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[Bren]

Removed the fuel sender from my sd1.

 

It looks spotless (as it should in a bath of solvent) and I cannot see anything broken.

 

A secondhand one beckons.

[xtriple]

Seriously considering a bid or two on that 280ZX posted on ebay tat thread. Had a few of those over the years and I am rather fond of them. However, dog is set to cost me £2.5K tomorrow or the day after and I'm feeling a little low in the funds department.

 

But, you only live once and all that.....

[Ghosty]

Starlet SRs look great - I especially like the (usually white) ones with the little Castrol-inspired 'SR' decal set.

[Cavcraft]

Looks like I've bought an oldish Fiat. Obvs Ive done it the right way and bought it on the strength of a few pictures and a shit description.

 

[Pete-M]

Removed the fuel sender from my sd1.

 

It looks spotless (as it should in a bath of solvent) and I cannot see anything broken.

 

A secondhand one beckons.

 

The fuel gauge used to work fine in it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Good work Cavette, those trucks are really cool. Id love one

[myglaren]

Indeed. I think that's where I am at the moment. As I've pointed out, so much of the car I bought in 2000 has already been replaced (in stages Mr DVLA so it's all legit) but somehow it is still the same car to me. I have been pondering a somewhat more creative colour-scheme for some time though. There aren't enough hand-painted, hippy-style 2CVs about anymore. And I'm hoping that several layers of brush-applied paint may help protect the bodywork...

 

That's all going to take time to sort out though, so I reckon my priority will be to get another motor. I'm quite prepared to SORN Elly for a bit so I can enjoy another A Series for a bit. It's many, many years since I had another A-Series Citroen on the road. In fact, I don't think I've managed it since buying this one in 2000. A few projects have gone, failed to improve much, then moved on. Oh, hold on. I think I owned a Dyane for a bit when the 2CV went through its first rebuild in 2002/3. Possibly.

 

If you do hand paint it, consider using Tekaloid.

I did the GS with it and it came up exceedingly well.

 

Used to be easily available in motorists shops but haven't seen any for a long time - not that I have looked or frequent motorists shops much these days.

[Cavcraft]

And just to negate the FIAT purchase I have agreed to buy this, again from pictures only. Well, just one picture actually.

 

 

 

*Its not all bad though, this is the ever poplier 3 banger 1.0.

[andy18s]

Are you not going after a certain blue Tipo then Billy?

[cms206]

And just to negate the FIAT purchase I have agreed to buy this, again from pictures only. Well, just one picture actually.

 

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*Its not all bad though, this is the ever poplier 3 banger 1.0.

I always wanted a set of those alloys for the Cavalier but seeing as it's still awaiting me learning to weld and I don't want the Corsa attached to them, I'm oot.

[Cavcraft]

Are you not going after a certain blue Tipo then Billy?

 

 

Tipo?

[trigger]

I thought it was a Uno?

[andy18s]

There's a blue Tipo popped up on the Farcebook page,and everyone seems to be drooling over it..lol

 

 

http://www.autovillage.co.uk/used-car/fiat/tipo/cli_318_527707

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That's cool as f**k

[HMC]

Lose the trims and its Montalbano pursuit spec .

[hairnet]

tipo - fk

 

WANT

[Pete-M]

Diesel in my fleet for the 5th time in something like 500 cars.

 

I still don't like diesels but 195 bhp almost justifies it

[cort16]

Good colour

[Jim Bell]

And just to negate the FIAT purchase I have agreed to buy this, again from pictures only. Well, just one picture actually.

 

image.jpg

 

 

*Its not all bad though, this is the ever poplier 3 banger 1.0.

 

 

ALL THE REVIEWS SED "OUTSANDING IN ITS FIELD BUT NOT VERY INTENTS"

[AnthonyG]

Cavcraft, you have excelled once again with that Florino, I never even knew they did pickups!

[Mike D]

Got the PPF removed from the MX5 running gear this eve, what a war!

 

 

 

 

Thankfully it was made a sight easier thanks to my crimbo present form Ms D

 

 

It's freaking great, I have the old model at work but this one is smaller and more powerful

[Minimad5]

Yo Mike,

Any info on that (make and model) please !

Borrowed one from the guy next door, and it barely removed two ARB nuts, so had to resort to Halfords breaker bar.

So from then on, pretty much thought battery powered ones were / are Pissh.

[trigger]

I've had the Merc for sale on eBay and a few forums for a couple of days now, it's be picked to bits and I've been told it's too expensive on one of them , and I've had a few offers on ebay but all have been too low, I'd take £850 for it but I'd sooner they saw it first and haggled with me.

 

I'm still trying to arrange a viewing on the Starlet SR, I'm actually quite excited by this one and even the misses said she really likes it, if it's as nice as it sounds then I'll have it but the seller isn't getting back to me very quickly about viewing it tomorrow.

 

I hate playing the waiting game.

[Mike D]

Hey Mark,

  It's a Makita DTW281Z - I have the older version of this, the BTW251 at work, and this one is quite a bit smaller, so easier to wangle in places, and more powerful. I've also got the BTW450 at work as well which is an absolute beast but it's substantially larger.

[320touring]

Roping an American Top Gear celeb into my bro's daimler collection..

https://mobile.twitter.com/RutledgeWood/status/552210230072070144

[dugong]

People are messing me around with the Charade. 

Half tempted to eBay it. 

[mat_the_cat]

Half tempted to eBay it. 

 

That'll filter out the messers.

[Shep Shepherd]

Last night, I found out why The Volvo's rear fog lights weren't working:

 

 

Turns out that for some reason, the aforementioned lights are wired up as per the ones on North American 700s, meaning that their fuse is in a different place on the fusebox than usual. Therefore, the fuse that for 11 years I thought was protecting the rear fog light circuit is actually for display purposes only - I subsequently used it to replace the blown one

[vulgalour]

Makita tools are pretty ace and seem to put up with a good amount of punishment.

[dollywobbler]

Having lost a relay somewhere in the bowels of the XM's engine bay, I checked online with the good folks of Club XM. I was quickly able to find a list of relays and switches that showed me that the missing relay controlled the cooling fans. One post later and someone confirmed that I could swap it for the one next to it, which controls the speed of said cooling fan. It means I've effectively lost the high speed fan setting on the fans until I replace the relay, but that's better than having no fans at all. I love the internet! It was so quick and easy to find out what the relays do and how to overcome a temporary problem.

 

I was removing the relays to clean them up in a bid to stop the car flashing up an occasional low coolant warning combined with the cooling fans coming on. Just behind the headlamp is a bloomin' stupid place to put relays, it must be said!