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[Eddie Honda]

on the other hand it is now showing signs of OMGHGF and big end knock.

I can lend you these...

 

[tabact]

A 4" crack from one of the chips appeared in the Mondeo's windscreen yesterday while using the washers, powerful stuff that Asda screenwash. Hopefully it won't get any worse and is fairly low down but does mean that the scrapyard beckons when the MOT runs out in August. Not worth spending the excess for a new screen on a car that is using a pint of oil every 200 miles and also needs a new rear silencer. Coming up to 7000 miles in my ownership and apart from oil all I've spent on it is £4 for a wiper and £6 for an aerial. Just got a quote on the Motorwise site of £176 for scrap so would still be in front of the £160 I gave HMC for it. If anyone wants a tow bar for a mk3 estate I'll get that off before it goes.

 

The Rover 214 I had off my neighbour a few weeks back turned out to be fucked so has been scrapped. I had noticed a lot of crap out of the exhaust when he drove off but hoped it was down to being hardly used. Once I had a proper look at it the expansion tank was empty and when I topped it up the water was clear. He did mention it had to be flushed through for the last MOT due to emissions problems. Looks like no antifreeze was put back in by the garage that did it or he was meant to take it back to have it done. It probably had a cracked head or manifold as water was pissing out of the exhaust and if warmed up then given some revs over pressurised and pissed out of the expansion tank, oil was nice and clean though. Only gave him the scrap price for it so didn't cost me anything. It's a shame as it would have been handy as a spare particularly now the Mondeo is about to go. I did take the roof bars off it if anyone wants a set, proper Rover ones.

[dollywobbler]

Went to look at car on a local farm.

 

Has sat for two years, since the engine got very, very overheated. To the point it seized. And the cylinder head melted to the block. Engine is out and not worth putting back in. 

 

I went in low, they wanted £500. That did come down a fair bit, but I'm leaving it a bit before going in at £200. The next winter project?

[oldcars]

Went to look at car on a local farm.

 

Has sat for two years, since the engine got very, very overheated. To the point it seized. And the cylinder head melted to the block. Engine is out and not worth putting back in. 

 

I went in low, they wanted £500. That did come down a fair bit, but I'm leaving it a bit before going in at £200. The next winter project?

Love these. Your fleet will be brilliant if you get this. If i can work on a Reliant engine then you will find it no problems.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Those little Foxes are brilliant ! If you get it, throw away the awful Reliant engine and install a lovely 1100cc FIRE. There's plenty of know-how on them, as the 750 Formula boys have been bolting them onto Reliant boxes for ages.

[Timewaster]

I don't remember Foxes having a "power" bulge in the bonnet.

 

Edit: Google pics suggests they do, but they don't show up very well in the typical fox colours of white or beige.

[oldcars]

Those little Foxes are brilliant ! If you get it, throw away the awful Reliant engine and install a lovely 1100cc FIRE. There's plenty of know-how on them, as the 750 Formula boys have been bolting them onto Reliant boxes for ages.

i like Reliant engines, i can fix them 

[Sigmund Fraud]

i like Reliant engines, i can fix them 

 

A carb-fed FIRE is hardly state-of-the-art ! Small, light, strong engines that are cheap as chips and really easy to fix.

 

[Ghosty]

 

 

I did take the roof bars off it if anyone wants a set, proper Rover ones.

Is it an R8? I may well want those.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Civic is back out in the fresh air. Even though it was in a garage, somehow it got covered in the sandy dust that is heavily around at the moment. Possibly not a bad thing for a garage though, as I guess it means there is plenty of airflow?

 

Will be sad to see this go. Funny getting back into it. Has a distinct soft, familiar smell to the interior. Off to my in-laws, so it's not like I won't see it again though.

 

MGB is up in the garage now. Some young kids hanging off a fence by a house shouted over that they really loved my car. Kinda made my evening a bit.

 

Gave it a good blast too. It does go around corners pretty well. Much better than I expected. You do have to manhandle it around and the seats obviously don't keep you cuddled in anywhere near like a modern car. Something unusual happened and I actually wanted to go for a bit longer journey. However I had to keep it short as I needed to get the Civic cleaned up ready for delivery tomorrow.

 

Definitely want to go out for a blast again in the next couple of days. I think the best time for me to go is in the evening when the roads are quieter. Plus I'm not in a rush or need to be back anytime soon. This give me 60% less anxiety and worry that it'll conk out, as if it does, I won't be massively inconvicenced by it.

 

I fear about it cutting out and not restarting especially. But that's all unfounded worry, as it happily sat there idling for a couple of minutes while I sorted the garage door lock out.

 

can't you accidently deliver the titty and keep the vastly superior motor vehicle?

 

still think those type-s wheels would look better on a blueish-silver 1.8 though!

[Squire_Dawson]

On one hand the Acclaim returned 42mpg on my trip to Shitefest and back, on the other hand it is now showing signs of OMGHGF and big end knock.

 

God I love cars.

 

Could be HGF making banging noises? Can't see bearings failing without a cause.

[MarvinsMom]

a reliant fox, the chariot of a winner!

 

very nice*

 

been to Stokesley this morning, which was nice. weather bit changable, but hey, this is england in "summer".

 

some lovely old motors on show, ranging from an aston martin DB2, to a beige Relaint Realto to an Avling and Barford Steam Roller.

 

we took the black mini, and the weather looked like it was going to get out until we got the polish out of the boot, and then the rain started.... oops!!

 

still a very nice day out.

 

 

then get home, and i hung the washing out only for it to get right dark outside and it start raining again......

 

still at least today there is no signs of the car getting hot an bothered, unlike yesterday when i brought the car home. on the climb out of hutton-le-Hole towards Castleton poor old Rodney got VERY hot..the climb isn't all that steep, but its long, like 5 or 6 miles and we had to climb it behine some soft old fool who wouldn't go any faster than 30 odd miles an hour. so we were in the wrong gear, going too slow and working hard, no wonder the car got hot and bothered. soon as we got passed The Lion where the road levels out, the tempreture came straight back down! at the time though it was concerning too see. then with the climb out of castleton which is steeper but not as long, we had no issues at all, but then we were able to maintain steady progress all the way up!

 

tomorrow, Muton Park with both mini's hope this flamin' weather sorts itself out.

[Mally]

Went to look at car on a local farm.

 

Has sat for two years, since the engine got very, very overheated. To the point it seized. And the cylinder head melted to the block. Engine is out and not worth putting back in. 

 

I went in low, they wanted £500. That did come down a fair bit, but I'm leaving it a bit before going in at £200. The next winter project?

 

It's very likely a 4.1 diff. Worth £200 on its own.

[dollywobbler]

Ok. I'll ring back on Monday and see if we can do a deal.

[plasticvandan]

Only c.600 Foxes were made,and only around 40 or so left running around.Many broken for kit car or stock car reasons.There is sod all wrong with the Reliant engine,neglect and poor maintenance is what kills them.If it still has std diff top speed is about 65.Ball joints are unique and around £60ea.likewise front shocks are unique and £100ea.check the window frames,they rot badly and unavailable.window catches are Dyane,screen is Fiat 127.I've owned four

[dollywobbler]

Only c.600 Foxes were made,and only around 40 or so left running around.Many broken for kit car or stock car reasons.There is sod all wrong with the Reliant engine,neglect and poor maintenance is what kills them.If it still has std diff top speed is about 65.Ball joints are unique and around £60ea.likewise front shocks are unique and £100ea.check the window frames,they rot badly and unavailable.window catches are Dyane,screen is Fiat 127.I've owned four

 

Ah, thanks Dan. Frames seem ok. Noticed the Dyane catches! Will need a windscreen.

[Arthur Foxhake]

I did some painting today. Not quite finished but I have one weekend left before we go so I'm not too worried anymore. Most jobs are done now, just a fluid change and get the new tyres fitted.

 

 

[Eddie Honda]

check the window frames,they rot badly and unavailable.

This. Although batches of frames have been made in the past (in S/S and ££££)

 

Nowt wrong with Reliant engines.

[trigger]

So I went to view the Marina today, the inevitable happened, I bought it.

 

 

 

I've never seen a BL product in such amazingly original condition, it's never had paint work and even been properly cleaned! It started and run perfectly and sounded really sweet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unbelievable. Its hard to imagine that it's been of the road 37 years! A very good deal was made which included this Ital 1.3 L.

 

 

 

Its not bad under the green having been zebarted and only 23000 miles on the clock but I have no use for it so I've done a deal with a friend where he'll have it in exchange for delivering my Marina to me.

 

There was a few other gems hidden around like the H reg Lada Samara 1.3 which has been of the road since 2009.

 

 

 

This beautiful little A35

 

 

And a garage full of old Jags of some description and this Jowlett that his family have had for years.

 

 

His daily drivers are a S reg Fiesta van and a D reg Mazda 323 and he still has his parents Volvo 265 GLE Estate in the garage too but that was buried under crap.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Good work on the Marina(s), sir !

 

That Jupiter is FIT, but not* as fit as the Samara...

[egg]

This forum is absolutely 'killing it' at the mo, every time I open something up, amazing things are happening.

[SiC]

So what's happening to the SD1 trig? Surely the inn must be getting a bit full!

[trigger]

Just a tad full! I was hoping to go down to one classic car, not buying a third! But it was a price that I couldn't refuse and a condition that's frankly astonishing! The SD1 is still here, I took it shopping for a anniversary card tonight, (her indoors, not for me and the car!)

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

check the boot floor for a stamped body number- i know maestros had one so may have been a BL "thing"

[anonymous user]

Woof at the Jowett Jupiter

[Shep Shepherd]

So I went to view the Marina today, the inevitable happened, I bought it.

 

You legend!

[SiC]

Just a tad full! I was hoping to go down to one classic car, not buying a third! But it was a price that I couldn't refuse and a condition that's frankly astonishing! The SD1 is still here, I took it shopping for a anniversary card tonight, (her indoors, not for me and the car!)

 

I was worried that you might be selling your SD1!

[anonymous user]

I've been stupid, my Land Rover has been off the road for weeks so I have done a deal on another one. Picking it up on Monday, it's a bit of a curate's egg, better than mine in some ways (with a galvanised chassis) but a diesel.

[Shep Shepherd]

Meanwhile, back in Volvoland:

 

 

I used The Volvo for my commute today (Southend-Grays-Southend, a 40 mile round trip), as it hadn't driven more than three miles in one go since I returned from Birmingham at the end of May. It appears that all of my tinkering the other week has definitely cured the misfire 

 

The kick-down cable is now totally unseized as well. I hope that regular greasing of its engine bay end will keep it that way.

[Noel Tidybeard]

here i just thort- you got a marauder and wobbly got a renner 12, thats 50% of the which? report of family estates photo recreation in the making!

 

just need a tina corner & avengerer