EssDeeWon Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Time for some new rubber. MOT upcoming.. also fitted new Bosch wipers and got the front washers working again. Whilst down here a very original X reg Escort Ghia reversed out of that garage behind, didn’t act quick enough to get a shot. Damn. RobT, Brodders, jumpingjehovahs and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Duct tape not just for mondeo bumpers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I'm surprised they didn't use sticking plasters. Mally, 95 quid Peugeot, djim and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Princess hit 77,777 miles today and of course there wasn't an opportunity to get a picture until it clicked another mile. Disappoint. EssDeeWon and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I have been given a number of old Haynes and Autodata workshop books for assorted rammel from 1965-modern which my sister in law rescued from going to the tip. chodweaver, Split_Pin and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, dozeydustman said: I have been given a number of old Haynes and Autodata workshop books for assorted rammel from 1965-modern which my sister in law rescued from going to the tip. List please DD MorrisItalSLX and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 It's 7:23am, I'm not sure I've seen anything before 8am for a long time, didn't even need an alarm. Off to the scrappy to rob some bits from a C5. Is it going to be worth being tired and grumpy at work tonight? Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 7.23am is a lie in for me, I've not slept past 5.30am for as long as I can remember. paulplom and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jazoli said: 7.23am is a lie in for me, I've not slept past 5.30am for as long as I can remember. Same here, means I get lots done on days off though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 13 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: List please DD List will be forthcoming. I know there are 2x Talbot Sunbeam ones and 2x Citroën AX. I’m not going to be at home until tomorrow morning and they are all boxed up and packed in with a load of my other belongings I’m bringing back from the folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I wish I was able to get up so early every day, but I work 4pm-midnight most days so it's not really possible usually. Igot most of the parts I need but being unable to lift the car isn't helpful. It's also very warm and quite rainy, so now I'm tired and grumpy already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I would like an AX one if there is one spare. No rush, not planning on breaking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Saabnut said: I would like an AX one if there is one spare. No rush, not planning on breaking it! 1 reserved for you Mr Saab. Saabnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, dozeydustman said: List will be forthcoming. I know there are 2x Talbot Sunbeam ones and 2x Citroën AX. .. Did Autodata publish anything for the Citroën CX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 42 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Did Autodata publish anything for the Citroën CX? A very short booklet, I think the title was "Take to main dealer" and the sub-title was "Run away" dome, Tadhg Tiogar, The Moog and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 THAT'S where the oil leak is coming from... Its just coming out a lot more now after I've 'had a look at it' .... Tickman and clayts450 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Did Autodata publish anything for the Citroën CX? I have no idea! I’ve got to have a good look through the manuals and see what there is, what sort of condition they’re in (they range from almost new to tatty). I’m taking a short break from sorting through all the stuff that is apparently mine at my folks and my grandparents old house, car is nearly full though. I has found more cameras though for my growing collection, inc a Bell & Howell 8mm cine camera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Local village fete today. It’s a small village of about 500 people, but some interesting stuff is clearly parked up behind garage doors. Bonus points for identifying the car in the last picture. I was due to take the Mini but the tyres aren’t being done until Tuesday and I didn’t want any neighbours communicating their concerns with any visiting members of the constabulary. Amishtat, Brodders and RayMK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Marcos GT? BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Looks like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Yeah almost certain a Marcos. Unless it's some kit car copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Today was one of those rare good days, see above, but the aux tensioner on the Volvo has just decided to present itself as fooked. New one ordered but won't be here til Tuesday. Arses. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Oh... NOW People want it... adw1977, jumpingjehovahs, DeeJay and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Just took the 635 out to buy some mushrooms. It hasn't been out for a month or so. It really doesn't like low tyre pressures. AHOY there me mateys... Mushrooms bought, strange clicking from rear brakes was worse than ever. Have to pull the handbrake up a notch to shut it up a bit. Think I may have to do some work on it. I'm guessing the shoes retaining clips have failed and they are catching the drum. Luckily I have a set of new ones ready for install. I'm getting 4 tyres for it too. I'm looking at the hankooks that are on the Merc because they are grippy, this car needs that, I'm also I'm 11k miles deep on the Merc and the fronts aren't even halfway worn. Either that or go with Dunlop blues because I had those on the touring twice and they were a good tyre. I've always put SP01 sports on it but they crack up before they wear. Looks well posh on its new private plate. The UK number plate is so intrusive on car design, it's amazing the difference another plate can make. Save yourself a few quid, if you are bored with your car... Don't sell it... Instead, get it on another plate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 13 minutes ago, BoggyMires said: Just took the 635 out to buy some mushrooms. It hasn't been out for a month or so. It really doesn't like low tyre pressures. ... 2.5bar front, 2.8bar rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Finally, Brother Fumbler left a deposit on something reliable to work on, albeit a lot more rusty. Fortunately, it's surface rust on the chassis, two blowing seams on the body, solid sills and a bodged towbar. That'll be the first thing we'll be removing. Oh, it's also top top top top top top top top spec and uses LHM and spheres instead of air and bellows! Because of this, the Range Rover is up for sale! Split_Pin, Shep Shepherd, dome and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: 2.5bar front, 2.8bar rear. Well remembered. Although I set mine at 2.8 all round to assist with the already very sloppy steering. It is fitted with a low tyre pressure warning device anyway... If it falls below 2.8bar then I scrape the 2nd speed hump along my road. MM precision designed into this car you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Two of Team Clayts wearing their new decals with pride chodweaver, EssDeeWon, paulplom and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 52 minutes ago, BoggyMires said: Well remembered. ... I stuck to the 2.5/2.8 rule even when I changed to 8x17s (235/45/17) all round. Nowadays it's different: 35psi front/29psi rear, because French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 what a friggin' day...... got Cocopop out of the lock-up, cos its nice out and the car hasn't been used in some weeks. check oil - yes, we have oil, look at the water - no water, the expansion tank is bone dry. ah - ok - we have some water in the other lock-up. put maybe a litre and a half in, and start the car. only to be greeted by a rapidly growing puddle of water on the floor. seems to be coming from around the water pump. so, with Cocopop been an MPi mini, we take the shroud thing off from the alternator for a better look, only to be squirted in the face by a rhythmic spurt of water coming from somewhere round the water pump. so in protest at been in the garage, the car has become an enormous water pistol. there is also a whirring sound coming from the car that wasn't there last time the car was used. so, i guess i need a new water pump for that then. at least they are only £20, though getting at it will be a bloody nightmare. because mini, and even more because its an MPi mini. then to make matters worse i decide to get the black mini out, because, well nice day and the orange one isn't really drivable. only to back the car out of the garage and into a daft little dwarf wall opposite. i've dented and scraped the back valance on said car. fuckin'hell. shit. arse. fuck, fuck, fuckerty fuck...... just to prove that i am incapable in having anything nice. so, tomorrow the black mini is going away again, then i'm going to (try) changing the front drop links on the Rover, and also try to replace/repair the back wiper on the Rover. which has died. which means i'll probababily set it on fire......... (local mechanics on sensing that i am holding a screwdriver) and Marvin the metro, in spite of me taxing said vehicle at the start of the month, it is still in its garage, feeling very unloved. i just have not gotten around to going and getting that car. which makes me sad. Tadhg Tiogar, paulplom, Saabnut and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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