hairnet Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 so its like peterhead only we can understand the russians catsinthewelder and 5speedracer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, hairnet said: so its like peterhead only we can understand the russians Comparing Tiksi to Peterhead is offensive to the people of Tiksi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, 17-Coffees said: Me, @rantingYoofand @Supernaut spent about a hour browsing Eastern Russia (Think Vladivostok area and beyond) on google maps on StreetView. Its amazing what cars you find, mostly Japanese and Korean, a lot of RHD JDM tin with the odd random surprise thrown in (Mk1 RHD Freelander and Pre-Facelift Opel Omega Estate!) Whats also amazing is how grim, yet amazing it all is. RantingYoof won on the Grim factor with THIS place... I did this a few years ago, spent weeks nd weeks of evenings. Its the gas pipes running over ground that get me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 18 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I did this a few years ago, spent weeks nd weeks of evenings. Its the gas pipes running over ground that get me. Burying services in permafrost generally ends badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Busy long weekend so far. My neighbour and I managed to get 2 tons of gravel delivered on Friday to fill up recent spaces created from earlier stuff being vacated. Bit of a shift moving it around the back but it all looks good now. Yesterday I powerwashed the front drive using this rotary attachment that my dad lent me. Bloody brilliant and almost no splashing and no ugly lines. Today is my wee boys birthday so being in lockdown it's just the 3 of us/Skype with Family. Tomorrow, oil change on the Clio and feed the leather bits on the seats. Still waiting on my exhaust clamps, deliveries are understandably taking longer. I'm dreading running out of jobs to to but still working at home full time so hopefully I'll keep myself out of bother for a bit yet! 320touring and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I've ordered a new exhaust rear section for the 75. Wasn't going to bother until after The Event, but I found one on eBay £20 cheaper than the next cheapest one I'd seen, so nabbed it whilst it was available. Not a job I'm looking forward to tbh - I had a quick look and the join between front and rear sections doesn't look too rusty, but exhausts rarely come apart easily and with the join being more or less in the centre of the car, whichever end I put up on ramps I'm not going to have a lot of room to work. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Burying services in permafrost generally ends badly. bit like canada - petrol is above ground by law cos of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Stirling Moss is gone. RIP fast man. egg, catsinthewelder, Burnside and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 M40 near Oxford at 9.30 am this morning! Why was the hood up on such a lovely morning? The answer is I have discovered if it is not 15° C then I am pretending I enjoy it, not really enjoying it and I was 1°C short. The journey home was different 21°C. rusty998, Broadsword, Andyrew and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 @Six-cylinder Glad to see the CLK getting some good use, pangs of regret here as it was my favourite clk closely followed by a rough but fun CLK 230 manual coupe (later sold to @gadgetgricey) Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I’m currently watching death on the Nile with peter Ustinov (if memory serves a bit of a older car enthusiast) and quite a random cast of rising stars and old hands (David Niven has just cropped up, as has Mia farrow) whilst my own merc sits idle and rusting/ drying out (the interior is wet and mouldy) Six-cylinder, Broadsword, richardmorris and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Walked past the driveway containing my metro just now. It has a fresh puddle under it. Lockdown was poorly timed for the little Rover. Burnside, holbeck, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I've spent my day dicking around with the Xantia. The heater blower has been u/s since I acquired it. It still is. I'm off to light the bbq instead. Three Speed, somewhatfoolish, BorniteIdentity and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Another slow hack. Can't stand the sun; got back to the yard with a feckin' headache Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 35 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Another slow hack. Can't stand the sun; got back to the yard with a feckin' headache And what about you! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 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. Broadsword, HMC, Six-cylinder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 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 Cavcraft and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Getting there Skizzer, Split_Pin, Stevebrookman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Today's boring topic: Mr Sheen/excrement interface Angrydicky, jumpingjehovahs, RobT and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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. Tickman, paulplom, Cavcraft and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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/ paulplom and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I found these two lurking on my camera from the other week! wuvvum, cobblers, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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! richardmorris and stuboy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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? paulplom and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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. richardmorris, paulplom and Yoss 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 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. Craig the Princess, chodweaver, paulplom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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