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[Datsuncog]

Clearing out a load of old tat from the attic and found this scrawled in an old geography jotter, in a section on volcanoes...

I was twelve.

No wonder they all thought I was strange.

[HMC]

That’s a decent sketch- the under the bumper grille bit, assymetric badge etc

[Datsuncog]

Heh, it's probably decent enough, given that I don't think I'd ever seen a real one... must have been inspired by Graham Robson's 'A-Z of Cars of the 1970s' , which my pre-teen self couldn't put down...

But that's reminded me that the only high-spec FE I ever spotted was this VX490, unexpectedly encountered down an alleyway in a swanky part of town some 13 years back.

Oh, I absolutely would.

And the really good news?

Someone must still love the big ol' barge.

[barefoot]

6 hours ago, spike60 said:

What is it going there for? As an ex owner I still have slight interest in them.....

944 dripping/pissing petrol from where the fuel pipes dip down & bob under the rear torsion tube - apparently TADTS

[Zelandeth]

The bloody exhaust on the van is blowing from the joint between the downpipe and front section. Again.

The exhaust on this thing is already comedically loud as it is without adding leaks to the equation.

We've dismantled it, packed it generously with firegum and tightened the bolt up to "if I go any further it will probably snap" levels of torque.

[mitsisigma01]

Sure it's not seeping through the flexi? 

I had similar problem with one before, just turned the radio up until the mot was nearly due, replaced flexi, then had to check the rev counter at every junction to check the engine was still running coz it was so quiet ???

[Zelandeth]

Nah, very definitely puffing out of the slip joint.  Flexi better not be stuffed at a year old!  I've had issues with this joint working itself loose before anyway so was already looking at it suspiciously.  It usually starts buzzing before obviously blowing though.

The very obvious ticking I'd noticed when out earlier seems to have been silenced again so hopefully it will stay that way now.

[louiepj]

If the flexi joint is a loose fit I have had to use one of those exhaust expander tools on the pipes either side.

It's also become a lot more difficult to get hold of M10 threaded clamps with 17mm nuts that can take more torque.

 

[anonymous user]

I'm getting cabin fever and what with all the glorious purchases on here trying to limit my time on Ebay, in case I do something stupid. Fortunately lockdown in Wales is stopping me at the moment. Currently wanting another Morgan, there's a nice one in the west country, I keep reminding myself that I niw find it difficult to get in and out of them with the hood up and that I have no garage, then I i remind myself that I hardly ever drove with the hood up and that most of mine lived outside.

[Zelandeth]

17 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

I'm getting cabin fever and what with all the glorious purchases on here trying to limit my time on Ebay, in case I do something stupid. Fortunately lockdown in Wales is stopping me at the moment. Currently wanting another Morgan, there's a nice one in the west country, I keep reminding myself that I niw find it difficult to get in and out of them with the hood up and that I have no garage, then I i remind myself that I hardly ever drove with the hood up and that most of mine lived outside.

Get a 3-wheeler, then the roof portion becomes irrelevant as it doesn't have one!

[anonymous user]

Unfortunately the three wheelers are out of budget, also even more difficult to get in and out of.

[Zelandeth]

12 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Unfortunately the three wheelers are out of budget, also even more difficult to get in and out of.

Shame!  They're a car which is very high on my lotto win wish list.  Utterly bonkers and all the better for it.  What's the waiting list for them these days?

[Ghosty]

Jag off to a new home, still in Manchester. The buyer was well into his Jags and as I understand the S3 is replacing an X350. 
 

I have £1500-2000 to spend on a replacement. Not sure what I want, and I'm not in a rush to buy. 
I wouldn't mind a 205 Gentry but they're hens' teeth. 

[Mally]

13 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

 

I have £1500-2000 to spend on a replacement. Not sure what I want, and I'm not in a rush to buy. 
 

I'll give it a fortnight.

[Ghosty]

I reckon it'll be longer, there's sod all on the market. 

[wuvvum]

35 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I have £1500-2000 to spend on a replacement. Not sure what I want, and I'm not in a rush to buy. 
I wouldn't mind a 205 Gentry but they're hens' teeth. 

You'd struggle to get a decent one of them for two bags nowadays anyway, even if you could find one.

[Ghosty]

I'm well aware. It's frustrating, I've missed a lot of boats. 

[loserone]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

I reckon it'll be longer, there's sod all on the market. 

I disagree.  I could spend a lot of not a lots at the moment!

[gm]

5 hours ago, barefoot said:

944 dripping/pissing petrol from where the fuel pipes dip down & bob under the rear torsion tube - apparently TADTS

yep. mine did that too - fixed on the cheap with flexi fuel hose and double jubilee clips. the proper fix of dropping the rear axle was just too pricey at the time  

[omegod]

17 minutes ago, gm said:

yep. mine did that too - fixed on the cheap with flexi fuel hose and double jubilee clips. the proper fix of dropping the rear axle was just too pricey at the time  

Micro bore copper heating pipe has got me out of the shit in similar circumstances. Chop out the rotten metal pipe ,  CMB is  easy to bend by hand and then whack a bit of flexi pipe with decent fuel pipe clips on each end, usually fits into the existing pipe holders too

[brownnova]

3 hours ago, anonymous user said:

I'm getting cabin fever and what with all the glorious purchases on here trying to limit my time on Ebay, in case I do something stupid. Fortunately lockdown in Wales is stopping me at the moment. 

You and me both! I’m thankful to be in Wales for a number of reasons, but the fact that’s the continued lockdown is stopping me adding to the heap collection is another good thing! 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

....I have £1500-2000 to spend on a replacement. Not sure what I want, and I'm not in a rush to buy. 

I wouldn't mind a 205 Gentry but they're hens' teeth. 

Might we interest Sir in a functioning CX S2 GTi Turbo 2 near Selby for £1500, but requiring a respray?

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

You'd struggle to get a decent one of them for two bags nowadays anyway, even if you could find one.

 

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

I'm well aware. It's frustrating, I've missed a lot of boats. 

That's what happens when a desirable area becomes gentrified.

[Ghosty]

6 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Might we interest Sir in a functioning CX S2 GTi Turbo 2 near Selby for £1500, but requiring a respray?

I'm being screamed at not to but, hmmmmm.... 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

14 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I'm being screamed at not to but, hmmmmm.... 

Here's one we linked to earlier.

£1400.

[Spurious]

4 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Here's one we linked to earlier.

£1400.

Jeez that's a bargain. 

[loserone]

Wow, hey ghosty if your rents didn't like the 305 that looks like a great way to annoy them

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, Spurious said:

Jeez that's a bargain. 

It's realistic, if it's still available.

The important bits are working. Just choose the colour you're going to have it resprayed in. The various bright blue metallic shades that Citroën had available in the mid to late 1970s would set this S2 quite well, and would be a refreshing change from heat-absorbing clichéd black.

[Ghosty]

I could buy it but not paint it. 


The infinitely wise GGG are screaming at me not to buy a CX.

[High Jetter]

Gwan. Gwan, gwan gwan gwan gwan gwan. Gwan.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

21 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

I could buy it but not paint it. 


The infinitely wise GGG are screaming at me not to buy a CX.

WCPGW?