paulplom Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I also had my dongle plugged in with the torque app on my phone. After the scare with it last week. No codes were found or stored. A relief I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: All the electricity has run away, our panel of experts say FIAT! Ah. Fiat 8V then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 My latest book purchase, looks really interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 If you like fortitude try the man who never was, it's in a similar vein. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Posted on eBay tat by mistake earlier. Last entry of the day. Burnside, BL Bloke, Ghosty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wuvvum - I've lost the post to quote it, but it seriously sounds like you need one of those lithium-ion jump packs. I'd be lost without mine. Mine is one of these - started the Delica from proper flat no problem at all. I've used it loads. Also handy as an emergency 12v power outlet when you discover that your latest purchase has a broken ciggy lighter... https://www.amazon.co.uk/iclever-20000mAH-Emergency-Cigarette-Flashlight-Yellow/dp/B076CR28C3 wuvvum, paulplom and barefoot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Mr Pastry said: Ah. Fiat 8V then. And here was me thinking it was a European v8! ;-o Mr Pastry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 2 hours ago, chadders said: If you like fortitude try the man who never was, it's in a similar vein. I've got that one, it's a really interesting book. chadders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 hours ago, richardmorris said: Posted on eBay tat by mistake earlier. Last entry of the day. probably the closest thing you will get to an Invacar from wherever it is you work LOL* (going by your various high end car picture posts I assume you neighbour some sort of lots-o-money car handler or something such?) makes me wonder if its a genuine one or a replica, the genuine ones go for proper £LOL these days *granted an Invacar Model 70 ATW722L got sold (and exported) to a private car collector in Kuwait so who knows! On 2/23/2019 at 12:15 PM, LightBulbFun said: ATW722L, Invacar, Date of first registration 9th of July 1973, Current status: exported to Kuwait otherwise unknown, Date of last V5C (logbook) issued, 18 October 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 22 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: probably the closest thing you will get to an Invacar from wherever it is you work LOL* (going by your various high end car picture posts I assume you neighbour some sort of lots-o-money car handler or something such?) makes me wonder if its a genuine one or a replica, the genuine ones go for proper £LOL these days.... Electric ones are available now, it seems..... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Electric ones are available now, it seems..... indeed there has been, from a couple different sources I think? I know @dollywobbler test drove an early electric one and IIRC it was quite bad LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Some chod in this smack the pony clip Burnside, Dannyk and Spurious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 6 hours ago, dollywobbler said: Wuvvum - I've lost the post to quote it, but it seriously sounds like you need one of those lithium-ion jump packs. I'd be lost without mine. Mine is one of these - started the Delica from proper flat no problem at all. I've used it loads. Also handy as an emergency 12v power outlet when you discover that your latest purchase has a broken ciggy lighter... https://www.amazon.co.uk/iclever-20000mAH-Emergency-Cigarette-Flashlight-Yellow/dp/B076CR28C3 I had a cheapo eBay one for a while and it got me out of trouble a few times, but it didn't last very long - it's pretty much completely dead now. I really should stop being so tight and invest in a half-decent one like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 6 hours ago, jamiechod said: Some chod in this smack the pony clip I had one of those Corollas. Granted almost everyone in Ireland had one at some point they were so popular. Great car, it was the 1.6 and nothing ever went wrong with it. Mine was that colour too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I’ve been painting the wall in my lockup , something I’ve been meaning to do for 7 years. It looks a bit shit close up as the shite quality Breeze blocks have so many holes in them but it hasn’t half made it brighter in there . paulplom, Yoss, dome and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Some of the job lot of CX parts have been passed on to another CX owner who lives in Clapham. He rocked up in a TRS 22 last night, in the rain, to take possession of the four alloys, a windscreen wiper motor and all of the interior and exterior trim. Not entirely sure what he's doing with the thing, but some of the central dash had been ripped out to accommodate a tablet, and I spotted an interesting steering wheel cradle carrying his iPhone. The steering wheel centre cap had also been replaced by a wooden block! Meanwhile, no word from Garage Dubois-Loizou on whether the hoses I delivered on Monday were the correct ones...... Yoss, Stevebrookman and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 dome, Yoss, mitsisigma01 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, cort16 said: I’ve been painting the wall in my lockup , something I’ve been meaning to do for 7 years. It looks a bit shit close up as the shite quality Breeze blocks have so many holes in them but it hasn’t half made it brighter in there . I convinced my neighbour to paint his garage as his bench was at the back , he was surprised how much lighter it was, then the owner passed away so now he's moving out. First thing he's doing in the other neighbours garage is painting it. I would paint mine but I don't have a spare month to clear all the crap and projects out first☹️ cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, cort16 said: I’ve been painting the wall in my lockup , something I’ve been meaning to do for 7 years. It looks a bit shit close up as the shite quality Breeze blocks have so many holes in them but it hasn’t half made it brighter in there . Definitely one of the easiest ways to brighten up a lockup. I had to use two coats in mine, but it was much brighter and easier to work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: I convinced my neighbour to paint his garage as his bench was at the back , he was surprised how much lighter it was, then the owner passed away so now he's moving out. First thing he's doing in the other neighbours garage is painting it. I would paint mine but I don't have a spare month to clear all the crap and projects out first☹️ I only decided to do it as I had a big clear up and moved some stuff around so had some space to do it. It was worth the 20 quid in paint to do it . Worryingly there’s a massive crack In the wall as that I beam wasn’t sealed properly on the outside so it’s swollen up with rust cracking the wall . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 My neighbours garages are in the same block, opposite side to mine, both of his ones have got a 3 inch lean on the back wall, they back onto gardens, by the looks of it the single skin brick wall isn't tied in to the breeze block dividing walls , those 8 garages might have plenty of light in them soon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 5 hours ago, cort16 said: I’ve been painting the wall in my lockup , something I’ve been meaning to do for 7 years. It looks a bit shit close up as the shite quality Breeze blocks have so many holes in them but it hasn’t half made it brighter in there . Exactly the same issue I had with the breeze blocks but the difference is quite literally night and day. cort16, LightBulbFun and rob88h 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I couldn’t believe the difference when I went back in last night . I’ve only got 2 strip lights so It makes it much brighter . Pity I didn’t have the right roller to help to get all the holes in the blocks . Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, cort16 said: I couldn’t believe the difference when I went back in last night . I’ve only got 2 strip lights so It makes it much brighter . Pity I didn’t have the right roller to help to get all the holes in the blocks . I started stippling the paint in with a brush and this escalated to a wild stabbing motion when that failed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 For lighting garages, I thoroughly 12 volt LED rope light like this. It's cheap, and can be connected to either a 12v power supply if you have power in the garage, or an old battery if you don't. I had it on the ceiling of my old place in three rows, plus some above the workbench to light that up without casting shadows, plus a run about 1' off the ground on the wall to illuminate any low-level works. Really flexible, you can experiment before you decide where to put it, you can cut to length and solder connectors on, and dirt cheap (there are cheaper than the one I've linked to). BorniteIdentity and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackboilersuit Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I started stippling the paint in with a brush and this escalated to a wild stabbing motion when that failed! Mine's been painted about 5 times over the last 20 years. It gets a little easier with each coat. I still use a 2" brush to paint it on and it's more like spreading plaster than brushing paint as thick as you can get it and try to fill up the holes in the blocks. Thankfully masonry paint is so thick it just sticks without running no matter how thick you spread it on. The first time around is the worst though, after that I've always just done small sections at a time so I don't get fed up with it, get sloppy and end up with paint everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Attended Southend Hospital's A&E department earlier today after the pain and mobility issues I've endured due to sciatica since early June became unbearable. I've been feeling terrible physically for weeks, but I put off seeking professional medical attention until today due to the current situation, as I perceived that there were other people in more need than myself: Diagnosis confirmed, painkillers and muscle relaxants prescribed (naproxen and diazepam. I also had a little bit of morphine at the hospital, which I'd never had before. It was nice), and I'm feeling much better already A long weekend now beckons, as I'm taking tomorrow off regardless of what anyone says (I might be made redundant next month, so f*ck 'em). I'm wondering if I'll be able to do any car stuff, as I've not been able to do very much in recent weeks due to my condition. Both cars need a wash and The Aero needs an engine oil change. #ThankYouNHS chaseracer, Stevebrookman, HarmonicCheeseburger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 This probably isn't ideal adw1977, Tickman, vulgalour and 17 others 8 1 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Botheration, last decent scrap yard in the area no longer self service due to covid..Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said: This probably isn't ideal BE? Tadhg Tiogar and w00dy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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