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[Eyersey1234]

More route learning today and finally got round to getting my new sat nav set up. 

[LightBulbFun]

2 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

@LightBulbFun I wonder what would happen if someone turned up for their driving test in an Invacar

sadly they dont meet the requirements for a Class B driving test

you could probably take an invacar if you were doing a driving test in a Tricycle due to medical reasons (but your licence would be restricted to Tricycles only)

I do wonder how it worked back in the day, I have seen plenty of period Photos of Invalid vehicles out and about on L plates

so clearly it was more than just "do a lap of the hospital car park"  as is commonly (miss) reported on the internet, and Stuart told me in the past, that after 1960, users had to pass at least a class 3 Tricycle test/licence, but im not sure what that involved exactly

(which I think would be Class C here https://www.gov.uk/old-driving-licence-categories note that the 410Kg thing crops up again! also note the Invalid carriage category J, that AFAIK is no longer issued or such like, so who only knows what the modern day licence requirements of an actual invalid carriage (an invalid vehicle weighing 254Kg or less) are!)

 

[Aston Martin]

Does anyone remember seeing the Evo style bodykit for the Maestro?

[LightBulbFun]

28 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Any rules for taking your driving test while dressed as Deadpool?

Nope LOL

they also dont have anything about the car actually requiring 2 seats for the instructor...

so I wonder what would happen if you rolled up in a Larmar invalid car...

(ok not sure it can hit 62Mph, but if you ask Derry preston cob if you can borrow the engine from his Invacar new era, it should!)

[vulgalour]

One successfully downcycled display cabinet.  "Japanese Elm" is apparently what Fablon calls teak, at least in the range available at our local Homebase.  Wilkinson's own brand enamel grey-green for the backing board.  Pretty chuffed with how will this turned out, looks a good 30 years older than it really is.  Original teak veneered chair back for comparison purposes.

[Spottedlaurel]

Good work on the furniture and room there.

I've got to set off on a collection mission very shortly, but it's not very epic or exciting. It'll involve me borrowing my son's bike and cycling 2-3 miles to the garage to get the Camry, now it's T&Ted and had an oil and filter change. Then buy a new battery (as it's currently using one robbed off the Sunny) and use it to go and watch a rally event at Snetterton.

[Alex66]

We have finally moved in to our home, mrs got a start date for her new job, so thats all good good. As a bonus I have spent the last year or so helping my dad out due to mobility issues and finally this wk end my brothers are helping him move into sheltered housing, timing could not be more perfect. As always there is a downside and the social landlord is trying to fuck us over on stuff they should have made the last tenant deal with  bunch of C's, they have been nowt but grief. Nice this morning looking out over open fields.

[Spottedlaurel]

Well that was easy enough.  Wind was even in my favour cycling there, and I didn't have to do battle with it coming back home. Camry now happily on the driveway and ready for use after breakfast.

It's still such a great thing to drive, with a quality feel and still pretty tight given its age and mileage. The new clutch and various suspension parts it had back in 2017 probably help there. Approaching 108k miles now, would be good to crack 110,000 by next year's MoT.

Still a long way to the 203k my previous estate got to.......

[dozeydustman]

New tool arrived yesterday while I was laid up in bed with a migraine. 19 hour’s sleep and I feel like magic now.

 

Bought because of sake of owning one, but I may need use of a cheap Chinese £10 scope. Trying to justify to the wife any automotive use for it in the garage. Need to case it though.

Also had an offer to make some seasonal countryside brew, so might have an addition for the home brew thread Coming up.

[Alex66]

18 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

New tool arrived yesterday while I was laid up in bed with a migraine. 19 hour’s sleep and I feel like magic now.

 

Bought because of sake of owning one, but I may need use of a cheap Chinese £10 scope. Trying to justify to the wife any automotive use for it in the garage. Need to case it though.

Also had an offer to make some seasonal countryside brew, so might have an addition for the home brew thread Coming up.

Some of these dirt cheep Chinese boards are pretty superb, I have used some class D power amp modules and DA boards with a lot of success after doing a bit of modifying. 

[dozeydustman]

6 minutes ago, Alex66 said:

Some of these dirt cheep Chinese boards are pretty superb, I have used some class D power amp modules and DA boards with a lot of success after doing a bit of modifying. 

My experience with the cheap Chinese stuff has been a mixed bag. Either really really good or totally and utterly crap. That signal is the 3.3v 1KHz signal from the test point on the board and it looks good, if a little scratchy.

Just remembered I have a fault on my C64 I need to diagnose so it should be good there...

[andy18s]

33 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

New tool arrived yesterday while I was laid up in bed with a migraine. 19 hour’s sleep and I feel like magic now.

 

Bought because of sake of owning one, but I may need use of a cheap Chinese £10 scope. Trying to justify to the wife any automotive use for it in the garage. Need to case it though.

Also had an offer to make some seasonal countryside brew, so might have an addition for the home brew thread Coming up.

If you can play Snake on it then that's all it needs....

[dozeydustman]

57 minutes ago, andy18s said:

If you can play Snake on it then that's all it needs....

Weren’t some early games played on a scope? Knowing my inquisitive mind I’ll probably find something

[egg]

new car arriving in next half hour...

[High Jetter]

44 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Weren’t some early games played on a scope? Knowing my inquisitive mind I’ll probably find something

I have a very early memory of my Uncle (an engineer at Marconi) showing me some sort of game on a big old scope he had at home.

[egg]

Oh hello

It be base-y

crusty!

low millage

I've sewn up the deal

Above all, it's a Rover

Yeah, I've joined the @Twin-Cam club

[jumpingjehovahs]

That is sweet as a nut@egg top buy!


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[Joey spud]

Top purchase right there,yummy indeed.

If you haven't already get yourself a grease gun for frequent lubing of the rear radius arms.

I think these cars are going to get a bit of a cult following,with some slightly wider wheels (alloy of steels painted white) and a bit of fluid let out of the suspension to improve their stance they are a cool little car.

There is a young lad here that has a light blue K plate one as his daily but alas it has sod all exhaust on it and if i catch up with him i will cuss him bad.

P.S is it a twin cam ?

[Cookiesouwest]

Ordered a side repeater for the vectra, because the old one is full of water. My life is so exciting

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Getting ready to run an Alpine car stereo unit up to Six-Cyl's place. Wind speed out there seems quite mild compared to last weekend. 

[Broadsword]

Currently in Shropshire. Just done a deal on a 52 year old Triumph Herald. Might be looking for Shitley quotes soon.

[egg]

initial driving impressions will be familiar, you sit on it, not in it - it bounces - a lot.

Steering wheel is very skew whiff, tracks straight, but wheel a long way out! Brakes are.....kind of there, with a shove, but a soft pedal to start with. Needs  a clean inside etc etc. Nippy 0-30, you're in top gear at 35. No stereo (not really an issue).  Clutch a little snappy, but not unusual for this era I don't think.

I'll get some engine bay shots (bit* oily) later.

SUV's can't see you. Too smoll.

Reminds me of both my Fiat Uno and Skoda Favorit (esteemed company)

[egg]

oh, and the Metro seller had a Model T Ford, didn't seem keen to show it to me though!

[richardmorris]

Nothing car related really today - mercedes started instantly after a week and ran up the road to waitrose. Usual Surrey birds at the feeder in the garden earlier. Now the weather has gone a little stormy.

[somewhatfoolish]

Why are there parakeets in the thames valley?

[egg]

18 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Why are there parakeets in the thames valley?

We used to get them in Bromley. The urban myth was that it was Jimi Hendrix's fault (yes, really) - but now disproven.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50755015

[egg]

Metro has a self-destruct button. Lucas immobiliser I think. Were they factory fit?

[richardmorris]

33 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Why are there parakeets in the thames valley?

To quote spike Milligan “ everybody’s got to be somewhere”.

Not one specific release it seems, but related to a bird flu panic back in the 1950s.. People just released them into the wild. 

I have five in the local willow tree at the moment.

[egg]

New fence panel I got delivered in the week (but not yet fitted) now slightly damaged by new storm!

[stuboy]

Crap start to day... galaxy wouldnt start... went to jump of the mondeo, couldn't get the key fully in, so gentle lever with screwdriver and I broke the grill, what didn't help knee in agony, bloody cold hands and windy as feck..went on Amazon and bought solar power charger.. hope it works through fag lighter .