dollywobbler Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I've driven past John Childs Perodua dealership, which is out in the Kent countryside not a million miles from Ashford. It's a fantastic looking old place, with lots of signage and lots of knackered Peroduas out back (and decent ones in the showroom). I reckon he would be a good source of hard-to-find parts. I did enquire about service parts when I first got the Nippa, but they seemed to be about twice the price of Ebay, so that was the end of that. Hard to justify splashing out on expensive bits for a £300 car. egg and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Two Vauxhall Corsas? Be carefull or you could end up with a 2 litre 6 cyl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 It's a boy! Austin Michael Raymond Harris was born at 2352 last night and home by 0400 this morning. He's bloody ace, as was MrsH during the entire process and the entire staff of the Birthing Centre at Treliske hospital. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using TapatalkCongratulations fatharris and Christine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Keep finding pictures of basey 90s Holdens and I shan't lie, a wagon like this has STRONG appeal. Good news there is/ was at least one in the UK and it's in white too. The V6 isn't as bad on fuel as you would imagine either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jams Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Had a lovely lie in this morning! Got up had breakfast saw it was a nice morning and decided to refit the interior on the civic. Newly acquired front seats in all clips back went to pop back seat in and I got a wiff of what I’m trying to get rid of! Two Alsatians that must of smoked 40 a day! Ha so back out with the seats soaked boot carpet rear seats and matts in cleaning solution and scrubbed them. Yuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 3hrs to go and i'm still the only bidder @ 99p fingers crossed no one else has seen it due to crap title !! My wife ain't at all happy... Well? fatharris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Still leading....trembling and smoking a lot of fags . ... Having second thoughts , If i win can someone help me load ? I'm not looking at ebay site until 1pm ,too nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Fuck , i just had to look.....I'm still the only bidder and winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I lost ! by a £.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sold-as-a-pair-for-spares-project-2-Allett-36-in-Cylinder-Mowers-1967-1975-/222814002211?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=t%252BGNbK3WAzitwFgd5OBXu7dCZTU%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Congratulations/commiseratuons! Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Actually isn't raining, so I emptied the garage. As I want the 2CV back on the road, that meant getting the Invacar out of the way. I cleverly* bodged the broken transmission mount back together with cable ties to allow me to move it. Then I had room to manoeuvre the 2CV and get it jacked up, so I could adjust the handbrake. Now much better. I also made a bracket for the tiny li-ion battery, so that's now actually bolted in. Thought the MOT man might prefer that to tying it in with baler twine... Also greased the kingpins, before finally losing my rag with my utterly shit grease gun. For every few squirts of grease you get, there's about ten minutes of pissing about trying to bleed the sodding thing. I need a better one. Then rolled the 2CV outside. Had to resort to chucking a bit of fuel into the carb, but when I took the top off the air filter, I found this... Seems I likely did bring some little mouse friends back from Sussex then, and they've transferred vehicle... 2CV has now had a driveway test run to clean the brakes up. Will get it booked in for a test... egg, They_all_do_that_sir, Datsuncog and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Lovely day today so I went for a walk round Farley heath. Car was steamed up when I got back so once home decided to check if the carmats were damp. Well they weren’t damp. They were drowning. Removed them, squeezed out about two litres of water and they’re now leaning against a radiator. Dried the floors and used some wd40 to clean up the oxygen sensor connections that are helpfully placed under the driver’s mat. It’s the one thing I dislike about running an older car as daily. RayMK, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Now that my horrible cough has calmed down a bit I’ve spent a bit of time in the sheds this morning. The Lotus almost starts but not quite. First there was no sign of life from the fuel pump; after going away and coming back later that fixed itself, but still no starting. There’s a spark and fuel, and sometimes a bit of a cough like it’s nearly catching, but it never quite does. It’s cranking pretty slowly so I’m going to treat it to a new battery and see what that does. Could also be a dodgy earth, and the +ve terminal clamp will benefit from a clean. The unyielding SD1 tailgate continues to fight me at every step. I’m inside the boot via the back seat now, and can see the latch bolts, but two are virtually inaccessible and the third is rusted and will need drilling out. The photo below gives some sense of the level of swearing required. I’m searching online for the world’s tightest offset screwdriver to get at the inaccessible bolts. The Vauxhall 2300S repeated its performance of starting and idling reasonably happily, so that’s good. If the Lotus hadn’t been in the way I’d have taken it for a run round the farm. More happily, my shed neighbour Bob has got his 1978 Cavalier 1600L running sweetly and braking properly again after 10 years off the road. It’s booked in for a respray shortly with a really good local guy, because it’s got some microblistering and surface rust on the roof from an earlier blowover when it got pogweaseled. It’s done 75k but the engine is newer because of some episode early in its life. The whole car drives really well and feels very together with no rattles or squeaks. The engine is smooth and surprisingly torquey. Bob will be selling it soon to make room for more projects. I’m tempted to buy it, and I know he would like me to. It was his father’s from new and then his, and it’s a very sound car with just the right level of honest wear. But I have too many cars and I’m not sure I’d use it. Hmm. Anyone on here interested? Probably priced around £3k with fresh paint and MOT. PM me if keen. Bob is the coolest guy I know and also let me drive his scruffy 1967 Mustang notchback to Mumbles and back. It’s flippin excellent - mechanically good but very DO NOT PAINT. (Bob is a hotrodder, so he won’t.) Sorry no pics this time. vulgalour, drum, Coprolalia and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Actually isn't raining, so I emptied the garage. As I want the 2CV back on the road, that meant getting the Invacar out of the way. I cleverly* bodged the broken transmission mount back together with cable ties to allow me to move it. Then I had room to manoeuvre the 2CV and get it jacked up, so I could adjust the handbrake. Now much better. I also made a bracket for the tiny li-ion battery, so that's now actually bolted in. Thought the MOT man might prefer that to tying it in with baler twine... Also greased the kingpins, before finally losing my rag with my utterly shit grease gun. For every few squirts of grease you get, there's about ten minutes of pissing about trying to bleed the sodding thing. I need a better one. Then rolled the 2CV outside. Had to resort to chucking a bit of fuel into the carb, but when I took the top off the air filter, I found this... Seems I likely did bring some little mouse friends back from Sussex then, and they've transferred vehicle... 2CV has now had a driveway test run to clean the brakes up. Will get it booked in for a test...How are you handling the charging of the LiPo battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Charges off an alternator no bother. You can't use a domestic 240v to 12v charger though, as they don't charge at a high enough rate. Resting voltage is a smidge over 13. That has been an utter pain in the arse, which is why I've had to hook up jump leads so often. Can't say it's worth the money really - they're fearsomely expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 How does it balance the individual cells of the battery - that's the main issue with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 How does it balance the individual cells of the battery - that's the main issue with them? Gawd knows. Maybe that's the bit that makes them so expensive. I blagged it for a test, as you can certainly see the appeal in a lightweight classic. Had no idea the thing would be borrowed for Invacars when I got it. DodgeRover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Forgot to report, I have filled the garage again. Down that end, the Invacar very nearly fits across it. I still need to buy a new grease gun. fatharris, BorniteIdentity, They_all_do_that_sir and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Replaced the rear exhaust on this today-need it for a 220 mile trip to Stansted Airport week after next and then 220 mile back (after a weeks skiing in Bulgaria!).Will do 39mpg on a long run. Steve BorniteIdentity, Lord Sterling, alf892 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 mini news..... have had the back drums off today, and the differnece between the front axel and the back is marked, as the back wheels have working adjusters, wheel cylinders and fresh shoes. all signs of recent (?) maintainence. unlike the fronts which have not been touched in years!door cards and furnture back on, though still dunno what to do about the carpet.well we do, i need another one, but which too choose! i can see why Ryan got the carpet he did, as its a good match for the rest of the interior. its just a shame its a rotten fit!! vulgalour, johngarty, RobT and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 The ex-HMC £160 Mondeo rolled past 200,000 miles on the way to work today. The trip meter is reset each time it needs oil, it does like a drink. Max of 300 miles between top ups to be on the safe side and normally takes around 0.75 pint. It's not particularly smoky but you do get the smell of burning oil after a run when you pull up at the lights. The annoying kocking from the exhaust has stopped since I went over a speed bump in the car park at work and it is still surprisingly quiet. It did damage the plastic at the end of the rear bumper trim when it came off so I've had to cable tie the trim to stop it coming loose all the time. Spent £12 on it so far, new aerial and rear wiper blade and coming up to 2500 miles since I bought it, bargain. mercrocker, Bucketeer, HMC and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 The supposedly buggered transit pinto motor that I bought to rebuild turns out to be a 205 block and a rebuilt unit that's done very low miles, new cam and spray bar in it along with new shells.In the mean time 400 motorway miles seems to have cured the visible smoking habit my original engine had developed. It still managed a pint of oil though. Does anybody on here speak technical Polish? I want to know if I can put boost through my BLOS LPG carb, I emailed and I think they have said it should be ok to 5 psi but google translate leaves a lot to be desired. Bought a bargain head unit off ebay, had to solder on ISO connectors but it worked straight out of the box! Coprolalia, danthecapriman and fordperv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I've been mostly adding peaks today. MarvinsMom, D Spares & Tyres, cobblers and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I’m searching online for the world’s tightest offset screwdriver to get at the inaccessible bolts. Could you use a screwdriver bit in a spanner, the bit might need cut down a bit to fit the gap. Skizzer and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Bought a bargain head unit off ebay, had to solder on ISO connectors but it worked straight out of the box!I did that a couple of months ago, and it also worked straight out of the box. For about three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Could you use a screwdriver bit in a spanner, the bit might need cut down a bit to fit the gap.Yes, I think I’ll have to do the cutting down. Maybe even weld on a handle. I tried with a regular bit and spanner and got nowhere - plus they’re some stupid spanner size like 6.5mm which I don’t have. You can get ‘confined space’ ratchet drivers but this makes their idea of confined space look like the Etosha plain. Nothing like having to fabricate your own bloody tools to do a pissy little job, is there? Grump. tooSavvy and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just tap them round with a small chisel or old screwdriver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Just tap them round with a small chisel or old screwdriver?Fair point...might work with one, the other one some muppet (not me) has replaced with a countersunk head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Yes, I think I’ll have to do the cutting down. Maybe even weld on a handle. I tried with a regular bit and spanner and got nowhere - plus they’re some stupid spanner size like 6.5mm which I don’t have. You can get ‘confined space’ ratchet drivers but this makes their idea of confined space look like the Etosha plain. Nothing like having to fabricate your own bloody tools to do a pissy little job, is there? Grump. Are these any use? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-2058S26-Ratchet-Socket-26-Piece/dp/B000Y8TIMY I have a cheapy Titan set I got from Screwfix. Its been a useful get out of jail free card a couple of times. Appears they no longer do it. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Would a set of these work Mr Skizzer? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/F-S-NEW-Anex-6102-T-Slim-Offset-Screwdriver-3-set-from-JAPAN-/112718536472 Pretty sure I've seen them for sale on Amazon a bit cheaper. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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