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[Kiltox]

Indeed - at the end of the day it's a £150 snotter which will need a couple of hundred spent on it AFAIK. It'll still be a cheap one when it's finished so I think it was a good idea buying it. Just hope that I can get the emissions sorted - it failed on high CO, that points to a knackered cat as its letting too much unburnt fuel through. I gave it a good rev and there was a bit of black/grey smoke out of the exhaust - not a huge amount mind. It did smell quite petrol-ly too.

Hook up an OBD reader and check that the lambda sensors are switching as they should

 

Providing they are, bottle of cataclean and a caning immediately before the test

[Bren]

I managed to gat a code for the radio in the granada.

 

We now have sounds - admittedly on the tinny side. Ford sound systems were never that great.

[Richard]

Why do I never see bargains like that? I have been on the lookout for a cheap CB for years at car boots and seen nothing. You just need a big hippy aerial now and you are sorted.

 

There are some surprisingly cheap CBs on eBay, I had a look when I got home to see how much they go for.

[Tamworthbay]

There are some surprisingly cheap CBs on eBay, I had a look when I got home to see how much they go for.

whenever I look they always seem to be around £40-50, will go look see.........

[Richard]

I searched for Midland CB.

[garbaldy]

whenever I look they always seem to be around £40-50, will go look see.........

I bought a new CB from local agricultural dealer for that price.

[Tamworthbay]

I bought a new CB from local agricultural dealer for that price.

kit or just radio? The bare units seem to be that sort of money, also depends on quality. I am utterly clueless on these things but bare ones seem to from £30 untested to stupid money. There are a load of different bands and I know only some are legal/ useable but again little knowledge as to what is and isn't.

[garbaldy]

kit or just radio? The bare units seem to be that sort of money, also depends on quality. I am utterly clueless on these things but bare ones seem to from £30 untested to stupid money. There are a load of different bands and I know only some are legal/ useable but again little knowledge as to what is and isn't.

I have no idea but I wired it in and connected it to a mag mount I already had and it worked, I'm almost certain it's in the garage so I shall check make model.

[Kiltox]

Does anyone actually make good use of CB any more?

[Tamworthbay]

Does anyone actually make good use of CB any more?

they are good fun if a few of you are in a 'convoy' (cue crap theme tune)

[garbaldy]

they are good fun if a few of you are in a 'convoy' (cue crap theme tune)

Here it is rubber duck.

[MarvinsMom]

roger, Roger, we have clearance, Clarence, whats you're vector Victor? (bugger wrong film!!)

 

thats a big 10/4 good buddy.......

[Tamworthbay]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EnJEeHND_lQ

[skattrd]

I've got a CB somewhere. It came fitted to the Beta Spyder, as apparently is was required for the banger rally it was used in.

It's been in the garage for at least 3 years waiting to be fitted to something, although I can't even remember which garage I put it in.

[Kiltox]

Might stick one in my van for a laugh when I get round to kitting it out properly (read: when the stupid French electrics work enough for me to trust it)

[Richard]

Does anyone actually make good use of CB any more?

 

I think lorry drivers still use it.

[Timewaster]

they are good fun if a few of you are in a 'convoy' (cue crap theme tune)

Or a Pilot or a Maxus?

[For Fiats Sake]

If it's illegal to use a phone whilst driving isn't a cb useage illegals too?

 

Is it just me or is the temptation to bend whip aerials irresistible?

[Guest Hooli]

CBs were always popular with the 4x4 crowd when I was into that. Winching is a hell of a lot safer if everyone can hear whats going on for starters.

[Guest Hooli]

If it's illegal to use a phone whilst driving isn't a cb useage illegals too?

 

When I looked into it, press to talk was exempt for some reason I never understood.

[HH-R]

"ROGER THAT"

[bub2006]

I hope to have my cb dug out sooner or later. Living in Derbyshire I've found they are quiet popular. Either having no phone signal or if we are all still yokels I don't know

[bub2006]

I had convoy on a country and western album I've got playing out loud as we left Haydon end route to shitefest

[trigger]

My dad was well into CBing back in the early 80s, he had it wired into his Mk2 Escort estate and use to do some treasure hunt thing using them with the rest of his CB homies.

 

Our family name is Carpenter so his handle was Woodentop and i was known as baby Woodentop...

[Bren]

My mate had one in his mk 3 essy in 1990 - complete with mag mount.

 

It was the precursor to social media ie every conversation would end with somebody threatening to twat somebody.

[HillmanImp]

I have a CB somewhere in the garage. Never rigged it up.

 

We used to use them as kids and just shout abuse at people until some older lads tracked us down somehow and gave us a hiding (as in we legged it and hid).

[Noel Tidybeard]

I'll find out this afternoon. It main reason for purchase is that I'm scrapping four Volvos at the minute and had taken the council estate off for a quick overhaul, 'cos I've sold the 406 saloon I thought a nice 850 would have been a decent backup with a return at the end. She doesn't think so. TBH I wouldn't have done it if she didn't turn her nose up at my works Astravan.

 

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

 

 

so techincally its HER FAULT

[Kiltox]

Tyres on my 216 are fucking shite in the wet - wheel spin ahoy

 

They're pretty bald, old and perished so I think I'll need to bite the bullet and replace all 4 - big expense on a sub £500 car!

[Jazoli]

Tyres on my 216 are fucking shite in the wet - wheel spin ahoy

 

They're pretty bald, old and perished so I think I'll need to bite the bullet and replace all 4 - big expense on a sub £500 car!

 

Yep, I have the same issue with the Alfa, the tyres have plenty of tread but are worlds away from the new conti's I put on the (now wife's) Focus 3 months ago, I think I'll probably sell it rather than put £300 worth of tyres on it.

[For Fiats Sake]

Still waiting confirmation from Italy that my payments cleared so I can make arrangements to collect and strip parts off the pandavan.  Paid with credit card and it was a municipal payment site so confident it's not "hooky".

Getting a week off work for chod parts collection may be trickier than Italian bureaucracy though.

 

Cold turkey is kicking in with no cars bought/collected for three weeks, even looking for a 1.4 16v Fiat punto/stilo as engine donor for the next project despite purchase price will bite into the funds for the 4x4 engine swap due in a few weeks!