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[Sigmund Fraud]

It's orange & noisey then?

 

Not all Flymos are orange ! But they're all noisy and plastic.

[vulgalour]

The sombrero was peak Flymo.  Every one after that is rubbish and capable only of being impossible to lug easily back into storage or cut a lawn without scalping it to brown patches.

[Eddie Honda]

A Cherry Europe is far too conventional for me !

 

Conventional mibbie, but weapons-grade AutoShite.

[Ghosty]

Not all Flymos are orange ! But they're all noisy and plastic.

Beetle chassis with a fibreglass body - Porsche, buggy or otherwise?

[Lacquer Peel]

Ready* for a 1700 mile road trip.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Conventional mibbie, but weapons-grade AutoShite.

 

My new acquisition is even better (worse) !

 

Beetle chassis with a fibreglass body - Porsche, buggy or otherwise?

 

Fibreglass body, yes. The rest, no.

[Eddie Honda]

My new acquisition is even better (worse) !

 

Unless you're driving a Sipani Dolphin with an Alfa engine fitted back from Bangalore....

[Sigmund Fraud]

Unless you're driving a Sipani Dolphin with an Alfa engine fitted back from Bangalore....

 

 

You're thinking of Sam Glover now... My collection trip will only take me as far as THE NORTH.

[Guest Hooli]

Mini Ogle in orange with the wrong engine

[Sigmund Fraud]

Mini Ogle in orange with the wrong engine

 

Can't afford one of those, but they're beautiful !

 

[dollywobbler]

Not content with the 2CV leaking fuel, I've removed the tank, so now it doesn't run at all. GENIUS.

 

I've ordered a new top seal, but with the Nippa out of action due to an exhaust fracture, I need the 2CV up and running. Bodge it and hope, coming soon!

[dollywobbler]

Not content with the 2CV leaking fuel, I've removed the tank, so now it doesn't run at all. GENIUS.

 

I've ordered a new top seal, but with the Nippa out of action due to an exhaust fracture, I need the 2CV up and running. Bodge it and hope, coming soon!

 

Bodged. Now for the hope. Instant gasket and new screws to hopefully stop it leaking. Won't find out until the next fill...

[Sigmund Fraud]

Bodged. Now for the hope. Instant gasket and new screws to hopefully stop it leaking. Won't find out until the next fill...

 

I presume the instant gasket you used is a petrol resistant type ?

[xtriple]

You are of course, quite correct re painting dollop 2.0. A complete waste of money! it's only worth 2k at best and to spend half of that on paintwork it doesn't really need, is an excercise in futility... as usual! The only bit that NEEDS doing is the bit at the top of the drivers side rear wheelarch, the passenger side is fine, and the bumper corners are scuffed but touched up. I am going to paint the bumpers myself (I have the paint) and I 'might' do te wheelarch as well. Jst no point in spending 50% of the value on something that won't make it worth a penny more.

 

As an aside: I saw a CLK 230 convertible for sale at the side of the road. I had to go back and see how much etc. £1200 with 12 months MOT and 70 000 on the clock. Silver and a 'W' reg. It made a 'badgers arse' look good! There was rust everywhere - bootlid, back wings and arches, front wings, rotten. That is what most of them are like, mine is actualy pretty damn good! Plus, I LIKE mine... now!

 

I shall tidy up the bits that need doing and leave the rest, just protect it so it doesn't get any worse. People often comment on how nice it is so it can't look that bad!

 

And finally, just had the saddest acquisition of a 'new' car ever!  Betty's Fiesta is now in my garage under lock and key. It is henceforth known as 'Betty' the Fiesta. Poor old Betty (the lady, not the car) has had this car for 20 years and has decided to move up to Esher tomorrow into a flat to be nearer her daughter, so giving up driving. Probably for the best as the poor little car has not got a straight panel anywhere and has acquired quite a few in recent months. I felt really awful driving it into my garage while Betty looked on. Not right at all.

 

However, this is a car that will get money spent on it, regardless of the fact that 'free' was probably the correct price! I shall restore it to new condition and keep it forever (or a while anyway!), already looking at front wings and bumpers to sort the front left corner out. I need to use it for a while to get to know her (the car!) and sort out any mechancal issues... not that there are many as it has only done 50 000 miles and has been serviced yearly at the same garage every time! Apparently it has a 'chuffing' noise from the front left, no idea but I shall find it.

 

It is a 98 mk4 Fiesta Ghia 1.25, aircon, electric windows, power steering (?) and the engine sounds like a little jewel. Worth saving for definite. Wonder if it will ever be worth more than £300?

[dollywobbler]

I presume the instant gasket you used is a petrol resistant type ?

 

Allegedly so.

[Timewaster]

It is a 98 mk4 Fiesta Ghia 1.25, aircon, electric windows, power steering (?) and the engine sounds like a little jewel. Worth saving for definite. Wonder if it will ever be worth more than £300?

It will be worth a fortune one day.

 

Just probably not in our lifetimes.

[Kiltox]

Tucked the Porsche up in the garage today in prep for picking up the Panda next Saturday

[Skizzer]

Any photos of the not black interior you ordered?

Here you go. MOAR BEIGE:

 

 

 

They found a dealer demonstrator order somewhere to swap interiors with. You’d never know. They also gave me an extra discount for the hassle, which was decent.

 

Edit: oh and Rob, no I certainly didn't order a satanroof. How very dare you!

[SiC]

Looks nice. The Germans are very good at designing car interiors. My only niggle is the bodge of removing the key barrel and replacing it with a stop+start button. It's like they ran out budget to put it somewhere proper.

[alcyonecorporation]

New clutch fitted to C15. "Just needed adjusting" my arse. 

Also, some kind soul has been in before us and chewed the hub nuts to pieces - so no easy dropping of driveshafts. 

Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks. 

 

[dollywobbler]

It's ok. Diesels don't need back pressure.

[alcyonecorporation]

LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

[Guest Hooli]

 

New clutch fitted to C15. "Just needed adjusting" my arse.

 

Also, some kind soul has been in before us and chewed the hub nuts to pieces - so no easy dropping of driveshafts.

 

Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks.

 

 

Clutch alignment tool in use?

[Guest Hooli]

LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS

 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

Yup high torque hence the name. Much better than Allen bolts.

[Sigmund Fraud]

Can either of us get the box back in and lined up? Can we both bollocks.

 

It will invariably take several hours of swearing and injuring your back until suddently, and for no apparent reason, it will gently slide into place.

 

Just make sure there's no forgotten dowels getting in the way... I've been caught out before !

 

LET'S ATTACH THE PRESSURE PLATE WITH TORX SCREWS 

 

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA

 

THEY HAZ TORKS ? U HAZ BOLT GRIPZ !

[alcyonecorporation]

Clutch alignment tool in use?

 

 

The clutch is aligned. Tool supplied. 

 

The box however, no, the box is not aligned. 

 

Because the C15 is front wheel drive and is therefore a cunt to get the box back in. 

 

Let's go from underneath: HA HA FUCK YOU I'M THE TOWING EYE. 

 

At an angle? HA HA LOL I'M THE SUBFRAME FUCK YOU 

 

etc, etc, etc. 

[BavarianRetro]

It came out - it must go back in.

[Kiltox]

Here you go. MOAR BEIGE:

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They found a dealer demonstrator order somewhere to swap interiors with. You’d never know. They also gave me an extra discount for the hassle, which was decent.

Edit: oh and Rob, no I certainly didn't order a satanroof. How very dare you!

That looks lovely!

[Guest Hooli]

The clutch is aligned. Tool supplied.

 

The box however, no, the box is not aligned.

 

Because the C15 is front wheel drive and is therefore a cunt to get the box back in.

 

Let's go from underneath: HA HA FUCK YOU I'M THE TOWING EYE.

 

At an angle? HA HA LOL I'M THE SUBFRAME FUCK YOU

 

etc, etc, etc.

Ahh happy* memories of almost dropping a gearbox on my face (I moved, it landed on my shoulder) with a mitsu colt mirage.

[Kiltox]

Floor scissor jacks - saving gearbox-face interfaces since 1973