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Almost got a full house there :)

 

I wonder does anyone actually have a full house on their licence? :)

 

Need CE, D, DE & H. Not interested in pulling any trailers, did a few days of artic lessons, hated it. (But I hate towing with a car as well - I can do it, I'd just prefer a larger rigid vehicle to put things in)

 

I'd give buses a go if it wasn't a normal service bus. Coach tours or private hire with a shonky Leyland National is more my cup of tea.

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BMW has been dropped off again to be looked at and repaired properly this time;

 

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On my walk to the train station I spotted a Rover 800!

 

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I think I have spotted it before, a few years ago when I first had my KV6 on the road or maybe even earlier. Nice car and another pic to my collection.

 

And an Escort Cabrio:

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Been here in France for about 10 days. In that time I have cut the grass, drunk wine, strimmed the edges, drunk wine, cut the grass, drunk wine, planted my herb garden, drunk wine, mowed the grass and drunk wine. Things were going well. Was talking to a friend who had her car in at a specialist for brake work, but the specialist dropped dead before completing the work. She is not sure what has been completed but the handbrake does not work. I am completely unfamiliar with these cars, but agreed to have a look, so she dropped it off this afternoon.

 

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It came with a HBOL and the handbrake looks complicated with special tool mentioned but tomorrow I will find out.

 

 

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It came with a HBOL and the handbrake looks complicated with special tool mentioned but tomorrow I will find out.

 

Handbrakes on 2CVs can be tricky, mine used to be difficult to use the handle without it jamming,  then I did not make one 2CV rally when it started dragging. I handed it over to a man who knew and now it is perfect.

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Seems I’ve agreed to buy this

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In Huddersfield (300 miles away). Not seen the road in 11 years. Rusty. Deep joy

But why - I here you ask, when the age-d amongst you will recall I bought an NI Samara saloon a few years back, that I’ve never used ( although it’s ready for the road - I can’t find a use)

Because this

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Yup, it’s a van. Nope, I’d not seen one either.

Seemed rude not too.

Just got to pay for it now, and sort Shiply, or summat.

Worra berk.

Cue dodgy tash and fake leather jacket for the eastern europe Arthur Daley look. More more points and you can beckon people over to peruse your wares in the back of the lada - knock off ladies tights and dodgy whisky.

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Been here in France for about 10 days. In that time I have cut the grass, drunk wine, strimmed the edges, drunk wine, cut the grass, drunk wine, planted my herb garden, drunk wine, mowed the grass and drunk wine. Things were going well. Was talking to a friend who had her car in at a specialist for brake work, but the specialist dropped dead before completing the work. She is not sure what has been completed but the handbrake does not work. I am completely unfamiliar with these cars, but agreed to have a look, so she dropped it off this afternoon.

 

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It came with a HBOL and the handbrake looks complicated with special tool mentioned but tomorrow I will find out.

I have the special tool somewhere. There is a short set of steps to do it, but they go out of setting with monotonous regularity with use.
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The 2cv appears to have a Dutch reg.

Handbrakes are relatively easy once you know how they should work- even I have success with them.

 

Yes, NL registered, the owner lived in Amsterdam before moving to France. The specialist was going to sort French registration as well, so I am also looking into that. I will get the 2CV up in the air (well on my ramps so I can get under it) tomorrow and see what I can do. At the moment the handbrake pulls all the way out with no effect whatsoever.

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Went round to my dad's today to get a few jobs done, first I helped him with his Mk1, it's never ran right, even when I owned it and it's not got any better, he's invested in a new carb for it in hope that would cure it but that's flooding like the old carb before it, we couldn't work out why?

 

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After asking on Facebook and a suggestion asking what happens if we bypassed the fuel pump and gravity fed the fuel into the carb instead and found that it runs perfectly so we've now worked out it's the "new" Quinton Hazell fuel pump I fitted which is most likely at fault and its pumping too much fuel into it. I think dad's going to fit a fuel regulator to it now to see if that cures it.

 

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After that we dug his 1956 Ford Popular out of the back of the shed for the first time in about 3 years and took it down the barn to remove the clutch, amazing it started straight up and drove out fine.

 

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We took it up the road to the barn, it has clutch judder but to remove the clutch is a bit of a faff, first you remove the wooden floor, disconnect a lot of bits, drop the rear axle to pull the turbo propshaft away from the gearbox before you can lift the small box out. Once out we think the clutch plate which looks new (but recon) is poorly made and isn't flat so it's a little bowed, dad's going to fit a full kit and try again.

 

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Also finished the head on my Marina, it runs sweet as now, unfortunately the clutch was stick on so couldn't get it in gear! Not sure how that happened but thankfully after a bit of cranking over in gear it broke free and was fine again!

 

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So all in a pretty productive day!

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Went round to my dad's today to get a few jobs done, first I helped him with his Mk1, it's never ran right, even when I owned it and it's not got any better, he's invested in a new carb for it in hope that would cure it but that's flooding like the old carb before it, we couldn't work out why?

 

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mmm tina (zetec that fecker :D ) (joke)

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After that we dug his 1956 Ford Popular out of the back of the shed for the first time in about 3 years and took it down the barn to remove the clutch, amazing it started straight up and drove out fine.

 

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No wonder the Yanks mock the British motor industry when that was a new car in 1956...

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For the first time I think ever I've been able to get out in my old car and drive it on Drive It Day because neither the car nor myself were broken.  This is quite an achievement. I wasn't driving far, just to the unit to do the last bit of welding (hah, yeah... okay) on the BX and do the pre-MoT checks which has highlighted that the horn has now gone on strike.

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Took the Acclaim for a Drive It Day spin in the country.

 

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Only saw an MG Midget and a Mini Cooper while on my travels. Neither of which acknowledged my existence.

 

There was a car show on at Summer Lee and the TSSC was doing a road run to Moffat but I don't really see the point in going to a stationary show on "drive it" day and Moffat is too far for me to really afford the petrol...

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Nissan figaro? They’re all 1993 on import I think, so would have been a private plate.

 

We had loads of triumphs at hollycombe too- one oddball came in a 2cv but parked with the triumphs as he said he wasn’t in the 2cv club and was only using it as his stag was in for repair.

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We did a fast trip to Pevensey Castle , around the houses journey ,burning up as much petrol as we could  to make people aware of historic cars ... I saw a navy  mk2 Polo breadvan parked up on a layby and he saw me and we acknowledged each other .. Many MX5s ,but there's always lots of those anyway. Coming home we saw a red drophead E type and a Ford  A ? hotrod . Oh and saw a gold Granny or Mk3 Cortina estate in Lewis Tunnel.

 

From the castle wall..

 

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we've been to Northallerton today for drive it day.

 

we were expecting a run up into the Dales, but instead found a car show on the High Street.

 

ok, so lets see what there is.....

 

a 1915 Tin Lizzy, originally from Oaklahoma, and that is its original paint.

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a Humber Septic, i love these, isn' theret a member on here whos got one?

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these electric veheicles will never catch on. actually i remember Dr Binns at home having one of these, new! i don't remember ever seeing him out on the road in it mind.....

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70 Dodge charger, didn't see a fastback Mustang anywhere near though.

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this a Dodge Coronet?

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and an Austin 16, ugly bloody thing.

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pre-farina Morris Oxford, though i thought it was Cowley when i first saw it

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and Rodney Mini with Teddy having a good look where they are

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and the pictures are all on the piss again cos they were taken on my phone, cos the camera needs its batteries charging up D'OH!!

 

we took the long road home by going up into the hills to Killdale and Commondale, which is all steep climbs and tight turns. and Rodney Mini managed them all without problems though it seems that he still doesn't care for left turns, the car sometimes stutters when, and only when turning left. we haved found that this can be countered by keeping the revs up, of possible when going around a left hand bend. and i have no idea why the car does this!

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