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[Eddie Honda]

21" x 6"

[xtriple]

T'other day, while in the grip of depression over the crack in my front bumper, I ordered (don't laugh) some splitter things to go on the edges of the bumper and make it look 'race car' while also 'repairing' the crack.

Anyhoo, I properly repaired the front bumper with Araldite and mesh and so it is solid and invisible (unless you lay under the front) so they were not needed.... but could be fun and make it look... 'racecar'

After several e-mails from the post office to say when they were being delivered but not needed to sign for (never had that before got me all hopeful that it was my wood dash from foreign parts) they arrived this morning. I duly attempted to put them on the car.  They are MASSIVE and rather than 'racecer'  think 'snow plough' so they are sat on the chair doing nothing, I am considering fitting them to the fridge/freezer to make it chill stuff faster.

[barefoot]

Paddy fucking Hopkirk!

[chaseracer]

On 11/18/2019 at 11:26 PM, richardmorris said:

No, but have staked an interest in a traction that should be the right price and new clutch with a high compression ds engine. Main negative is the  colour - two tone green.

Pffft!!

Sorted.

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[Split_Pin]

Replaced the o2 sensor on the Mini. Took it a decent test drive and the EML stayed off and it didn't cut out.

However after the car has been sitting switched off for about 10-15 minutes, once you start driving again, after about 5 minutes, it starts chugging and lurching. Lifting off and reapplying the throttle clears it. These are some of the symptoms which were occurring before. Damn.

As there are no codes thrown, I am suspecting suspecting MAF sensor but that's nothing more than a guess. 

[captain_70s]

Recently the Acclaim has been playing a new game wherein it looses all electrical systems randomly, usually when first starting.

Presumably a bad battery connection, I may have to look at it given it died as I was trying to exit the Clyde Tunnel today and I shat myself a bit when I realised I was rolling uphill with no drive or lights with traffic behind me...

[vulgalour]

As the Princess has taught me many times, it's likely that your Triumph suffers a common malady known as There's A Problem With The Earth.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

21 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

... There's A Problem With The Earth.

Yes, it's getting warmer. 

[paulplom]

The volvo has been sitting for a week and a half (I knew I didn't need a car). Started 1st time and I took it to tescos. Lovely machine and fast as fuck. I feel I'm just not going to use it. Anyone like to buy it? @Jim Bell? Nice and local.

[Jim Bell]

2 hours ago, paulplom said:

The volvo has been sitting for a week and a half (I knew I didn't need a car). Started 1st time and I took it to tescos. Lovely machine and fast as fuck. I feel I'm just not going to use it. Anyone like to buy it? @Jim Bell? Nice and local.

@paulplom

Thanks for the offer man but I've just bought something worse from another shitter who's much further away. 

[paulplom]

I'd like to think it would go back to it's natural home, in Scotland.

[BorniteIdentity]

What a treat it was to see this today. You see some right old rammel out in Fenland Cambridgeshire. 

Not being driven in an ironic fashion, it was owned by the typical fen farmer type with a stupid hat and about 5 teeth. 

A van! It does about 200 miles a year by the looks of things, so it was a stroke of luck that I even saw it!

I’d love something like this - good clear coat over the body and just use. 

[anonymous user]

13 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Yes, it's getting warmer. 

Shut up Greta

[brownnova]

The dented Saab was called back into action after a few weeks rest, it repaid me by having no dash lights for the first 10 minutes of my journey in the dark, and then spluttering as if it was running out of fuel in a pub car park... It's also covered in Birdshit now... 

Still can't find a replacement door which isn't a 2 hour drive away!

 

On 11/19/2019 at 12:35 PM, richardmorris said:

I don't have many details, but at our local 2CV meeting last night I was asked by my mechanic friend if I knew anyone who would want a late Citroen BX turbo diesel? very good condition about 100K and in black. I'll get more info if anyone is interested.

I do really fancy a BX next... might need to get rid of one of the Saabs first though.

[SiC]

36 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Shut up Greta

Ok Boomer

[SRi05]

46 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Shut up Greta

HOW DARE YOU

[vulgalour]

Hooray, the rotten old windows are out!  Workmen will be sticking the new windows in when they get back from lunch.

[loserone]

You hope ?

[paulplom]

This months car mechanics may be of some use.

 

 

 

[dozeydustman]

I've had 3 very busy weeks both with work, family and other commitments since my trip to Manchester at the end of October. Need to order some service bits for the smoll green car.

I'm hoping that I can get some car work done soon as I also need to do the brakes on the Suzuki.

[xtriple]

I just got a refund for the dash kit that never arrived. For once I am glad I paid with Paypal. Worked out why they didn't send it though: they put the price up by £20 a couple of days after I bought it. If they wanted more dough they should have said. ANyway, I now have a hundred quid sat in Paypal.... what to buy?

[captain_70s]

20 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Recently the Acclaim has been playing a new game wherein it looses all electrical systems randomly, usually when first starting.

The game was played again today. Kept dying whenever I put on the indicator. Bastard.

[SiC]

6 hours ago, SRi05 said:

HOW DARE YOU

 

[stuboy]

5 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Hooray, the rotten old windows are out!  Workmen will be sticking the new windows in when they get back from lunch.

did they return?

[vulgalour]

They did!  The bay window was a bit of a ballache to install due to some issues with the structure of the bay but it's all sealed up now.  They'll be back tomorrow to do the final details and to install the kitchen window, evicting all those woodlice that haven't been paying their share of the rent.

[vulgalour]

1 hour ago, captain_70s said:

The game was played again today. Kept dying whenever I put on the indicator. Bastard.

Stop using your indicators.  Hand signals only.  Problem solved.

[SiC]

Providing this doesn't happen when you use your indicator

[Eyersey1234]

25 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

They did!  The bay window was a bit of a ballache to install due to some issues with the structure of the bay but it's all sealed up now.  They'll be back tomorrow to do the final details and to install the kitchen window, evicting all those woodlice that haven't been paying their share of the rent.

You have problems with woodlice not paying rent? I have to say I've found them to be very good tenants. Pigeons on the other hand are terrible tenants in my experience, making a mess everywhere and refusing to pay any rent ?

[richardmorris]

im having  drinks and nibbles with Timmy mallet tomorrow. Not sure if grin or grump - free alcohol and nibbles though so on the whole ++++

i stopped at the bike shop on the way home to reserve a seat for next month’s adventurer talk ( north and south poles etc), James asked if I was busy tomorrow and free drink, nibbles, etc. Free drink, free drink, free drink.

anyway, I am now going to see Timmy mallet and maybe buy a painting.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, SiC said:

 

I'm going to increase the amount of tetraethyl lead additive in the CX's petrol...