Split_Pin Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 New reg mark for the 75 and MGR plates. A family resemblance to the Audi registration now. mercedade, Yoss, GingerNuttz and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: New shoes all round. Slightly* better than the ones that were on it. Less cultural appropriation too. Datsuncog and AnthonyG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I posted off the Rover ECU earlier, to a man on the Rover 75 forum who is going to harvest its data and paste onto a shiny new replacement ECU, with a cheeky 160bhp remap thrown in. I've sent it Royal Mail Special Delivery so at least it's insured if it does go walkabout, but hopefully it won't as the Rover is immobile until I get the new one back. The chap charges £180, which is the biggest single bill I've had in the 3 1/2 years I've owned the car - which isn't bad going really. I might even be able to recoup some of that by selling the Ron box that's currently on the car. Dyslexic Viking and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Someone else on there paid £300 sending it elswhere, so in comparison you've got off lightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Is that MarinaBrian? He did the map on mine but the previous owner went down to visit him for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I had needed to remove the fuel tank on the Discovery as the crossmember it bolts to is rotten. I had to cut the bolts off that the tank guard attaches to this crossmember with. The whole thing fought me all the way. Had to cut the bolts off to the anti-rollbar. The tank wouldn't come out due to towbar bracket bolts through the chassis, these had to be cut off. Then the hose clips were siezed, these too had to be ( carefully) cut off. Next the towbar bolts , a two foot breaker bar and lots of grunting wouldn't shift them, cut them off with the grinder. With the towbar brackets off I could then cut the bolts flush with the chassis rail. Success, the tank is out....Hmm I now need the ramp for MoT work and a Discovery is a bit heavy for me to push in and out of the workshop. A cunning plan was formed. I bolted the anti-rollbar back up, poured fuel into an oil jug , lashed my step-ladder to the rollbar and hooked it into the remaining towbar bracket. I dropped a wheel chock down the bracket to stop the ladder moving then fed the fuel pick-up into the jug and placed it on top of the step-ladder... Only driven in and out of the workshop yesterday and today. catsinthewelder, Yoss, Tickman and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, meggersdog said: I had needed to remove the fuel tank on the Discovery as the crossmember it bolts to is rotten. I had to cut the bolts off that the tank guard attaches to this crossmember with. The whole thing fought me all the way. Had to cut the bolts off to the anti-rollbar. The tank wouldn't come out due to towbar bracket bolts through the chassis, these had to be cut off. Then the hose clips were siezed, these too had to be ( carefully) cut off. Next the towbar bolts , a two foot breaker bar and lots of grunting wouldn't shift them, cut them off with the grinder. With the towbar brackets off I could then cut the bolts flush with the chassis rail. Success, the tank is out....Hmm I now need the ramp for MoT work and a Discovery is a bit heavy for me to push in and out of the workshop. A cunning plan was formed. I bolted the anti-rollbar back up, poured fuel into an oil jug , lashed my step-ladder to the rollbar and hooked it into the remaining towbar bracket. I dropped a wheel chock down the bracket to stop the ladder moving then fed the fuel pick-up into the jug and placed it on top of the step-ladder... Only driven in and out of the workshop yesterday and today. That would be considered a factory spec repair on a lot of farm vehicles I've known! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Gobble Dyslexic Viking, Datsuncog and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Is that MarinaBrian? He did the map on mine but the previous owner went down to visit him for it. Nope, it's BigRuss - the "other" ECU expert on there. He was the first to respond to my post so I went with him... Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 4/4/2022 at 1:38 PM, junkyarddog said: Fed up with the cost of fuel but still wish to keep your shitters credibility intact? Me too,so I bought this last Saturday at an Autojumble. 1950s BSA bicycle. Spent the morning tinkering with it,and it's now in a rideable condition,just🤣 Plan is to give it an oily rag resto and use it to pop to the shops,maybe depends on my fitness levels 🙄🤣 That’s lovely. Plus if you get tired of using it, you can sell to one of those hipster Peaky Blinders fans for £thousands. Small Heath FTW. junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Fumbler said: Gobble I moved back and to from university from 1990 to 1993 in various BX diesel hatchbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 My trusty old Bosch impact driver was smoking like a bastard after disassembling my mates shed on Sunday... So I treated myself to an upgrade : Split_Pin, Jim Bell, Six-cylinder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith777 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Can’t beat Milwaukee! Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Fumbler said: Gobble When you posted the first picture I did a quick double take. As the owner of another 80s designed Bertone hatchback it looked very familiar but not the same. Had me slightly confused. The key and key ring gave no clues and the steering wheel wasn't visible. Then I saw something that made me realise it was a BX. Any guesses what that was? A-ha! tooSavvy, MJK 24, wesacosa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, Yoss said: When you posted the first picture I did a quick double take. As the owner of another 80s designed Bertone hatchback it looked very familiar but not the same. Had me slightly confused. The key and key ring gave no clues and the steering wheel wasn't visible. Then I saw something that made me realise it was a BX. Any guesses what that was? A-ha! Ah yes, a sort of stereotypical thing for this car to have stowed. Rather glad I've got it, though, as it got me out of trouble when I had a massive leak last summer. Yoss and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Fumbler said: Gobble The amount of stuff you can fit in a BX or a Xantia does defy belief a little when you look at the size of the car. Several times people gave me "there's no way that'll fit in th...oh...okay then!" Line when I turned up with the Xantia to shift large furniture items, boxes of computer gear, or indeed on one occasion two industrial air conditioning units... You can fit a Sinclair C5 in the back of one too - though you do need to remove either the rear seat base or the front wheel of the C5 if you want to close the boot. I opted for the seat base as it takes about 30 seconds and didn't require me to reassemble things when we got to our holiday destination. AnnoyingPentium and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, Fumbler said: I had a massive leak last summer. I hope you were near a toilet 🤣 AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, High Jetter said: I hope you were near a toilet 🤣 Hah. I guess you could say the car had a widdle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I collected a sofa in my old BX estate. I was quite lucky that one of the legs was broken and stuck together with parcel tape as it wouldn't have quite fitted without removing the repair. Today I've been a paid mechanic. Replaced two windows in a friend's Zafira A. She locked herself out so smashed the quarter light but still couldn't reach the lock so broke the drivers window too. I said she didn't have to but it did take 4 hours. Thought the quarter light would be difficult but it was only 30 minutes of that. grogee and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: The amount of stuff you can fit in a BX or a Xantia does defy belief a little when you look at the size of the car. Several times people gave me "there's no way that'll fit in th...oh...okay then!" Line when I turned up with the Xantia to shift large furniture items, boxes of computer gear, or indeed on one occasion two industrial air conditioning units... You can fit a Sinclair C5 in the back of one too - though you do need to remove either the rear seat base or the front wheel of the C5 if you want to close the boot. I opted for the seat base as it takes about 30 seconds and didn't require me to reassemble things when we got to our holiday destination. It's true- I'm still astounded at how much stuff this car can take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I've made my first purchase of 2022: Unseen, and its 1500 miles away.. MorrisItalSLX, Rust Collector, LightBulbFun and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 MOT time for the blue one. I'm confident... probably jinxed myself now. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, The Vicar said: I've made my first purchase of 2022: Unseen, and its 1500 miles away.. Ooft!! 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, The Vicar said: I've made my first purchase of 2022: Unseen, and its 1500 miles away.. oh yeah 🥳. Fab. drove one around Berlin, absolute hoot. 2 stroke or VW engine? Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, wesacosa said: oh yeah 🥳. Fab. drove one around Berlin, absolute hoot. 2 stroke or VW engine? 1987 2 stroke Rust Collector, LightBulbFun, wesacosa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 14 hours ago, Fumbler said: Gobble I see your BX related gobble, and raise you a gobble gobble Fumbler, Dan29, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 15 hours ago, Fumbler said: Gobble See, it's not the same but you can see the Bertone family resemblance. wesacosa, Dyslexic Viking, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 4 hours ago, The Vicar said: I've made my first purchase of 2022: Unseen, and its 1500 miles away.. oooh a trabant! 3 hours ago, The Vicar said: 1987 2 stroke and its 2 Stroke! Lovely Jubbly! please tell me your driving it 1500 miles home Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Gerrymcd said: MOT time for the blue one. I'm confident... probably jinxed myself now. Piece of cake . 600 miles between MOTs. Terrible effort. Advisories for perished numberplates, minor oil leak (rocker gasket) and floor rails being slightly squished (same every year - I put jass reinforced rails over them years ago to stop them getting worse) Anyone want a really tidy low mileage Mx5 with 1 years MOT? 😂 Split_Pin, Yoss, juular and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Perished plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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