mitsisigma01 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, HillmanImp said: Up at my Dad's place and there's a Mercedes A-class with a spoiler parked behind Mrs Imps Mazda. Had a quick google fully expecting it to to a Dacia diseasel powered Halfrauds bling adorned old lady's shopping car but it looks like its well fucking weapon. That is fucking fast. Which car check site is this and where it states registered near is that where it was originally registered or where it is currently registered on the v5 ???. Also which level of check does it need to be to get that part to show up?. I am trying to find where another Sigma might be in the UK and hope that this narrows it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 52 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Which car check site is this and where it states registered near is that where it was originally registered or where it is currently registered on the v5 ???. Also which level of check does it need to be to get that part to show up?. I am trying to find where another Sigma might be in the UK and hope that this narrows it down pretty sure it just gets that info from (in the case of a "new" format plate) the first 2 letters of the number plate which tells you where the car was first registered, so it just tells you where the car was originally registered, not whats on the V5 HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I had planned to take the in car entertainment out of the zx this afternoon... The rain means I've decided fuck that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Allowed light to wash over the 635 today for the first time in err...? Quite surprised as I went armed like a knight to battle my way into the cave through walls of spider monster nests. Hardly anything really. A few leaves, a poo from a small creature on the boot lid and some cellar spiders, not many though. Reading the thread where someone's leather had gone mouldy had me concerned so I paid a visit plus it needs preparing for MOT sometime so needs to move. No mould though. I can only think there isn't any because I cleaned and fed the interior not long before it went into storage. That smell tho... I opened the door and that smell that only an aged vehicle can have. I had to open it up again just to get another whiff... Awesome. Apart from the expected flat battery which I went to retrieve, I noticed that this car still lives up to its name of 'breaks when you do use it, breaks if you don't use it' as I discovered an unidentified fluid spread across the floor which had dropped from somewhere under the bonnet. What a car! Turns out that the brake reservoir has shit out all the fluid from what looks like the master cylinder seals. It's an odd one but so are most of the problems that this car manages to produce. Battery on charge now, it was new about 6 months ago and I should have took it off but forgot. Taking a charge like a pro now so I'll be firing the BM up next week at some point. Air still in all the tyres too! Skizzer, FakeConcern, HillmanImp and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Storm...whatever the heck they've called this one...sod off. Yet *another* point of water ingress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said: Which car check site is this and where it states registered near is that where it was originally registered or where it is currently registered on the v5 ???. Also which level of check does it need to be to get that part to show up?. I am trying to find where another Sigma might be in the UK and hope that this narrows it down It's just total car check. Free one. mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Storm...whatever the heck they've called this one...sod off. Yet *another* point of water ingress. bonus points for a Photo that utterly messes with my head cant quite tell if im looking at a wall or a ceiling! LOL (guessing a ceiling going by the fire/smoke alarm looking thingies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Zelandeth said: Storm...whatever the heck they've called this one...sod off. Yet *another* point of water ingress. This was the view from my cousins house in Newcastleton last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Street round the corner from us doesn't look that different. Thankfully we are on a hill so *relatively* safe from flooding. Was definitely in our minds when we brought the place. This leak is in the ceiling - of course not in the nice easy to get at single story section, no this is on the first floor set back sufficiently to make access more awkward. The Jag also just decanted about a pint of water into the driver's footwell when I turned the heater on...the intake drains in the scuttle will want cleaning then. HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just completed a 400 mile tour of the Highlands in the Mini which performed admirably. Only used a cupful of oil too. Needs a bath now though! This old C Class was outside the front door of our accommodation. Doesn't appear to be in use but it is MOTd so might be in reserve for the owner who works in London. This worked as an onsite snowplough at the Tomatin Distillery. Surprisingly still MOTd despite the rough appearance (and holes in the floor) Burnside, Springer, RobT and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just tried my Sigma on totalcarcheck free version and "registered area" didn't show, does anyone have free access to the premium search on totalcarcheck please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Urgh. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 My Dad's parent's driveway circa 1982ish. Vince70, Steviemillar, danthecapriman and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 @captain_70s some nice chod there captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, captain_70s said: My Dad's parent's driveway circa 1982ish. Great shot. Can you make out the reg on the Sunny please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: Great shot. Can you make out the reg on the Sunny please? *DN 668Y Can't make out the first digit, a DN makes sense as my parent's lived in Leeds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Only used a cupful of oil too. One like this? davehedgehog31, Timewaster, richardmorris and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Haha no just an actual teacup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Make sure you wash it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 With a few things on the horizon, I finally have been able to clear my bench and stick my old boss's 1932 Zenith radio back on it. First up, the sheet metal for the lid. Rubbed back to bare and wiped down. And painted matte black. I'm thinking that I should maybe have another run at craquelure paint. Experiments will follow on an old piece of steel. The old volume dial was no longer the resistance it should have been, so the only options you had were LOUD and STUPIDLY LOUD. It now dials down to correctly quiet. However, the retaining bush and neck didn't fit the new volume control (metric) so a little imaginative work had to occur. Tapped a thread down the middle of the old control's mounting lug That screwed on as a sleeve, was then shortened and a slot cut in to the shaft for the extension that sticks out the front of the radio. It all fits and works properly. Next up I want to get a solid state vibrator for it because the one it has is too bloody noisy- that and after a little work it still functions so it'll be nice to be able to save it because new ones aren't available. Then re-plate all the tube covers like the one in the last photo, finish up the last few bits of the circuit that need work, get some cotton covered cloth to replace the wire that goes to the tube top caps and get it all aligned. Well overdue Phil RobT, GrumpiusMaximus, Skizzer and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, PhilA said: solid state vibrator Fnarr, &c. stonedagain, PhilA, dozeydustman and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 4 hours ago, BoggyMires said: Apart from the expected flat battery which I went to retrieve, I noticed that this car still lives up to its name of 'breaks when you do use it, breaks if you don't use it' as I discovered an unidentified fluid spread across the floor which had dropped from somewhere under the bonnet. What a car! Turns out that the brake reservoir has shit out all the fluid from what looks like the master cylinder seals. It's an odd one but so are most of the problems that this car manages to produce. Wash the fluid off the paint asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Because of rain and local flooding today, I decided not to be lazy and go and check on the car. No flooding thankfully near the car, but then in another rare fit of actual enthusiasm I decided to take up the back seat bench and under there I found: 2 x £10 notes ? Unfortunately, they are out of date. Surprise surprise. ? Also found a £50p piece and a stylus from something. Slightly better still I found another 50p in the petrol station hoover coin rejection slot. So the £1 hoover was free and enough to clean up the underside of the back seat. RobT, Burnside, Springer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I think you can still pay those old tenners into your bank account if you can still find a branch to visit. Failing that, the Bank of England will always change old notes. Ghosty, Lord Sterling, Springer and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 hours ago, GBJ said: Wash the fluid off the paint asap. Yeah, it's getting a blast from the jet wash. The whole area is a bit oily. It's dot 4 which I've not any problems with in the short term ... YET! Worst happens, the paint is shot anyway because patina* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 55 minutes ago, BoggyMires said: Yeah, it's getting a blast from the jet wash. The whole area is a bit oily. It's dot 4 which I've not any problems with in the short term ... YET! Worst happens, the paint is shot anyway because patina* I always used DoT5.1 in the 635, and also now in the diesel Borat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Just now, Tadhg Tiogar said: I always used DoT5.1 in the 635, and also now in the diesel Borat I'll change it soon when I've used up the 20gallons of dot 4 I have left! Which, if that keeps doing that, won't be long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/15/2020 at 5:32 PM, Craig the Princess said: @stuboy if you had said you were in my village you could have popped in for a cuppa what village do u reside in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Made it to Manchester, let's see what tomorrow brings. First solo drive in Central London tomorrow. Vantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 This wee bastard was sheltering from the wind when I got back from the hospital. Have taken him out some food and a couple of blankets, hopefully he's not still there when I go back down tomorrow. Skizzer, Bobthebeard, Burnside and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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