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[egg]

Another car park dent on the Mondeo, the front door now after someone did the rear door last year. I was actually in the car at the time. But it was an old dear, and to be honest, I couldn't see a mark at the time (it was raining), so didn't make a fuss. Dammit.

She just opened her door too far, and clunk...

Remember the bumper has also been scraped twice and the mirror glass knocked off. 

Never had a car be so unlucky.

[stuboy]

9 hours ago, Rovorsche said:

What car is it for?

There must be an exploded diagram of shaft somewhere online.

Screen shot of YouTube video shows where it all should go..

[dozeydustman]

Dollywobbler I wish you all the best  for your travels good sir. Looking forward to Hubnut’s antipodean adventures on the ‘tube.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 10/17/2019 at 6:23 PM, Rovorsche said:

..., please climb on top of a train crammed with those that support the beautiful game.....

...and do it when the 25Kv OHLE is live.

[Amishtat]

Just got to Trig's Shotley meet! 

[dave j]

23 hours ago, dome said:

 

I think it's time to scratch an itch-I want to put Clio 182 running gear into a Kangoo van. It's not as daft as it sounds, the running gear bolts in and if you swap the loom over from the Clio you'll retain all the toys like cruise control. A Clio 182 will do near on 40mpg on a run too. Plus, doing a  cambelt will be a damn site easier with the engine out.

I had a thought the other day, as Dacia Sanderos are clio based I wonder if the same motor would fit one of those! 

[loserone]

On 10/18/2019 at 1:18 PM, dome said:

Can't say I'm bonding with the Octavia Scout. It's a decent car and comfy enough but it's not me. I'll either keep on improving it and get an MOT on it (it expires the end of next month) and then flog it in time for OMGSNOKAOS or sell it to @Fraz on here who's struggling to fit his new mutt in his Octavia hatch.

Either way I think it's time to scratch an itch-I want to put Clio 182 running gear into a Kangoo van. It's not as daft as it sounds, the running gear bolts in and if you swap the loom over from the Clio you'll retain all the toys like cruise control. A Clio 182 will do near on 40mpg on a run too. Plus, doing a  cambelt will be a damn site easier with the engine out.

There was one on eBay last week, @Jim Bell did you win it?

[AndySnapper]

On 10/17/2019 at 7:10 PM, dollywobbler said:

I'm enjoying one last night of big stereo (Liquid Drum and Bass it is then)

This fancy of yours in muzak, might explain (well, at least a bit) your mobility choices.

An enforced separation in the Antipodes may well bring you to your senses

Probably not though! 

[Amishtat]

[Cord Fourteener]

Niggles and more niggles later, we are cruising again!!

Florian the 924 had it's two front brake calipers refurbished, a fuel return above the rear axle fixed, alternator aligned and also a much-need idle screw rubber.

Apart from trying to get the old plugs out and replacing them as I'm sure they'll need I've been able to give the old 924 the treatment he loves and very much deserves, a damn good thrashing.

All are happy.

Oh, we are very wet inside because one job on the list is to clear the sunroof drains. The garage park him outside even in the rain, so he's piss wet though inside.

Again, a damn good thrashing will help dry him out.

[Cord Fourteener]

We are ready to hit the road again! Woop!

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, loserone said:

There was one on eBay last week, @Jim Bell did you win it?

No, the bids soared up over 2k and I had a 1800 limit. 

Great idea though. 

[dozeydustman]

Bye bye old friend....

 

[Spottedlaurel]

19 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Just got to Trig's Shotley meet!

I saw that Mk3 Cortina estate this morning when I was on the way back home earlier this morning, now I know where it was going!

Wish I'd have come along, would have been a more interesting day than grovelling around in our small loft putting new insulation down......

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Discovery consumes £2hunitpahnd on new master cylinder. Shit a duck... Had to become an instant expert to even begin to find what I need. 

Turns out (I think)...

Landover £300

Cheapy £100

Company called TRW make the Landover unit and they are £200, then you have LHD and RHD all mixed in a big pot of vague descript adverts. Wow.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Definitely something going wrong with my Nectar points card. 6900 yesterday, but 14300 today. Have not been spending anywhere to justify earning over 7000 points overnight. Must be data input error. 

Would be nice to have that many points,  though.  I could squeeze about three decent fill-ups at Sainsbury's out of that. 

[Spurious]

Definitely something going wrong with my Nectar points card. 6900 yesterday, but 14300 today. Have not been spending anywhere to justify earning over 7000 points overnight. Must be data input error. 
Would be nice to have that many points,  though.  I could squeeze about three decent fill-ups at Sainsbury's out of that. 

Spend em before they notice?

Any holidays/ferries etc to buy? Used to use my Tesco vouchers on Irish Ferries.

[Andyrew]

48 minutes ago, BoggyMires said:

Discovery consumes £2hunitpahnd on new master cylinder. Shit a duck... Had to become an instant expert to even begin to find what I need. 

Turns out (I think)...

Landover £300

Cheapy £100

Company called TRW make the Landover unit and they are £200, then you have LHD and RHD all mixed in a big pot of vague descript adverts. Wow.

What model disco? 

[Bren]

Fitted a new liner to my welding torch. Whoever had been there before me had trimmed the old one much too short.

Got under the passat to have a look at the exhaust - main box is double skinned and outer skin has rusted through. It is not blowing - yet.

[Floatylight]

Bye bye old friend....
 

That was me & Mrs FL driving off Into the distance.. for some reason it won't lock now, any Saab experts able to point me to how I can lock it even temporarily? It seems to think a door is open as it pings down and back up again, the display doesn't show a door open..

Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, Spurious said:

Spend em before they notice?

Any holidays/ferries etc to buy? Used to use my Tesco vouchers on Irish Ferries.

Dunno. If I spend the points, and Nectar correct the mistake, I could lose the points that are actually mine and go into minus numbers!

[Asimo]

On 16 October 2019 at 9:26 PM, stuboy said:

Ohh I wonder what's in the box..

Connect Van failed MOT this morning on a driveshaft gaiter.  

Ordered from the firm named on the box. It's the right hand shaft, with an intermediate support bearing. £35 from JandR!

How they do the whole shaft for that little I don't understand.

New pads and discs to go on too. The discs would do, but I have had new discs waiting for five years and I am sick of the sight of them. All four pads worn down evenly to about 2mm.

Any hints on seperating the knuckle ball-joint from the control arm?

 

[Richard]

BFO hammer? 

[barefoot]

I went to a Rover 75 meet today. I go to a lot of VW air-cooled shows and although they're all the same, they really are, despite the opinions expressed on here, all very different. Leaving that argument for another day, all Rover 75's really are the same, and the things folk do to them are essentially pointless. I saw an early W plate with the much later smokestone, graphite grey dash fitted and an 06 plate which looked earlier than all the others put together with a proper wooden dash & those early oval 2.5 litre badges. All the V8 examples seemed to have crappy V8 badges all over them & silly big chrome exhausts. Folk were friendly enough and gave me a jack and a plenum rodding tool. Here's an exciting photograph of lots of the same car in a field on a dull day.

[brownnova]

6 hours ago, Tim_E said:

We are ready to hit the road again! Woop!

I love 924s, I’d really like another. Still my favourite car I’ve ever owned! 

Good run out (for testing and giving it good blast purposes) might be Chester cars and coffee tomorrow morning. Planning to potter over myself (never having made it there before), not quite decided which steed to take. 

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

3 hours ago, Andyrew said:

What model disco? 

V8 ES. Don't tell me you've got a master just kicking about in the shed and I can have it 'free to a good home'.

[Cord Fourteener]

12 minutes ago, brownnova said:

I love 924s, I’d really like another. Still my favourite car I’ve ever owned! 

Good run out (for testing and giving it good blast purposes) might be Chester cars and coffee tomorrow morning. Planning to potter over myself (never having made it there before), not quite decided which steed to take. 

Ooh sounds like fun. What time start/finish? I don't think I'll be able to head out until the afternoon so if there's still something going on I could head over. I was thinking that a quick run over to Betws Y Coed to recycle some bottle tops was vaguely appealing.

I did manage to get out twice today so that was good.

Edit: I just looked and found their website and it's 7:30 to 10:30, so it's unlikely I make it

 

Edited October 19, 2019 by Tim_E

[brownnova]

17 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

Ooh sounds like fun. What time start/finish? I don't think I'll be able to head out until the afternoon so if there's still something going on I could head over. I was thinking that a quick run over to Betws Y Coed to recycle some bottle tops was vaguely appealing.

I did manage to get out twice today so that was good.

Edit: I just looked and found their website and it's 7:30 to 10:30, so it's unlikely I make it

 

Always worth driving to Betws to recycle bottle tops/drink tea/eat cake. Hope to see this in the flesh some day! 

[Andyrew]

2 hours ago, BoggyMires said:

V8 ES. Don't tell me you've got a master just kicking about in the shed and I can have it 'free to a good home'.

No no, was wondering if it was a disco 3/range rover sport , I was going to suggest checking the servo for oil as these have a common issue with filling them with oil. 

Island4x4 is a good place for landy bits. I've spent way to much with them over the past few years.

My discos a 300tdi so bits are usually cheap as chips anyway. 

[MikeR]

rescued this little chap tonight .... the dog spotted it ... only 230 grams ... with  ticks ..... not good for the winter

curled up fast asleep now like a little puppy after its feed ...

will be dropped off at the vets/rescue next week or sooner ..

meanwhile he has to sleep on a pile of my old odd socks from the rag drawer