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Zelandeth Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Zelandeth

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That's a git of a job that repair...one well known to anyone who's owned a Classic 900 I think.  Really nicely done!

Floatylight Rank: Renault 16

Floatylight

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Breaking News:

Must sell Saab now - Business has come to a point that I need a truck!
 
 
Noooo! You've been showing it the love it deserves...

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rusty998 Rank: BL Wedge

rusty998

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Made redundant on Monday 9th of March,  get new temp job putting together a VW Scirocco Storm circa 1985, I'm as happy as a pig in the poop, it keeps the wolf from the door and something for my brain to do ?

Picture of the spares car

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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9 hours ago, sickboy said:

Thanks ?

Happy to help out with welding on any other fellow shitters steeds btw. 

That is a risky thing to say to a man with an everlasting supply of rusty cars!

8 hours ago, hairnet said:

six cyl will be down with a atric transporter :D

Two Artics at least!

 

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cpjitservices Rank: Renault 16

cpjitservices

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6 hours ago, Floatylight said:

Noooo! You've been showing it the love it deserves...

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I know mate! 

At least I can pass it onto someone with things already done and improved!

 

My business has reached a point where I need to invest in a big compan vehicle...I did look at a van - but cant get the kids in one.

 

Sigh.

 

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KitKat Rank: BL Wedge

KitKat

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2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

That is a risky thing to say to a man with an everlasting supply of rusty cars!

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What car is that crusty A-pillar affixed? 

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

That's a git of a job that repair...one well known to anyone who's owned a Classic 900 I think.  Really nicely done!

Thanks!!

This full rear quarter I replaced on a Ford Falcon earlier this year was harder. Took me hours of fettling, set up and getting it clean and straight before I cut it welded anything.  I TIG’ed it all too ?

Before:

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After, but still more to do:

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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Lancia Trevi, a few other bits including a small roof area, it is a genuine Lancia so rust can break out anywhere!

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hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

hairnet

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3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

That is a risky thing to say to a man with an everlasting supply of rusty cars!

Two Artics at least!

 

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Meh if the windows not falling out it's character :)

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Shep Shepherd Rank: Renault 16

Shep Shepherd

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Just replaced The Volvo's engine oil (20w50 from Euro Car Parts) and filter (genuine Volvo from eBay), a job which took me all of 20 minutes due to having done it so many times over the past 16 years. If I recall correctly, it took me nearly two hours to do the job for the first time in 2004...

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PhilA Rank: Lancia Gamma

PhilA

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Ordered some new wires and plugs and a tin of red spray lacquer.

Unfortunately the site only had 4 plugs and all others are trying to sell the same plugs for over 4x the price.

I'll wait for the lawn mower supply place to restock their plugs and order some more. It's nice when your car takes the same plugs as a tractor, that immediately subjects them to I'M NOT PAYING THAT MUCH I'M A FARMER pricing.

 

Hopefully I'll be able to make a little progress soon but I need new tires for the daily. Best quote yesterday was $870 for 4 fitted and balanced. I think I'll go with that. Just in time to be working from home for 3 weeks.

Brakes for the Chieftain are $28 a wheel with $15 core return to be re-lined, so I'm going to take that option and the wheel cylinders are $32 a corner. Flexible pipes are $18 each made to the correct length.

Sounds cheap until you multiply it all by 4 but that's the way it goes. I think I may be ordering some parts to finish off one radio that's on my bench too.

Currently in a static "hurry up and wait" mode which is annoying. It'll end, the question is when. If it does soon, the car will be on the road for summer.

 

Phil

barefoot Rank: Lancia Gamma

barefoot

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Fired up the 944 and the T2 for the first time this year and left them both ticking over for a quarter of an hour.

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RobT Rank: Lancia Gamma

RobT

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406 tinkering today.  Application of snake oil first off.

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Then an oil and air filter change.

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I also tried to cure the idling rough until fully warm issue by fitting the recommended fix of a BMW E46 fuel filter, thus bypassing the plastic filter housing that can let in air due to hairline cracks.

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Plumbed in easily enough after this pic, but it made no difference so I just changed the OE one instead.  The old one in there was incorrect I think, being shorter than the housing.

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That's me out of ideas, so I'll just continue running it until it becomes undriveable, or I get bored and buy something else.  But I've done 4,000 miles in it since November and it keeps being a good distance car.  50mpg on a run with an 80 litre tank is handy...last trip was Pembrokeshire a couple of weeks ago, 600 odd miles in three days.  Here it is at St Brides Bay.

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The rear NS brakes started to make a noise soon after I took this.  Dousing the caliper in WD40 cured* it, but I suppose that's next on the list together with curing the thudding noise from the rear (might be droplinks).

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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

egg

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Also from 1990 paper. The XR2i died in 1999. Just about 10 years.

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Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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I am at a car gathering at Towcester, I am not sure I would recommend it as it is very wet!

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320touring Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

320touring

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That's the ML over 100k now

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Have done over 4 k miles in it since end October 19

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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1 hour ago, brownnova said:

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Citroen BX coasters anyone? Search for Citroen gifts on Facebook... these are awesome... 

@strangeangel @vulgalour @Cleon-Fonte can’t think who else has a BX.... 

That’s Clare Howarth, lovely lady and will make you anything in any colour if you ask ( and mention my name).  I have a new set of 2cv EU tea-towels.

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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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In 2cv news I’ve just got the car out to go up to ascot market and found a bottle of hand sanitizer in the door pocket. I’m rich!

flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

flat4alfa

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Afternoon

 I’m in a ‘96 Peugeot Boxer camper

Can’t  read much off this, can anyone recognise it as Bosch or Lucas?  Motor is 2.5 

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Cleon-Fonte Rank: BL Wedge

Cleon-Fonte

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3 hours ago, brownnova said:

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Citroen BX coasters anyone? Search for Citroen gifts on Facebook... these are awesome... 

@strangeangel @vulgalour @Cleon-Fonte can’t think who else has a BX.... 

 

Might have to get myself a set of those, especially if she'd make a few in green.

 

1 hour ago, flat4alfa said:

Afternoon

 I’m in a ‘96 Peugeot Boxer camper

Can’t  read much off this, can anyone recognise it as Bosch or Lucas?  Motor is 2.5 

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It's a Lucas.

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Bren Rank: Talbot Tagora

Bren

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3 hours ago, egg said:

From the Independent January 1990. 15 years before Greta was born?

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I remember when Saddam waltzed into Kuwait - 4 star went up to £1.90 a gallon. Thankfully somebody drove into the back of our royale and wrote it off.

greengartside Rank: Renault 16

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With a little time to spare this morning, I went over to FATHA_ GG’s and did a bit more work on Dudley.

I had bought some cheapie cutting compound, some polish and spray wax from the local garden centre the other weekend so thought it’d be an idea to use them on the car to see what they would do. I also took along a clay bar and a few other bits from my stash.

I clay barred the car, this is just from the front drivers wing....yeesh....

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Clay bar all done, and cutting compound, wax and polish applied resulted in this...

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All that is left is to give the interior a bit more of a clean, there are a few mouldy bits in there and also to remove a bit more pet hair. I found a pet hair remover brush in a car in the scrapyard so I’ll give that a try. I need to change the oil and then book it in for an MOT test with my mate. Then if it passes it will be up for sale.

Oh, and the sunroof seems watertight so I really don’t understand why it was sealed up in the first place. I did notice the passenger side windows misted up when the roof was sprayed with water so I’m at a loss on that one. Still, looks good, eh?

Have a sideways random picture, because Micra.

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Zelandeth Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Zelandeth

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2 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

Afternoon

 I’m in a ‘96 Peugeot Boxer camper

Can’t  read much off this, can anyone recognise it as Bosch or Lucas?  Motor is 2.5 

 

Looks like a Lucas pump to me.

Zelandeth Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Zelandeth

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3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I am at a car gathering at Towcester, I am not sure I would recommend it as it is very wet!

 

 

Balls...I forgot that was on today.  Last one I had to depart from virtually as soon as I arrived as I got a phone call telling me the roof was blowing off the shed!

Six-cylinder Rank: Talbot Tagora

Six-cylinder

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1 minute ago, Zelandeth said:

Balls...I forgot that was on today.  Last one I had to depart from virtually as soon as I arrived as I got a phone call telling me the roof was blowing off the shed!

Only 20 cars instead of the 100+ of last time and I am not sure you really missed out unless you like driving in the rain!

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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1 hour ago, Cleon-Fonte said:

 

Might have to get myself a set of those, especially if she'd make a few in green.

 

I’ve just been messaging with Clare. She says she’s looking forward to floods of BX orders. Plus also has CX and GS/A themes.

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