Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 @LightBulbFun Might be of interest; probably turned up on my feed due to Thermionic Valve searches. LightBulbFun and Asimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Scrap In here Now gone I probably should try cleaning up the brown rust stains now. Front subframe should be going this morning as it's sold. Need to find a home for the rear axle otherwise that'll be weighed in. Mrs SiC is quite keen I don't fill the driveway too quickly again (!) I might get the Boxster out though as I keep forgetting to cancel the tax, so might as well have it out and usable. aldo135, Coprolalia, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Spent yesterday on the Isle of the dammed aka leysdown doing some bits on the villa.. this where I spotted the carlton estate ( see my spotted thread ).. wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Oh, I do like to be, etc. Asimo, Dyslexic Viking, mercedade and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Wouldn't park it there for too long!!😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Whatever happened to the orange convertible one that was rescued a few years back 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Whatever happened to the orange convertible one that was rescued a few years back 🤔 It lives with the Six Cylinders now. mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 This job, it is almost finished. 3 coats of woodworm treatment both sides. 2 coats of black paint on the side you can't see, 1 coat on the side you can, 1 more coat to go. Then they're ready to reinstall, I just have this short list of things to get through before I do: Replace missing/damaged wool felt strips to edges of panels so they don't rattle Refit rust-treated wiring loom chassis clamps Weld the small cut in the under seat support frame from when the angle grinder went a little further than I wanted it to removing a seized fixing Make and fit wiring extensions for new high level rear lights since I've got really good access right now (also order correct wiring colours so it matches making fault finding later easier) Make and fit brackets for said lights Remove rear passenger wing Remove exhaust so that I can remove the fuel tank because it's right next to where I want to weld Might as well clean up and paint the fuel tank while it's out too! Weld up rear passenger inner arch Weld up bottom boot floor corners Paint all of that Weld small hole in rear passenger wheel arch while it's off the car Refit said arch Wait, should I also repair the sill end since I've got the arch off and it's not in the way? Paint all of the bottom boot floor and the inner steel surfaces of the boot Paint the repaired inner arch on the wing side Paint, blending carefully to retain the patina, the repair on the outer arch Refit said arch Refit boot intermedary floor and trim panels Refit cabin plywood panels Refit seat And that's how you deal with woodworm. Simple. LightBulbFun, RayMK, barefoot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 22 hours ago, Fumbler said: The garage just down the road has one of these and a Perodua Kelisa as courtesy cars. That's one way to ensure that people pick their own cars up as soon as they're ready 😂 coachie, High Jetter, BorniteIdentity and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Decent weather today, got the Laurel out of the garage and had it and the LS400 sitting on the drive with windows open to give them a bit of an airing while I got on with other stuff. Had a quick bimble around the block in both of them, as there doesn't seem to to be much opportunity make proper use of them at present (see below). Not sure when the Laurel was last even started, let alone driven, and I thought I might have been silly in leaving the battery connected but it awoke from its slumber just fine. Reason for not driving them much is that I'm spending a lot of time in the Yaris at present, as Master SL has his test next weekend. Mostly I'm a passenger, but I get the odd drive when he's been dropped off somewhere and I have to get to work, a meeting, back home etc. Such an enjoyable little thing to nip about in, it's doing its job very well. Finally, I have been insured on another LS400. It's not mine (nor will it be) and it's somewhat speculative at this moment, but fingers crossed it works out..... RobT, BorniteIdentity, wuvvum and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Johnny sideburns 2cv find, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Already not mentioning the brand new starter or electronic ignition. But then Darren Arthur is involved… chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 15 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Already not mentioning the brand new starter or electronic ignition. But then Darren Arthur is involved… Well, if Mr Arthur is involved I'm sure it'll all* be above* board richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Moderately productive weekend this week - didn't get much done yesterday as it was quite windy with occasional showers, but I did get the other replacement hinge fitted to the back of the Maxus after the comically short M8 bolts I ordered for it turned up earlier in the week (even then they were slightly too long and needed two washers on them to get them properly tight - I'd misunderestimated just how thin the hinge mounting points are on the Maxus). Turns out the original upper hinge was also partly seized - the door now swings freely, which is less than ideal when it's windy as the door stop mechanism has long since disappeared, but at least it shuts properly now. Then I took the van for a bit of a run to charge the battery. Pulled out of my road and trundled along at 30 and some tit in a Freelander came steaming up behind and sat right on my arse. I stuck rigidly to 30 until we reached the NSL sign, then I changed down into 3rd and floored it, and amusingly left him for dead - until we got to the next village where he predictably came hooning up behind again... This morning as it was sunny and warmish I went for a drive up to the coast in the Visa. I figured that it was a nice day to sit at the side of a B road waiting for the AA. As it turned out the Visa behaved itself and managed 10 miles with no issues to speak of. I do need to fix the back end of the headlining up though, at the moment the rearview mirror only shows about 6' behind the car. I did try to get the clip out yesterday but it wasn't having it, so I think I might have to drill a couple of holes and screw the headlining into place. I also tried to adjust the driver's door mirror as that was angled way too low, but the glass didn't seem to want to move and when I pressed a little more insistently it fell out - turns out the adjustment mechanism is worn out and not holding the glass in place so someone had superglued it in. So I got out the Gorilla glue and glued it back in, but at the right angle for me. I took the 107 to the jet wash this morning as it was absolutely filthy - it's now looking slightly more respectable, but more importantly I also gave it a good blast underneath to get rid of all the salt and crap that it will have been plastered with having been my daily all winter. Then once it had dried out I got out the cavity wax and sprayed it into every hole I could find on the underside of the car. It may pass another MOT yet... I did notice after I finished jet washing it that there was some water dripping in through the interior light fitting, so I've squirted some Captain Tolley's round the base of the aerial which I'm hoping will cure it. I was supposed to be fitting the new rear brake shoes as well, but I really couldn't be arsed to take those on today, and the brakes have stopped grinding anyway so they can wait a bit longer. The other thing I'd been intending to do today and which I did actually get done was to remove the bonnet latch mechanism from the Volvo. The latch hasn't worked for about 15 years - most of the time that hasn't been a problem as the bonnet has been kept down by the secondary latch, but if I'm going to be driving it at any more than town speeds this summer I really need the bonnet to be properly shut. The latch came off easily enough - that car continues to amaze me with its seemingly total lack of seized fixings - and a quick examination of the latch revealed that it wasn't actually seized as I'd assumed - the mechanism was moving freely - but the return spring had rusted to oblivion and snapped. Brookhouse have the springs in stock for about a fiver so that should be a relatively easy fix. The bonnet cable is of course now quite reluctant to move having been untouched for 15 years - I've pulled the end of the cable out from under the slam panel and sprayed penetrating oil down the sheath, but I'm not holding my breath - it's probably going to be new cable time, Brookhouse has those as well but they're 30-odd quid which is a bit steep I thought. The other thing I did on the Volvo was to have (yet) another attempt at fixing the quarterlight latches back onto the glass. I've tried every sort of glue known to man, and even the sticky pads used by Autoglass for that very purpose, but nothing has lasted more than a few minutes. This time I've tried about the only thing I hadn't previously attempted - those little Loctite kits for fixing interior mirrors back onto your windscreen, which contain a tube of glue and some mesh stuff that you put between the mirror and the glass. Roys of Wroxham had them reduced to £1.99 so I bought a couple thinking they'd be worth a punt at that price - it turned out that one was enough to do both sides so I now have a spare. I've left them to cure overnight and I'll try them in the morning to see if they're going to hold for any longer than my previous attempts... JJ0063, Rust Collector, RobT and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Productive weekend Saturday morning went for breakfast with the in laws to Arbuckles in Downham Market, came home and did 1.5 hours logged in to work. In the afternoon I sorted a load of the garage as it was rammed full after moving in. Got about half done. Put some OSB in the rafters so I could put a load of shit up there. Had a tinker with the 125 and made a tail tidy. Today I did another 1.5hrs work then went out and did the oil change on the Scirocco, hoovered it and generally finished getting it ready to be sold. Amber then asked me to hoover her Fiesta so I did that, no idea how she manages to get her cars so bloody filthy, just shit everywhere - crumbs, hair, sweet wrappers.. It was a lovely sunny day so I thought as the extension lead was out for the hoover, I may as well get the pressure washer out so did her car and the bike. Our friends have been renovating and extending a bungalow they bought about a year ago 7 doors away so we’ve got quite friendly with them again now we live so close. She was parked at ours as Amber and her were having the afternoon together and she jokingly said I can wash her car if I like… I wish I’d got a pic of it but I actually wanted to do it for the satisfaction of seeing the end result. Bright red VW Up! That was honestly absolutely black from middle down. Bartered, scrapes and trims hanging off, paint flaked patches etc. The thing is hanging. Gave that a very quick snowfoam and going over. Looks a million times better now. This evening I’ve listed the Scirocco on eBay and put my feet up! stuboy, wuvvum and ProgRocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Looks like signs of scandal down in sleepy Thornton le Dale 😳 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11796399/Bangers-Cashs-Derek-Mathewson-71-leaves-wife-40-years-colleague-Vicki-Ivens-45.html cobblers, Ghosty and brownnova 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, wesacosa said: Looks like signs of scandal down in sleepy Thornton le Dale 😳 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11796399/Bangers-Cashs-Derek-Mathewson-71-leaves-wife-40-years-colleague-Vicki-Ivens-45.html There's always some weirdo in the comments section: Except that's not quite how it works Peter, is it? BorniteIdentity and horriblemercedes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night Yoss, cobblers and Asimo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, goosey said: Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night ??? timolloyd, stuboy, PicantoJon and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, goosey said: Never been on a Housing estate before with red street lights….until last night First time I've heard of them actually being fitted anywhere here, but I'm aware of at least one streetlighing manufacturer (Holophane) who offer both red and amber versions of their LED street lights. Only place I've actually seen any was in the US next to a nature reserve where they had been fitted to minimise the impact on the local wildlife. Bloody wish we had those around our neighbourhood, it's like walking around on a hospital operating table at night around here, ridiculously over-lit and a horrible cold bluish white. Plus the light pollution level is just ridiculous. It's a rare occasion that you can make out more than half a dozen stars at night. goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Red leds: much more efficient and longer lasting than “white” leds. No excuse for any other street lighting imho (## campaign for real dark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 17 hours ago, richardmorris said: Already not mentioning the brand new starter or electronic ignition. But then Darren Arthur is involved… What's the story with this guy? Just watched the video, it does mention they changed the starter and fitted electronic ignition? Or am I missing something? mercedade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 On 24/02/2023 at 21:41, Stanky said: I fell into a time warp earlier. Driving home from collecting the Dacia from the paint shop I followed a Citroen ZX Volcane up Portsdown hill on the M27, then overtook an immaculate H-reg Vauxhall rascal on the a32. I haven't seen an example of either vehicle IRL for about 15 years! Time warp continues. A Citroen SM in a really nice bronze colour was being driven the other way thorugh Fareham as I drove to work this morning! They are still amazing looking cars. Also brave move considering the roads round here are still heavily salted. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 6 hours ago, goosey said: red street lights Spells danger, y'know. chaseracer, goosey, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Fun weekend...... Had a blast. Took Friday off as I had to switch dates on a course for Mr B. He was over from Belgo land so we went off and made Bhutanese bows for the day.... Late edit - he's 12yrrs old.... Then Saturday as his 2nd surprise I had him off roading in a Land Rover td5. Surprisingly he was in a manual and only stalled it twice - 1 of them a hill start. He loved it and we're now scouting ebay etc... for a project smol SJ or similar 😁 Tickman, Supernaut, RayMK and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 hours ago, dome said: What's the story with this guy? Just watched the video, it does mention they changed the starter and fitted electronic ignition? Or am I missing something? Must have missed it. Don’t think it showed them changing them though. He has a history of 2cv companies and doesn’t have a good reputation. dome and timolloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Next door to the MoT station is a used car place. I occasionally wander in and have a browse, especially if they have anything unusual in. Imagine my surprise when I drove past and saw this in the yard! He was closed Saturday by the time we’d finished the test, so I popped back on my way home from work today… it’s a little crusty, but not too bad… I really don’t need another car which needs a lot of attention do I? Angrydicky, Dick Longbridge, Shite Ron and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 When do you pick it up? richardmorris, Shite Ron and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Imported in 1996 apparently. Shown a bit too: http://triumphmayflowerclub.com/events/rallies/northernrally2017/ I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: I wonder how it ended up looking a bit down at heel on a used car lot? I guess owner died and family just wanted to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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