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[catsinthewelder]

OMG KULLECKSZUON

 

E46?

[catsinthewelder]

A horrible scraping noise under braking was reported on Our Lasses Disco this week. I had some front pads in stock so spent Tuesday evening fitting them and swearing at the state of the pistons. A quick test drive confirmed that the noise was still present so when I got back I ordered in rear pads and a front rebuild kit (1 calipers worth should sort it).

 

Both were due to Land yesterday but I only got the pads so fitted them today. What a hopeless design, one of the pads had dropped down onto the disc surface and had been rubbing a groove through it, another had come loose and rotated through 90 degrees. Being as this one was putting the least stress on the hydraulic system it had worn down to the metal where the others were still 80% OK. Apparently this is normal, workarounds involve fitting 110 pads that engage in the normal way or welding a bead along the edge of the pad. I did neither as the Ferodo pads that I had bought were a much tighter fit than whatever they replaced but I did buy a proper fitting kit as the last person to work here used a bent bit of wire in place of a split pin and two of the springs were missing.

 

 

I was cheered up by Chris JVM turning up in his Gooner to drop off the spare key for the 405.

[hairnet]

It's been a busy car related day today, first job was to drop the Dolomite at the garage to have a new clutch fitted and a wheel bearing, I've supplied the parts and my mechanic has quoted £100 to do all the work which is very good. I should be getting it back tomorrow without this judderling clutch hopfully!

 

I then went to my dads so that we could go at look at this Mk5 Cortina, surprisingly he actually took his Mk1 out the garage and so we took that!.

 

 

Sadly the Cortina wasn't quite up to my standards, . The sills had years worth of patches and all the underseal was flaking off, the floor again was full of patches and underseal, there was holes drilled into the B posts and rear arches for these locks in the doors which looked nasty, the rear valance was full of filler as well was the boot floor.

 

Interior wasn't as nice in the flesh and the engine bay had been well tarted up and hand painted over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

His wife said he couldn't sell it for any less than £3800 which is far to much money, if it was £2800-3000 I'd probably had bought it back at nearly £4k there's no money left to sort the problems out.

 

I took the Astra to Harwich, my dads and then back home which was about 100 miles and it was fine other than a brief moment when it kept stalling, i think there's some shit in the carb still but it quickly cleared itself. I took some photos at the local Vauxhall garage on the way back.

 

 

 

keep meaing to do that with the visa at the citroen place but if im working i cba and the other saturdays im off doing bike shizz

[320touring]

E46?

Correctaru!

 

my brothergot it today, seems reasonable enough..

 

we picked it up with the 316 so It knew the script:)

 

needs a right guid clean

[trigger]

For £80 to fit the clutch (and another £20 to do the bearing it wasn't even worth hoping my tool box! In other news I've just washed and checked the Audi over ready it's new buyers 720 mile drive home to the Orkneys tomorrow. he's currently at Thurso waiting for the bus to Inverness. Hardcore.

 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

That's the 2nd cortina I've seen with locks fitted to the bottoms of the doors. WTF is that all about?

Quite a common security mod in the 70's and 80's. Fords, had particularly shit locks, I had a Ford key for years that would open and start about 75% of Granadsa,Cortinas,Capris even mk1 Sierras.

Usually found on reps cars to protect samples etc, they were fitted to a Renault 16 I bought from my Dads work, there was one on each side of the tailgate on that too.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Yesterday, this happened;

 

I know 200,000 is , cliche alert, barely run in for a Merc Dizzler . But now I'm having anxious thoughts about it breaking and needing a new car for work.

These thoughts didn't stop me putting my foot down a bit on familiar roads At 03.30 morning though, still goes well enough for me to realise I was somewhere between a ban and prison on a bit of straight private A road.

Don't know if I'm trying to prove to myself if it's the car or me that's past it- idiot.

[Skizzer]

Well, I got one job done today - fitted some new gas struts to the XJ-S so the bonnet stays up on its own.  The 'new' Jaguar Heritage struts had the Austin Rover Group logo on them.

 

Look no hands! (Or broom handles) by Skizzer, on Flickr

 

My trusty broom handle is back in its cupboard.  Actually, second thoughts, I'll keep it in the boot.

[vulgalour]

Wow, how much brake dust build up is there on the front wheels of that BMW!  At first I thought it was a questionable respray.

[richardmorris]

Just got roped in to another wedding with the 2cv - original volunteer no 2 with a green 2cv has broken her foot. Volunteer no 3 has a yellow 2cv which the bride ( from hell?) doesn't like. Given that this is all free and gratis is she being picky? I don't mind doing the odd thing for petrol money, but I know that two classic cars for a wedding will be running into high hundreds commercially. What does she expect if one breaks down en-route?p

 

Edit: This is the 6th August, so if the 2 cv doesn't start the bride will have to do with my X1/9 !

[hairnet]

trig dropped a fiver in the footwell

[HMC]

I replaced a knackered engine mount on the battered 75 dizzler, which has brought NVH levels back to reasonable levels, but it's surprising how much diesel thrum gets transmitted through the body. The loose door cards are still rattling away to themselves. Maybe I'm expecting too much from a car that's had a fair bit of abuse thrown at it by Previous owners

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I also went for a hoon in the newly MOT'd 155 which feels very chuckable, agile and rev happy,which makes for a nice contrast with the 75 dizzler.

 

A clash of styles on the drive...

[crapcarcollector]

I replaced a knackered engine mount on the battered 75 dizzler, which has brought NVH levels back to reasonable levels, but it's surprising how much diesel thrum gets transmitted through the body. The loose door cards are still rattling away to themselves. Maybe I'm expecting too much from a car that's had a fair bit of abuse thrown at it by Previous owners

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I also went for a hoon in the newly MOT'd 155 which feels very chuckable, agile and rev happy,which makes for a nice contrast with the 75 dizzler.

 

A clash of styles on the drive...

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Love the 155

 

 

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[RobT]

Treat the 75 as a tool Matthew. I must admit my pez 75 never lived up to expectations, so maybe I was also expecting too much!

[JohnK]

 

I won this on eBay yesterday. Although not strictly 'shite' it does have some good credentials ...

 

1) It's the 1.9 TDi, which allegedly is the one to avoid as the new 2.0 TDi was the one to have

2) I won it for just shy of £880 which probably makes it one of the cheapest B6 Passats in the country (that work and are roadworthy anyway)

 

I've been looking for a cheap diesel now the XM has gone and a sale secured on the Audi, I've now ended up with 2 as I also agreed to buy something else on Friday night, at the same time I put a bid in for this. Sod's law!

 

The Passat isn't too bad, the interior is absolutely gopping though so it's off to be valeted today and hopefully she will come back much more respectable. 161k and no history - what can possibly go wrong ??

 

One of my good mates has a 55 plate 2.0 TDi which he bought for £1400 with 150k on the clock and condition wise I don't think it's as clean as this, so I think it was well priced.

[cort16]

Those passats are decent cars but extremely boring. Can't complain at 800 quid though.

[Rocket88]

1.9 is [iMHO] a better, less complicated engine than the 2.0

[skattrd]

1.9 is [iMHO] a better, less complicated engine than the 2.0

 

I was gonna say the same thing if the 2.0 is common rail and 1.9 pd.

[Pillock]

I thought they were both PD....

[JohnK]

I think the 2.0 is a variant of the 5 cyl Audi Diesel (minus a cylinder) as opposed to a bored out 1.9. The 2.0 do go well but this 1.9 isn't that bad really

[gm]

I seem to have the day off work and am at a loose end, I might take a drive up to check this out

 

http://www.svbm.online/index.php/events/17-truckmania-12th-june-2016

 

 

not much info to go on but got to be more fun than the shopping and ironing that needs doing

[DodgyBastard]

I have a bit of a dilemma, There's a car that I want to buy from deepest darkest Cornwall that has no mot. The seller wants £750 for it and will deliver it for £350 but will only accept a bank transfer as payment. I offered to pay a deposit and then pay the rest upon delivery but he wants the full amount of £1100 before bringing it and won't accept paypal.

What are my options? Potentially throw £1100 down the drain if he decides to just keep the money or Go down to Cornwall myself and pay for the car?

[worldofceri]

Had a go at straightening a dent in the door of the roffle Gooner the other day.

 

Before:

 

 

 

Assembled a selection of random hammers and bits of wood, took the door card off, and gave it a good old bashing.

 

 

 

For a half-arsed job using unsuitable tools, and considering I know nowt about metal-bashing, I reckon I've done alright.  It's less dented than before, although a bit more ripply.  With a bit of filler and some paint it might even pass for a proper repair, although that will involve going out and spending some money.  I'll have to at some point though as there's a bit of bare metal there.

 

After:

 

 

[Supernaut]

I have a bit of a dilemma, There's a car that I want to buy from deepest darkest Cornwall that has no mot. The seller wants £750 for it and will deliver it for £350 but will only accept a bank transfer as payment. I offered to pay a deposit and then pay the rest upon delivery but he wants the full amount of £1100 before bringing it and won't accept paypal.

What are my options? Potentially throw £1100 down the drain if he decides to just keep the money or Go down to Cornwall myself and pay for the car?

Find another example of the car, for sale by somebody less awkward?

[Brodders]

I went up to Birmingham yesterday to look at a replacement for the 25. It looked good and a deposit was paid. The collection thread cherry may be popped very soon.

[DodgyBastard]

Find another example of the car, for sale by somebody less awkward?

 

It's the only one currently for sale.

[Richard]

Would Twosmoke be able to check out the car and the seller?

[Skizzer]

It's the only one currently for sale.

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C632601

 

More money and not a GTI - but doesn't look like a basket case.

[Richard]

If that's what it is I'd have the SX over the GTI any day. I still have the scars from my GTI. The pre-facelift dash is better too, and not just because you can put coffee cups on it.

[DodgyBastard]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C632601

 

More money and not a GTI - but doesn't look like a basket case.

If I bought that one I could also tie it in with shitefest...

 

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