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[Supernaut]

Shiply confirmed. £1 a mile isn't cheap over that distance, but probably works out cheaper than me hiring a beavertail and driving there and back, and I don't lose a day of work!

So... you're paying about as much for shipping as you did for the car, and it has OMGHGF.

 

You legend.

[egg]

I think DW deserves an easy caper for once though!

[Supernaut]

I think DW deserves an easy caper for once though!

Well, I suppose getting a shiply is easy, yes!

 

However, doing a head gasket...?

[BorniteIdentity]

Time is money. Words often mumbled by us self employed.

 

If it still goes tits, I can collect this and store it in Watford for a week or so (off road).

 

Good luck with it DW.

[cort16]

The chassis rail on the drivers side of the cortina was fucked. Not rotten just mangled because I think the steel has thinned to the point of it being about as strong as a quality street tin.

I welded on some box section so should be nice and strong now. Well obviously the chassis rail was wider than the box section I had and the rail had a kink in it so I had to cut two bits of box in half the long way then weld them together to make a wider bit then cut them in two , fit them then weld those two halfs back together. All while rolling about on the ground. What a great hobby.

Can't be much rust left now right?

 

 

Furk

 

 

The gods of welding must have been looking favourably on me as I found a bit of 3mm steel exactly the right size. Wazzed it up.

 

 

I'm going to stop saying that's the end of the welding.

[cort16]

I finally managed to get some decent pictures of the Cadillac. Hopefully it'll help sell it.

 

 

 

I should probably have painted that front spoiler first. Fuck it.

[worldofceri]

Or just take it off.

[stuboy]

Missus moaning her car slower... found intercooler pipe had split..£50 new ... or 13 quid 2nd hand of ebay.. my bodge apparantly was working well..

[stuboy]

Always think saloons look better with a spolier, couldnt find anything i liked..even though not my car, then chatting to a fellow mondeo ford lover he mentioned hed been let down and was fedup driving around with it, i said lets up a looksee and he wanted 20quid, mk5 escort spoiler with all bolts intact.. missus loves it.. all i need is time to paint it.. give me 6 months ..lol

[Spottedlaurel]

The beavertail I'm hoping to book for Bluebird collection is having its MOT today......

 

Bluebird?! I don’t keep track of everything on here, I must’ve missed previous mention of that one.

[Hertz]

Not been on here for a while, a mixture of holidays, work, family and the website issues got in the way.

 

Nice to see the site back up and running again.

 

I bumped into Junkman and Conrad a few weeks back in the Stockport market, good to meet you two chaps!

 

Fleet news is a new Alpine GTA in stock which is a nice project for the summer. Caved in to Mrs Hertz and we now have a VW T4 Multivan sans pineapple. Megane will be sold soon so have the delights of gumtree or ebay unless I get lucky.

 

Right going to hit the ebay tat thread as I have serious withdrawal symptoms.

[Slappy]

Sounds like my Mum's neighbour's JRG Maestro is off to the big car barn in the sky, and was collected earlier by some gents. 2 weeks worth of ticket left, an 89yo permo-sozzled owner and it having done less than 1k miles in 7 years, whilst also being stored outside hasn't done it much good. Previous welding in 2014 too, so not a great example sadly.

 

I'll be amazed if it comes back in any case!

[stuboy]

Some great sparks forget to put lights on when on motorway in torrential rain..(camera makes it look nicer weather)

[ruffgeezer]

Still twitching my balloon knot about the potential lack of family transport for the upcoming holiday.

 

So much so that I have been bidding on any old suitable looking shit on ebay, ready to blast it across to the far coast.

[BavarianRetro]

Spotted last night in Paisley. Not seen one in about 15 years.

[beko1987]

Pulled into asda to get some fuel this morning, turned the engine off, opened the door and BEEP BEEP BEEP pause BEEP BEEP BEEP etc. No warning lights, no dash message... Worried, I fueled up, got back in and prayed it started as I was at the front of the pumps... fired up fine. Drove off.

 

A few miles down the road I remembered I had put the side lights on when I got on the M40 as the weather is shit... Turned them off when I got to work, and no beeping noise...

 

French car in scare shocker...

[trigger]

I've had a morning of mixed fortunes, the V5 has arrived at long last for the 620, annoying the last owner has been re-added to the log book again so it shows him buying the car on the 7/4/17 and me buying it on the 8/4/17 which is wrong but meh, i have it now and the 84 year old buyer of my P6 looks to be cancelling the deal now as no insurance company will touch him because of his age and his astigmatism which is massively annoying for both of us.

[dollywobbler]

Pulled into asda to get some fuel this morning, turned the engine off, opened the door and BEEP BEEP BEEP pause BEEP BEEP BEEP etc. No warning lights, no dash message... Worried, I fueled up, got back in and prayed it started as I was at the front of the pumps... fired up fine. Drove off.

 

A few miles down the road I remembered I had put the side lights on when I got on the M40 as the weather is shit... Turned them off when I got to work, and no beeping noise...

 

French car in scare shocker...

 

Why would you turn your sidelights on and not headlamps? Sidelights are practically invisible.

[egg]

I've had a morning of mixed fortunes, the V5 has arrived at long last for the 620, annoying the last owner has been re-added to the log book again so it shows him buying the car on the 7/4/17 and me buying it on the 8/4/17 which is wrong but meh, i have it now and the 84 year old buyer of my P6 looks to be cancelling the deal now as no insurance company will touch him because of his age and his astigmatism which is massively annoying for both of us.

Has he tried age UK? Maybe a real life broker could help.

[trigger]

He was waiting for RH to get back but i think he's expecting the worse, he was really disappointed. I did recommend Saga, He's been with Lancaster for 40 years with his MGB and never claimed other than for a windscreen but they won't insurance him on a new policy for the Rover strangely.

[andy18s]

Someone needs to buy this 4x4 Sherpa and win the Internet forever!!!

[Ghosty]

Hey, an automatic Colt, WCPGW?

 

Wonder how fucked a £350 Allegro is.

[beko1987]

Why would you turn your sidelights on and not headlamps? Sidelights are practically invisible.

So it illuminates the rear end mainly. I don't know really, it wasn't dark enough for headlights but not dry and light enough for none...

[dollywobbler]

Cars suddenly appearing out of the gloom are a nightmare for truckers, so I tend to put headlights on as soon as conditions get mucky on a motorway.

 

In other news, exhaust shenanigans. Snapped off after first silencer. Managed to get the nuts off, only to discover that the bolts have been welded to the exhaust. Drat. Now, do I have anything suitable in my stash? Also, gasket fell apart, so I'll just have to mash it together with sealant and hope for the best...

[egg]

How am I gonna get this old dealer sticker off then? 24 years of sun means it is virtually part of the glass!

 

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Fordperv's advice was good. Now removed. DMB replacement ready to go in the morning.

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Cars suddenly appearing out of the gloom are a nightmare for truckers, so I tend to put headlights on as soon as conditions get mucky on a motorway.

 

In other news, exhaust shenanigans. Snapped off after first silencer. Managed to get the nuts off, only to discover that the bolts have been welded to the exhaust. Drat. Now, do I have anything suitable in my stash? Also, gasket fell apart, so I'll just have to mash it together with sealant and hope for the best...

 

Got it on. Don't reckon paste will last long, but the correct gasket is on order. It doesn't fit terribly well though. Cheap exhaust is not superb shocker!

[egg]

Someone has scraped against my Mondeo bumper, and I don't think it was me

 

[dollywobbler]

Bad times! Hope it'll buff out...

 

Here's a quick vid of Nippa noise. I should have left it like that...

https://twitter.com/dollywobbler/status/865603695643312128

[Stanky]

Gaffer tape?

[egg]

G3. Shit happens, but a note would be nice.