Cord Fourteener Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Scotland achieved for me and family for a week. Bugger all signal, piece and quiet, even with the kids! Only sounds are the occasional boat sailing out of Loch Fyne and the even more occasional float plane. And nature and wildlife. Aah lovely. See you all next week! chodweaver, richardmorris, Tickman and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondeoBlues Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 2 hours ago, loserone said: It's a 404, so I guess it was embedded and then deleted from the post before submitting. Anyway. Tell me about this 309, @MondeoBlues It's a 1.6 GL Auto with fucked paint, not very old tyres, moss growing on the bootlid, and a mouldy interior from being parked up since Nov 2019. vulgalour, Floatylight, Split_Pin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Roffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondeoBlues Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Already offered it to a mechanic mate I'm afraid, but if he doesn't want it (and who wouldn't?), then I'll roffle it sdkrc and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I took a walk and explored one of several abandoned farms in the area. This is the largest and nicest of them and has not been inhabited since the 50's but some work has been done to save the house over the years. It was clearly a long time since there were people up here last and there was a lot of moose shit but luckily did not meet one since climbing trees was not something I wanted. Here are some pictures if someone whold be interested. The road up had a nice view but was steep and heavy to walk And after a while in dense forest, I was greeted by this outlaw118, Crackers, brownnova and 25 others 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Made some progress with my project, it's sat for 5 yrs before landing with me and I happily managed to get her running again today with new fuel pump, filter and anything rubber in the tank replaced after the nasty petrol dissolved it all. Not so happy was the alternator which wasn't charging, I found a quirky little old school company locally who managed to replace all the electric gizmos inside for a reasonable £55 after someone pre me had fried them with a suspected dodgy jump start. Onwards and upwards ! Twiggy, Vantman, Coprolalia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Collected my first roffle win from @garycoxand to add to my luck the sun decided to make an appearance! I like it a lot. chaseracer, stuboy, Floatylight and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Weekly Mavericks meet! One for @LightBulbFun My absolute car of the show was: dome, Shite Ron, richardmorris and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Good time at Mavericks, home in time for another wonderful sunset. gm, Split_Pin, loserone and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Thank fuck, back in my Cavalier again tonight. A refreshing change from a busted Mini and dodgy Civic. I CAN DO IT WEN I B&Q IT. brownnova, Jim Bell, Dannyk and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Civic MOT retest done, clean pass, not bad considering i had to redesign and make a part to get it through the test 😂😂😂 Sunny Jim, Split_Pin, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 A nice wee day up at Loch Katrine with the bikes today. We just got cheap bikes to start us off but I'm glad I didn't skimp on the cycle carrier. The Thule Ride On is great, really easy to use all round. Needed a fair few more straps than were supplied but now it's solid. I love having extra lamps. richardmorris, dome, Tickman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 It’s been a long day! Sunny Jim and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 19 hours ago, brownnova said: There's a thing you don't see any more. The not-blue Ford badge. I do hope it's because they sanded the blue paint off an repainted it to match the coach stripe themselves. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 50 minutes ago, richardmorris said: It’s been a long day! I must stock up on Pernod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 After a horrendous battle bleeding the rear calipers, a couple of track rod ends and a Tate of welding, that's the Burds Clio on the road for another year.. Cheers to @jaypee for his assistance and counsel! LightBulbFun, High Jetter, blackboilersuit and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/13/2021 at 9:29 AM, brownnova said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Split_Pin said: A nice wee day up at Loch Katrine with the bikes today. We just got cheap bikes to start us off but I'm glad I didn't skimp on the cycle carrier. The Thule Ride On is great, really easy to use all round. Needed a fair few more straps than were supplied but now it's solid. I love having extra lamps. Was up there for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It's a very pleasant place to pedal around. richardmorris and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Remember this old lump? Finally got around to connecting power to it tonight. It buzzes, which probably means the vibrator is vibrating like it should, and the buzzing gets quieter after a few minutes. I can see one of the valves glowing when I look through the case vent too. No smoke, no horrible smells, no excessive heat so that's probably a good sign. I'll retest it with the case off so I can actually see what's going on inside. Nothing from the selector light, and not able to pick up any static or stations (no surprise there, no aerial attached for a start). I just wanted to see if it would power up and do something, which it does, so it's probably repairable since the general consensus seems to be these are pretty crude old things and easy to work on. Coprolalia, LightBulbFun, puddlethumper and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, vulgalour said: Remember this old lump? Finally got around to connecting power to it tonight. It buzzes, which probably means the vibrator is vibrating like it should, and the buzzing gets quieter after a few minutes. I can see one of the valves glowing when I look through the case vent too. No smoke, no horrible smells, no excessive heat so that's probably a good sign. I'll retest it with the case off so I can actually see what's going on inside. Nothing from the selector light, and not able to pick up any static or stations (no surprise there, no aerial attached for a start). I just wanted to see if it would power up and do something, which it does, so it's probably repairable since the general consensus seems to be these are pretty crude old things and easy to work on. Looks like a dr who prop at the moment. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Video killed the radio star. Is E for Electrolux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 It's our Shotley meet again this Friday evening for anyone local who's interested in looking at a field full of old cars Amishtat, chaseracer, Coprolalia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 In other news I've been busy on the Golf, I've spent many hours polishing and cleaning it up and it's now looking quite respectable. Hopefully you can see the difference in shine here. I've removed a load of the tat and stickers off the car, serviced it, fixed a few bits and today replaced the 165/65/13 tyres for the correct 175/70/13 Uniroyals which have transformed the way the car drives and wound back up the coilovers by a inch. I've also removed them shit German plate surrounds now too. With the 165 tyres And the 175s The rear quarter trim should be here tomorrow and all in all its bloody lovely now! Steviemillar, Floatylight, Coprolalia and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Looks great! So, you don't need the Dolly, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaypee Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 hours ago, 320touring said: After a horrendous battle bleeding the rear calipers, a couple of track rod ends and a Tate of welding, that's the Burds Clio on the road for another year.. Cheers to @jaypee for his assistance and counsel! Fucking yaaas! RobT and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Remember this old lump? vulgalour, dome, beko1987 and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: Looks great! So, you don't need the Dolly, then? Well, it doesn't hurt to have both! High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I replaced all of the bolts in my grotty '70s roof rack, so it's safe to put on the roof of a car again. HMC, Jim Bell and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: Video killed the radio star. Is E for Electrolux? E is for Ecko(I think) in this instance. vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 3 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: E is for Ecko(I think) in this instance. Yup, it's actually spelt Ekco, looks like a type CR32. vulgalour and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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