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[dollywobbler]

set off from newport at 10 ish was in leominster 12 ish for half hour (only used a49 between ludlow and leo - might have been then?? - then headed for y fenni then cardiff

 

did cardiff cwmbran crickhowell after 1430

I left Crickhowell at about quarter to one, and broke down on the A449 about half an hour later...

[egg]

Coast-bound A2 spot of the day - only a bloomin' Suzuki SC100/Whizzkid. X reg orange colour - boy they are a smoll car! Tried a wave but driver concentrating hard.

 

New Fusion back box goes on tomorrow - it's £85 from my local independent tyre/exhaust place which sounds fair enough. Exhaust is all original Ford at the mo - middle section is also not great apparently - but they'd probably not want to do the middle as it's too much of a faff  . Nice people though and pretty straight down the line.

 

While underneath they noted my local mechanic had left a socket attached to my sump plug as well. 

 

All good fun...

 

I'm running this Fusion 'til it dies now - on 110k so we'll see if clutch failure or HGF gets it first!

[AlabamaShrimp]

Admitted defeat today and booked the Fiesta in at the garage down the road for its new water pump fitting.

 

I'm absolutely paranoid about breaking it so I thought sod it send it to the people with an unbelievable amount of tools and a lift.

 

Its going on Wednesday, my birthday so I hope it actually stops the over heating.

[tooSavvy]

Hmmm... Love the smell of...

 

Steam Locomotives!

 

Just watched Tornado@100 on the BEEb

 

 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (Geordie helming... WeyyAye, Man!)

 

 

 

TS

[hairnet]

omg i paid money to go on a train on saturday

 

*worried

[scruff]

Got a pal's wedding Saturday in Surrey and a few fellow guests who share the groom's perversion for motahs will be turning up in old crates of varying degrees of mingness - assuming everything makes it there will be pre war Rileys, MGBs, a Cortina Mk1, old 911, a Capri or two and my austin.

 

I gave the A35 a bit of a spring clean as after non-stop dailying duties it was rocking the "kept going on a giro cheque circa 1983" look and I'm quite surprised how well it has come up. I even cleaned the chrome which made me feel like I should join the Owners MG Club. 

 

WEDDING FRIENDS

 

 

(others out of shot)

 

Great evening... Sunday mostly a write off... by 9pm I was desperate for some grub so fucked the M25 off and went for some dinner.

 

 

 

The A35 as always behaved itself but I let it down, after a stonker drive down Friday night I arrived at the inlaws and backed into a high kerb knocking the silencer off the main pipe. Quick fix at work this evening.

 

[Guest Hooli]

Blimey don't see many of those Series 2? LR FCs, they make 101s seem dead common.

[cros]

∆∆∆ Nice to see the A35 in good company!

[scruff]

Blimey don't see many of those Series 2? LR FCs, they make 101s seem dead common.

 

That one's a bit of a sleeper, it's got a 3.5 litre Mazda turbo diesel in it

[Guest Hooli]

I used to know of a 101 ragtop with a tuned to buggery 300tdi in, it was a laugh.

[dollywobbler]

Because I'm utterly stupid, I'm eyeing up a car for sale, with OMG HGF, in Middlesex. Driving home in it might be considered a bit too risky, so I'm wondering if folk know of a friendly garage that could undertake the work. Any recommendations?

[meshking]

Because I'm utterly stupid, I'm eyeing up a car for sale, with OMG HGF, in Middlesex. Driving home in it might be considered a bit too risky, so I'm wondering if folk know of a friendly garage that could undertake the work. Any recommendations?

Which part of middlesex (that doesn't really exist anymore)? If it's near to me, my local garage may be able to help but round here prices can get tasty.

[egg]

Fusion has it's new back box on and they replaced a screw on the heat shield too. Brand is euroflo, any good?

[dollywobbler]

Which part of middlesex (that doesn't really exist anymore)? If it's near to me, my local garage may be able to help but round here prices can get tasty.

 

Northolt it seems. Pondering a boring beavertail collection.

[meshking]

Northolt it seems. Pondering a boring beavertail collection.

As in N17? Miles from me if so, sorry.

 

Edit: no you mean actual Northolt, err, still miles from me ( but certainly closer than Aber).

[beko1987]

It's only 30 miles up the road from me, but I won't be much help other than lending tools and driving you to get parts, plus you'd have to limp it to oxfordshire

[dollywobbler]

Well, I've bought it. Not overheating, but loses coolant on a long run. That says 'drive it home' to me...

[dave21478]

Buying enough of these to get it home will cost less than a pub lunch, never mind a beavertail rental.

[beko1987]

Well depending on when it is I could meet you in Marlow at my mums with lots of water, I presume you wont want to go around the m25, so mums would be M40 to J4, then A404 then M4 all the way, and I'm sure we have a shiter reading way, didn't you buy a car off him? We could relay you home with water/kseal

[dollywobbler]

Sounds like its just off the M40. I should probably look at a map...

[BorniteIdentity]

I know 2 fantastic garages in Watford. Despite what the postcode says (Middlesex doesn't even exist really) it's about 5 minutes from my work and town.

 

Happy to assist.

[beko1987]

Sounds like its just off the M40. I should probably look at a map...

Its just before or after the m40 turns into the a40

[hairnet]

buy it straight to tesco or aldi for water drive home - try not get stuck in traffic

 

win

 

what is it

[DodgeRover]

Try not to drive into stationary traffic whilst having one eye glued to the temperature gauge..

[Fat_Pirate]

The undertray has been smashed on my Jagwaar by careless parking, and the remains have been occasionally dragging on the ground, scaring pedestrians.  I can't remove it as all the top-quality* English screws are rusted to orange blobs, so I drilled a hole in it and attached it to the anti-roll bar with a cable tie. Looks FACTORY.

[twosmoke300]

A 20 or so mm core cutter with the centre drill taken out is good for removing knackered undertrays with seized fasteners . Just put the cutter around the bolt . It will dance a little til it digs in mind

[dollywobbler]

I may wuss out and go beavertail on the Bluebird.

[andy18s]

I may wuss out and go for the 800 Turbo.

Efa

[cobblers]

my T25 camper was collected earlier today and I've already made a (fairly derisory) offer on a barely roadworthy beetle to use as a backup runabout after I get rid of my Abarth. I'm out of control

[tooSavvy]

Nope.... I don't know who that was either ha ha

 

TS