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[Angrydicky]

Daimler looks great Rob! Just needs some period peaked reflective plates to finish it off

[richardmorris]

My neighbour's 57 ref merc clk (came home towed by the aa last night. Something about a cog or gears that are out of sync? Sounds like a bucket of spanners on a spin cycle trying to start. Any theories?

 

Specialist (who she pinched from me) is coming over later to look and suck teeth at. She's put the reg into we-buy-any old heap and it says £3500 (whilst running obv. ) and is considering a new ML Bluetooth thing. She says it's old now! and high mileage 145k, and isn't sure it's worth fixing.

[panhard65]

Is that Chris McPheat's one? Only break I know of in this country, and it's pretty rotten. Or are you importing?

Yeap that is the one just getting quotes for delivery at the moment. No idea what to do with it if I get it, probably import another to build one good one.

[320touring]

When Scotoshite goes well...

 

ax, volvo, scimitar, cx, octavia, 75

 

and BUUUUSSSS with yplac by ian:)

[Bren]

Collected the Daimler tonight. It didn't start off well as I ran out of pez 5 miles into the trip, the seller said it was low and he weren't joking. Gauge telling lies doesn't help, so he came out and towed me to safety as was conked on a fast bend then got a can load down the road.

Pez shot later on at Thurrock services

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Lots of things don't work or are intermittent such as the heater, but hoofed it on the M25 and the old XK lump sounds glorious, albeit a bit tappety at lower speeds. Brakes faded closer to home to the point where the dash warning came on and wheel went a bit wobbly, so not sure if they are binding or fucked or something. After a rest they were a bit better.

Fits in the garage too so that's a relief! Will give the footwells a chance to dry out before I get the front screen sorted.

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Overall though for a cheap old Daimler it's rather lovely.

Looks nice - I hope it does'nt bankrupt you.

[dollywobbler]

Great stuff Rob. After that long off the road, I'd be amazed if the brakes don't need some fettling. Has to be done though! Brilliant.

[stuboy]

welding the mondeo up...

[The Moog]

Felt a bit more human today so dragged myself from my sick bed to fix the civic.

 

 

Up in the air

 

Using a YouTube video I undid the bottom wishbone rather than the ball joint.

 

Old driveshaft out

 

As suggested by twosmoke the DS had snapped under the rubber doughnut.

 

Old and new

 

All back together now and we have power. Took about an hour including coughing up slime and fetching tools. Not 100% sure about the new impact wrench. It worked but doesn't seem that powerful.

[xtriple]

I received a wonderful pressie in the post this morning, an AA badge to go on the front of old Smokey. Free and gratis from a very kind member on here. I will let him 'out' himself if he chooses but most people choose to deny having anything to do with me!

[dave21478]

welding the mondeo up...

Whats that welding mask all about? is it auto-darkening?

I am in two minds.....

1 - Awesome - its nice and small so doesnt get in the way when you have your head wedged into a corner of the engine bay trying to weld upside down.

2 - Bloody hell, doesnt that leave you with a mega case of reverse panda-eyes with welder suntan all over your face except where the mask is?

[stuboy]

Whats that welding mask all about? is it auto-darkening?

I am in two minds.....

1 - Awesome - its nice and small so doesnt get in the way when you have your head wedged into a corner of the engine bay trying to weld upside down.

2 - Bloody hell, doesnt that leave you with a mega case of reverse panda-eyes with welder suntan all over your face except where the mask is?

supposedly auto darking and its wide enough for glass wearers..

 

never worried about pandas eyes

[stuboy]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auto-Solar-Darkening-LCD-Welding-glasses-Welding-Mask-Welding-Goggles-Helmet-UK-/371427187482?var=&hash=item567ac91b1a

[Bear]

Those belong in the kit recommendation thread!

[dave21478]

Cheers, just bought the same one from a different seller (that one wont post to France). £11 including delivery from China - what could possibly go wrong?

[stuboy]

Cheers, just bought the same one from a different seller (that one wont post to France). £11 including delivery from China - what could possibly go wrong?

 i think was ok.. igot hand held mask but is awkward

[fordperv]

I received a wonderful pressie in the post this morning, an AA badge to go on the front of old Smokey. Free and gratis from a very kind member on here. I will let him 'out' himself if he chooses but most people choose to deny having anything to do with me!

This site is what it used to be

[beko1987]

Weekend before last, I stopped at Oxford services and parked in the air/water bay, was a tidy looking B reg Volvo 740 saloon with a POLICE AWARE sticker on the passenger window. The drivers window was either broken or open, couldn't tell as I only saw it as I was heading back out of the services and couldn't really turn around.

So what would happen if I accidentally went up there and took it (assuming the keys are about or it could be started and the steering lock taken off), bought it home, fixed it up, got the v5 in my name and rolled in it?

 

I presume I would get bum raped by plod?

[Asimo]

Theft - it isn't yours therefore you nicked it. Bum rape might* happen if you get sent down.

 

They get pretty pissed of if you pinch the "plod aware" sticker too.

[beko1987]

Shame, sounded like a great way to dip my toes into scotland style car ownership!

[derskine]

Those welding glasses look bloody useful for under arch welding, might have to get a pair.

[purplebargeken]

Green Triumph Dolomites are clearly for WINNAH's. 

[andy18s]

Just spotted this "beauty "

 

To which the comments are....

 

[trigger]

I saw one of those new Bentley 4x4 things this morning up a narrow lane in the Peak District, Google says it's called a Bentley Bentayga, anyway what a ugly, volga monstrosity it is. I can see it going down a storm in Chelsea.

[Tayne]

I saw one of those new Bentley 4x4 things this morning up a narrow lane in the Peak District, Google says it's called a Bentley Bentayga, anyway what a ugly, volga monstrosity it is. I can see it going down a storm in Chelsea.

 

BentAygo?

 

 

 

[Ghosty]

ugly, volga monstrosity 

 

 

????

[wuvvum]

I've got a pair of those welding goggles - been fine so far.  Just a shame about the Fisher-Price colour scheme, but you can't have everything.

[captain_70s]

I love your little green Triumph washed and unwashed, it's such a bonny little thing even with all its warts and lumps and bumps and bad makeup.

 

It's a heap of shit. I came out of work today as the light was rapidly fading after an 11.5 hour shift, got in the thing and turned the key for the starter to half heartedly grunt and then refuse to turn the engine. Eventually after much turning of the key and praying with the throttle to the floor it managed to lug the engine over enough for it splutter into life.

 

I've left it parked facing downhill (in reverse gear so it doesn't fuck off during the night) just in case the starter decides it doesn't want to play ball in the morning when it will be cold and damp...

[New POD]

 

At the weekend I went to visit my son.

 

So heres a picture of one 25K mk4 astra 1.6 16V (Red) and one 35K mk4 astra 1.6 16V (Black)

[New POD]

and when I got home I took a couple of pictures of HIS Cat

 

 

 

and

 

When I took the photos off my phone, the earlier offending fuel leak

 

 

AND THE FIX

 

[HMC]

Got a bit of a roadtrip to tackle next week- what to take ? Transit vs range rover. I find both quite comfortable, and in their own ways fun to drive, the big ford has range and MPG on its side, but the RR is just a bit more soothing to pootle about in.