richardmorris Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: I see a Maybach. 57 or 62? I didn't see it go in, so can't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: When I had three MGs, I still have the other two. hnng sick in mouth and barrrrrrrrrfffffffffffff (sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 just found out an as roffle vehicle is RIP DEID EX PARROT ETC chap is fine tho richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Well, I guess I'm Polonezless for the weekend. It's away at a paint shop. It's an extremely clean example to begin with, but there was some pretty bad rust underneath rear quarterlights: I had all that stuff welded up and painted with some primer the other week pending being able to find a cheap and decent bodyshop: And now the time's come to get that area painted. They're also going to paint the rear surface of the spoiler to get rid of a ding someone put in it within a week of me buying the car. I'm really hoping they'll reattach all the badges in the right place. I really hate it when the badges get put in slightly wrong spots post respray; makes the entire rear end look off. And yes, I care way too much about a terrible car like this. I also got new Caro stickers for it, as current ones don't look that good anyway. Plus, they'll have to be removed to get the paint around the rear quarterlights done either way. Unfortunately, I'm not that happy about how close my replacement stickers are to originals, in terms of the colour gradient reproduction at least. Original: Replacement: They'll have to do for now though. Since the Polonez is away I guess getting as much 126 driving as I can is in order. :D richardmorris, holbeck, Angrydicky and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 48 minutes ago, Borsuq said: Well, I guess I'm Polonezless for the weekend. It's away at a paint shop. It's an extremely clean example to begin with, but there was some pretty bad rust underneath rear quarterlights: I had all that stuff welded up and painted with some primer the other week pending being able to find a cheap and decent bodyshop: And now the time's come to get that area painted. They're also going to paint the rear surface of the spoiler to get rid of a ding someone put in it within a week of me buying the car. I'm really hoping they'll reattach all the badges in the right place. I really hate it when the badges get put in slightly wrong spots post respray; makes the entire rear end look off. And yes, I care way too much about a terrible car like this. I also got new Caro stickers for it, as current ones don't look that good anyway. Plus, they'll have to be removed to get the paint around the rear quarterlights done either way. Unfortunately, I'm not that happy about how close my replacement stickers are to originals, in terms of the colour gradient reproduction at least. Original: Replacement: They'll have to do for now though. Since the Polonez is away I guess getting as much 126 driving as I can is in order. I’m amazed there are any left. My uncle had one new ( his first new car) in 1988. It was terrible then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, Borsuq said: pretty bad rust: I can hear hollow laughter coming from the direction of Barrow-in-Furness... eddyramrod, Saabnut, DeeJay and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 10 hours ago, phil_lihp said: Some may remember the yellow MG ZR, formerly owned by @Six-cylinder which I bought a few years back, didn't get on with it and almost immediately sold it to a friend who's had it ever since. Well I found out a few days ago that it finally succumbed to a plethora of issues and has ended its days at an MG breakers. It'd been parked up since about September last year with suspected head gasket failure as it was consuming coolant at an increasing rate having already had the inlet manifold gaskets changed a while back. The bodywork was looking very tatty even before that and had been getting worse, then it blew a hole in its exhaust manifold. They'd replaced it with a very early MINI at that point and it hadn't really moved in the last 8 months, so when he looked it over recently and found that one of the sills had rotted through in several places that was the end of it. It's gone off to help other ZRs live on though so there is that at least. Gutted. It was me that brought that car into the fold. A listener to my old radio show knew I was a car nut so offered it to me. I declined but 6cyl took it on. The dude absolutely loved that MG - but was broke and needed something that didn’t require fixing constantly. It might have looked a bit rough around the edges. But it was dearly loved. A shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: I’m amazed there are any left. My uncle had one new ( his first new car) in 1988. It was terrible then. British Polonez customers were never given the option of the 2-litre twin-cam, which might have helped sales a bit. They had to make do with 0-60 in 17 seconds instead. I vaguely remember a family friend having a Polonez and always thought it could do with a bigger engine to haul that weight around. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 03/07/2020 at 21:54, richardmorris said: I’m amazed there are any left. My uncle had one new ( his first new car) in 1988. It was terrible then. Mine is a a 1995 Polonez Caro, so it's a heavily facelifted one. Features such improvements as a wider track for better handling, engine bored out to 1.6 l and fuel injection. It's still terrible. I love it. paulplom, eddyramrod, richardmorris and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 04/07/2020 at 00:05, Tadhg Tiogar said: I vaguely remember a family friend having a Polonez and always thought it could do with a bigger engine to haul that weight around. Yeah, weight is a bit of a killer. Compared to something like an Ital, I believe a contemporary Polonez could be almost 200 kg heavier. You'll be pleased to know that with it 1.6 fuel injected engine mine has a blistering 0-60 time of around 15 seconds though! (Sorry for posting twice in a row, got slightly confused by the UI on mobile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 8:23 PM, Ghosty said: Been talking to dad and his mate about the car I'm tasked with selling. 'he wants £800 for it, that's all it owes him. Anything else you can keep'. MOTHER FUCKIN' WINDFALL! Max, earlier... ? Ghosty and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Borsuq said: Yeah, weight is a bit of a killer. Compared to something like an Ital, I believe a contemporary Polonez could be almost 200 kg heavier. You'll be pleased to know that with it 1.6 fuel injected engine mine has a blisters 0-60 time of around 15 seconds though! (Sorry for posting twice in a row, got slightly confused by the UI on mobile) I spotted a British-registered Caro a couple of weeks ago, but couldn't get the camera out in time. Definitely left-hand-drive, though. For those who were involved in marketing the Polonez here, I wonder why it was decided that the 2-litre version shouldn't be offered in Britain. Or the 1.5litre turbo. Those might have disrupted the budget end of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 23 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: For those who were involved in marketing the Polonez here, I wonder why it was decided that the 2-litre version shouldn't be offered in Britain. Or the 1.5litre turbo. Those might have disrupted the budget end of the market. I don't think they ever got the 1.5 OHV turbo to be reliable enough for mass production. The rally version got nicknamed 'Iron Rain' for a reason. And then both the Fiat 2.0 DOHC and the 2.0 Sierra engine were only acquired by FSO in very limited quantities and mostly used domestically for slightly special applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, Borsuq said: I don't think they ever got the 1.5 OHV turbo to be reliable enough for mass production. The rally version got nicknamed 'Iron Rain' for a reason. And then both the Fiat 2.0 DOHC and the 2.0 Sierra engine were only acquired by FSO in very limited quantities and mostly used domestically for slightly special applications. Shame, though. They could have had a lot going for them. Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 New coolant hoses arrived, just as I was going out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Shame, though. They could have had a lot going for them. You only got the 1.3/1.5/1.6 OHV and the XUD in the UK, didn't you? Bit of a shame Rover didn't allow sale of K-series Poldis in the UK. They were considered a bit of a Polonez GTI back in the day. Didn't have a brilliant reputation for particularly long lasting head gaskets tho. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Borsuq said: Didn't have a brilliant reputation for particularly long lasting head gaskets tho... Really? We never* had the OMGHGF thing here... ?? Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, chaseracer said: Really? We never* had the OMGHGF thing here... ?? Yeah. I bet a Rover K-series engine is a completely unknown quantity on these forums. ;D chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I think we did get kettle Caros here. Or did I dream that? Would have been very briefly I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I don't recall ever seeing a RHD Kettlecaro. I thought we only got the injected FSO petrol engine and the XUD9. I've seen a few about but they've been imports. Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Traffic news today: this afternoon on the A590 at Grange over Sands someone lost the back end of their BMW coming off the roundabout and finished up across the fast lane with the boot in the Armco. It must have happened just before I came round because they were all still sitting in the car and two or three had stopped. So I did too and stood in the road waving traffic down so that nobody charged off the roundabout and ran into the wreck. When the rozzers turned up one of them thanked me for my help, which was nice of him. Sorry no pics, I was a bit busy. Borsuq, danthecapriman, HarmonicCheeseburger and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hot tip for anyone who watches Benny’s Custom Works on YouTube, I just saw him driving past towing another Mitsubishi Sigma, it was a white saloon that looks to be only fit for parts. His workshop is based out of Mittagong, which is only up the road from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 9 hours ago, dollywobbler said: I think we did get kettle Caros here. Or did I dream that? Would have been very briefly I suspect. I saw one in the Flight shed at Longbridge of all places. Although I did have a nose under the bonnet I can't remember if it was RHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Waxed the 75 again yesterday and got some nice beading this morning during the showers. The Audi's fuel and temp gauges have always been correspondingly erratic and it's only taken me over a year after buying the new voltage regulator to get around to fixing it. Instrument cluster out. Here is the voltage regulator which controls the temp and fuel gauges and has gone a bit senile with age. The one on the left of the picture is the standard one and the one on the right is rated at a much higher level of mA. Input and output are reversed but this was apparently the one I needed. I sound like I know what am talking about. Some delicate bending of the pins was required but otherwise an easy fit in. Back together and went for a drive. Now I have a working temperature guage and a hopefully realistic fuel guage! Brodders, Mr_Bo11ox, paulplom and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Ace beading and glad the gauges work now! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 One rotten subframe safely removed. Tea break now. Hopefully refitting will indeed be the reverse of removal. LightBulbFun, Split_Pin, Stevebrookman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Giffer Olympic level. Tenmil Socket, brownnova, barefoot and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Well I was wrong. Refitting was a metric f*cktonne easier than removal, thanks to the absence of random rusty blobs of weld preventing the bottom arm from coming out of its hole. Mmm, shiny. Steviemillar, Stevebrookman, Stanky and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 hour ago, taxi paul said: Giffer Olympic level. I'd love to see a traffic warden write all that on a ticket. (can you tell one got me last week? I'm not bitter. Bastards.) BorniteIdentity, BL Bloke and anonymous user 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Mate came round in his Porsche to watch the F1......where it immediately ran out of electricity. I was going to take a photo anyway but this one will probably be a winner on the 944 owners group page. barefoot, Six-cylinder, Split_Pin and 10 others 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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