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[richardmorris]

If this is the end of civilisation then at least the car is clean. I’ve painted some of the paint chips on the bumpers in too.

[stuboy]

Inspired by a friend I got on the floor and took a look what's up with the pooter... and all i can see is kick starter ring is worn so gonna look ordering one, oh and needs a battery and 2 stroke dribbling down permanently 

[Bren]

Getting there

[Cavcraft]

Today's boring topic: Mr Sheen/excrement interface 

 

[Split_Pin]

Oil change on the Clio today.

The filter was bastard tight and access is poor, together with an array of fragile  plastic plugs being in close proximity to where I was flailing about with the ratchet. My weak and limp filter strap struggled again but I got the filter off eventually. All done now. Someone suggested using a coilovers adjuster spanner in the filter so I'll do that next time as I have one of those. Treated all the leather on the seats too.

[richardmorris]

If you can see it on Facebook, it’s a compilation of crashes on the Nurburgring in 1970. Loads of interesting cars.

https://www.facebook.com/550310558405103/posts/2219460788156730/

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

I found these two lurking on my camera from the other week!

[richardmorris]

59 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I found these two lurking on my camera from the other week!

And these recent purchases are now housed at the field of dreams? I prefer the toy town blue one.

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

And these recent purchases are now housed at the field of dreams? I prefer the toy town blue one.

Temping but they come with strings attached, that is strings of dustbins!

[spike60]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

If you can see it on Facebook, it’s a compilation of crashes on the Nurburgring in 1970. Loads of interesting cars.

https://www.facebook.com/550310558405103/posts/2219460788156730/

 

 

Virtually everything that rolled over was rear engined. Swing axle or similar rear suspension?

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, spike60 said:

Virtually everything that rolled over was rear engined. Swing axle or similar rear suspension?

I was surprised how easily they all went over. Do beetles have a swing axle? A few dauphines and early Audi’s among the Porsche 914 and 911/2s.

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

I found these two lurking on my camera from the other week!

normally driven by imbeciles who dont give a shit at hospitals

[Bren]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

If you can see it on Facebook, it’s a compilation of crashes on the Nurburgring in 1970. Loads of interesting cars.

https://www.facebook.com/550310558405103/posts/2219460788156730/

 

 

Juding by the amount of shite coming out of the ones that rolled I can only assume they were on their way to the tip.

[spike60]

27 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I was surprised how easily they all went over. Do beetles have a swing axle? A few dauphines and early Audi’s among the Porsche 914 and 911/2s.

I don't know the technical name for it on the Beetles but it certainly tucks under, the Porsches with persumably higher limits didn't  whether rear or mid engined. 

[Lankytim]

Had a spare hour or so today so had a crack at fitting the ancient Nokia hands free kit into my V70. It came from an S60 I scrapped a while ago and I had no idea if it worked or not.  It’s 19 years old and has spent the last 18 months or so rattling around in the boot so I wasn’t hopeful.

Anyway, it all plugged in great and it only bloody worked first time!  That doesn’t happen very often.

 

 

[Split_Pin]

55 minutes ago, Claire84 said:

How do you find the Pela? I found it to be brilliant on one of mine, unusable on another and nearly good enough but not quite on a 3rd.

I've used it on a diesel 75, Corsa B, Mini R56, Audi 80, the 172 and all been fine. I have heard some folks have bother getting the lance to the bottom of the sump.

[Three Speed]

Finally finished the starter motor swap on the DS. Horrible job - everything in the way of everything else. Getting it back together was quicker. Found a small green puddle under the back of the car when I’d finished so I left it running for a while to see what happened. Not a drop so it must  have been due to sitting for a month with the reservoir as full as it can ever be and much higher than the rear. Sitting idling for 30 mins did cause the temp warning light to come on though.
I’d also taken the opportunity to swap both front spheres and replace the broken bonnet cable. Looking forward to a decent drive now.
So here it is back on the ground.

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Three Speed said:

 the DS.

 

hnnnnnnnnnnnng

[Bren]

1 hour ago, Three Speed said:

Finally finished the starter motor swap on the DS. Horrible job - everything in the way of everything else. Getting it back together was quicker. Found a small green puddle under the back of the car when I’d finished so I left it running for a while to see what happened. Not a drop so it must  have been due to sitting for a month with the reservoir as full as it can ever be and much higher than the rear. Sitting idling for 30 mins did cause the temp warning light to come on though.
I’d also taken the opportunity to swap both front spheres and replace the broken bonnet cable. Looking forward to a decent drive now.
So here it is back on the ground.

Beautiful.

[paulplom]

13 hours ago, richardmorris said:

If you can see it on Facebook, it’s a compilation of crashes on the Nurburgring in 1970. Loads of interesting cars.

https://www.facebook.com/550310558405103/posts/2219460788156730/

 

 

Nice to watch the idiots without their seat belts on!

[Three Speed]

I would not like to have been in the back of that Beetle cabriolet. They were very lucky.

I flipped my Spitfire over a long time ago. Swing axles + testosterone make for a risky situation (apparently even on a straight dry road). Luckily I had just fitted the metal hardtop and with just me inside they was room for me to bounce around without snapping anything.

[reb]

13 hours ago, Claire84 said:

How do you find the Pela? I found it to be brilliant on one of mine, unusable on another and nearly good enough but not quite on a 3rd.

I'm a huge fan of them, as was dad, in fact I'm going to borrow his one today for a somewhat non-standard use. There are some cars they don't work on, Keith and I had bother with a cheap one on a MK?? fiesta belonging to a coworker, it just wouldn't reach the sump! Invaluable for autoboxes with "lifetime" fluid too. 

[reb]

I'm learning new things today!

[spike60]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Nice to watch the idiots without their seat belts on!

If it was filmed in 1970 a lot of the cars probably didn't have belts. I think they'd only arrived in F1 a couple of years before.

[spike60]

59 minutes ago, reb said:

I'm learning new things today!

You'll have to let us know how you get on, I have an old system that uses clamps on the wheels and a cord between them but it's a monumental faff. 

[reb]

1 hour ago, spike60 said:

You'll have to let us know how you get on, I have an old system that uses clamps on the wheels and a cord between them but it's a monumental faff. 

I had a look at the manual yesterday afternoon, it seems straightforward enough, very well documented!

[egg]

Just opened the box the pressure washer lives in. Also found the sodding mouse nest...:-(

 

[New POD]

8 hours ago, paulplom said:

Nice to watch the idiots without their seat belts on!

1min 38seconds someone comes out of the door. 

[brownnova]

Who let you out of your garage???

[paulplom]

Washed the fleet today.

Van, bini and saab all shiny.

They're all covered in scratches (not from washing) but at least they're clean. I was knackered by the time I was finished.