Austat Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 18 hours ago, wesacosa said: I put the reg number into a Facebook picture search (same way I found pics of my old Cortina recently) How did you do those Facebook photo searches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Austat said: How did you do those Facebook photo searches? just type in the reg number in the same box you would type in a name to search for someone. when you press search there then should be boxes at the top which say people,groups, photo etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 12 hours ago, mk2_craig said: You came over here and didn’t pop in to say hello? You're not on the AS map tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Minor milestone for the bug. To celebrate another year of motoring I went out to get this done. J W Pepper, Cookiesouwest and mitsisigma01 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Uncle Sam transport Split_Pin and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I think I need a new number plate, although this one fits in better with the shed look that I'm achieving very successfully, I feel. Cord Fourteener, Rust Collector, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, puddlethumper said: I think I need a new number plate, although this one fits in better with the shed look that I'm achieving very successfully, I feel. shed look that I'm achieving very successfully, I feel. Lacquer Peel, sdkrc, richardmorris and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Mini stuboy wanted to go in grandads red car and was very sad he had to get out.. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Shitefest happened Weather was hot, cars were chodtastic, company was awesome! sdkrc, Lacquer Peel, Coprolalia and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Nice day for it. Dyslexic Viking, wuvvum, RayMK and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, junkyarddog said: Nice day for it. Everything looks glorious there! junkyarddog and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheel nut Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 I got my engine crane shifted to my mothers house and then got some ropes attached to the jag engine and moved it away from where it had been sitting next to the wall. Despite being a big engine it was an easy lift due to the cylinders being vertical so sits nicely balanced. The engines I have found awkward to lift in the past are the straight 4s or straight 5’s where the cylinders are banked well over to one side making the whole thing an unstable mess. I couldn’t find any engine number but helpfully jaguar have cast “3 1/2 litre” on the block. I was expecting it to be a smaller capacity as I have a mk2 jag grill with a 2.5 litre badge on it hanging on my garage wall. I also looked out all the ancillaries I could find to go with it and got them photographed in the sunshine. Next week I’ll brave gumtree. Hopefully jag parts should attract a better class of buyer who can communicate in coherent sentences but with gumtree you never know. DVee8 and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 My knob was worn and tatty [insert sniggering] I wanted a nice one but everything was ST emblemed so stuff u all know I like a giggle so got a glo in the dark knob... mercedade, paulplom, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, stuboy said: My knob was worn and tatty [insert sniggering] I wanted a nice one but everything was ST emblemed so stuff u all know I like a giggle so got a glo in the dark knob... Where'd ye get this fae? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 4 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Nice day for it. Lovely, where's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 minute ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Where'd ye get this fae? amazon AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, artdjones said: Lovely, where's that? The Silvermines,heading for Keeper hill drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Nice, the nearest I've been to there is Killaloe and Lough Derg. It actually has the look of a forest I've been to in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 It's not that far from Killaloe,the roads are very narrow and in poor shape though. This the view from the car park half way up. Spurious, Cord Fourteener, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Extreme weather calls for extreme measures. Seeing as I will not be venturing out at all today and the car is parked in direct sunlight, I’ve taken a leaf out of the Mediterranean way and covered the dash in blanket. Also did the same with the interior leather as I don’t want it melting. Yes they are bedsheets that you can see there too. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Well I didn't think it was going to happen, but its just been picked up by @worldofceri Edit: Just re-read that and my concern was nothing to do with Ceri who was as professional as always. Just that I spotted car on another forum for a very low price, so was not going to accept I'd bought the car until it had been collected. Now got to focus on selling the Merc to create space. wesacosa, sdkrc, Cord Fourteener and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 13 hours ago, stuboy said: My knob was worn and tatty [insert sniggering] I wanted a nice one but everything was ST emblemed so stuff u all know I like a giggle so got a glo in the dark knob... Is that in the Mondeo? If so, those V6 Mondeos are 6 speeds. My one was, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I reckon I got my money's worth out of that. I had to do *something* other than hiding indoors so chanced a very quick bit of shade spannering and got the rear drum off the Princess. The brake hose I need to replace is, predictably, refusing to budge so I've doused that in penetrating fluid in the meantime. I've never had a shoe wear down that badly before, so something was definitely amiss in here. I should have looked in sooner, I've had 'brakes imbalanced across rear axle' for a while now but since the car has always been like that, even after putting new hardware in a few years ago, I just put it down to being a Princess thing. Maybe it still is. Anyway, the real reason I think for this excessive wear is that the retaining washer for the front shoe is completely gone. I don't know where it's gone, it's just not there any more. That means the front shoe can move about in the drum and it makes exactly the knocking noise I heard when I moved the car. The problem now is I have no spare hardware, and I cannot find a rear drum hardware kit. The springs are dirty (they are inside a drum after all) but seem otherwise fine so should be re-usable. Hopefully I can just get replacement retaining washers, fit the new shoes I do have in stock, and not find any similar horrors on the other side when that comes apart. EDIT: ANG do retaining washers with associated springs and pins for an MG B that look if not identical, then at least very similar, and they're not hilariously overpriced. At least the stuff I've bought from ANG in the past has always been decent quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Scorchioooooo Cord Fourteener and Lacquer Peel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowsilver Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, vulgalour said: EDIT: ANG do retaining washers with associated springs and pins for an MG B that look if not identical, then at least very similar, and they're not hilariously overpriced. At least the stuff I've bought from ANG in the past has always been decent quality. It might be a good idea to check the length of the new retaining pins before buying the kit. I bought a new spring set supposedly suitable for our Maxi and the pins were about 5mm too short. The rest of the kit was OK but I had to reuse the old pins, which fortunately were in reasonable condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 36 minutes ago, vulgalour said: The brake hose I need to replace is, predictably, refusing to budge so I've doused that in penetrating fluid in the meantime. Chop the hose and put a socket on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 @Slowsilver since it's just the washers I need - the springs and pins seem like they'll go another round yet, though I'd prefer to put new ones in if I could find any - that's not too much of a concern at least. Providing the washers are the correct diameter. @SiC that's the plan. No point trying to save the hose since it's going in the bin. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 32 degrees here in Noocassle. How's everyone else ? Sweatsville ? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: 32 degrees here in Noocassle. How's everyone else ? Sweatsville ? 34 here in Manc. I've heard of 40 in Warwickshire, and 42 in Bristol. Cord Fourteener and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: 32 degrees here in Noocassle. How's everyone else ? Sweatsville ? 32 here in the highlands of North Wales. Loving it! I managed 3 hrs work this morning then gave up, spent most of the afternoon on a hammock. You could almost play rugby with these petrol cans puddlethumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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