PhilA Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, trigger said: Thanks, it's all been a bit of a nightmare really No. Noooooooo. That's superb, even if they took ages. A $225 repair panel, frisbee'd into the trunk. Attached* on one side. Rust repair* on the other side. London Underground welding (Mind The Gap) around the rest of it. That cost this guy $12,000. I think you did good crad, GMcD, adw1977 and 5 others 2 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, trigger said: Thank you, I should really post more on here again, I probably also should have made a thread about the car really but didn't think anyone would be that interested and I don't have as much time in front of a computer like I used too anymore. The interest-O-meter is very much in the positive region. More, please. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, High Jetter said: The interest-O-meter is very much in the positive region. More, please. fuck no - dont encourage him (joke mike :D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Split_Pin said: That's not the end of the world really, especially as you like the car. Depends if you can be bothered though, I'm pooped with working on cars for a few days at least! What are your thoughts? Just had a chat with my mate, showed him the sill and he seemed happy enough to do it. It needs a plate about 8" long. The other two bits of welding are tiny - 5p-sized holes just above the track control arm front mounts. CV boots are actually fine, it's the clips that weren't holding them in place anymore so a pair of Jubilee clips will sort that. Wheel cylinders are a tenner each. So it's doable. RobT, puddlethumper and Split_Pin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Any scotoshiters' offspring looking for a part time job ? Probably more interesting than being stuck behind the bar in your local 'spoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 hours ago, PhilA said: No. Noooooooo. That's superb, even if they took ages. A $225 repair panel, frisbee'd into the trunk. Attached* on one side. Rust repair* on the other side. London Underground welding (Mind The Gap) around the rest of it. That cost this guy $12,000. I think you did good Did the welder's guide dog have a bad day? Stanky and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Oh by the way - you and I are going on a little road trip. Quote A unique collection of 130 British cars, in almost as many paint shades, was unveiled in Derbyshire today. After years spent finding and storing the cars, Richard Usher, finally saw his dream come to reality as the first of his cars were unwrapped and moved to their new location in Ambergate. In addition to the static display, they’ll be another 32 cars which can be driven on a private circuit around the old wire factory buildings on the banks of the river Derwent. The Great British Car Journey attraction, opening on May 22, tells the story of British car design and production from 1922 when Herbert Austin produced the Austin Seven, the first commercially accessible car to a mass market, through to the present day. This is it, boys. Our Mecca. Our pilgrimage awaits. https://www.facebook.com/GreatBritishCarJourney/ I do genuinely think we ought to be supporting this sort of nonsense... so let's try and get something sorted? crad, Angrydicky, LightBulbFun and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I really wish him well with this, would love to get up there one day. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'm visiting today. Feeling giddy already. They seem to have taken on Vauxhall's Chevette, a car I adore. LightBulbFun, BorniteIdentity, lesapandre and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 That definitely needs supporting, hats off to them for having a go, it can't be easy to run something like that. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I had no idea Wheeler Dealers France was a thing. avec Michel Brasseur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said: Oh by the way - you and I are going on a little road trip. This is it, boys. Our Mecca. Our pilgrimage awaits. https://www.facebook.com/GreatBritishCarJourney/ I do genuinely think we ought to be supporting this sort of nonsense... so let's try and get something sorted? Only a 7 hour drive each way! Easy! I'd genuinely be interested in a Shitefest or something similar nearby, though. I've travelled further for Shitefest before! LightBulbFun and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 A couple of weeks ago I showed you my new* hose reel holder. I say new, I dragged it out of the garage from where it had sat since we moved in. Well I decided to spruce it up a bit to match our nice new windows in the porch to which it is attached. Rubbed it all down and polished it up. The inner bit is black aerosol, no need to mask, just point from the centre outwards. The inserts I didn't fancy masking up for obvious reasons and I didn't have any brush paintable black but I found this tin of maroon Hammerite, actually a mix of burgundy and dark blue to match my Triumph, I've used it under the arches. Looks OK doesn't it? I would have spent longer both polishing and painting if it was actually going on a car but it's good enough for a wall. cort1977, LightBulbFun, Twiggy and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Had a run out this weekend. Leeds to Manchester, then up to the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides. For legitimate reasons I will add. Drove up through Glen Coe, via Ben Nevis and over to the Islands, empty roads - and I mean empty. The C180 performed impeccably, only used a tank of fuel to get there, and got out without any aches or pains. I must say, I'm rather impressed with it! T tom13, dome, Yoss and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 13 hours ago, PhilA said: No. Noooooooo. That's superb, even if they took ages. A $225 repair panel, frisbee'd into the trunk. Attached* on one side. Rust repair* on the other side. London Underground welding (Mind The Gap) around the rest of it. That cost this guy $12,000. I think you did good It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who say they can weld - but cannot. dome, Yoss and PhilA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'm getting pissed off at the (new) driver's side strut on my C70. I noticed months ago the top mount rubber could be turned by hand easily, and I was getting a strange popping noise occasionally. I nipped up the top nut and all was right for a while, until I noticed the noise again recently and the rubber is loose again. Wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I'd whip the bolt out if you can and check that the thread hasn't been partially stripped - i had to do the strut brace on mine, it only took about half a turn to make the clonking noises go away. juular 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Having a much needed break in Somerset and found this beach which is two miles long which you can drive on it, sorry for the non Autoshite type content with the Audi but it's all I have on the road and currently working, Brean beach by the way Floatylight, Yoss and wuvvum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Having a much needed break in Somerset and found this beach which is two miles long which you can drive on it, sorry for the non Autoshite type content with the Audi but it's all I have on the road and currently working, Brean beach by the way You can but many forget how quick the tide in the channel comes in. Get stuck in the sand/mud at the wrong time and your car will be a write off pretty quickly! rusty998 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 we used to get this at home all the time. only they were not supposed to be on the beach, there been supposedly no vehicle access to the beach. not that it bothered the idiot outta towners, who it seems where entitled to park just wherever they like. this kept on happening. opps. oh dear what a pity when the council FINALLY put gates up in the slip-way, well the whinging from arseholes in the Gazzette was something to behold.... Spoiler rusty998 and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I had to lubricate Alison's Service Flap. I couldn't gain access. 🤭 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 5 hours ago, outlaw118 said: I'd whip the bolt out if you can and check that the thread hasn't been partially stripped - i had to do the strut brace on mine, it only took about half a turn to make the clonking noises go away. Worth a go 👍 outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, rusty998 said: Having a much needed break in Somerset and found this beach which is two miles long which you can drive on it, sorry for the non Autoshite type content with the Audi but it's all I have on the road and currently working, Brean beach by the way I've been up on Brean Down and up to the fort, but I haven't ever tried driving on the beach... rusty998 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Today’s spots, Six-cylinder, Jerzy Woking, dome and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 And progress of sorts on the bathroom. Cord Fourteener and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 So, after 11 years I said goodbye to the Corsa tonight. It was the car that meant my wife could move in with me and commute, it was the car that kept going through years where we were very very hard up indeed, it was the car that I did my first engine change on, it was the car that ferried my son and I around on days out when my wife was working, it was the car I took to many shows, it was the car where I learned about rust and that if you like a car enough, its never really over for it. I also learned that I'm not at all sentimental about cars. I literally cried when I had to scrap my old Vectra but after selling my Astra of 13 years in 2018, I realised that the memories aren't attached to the car, they're attached to the people that you shared the times with. I've still got them and I've realised thats all that really matters to me. Also, I couldn't say no to the Cavalier, it needed a home and looked a bit forlorn and it basically followed me back to the house. I knew it had potential. Now that it is welded MOTd and running well, its time for the next chapter. Like the Corsa, this will be a pure hobby car, garaged in the winter and for going to shows. Its just that now its a great deal more practical. Its first assignment will be to IKEA to collect my work from home desk and chair and it will be great to have a car with a proper boot again. Its also a relief to be back at 4 cars again. The driveway was cluttered and I feel I can breathe a bit easier. Onwards and upwards. Mally, outlaw118, Leyland Worldmaster and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I've noticed a few houses with drives worth of this here Parish bit there's one in particular. From memory they've had in the last few years: Saab 9-3OG, Rover 75, Granada scorpio estate, Series something probably 3 Landy, currently on Laguna estate and '94/5 Mini and I recently spotted a Mk3 facelift Escort estate there. Should I go knocking or put an AS leaflet through their door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Tim_E said: Should I go knocking or put an AS leaflet through their door? rather AS leaflet than bloody election pamphlets Cord Fourteener and Burnside 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, stuboy said: rather AS leaflet than bloody election pamphlets I haven’t even had those. Two lots of postal ballots arrived today though. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: I couldn't say no to the Cavalier, it needed a home and looked a bit forlorn and it basically followed me back to the house. I knew it had potential. Now that it is welded MOTd and running well, its time for the next chapter. Like the Corsa, this will be a pure hobby car, garaged in the winter and for going to shows. Its just that now its a great deal more practical. Heart warming stuff. Hope it serves you well m8. They are cavernous (no pun intended) with the seats folded down. I managed to fit a fully assembled desk in my old one. Albeit with about 2mm between the rear screen and the corner of the desk... Cord Fourteener, Split_Pin and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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