stuboy Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: I've been channelling my inner Stuboy and added yet more lights to the front of my 205!! clasps hands together .nods head.. welcome hairymel, Cavcraft, junkyarddog and 6 others 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 You'll probably find she feels a bit nippier now Cav! I was definitely aware of the amount of weight that was in the back when I was on the way over to yours. LightBulbFun and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Cavcraft said: In an exciting* update, the spare parts now don't live in the boot anymore, so the back seats have been put up since the first time I've owned it. It needs a polish really, but that's a job for another time Always nice to see the lada again I still really want to have a proper drive of that on the public highway! (ideally before I get my full licence for maxmium bewilderment points of a Lada on L plates ) its probably thanks to it, and @Mrs6C's ZX that clutch control is thankfully not something I struggle with LOL and how I probably managed to get through my first official lesson without stalling once Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Eyersey1234, Craig the Princess, LightBulbFun and 5 others 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 13 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: (ideally before I get my full licence for maxmium bewilderment points of a Lada on L plates ) You are Maureen from driving school AICMFP... EDIT: beaten to it by egg... Dammit! EDIT #2: That was a really great show... they should re-run it for positivity during lockdown. Craig the Princess, egg, Eyersey1234 and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 And A-Z; tales of modern motoring. That deserves an outing, although anyone not familiar with it will probably think it a parody. Eyersey1234 and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel R25 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hi, sometimes I am running out of mojo with this project. Suppose I am not the only one. But finally, during the (not as tough as yours) German lockdown, I have had time to work on the Renault 30. It will need welding in the inner mudguard at the front. The rear looks a lot better and I just applied heaps of protective grease while changing the rear shocks. New NOS rear and front bumper which I am sure EVERYBODY here realizes is not adequate because they are from a R20Ts and don't wrap around the corners as much. Have some pics. I hope I will get it on the road this year... Daniel somewhatfoolish, egg, paulplom and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, brownnova said: You are Maureen from driving school AICMFP... EDIT: beaten to it by egg... Dammit! EDIT #2: That was a really great show... they should re-run it for positivity during lockdown. Agreed about the rerun. Didn't her husband crash the Lada a year or two later? Edited to add I heard somewhere Lada UK gave her for free the last Samara that was imported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, brownnova said: You are Maureen from driving school AICMFP... EDIT: beaten to it by egg... Dammit! EDIT #2: That was a really great show... they should re-run it for positivity during lockdown. 2 hours ago, egg said: haha, (admittedly had to google that ) the amount of lessons/hours I have had it sure feels like! frankly its embarrassing! the photo does remind me, when I was getting L plates with Zel I was thinking to myself "just where the hell are we going to stick the one in the front, without blocking anything!" I think Zel stuck it in the corner of the bonnet IIRC only got a picture of the rear tho sadly! (guy in the food van just in shot shot got unhappy with me learning to drive in "his" parking lot, so we ended up moving to another parking lot, so although I wasn't doing the driving, between parking lots obviously, it did venture out onto the MK roads with L plates on IIRC LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 My local Aldi had reduced 1 litre bottles of Prestone universal coolant to 99p each (from £2.49) so I bought 8. I may get round to changing the mercedes coolant over the weekend. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 @LightBulbFun no shame in having a lot of lessons, I had about 50 or so when I learned to drive in 2004-5, that was because I wasn't doing any driving outside of lessons as I wasn't insured for the family Multipla due to cost. Edited to add this was car licence, I passed my bus test in 2007 and class 2 HGV in 2017. chodweaver, Craig the Princess and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I had to go to Tesco for my mum and I decided to take the Alessi as it hadn't been used in a while, It's soo bastard fun and I hate to be that prick, but it does turn heads. I mean, so would walking around covered in dog shit. But still.... HarmonicCheeseburger, rmjbn1, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 This morning in a fit of enthusiasm I stripped the covers off the two 2cv seats I collected in December. One was too far gone foam backing wise to be worth doing anything with, but the passenger side cover is pretty good. No deterioration in the padding. Anyway, it went in the washing machine and came out in one piece too. Now drying in the sun. Tomorrow’s job may be to swap it for the one in the car at the moment. A new set is getting on for £300 and as this was free it’s fantastic. ps anyone want two 2cv seat frames? wuvvum, RobT, paulplom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Been off work has got some jobs I've been putting off finished. Most of our dealer network has closed but I'm on call for essential workers so we can try keep there cars on the road, working out of Barnsley branch. Just hope this all ends soon when safe to do so. Biturbo all working at min, but can't use it, but I might go to work in it Wednesday. Regassed A/C so be good to see how that functions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Now time for a treat. Tadhg Tiogar, wuvvum, egg and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 The brake fluid on the Bluebird looked a bit murky and was of an indeterminate age, so decided to flush new through. Front done fine. OSR, bleed nipple sheared off immediately i turned the spanner. S**t. On a bank holiday weekend and in the middle of a lockdown when factors are closed. Double s**t. It seems to have sheared without turning at all, doesn't leak under pressure, but even so it's not something I'd want to leave. Unless a tidal wave of people on here say "nah it's fine stop worrying". Triple s**t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Put a wood screw in it, cover it in some sort of goop. Fixed* Christine, stonedagain and N19 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmjbn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: Now time for a treat. That's the tonic. I'm a 51 man myself, but can appreciate Ricard's approach to brand development:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, rmjbn1 said: That's the tonic. I'm a 51 man myself, but can appreciate Ricard's approach to brand development:) I prefer henri badouin for preference, but Ricard was the choice last time I was in the French wine dealers, plus I have a collection of ricard and 51 carafes. rmjbn1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Decided I'd use my lunch break to wash the mondeo, wanted to take galaxy to work and do the same, batterys stone dead, keeps doing it, think I need new one, euros Easter offer brings to £67, I may to sell my body ...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmjbn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, richardmorris said: I prefer henri badouin for preference, but Ricard was the choice last time I was in the French wine dealers, plus I have a collection of ricard and 51 carafes. Right! I'm off to France as soon as it's allowed! richardmorris and Tadhg Tiogar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, rmjbn1 said: 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: Now time for a treat. That's the tonic. I'm a 51 man myself, but can appreciate Ricard's approach to brand development:) Indeed, Ricard takes that type of thing very seriously..... It's the culture, allegedly. rmjbn1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Man I hurt...have spent all day working on the garden. Just a few cuttings to get shot of. More of the same tomorrow. Skip will be getting swapped out for a fresh one on Tuesday. I reckon we'll be looking at four skip loads before we're done. rmjbn1, Split_Pin and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Could you not burn it? (Cuttings, not the skip). Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmjbn1 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Man I hurt...have spent all day working on the garden. Just a few cuttings to get shot of. More of the same tomorrow. Skip will be getting swapped out for a fresh one on Tuesday. I reckon we'll be looking at four skip loads before we're done. I know how you feel... We have a solid fuel boiler stove, so all this will be useful in a couple of years' time. Just need to process it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Man I hurt...have spent all day working on the garden. Just a few cuttings to get shot of. More of the same tomorrow. Skip will be getting swapped out for a fresh one on Tuesday. I reckon we'll be looking at four skip loads before we're done. WITH smokeless zones nowadays no, how much are skips where you are, I think an 8 yard skip is over £300 darn sarf ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: ..., I think an 8 yard skip is over £300 darn sarf ? About £280. I hired one from Biel Bros to clear an Estate property. Unfortunately this wasn't enough, so we hired a second. We might need a third..... Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: About £280. I hired one from Biel Bros to clear an Estate property. Unfortunately this wasn't enough, so we hired a second. We might need a third..... It's a bugger getting rid of Mk 1 Escort parts innit .....? anonymous user, Mally, Twiggy and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 50 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Could you not burn it? (Cuttings, not the skip). Sadly not. No burning of anything aside from smokeless fuels are allowed in our area. There wasn't even an exception for barbeques until a couple of years ago. Think it was about £250 for the skip for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 I hope you are going to get in that skip with the chainsaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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