Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Why does this Opel Rocks-e remind me of something?Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro LightBulbFun and Austat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 It has a French 'friend': Very similar, but the door hinges seem to have moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 It has a French 'friend': Very similar, but the door hinges seem to have moved.Ah yes, "friend" and stablemateSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 It's going to be our 'Ami' for nowEven has different trim levelsThe 'Klub', which will be GreyAnd the 'Tekno', which will have yellow skidplatesSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, Inca-mpetent said: It's going to be our 'Ami' for now Even has different trim levels The 'Klub', which will be Grey And the 'Tekno', which will have yellow skidplates Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Misread that as Tenko. I was thinking , what would a trim level named after a Japanese prison camp, look like? anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Misread that as Tenko. I was thinking , what would a trim level named after a Japanese prison camp, look like?It being sparse?Wait a minute........Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Today's job is to get the 850 spares car ready to scrap. There's almost nothing of any use or value left on it, but it's still quite sad to see it go. Lots of happy memories in that car! Some would say the 2.5 10v is under powered, but for a 21/22 year old wit a fresh pass it was perfect. Faster than any of my friends cars at least! The alloys it's going away on are the second set of that type I've got rid of, I don't know where this set came from. They just turned up in my unit in 2020! In any case I used up all of the tyres on them, so they've served their purpose. If you gave them to me, thank you! Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Inca-mpetent said: stablemate Possibly not the best choice of words to describe the Ami... High Jetter, crad, Austat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Possibly not the best choice of words to describe the Ami...Okay, okay, I yield......InstablemateSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 A neighbour recently dug a couple of old looking metal boxes from the back of his garage and offered them to me. Apparently they belonged to his Dad who died back in the 1970s and have been sat around ever since. I’ve finally found time to have a good look through and there’s some useful items but a lot that will probably get binned. There are what appears to be tyre levers which might come in useful, plus a tiny KING DICK adjustable spanner. The boxes themselves are interesting, I’m told they might be military as the Neighbours dad made them during the war in a factory in Birmingham. They certainly have a slightly odd shape, maybe they’re meant to be bolted to a vehicle of some sort. I can’t be the only one who loves sifting through boxes of junk? Tickman, mk2_craig, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 14 minutes ago, Lankytim said: You're not, I love it too. Never seen a ratchet spanner that old though. I've also got a very small adjustable somewhere. Lankytim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The odd shape suggests the boxes might have been built to fit in a vehicle somewhere? On board tool box of something military? I love boxes of junk, recently a friends father in law was giving up spannering and gave me some assorted shite. Nothing properly old but even things like a half can of matt black paint comes in handy and saves me buying one. loserone and Lankytim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Door handles, reflector and spark plugs all point towards Austin A30/35. Lankytim, High Jetter and anonymous user 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: Possibly not the best choice of words to describe the Ami... How the heck did they even manage that? Given the walking pace top speed and how skinny the tyres are I wouldn't have expected anywhere near sufficient lateral g-force to be available to cause tippage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 37 minutes ago, cort1977 said: The odd shape suggests the boxes might have been built to fit in a vehicle somewhere? On board tool box of something military? That's what I thought, there's some odd clips inside to hold some equipment of some sort. I'd love to find out more about them. 32 minutes ago, Angrydicky said: Door handles, reflector and spark plugs all point towards Austin A30/35. Thanks! The handles certainly match what's on ebay... which is where they're going to go! I would love an A35 one day though.. maybe I should just buy more A35 parts and assemble my own. AnnoyingPentium and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: How the heck did they even manage that? Given the walking pace top speed and how skinny the tyres are I wouldn't have expected anywhere near sufficient lateral g-force to be available to cause tippage... Doesn't need a lot of lateral grip when the car weighs about 25kg. I once managed to tip over a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe and that has even narrower tyres. I think the fact that the passenger was rather heavier than the driver probably had an influence. cort1977, AnnoyingPentium and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Doesn't need a lot of lateral grip when the car weighs about 25kg. I once managed to tip over a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe and that has even narrower tyres. I think the fact that the passenger was rather heavier than the driver probably had an influence. True I guess. I keep forgetting that it's pretty much a golf cart with a car-like cabin dropped on top. In my head I'd pictured more normal EV traction battery pack weight right under the floor to help stabilise things. Only thing I've managed to tip over so far was a Honda ATC200 - and that was because I was being a complete idiot at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 "Journalism" Crackers, Fumbler, grogee and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Don't miss next week's exclusive article on how drivers can increase their car's speed by pressing the accelerator... dozeydustman and Yoss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I’ve just found these too which have me stumped, I’m guessing they’re quarter light hinges but they don’t seem to match the A35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Bit more progress on the Saaab. Poo looking welds ground down on the first repair Rot chopped out around the seat mount Bit of CAD And welded in - until the gas ran out. Off to Halfrauds... anonymous user, Shite Ron and Barry Cade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 hours ago, High Jetter said: It has a French 'friend': Very similar, but the door hinges seem to have moved. IIRC the front and rear mouldings are interchangeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 My Dolomite has been running like a bag of shite for a while now, won't tick over when cold, guttless, flumey and then it dropped to 3 cylinders, I done the usual stuff to test it, swapping plugs and leads but it didn't clear, it sparked but wouldn't fire so expecting the worse I done a compression, but that was ok as it was showing 150psi on all 4 cylinder. Good old dad came over on Saturday and investigated the problem, it ended up being the carbs that were totally out of sync again, the car had been running on it's fast idle rather than the choke as a screw had worked lose so that was adjusted and thread locked into place then had them balanced back up, the difference is night and day now! It runs on start up and goes like a train now! the dizzy cap still needs placing as thats been chewed up by the rotor arm hence the weak spark so it should be even better once that's replaced. I still have a big oil leak to sort but it's getting there now.... Sigmund Fraud, Angrydicky, paulplom and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Soundwave said: Don't miss next week's exclusive article on how drivers can increase their car's speed by pressing the accelerator... Not in some of the things I've driven. More noise, yes, increase in speed imperceptible. Shite Ron and chadders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Second Saaab patch ground back Large hole chopped under rear seat area - bit of a pain to clean up due to lots of tar underseal Rot in front wing/inner wing is going to be the trickiest bit to sort out grogee, Saabnut, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, anonymous user said: Not in some of the things I've driven. More noise, yes, increase in speed imperceptible. There's a headline in there somewhere. "THOUSANDS of drivers furious after discovering the accelerator pedal only makes the car louder" tooSavvy and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, anonymous user said: Not in some of the things I've driven. More noise, yes, increase in speed imperceptible. Oi! You had a shot in my SuziQ... Eh!Eh?? 🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, wuvvum said: I once managed to tip over a Little Tykes Cozy Coupe and that has even narrower tyres. My pal done that with my wee brother's one. Slid sideways for about 50 yards at the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Checked over the three flakey bits on the camper and made a start on the most extensive. Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Second Saaab patch ground back Large hole chopped under rear seat area - bit of a pain to clean up due to lots of tar underseal Rot in front wing/inner wing is going to be the trickiest bit to sort out Make sure the washer bottle doesn't leak or you'll be back here in 12 months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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