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[Jamie]

Top gear AS special! 

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Merry fucking Christmas. 

Colour match is awful. I suspected the cunts at the mixing shop had no fucking idea what they were doing after they wanted a picture of the car, so only painted the parts that wont be visible once the lights are on as a test before committing to the rest.

I rang first and told them the code and they said they could do it but when I got there they couldn't find it. I think they've guessed based on the name of the colour Linen Grey Metallic which isn't fucking silver you nonces, despite seeing a photo in which its metallic beige, not that you could get the colour match from a photo anyhow. 

Liked for the recycling of wrapping paper.  Greta Thunderberg would be proud of you.

[64A60]

I had the (probably original- dated February 1958) Regulator adjusted on the Cambridge and it's now back on the road. Had a run to a local Boxing Day Gathering and hope to take it to Vintage Stony on New Year's Day. 

https://vintagestony.co.uk/

[Dannyk]

1 hour ago, jamiechod said:

Top gear AS special! 

I liked that 106, actually ended up looking on ebay after it had finished

[Jamie]

4 minutes ago, Dannyk said:

I liked that 106, actually ended up looking on ebay after it had finished

I bet there will be so many Peugeot lickers going mental at ruining an S1 rallye 

[loserone]

1 minute ago, jamiechod said:

I bet there will be so many Peugeot lickers going mental at ruining an S1 rallye 

Facebook is alive

[stuboy]

was gonna change missus wheels on her focus, but didnt couldnt be arsed, got in the shalaxy to go home and someones hit the mirror and sodded off, fortunatly all popped back together

[brownnova]

Always good to see a humble Yugo in an action film! 

 

C’mon Bruce! Get Jeremy Irons!!! 

[hairnet]

17 hours ago, 64A60 said:

 

https://vintagestony.co.uk/

 

just booked place to stay in northampton

meet ya at super sausage before hand

Edit

Windchill of likely -1 means no I think sadly

@Six-cylinder @quicksilver @Slowsilver youse can still go ?

im not going in the car if even the vintage.lot will struggle to find somewhere

[trigger]

I haven't been on here much because of life, even the cars haven't had much of a look in, the Granada is becoming a pain in my rectum, the brakes wouldn't bleed up after going though them all again so ended up stripping the whole master system/ABS off it and I'm now on the hunt for a replacement unit.







I did find one on ebay but it was collection from Basildon and there's no guarantee that it would work either, I guess its a gamble I'll have to take though.

As for the Marina I haven't even touched it for a couple of months but I had to go to Screwfix today and as it was dry I took the opportunity to take it, it fired straight up and got me there and back with no drama, it's a great car really.





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[They_all_do_that_sir]

Moved house, gained garage!

Garage worktops - Plywood or MDF???

Frames done, and bolted to walls:



(The legs were cut level with the top of the frames after levelling it all)

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[loserone]

I used scaffolding boards and planed them flat.  MDF won't stand up to much, plywood should at least be flat.

[Mr Pastry]

9 minutes ago, loserone said:

I used scaffolding boards and planed them flat.  MDF won't stand up to much, plywood should at least be flat.

I have used flooring quality chipboard for several benches over the years and been surprised how well it lasted, though it needs to be well supported.

[loserone]

I suppose the question is what do you want to do on your workbenches?

[Mally]

I use old kitchen worktops. As long as you put big washers under the vice it's fine.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I suppose the question is what do you want to do on your workbenches?

Work on my bikes! So I might have engine bits etc up there

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[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, They_all_do_that_sir said:

Moved house, gained garage!

Garage worktops - Plywood or MDF???
 

Secondhand kitchen work top would be my 1st choice, if not thick heavy wood.

If ply/MDF or wood lay vinyl floor covering on it for durable easy to clean finish.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Old Formica/Melamine kitchen worktops are great, especially with a heavy gauge steel sheet underneath for rigidity.

[Six-cylinder]

As there is now one less low cost convertible in the world is my Peugeot convertible worth more!

[SiC]

Isn't that a Mégane I convertible?

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, SiC said:

Isn't that a Mégane I convertible?

that's what I was thinking.

Boot lid missing.

Some years ago I ended up in that ditch 200 yards further up in a brand new Cavalier.

[xtriple]

Got the tyre repaired on the Merc, dead easy, it was the valve leaking. Driving around today with the roof down, everyone is looking at me as if I'm demented but, seat heaters, airscarf, heater and blue skies. Why wouldn't you? Got a snog off Cheryl (she's the nice lady in the Co-op not the horrible stalker at Daddyhole!) after she carried all my shopping out for me, got bounced on by a dog (Benson) I haven't seen in ages and have generally had a good day.

Now watch some bastard fekk it up!

[Shep Shepherd]

Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate:

He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or a Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK.

Also, the Swedish equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz W124 met the West German equivalent of the Volvo 740 this evening:

I was surprised to discover that the W124 is a slightly smaller car than the 740, but that could have been down to the way they were parked.

 

[Eyersey1234]

Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? 

[Shep Shepherd]

2 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? 

The  1.6 TDCi

[skattrd]

I've been round to have a chat with a couple of garages today, one for the Volvo 850, and another for the w203 Merc. Both cars should be getting looked at next week.

The Volvo is going in to Shemtek in Notts to sort the none start issue its had now for 2 years. My usual garage was unable to diagnose the issue, so its been sitting there ever since. The chap at shemtek knows T5s very well and is confident he should be able to diagnose and fix it without much problem, fingers crossed, I miss driving that car.

The Merc is going to a (new to me) local place to hopefully sort out the handling issue it's had since the incident on the A1 a few months back. Fingers crossed for this one, it's the most expensive car I've owned and I've barely driven it in the 5 months I've owned it.

[hairnet]

18 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate:

 

He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK.

due to fact cars are road taxed on weight and european cars generally are expensive

nl friend had a toyota chaser import for a while - bought from here cos v cheap

cheap to apk even tho RHD but then he taxed it

ouch - it didnt last long

has oldtimer corolla and 2 starlets used for trackdays

 

 

 

 

[SiC]

On 12/29/2019 at 10:58 PM, jamiechod said:

I bet there will be so many Peugeot lickers going mental at ruining an S1 rallye 

Interestingly, Chris Harris seems quite sensitive to the fact the adventure cars got damaged

https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211618602606088193

I guess the R4 is going to be restored or at least roadworthy again:

https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211623363963183105

[Floatylight]

Today I haz use of ramp so today we are replacing the sump on Smoll FL's C3, old sump off, time for a cuppa then new one on..

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[HillmanImp]

Been out and refitted the light on the 944. Haven't tested it yet, will wait for it to rain and see if it has worked as have other stuff to do today so will just hope for the best and worry about it if it does still leak. 

Someone has also chundered on the path outside the house so I've had to clean that up. 

Nice.