Schaefft Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 @andy18sYou should probably post some of these in the Ebay Tat thread, could be some really interesting deals to be had if you can be bothered to collect them down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, andy18s said: Ex embassy car apparently, with another for spares What's the craic with the Bulgarian emissions rules now? I presume level one basically means these cars are taxed off the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Schaefft said: @andy18sYou should probably post some of these in the Ebay Tat thread, could be some really interesting deals to be had if you can be bothered to collect them down there! Collecting them would be the easiest(!) part, getting anything into the UK is a complete clusterfek now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 23 hours ago, Split_Pin said: What's the craic with the Bulgarian emissions rules now? I presume level one basically means these cars are taxed off the road? Anything after 2001 gets a coloured sticker based on the manufacturer's stated emissions, the car then needs to be somewhere near those figures when it gets mot'd At the mo it's all claiming to be about being able to exclude the higher polluting vehicles from various urban areas,but it will obviously be morphed into higher taxation for the worst offenders Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Had a visit from a fellow AS'er who is holidaying not to far away from me. Great to put a face to a name and to actually have a visitor! Even better when he tells me of a scrapyard not too far from me that lets you take things off yourself. Even sent me some video footage of his visit there after he left here Good to see you mate-welcome back anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just after getting back from my friend's cremation. Worst thing after the finality of seeing the coffin, knowing she was in it, was coming out of the chapel and hearing the fans for the furnace start up. N19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 18 hours ago, stuboy said: Funky wallpaper revealed... Would not be out of place in a curry house. Would that be flock-lined wallpaper? 17 hours ago, Fumbler said: ....I forget which era pine cladding was fashionable. Mid 1970s? Definitely 1970s for vertical strip plank cladding - my parents lined their kitchen with it in their previous house! 4 hours ago, MorrisItalSLX said: Pine cladding is very 1980s where I come from. They were a decade behind! Fumbler and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 BL Bloke, Tadhg Tiogar, vulgalour and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Achievement unlocked: Using the 3D printer to create replacements for broken bits of car. In this case the pull handle for the secondary bonnet catch. Should be black but I don't currently have any black filament. If it works well I might redo it in black. For now there's paint though! adw1977, High Jetter, Six-cylinder and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Achievement unlocked: Using the 3D printer to create replacements for broken bits of car. In this case the pull handle for the secondary bonnet catch. Should be black but I don't currently have any black filament. If it works well I might redo it in black. For now there's paint though! Wow will you be able to add blue tint for printing full size Invacars!😁 LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 39 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Wow will you be able to add blue tint for printing full size Invacars!😁 I do have some blue filament....might need a bigger printer though! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Helped my mate pick this up tonight, out of an A40 Farina I believe. No idea how much of it is salvageable but hopefully some parts can be put to good use Six-cylinder, Coprolalia, Fumbler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 We were originally intending on changing the clutch on this Fiesta, affectionately named "Fuckface", but decided it wasn't worth the hassle. It's had a vacuum leak through the brake servo for god knows how long and the engine has been running very rich as the MAP sensor is reading the throttle as being open. The fear is that it's fouled the cat, so we're getting that tested tomorrow. An attempt was made (but no photos were taken) to change the front pads and discs, but in true Eurocarparts fashion, the discs were too thick for the calipers, and we should be swapping them tomorrow. Removing the wheels revealed shagged front CV joints, even more thoroughly shagged front wishbone bushes, and brake hoses with a surface like a sausage roll. We disconnected the inoperative brake servo and plugged the vacuum line with a piece of Sainsbury's bag and some RTV then waited for it to get up to temperature to see if it would correct the rich running. This was when a gaping hole in the thermostat housing became apparent. It appears that a self tapping screw or something else capable of cutting THREADS has been driven through this thermostat housing. That layer of sticky brown is stop leak, which seems to have just coated the inside of the cylinder head without making it anywhere near the leak. Yet more RTV combined with the spike from the end of a flower basket hanger makes for a perfect repair, which should last all the way to the pre-M.O.T and hopefully back to either this yard or the scrap yard. Fumbler and Coprolalia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, EightMegs said: THREADS Didn't you say you were going to Sheffield? Fumbler and N19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Ghosty said: Didn't you say you were going to Sheffield? I will be on the 20th, I'm in Dorset at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Passat: electrics gone all VW. This button has suddenly started working, which means the boot won't open unless you press it. I'm in the habit of just being able to open it, now I have to try, realise it won't open then press the button. Annoying! leanycan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 A reminder for those local shitters who come to our East Coast Retros meet. 😊 wuvvum, eddyramrod, chaseracer and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, EightMegs said: I will be on the 20th, I'm in Dorset at the moment. Ahhh, you missed the joke. CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 A400m has been doing some laps over my house this morning. Cord Fourteener, Yoss and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I've just seen that, or an identical one over EMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 After waiting nearly 2 weeks for a new waterpump for my Cavalier, I received it today and IT DOESNT FUCKING FIT. The pulley mount is too small. Clearly and specifically listed for a Cavalier 1.7TD. It's from ebay thankfully it was only only tenner. Now, the gasket fits the old pump, and it is actually slightly less stiff to turn than the new one so I'm presuming it's OK. Do I just refit it? It's driven by the aux belt so I guess absolute perfect condition isn't as important than if it were driven by the timing belt. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghosty said: Ahhh, you missed the joke. I've repressed the memories of the film. 😜 Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, trigger said: A reminder for those local shitters who come to out East Coast Retros meet. 😊 Hopefully see you there! trigger and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I'm going to try and leave off work early enough to get to Shotley, although my email has been down all morning so I've got a lot to catch up on, annoyingly. Angrydicky and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I’ll be there in the Rover. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 17 hours ago, Ghosty said: Didn't you say you were going to Sheffield? Oh dear! That's a nasty one! (At least this makes up for my complete idiocy last night and failing to understand @High Jetter's joke. I blame being tired.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Forgiven, m'lud Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 F*k me I'm busy and knackered. Having a sit down with feet up, chilling. Volvo is fine, Passat is fine. Mondeo is a bit leaky and a bit smokey and EML is on but it's running and driving fine so that's also good. Feet are sore. Tired. But happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Junior stuboy met his gf's parents... her dad has v8 jaaag.... and a renault zoe... think I need to get the dad to sign up here when I met them....what ya think?? Lol Eyersey1234 and Vantman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead mitsisigma01, BorniteIdentity, dollywobbler and 29 others 30 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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