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2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Spent today with @Stankyof this parish to replace the rotten brake line on the Mini.

Having a proper car lift really helped

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Metal pipe was a bit of a pig but all unions on the brake lines were thankfully not seized up and everything cane apart nicely. Both rear flexis were replaced and the calliper sliders for O/R also swapped for new, as one had got rather attached to the position in which it had chosen as comfy. Stanky’s tilting car lift made things so much easier, as did a dry area and electricity being on tap.

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Bleeding the system out was a bit of a pain. Stanky started with the Eezibleed but it didn’t have enough oomph to start with, so a bit of old fashioned pedal down-up soon got things flowing.

I need to re-secure the exhaust heat shield as the mounting points are in poor condition, I’m hoping some repair washers or some pieces of thin steel with a hole drilled in will suffice. I will order a new one before next test.

Stanky you are top shiter, can’t thank you enough for the help and facilities today. I’ll pop a couple a bottles of home brew round when I’ve racked them from the demijohns!

It was a good day of work on the Mini, glad we got there in the end! Brake calipers and flexis are something I've done before but running new brake lines - especially having to put your own bends into the hardlines is a new one for me. Adds to the CV skills though so all positive stuff! 

Was good to see you and glad the car left in a better condition that it arrived - from my fleet thats not always the case.

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I'm not a two bucket wrong un' but I couldn't resit seeing if I could get a shine out the  Cavalier. The paint is very swirly and chipped.

Right hand side is a quick pass with the polisher. Still swirly and chipped but much better.

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Dark and raining so I couldn't get any decent pics but it's a noticable improvement. 

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Fixed the rear wiper too. The motor was knackered so it was a simple swap with a second hand replacement to fix. 

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10 hours ago, GMcD said:

I'm not a two bucket wrong un' but I couldn't resit seeing if I could get a shine out the  Cavalier. The paint is very swirly and chipped.

Right hand side is a quick pass with the polisher. Still swirly and chipped but much better.

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Dark and raining so I couldn't get any decent pics but it's a noticable improvement. 

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Fixed the rear wiper too. The motor was knackered so it was a simple swap with a second hand replacement to fix. 

Cars like this are so rewarding to polish - the worse it starts the better. Diminishing returns once you’ve got it remotely shiny, I don’t know how the detailing lads find the motivation to keep trying to improve a near perfect car. 

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11 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Cars like this are so rewarding to polish - the worse it starts the better. Diminishing returns once you’ve got it remotely shiny, I don’t know how the detailing lads find the motivation to keep trying to improve a near perfect car. 

Charging £60 an HR likely helps😀

Cav looks good @GMcD!

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Final 2 jobs on the Mini done this morning. First I ballparked the OS headlamp aim to roughly level with the NS. Hopefully it just needs a tweak at the test tomorrow.

Exhaust heat shield has been reattached but sadly on one side only.

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Spent longer this morning trying to find penny washers larger than 1” than actually fitting it. The other side is loose but not slopping around like a turd in a pisspot and no longer vibrating on the exhaust. The other bolt was fond of its slumber and it’s absolutely heaving down outside I didn’t fancy rolling around in a puddle any more. When money and time permits I may as well just get a new one. The main battery cables run behind it because on diesel R50s the battery is in the boot. Just like a real mini.

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Went a rumble round some of the scrapyards/breakers in Ayrshire today. Shewalton in Irvine has fuck all, Kilmarnock was just fun to explore, and the one in Ayr near Howdens was creepy as fuck with the lad following me about like a shadow to make sure I didn't pinch anything. Has a lot of interesting shite though.

These photos are from the Kilmarnock bit.

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And half a Puma...

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5 hours ago, Kiltox said:

Cars like this are so rewarding to polish - the worse it starts the better. Diminishing returns once you’ve got it remotely shiny, I don’t know how the detailing lads find the motivation to keep trying to improve a near perfect car. 

Totally agree. I like to keep my cars clean but that's normally just wash/wax and a lick of tyre/bumper gel, but then I stop.  Most times I just don't think it's worth the time or effort to get the polish out. 

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(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

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Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

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Then I'm having lunch with the wife and spot this. I'm going to take a pic of this for Autoshite says I. Wife: "it'll be gone before we've had dinner. What, you are doing it now?"

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It just cracked me up.

However best news of the day is this:

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It's for my Daihatsu Sirion bought off here in Sept 20 and through its 3rd MoT. I spent a fair few quid on it to get it to a good mechanical standard 2 years ago but so far it's been v reliable. Mind I'm only doing 4k a year in it.

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more wet weather.

 

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1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Group B Works

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,805,000 GBP | Sold

United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

 

1991 Ferrari F40

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,411,250 GBP | Sold

United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

 

2003 Ferrari Enzo

Offered from The Gran Turismo Collection

£1,917,500 GBP | Sold

United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

 

2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale

£149,500 GBP | Sold

United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

 

1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL

£138,000 GBP | Sold

United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom

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43 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

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Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

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Then I'm having lunch with the wife and spot this. I'm going to take a pic of this for Autoshite says I. Wife: "it'll be gone before we've had dinner. What, you are doing it now?"

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It just cracked me up.

However best news of the day is this:

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It's for my Daihatsu Sirion bought off here in Sept 20 and through its 3rd MoT. I spent a fair few quid on it to get it to a good mechanical standard 2 years ago but so far it's been v reliable. Mind I'm only doing 4k a year in it.

Excellent news (and spots) . I've really got to like the Sirion after seeing dollywobbler's example on his channel.

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I flashed my lights at someone, and the stalk snapped. Everything still worked, but it was floppy enough that the main beams were flashing like a strobe light at a high school disco. I rigged up a very carefully tensioned piece of duct tape, and it actually worked quite well. 

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I also wasn't worried, since I'd bought a set of Marina stalks a few months ago to borrow the horn button. I'll stick them on, ten minute job. 

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This is where we run into problem one. The "new" Marina stalks are, I suspect, not actually from a Marina as the indicator stalk is longer. Also the multiplug has been cut off. And the other stalk, which controls the wipers, is broken. Ah. Still, no problem, as I can make one good set from the two. 

Which I do. And after re-installation everything works perfectly - except the right hand indicator. Nothing. Now begins one of the most frustrating faults I have ever encountered on a car. The indicators work completely fine if I bridge the multiplug. They also worked fine before, so I'm quite sure the new stalks are at fault. However, the switch seems to work - a multimeter shows I have continuity on the right hand indicator circuit. I spent two days on and off dismantling and re-mantling this switch, swapping every single component of it with the broken one, one piece at a time. 

It works on a multimeter. It does not work in the car. There is NO REASON for this switch to not work. Yet it does not work. I pulled the stalks off my Mini and tried those. They work. So I need new stalks, so what? Stop complaining and buy some. Yah, sure, I will. But two things about this are infuriating me - first, this was not the fault I was fixing! The indicators worked fine with the broken stalk! Secondly, I wouldn't mind if the switch was just flat out broken, but not being able to find the fault is driving me crazy. There is no reason for this to not work!

Whatever, for now I have my right hand indicator. 

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The left is controlled from the stalk. The right is controlled from this discreet under dash switch for now. 

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...and if you think "that looks like bodged up shit, you should be ashamed" I fully agree. 

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Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

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whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

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24 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

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whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

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See what tayna.co.uk recommend, it'll be cheaper then Halfords and there is a big range of options & prices available. Delivery is quick and cheap too.

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1 minute ago, Stanky said:

See what tayna.co.uk recommend, it'll be cheaper then Halfords and there is a big range of options & prices available. Delivery is quick and cheap too.

Need to go and grab it tonight unfortunately otherwise I would - I’m just going to get the bigger one for the sake of a tenner. Can’t do any harm!

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43 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Mother JJ’s Corsa C is playing up

 

3 times in the last 2 weeks it’s not started, I’ve gone out to it and it’s had a flat battery, she’s convinced it’s trying to start but not catching - i haven’t been able to see it first hand but she always mentions clicking.. Whether it’s turning over so much she’s flattening the battery or what I don’t know.

 

Shes asked me to get a battery for it and I’m wondering whether to get a bigger one. She only does the school run 3 days a week for the grand kids other than that it sits from Friday - Tuesday without being touched. 
 

Standard 1.2 pez battery is this 

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whereas the Corsa c 1.7 diesel uses this 

 

Which would fit in the tray. Wonder whether it’s worth getting one of those for a bit more beef and see if it helps.

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Will bigger definitely fit in the tray? It's not a different size tray because it's a plastic part?  Just incase you buy then run into a problem. 

I would go with the 063. 4 year warranty to me is fit and forget. 440CCA is plenty of oomph for that size of engine.

It's the same size as I use on my Mx-5s and they have no issue starting (I use a Yuasa  from Tanya with a lower CCA) 

 

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24 minutes ago, GMcD said:

Will bigger definitely fit in the tray? It's not a different size tray because it's a plastic part?  Just incase you buy then run into a problem. 

I would go with the 063. 4 year warranty to me is fit and forget. 440CCA is plenty of oomph for that size of engine.

It's the same size as I use on my Mx-5s and they have no issue starting (I use a Yuasa  from Tanya with a lower CCA) 

 

I googled it and according to the Corsa C forum it seems a popular upgrade to fit the diesel size battery to the 1.2’s so for the sake of an extra tenner I think it’s worth it if it holds a bit more juice. We’ll give it a try!

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5 hours ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

(Whatever I try the forum always puts some of my pics in Australia mode - can a mod or someone correct them please)

Drops my car off for it's MoT, this is at the back of the garage:

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Nice looking Viva says I as I hand over the key. Mechanic: "That hateful thing. I've had 4 hours underneath it scraping off underseal. Got in my ears, nose...".

One of my neighbours had been doing bits to this for its owner but obviously off to pastures new:

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turn your phone up the other way....lol

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Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

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1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Sorry to hear about all that. Take it easy man. :(

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6 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

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Just now, Barry Cade said:

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

Thing is, up to then I was feeling fine.  I wasn't tired this morning, it just came on all of a sudden and passed just as quickly.  I will ask the question though on Wednesday.

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11 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Well my body is doing great today.  After the visit to the doctor this afternoon, earlier this evening coming out of the bathroom I passed out and faceplanted down the stairs.  Fortunately no real damage done apart from bending my glasses (which have more or less straightened out) but a bit worrying.  I'm going for a blood test on Wednesday anyway so I'll mention it then.

It's odd, other than for my Covid jabs I haven't needed to see a doctor in over 10 years, but it seems now everything's going wrong at once...

Had you been in the bath or a hot shower? That can aggravate things if you're already feeling light headed. 

As BC says it could be the symptoms of a virus. I know there's a nasty lurgy going around at the moment.

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