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[Hertz]

Nice one Trigger, that's a peach. Love the interior.

[dollywobbler]

Started recording some Ami video footage but failed at battery checking. Arse. More shooting tomorrow then.

[HMC]

PS how does it drive compaired to the Mk3?

 

In volvo news I've just come in from swapping over the transmisson mount on the 760, whilst the old one had sagged allowing the back of the gearbox to sink down onto the crossmember a bit, it wasnt totally knackered so i'm unsure whether or not i've got the cause of the driveline vibration/ resonnance nailed. Fingers crossed when I give it a test drive tomorrow.

 

I removed the front discs to clean out the ABS sensors and whilst one came off fairly easily, the other was stuck on the hub and I think I walloped it a bit too hard in trying to ease it off. It was either a bit warped anyway or ive put it out of true in getting it off. Hence a set of front discs and pads should be with me tomorrow in readiness for putting it all together tomorrow night.

[barrett]

Hey Trig, I like the look of that Cortina nd everything (tho I reckon it wants the roof painted white), but those seats look fuggin' disgusting! Have they been painted with some vinylcoat type stuff, or is it a horrible retrim? I can't believe that even Ford would get away with that!

 

Soz, rest of it looks top! (Also put the proper steering wheel back please)

[cobblers]

After being fobbed off by three separate repair garages trying to get an insurance quote to fix my car after a Tesco van reversed into it late last year, I've just given up on getting somewhere that isn't total shit and asked for "cash in lieu of repairs".

 

Not sure how successful I'll be though, but it's worth a go. I'd rather have the cash and buy some coilovers hang on to it while I keep an eye out for a bumper the correct colour on ebay to eventually turn up, or even try one of these smart repair jobs. There's not a lot of damage but all the garages wanted to put a bumper on it rather than repair it:

 

 

I got a quote from one place, £280 for a bumper plus £240 to paint and fit it. Quote was for the wrong spec bumper though, so I pointed it out then they just stopped getting back to me. Weirdos!

 

I found the proper bumper on ebay for £350 2nd hand (!!!!!) and said to the other places insurers look,  just give me £590 and I'll sort it out myself. They'll save money on paying for a new bumper and a hire car etc etc and I'll probably eventually fix it one day.

[fred]

Took my old Subaru Fozzer to be MOT'ed today - it passed - wha? pass?  fuck me backwards and called me susan

 

bloody cock a hoop!

[trigger]

I think the seats have been buffed up, they were red but a duller red, I agree they are a bit bright though, the roof should be that colour but again I'd prefer a body coloured one.

 

It drives totally different to the Mk3, much smaller, nimble and you sit higher, the tiny wing mirror are useless too, it's certainly much different to anything I've owned before.

[hairnet]

same as the doorcards surely??

 

can you take the shine off them matt them up a bit

 

wheel is good spindly oe wheel is hawt also

 

how are you coping with more torque than the focus

[trigger]

These are the seats back in 2009 when Bonhams auctioned it at Goodwood.

 

[cort16]

There isn't a bit of it I don't like. I think the roof, seats and steering wheel all look great. If it was me I'd get a momo steering wheel and a set of venoms on it though.

[wuvvum]

Nice one Trig!  Look forward to seeing it at Shotley in the summer.

 

(PS: Can I have a go please?)

[outlaw118]

The Seat has miraculously repaired itself. Sort of.

 

A while back i accidentally disabled the Traction Control. and couldn't switch it back on. 

 

Yesterday I actually finished work with some daylight to spare so with a thought of "fukkit" in my mind and a set of tools which included a small hammer, some pliers, ad a few of those really thin screwdrivers and a tin of contact cleaner |I attacked it, sprayed it, poked it, bashed it, swore at it and eventually it worked. 

 

Next job was to get the bonnet open. I'd had a quick go at the weekend, but frankly couldn't be arsed. i enlisted the help of my neighbour, he pulled the handle and i got hold of the catchy-thing with some pliers. Sorted. Half a can of cleaner and a rub with a toothbrush, then a liberal application of 3 in one, it worked properly again. I took the precaution of adding a cable-tie to the springy-out catchy thing too, just in case.

 

Got in their this evening, and the EML which had been on for about 4 months had gone out. Drove in to Laahndan and back, still not on. This car has mended itself.

 

All I've got left to do is sort out the water leak. 

 

Anyone wanna buy it?

[RobT]

Top purchase there Trig, looks a cracker!

 

At the other end of the scale, I've just got back from Basildon after collecting this old Dutch Swede

 

 

No pez shot, just a safely home shot as the seller had some trouble starting it today so I didn't want to get stranded. It goes pretty well though, and is in proper autoshite spec with some rough rear sill and arch repairs and lacquer peel on both front wings. I like it!

 

Badge overload

 

[HMC]

Glad you got back ok rob! As you say, these always seemed to be quite well badged up. I remember ( in fact to this day) never being quite sure what " lamda sond" or whatever these earlier ones had stuck to the grill actually meant. On my paper round I couldn't decide whether the one parked at no 12 had some sort of emission system or maybe a swanky stereo?!

[Shep Shepherd]

^

Lambda Sond is Swedish for lambda sensor, apparently:

 

https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/5249

 

The Volvo is equipped with a catalytic convertor (which although a bit rattly still works perfectly after 25 years!) and thus has both a Lamba Sond badge on its grille and a 'Catalyser' badge on its tailgate

[Six-cylinder]

I sold these new and had a couple as company cars the pre cat cars were 107/109 bhp in 1.7 form and had a fair zing but the cats were 102 bhp but felt like 90 bhp and they did a few less mpg as well. 

[DVee8]

This place was on the tv yesterday.Has anyone been,seen or used before?

 

http://www.mod-sales.com/

[Tayne]

Did Mr Scruff work there at one time?

[twosmoke300]

I've been informed that the wife is 3cm dilated to it's off to the maternity ward we go. This should be interesting

[cort16]

Good Luck!

[cms206]

The Council Estate's triumphant return to the road is constantly marred by the Council Estate being a grumpy blue arsed bastard.

 

Went to McDonalds earlier and the electric windows stopped working. Last night I had no headlights or wipers. Occasionally I have no lights or wipers or electric windows.

That would normally be in the grumpy thread but (touch wood) the gauges all work accurately, possibly a first ever.

[dollywobbler]

I'm driving to Devon tomorrow. I'm not yet sure what in. Plan is to leave here in the Ami, stop off in Hereford and switch to the XM, but that does depend on it being ready. No word from my pal yet. I'm hoping the XM hasn't drowned him in various fluids. 

 

In other news, the air filter for the Nippa has arrived. As has a fuel filter. The latter is more faff to change (I might actually need some tools) so hasn't been done as yet. I reckon the air filter probably needed changing.

 

I have to say. I'm not sure the Nippa is winning me over like the Sirion did. It's just a bit too tinny, and the interior plastics are a bit too awful. But, it's Mrs DW's motor really and she has very low standards. Not sure what that says about me...

[fordperv]

I popped out about an hour or so ago to get some stuff, on the exit of a roundabout there was an old boy broken down in a red 2014 suzuki alto, people were just driving around him no one stopped just beeping at him so I pulled up in a safe place and walked up to him to see if he was OK and he told me he had just lost drive low and behold the clutch appeared to be buggered, so I pushed it to a safe place further up the road a lovely girl on a 125 bike stopped to help as well, i am shocked that something that is only a year old with no miles can break so easily, new cars are Shit.

[trigger]

He's probably done every journey in that car with his foot on the clutch, I used to know a old lady with a Dolomite 1300, in 15 years and 40000 miles she'd gone through 4 clutches!

[dollywobbler]

My Nippa had a new clutch at 10,000 miles...

[dave21478]

never underestimate old people and their ability to kill clutches.

 

"Dave, can you look at the car, its really down on power and needs to be revved a lot to get anywhere" turned out the clutch was massively slipping and she just reckoned giving it more beans would help matters. I put in a new clutch but since she insists on doing every slow manoeuvre like parking or reversing or turning round at 4000rpm and slipping the clutch, I reckon it will be gassed again in less than 10k.

[fordperv]

True im instantly presuming mechanical failure, could well be down to misuse

[John F]

Fitted some 'pair o' bollocks' cart springs to my Land Rover Series 2a today. I suspect the old ones have been on it since 1966.

 

Utter bastard of a job.

[trigger]

I went out for my first proper drive this afternoon in the Cortina, It's great fun, It keeps up surprisingly well with modern traffic and it's every easy to drive, I've never driven a car that old before so It takes a bit of getting used to, especially that long gear change between 1st and 2nd as well as the 5 footlong gear lever!

 

The last owner fitted a modern stereo inside the glovebox which is a nice touch, The only really faults I've found are that the brakes are rubbish, you need to stand on them to stop (it doesn't have a servo), I'll take a look at them soon but I might either fit a remote servo or look into upgrading the calipers/discs, This is all new territory for me so I've got a lot to learn, and the carb is a bit spultterly while cruising although it's fine underload, I might looking into a carb upgrade there as well.

 

Other than that I'm happy with it, it needs a good polish at some point and it has a few little leaks (the front crank seals gone but i have a replacement to fit), Looking through the history it had only done 23000 miles back in 1996, it's only just turned 25700 miles today.

 

I also let Mrs Trigger take it for a run around the block and she got on surprisingly well with it too, It goes to show what an easy car there were to live with when they were new.

 

[HillmanImp]

Just sent a message to buy another car as none of mine work.

 

She is going to kill me but I fucking hate cycling on the road. 

 

Mentioned the car I was going to look at to Volksy and it turns out he went to look at the same car a couple of weeks ago and it was a right shed. I seem to remember him telling me now, so that idea has been put to bed. Seller never got back to me anyhow. 

 

However, I have agreed to buy another car. One that I have wanted for YEARS. I hope it lives up to expectations and its not a 'never meet your heroes' moment. Volksy went and had a quick look round it today and said it looked pretty honest so I rang up the vendor and agreed to buy it. Fingers crossed.