stuboy Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I know I'll change the centre centre.. oh nuts rounded off.. new toy chop of the nuts and remove bolts , nope there studs, tried to blow torch them... nothing, then oh screw it I'll drop the from the flange and take indoors... so far so good but I'm drained, agony, #fybromyalgia #osteoarthritis sucks balls... paulplom, Craig the Princess, richardmorris and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 A bit quiet on the A41 here.... Split_Pin and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Currently sat on the cliffs at Happisburgh. It's deserted here too. Can't stay too much longer though, I want to ride home before it gets dark. Asimo, chadders, danthecapriman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Nothing better than reading a good book on a nice evening. 100% pleased that we moved out of the city - even if the pandemic may leave my recent purchase significantly devalued. May have to build some sort of raised decking area so I get a better view than just a mound in the back field. Decided that the MGB needs to come back out tomorrow. danthecapriman, Brodders, Coprolalia and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I'd a nice day at the office today. Got up on the tops. Love swinging a 5 ton Merc about country roads RayMK, spike60, dave j and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I have agreed to buy a car. It is an estate and is listed as beige. paulplom, RobT, somewhatfoolish and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Another nice sunset this evening. And some sheep. Split_Pin, RobT, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Bird watching here dome, Austat, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, SiC said: Nothing better than reading a good book on a nice evening. 100% pleased that we moved out of the city - even if the pandemic may leave my recent purchase significantly devalued. May have to build some sort of raised decking area so I get a better view than just a mound in the back field. Decided that the MGB needs to come back out tomorrow. You could get a lot of rusty old cars in that garden Angrydicky, stonedagain and RobT 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 You could get a lot of rusty old cars in that garden Funnily enough someone said the same thing on TDW. My reply...Unfortunately there is no easy vehicle access to the back garden! I did say earlier to my long suffering wife that it was a shame there wasn't. Why? Was her response. Of course darling* when we have visitors it would be useful to have extra parking, I replied. No it's because you want to park shit heaps in the garden, was her retort. I couldn't argue with that. Angrydicky, adw1977, RobT and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Got the rear pads done on the 75 today - somewhat more successful than yesterday's brake fixing attempt, but then the 75 is only half German. Wasn't too bad of a job, although the pads were definitely on their last legs, especially on the offside - on the outer pad the (remains of the) friction material came away from the backing when I knocked the pad out of the caliper. Also the guide pins holding the caliper together are afflicted with the curse of the 7mm allen bolt - I have a 7mm allen key, but it's part of a cheap Rolson set, and with a socket and extension bar on the end to give extra leverage I wasn't quite sure whether the allen key was going to give up before the bolts, but they all came undone in the end. Bleed nipples both cracked off OK as well. Annoyingly the plug for the brake pad wear wiring disintegrated as I was trying to unplug it. I shoved it back together as best I could, but the pad warning light is now on permanently - I might have to see if I can short it out somehow as that's going to get annoying. Also when I first drove the car there was a weird pulsation through the brake pedal, but I think that was parts of the rear discs which hadn't seen a pad for some time suddenly being used for braking again, and it disappeared after a couple of miles. Tomorrow if the weather isn't too thunderously shit I might even have a crack at the CV joint on the V70... HMC, LightBulbFun, RobT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Exhaust fitted... Pat Earrings and paulplom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I made a start on tracing an oil leak on my CLK320 today... but gave up when I noticed quite a lot of the inner wing has evaporated. No worries, I can run it until the MOT expires at the end of September, then use my roffle GTV as winter wheels. 1st October 2020: Pat Earrings, RobT, paulplom and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 16 hours ago, wuvvum said: Got the rear pads done on the 75 today - somewhat more successful than yesterday's brake fixing attempt, but then the 75 is only half German. Wasn't too bad of a job, although the pads were definitely on their last legs, especially on the offside - on the outer pad the (remains of the) friction material came away from the backing when I knocked the pad out of the caliper. Also the guide pins holding the caliper together are afflicted with the curse of the 7mm allen bolt - I have a 7mm allen key, but it's part of a cheap Rolson set, and with a socket and extension bar on the end to give extra leverage I wasn't quite sure whether the allen key was going to give up before the bolts, but they all came undone in the end. Bleed nipples both cracked off OK as well. Annoyingly the plug for the brake pad wear wiring disintegrated as I was trying to unplug it. I shoved it back together as best I could, but the pad warning light is now on permanently - I might have to see if I can short it out somehow as that's going to get annoying. Also when I first drove the car there was a weird pulsation through the brake pedal, but I think that was parts of the rear discs which hadn't seen a pad for some time suddenly being used for braking again, and it disappeared after a couple of miles. Tomorrow if the weather isn't too thunderously shit I might even have a crack at the CV joint on the V70... Ah the 7mm Allen bolt, glad I kept mine now! My first 75 had the pad sensor wires tied together somehow and there was no light on the dash. My second one did have the light on but I just ignored it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Firstly, can I say many thanks to @paulplom for his advice and help! Today, I did a NEW THING:) a battle of good over evil, Man Vs Water. "What did you do?" I hear you cry... Today, For the first time in my 39 years, I replaced a Fill/Float valve in a toilet Cistern. Sounds simple enough? Well, the previous owners of our house thought it was a good idea to hide the cistern between the bathroom wall (breeze block with tiles) and the pipes for the boiler. This is somewhat suboptimal. As you can see the fill valve is at the LHS and helpfully pressed up against a 2ft thick sandstone wall. fun times were ahead. I managed to source new seals and a new valve via Screwfix - ordered at 9am today, and available for collection by 9.42. social distanced collection, and top service. Initially, i replaced the seal in the existing unit, but it still leaked. So much so, the water came out the handle. I took some big boy pills and set about taking the whole unit out. The Pela came in mighty handy! Much fiddling and getting 1/32 of a turn on nuts later, the old unit was out. Splitting the float and valve section off made it easier to pull out. I put it all back together with the new valve, but the stopcock top joint was leaking. One roll of PTFE tape borrowed from a neighbour saw it all back together, and for the first time since we moved in here 7.5years ago, you can't hear a drip whilst sitting on the cludge! As an added bonus, the handle now returns properly. loserone, mercedade, BeEP and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 10:20 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said: New addition to the yard this week.... Bit brighter now: Zelandeth, Vantman, RayMK and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 My old jag xj8 just popped up on fb. I swapped it 4 years ago for my S70. One I've regretted ever since.My S70 t-5 was a better car in every respect Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Christine and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 The Panda now has a new MoT, didn't bother with the extra Boris time as fixing it in November might be a bit colder than it actually is today. Note to self though; don't get too clever when welding the sills and nicely fill them with a skim of wob so it all looks neat. The MoT man will make you remove it all so he can see it's been welded properly, then he'll say "nice welding", just to piss you off !! Tickman, Burnside, spike60 and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 As of yesterday, i now own a Vectra. Mods- how long of a banning offence is this? Burnside, RayMK, stereotype and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyIggs Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, busmansholiday said: The Panda now has a new MoT, didn't bother with the extra Boris time as fixing it in November might be a bit colder than it actually is today. Note to self though; don't get too clever when welding the sills and nicely fill them with a skim of wob so it all looks neat. The MoT man will make you remove it all so he can see it's been welded properly, then he'll say "nice welding", just to piss you off !! Still confused about the ruling here. So if you MOT as normal will you get 12 months again or will it be 18 months MOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Mrcento said: As of yesterday, i now own a Vectra. Mods- how long of a banning offence is this? I’ll discuss with the others but at least a year... ? Which generation of Vectra would that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, AndyIggs said: Still confused about the ruling here. So if you MOT as normal will you get 12 months again or will it be 18 months MOT? You get 12 months, but weirdly, given what's happened to me, it's just 12 months, no extra weeks. By that I mean the Panda MoT expired on the 17th of May, I had it tested on the 7th which it failed. On that day the DVLA still said it expired on the 17th. Between the 7th and today, the 11th, the DVLA extended the MoT until November 17th, despite it having failed last Thursday. Today when it passed they put the expiry date as 10th May next year, not the 17th. Could I have driven it for another 6 months after I'd fixed it?. You tell me how it's working. AndyIggs and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, brownnova said: I’ll discuss with the others but at least a year... ? Which generation of Vectra would that be? C- I do plan to issue an appeal to have my sentence reduced by a month on the basis that it's at least listed as colour-beige. ? paulplom, brownnova, RayMK and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Mrcento said: As of yesterday, i now own a Vectra. Mods- how long of a banning offence is this? I hope the gear knob doesn't come off in your hand when selecting reverse, the little plastic clip you pull to get the cover off the spare wheel is still there and you don't need the paramedics to lift you out of it after a four hour drive back from Glasgow. Other than that, WHY??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 since driling out the exhaust studs ive upset the lambda sensor and its throwing eml on, wonder if got covered in wd40 that i was using as drilling lube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 7 hours ago, busmansholiday said: don't get too clever when welding the sills and nicely fill them with a skim of wob so it all looks neat. The MoT man will make you remove it all so he can see it's been welded properly, then he'll say "nice welding", just to piss you off !! Utter bollocks. Are you going to be expected to do that every year? It's either solid or it's not. A thin skim of wob on the sills isn't an MOT fail afaik. Christine and Kowalski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Yeah, I didn't think they were permitted to do that, a worrying development for bodgers everywhere if correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 The garage I use like to see the welded repair before it's skimmed in and painted to be certain it's a legitimate repair. Otherwise it could be a pop rivetted plate covered in filler as far as they know. I never had an issue with it, do repair, mot retest, then beautify under half a tin of bog. stonedagain and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 @Six-cylinder's Ferrari is arriving. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 It appears it was just being unloaded to fit an F40 on the top deck. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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