trigger Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 If anybody local is looking for something to do on Sunday then we have another one of our car meets on 😊 Austat, BL Bloke, wuvvum and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: That, friends, is Land Rover Green. Looks ideal for the job. Maybe a quick annual roll-over would be a good preventative measure. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Right day 4 training done, cat C test tomorrow at 12pm Im confident in my driving and reversing, what I’m really not confident is the area I’m doing my test. Mansfield/Sutton in Ashfield seems to be absolutely full of people who can’t drive, park anywhere, druggies walking out in front of you etc. I genuinely think if I fail it’s going to be because something unexpected catches me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 49 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Looks ideal for the job. Maybe a quick annual roll-over would be a good preventative measure. Don't forget to paint the bottom of the tank as i have seen these rust out from the inside,so drain any water off on a regular basis--water is heavier than oil so it goes straight to the bottom! BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Eww... pretty convinced that someone in the distant past has tried to fix the non working speedometer on my BX by spraying WD40 (or similar) into the instrument panel. Not what you want to find. Anyone got a Mk I BX instrument cluster floating around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-sir-clive-sinclair-dies-aged-81 SiC, Austat and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 42 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Eww... pretty convinced that someone in the distant past has tried to fix the non working speedometer on my BX by spraying WD40 (or similar) into the instrument panel. Not what you want to find. Anyone got a Mk I BX instrument cluster floating around? Might of been my Dad, he once brought a radio/cassette player home from one of the lads at work having said I would fix it, the serial number had been scratched out and it had marks where it had been levered out of a dashboard. I'd had a number of stereos stolen so it was a sore point so I told him no, he got the hump and said he'd fix it himself, next thing he's holding the flap open and spraying WD40 in.. 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Floatylight said: Might of been my Dad, he once brought a radio/cassette player home from one of the lads at work having said I would fix it, the serial number had been scratched out and it had marks where it had been levered out of a dashboard. I'd had a number of stereos stolen so it was a sore point so I told him no, he got the hump and said he'd fix it himself, next thing he's holding the flap open and spraying WD40 in.. 🤣🤣 Oh dear... it's alarming how many people think you can fix anything by spraying it with WD40! To be honest most of it here is just cleanup...the problem is that it's got into everything...and has done this to the filter gels. *Thankfully* whatever they screen printed the actual speedometer drum with seems to have been unaffected by it. Realistically though the only thing for the filters is going to be finding a donor dash to pull them from. I'll touch the borders in as best I can but it'll never be right...and I'm not daft enough to even try touching up the actual legends as I'll only make that a million times worse. Floatylight and Low Horatio gearbox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 9:29 PM, puddlethumper said: Yep an Audi and one of those fast things. I don't know, RS ? or something. LOL, cooking spec. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: Oh dear... it's alarming how many people think you can fix anything by spraying it with WD40! To be honest most of it here is just cleanup...the problem is that it's got into everything...and has done this to the filter gels. *Thankfully* whatever they screen printed the actual speedometer drum with seems to have been unaffected by it. Realistically though the only thing for the filters is going to be finding a donor dash to pull them from. I'll touch the borders in as best I can but it'll never be right...and I'm not daft enough to even try touching up the actual legends as I'll only make that a million times worse. Not worth trying to scan then print onto OHP transparency? Granted if a used unit can be found that's an order of magnitude less faffy. I find footering about with symbols like that on potatoshop quite therapeutic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 21 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Not worth trying to scan then print onto OHP transparency? Granted if a used unit can be found that's an order of magnitude less faffy. I find footering about with symbols like that on potatoshop quite therapeutic. Not a bad idea. Not something I want to sink that many hours into right now, but I'll definitely take a scan of them before I put things back together. I do quite enjoy image repair work like that...but am fully aware of how many hours I could happily sink into it beyond the point anyone would be able to see the difference! Don't actually have any transparency film in stock either so would need to wait for that to arrive anyway. I've done a very quick and dirty touch up by hand to make things a bit less obvious in the meantime at least. Additional: Holy hell laser transparency film is expensive... Edit: Thank goodness the part I was most worried about survived cleaning unharmed. That's illuminated by a light pipe effect in the plastic itself (which is edge lit) so would have been pretty much impossible to recreate with the equipment I have on hand. bobdisk, LightBulbFun and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 12 hours ago, trigger said: If anybody local is looking for something to do on Sunday then we have another one of our car meets on 😊 Can thoroughly recommend. 700 mile round trip nowadays so I'm out but these are a good day if the weather plays ball. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Daybreak: The morning mist gradually lifts over the British landscape…. Tickman, mercedade, andyberg and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Zelandeth said: ..... That's illuminated by a light pipe effect in the plastic itself (which is edge lit) so would have been pretty much impossible to recreate with the equipment I have on hand. This might be the stuff you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Bit the bullet and purchased a new brake master cylinder from Brookhouse Volvo via their slightly clunky website which arrived in timely fashion and even included a small bag of haribo! The 145 now has working brakes with no leaks although they’re pretty spongy as still need trapped air bleeding out. Nothing beats the warm fuzzyfeeling of opening the bonnet and finding shiny NEW components fitted as I’m sure any shiters will agree. I spent most of yesterday opening and closing the bonnet but I think I need to fit more new parts soon to maintain that fuzzy feeling. Low Horatio gearbox, GrumpiusMaximus, danthecapriman and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Lankytim said: ..... Nothing beats the warm fuzzyfeeling of opening the bonnet and finding shiny NEW components fitted as I’m sure any shiters will agree.... That reminds me, must remember to order an exhaust section and a flexi pipe.... Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Part for Volvo 740 ordered, from Germany. Thanks to HMS Clusterfuck of a Border Arrangement and Delivery Network for throwing excitement into ordering parts from Germany. Place bets on when it will arrive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Lankytim said: Bit the bullet and purchased a new brake master cylinder from Brookhouse Volvo via their slightly clunky website which arrived in timely fashion and even included a small bag of haribo! The 145 now has working brakes with no leaks although they’re pretty spongy as still need trapped air bleeding out. Nothing beats the warm fuzzyfeeling of opening the bonnet and finding shiny NEW components fitted as I’m sure any shiters will agree. I spent most of yesterday opening and closing the bonnet but I think I need to fit more new parts soon to maintain that fuzzy feeling. The Haribo is a standard thing with orders from Brookhouse. I think it's an attempt to make you forget how brutally you've just been arse raped price-wise... danthecapriman, Cord Fourteener, LightBulbFun and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 1 minute ago, wuvvum said: The Haribo is a standard thing with orders from Brookhouse.... Der Franzose also sends out Haribos with every order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 I was amused to find a teabag packed into a plastic bag on an order from a breakers with an instruction to enjoy it when you'd finished fitting the part which I did ☺️ Andyrew, wuvvum, puddlethumper and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, wuvvum said: The Haribo is a standard thing with orders from Brookhouse. I think it's an attempt to make you forget how brutally you've just been arse raped price-wise... The retail side of the company I work for used to send out Haribo with all orders, however post brexit they got caught out on international orders when the bag of Haribo wasn't declared on the customs invoice causing all hell to break loose when thousands of pounds worth of orders were delayed because of a small bag of sweets. wuvvum, Low Horatio gearbox, Cord Fourteener and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Orders of bird food from Jacobi Jayne come with a small pack of very nice biscuits and a little note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Passed cat c with 4 minors, thank fuck Minimad5, holbeck, louiepj and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 A box arrived today. A big one. In fact it was so heavy I could barely lift the bastard- Rear pads and discs for the 545. Even the rear discs are a whopping 345mm in diameter - I believe they are the same as the M5. The pads also fit certain bentleys. dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: Passed cat c with 4 minors, thank fuck Congrats! got any work lined up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Old radiator fan switch is dead. No worries, new radiator comes with a fan switch... which is dead. No worries, I'll order a new fan switch... which is dead. I wonder how many switches I have to buy to find a good one and I wonder how long it will then last? Fixed* the problem with a length of suitable wire with connectors on each end so the fan is constantly running. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 The fourth time it's been hit in the road by neighbours. I'm almost in tears to be honest, new old stock bumper professionally repainted hit in broad daylight. At least the fucker has owned up. danthecapriman, MarvinsMom, MJK 24 and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 That's a shame, but it doesn't look to have cracked the plastic - which is really quite remarkable given that it's a Mk1 Mondeo bumper. egg, BorniteIdentity and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Narrow road or are they just fucking nuggets? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Lankytim said: Congrats! got any work lined up? Nothing yet, that’s the weekends job to get applying! LightBulbFun and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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