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[vulgalour]

I *might* have fixed the Princess.  Took the float valve and seat out and inspected them.  Nothing really amiss until put alongside the replacement that arrived today and it's just about visible that the previous new one has a very slightly deformed tip.  Spent some time fitting the replacement valve and seat, putting the new float back in instead of the old one, checking all the settings, and then leaving the car to idle for ten minutes.  No cutting out, no stuck needle symptoms, so hopefully that means it's resolved.

[danthecapriman]

I *might* have fixed the Princess.  Took the float valve and seat out and inspected them.  Nothing really amiss until put alongside the replacement that arrived today and it's just about visible that the previous new one has a very slightly deformed tip.  Spent some time fitting the replacement valve and seat, putting the new float back in instead of the old one, checking all the settings, and then leaving the car to idle for ten minutes.  No cutting out, no stuck needle symptoms, so hopefully that means it's resolved.

Surprising the difference they make. When I did the Mercury needle last year the old one looked alright. Comparing it to a new one though showed a very faint ring worn around the old one. If you ran a fingernail over the ring you could just about feel wear in the same place. Somehow I’d missed it the first time.

Using the new bits completely eradicated the fault.

[vulgalour]

Ah well that's the thing, it's a new part that's caused the problem, not an old one.  The new-new part seems to have fixed the issue as after a little test run just now, the sticking float/needle issue has not reappeared.

[BorniteIdentity]

3 years ago today - in the beautiful city of Cambridge (now my home) - I spotted this wonderfully shabby chic 1984 Austi Mini 1000. I remarked at the time how my Nan had one in red, and you never ever ever ever see original ‘unimproved’ minis any more and you CERTAINLY never see them rolling on 10 inchers.

 

 

 

Fast forward three years and my Nan’s old MK4 is parked outside, and this has been tested 3 further times; each time being fixed for another year of whining and winning around the cobbled streets of the city.

 

I like to think it’s owned by the Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies at St John’s College or something. That or a Robin Williams type character doing a later life post graduate.

 

Whatever. What a fucking shambolicly gorgeous old hector.

[richardmorris]

3 years ago today - in the beautiful city of Cambridge (now my home) - I spotted this wonderfully shabby chic 1984 Austi Mini 1000. I remarked at the time how my Nan had one in red, and you never ever ever ever see original ‘unimproved’ minis any more and you CERTAINLY never see them rolling on 10 inchers.

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Fast forward three years and my Nan’s old MK4 is parked outside, and this has been tested 3 further times; each time being fixed for another year of whining and winning around the cobbled streets of the city.

I like to think it’s owned by the Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies at St John’s College or something. That or a Robin Williams type character doing a later life post graduate.

Whatever. What a fucking shambolicly gorgeous old hector.

Perhaps you could leave a note on the window offering a meet-up and photo shoot?

[BorniteIdentity]

Perhaps you could leave a note on the window offering a meet-up and photo shoot?

If I see it again I definitely will. And I’ll even get elbow pads sewn onto what ever jacket I’m wearing that day.

[Lord Sterling]

Spoke to some Bus people where I store my cars. They had these:

 

 

We had a good chinwag about Birmingham, busses, Leyland Nationals, Rovers etc... after they spotted my Vectra thinking it was a V6!

[louiepj]

Just got back from breaking into my uncle's Rover 25 to rescue the car keys that have been locked in the boot.

The Father in law has been using the rover as his vectra has definitely jumped its timing on the chain and is awaiting a new chain. 40 mins driving to look for spare keys which I could not find and I get back to car to see the spare keys sitting in the bl**dy front cup holder!! So that's both sets locked in the car... Coat hanger and kite pole employed and keys fished out about 20 mins later.

Spare key was in the front as a reminder to get new battery for flat key fob... been there about a month apparently!

And no photos as in my hurry to go get keys I forgot to pick up my phone

[stuboy]

Popped upto sittingbourne to help out a friend with his car, Not many pics as wa busy, spark plugs done on v6 ghia X, rear 3 where very fiddly, bonnet bra fitted, headlamp bulbs swapped, mudflaps fitted to 'joy',mate garry flattend an unsightly hole previous owner created on the rear bumper, ive covered with cat sticker..

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Stu, what's the bonnet device supposed to achieve?  Out of interest?

[vulgalour]

Not seen someone put a bonnet bra on a car on purpose for years.  You need to get some clear perspex headlight guards to match now.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

I thought that they stopped stone chips and changed the stream line so bugs went over the car instead of into the windscreen. Then I saw a bra on a beetle.

 

Incidentaly, when driving on the motorway and a juicy hits the windscreen, am I the only person that says that gag "I wonder what the last thing was that went through his mind.... His arse"!

 

Every-single-time.

[SiC]

I believe bonnet bras are really for where you get truly rotten roads with very loose surface gravel or loose sand. Idea is to stop the front end paint getting totally sand blasted. Hence popular and needed in some parts of the US, Middle East, etc.

 

Naturally very little point of one in the UK. Apart from if you like the look of them of course...

[HillmanImp]

Whats yooor fookin problem mate, you never seen a Mondeo wearin a bra?

 

Howay man!

[drum]

The cctv picked up a picture full of shite

 

 

Including for your delectation-

The pikey pick up

The ex Carlo and loserone s60

The ex split pin now tam's 75

The Diesel Olds

Roffle Omega

The 109

and in the distance, the Rob Roy dumper

[Split_Pin]

I cannot decide whether to keep or sell this. It's flipping lovely and drives without any issues (apart from wonky temp and fuel guages!). I've definitely tapped into it's 80s Germanic character and it would be a shame not to let my wife enjoy it for a bit as she loves the thing.

 

However I would really like another 75. There aren't any about at present that I'm attracted to but as Tam from this Borough told me "they're bastarding things but they get under your skin".

 

I guess it will be a bit of a waiting game.

[Split_Pin]

The cctv picked up a picture full of shite

 

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Including for your delectation-

The pikey pick up

The ex Carlo and loserone s60

The ex split pin now tam's 75

The Diesel Olds

Roffle Omega

The 109

and in the distance, the Rob Roy dumper

Is the Olds trailering it?!

[drum]

Your ex is in the post above^

[drum]

Is the Olds trailering it?!

No, Tam was borrowing the tipper and parked the 75 out of the way.

[Split_Pin]

Spoke to some Bus people where I store my cars. They had these:

 

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We had a good chinwag about Birmingham, busses, Leyland Nationals, Rovers etc... after they spotted my Vectra thinking it was a V6!

Ooft thats V1 reversing out the garage! I remember e-following that bus as far back as 2001 when it was still a partially restored shell in Black Prince's workshop. Despite being surrounded with Glasgow examples when living there, V1 is my favourite Ailsa.

[cms206]

Ooft thats V1 reversing out the garage! I remember e-following that bus as far back as 2001 when it was still a partially restored shell in Black Prince's workshop. Despite being surrounded with Glasgow examples when living there, V1 is my favourite Ailsa.

V1 was originally rebuilt and returned to the road using the mechanical units from... Glasgow's A10.

 

A10 had an SCG 'box fitted when V1 was Voith, but I believe the purists have now ruined it and refitted it with a Voith now.

 

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[dome]

I cannot decide whether to keep or sell this. It's flipping lovely and drives without any issues (apart from wonky temp and fuel guages!). I've definitely tapped into it's 80s Germanic character and it would be a shame not to let my wife enjoy it for a bit as she loves the thing.

 

However I would really like another 75. There aren't any about at present that I'm attracted to but as Tam from this Borough told me "they're bastarding things but they get under your skin".

 

I guess it will be a bit of a waiting game.

I'd say keep it for another month or two-gives you a chance to hopefully get some roof down action in nice weather and if you still haven't bonded you'll be selling a nice convertible with summer round the corner...

[Lacquer Peel]

I cannot decide whether to keep or sell this. It's flipping lovely and drives without any issues (apart from wonky temp and fuel guages!). I've definitely tapped into it's 80s Germanic character and it would be a shame not to let my wife enjoy it for a bit as she loves the thing.

 

However I would really like another 75. There aren't any about at present that I'm attracted to but as Tam from this Borough told me "they're bastarding things but they get under your skin".

 

I guess it will be a bit of a waiting game.

Wait til Tuesday man.

 

[Jazoli]

Wifes 307 needs a clutch and DMF, at around £800

 

So she has to use my Avensis until its fixed, which means I have to use the XJ6 everyday, what a shame

 

 

[holbeck]

Xantia collected by twosmoke.

 

C15 now on frontline duties, at least until the start of next month when I Tax the Safrane.

[dozeydustman]

V1 was originally rebuilt and returned to the road using the mechanical units from... Glasgow's A10.

 

A10 had an SCG 'box fitted when V1 was Voith, but I believe the purists have now ruined it and refitted it with a Voith now.

 

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You can't beat a screaming Ailsa. Belt whine & SCG 'box make a good harmony.

 

I remember the Maidstone & District ones that would sometimes be on a Chatham - Gravesend route in the 80's, replacing a usual Bristol VRTs.

[dean36014]

My travelling bag is full of tools so that must mean I'm off for a collection shortly

 

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[dean36014]

Train is nice and comfortable, and drinking a latte. I can think of worse ways to spend the day

[JJ0063]

We moved into an old farm house last summer and today we started to clear the garden...

 

 

I found a car..

 

 

Only thing I have to go on is the letter D?

 

Any ideas?

[3VOM]

60s-70s Ford?