of truth with the repairs to the Fulvia, Hillmanimp as been steadfastly welding for the last few months trying to make it resemble a vehicle again, rather than the colander (A pretty one I must admit) that it had turned into.

 

I hoiked the whole front subframe, engine, gearbox and suspension out to replace one of the rear mounts (which also ties the sill, innersill, floorpan, wheelarch and bulkhead all together). and fashioned some repairs to the subframe itself. Tonight, for the first time in months it's going to be reunited, so I hope we got the measurements right! We used the repaired subframe as a jig, so it should be ok. Fingers crossed!

 

Other than a bit of cleaning up from the weld fest. The car has essentially had innersills, floorpan repairs, inner wheel arch repairs (front and rear) seat belt mounts, floorpan crossmember etc etc. So it's now a more solid that it has been for many years. The previous restorer had bodged quite a bit of it from what we have found

 

So it will be down to me this weekend to bolt it all back together, and hopefully by sunday evening we'll have a running driving Fulvia! Next stop will be an MOT, which tested prior to the weldfest only showed up a few bulbs as faults. I think it will be good fun to bomb about in for a bit, especially with the webasto pulled back!

[rml2345]

Since I've had Telly for nearly a fortnight I guess it's time to give you all an update;

- Foglamps replaced as the near side one was borked.

- New Volvo radio Installed as that didn't work either and the mountain of spaghetti behind he dash has been tidied.

- Odometer and trip repaired as we broke it on the way home

- Fuel gauge replaced with one that mostly works. Occasionally.

- Washed at least once.

Unfortunately here's still a lot to do, including;

- Fix near side electric mirror as despite a new switch and motor it still doesn't work.

- Reversing lights don't light. Bulbs etc. are fine so probably switch. Bumhats.

- Replace rear light cluster as I've broken that as well. It was proper brittle though...

- Voltage regulator (in the post).

- Tax

- Polish

- Enjoy wafty old bargeness.

[rml2345]

Since I've had Telly for nearly a fortnight I guess it's time to give you all an update;

- Foglamps replaced as the near side one was borked.

- New Volvo radio Installed as that didn't work either and the mountain of spaghetti behind he dash has been tidied.

- Odometer and trip repaired as we broke it on the way home

- Fuel gauge replaced with one that mostly works. Occasionally.

- Washed at least once.

Unfortunately here's still a lot to do, including;

- Fix near side electric mirror as despite a new switch and motor it still doesn't work.

- Reversing lights don't light. Bulbs etc. are fine so probably switch. Bumhats.

- Replace rear light cluster as I've broken that as well. It was proper brittle though...

- Voltage regulator (in the post).

- Tax

- Polish

- Enjoy wafty old bargeness.

[Guest]

Booked 460 in for the MOT. A fail, but not by much.

 

Everything was fine apart from the hilarious handbrake effort reading - 9%. NSR caliper was super frigged. Its replacement en route and will be fitted on Monday. Booked Auto Windscreens to sort the crack in the windscreen which the phone advisor said warranted the entire screen replacing. Fitter turned up joking that 440 \ 460 screens were a twat to do - so he was more than relieved when all he needed to do was fill the crack. Didn't get an MOT advisory either, so perhaps I over reacted. The £50 excess that got pre authorised will be winging its way back to my account very soon, too.

 

Got the C4 back from having its sill repaired after I nerfed it on a high kerb in France. Cost me £290 with paint but it looks GR 8. They also straightened the sill edge a fast fit monkey mullered with a trolley jack (despite my warning him two seconds beforehand) and resealed it.

 

So that just leaves a service, mucky injectors, the rack end bushes and the A\C condensor to sort on the C4. And the shocks. And the rear brakes. And the handbrake, whose NSR caliper keeps grabbing slightly (I see a pattern emerging). You might think that list is a bit excessive for a 7 year old car, but I'm not really arsed considering it's got 103k on the clock and around 35,000 of those consisted of me driving the wee out of it. I don't know of many HDi 92 C4s that have done 30 hard laps of The Combe, about the same of Curborough and filming duties at Oulton Park.

 

I don't think I will ever get away from Pete-M's Impreza in it.

 

Never mind, it's serving me well despite the atrocious sins it committed in the first 6 months of ownership (story abridged).

 

My newest shite may be saved from the ignominy of eBay \ CCC procurement if I get my way as well. Exciting shit. Other new shite will have to be sold though. Boo.

[Guest]

Booked 460 in for the MOT. A fail, but not by much.

 

Everything was fine apart from the hilarious handbrake effort reading - 9%. NSR caliper was super frigged. Its replacement en route and will be fitted on Monday. Booked Auto Windscreens to sort the crack in the windscreen which the phone advisor said warranted the entire screen replacing. Fitter turned up joking that 440 \ 460 screens were a twat to do - so he was more than relieved when all he needed to do was fill the crack. Didn't get an MOT advisory either, so perhaps I over reacted. The £50 excess that got pre authorised will be winging its way back to my account very soon, too.

 

Got the C4 back from having its sill repaired after I nerfed it on a high kerb in France. Cost me £290 with paint but it looks GR 8. They also straightened the sill edge a fast fit monkey mullered with a trolley jack (despite my warning him two seconds beforehand) and resealed it.

 

So that just leaves a service, mucky injectors, the rack end bushes and the A\C condensor to sort on the C4. And the shocks. And the rear brakes. And the handbrake, whose NSR caliper keeps grabbing slightly (I see a pattern emerging). You might think that list is a bit excessive for a 7 year old car, but I'm not really arsed considering it's got 103k on the clock and around 35,000 of those consisted of me driving the wee out of it. I don't know of many HDi 92 C4s that have done 30 hard laps of The Combe, about the same of Curborough and filming duties at Oulton Park.

 

I don't think I will ever get away from Pete-M's Impreza in it.

 

Never mind, it's serving me well despite the atrocious sins it committed in the first 6 months of ownership (story abridged).

 

My newest shite may be saved from the ignominy of eBay \ CCC procurement if I get my way as well. Exciting shit. Other new shite will have to be sold though. Boo.

[HillmanImp]

Tonight will be the moment of truth with the repairs to the Fulvia, Hillmanimp as been steadfastly welding for the last few months trying to make it resemble a vehicle again, rather than the colander (A pretty one I must admit) that it had turned into.

 

I hoiked the whole front subframe, engine, gearbox and suspension out to replace one of the rear mounts (which also ties the sill, innersill, floorpan, wheelarch and bulkhead all together). and fashioned some repairs to the subframe itself. Tonight, for the first time in months it's going to be reunited, so I hope we got the measurements right! We used the repaired subframe as a jig, so it should be ok. Fingers crossed!

 

Other than a bit of cleaning up from the weld fest. The car has essentially had innersills, floorpan repairs, inner wheel arch repairs (front and rear) seat belt mounts, floorpan crossmember etc etc. So it's now a more solid that it has been for many years. The previous restorer had bodged quite a bit of it from what we have found

 

So it will be down to me this weekend to bolt it all back together, and hopefully by sunday evening we'll have a running driving Fulvia! Next stop will be an MOT, which tested prior to the weldfest only showed up a few bulbs as faults. I think it will be good fun to bomb about in for a bit, especially with the webasto pulled back!

 

IT FUCKING FITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I FEEL LIKE THIS!!!!

 

[HillmanImp]

Tonight will be the moment of truth with the repairs to the Fulvia, Hillmanimp as been steadfastly welding for the last few months trying to make it resemble a vehicle again, rather than the colander (A pretty one I must admit) that it had turned into.

 

I hoiked the whole front subframe, engine, gearbox and suspension out to replace one of the rear mounts (which also ties the sill, innersill, floorpan, wheelarch and bulkhead all together). and fashioned some repairs to the subframe itself. Tonight, for the first time in months it's going to be reunited, so I hope we got the measurements right! We used the repaired subframe as a jig, so it should be ok. Fingers crossed!

 

Other than a bit of cleaning up from the weld fest. The car has essentially had innersills, floorpan repairs, inner wheel arch repairs (front and rear) seat belt mounts, floorpan crossmember etc etc. So it's now a more solid that it has been for many years. The previous restorer had bodged quite a bit of it from what we have found

 

So it will be down to me this weekend to bolt it all back together, and hopefully by sunday evening we'll have a running driving Fulvia! Next stop will be an MOT, which tested prior to the weldfest only showed up a few bulbs as faults. I think it will be good fun to bomb about in for a bit, especially with the webasto pulled back!

 

IT FUCKING FITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I FEEL LIKE THIS!!!!

 

[cort16]

Hopefully this should be enough to sort the TR7.

 

IMG_0422 by cort16, on Flickr

[cort16]

Hopefully this should be enough to sort the TR7.

 

IMG_0422 by cort16, on Flickr

[HillmanImp]

Hopefully this should be enough to sort the TR7.

 

How thick is that?

[HillmanImp]

Hopefully this should be enough to sort the TR7.

 

How thick is that?

[cort16]

It's just 1mm stuff.

[cort16]

It's just 1mm stuff.

[Ross_K]

The Xantia's got it's test tonight. Better make sure my screenwash is topped up.

 

Hope the tester doesn't rip the fucking airbag cable out of the passenger seat (while looking for the bonnet release) like he did last year.

[Ross_K]

The Xantia's got it's test tonight. Better make sure my screenwash is topped up.

 

Hope the tester doesn't rip the fucking airbag cable out of the passenger seat (while looking for the bonnet release) like he did last year.