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[Stanky]

Found an Aldi paint repair kit in the cleaning box. Tried some of the paper like wet and dry wet on the worst bit ( what could go wrong!) then there’s a two stage polish. The first is quite rough and supposedly breaks down into smaller beads as it works. Then a second tube of polish compound. I then finished it all off with a couple of coats of autoglym dark. Improved things a lot, but it was in full sun and my finger got burned!

 

It’s hard to photo but is a big improvement. The paint is sound, it’s the lacquer that’s damaged ( car is parked in south facing full sun). You can see in the first pic that the top layer has been removed and the second pic where I’ve polished to. Top corner was the worst before.

 

Excellent work, thats made a big difference hasn't it?

 

is the 'Autoglym Dark' a lacquer, or some kind of ointment?

 

Aldi paint repair kit sounds interesting, was it a recent purchase?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

 

All this is making me realise I never moved the battery on mine in 6years! It was a lifetime guaranteed one the first owner bought in 1996. I bought the car in 2001 and sold it in 2006 without taking it out.

 

That's bringing back nightmares of my S1 Prestige!

 

The charger in the shed claims that the battery is back up to 90% capacity now. I've had the individual cells uncapped since charging started, and the water in each cell doesn't appear to be bubbling....

 

The replacement near-equivalent battery I have in mind is this one

[richardmorris]

Excellent work, thats made a big difference hasn't it?

 

is the 'Autoglym Dark' a lacquer, or some kind of ointment?

 

Aldi paint repair kit sounds interesting, was it a recent purchase?

Hell, now you’re making me be exact!

 

Let me put the wine glass down and go and look.........

 

 

 

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[richardmorris]

I think the scratch kit is a few years old. I remember not being impressed by it originally and putting it in the back of the cupboard. Seems to have done well This time though. More work needed around the aerial hole still.

 

Autoglym is not Dark, but ultra deep shine for darker colours.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The horns. They looked fucked, so I took them apart and cleaned off the corrosion:

 

 

The compressor, on the other hand, looked like it had led a hard life:

 

 

After a brief struggle with corroded screw heads, it broke down into this:

 

 

It's just a big multipole electric motor. Actually, the armature and commutators didn't look that bad, and only needed a wipe with a kitchen towel:

 

 

The motor brushes looked like they hadn't seen much action either:

 

 

Hopefully this should all work again once the motor has been tested*

[bramz7]

Got a real big desire to drive a Reliant three wheeler of some kind. Don't want to own one...just try one.

[bub2006]

Where do you live bramz? Welcome to try mine. Admittedly it has handlebars and no bodywork but the principal is the same!

[bramz7]

I live in Basingstoke, sadly not local to you!

[bub2006]

Not a million miles. Maybe something can be arranged!

[meshking]

Not Rick Pembro. Although I understand they will be together tomorrow at the 2cv racing.

 

Rick meyers who I’ve known for nearly 25 years now. He used to be full time at PTS in isleworth then went his own way, most recently at the N Randell rolls Royce specialist I mentioned to xtriple. Now he’s bus driving in London, part time at PTS and mobile too. He does work hard I’ll give him that! His daughter is now in second year at university studying mathematics- I remember her being born!

 

Anyway, he’s basically looked after all my cars for twenty years.

 

He’s pretty booked up. But if you need things doing on the 2cv I’ll ask if he’s interested - he lives in Hampton.

 

Oh, and the GSAMI rally is coming up if you want somewhere to go to - rural life centre in Farnham.

http://rural-life.org.uk/html/Events/Citroen-rally.html

Ah - of course, I think now you have mentioned this before (and probably I've asked the same, sorry!)

 

It looks like I might be free on that day - would be a good run for my 2cv.

 

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

The CX battery has been on charge overnight, and the individual cells are now bubbling gently. No sign of the green light showing "Fully charged" coming on yet.

[brickwall]

Brake servo hissing through diaphragm so it's kaput and I'm also leaking from a rear stub seal on the Rangie. Will investigate when I can be bothered.

[Roverageous]

Need to collect a car from near Nottingham - trying to work out public transport from Aylesbury to Nottingham. NOPE. Nothing connects, and it's fucking expensive!

 

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[holbeck]

Need to collect a car from near Nottingham - trying to work out public transport from Aylesbury to Nottingham. NOPE. Nothing connects, and it's fucking expensive!

 

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Time machine, go back 50 years take direct train via Great Central main line. Cost will only be 5 shillings as well!

 

[bub2006]

Need to collect a car from near Nottingham - trying to work out public transport from Aylesbury to Nottingham. NOPE. Nothing connects, and it's fucking expensive!

 

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I'm near Nottingham. Open top cabs available

[richardmorris]

In preparation for rick coming back to be my house mechanic for a day ( neighbours have their eye on him too now!) ive ordered the clutch master cylinder (£33) and taken the driver’s seat out of the x1/9 and removed the bottom of the steering column cover.

Now you can actually see the cylinder without dislocating a shoulder!

 

What would be really useful for this is a short raise ratchet Allen key. Does such a thing exist? The seat base extends over the Allen bolt so you can’t use a socket wrench on it.

[Richard]

Allen bit in ratchet spanner, with a bit of paper wedged in to keep the bit in place?

[richardmorris]

Allen bit in ratchet spanner, with a bit of paper wedged in to keep the bit in place?

I tried that - the smallest I have is 8mm and it really had too much play to stop me loosing my temper with it.

[omegod]

Spotted this in a local scrappy, LHD Colt of undetermined age, quite taken with it and apprentice drove over from Hungary. Runs and drives if anyone's got the horn for it  

[omegod]

Shitty bastard Iphone 

[Lacquer Peel]

Super Shift!

[catsinthewelder]

Something like this?

[SiC]

Something like this?

I've got one of those. Used it far more than I thought I ever would. Great get out of jail tool. Bought from Screwfix. I believe they discontinued it. Other ones are available though - including from DeWalt/Makita/etc.

[Steve79]

Spotted this in a local scrappy, LHD Colt of undetermined age, quite taken with it and apprentice drove over from Hungary. Runs and drives if anyone's got the horn for it image1.JPG image2.JPG image4.JPG image3.JPG

Think Boll should a-frame this to his french treasure barn for safe keeping!

[MarvinsMom]

been to Shildon today for a classic show.

 

took Marvin and Cocopop. no black mini 1000 as that is in disgrace. last week on a run over to Malton we had too stop and let it cool down as it brewed up, and once back in Pickering i found an oilly deposit all round the n/s back wheel. 

 

now, there isn't any oil in the back hub, BUT there is grease, so, it seems that we've blown a wheel bearing, and given how the hubcap was scalding hot to the touch, i think as the bearings failed its melted all the grease, that has then squirted out of the dust cap and then all over the wheel.

 

so, i've got a new radiator (off Kerry for my upcoming birthday, i really wanted another tot train, but the rad will be more useful) and i've got a pair of back wheel bearings to fit at some point. until then though, the balck mini will be stopping where it is, so that it can think about its attitude.

 

so with that one not playing nicely, we had to manage with these two instead.

 

we also saw these

 

and been a train museum we saw these too

 

[stuboy]

Piloted the rickman alongside fil in his red melos to aylesford priory car show today... ahh the days of cold starts with lil choke..

[cort16]

I bought an interior for a Bentley Continental years ago. It's been sat in my lockup after I realised it was way too heavy for my original application.

I sold it on ebay and had a guy drive from Oxford to pick it up. He turned up in a VW Amorak and the seats are too big so the tonneau cover wouldn't close. He got one in the back seats and  I gave him my old car cover and a hand full of cable ties to cover it if it started raining.

He bought a damaged one for 7 grand.  The front suspension was knackered but apparently it's all Audi A8. He recon's including the seat upgrade he'll have it roadworthy for 10 grand! 

[loserone]

Saw your mini and minimetro at Shildon, you didn't seem to be near them when we were passing and having two-under-two limits hanging around for people you don't know off the interwebs. Both looked ace!

 

That civic was at Stanhope show earlier this year, I seem to recall it has an offset JDM-yo! rear number plate.

 

Edit: it does.

[AMC Rebel]

Yes! Tank is bolted in (not connected yet).

 

 

It's the actual proper tank - a big improvement on the previous lash-up (done before my ownership) which was the wrong tank, fitted upside down -

 

 

Fabricated tank J-Bolt (flip knows where I put the originals - they are 35 bucks a pop from the US and I only have the weekend!)

 

 

Disco Towbar and electrics all fitted and working.

 

[twosmoke300]

Cornish disco