Bren Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 This arrived for the SD1 I need to work out what the fittings are because they are long gone. catsinthewelder, Rust Collector, Ghosty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Ring Autoplas, they'll still have some replacements that they'll send you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 18 hours ago, ProgRocker said: Some cheeky fecker has fly tipped an engine on a housingĀ estate in my city. Someone on here should be able to identify it. engine fly tipped Chuck it in the boot and take it down the local metal recyclers for some beer money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, barefoot said: Ring Autoplas, they'll still have some replacements that they'll send you. I emailed them months ago in anticipation of gettingĀ the thing. They never replied. They are still in business but don't appear to do anything car related. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 this event might interest some folk on here. Rust Collector, wesacosa, catsinthewelder and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Notice of Italian car meeting in Aprilā¦. The First All Italian Car Breakfast Meet of 2023 will be held Saturday the 1st April.As with the previous meets, it will be at The Departure Lounge CafĆ©, GU34 4BH, just outside Alton in northern Hampshire.The cafĆ© is a great venue for a breakfast meet, as it has a large solid field on which the owner lets us park so as to be able to display our cars all together and out of the main public car park.The meet starts at 1000hrs, which is when the cafĆ© opens, and is not a formal event so no booking is necessary, and entry is free, so just come along if you fancy it.It is open to any Italian car of any age, and we have had classics and supercars through to modern Alfas and Fiats and everything in between. Attendees have come from across the southern counties and as far afield as London, Kent, and Dorset, with many clubs supporting the event.The format is simple, we park up, chat to other owners and look at the cars on show, and have some breakfast if you want to. People usually drift away after lunch. We have had close to 200 cars at some of last years' events, so there is plenty to see, and always lots of Alfas. Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 22 hours ago, DoverShark said: Headlamps were odd, no pattern at all, I made him check many times but nope, definitely not there. I assume the lenses aren't cloudy? If not, someone's put the bulbs in upside down.Ā Maybe Lost count of how many times I've seen that! Park the car roughly 2-3 feet away from a wall and turn the headlights on, if the pattern looks like a sine wave the bulbs are incorrectly fitted or just defective (I've even had them come out bent before) If it's hazy then the headlamp lenses are probably fogged up You should see a nice straight, focused, bright horizontal line with a scatter of light around it for the beam image to be correct DoverShark and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Euro shite in the US and Canada: https://platesmania.com/newforum/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&controller=topic&id=21719&app=forums&module=forums&id=21719 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Bren said: This arrived for the SD1 I need to work out what the fittings are because they are long gone. I love a louvre, a quintessential 80s accessory. Would these Aunger fixing suit yours? These are what all the Australian made louvred used. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254517963554 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Yay beading.Ā AnnoyingPentium, D.E, Twiggy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 57 minutes ago, MorrisItalSLX said: I love a louvre, a quintessential 80s accessory. Would these Aunger fixing suit yours? These are what all the Australian made louvred used. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/254517963554 Possibly. Never ordered from Australia though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Bren said: Possibly. Never ordered from Australia though. It's all normal delivery-wise, although they hand you your parcels the other way up. Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 After successful* road tests last night I drove the Merc in to work today, very gingerly to avoid blowing intercooler pipes all over the place. Iāve managed to jam one of the bonnet latches in the open position which is why the passenger corner of the bonnet is a bit raised. I also did my commute with the header tank cap removed š No harm done though by all accounts. I do need to bleed the system properly though. Tickman, AnnoyingPentium and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 5:05 PM, wuvvum said: Does your Mrs know that your Mondeo spends all day sniffing her car's arse? no its there secret..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Just a rusty pile of bits now. Ā Coprolalia, GMcD, Yoss and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 ah yes the exact sort of shape you want to see your lightbulb containing parcel to be in... amazingly said lightbulb inside survived the ordealĀ and works lovely given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all... wesacosa, HarmonicCheeseburger, Low Horatio gearbox and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all... The water pump for my S210 came via Evri earlier this week, and I was pleased* to see they're carrying on the Hermes tradition of jumping up and down on every package they deliver, the box was absolutely fuckedĀ š¤£ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said: ah yes the exact sort of shape you want to see your lightbulb containing parcel to be in... amazingly said lightbulb inside survived the ordealĀ and works lovely given this was shipped to me via Evri/My Hermes, I guess I should be thankful it even arrived at all... Currently having a royal battle with them over a package they've lost of mine.Ā They're claiming it was delivered...and have photographic evidence of that. Except the photograph is of the parcel being handed to a black guy next to a red front door...all of us in this house are white enough to pass as vampires, and nobody on our street has a red front door...however they are simply remaining adamant that "The parcel was delivered." richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 48 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Currently having a royal battle with them over a package they've lost of mine.Ā They're claiming it was delivered...and have photographic evidence of that. Except the photograph is of the parcel being handed to a black guy next to a red front door...all of us in this house are white enough to pass as vampires, and nobody on our street has a red front door...however they are simply remaining adamant that "The parcel was delivered." well while your there do you think you might be able to fish outĀ the ThinkPad T43 and Coughtrie CPS16 of mine that they managed to vanish into the void, for me? Ā and if it makes you feel better DPD are currently fucking me about, twice now I have been at my computer when I suddenly get a "sorry we missed you" text from them like fuck you did! no attempt to ring the bell/intercom at all, I get that its 30Kg of lightbulb control gear,Ā but you did accept it so please actually deliver it! and if you really cant get it up the stairs then at least call the intercom so I can comeĀ help or rope a neighbour into helping... although when someones who's physically disabled has to help you get a parcel up the stairs at expense of their own health/well being thats not a very good showing, looking at you UPS! who tried to pull a similar stuntĀ when I bought the 25A Variac recently, did I mention I hate living 3 stories up in a building with no lift? *grumble* richardmorris and lesapandre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 9:55 PM, chaseracer said: You know that thing when you drive a car and it's just RIGHT? Ā I am now looking for one of these, in Exclusive 2.0HDi160 manual spec... Step this way sir, only 57k miles, only local (ish) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/484567703629867/ richardmorris and chaseracer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeh Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: well while your there do you think you might be able to fish outĀ the ThinkPad T43 and Coughtrie CPS16 of mine that they managed to vanish into the void, for me? Must be a thing for ThinkPads, my parcel that went walkabout was a T460! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Watching an Invacar auction on e bay, very interesting. Itās at almost 5k Ā at the mo; I had noĀ idea what they were worth. Then again āmicrocarsā do goĀ for strong money, especially InĀ EuropeĀ so maybe I shouldnāt be suprised. Could be bound for the continent, orĀ maybe an AC completist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hopefully, bound for the Oval. wuvvum, bigfella2, DVee8 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Floatylight said: Step this way sir, only 57k miles, only local (ish) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/484567703629867/ That looks very nice. Good colour for them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 In primerĀ start blocking it tomorrow for basecoat. Ā chaseracer, loserone, dome and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Rare picture of the missus car being clean... thank you too the staff at car wash at tesco AnnoyingPentium and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Didn't it have some of those daft eyelashes on a while back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, bigfella2 said: Didn't it have some of those daft eyelashes on a while back? nah that was the focus her sister ruined.. bigfella2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 etched and nearly blocked. Missed a couple of wee chips since my eyesight is arseĀ Paint in a matter of days, thank fuck ! Lacquer Peel, chaseracer, Back_For_More and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Interesting article on the perils of electric cars. No chargers at holiday resorts which are quiet a lot of the year and then have peak demand over the summer. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/18/taking-tesla-to-truro-warnings-lack-of-electric-charging-points Great way to make silly money - strap a big old diesel generator to a flatbed and tour Devon fleecing owners who can't find a charger this summer... I'll stick to my diesel banger... Shite Ron, DeanH and barefoot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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