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[wuvvum]

Birchanger Green services shot (no pez station shot as it still had 1/3 of a tank of diesel when I picked it up). 

 

[paulplom]

Not looking good. Can't believe it's over a year either.

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[Cavcraft]

Mended* with three screwdrivers and some sellotape. It started third kick and ran pretty well, but tick-over quite high and I need to go on a road run. Got a new ignition and keys (£6!) but the old one won't come out, so we bodged it for now.

Completely knackered the tool box lock assembly up, so it's held up with sellotape for now.

 

[clayts450]

Only minor fettling today as still a bit delicate from boys night out on Friday.

620 rear light cluster cracked by some schmuck:

20 quid eBay bargain, old one came out lovely, new* one in, job's a good un (via two bulbs popping and me having to go to Wilko to get some more)\

Also the 420 is back on de road. Whilst the cat is still rattling like a bastard, I fixed the permanent brake lights by swapping out the switch. Job also a good un (no pics). Also worked out why fog lights weren't working. Pressing the heated rear window button rather than the rear fog light button tends to do that....

The 420 had also been struggling to start and was idling poorly. Yup, that happens when the coolant temp sensor is unplugged in the bay by some ham-fisted twat.

So, all good in the hood - 5 out of 6 now roadworthy, just the ungrateful bastard off-road.

[wuvvum]

The Omega has found a shite friend. 

[Six-cylinder]

Another trip out for the VP1500 today, first to Milton Keynes to meet up with the MK Modern Classic Facebook group for the first time.

For some reason they choose me to lead the group 12 miles to the classic car meet at jack’s Café Towcester we were all headed for. To my horror the car behind me was a MK2 Escort that looked like a full Rally car, oh well I can only do what I can with 69 bhp. The Escort started to lag behind so I did not have to use a nitrous shot to get us going onto the dual carriageway but settled down to a 60 mph cruise the rest of the convoy started dropping behind. We all made it in spite of being separated by traffic lights.

On the way home I decided to check the speedo against GPS and found it was under reading 10% so my 60 was 65 mph. As the car started as an Auto and is now a Manual this may account for it.

The show filled the lorry car park with allsorts, just as I like it. So I have given you the oddest stuff.

[LightBulbFun]

19 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

[Craig the Princess]

Seeing as you are here @LightBulbFun I was at the Riverside museum in Glasgow on Tuesday, saw this and thought of you

 

[LightBulbFun]

8 minutes ago, Craig the Princess said:

Seeing as you are here @LightBulbFun I was at the Riverside museum in Glasgow on Tuesday, saw this and thought of you

 

Very cool, I appreciate the thought/photos  

GPG721K is the oldest known surviving Model 70, it being the 111th off the production line (if it was 11 Model 70's older it would be on a J Reg!)

I really want to get some detailed photos etc of it, I have a feeling that may end up requiring me to drive up to scotland and paying a visit to it in person!

(I do wonder how they have it mounted on that plinth like that! I hope they have not drilled any holes into the chassis or such!)

[DVee8]

3 hours ago, paulplom said:

I saw a dude in an  r reg escort cab this morning at 8.30. Roof down in the dark with his tunes pumping. Spoiled with silly lexarse lights and fart cannon. I think he's 20 years to late for that party

It wasn't this one was it?  Spotted on the A1 southbound around 11.30 this morning..

[Eyersey1234]

Never knew they made a Mk3 Capri hearse

[richardmorris]

Now that’s a very eclectic collection of cars at a show. Who on earth thought to make a Crapi Hearse?

[richardmorris]

48 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

Very cool, I appreciate the thought/photos  

GPG721K is the oldest known surviving Model 70, it being the 111th off the production line (if it was 11 Model 70's older it would be on a J Reg!)

I really want to get some detailed photos etc of it, I have a feeling that may end up requiring me to drive up to scotland and paying a visit to it in person!

(I do wonder how they have it mounted on that plinth like that! I hope they have not drilled any holes into the chassis or such!)

How is the roof attached- just bolts? Could you take it off and make a convertible?

[wuvvum]

That Capri hearse is making my brain hurt. 

[RichL]

@Six-cylinder  Red is the colour of the day there! Cav and Sierra looking very good

[Timewaster]

The Capri hearse has confused me greatly. 

The front end doesn't look widened, but Granadas are wider than Capris no? 

Also, what is going on with the front suspension? It appears to be some sort of double wishbone affair where I would expect Mcphereson struts. 

What is the standard Granada set up? 

[quicksilver]

25 minutes ago, Timewaster said:

The Capri hearse has confused me greatly. 

The front end doesn't look widened, but Granadas are wider than Capris no? 

Also, what is going on with the front suspension? It appears to be some sort of double wishbone affair where I would expect Mcphereson struts. 

What is the standard Granada set up? 

I saw that Capranada at another show, spoke to the owner and posted it in the 'WTF is that?' thread. The Granada is 3 inches wider than the Capri so the front end has been widened at the rear edge and it apparently has the Granada bonnet skin with the Capri outer overlaid onto it. It's very neatly done and you can't see the join, but does seem to be an awful lot of effort put into an entirely pointless exercise.

The Jacks Hill meet looks like a good one, quite a few local cars I recognise there but several I don't, including that lovely beige Maestro.

[Six-cylinder]

[Skizzer]

Granadas have wishbones.  Someone posted about that Capranada (or was it Granapri?) the other day.

I rather like it.

Edited January 12, 2020 by Skizzer
Quicksilver beat me to it.

[quicksilver]

Just remembered the chap also said it's now running a 3.0 V6 in place of the original 2.8 so it's probably had some changes to the running gear too. I'm not sure what to make of it really, it's certainly different but I can't decide if it's brilliant or utterly bonkers.

[stuboy]

12 hours ago, skattrd said:

Minor news, I popped up to the garage yesterday to check on the Volvo. I put  a fresh battery on it, cleaned the earths and it's still broken. I then gave it a quick wash (as it was looking a little sad) .
I will be arranging transport for it this week for specialist tinkering. I'm really looking forward to driving this again.

beautiful..

[Spottedlaurel]

I did things to the Camrys this weekend:

1. Put Sunny's battery onto the estate, it started first time. I needed to move it so I could cut the hedge, so I went via the long route up and down the track which leads to our house. It still drives so nicely, as it should with the new clutch etc that I got fitted when it was resurrected after the write-off. Going to ring up the local garage and get it in for an MoT soon. Interior is damp, especially headlining - probably sunroof drain holes blocked. The Lexus wheels and tyres I bought off Semi-C last year have held air perfectly, better than the V6 alloys it used to sit on.

2. Stood on the Camry saloon spares car so I could cut the hedge alongside that one.

[HillmanImp]

Just saw this on Facebook. 

Wasn't this in SOCs yard for a bit. I remember the comical overhang. 

[Cavcraft]

3 hours ago, wuvvum said:

That Capri hearse is making my brain hurt. 

That Escort convertible's back lights are making last night's lager a step closer to exiting from the hole it entered via.

[stuboy]

missus says oh i think my mot is soon, well its in 2 weeks and the flexis blowing which is 1 part including the cat, well its looks like rough price is 150 quid for it,  due to time and my dodgy leg which is giving me grief im gonna have to pass on doing it, but she been getting quotes at local garages,, good luck to her..lol

[loserone]

10 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Just saw this on Facebook. 

Wasn't this in SOCs yard for a bit. I remember the comical overhang. 

Is Richard someone on here? Sure that's @Jim BellBell's picture from the AS meet yesterday.

[Jim Bell]

Similar to mine but mine had a man's butt in as he wound the stabilization arms down.  It looked like an interesting bold thing like. 

The van, not the butt. 

[Tenmil Socket]

I don't recall the doctor owning this ?

[Tenmil Socket]

I lost at cambelt roulette yesterday. I broke down in the MX5 on the M62...

[Tenmil Socket]

6 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I lost at cambelt roulette yesterday. I broke down in the MX5 on the M62...

A couple of miles along the motorway in the recovery truck there was another red MX5 broken down on the opposite side of the motorway...?