AndyIggs Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 New car delivered yesterday, absolutely loving it and the plate 😁 Dan29, Split_Pin, nomiST and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 hours ago, dome said: Had a brain fart and bought a set of campervan ramps so I could do oil changes and the like on the fleet. I've got an old set of steel ramps but nothing I own fits on them. I also have a set of ramp extenders but they're fucking shite. These seem like a good buy👌 Where did you get those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Where did you get those? Facebook marketplace. These are the same kind, they seem to be the tallest ones available. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165976119463?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QxLHoD0FSOe&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=YzsLDtWLQsO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Its a pass! Another year on the highways for the 9000 secured. Tester goes to test headlights Me: “The headlights are a bit shit” Tester tests headlight image Tester: “Yeah, they are really quite shit” Decided they are just within tolerance… so better add a new set of headlights to the shopping list! Bar the headlights (which I knew about) absolutely no issues at all. Which I’m very pleased about! Rust Collector, 320touring, Stanky and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wuvvum Posted March 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2023 Pez station shot. No it's not a new purchase, quite the opposite, but today was the first time I'd filled it up at an actual petrol station in about 15 years so thought it worth documenting the occasion. Andyrew, Back_For_More, Sunny Jim and 53 others 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Forgot you had it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 22 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Not something you're going to need very often, but they can be bloody life savers when they are needed. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Put petrol in two cars today. Both e5 Esso. New TIPO, 46.5mpg. 2cv 48.1mpg. Used all my nectar points to get 5p a litre off each. MrGTI6 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Practical Classics was delivered today, good to see @eddyramrod on page 47. Bren, Joey spud, eddyramrod and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 If anyone with an Italian car is in the vicinity of Alton at the start of April, or even in any car but not parking in the special* field, the cafe does a good breakfast or flapjack and coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Shite Ron said: Practical Classics was delivered today, good to see @eddyramrod on page 47. I'd better go and buy one! Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Just now, eddyramrod said: I'd better go and buy one! As long as it’s not the readers wives section. wesacosa, eddyramrod, Rust Collector and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Mally said: I'd be frightened of going up to the next notch. My arse was tweaking a bit but I just very carefully counted to 4 as I rolled it up🙈 Mally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: I'd better go and buy one! Mine's in the hall, will turn to that page first for tonight's bedtime reading. 47, you say? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 hours ago, wuvvum said: Pez station shot. No it's not a new purchase, quite the opposite, but today was the first time I'd filled it up at an actual petrol station in about 15 years so thought it worth documenting the occasion. Awesome! glad to see you are hanging onto it for now and have pushed on with sorting it out (thats not to say I dont still want it LOL, still think it would be great for slushing around London in and just the right amount of shabby for street parking here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 14 hours ago, Shite Ron said: Practical Classics was delivered today, good to see @eddyramrod on page 47. Am disappoint he didn't get more space, but still an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 This hasn't happened in a very long time. RoverFolkUs, High Jetter, Six-cylinder and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Oh I do like, etc etc. AnnoyingPentium, BeEP, Fumbler and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Polishing up well enough. Fair bit of polishing left but it's coming up well enough. Couple of nibs I've missed I need to re flat One of the last resprays I'll be doing then I'm sticking to welding. (posted this in the grumpy thread by mistake 😑) RoverFolkUs, Rust Collector, Tickman and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Finally decided to stick to a fleet type thread..... 330ci brakes almost done after me being a dork and forgetting the new calipers I had in the stash. Rain buggered up playing all day..... But only 1 rear to sort and then Mot final prep Popsicle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 just done a buy. Price point where I can take a gamble on its condition. dave j, richardmorris, Fumbler and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, HMC said: just done a buy. Price point where I can take a gamble on its condition. Perfect for ripping a wing off in a field Eyersey1234 and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Finally I have solved (I think), the reason why the XJR6 manual manages to be both tight as a drum yet is ever so slightly wayward on the road. It has all new joints, springs, dampers and bushes throughout the chassis. Turns out these £125 a set Powerflex polyurethane upper wishbone bushes are completely the wrong size and allow several mm lateral movement of the front wheels all over the shop. Shocking. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Galaxy next too a 'mini'... more maxi... richardmorris, chadders, Eyersey1234 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat777 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Went to view a car today and got a full tour around the seller's collection. Really nice guy! He took me out for a spin in (on?) his 1911 Hudson "Mile a Minute" Speedster, now that was an experience 😎 Also managed to do "parking rules applied" in the Aldi carpark with the Land Rover AnnoyingPentium, Twiggy, LightBulbFun and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 17 minutes ago, mat777 said: Went to view a car today and got a full tour around the seller's collection. Really nice guy! He took me out for a spin in (on?) his 1911 Hudson "Mile a Minute" Speedster, now that was an experience 😎 Also managed to do "parking rules applied" in the Aldi carpark with the Land Rover is that in case you needed a push Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Well today has been a day of firsts. And lots of driving. As alluded to above I took the 164 for a drive this afternoon - its first "proper" drive in about 15 years. 12 miles covered at NSL speeds (where giffers permitted) and it drove beautifully - in fact I'd venture to say it's running the best it ever has in my ownership. This has made me almost irrationally happy - I've procrastinated so much and nearly given up on the car so many times that to actually have it properly back on the road and usable again is fucking amazing. In fact, this is going to sound really pathetic, but when the speedo needle hit 60 for the first time in over 15 years I actually got a bit emotional... The new front tyres are great, way more grippy than the ancient Michelin ZXs that were on there before. It behaved perfectly - no overheating, no sticking brakes, no conking out or spluttering. The only thing that went wrong was that a couple of miles from home on the way back, the viscous fan started rattling - it does that if I don't oil it regularly, and I'd completely forgotten to do so before I went out. I think in the medium term I'm going to take it off and replace it with an electric fan - you can buy new viscous clutch assemblies but they're a bit spendy. The brakes pull a little to the left under harder braking - a consequence of the offside rear brake not doing anything - but it's not dramatic. The brake pedal feels fine and the car will stop plenty quickly enough when needed. I've come to the conclusion that the non-functioning rear brake is due to a seized load sensing valve (there are two valves, one for each side). I found a pair of used but working valves for 20 quid on eBay so I'll be fitting those at some point once it warms up a bit. I also need to sort the headlights as they are temperamental - I think it's the relay, it's an overly complicated 8-pin job which again are £££ new so I think some rewiring to take a "standard" pair of relays may be in order. I've also done 25 miles in the Visa today - I took it up to the coast again this evening, it was running fine so I kept on going and went to see a mate. Then drove home again in the dark and wet. Again it ran fine taking into account the fact that it still needs a tune-up, but everything worked and it never showed any sign of conking out. I've also got the heater working - I hadn't realised that the slide on the dashboard wasn't actually moving the linkage under the bonnet, so I moved that manually to open the heat exchanger flaps and now it's lovely and warm. Headlights are great and the wiper is perfectly adequate, although I had to fit another new blade as the one I fitted when I first bought the car was already falling to bits. I popped the bonnet when I got home just to check that nothing had fallen off, and there was quite a lot of oil around the nearside of the engine bay. It appeared to be coming from a breather pipe that I'd forgotten to connect to the air filter housing - the actual quantity of oil wasn't huge (the level on the dipstick had barely moved) but because the pipe terminated right near the cooling fan it'd been blown all over the engine bay. I've now fitted the pipe properly and will have to see if that's sorted the issue. The engine has been somewhat over-filled with oil which may be why it's chucking some out - I might drain a bit out of the sump when I get a minute. Not a great deal of fettling done this weekend but I did get one of the front hubs off the MG. It was a bit more involved than I'd anticipated but not too traumatic. I've not managed to get the nearside hub off yet though - the bottom ball joint doesn't want to come out, I've been given a few ideas to try but I ran out of time today so that will have to wait until another day. I might take the offside hub in to the garage tomorrow anyway - they're a bit of a faff to refit so I only want to do it the once if possible, and I don't want to leave it sat with no front wheel for too long. I also swapped the wheels on the Rover 75 front to back - I prefer to have the bigger tyres on the front, the speedo is more accurate that way and because the rear suspension sits so high it makes more sense to have the lower profile tyres on the back to level things out a bit. I took that for a drive today as well to put some charge in the battery - it really is nice to have it back on the road. Matty, Rust Collector, stuboy and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Brilliant news all round there, @wuvvum! Reading stuff like this really spurs me on with my own projects, talking of which a nice box from ECAS showed up the other day full of 2CV parts. The weather has been shite recently but this afternoon the sun was out so I got the cover off the 2CV and got fitting. The engine was warmed up and the oil drained, while it was emptying I replaced an engine mount and removed and replaced the leaking master cylinder, the removed pedal box/master cylinder combo looking a bit like a big dead lobster or something . A new filter and fresh oil was added to the engine and it was run up to check for leaks. I haven’t bled the brakes yet as I had to get ready for work but I don’t foresee any real dramas. Another few jobs off the list. Fingers crossed I’ll be getting that 60mph buzz soon too! RayMK, RoverFolkUs, wuvvum and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Brilliant news @wuvvum, I too felt emotional when I drove the Senator on a run after a similar amount of time off the road and found myself doing 90.mph without realising, so quiet and smooth. Great progress on your others too. wuvvum and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Bought a radio for the TT. First time I've bought an aftermarket radio in almost two decades. Has Bluetooth audio, handsfree and all that good stuff. Also has a built in phone mount which is handy as the TT doesn't have any great places to mount a phone. Just need to figure which fitting kit I need for the Bose equipped setup in the TT. Split_Pin, sdkrc and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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