Angrydicky Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 20 minutes ago, wuvvum said: I've done a buy. Short back and sides please. LightBulbFun, Fumbler, AnnoyingPentium and 13 others 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, wuvvum said: I've done a buy. Looks good. Fantastic colour! I was driving one of these earlier in the week. It was a 2.0 petrol with the manual 'box, so a very similar setup to the standard GTI hatchback. It went surprisingly well! wuvvum, Burnside, bigfella2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, HMC said: Arnt buyers daft- it shows what ample space you have for parking, which is usually something they make a big thing of in the sale particulars. It would encourage me! Exactly that's why I bought the place. To be honest i think he was more concerned about the quality rather than the quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: I've done a buy. Ah, a Peugeoghini. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Spring view. andyberg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: I've done a buy. wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Go on then, @wuvvum - I could do with cheering up. (Don’t be using a showbiz age either!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Dad bought this 1978 MG Midget 1500 last summer from the mechanic next to his barn, long story but it had been in his garage for 6 years and now the owner wanted it sold and dad stepped in thinking it be a nice project roll on about a month ago and we decided to start getting it ready for the road, we spent a few Saturdays trying to get it run until eventually going though all the fuel system and now it runs like a dream, it's needed new switches and some pretty shoddy repairs doing properly but today we managed to get it pretty much finished, par just a drivers seat belt and needing to polybush the front trunnions and then it's going on Ebay as dad can't physically get in the car and them bucket seats are a bit too narrow for my liking. I got the new number plates from fancyplates, I was pretty impressed with them, in the correct pre 2001 font too I must say it's a lot of fun to drive and after struggling to fit a speedo cable to the gearbox i managed to find a 5th gear whilst on a road test! It looks like it has a type 9 box fitted which was unexpected! It also has a bloody powerful stereo that runs from your phone into a amp in the back, the roof is a bit shite though! Lets say it's more of a fair weather car! mercedade, JMotor, D.E and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, trigger said: Dad bought this 1978 MG Midget 1500 last summer from the mechanic next to his barn, long story but it had been in his garage for 6 years and now the owner wanted it sold and dad stepped in thinking it be a nice project roll on about a month ago and we decided to start getting it ready for the road, we spent a few Saturdays trying to get it run until eventually going though all the fuel system and now it runs like a dream, it's needed new switches and some pretty shoddy repairs doing properly but today we managed to get it pretty much finished, par just a drivers seat belt and needing to polybush the front trunnions and then it's going on Ebay as dad can't physically get in the car and them bucket seats are a bit too narrow for my liking. I got the new number plates from fancyplates, I was pretty impressed with them, in the correct pre 2001 font too I must say it's a lot of fun to drive and after struggling to fit a speedo cable to the gearbox i managed to find a 5th gear whilst on a road test! It looks like it has a type 9 box fitted which was unexpected! It also has a bloody powerful stereo that runs from your phone into an amp in the back, the roof is a bit shite though! Let’s say it's more of a fair weather car! Looks good - perfect time to be selling a fun summer car. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 1:38 PM, sdkrc said: Helping someone buy this colossal liability I knew @Cavcraftwould relent eventually 🙄 cobblers, catsinthewelder and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 1:38 PM, sdkrc said: Helping someone buy this colossal liability Fingers crossed it was CarTakeBack. Rust Collector, wuvvum, Matty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 The mighty v6 started to cut out, and so I decided to clean the icv, swap the k&n filter for a pipercross, and noticed the multiplug on the coil securing tang had disembarked.. so using the preferred autoshite method of cable tie .. wishing I was more agile and slimmer too. Popsicle, Rust Collector, Matty and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Also if anyone is localish and at a loose end tomorrow and fancies seeing 300+ old cars in a field then our first meet of the season is on, I think it's going to be a very busy one! wuvvum, Spottedlaurel and SiC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: Go on then, @wuvvum - I could do with cheering up. (Don’t be using a showbiz age either!) I'm 43 and the Peugeot is vehicle # 605. cort16, BorniteIdentity, catsinthewelder and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 hours ago, MrGTI6 said: Looks good. Fantastic colour! I was driving one of these earlier in the week. It was a 2.0 petrol with the manual 'box, so a very similar setup to the standard GTI hatchback. It went surprisingly well! That's what this one is - 2-litre with 140ish bhp. It does indeed GLF, although it's a bit undergeared. MrGTI6 and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 335 is throwing up all sorts of ABS/DSC warnings and saying it’s the right front wheel speed sensor supply so I whipped the wheel off to check the wiring and clean the sensor. No different so ordered a new one, hopefully it’s just that and nothing more. Whilst I was there I ended up painting the caliper yellow as it was originally lime green when I bought the car, I sprayed them all black, that had worn off to a black with bits of green showing through so thought I’d try something different. Going to drive round with just the one yellow for a while to see if I like it or hate it and then decide whether to do the rest. I also need to either get new wheels or have these refurbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Black calipers, silver wheels, my 2p barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 2 hours ago, JJ0063 said: 335 is throwing up all sorts of ABS/DSC warnings and saying it’s the right front wheel speed sensor supply so I whipped the wheel off to check the wiring and clean the sensor. No different so ordered a new one, hopefully it’s just that and nothing more. Whilst I was there I ended up painting the caliper yellow as it was originally lime green when I bought the car, I sprayed them all black, that had worn off to a black with bits of green showing through so thought I’d try something different. Going to drive round with just the one yellow for a while to see if I like it or hate it and then decide whether to do the rest. I also need to either get new wheels or have these refurbed. Yellow calipers are inoffensive on blue cars imo JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Time to fix the advisory on daughters number 2's Swift today, rear wishbone bush worn, I say advisory, it was a get it done asap mate as its ready to pop out. So armed with a new wishbone time to crack on. Yep that rear bush is not looking good. Bush has come away from the arm. No pics of it finished and attached to the car as it was dark by the time I'd finished, serves me right for not starting it till 6pm. Needless to say every bolt put up a fight and the bottom ball joint took a good smacking and prying to come off. I really struggled to get the new wishbone in, wouldn't line up at all, then I noticed the driveshaft had popped out the gearbox, no wonder the bugger wouldn't go back properly. A nice big splodge of grease over the drive, this Swift really does like to mark its territory! Once the driveshaft was popped back in it all went back together pretty well. Just a quick question for you far more knowledgeable folk, should I be looking to repack the inner CV joint with grease or is it a case of 'fuck it, it'll be reet'? Jim Bell, Rust Collector, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Filled the Scirocco with fuel and doubled its value. louiepj, BorniteIdentity, MJK 24 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Mate Terry who helped me with the marathon rear wheel bearings on the Forester had his Focus rick up Friday night with smoke pouring from the near side front wheel bearing...... Yesterday was spent undoing bits, twatting other bits and then hoping bits went back on with no 'where the fuck did that come from' bits left on the floor. No photo's as I'm a twerp Fitted the charged battery to the E46... I'd brought the spare keys from Belgium this week - it only fired right up.... Final prep for MoT this week. Everything crossed for that.... Been stored for 4yrs High Jetter and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Tyre in lane 1 of the M56 eastbound at Runcorn. Made a telephone call to the emergency services. Left at the clifton turn off. Imagine my surprise when heading towards the mersey gateway I spy a slow moving audi A4 - slow moving beacuse it only has three tyres...... Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Quick wire brush underneath to attack the surface on the rear suspension I saw starting last year when the new tyres went on. Coating of dinitrol. Nice and shiny now. Rust Collector and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Quick wire brush underneath to attack the surface on the rear suspension I saw starting last year when the new tyres went on. Coating of dinitrol. Nice and shiny now. And for northern hemisphere viewers…. LightBulbFun, Twiggy, Wibble and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Those french arches are older, and most likely better preserved than the jag ones GMcD, stuboy, Rust Collector and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Did a PAS fluid change. Was a bit manky. It's supposed to be blood red, so it probably* was overdue. *Really very was. richardmorris, Dyslexic Viking, Rust Collector and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Had our 1st visitor to the garden now it's warmed up a bit. The dogs were very surprised! Vantman, Jim Bell, louiepj and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 New engine mounts fitted to the 145, along with the other two tyres. The existing mounts were pretty collapsed! The old Michelin tyres were very degraded, can anyone tell me the year they were made? Dyslexic Viking, Shite Ron and Back_For_More 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Kids in the car! Etc. I went to visit a friend with my son today, and thought it might be a nice day for his first ride in a hydraulic Citroen. Start them young and all that 😅 louiepj, LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Big stress. Much fishtail. Car is 200cm. Garage door is 205cm. louiepj, Six-cylinder, aldo135 and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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