Cord Fourteener Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. rusty998, Sunny Jim, mercedade and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said: Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. That's a massive Violin ! Cord Fourteener, Twiggy and louiepj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 4 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Anyone bought car parts from aliexpress? Yes, multiple times with 100% success and <1% of the cost of the parts from the only other place on earth I could find them. Its got to be worth a shot for a complete new throttle body for, what, £100? You'll get that back for fragging the ungrateful bastard if the plan fails, or will have a fully* working* car if it succeeds. Whatever you buy new will have been made in the PRC anyway so why not go direct to source instead of paying over the odds for someone to put it in a nice box for you? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I was scrolling through FB last night when a post from the 480 owners club popped up with a guy giving away a set of alloys - he was only in Wrexham so it seemed too good an opportunity to miss. In further good fortune I had a great drive home from collecting them this evening, wonderful views and quiet roads. The 480 owners club are an incredibly welcoming and generous bunch, someone else has sent me a Central Electronics Module on loan to see if it sorts the electrical gremlins on the Volvo - fingers crossed it does, I'll hopefully get a chance to try it tomorrow after work. catsinthewelder, djim, Lacquer Peel and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Sitrep: car now runs on the replacement jets and holds oil. Fuel light is on so I'll need to get petrol at some point. The starter motor is beginning to sound baaaaaaad. Lucky I got a NOS one two months ago! The main jet, idle jet and emulsion tube were all smaller and designed for a smaller engine by the looks of things- I suspect it's for a 1.1 Citroen AX or something like that. The real test will be cold starting it tomorrow. LightBulbFun, tom13 and Sunny Jim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 52 minutes ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said: Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. Pffft - amateur! My mate Rob fits a double bass in his Dyane. Just... 😬 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said: Is how I imagined this to continue. Good you're enjoying turning up to mystery gremlins just because it's an excuse to cruise around in the Cavalier! That was exactly my thought. I went out to the shops in it later as well. Tremendous motor car! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Brought our new bikes home from the shop today. We just went in and asked for the cheapest they had, as we will only be tooling around a Loch or along the Canal in them . My son is 8 so distances will be short so saw no point in spending a fortune at the moment. The cycle carrier is a half decent Thule effort though. Unfortunately my detachable tow bar is now firmly stuck on after it carried some weight dome, Lacquer Peel, 320touring and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Was in a cab so couldn't stop, but sure I saw a red Peel on a trailer at a BP station at Willingdon. @Will on Syros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Nyphur said: Nice 75. Whats the interior like? Contemporary SE spec so you get black oak dash and ZT seats. Lacquer Peel, Yoss, Nyphur and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Such a lovely evening here in North Wales I went out again after my tea in the Cooper S or Schrodinger's Shit as I like to think of it - goes like shit off a shovel, sticks like shit to a blanket. My fleet currently stands at four although I only have parking for three - it's a tough call but I think this will be the one to sell. The supercharger whine is addictive but it might be time to wean myself off and indulge in some other vices. Jim Bell, Nyphur, Minimad5 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 the hyrolastic and hydragas fella has been up again this afternoon to replace the failed o/s/f can on marvin the metro. marvin is now sat level, and is not listing like something about to capsize. which is nice. now to have a look at the brakes, see if we get some more action outta them, and then, an MOT, which was last done in September 2019, in the "before times" mini-marvin approves. it took them no time at all to change the failed can. but as it had all been apart early in May thats no shock. i'm hoping that there wont be an issue with this one that has just been fitted. the last one they think that the gas diaphram has given way as there was very little fluid come out of it, and not much gas too, but the busted can was considerably heavier than an empty can should be! it is, apparently not something that they had seen before. and this has been done with out any fuss, even if it did mean abit of a wait. i'm wanting to get using the car again. even after 11 years it still makes me smile. and while its crusty in spots, its still a nice little car. outlaw118, somewhatfoolish, cort16 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, chaseracer said: My mate Rob fits a double bass in his Dyane. .. 😬 Shit, bet she's hurting! Cord Fourteener, wuvvum, stonedagain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will on Syros Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Was in a cab so couldn't stop, but sure I saw a red Peel on a trailer at a BP station at Willingdon. @Will on Syros? Not my red Enfield...that's currently in Norfolk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, MarvinsMom said: the hyrolastic and hydragas fella has been up again this afternoon to replace the failed o/s/f can on marvin the metro. marvin is now sat level, and is not listing like something about to capsize. which is nice. now to have a look at the brakes, see if we get some more action outta them, and then, an MOT, which was last done in September 2019, in the "before times" mini-marvin approves. it took them no time at all to change the failed can. but as it had all been apart early in May thats no shock. i'm hoping that there wont be an issue with this one that has just been fitted. the last one they think that the gas diaphram has given way as there was very little fluid come out of it, and not much gas too, but the busted can was considerably heavier than an empty can should be! it is, apparently not something that they had seen before. and this has been done with out any fuss, even if it did mean abit of a wait. i'm wanting to get using the car again. even after 11 years it still makes me smile. and while its crusty in spots, its still a nice little car. Not enough Metros on here I think. Love that. My mum had 2. Cord Fourteener, Six-cylinder and MarvinsMom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 47 minutes ago, Will on Syros said: Not my red Enfield...that's currently in Norfolk Weird coincidence then. Been out (rarely) for drinks and a 5* meal. Am +ve it was a Peel tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Contemporary SE spec so you get black oak dash and ZT seats. You forgot the asterisk after "oak". Split_Pin, richardmorris and Yoss 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, chaseracer said: Pffft - amateur! My mate Rob fits a double bass in his Dyane. Just... 😬 Sticking out the roof, one assumes? I discovered, during a visit to the Czech Republic in the mid '90s, that a full-size 'cello will just fit in the boot of a Škoda Estelle, if laid in diagonally. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 13 cylinders in the turquoise zone Sunny Jim, Fumbler, Split_Pin and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Not enough Metros on here I think. Love that. My mum had 2. There are quite a few, just they are too small to see from where you are! This is our MK1 MG Metro. Shite Ron, eddyramrod, MarvinsMom and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 hours ago, wuvvum said: Sticking out the roof, one assumes? Nope - completely inside (calm yourself, @High Jetter! 😄) Very definitely a one-seater, though. Cord Fourteener and High Jetter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Just having some new tyres fitted to some wheels I've bought this heap is in my way... Six-cylinder, loserone, Fumbler and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 47 minutes ago, Jamie said: Just having some new tyres fitted to some wheels I've bought this heap is in my way... It looks good to me. Monaco? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 27 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: It looks good to me. Monaco? It's in Blackburn mate. Twiggy, Shite Ron, worldofceri and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jamie said: It's in Blackburn mate. Ok you had me looking for a Dodge Blackburn! I think I have caught up with the program now. Do you have a front Photo you can show and on past form the car not you or your dog! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Ok you had me looking for a Dodge Blackburn! I think I have caught up with the program now. Do you have a front Photo you can show and on past form the car not you or your dog! Only pullin your leg eddyramrod, Fumbler, Six-cylinder and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said: Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. 14 hours ago, chaseracer said: Pffft - amateur! My mate Rob fits a double bass in his Dyane. Just... 😬 2 hours ago, chaseracer said: Nope - completely inside (calm yourself, @High Jetter! 😄) Very definitely a one-seater, though. Double bass 3-ft metal stool (non-folding) 2x saxophones, in hard cases Music stands/ manuscript bag Adult passenger And the car... A Mk1 Yaris. In all seriousness, when MrsDC was choosing her first (new) car in 2005, the ability to fit in all of the above in was the key criteria. Bit of a squeeze, like, but it all fitted into the Yaris. Still does. I'm still not sure the extent to which my Cortina estate was a factor in her agreeing to go out with me... Cord Fourteener, eddyramrod, Split_Pin and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Trains? Yes please LightBulbFun, juular, BeEP and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Jamie said: Only pullin your leg We need more of this magnificent beast, interior, engine? JeeExEll, Split_Pin, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: We need more of this magnificent beast, interior, engine? It's a mate of a mate. He's only in his late 20s. He's got an Aston Martin vantage as a daily lol. He breaks bmws for a living. eddyramrod and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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