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[drum]

Does that scrappy remove all the wheels of every car as a matter of course?

[dave21478]

Yes. To stop assholes rolling them into the pond at the bottom.

[SiC]

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This is it! I bet you are REALLY impressed

 

I took a load in the garage today, but each and every one came out utterl shit. Don't know why.... probably 'operator error'!

 

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Oh yes, in the boot was a BIG bag full of tins of food and stuff; pickled onions rice pudding, and best of all... Devon Custard!

Looks like you might have had your finger over the flash.

[alcyonecorporation]

Xtriple: congrats on smol dollop. 

[anonymous user]

I have collected my curate's egg Land Rover 90, photos will follow, if it ever stops raining. It drives quite well with a 200 TDI, Hopefully I will have time at the weekend to remove some of the unwanted fittings (side steps, winch, cb radio, chequer plate, extra gauges, etc.) It really does need PAS, I can drive it but have got lazy.

[clayts450]

£30 eBay 12v impact wrench arrived today, runs off the ciggy lighter. Delivers 300Nm allegedly

 

One of these bad boys

 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VonHaus-12V-Impact-Wrench-Driver-Kit-Vehicle-Car-5000rpm-1-2-Square-Drive-Set/272592091753?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

Had a practically welded on wheel nut on the PTSD - shifted it within seconds. Job jobbed

 

Will now be able to have rear brake fun* at the weekend

[Cavcraft]

I've just lobbed some V-max (or whatever it's called) in the Audi then erm, drove it like an Audi driver probably would. Potentially upset some bloke in a van (my fault) and as I was waiting to turn left at some lights I think he shouted PISS OFF at me.

[clayts450]

There is an image to maintain, Billy. Well done

[andy18s]

Live in a 4th floor flat?

Fancy brewing your own wine?

But you need freshly grown grapes to make wine,Shirley?

How will you manage with No garden?

Simples.....

Just run a hose down to the little ornamental hedge,and let the vine climb all the way back up!!

Easy!

[andy18s]

Live in a 4th floor flat?

Fancy brewing your own wine?

But you need freshly grown grapes to make wine,Shirley?

How will you manage with No garden?

Simples.....

Just run a hose down to the little ornamental hedge,and let the vine climb all the way back up!!

Easy!

[Lord Sterling]

My new job has opened up so many doors for me. However, as a BMW owner/driver who now works in an office, I have also realised and have to accept that at times, I look like this:

 

 

Once at work, I turn into this guy:

 

 

I even look a bit like Dilbert, same build and style albeit with darker hair.

 

Still, you gotta look on the bright side

 

At least my car is with its own like:

[dollywobbler]

Some power has arrived.

 

Seeing as I've mostly broken or sold my cars, or acquired new ones that don't have engines, I blagged this Impreza from my publisher for a bit. It's an absolute hoot, though the rev counter and fuel gauge seem to be linked somehow. It has a very stupid exhaust, which is a bit much, but I did enjoy making the Welsh hills reverberate to the bark of a flat-four Subaru lump once more.

[andy18s]

Will anyone notice if the running gear makes it's way into a Reliant?

[andy18s]

after our success on saturday, sunday we failed in our quest to get both mini's to murton park.

 

getting within 50-odd yards of the lock-up containing the orange mini, we ground to a halt in th eblack one. no mire drive, though the speedo was still registering speed even though we weren't moving, along with a horrid clunck from the car when the clutch was disengaged. looking under the bonnet, i found that the n/s drive shaft was spinning happily away but not actually moving the wheels..... seems we broke a cv joint, and probably shagged up the drive shaft in the process.....

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bugger.....

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well nothing for it but get cocopop, run across to the FiL's and get the "thunderbird" (or is t Blunderbird, maybe Chunderbird, whether or not you care for a metro.)

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a quick turn of the key, and marvin burst (a bit grumpily) in to life. well we have ignored him for an age, or at leat a month or so. poor marvin....

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Fancy taking on Marvins' angry little brother?

[HMC]

The shabby chic* merc is currently sat at my welders having it's rear subframe attached back to the car with actual steel rather than thin air and hope. It's going to cost a bit more than I'd hoped but it was a question of binning it for spares or export or having it fixed. Of course it's still far from perfect but it's going to be safe to use at least. I'm due to collect it tomorrow.

A rusty merc, yesterday

[andy18s]

As I had some time to kill today I went for a wander and did some spottages

Apart from the vines that Tarzan would be proud of,these caught my eye

 

Edit...no idea why some pics have fallen over,all were taken in the same orientation so go figure....

[anonymous user]

Is that a mobile sewage works attached to the Land Rover?

[andy18s]

See if this works....

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[andy18s]

Is that a mobile sewage works attached to the Land Rover?

Could be a milking machine tbh.....

But yes,Eko Toi are the local portaloo suppliers so it will be their shit-sucker

[alcyonecorporation]

Some power has arrived.

 

Seeing as I've mostly broken or sold my cars, or acquired new ones that don't have engines, I blagged this Impreza from my publisher for a bit. It's an absolute hoot, though the rev counter and fuel gauge seem to be linked somehow. It has a very stupid exhaust, which is a bit much, but I did enjoy making the Welsh hills reverberate to the bark of a flat-four Subaru lump once more.

 

Nice car that Turbo 2000, had they not paid JDM coupe money for it back when values were flat. 

[richardmorris]

some modern ferrari.

 

Plus I've just seen over the road a Ferrari F50 - it's done 147km  in the las ten years of MOTs,

[richardmorris]

any ideas on the cargo? It's an italian registered renault truck.

 

the grey was a alfa, yellow not made an appearance yet, but helpfully the driver has brought the truck closer. 

 

edit. here is the little beauty, whatever it is.

[richardmorris]

pagani

[Guest Hooli]

Now that looks mad enough to be a super car.

[richardmorris]

cute little alfa - race prepped and a montreal  lambo miura.

These don't seem to be staying as they've closed the truck up.

[holbeck]

I've been in Sweden and Denmark for a few days. The shite pickings were a bit slim, but I did manage a few snaps.

 

 

I went to see the band Sparks

 

And this was the vehicle that took them away after the gig. Definitely Shite.

 

 

[holbeck]

 

The trip included a bus journey over 'The Bridge'.

 

Denmark offered a few more shite possibilities.

2CV parked outside the Tivoli gardens.

 

Even in Denmark Kittens are not safe.

 

 

And Finally this splendid caravan from the compound of Danish TV

 

 

There were two other notable spots that I didn't get on camera, a Saab 96 and a Volvo pv544, but you can't win them all.

[Shep Shepherd]

Replaced The Volvo's top and top and bottom radiator hoses today, as the original top one was starting to leak and they were both looking their age. 

 

Old:

 

 

New:

 

 

I should have replaced the expansion tank hose as well, but I forgot that it existed. A job for next time, then.

[Eddie Honda]

I've been in Sweden and Denmark for a few days.

Liked for Ron & Russell

[Shep Shepherd]

Liked for Ron & Russell

 

I'd love to see Sparks in concert one day