Split_Pin Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 We've been in our current house for 11 years and are now clearing the place out. Unbelievable that this is all my wife, son and I's hoarded crap from over that time. It's mainly stuff we have tried to sell then give away but to no avail. Very therapeutic! 320touring and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Zelandeth said: That bonnet and the unidentified seat are both from a Riva SLX/2107. ok cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Watching Mona Lisa (again). The white jag I’ve just looked up says it hasn’t had its first mot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Not the most confident tower, ok going forwards, shit at reversing. But where's the fun in paying someone else to do it*? Trailer hire and a number plate (they wouldn't let me make one with cardboard) was £70, obvs I found I had a legit spare plate after I'd bought the new one. Anyhow, went surprisingly easily, albeit for maybe 10 miles in total. Some daft cow tried to COME AT ME, BRO in a Clio but soon realised she was fucked as the parked cars were on her side of the road. Anyhow, even managed to reverse it (unloaded) 3 times without too much hassle and get it back in one piece.... Car on trailer is too far forward unless engine is in the boot. Hence van is on it's @rse. You need a bit of nose weight, but not to that extent. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 32 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: We've been in our current house for 11 years and are now clearing the place out. Unbelievable that this is all my wife, son and I's hoarded crap from over that time. It's mainly stuff we have tried to sell then give away but to no avail. Very therapeutic! Is there a bed in there or did you manage to get rid of that in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Is there a bed in there or did you manage to get rid of that in the end? Thankfully someone came for that at the 11th hour. There's nothing bulky in there, just a big load of dross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Not the most confident tower, ok going forwards, shit at reversing. But where's the fun in paying someone else to do it*? Trailer hire and a number plate (they wouldn't let me make one with cardboard) was £70, obvs I found I had a legit spare plate after I'd bought the new one. Anyhow, went surprisingly easily, albeit for maybe 10 miles in total. Some daft cow tried to COME AT ME, BRO in a Clio but soon realised she was fucked as the parked cars were on her side of the road. Anyhow, even managed to reverse it (unloaded) 3 times without too much hassle and get it back in one piece.... A mate of mine said VOSA told his dad's uncle's first wife that towing weights and all that bollocks don't matter, as long as you have cheap flashing lights on the roof of your van, and they are forward facing ones (but facing the back) with the white lights gone over with red masking tape. *I tried, but my M8 was too busy. 🎶 King of the road... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Split_Pin said: We've been in our current house for 11 years and are now clearing the place out. Unbelievable that this is all my wife, son and I's hoarded crap from over that time. It's mainly stuff we have tried to sell then give away but to no avail. Very therapeutic! Do you have any pictures of the skip? You seem to have accidentally uploaded a picture of the average motor vehicle driven by the general public nowadays 😛 AnnoyingPentium, Cord Fourteener, Dan29 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, stuboy said: if you dont mind me asking, whats happening with the garage itself? more specifically that fluorescent fixture in shot? I ask, as its a pretty rare Atlas Atlantic 2 from the early 1960's that id love to see saved if possible and I would be more then happy to take it off your hands if its being removed or such! SiC, Lacquer Peel, Cord Fourteener and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I've owned my Volvo for 6 months now and never washed it. I don't do many miles so it never really got that bad. Today after work I took it to a jet wash. It's been so long since I washed a car I did a pretty shite job, would have been better paying an extra £4 and getting it done at the hand car wash. Oh well. Ghosty, LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 11:57 AM, LightBulbFun said: if you dont mind me asking, whats happening with the garage itself? more specifically that fluorescent fixture in shot? I ask, as its a pretty rare Atlas Atlantic 2 from the early 1960's that id love to see saved if possible and I would be more then happy to take it off your hands if its being removed or such! house being sold and garage cleared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Autoshite in the background of the news... https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/12/bristol-every-car-on-road-gets-ticket-when-lines-appear-suddenly-16629818/ D.E and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 So, I took the new Fav along to the local Škoda meeting. It's called a Škoda meeting but it is almost all Octavia VRS's. Not that surprising really as VRS owners tend to be enthusiasts whereas people with a basic Fabia probably just want a car. Anyway I do my best to add to the variety with my fleet and thought I'd make quite an impression with my new one. But then somebody turned up with this! I can't compete with that can I? Though I was very happy to be out shone. What a glorious car. They are now on my lottery win list as prices have gone stupid. Always wanted one and having a good look around this one hasn't changed my mind. Funny thing is we'd been there for half an hour before anybody noticed that the pub was shut! So a quick call was made to another local pub we have used before to see if they could feed 14 people at short notice. They could so off we all went. I followed the S110R and it went surprisingly well once he had an open road ahead. Of course most of the Octys are remapped and buggered about with to 300hp plus but I bet we were having more fun. God I want this. anonymous user, Dyslexic Viking, Popsicle and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Seat base collapsed on the Princess recently, I wasn't sure why but what I could see without removing the seat was potentially torn rubber webbing. Wasn't sure how the seat base came apart, and was delighted to discover the diaphragm can be removed without dismantling the seat. The new webbing I got is a good match for the original, and the fabric looks to be the same hessian as used on the Lanchester, of which we have some left over that was looking for a project. All wins. Only thing I'm not sure of is the best product to bond the webbing and the hessian together so I can make two new diaphragms. The metal rods and hooks are re-usable except for one that has been cut for reasons unknown. Failure seems to just be degraded rubber, the old webbing comes off on your hands like soot so even if I just put the passenger one (which is intact, but saggy) on the driver's seat I'm pretty sure it too would collapse and then I'd not have a good pattern to work from. MorrisItalSLX, Dyslexic Viking and puddlethumper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 3 hours ago, stuboy said: house being sold and garage cleared if your able to save the fixture and hold onto it for me for when I am able to collect it or have it collected that would be much appreciated, id be more than happy to exchange a few beer tokens to make it worth while for you? (out of curiosity are there any other fixtures or fluorescent tubes in the garage?) if its too much faff or such I understand! I just figured id ask to be safe rather then sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 8:47 PM, richardmorris said: Watching Mona Lisa (again). The white jag I’ve just looked up says it hasn’t had its first mot. It will say that if it hasn't had an MOT since Dec 2005 when the system went online 👍 richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Alison's front dampers have been replaced. Also a couple of other little bits done. Obviously I had* to go on a trip to the coast to test them. Fish and Chips was a useful way to add ballast. 😁 Edited May 12, 2022 by Leyland Worldmaster Shite spelling. Dyslexic Viking, Cookiesouwest, Dick Longbridge and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 8 hours ago, vulgalour said: Seat base collapsed on the Princess recently, I wasn't sure why but what I could see without removing the seat was potentially torn rubber webbing. Wasn't sure how the seat base came apart, and was delighted to discover the diaphragm can be removed without dismantling the seat. The new webbing I got is a good match for the original, and the fabric looks to be the same hessian as used on the Lanchester, of which we have some left over that was looking for a project. All wins. Only thing I'm not sure of is the best product to bond the webbing and the hessian together so I can make two new diaphragms. The metal rods and hooks are re-usable except for one that has been cut for reasons unknown. Failure seems to just be degraded rubber, the old webbing comes off on your hands like soot so even if I just put the passenger one (which is intact, but saggy) on the driver's seat I'm pretty sure it too would collapse and then I'd not have a good pattern to work from. Exactly the same failure I had on the Corolla, I’ll be watching with interest to see how you fix it (I presume your repair will less dodgy than my many loops of strong string around the seat frame). vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Today I gave the w203 a tiny upgrade stuboy, MJK 24, Leyland Worldmaster and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Wife: have you been away all week, up to Scotland in the Volvo, gallivanting around eating haggis, drinking whisky and playing bagpipes? Me: of course not dear, I promised I wouldn't do that again. I already told you, I've been having an affair all week with Emma from accounts, honest! Wife: (getting angry) I called your accounts office, there is no Emma! Open the boot! Me: really, there's no need for that, you probably got the wrong department... Wife: (very angry) Open it! Me: ok... Wife: ... Me: Oh oh, busted. I can explain... Dick Longbridge, RoverFolkUs, Dyslexic Viking and 26 others 6 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: Wife: have you been away all week, up to Scotland in the Volvo, gallivanting around eating haggis, drinking whisky and playing bagpipes? Me: of course not dear, I promised I wouldn't do that again. I already told you, I've been having an affair all week with Emma from accounts, honest! Wife: (getting angry) I called your accounts office, there is no Emma! Open the boot! Me: really, there's no need for that, you probably got the wrong department... Wife: (very angry) Open it! Me: ok... Wife: ... Me: Oh oh, busted. I can explain... Wooft, you managed to catch 2 of them. Good effort! HillmanImp, wuvvum, Cord Fourteener and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, dome said: Wooft, you managed to catch 2 of them. Good effort! You need three bagpipes to get two of them, it's an ancient haggis hunter's secret. dome and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 That's the most Scottish thing I've seen in quite some time. wuvvum, Cord Fourteener and Stanky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Hare transplant Went down to the storage to check on the Alvis. It was last out in February but started up fine. It came to me without a mascot, but with a bolt through the rad cap where it had previously been. I had fitted a temporary one (a Spaniel) but found this one on Ebay. I did get an original Alvis one, which was a bit too nice to use. this one is very similar, but probably not quite correct. BeEP, Cord Fourteener, Saabnut and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 10:42 AM, LightBulbFun said: if your able to save the fixture and hold onto it for me for when I am able to collect it or have it collected that would be much appreciated, id be more than happy to exchange a few beer tokens to make it worth while for you? (out of curiosity are there any other fixtures or fluorescent tubes in the garage?) if its too much faff or such I understand! I just figured id ask to be safe rather then sorry i can try, dunno when next around there, even though its rough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Carb linkage on the cortina is missing some bits but I managed to bodge it enough to get it working. A quick run up the cairn o mount showed that the exhaust is knackered, my new seal on the tailgate is only reducing the intake of fumes slightly and the engine is running a bit rich. And there's something amiss in the steering. I was grinning like the proverbial cat at the end of it. anonymous user, danthecapriman, gm and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, stuboy said: i can try, dunno when next around there, even though its rough? ah thats much appreciated depends how rough is rough, how is the other end out of shot? im not worried about a bit of surface rust, it can be stripped back and repainted, but if it has broken lamp holders or such, then its probably game over sadly but would still be good to strip for parts to help with other Atlas Atlantic 2's in other peoples collections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Been to see my mate this evening and he felt well enough and wanted to take his new car out for once ( I go incase he feels unwell to return back), it was ok bit plastic ally and cheap and bouncy ride, and small, not my cup of tea.. I was happy to be back in the mondeo... well built .. solid.. more comfy seats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Done brake pads of both, also adjusted the handbrake and changed the door locks of the 205 which means that, for the first time in my ownership, I now have a 205 with a passenger door that can be opened and locked from the outside as well. Luxury! Rusty_Rocket, Dyslexic Viking, RobT and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justwatching Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Took the LTD grocery shopping. It's currently my daily driver. Pretty good so far, I just minimise parking anxiety by going when it's quiet. Dick Longbridge, Split_Pin, RobT and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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