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[Cord Fourteener]

10 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Out and about. I need to bodge some repairs over the next few days because the water ingress has increased, and the mould has become rampant. 

Gonna stick it inside for a while with a heater and a dehumidifier to begin with, and add some sealant around leaky seals.

 

I wiped the mould of mine with vinagre, then set to work running the engine just in the drive and having the blowers on full and the windows cracked.

Didn't dry out in one go but it got significantly better, now I've added a hanging dessicant and that is collecting quite a lot of the moisture too. Should be dry soon.

[Amishtat]

So.. A conundrum.. Do I spend seven or eight hundred putting right all that's wrong with the 740 or try a cheeky bid on an apparently nice local 940 turbo for a little more? Genuine question, I can't make a decision 

[Split_Pin]

10 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

What,  the Alfa or the Nissan?

If the Nissan, that never had a V6. It may be the Mazda MX-3 you're thinking of....

Yes I meant the MX3

[BorniteIdentity]

9 hours ago, Tim_E said:

I wiped the mould of mine with vinagre, then set to work running the engine just in the drive and having the blowers on full and the windows cracked.

Didn't dry out in one go but it got significantly better, now I've added a hanging dessicant and that is collecting quite a lot of the moisture too. Should be dry soon.

Ah yes.  The heater.  That doesn't work.  I imagine old Leroy who had the car before us had dabbled in the forbidden moonshine (K Seal) as it's never bloody worked.  I have a new matrix to fit but value having my fingers, so I'm going to flush the system out first before giving the job to someone else if that doesn't work!

The Sierra's in the garage now and was treated to about 5 hours of a 2kw heater.  It was hotter than the sun in there last night - lovely stuff.  More mould wiping to happen (got some special jollop from the shops) and I've ordered some black sealant from Amazon which is coming today!

[AndyIggs]

6 hours ago, Amishtat said:

So.. A conundrum.. Do I spend seven or eight hundred putting right all that's wrong with the 740 or try a cheeky bid on an apparently nice local 940 turbo for a little more? Genuine question, I can't make a decision 

Sometimes its better the devil you know. Chances are although you'll be buying that car it may also need some spending on it as well.

[BeEP]

/\ What Andylggs said /\  Chances of an unknown car needing zero spending on it is low, although it can happen.  If your 740 can be fully sorted for less than the purchase price of the 940 then fixing it would definitely get my vote as well.

[meggersdog]

11 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Ooft nice, doest that have the smol V6?

It's a Nissan 100NX . They only came in 1.6 four pot flavour here.The rest of Europe got a 2.0 litre aswell.

Your thinking of the Mazda MX3 this  is based on a Nissan Sunny hence the blandness.

[AndyIggs]

I really want to get rid of my fezzy for a 5 door, its not used a massive amount apart from going work and back but when I do need to take the family out its just a right ball ache getting them in an out.

I just can't let it go though and replace with another shitter as I've spent a bit on it over the last 18 months (matching tyres, rear shockers, front calipers, discs and pads to name a few things). I can guarantee anything I replace it with will need work doing, I'd expect nothing less at the low end price point so to me its just not worth the hassle yet until MOT time comes in June.

[brownnova]

14 hours ago, meggersdog said:

Went to King's Lynn today . I did a buy.

This charming little fellow is now in my workshop

Speedo doesn't work but hey other than that it's a cracker. Bland as bland can be and that front end is a bit erm but it has a certain charm.

The mum of my first ever girlfriend when I was in school had one of these... it was M Reg and white. 

[Split_Pin]

Quick update on the fleet:

Mini: After the oil change to a slightly heavier 5/w40 the smoke from the valve stems still didnt come back however it has now strangely returned. Not a new problem though, oil usage is as patchy as before and it continues to car well.

Clio: Usual problems trying to sell it. Despite stating in the advert clearly 'No swaps' and that I would ignore lessages of less than 10 words, I received both. I have been offered a MK4 Escort Cabriolet project and £200 and a barried Seat Leon Cupra (whatever that model is), £950 and a not unpalatable offer of £1200 however that was all the message said. Some messers seem interested at first but when the reality of my address and a time to view hits them, they go silent. One guy is coming tonight who lives nearby so perhaps he will show.

Audi: The Mann filter with an anti drainback valve and lighter grade oil didn't help the chain rattle on start up. Fiction there from the Audi pages then! I have conceded that as it is not a critical internal part of of the engine and it is otherwise quiet in operation, I'll keep an ear on it and leage it alone for the time being. Ultimatley a new chain and tensioner will be fitted but not necessary this year.

Corsa: Continues to slumber but still MOT'd and ship-shape.

If/when the Clio sells, I fancy a 4x4 type of thing, a phase 1 Merc ML 270 is high on my list.

[stuboy]

According to my sister I was on tv last night... how dare she i have more hair.....lol

[GrumpiusMaximus]

He's not carrying a Mondeo spoiler from Halfords, either.  That's how I'd identify you in public, Stu!

[dozeydustman]

15 hours ago, meggersdog said:

Went to King's Lynn today . I did a buy.

This charming little fellow is now in my workshop

Speedo doesn't work but hey other than that it's a cracker. Bland as bland can be and that front end is a bit erm but it has a certain charm.

That’s not the one from Lawrie’s Mechanical Marvels LMMMons challenge is it? They’re based over that sorta area

[fatharris]

Took the Laguna to Wiltshire and back this weekend, it's such a lovely steer.

Been taking the MX5 to work the last few days and I'm noticing I'm spending a LOT more time sideways than I'd like. Anything to do with the road being salted?

Either way, the entire fleet need a wash.

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[meggersdog]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

That’s not the one from Lawrie’s Mechanical Marvels LMMMons challenge is it? They’re based over that sorta area

Close, same year and colour, mine's had more owners (last change in 2015) done more miles and it has a roof spoiler.. I paid a little more for it too.

[Ghosty]

Just been sent a picture of my new car arriving at its temporary custodian's place. Anyone want to buy a 306?

[Supernaut]

3 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Anyone want to buy a 306?

Yeah, but not an auto.

[Amishtat]

7 hours ago, BeEP said:

/\ What Andylggs said /\  Chances of an unknown car needing zero spending on it is low, although it can happen.  If your 740 can be fully sorted for less than the purchase price of the 940 then fixing it would definitely get my vote as well.

In the cold light of day this does seem to be the sensible option.. I would like to try a Turbo before they're all raced/too expensive though 

[wuvvum]

Picked up the ex-Bramz Rover 45 from BeEP's this afternoon.  It drove back fine, with no noises from the transmission that would signal imminent doom.  The heated seats are also superb.  It is, however, slow as f*ck so a new MAF will be on its way in short order. 

The nearside doors now open OK but the front outer handle is going to need some attention as it's rather loose and needs holding in place in order to open the door.  Also the rear demister doesn't seem to be working.  Those are the only issues I have found so far which need immediate attention though. 

It's interesting to compare this Project Drive car with earlier versions I've owned.  The quality of some of the interior bits is dreadful, and the wood* on the dash is almost Elantra levels of bad.  It's also quite noisy - I think Project Drive got rid of a lot of the soundproofing.  It handles really well though, the steering is quite quick and nicely weighted, and I think once the engine is back up to full power it should be quite a decent drive. 

Thanks to @bramz7 for delivering it to Norfolk and to @BeEP for storing it and picking me up from the bus station.  And for the tour of the impressive selection of BL tat. 

[bramz7]

@wuvvumhappy to help. Glad you like it. 

[BorniteIdentity]

That is MINTY fresh. Great work.

How many collections is it so far this year, Wuv? It feels like one a weekend atm... 

[brownnova]

You know you’ve bought the right car when you find a Donny Osmand CD in the CD player... 

An unexpected discovery in the C5!! 

[BorniteIdentity]

Deleted - duplicate post. 

[skattrd]

Have you fitted a ronbox yet @wuvvum ?
ROD-2?

 

[stuboy]

10 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

He's not carrying a Mondeo spoiler from Halfords, either.  That's how I'd identify you in public, Stu!

 

[vulgalour]

Kitchen is getting there nicely now.  Just got to flat back the cupboards and get some lacquer on them, for which I need it to stop raining for at least one day so I can do the whole lot in one go.  There's a bit of paint on some of the carcasses, nothing too arduous to deal with, and then we can move on to stripping the various different wallpapers and bits of tiles off the walls to get back to a nice blank canvas.

The other comedy thing in the kitchen is the cooker switch arrangement.  On one of the walls is a new cooker switch box with trunking running up to the ceiling.  This trunking covers the wire that runs into the attic to join the wiring from the old switch. To make use of the old switch, previous owners have cut a hole in the backboard of the cupboard that obscures it and then run a plug and wire to a surface mount plug socket just below the cupboard.  Brilliant!  The new socket is just a bit too high to be useful, which is just what you want.  Underneath it is, we assume, the old gas main for the cooker and of course they've left a row of random tiles on the wall.  You have to turn the cooker switch on in this cupboard for the other cooker switch to work as a switch too, which is genius.

[fatharris]

Today, I managed to break the pen to my graphics tablet whilst learning how to use photoshop. 

 

Not really that bothered tbh, as I don't think I'll be using it much anyway. 

[Jamie]

Anyone watch sex education on Netflix? 

 

You'll have an orasm for the amount of chod on it! 

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, skattrd said:

Have you fitted a ronbox yet @wuvvum ?
ROD-2?

 

Sadly these later Euro 3 L-serieses aren't compatible with the Ronbox, as they have a different injector pump setup.  The way to tune these is to fit the injectors from a Euro 2 car (which open at a lower pressure so inject more fuel when coupled to the higher-pressure Euro 3 pump), wind the boost up to 19psi and ideally get a remap as well.  So a bit more involved than the earlier cars.

 

2 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

That is MINTY fresh. Great work.

How many collections is it so far this year, Wuv? It feels like one a weekend atm... 

It is the fourth this year, although one of those wasn't actually mine...

[bramz7]

I thought I was doing well on three so far this year. Probably should calm down now but I have a feeling a certain 940td will be bid on....