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[wuvvum]

Found a load of old hard drives when I was clearing out the Volvo.  Most of them are fucked, but one of them still works OK.

I found these photos on there, which I thought @Cavcraft might find entertaining, although I was less than amused at the time.

The aftermath of someone torching a Fiesta which was parked next to it.

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, RobT said:

I'd say can I borrow your pit mister, but you're bloody miles away!

Were I closer I’d happily lend you my pit for a go in your Renner... but as you said miles away sadly! 

[chaseracer]

AS spannering sesh?  How big's your garden?  Etc.  ?

[anonymous user]

10 hours ago, Kiltox said:

Don’t ask. 

It is obviously the head office for my IT consultancy/car storage/furniture upcycling  company though.

EFA

[Kiltox]

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[Saabnut]

Latest visitors to Chez Saabnut Fr about to depart. Mr and Mrs DSdriver heading to the south of Fr.

Good to meet more AS peeps.

[stuboy]

On 8/7/2019 at 9:42 PM, barmatt said:

 

 

 

 

06 Accord icdti thingy that's allegedly* been chipped by someone.

 

 

https://tdi-tuning.com/

[Fumbler]

 

Don't know if this should have a question thread or not so I'll put it here:

Got a lead for some armrests for my Micra so I went to the car which was reportedly being broken for spares. Turns out it's an M reg Micra L with 84000 miles on it which is exactly the same as what my parents had! The people who were going to break it are autocross people who strip out and prepare cars for grasstrack racing etc. They told me that the car interior was going to someone, but they didn't arrive and so they're weighing in the entire car. Bit sad really for a well kept hatchback. They offered it to us for £300. We nearly bought it but we're on holiday.

It would be a bit sad to see a car with an MoT which still runs fine to go to waste, so, if anyone's interested I'll pass on the details. Or, perhaps, I can buy and then roffle it off? I'll have to do some thinking.

[Lacquer Peel]

E14 bolts can get in the sea. In fact I think they've already been there. I'm not sure what to do next, I'm supposed to be driving to France in this early next week.

 

 

 

[Tickman]

2 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

E14 bolts can get in the sea. In fact I think they've already been there. I'm not sure what to do next, I'm supposed to be driving to France in this early next week.

 

 

 

https://www.toolstation.com/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set/p63045?store=D6&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gclid=Cj0KCQjws7TqBRDgARIsAAHLHP7Afwhvtbbl_SGRcbndCXcYeVuR8NawHYb1pAn7gxN3vuQNMneqIP4aAhGzEALw_wcB

 

They might help?

[Lacquer Peel]

https://www.toolstation.com/irwin-bolt-grip-nut-remover-set/p63045?store=D6&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gclid=Cj0KCQjws7TqBRDgARIsAAHLHP7Afwhvtbbl_SGRcbndCXcYeVuR8NawHYb1pAn7gxN3vuQNMneqIP4aAhGzEALw_wcB

 

They might help?

 

Aye. I actually have a set of them... In the Highlands.

They could be cut off but I don't have a grinder here either.

[Tickman]

Who's local to you? 

May be able to help?

@Split_Pin

@davehedgehog31

[egg]

10,000 posts just hit. Think of all the things I could have been doing

Is there still a forum memberlist? (you could sort by most posts on the old software....)

[RobT]

Some S60 tinkering today.  First off I changed the spark plugs, which is surprisingly easy.  This cover comes of

Then the leads/coil things pop off after removing the single bolts that secure them.

They needed doing, and it now runs smoother without the occasional hesitancy.  I also remembered to buy five...normally when I change plugs it makes no difference AT ALL, so that's nice.  I've reset the trip computer and will see if my mpg improves.  I'm currently getting 34 on a run (which isn't too bad anyway for a big old lump).

Handily you can also check the cam belt with that cover off.

Mmm...looks alright though, so I'll risk it.  Mileage is currently 160k.  Sods law I do the belt and the auto 'box shats itself.

I also tried a lazy oil change with the pela pump.  But then the heavens opened.

It only extracted 2.5 litres anyway so I'll do a proper job another time.

I'm working my way through some jobs in preparation for a road trip to Sweden next month, which I'm getting very excited about!  This arrived in the post today too.

I paid £39 for this tag so it lets you go over the Oresund bridge for half price.  Total saving is 30 odd quid as the crossing ain't cheap, 124 euros return.  It can also be used in Denmark to go over the Great Belt bridge without faffing at the toll booth.  I'm not too bothered about the cost though, as I've wanted to do this trip via the bridges for a while.  The idea originally was to take the Impreza, but of course I sold that.

[egg]

A bit more glamorous than a DART tag!

[wuvvum]

Ovlov should be (a bit) better on fuel than the Scoob anyway.  And almost certainly more comfortable.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Enjoy the bridge When I crossed it in Cedric it was 7PM in December so I couldn't see anything but it was still pretty cool, the tunnel after the bridge seemed to go on forever.

[RobT]

I imagine it has its own special feel during the night, so it's probably a good time to cross it.  I've also found somewhere to park up on the coast where the bridge can be seen in it's glory.  I want to get the full experience!

[RobT]

58 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Ovlov should be (a bit) better on fuel than the Scoob anyway.  And almost certainly more comfortable.

Yep, about £60 cheaper on pez I reckon.  Comfort wise the Impreza seats suited me better actually, the S60 ones dig into my right thigh a bit.  A few weekends ago I did 350 miles in a day and my leg was in spasm, so seat tweakage required there methinks.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

On 8/7/2019 at 10:09 PM, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Just bought a new heap of MEGA SHITE off Facebook marketplace tonight. 55 plate Fiat Croma JTD 150!!! Its got no MOT but seems clean and tidy and honest. Few clonks off the front suspension but it's all Vectra stuff so I'm sure it can be sorted cheaply. I paid £400 which seems a lot for an untested one of these but I just properly wanted one! 

I'm picking up this POS tomorrow, got a day insure lined up and an MOT booked at 11am. Exciting!

[mitsisigma01]

5 hours ago, Fumbler said:

 

Don't know if this should have a question thread or not so I'll put it here:

Got a lead for some armrests for my Micra so I went to the car which was reportedly being broken for spares. Turns out it's an M reg Micra L with 84000 miles on it which is exactly the same as what my parents had! The people who were going to break it are autocross people who strip out and prepare cars for grasstrack racing etc. They told me that the car interior was going to someone, but they didn't arrive and so they're weighing in the entire car. Bit sad really for a well kept hatchback. They offered it to us for £300. We nearly bought it but we're on holiday.

It would be a bit sad to see a car with an MoT which still runs fine to go to waste, so, if anyone's interested I'll pass on the details. Or, perhaps, I can buy and then roffle it off? I'll have to do some thinking.

Where be the micra and do you know the reg number please 

[hairnet]

3 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

I'm picking up this POS tomorrow, got a day insure lined up and an MOT booked at 11am. Exciting!

vec-tra???

whu????

[RobT]

Here's a blast from the past. Bo11's last Croma.

 

[Ghosty]

Currently bouncing off the walls at the prospect of my next purchase, as it's something I never thought I'd be able to afford. 

Need to ask Old Man if he doesn't mind temporarily having three cars about again, but I think the price of this one might tilt it in my favour as it's a genuine* investment*. 

I'll know in a few hours. It's a properly shite car in survivor condition.

One clue is that it's in full Junkman spec.

[Ghosty]

4 hours ago, RobT said:

Some S60 tinkering today.  First off I changed the spark plugs, which is surprisingly easy.  This cover comes of

 

Interesting to see that Volvo went back to routing the intercooler pipe over the top of the engine on these later cars. 

After about the first year of turbo whiteblock production, Volvo rerouted the intercooler pipes round the right hand side of the block - using the radiant heat from the engine to stop the pipes from freezing up in Scandinavian winters. It's a less efficient routing. My T5 is an early car so resembles this more efficient setup, but most turbocharged 850s, and phase 1 S/V70s lack it.

They must have found a way to keep it cool. 

The blank opposite the oil filler cap is an alternate position for it, I think the straight-six whiteblock utilises it. The engine is known as the 'whiteblock' or Volvo Modular engine and can have between four and six cylinders, and two or four valves per cylinder.

[LightBulbFun]

4 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Currently bouncing off the walls at the prospect of my next purchase, as it's something I never thought I'd be able to afford. 

Need to ask Old Man if he doesn't mind temporarily having three cars about again, but I think the price of this one might tilt it in my favour as it's a genuine* investment*. 

I'll know in a few hours. It's a properly shite car in survivor condition.

One clue is that it's in full Junkman spec.

so its a fully Automatic from before 1986 (with an austrian engine) and DO NOT PAINT

sooo you nicked one of our Model 70's?

I have an idea what this is based on what you said previously but I cant recall for the life of me the actual name of the car you gave LOL

Congrats on getting something that it sounds like you really wanted and was not sure you would actually be able to get

I know the feeling well

[Ghosty]

so its a fully Automatic from before 1986 (with an austrian engine) and DO NOT PAINT
sooo you nicked one of our Model 70's?
I have an idea what this is based on what you said previously but I cant recall for the life of me the actual name of the car you gave LOL
Congrats on getting something that it sounds like you really wanted and was not sure you would actually be able to get
I know the feeling well

You're right spec wise, it's auto, doesn't have leather and has sufficient cylinders.

Do not paint (or banger race) is also true.

It is not a Jaguar, while I like XJ40s this isn't so ostentatious.
However it's worth more and being undersold.

[DodgyBastard]

I bought this in January for £100, washed it and sold it yesterday for £2300.
I'm still in shock...

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[Kiltox]

Here we go again 

[SiC]

1 hour ago, DodgyBastard said:

I bought this in January for £100, washed it and sold it yesterday for £2300.
I'm still in shock...

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Just need a white background room next for even more £££ profit.