Dick Longbridge Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, HillmanImp said: My mum seems to think it had a boot that opened. Found the photo (in the frigging bag I'd checked last night which I checked again after looking through all the others) and its not much clearer I'm afraid. Must've been a cheap camera/film or a shit photographer or maybe a bit of all three. Does that bit just sit there though, is the frame attached elsewhere and thats kind of resting against the wheelarch to keep it in place rather than being attached? This is the underside of the front of mine. Still scratching my head... Here's how a different model is set up. Completely different. And here's the boot! The shell is really tired and everything else was shot and ended up in the bin. The remains WILL be restored though. Edit: looking at it again, I wonder if the pedal top mounting bar had a 90 at each end and slotted through the hole at the top of each front plastic strut? Possibly retained on the back with some sort of toothed washer or something? HillmanImp, richardmorris and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Whilst chatting graffiti on @Microwave's amazing Trabant For Sale thread - I unearthed this. 2016 - the glorious Volvo 343 I owned briefly. Briefly because it's the one car that I've owned in the last few years that was too shit even for me. It was stunning inside (and with 8,000 miles - so it should have been) but there were things I was always going to battle with. The variomatic system for one, and the sunroof for another (a vital part of the mechanism was missing, and it needed someone who absolutely loved it to take it on) Still. Hope this brightens your day! richardmorris, danthecapriman, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just spotted this on my local Industrial estate. Haven't seen one in nearly 20 years! Look's like it modified for hill climbing or rallying. Still look's well cared for though. somewhatfoolish, Split_Pin, BL Bloke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Bluebird radio repaired, just need to figure out where I left the wiring for it. Mondeo oil change time. And this is the front leg. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Mrs h was renewing the insurance on the xantia in her lunch hour. LV on their quote included a car value of £140 or £90 at auction! Apparently her co workers had to be stopped from having a whip round for me. Dippy, Burnside, BL Bloke and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I charged gramps Astra battery , and it started instantaneously ! I were a bit surprised tbh .I thought it might've churned over for a bit .. RobT, holbeck, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The Polonez is off to get detailed today. Knowing my luck I'm quite worried it's going to be ruined in some way. Warrned the detailer not to try and polish/scrub window frames as the paint will just come off. Hopefully he doesn't start taking off original dealer stickers or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 22 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: This is the underside of the front of mine. Still scratching my head... Here's how a different model is set up. Completely different. And here's the boot! The shell is really tired and everything else was shot and ended up in the bin. The remains WILL be restored though. Edit: looking at it again, I wonder if the pedal top mounting bar had a 90 at each end and slotted through the hole at the top of each front plastic strut? Possibly retained on the back with some sort of toothed washer or something? Yeah it doesn't look like its going further than the strut cone at the front of mine, not the full width of the car like on that other one as theres nothing to attach it to. It looks like you have those holes half way up on both sides so I assume it went through there and was bolted on the other side. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 The nice man from UPS delivered another box of finest rocking horse faeces this morning. A pair of used-but-good headling mounting brackets for the Innocenti, to replace the existing ones which have almost completely disintegrated due to rust. The front lights have been held in by a wing and a prayer for years now. I wasn't able to fit them today due to the weather, but I will do so as soon as we have a dry spell. They cost me what I consider to be an obscene amount of money for two slightly scruffy bits of bent tin, but that's one of the joys of owning the only example of a model in the country. The 12v pressure washer I ordered off eBay also turned up this evening, exactly when Hermes said it would. I was rather worried by this, until I looked on eBay and saw that Hermes had marked the parcel as "delivered on 20th August". Phew. Equilibrium is restored to the universe. adw1977, Shirley Knott, holbeck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Whispering Bob Harris is doing an Old Grey Whistle Test look back on BBC4 now. BL Bloke, gm and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Damn, only just caught the end of that - will need to have a look on the i player and enjoy it with a beer or two tomorrow night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Today is my 50th birthday. Around now 33years ago I had my first driving lesson. In a BSM (British school of motoring) do they still exist? Ford Fiesta 1.6d... LightBulbFun, gm and Borsuq 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 ^^^^ Happy birthday youngster! puddlethumper and DVee8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I remember when I thought 50 was old. DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, DVee8 said: Today is my 50th birthday. .... 37 minutes ago, DeeJay said: I remember when I thought 50 was old. Will be joining you there next year.... Lord Blackadder: "....The grave opens up before me like a...big hole in the ground...." DVee8 and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, DVee8 said: Today is my 50th birthday. Around now 33years ago I had my first driving lesson. In a BSM (British school of motoring) do they still exist? Ford Fiesta 1.6d... can confirm they do still exist, its who I have been having driving lessons with (with someone who started teaching 36 years ago so I have to wonder!) , you can check out my thread if you want to see me post about my lessons happy birthday btw DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 3:07 PM, barefoot said: Anyone remember me driving my T2 back under my carport ... Pictures in a day or three when it comes back again... There were dome lights with incandescent bulbs above all three doors which came on when the doors were opened. The potential for flattening the battery when camping was huge, so I had disabled their ability to illuminate, I've just had them all removed completely for a smoother look. For an 'old skool' VW scene ridden van, I think that looks pretty good. Tickman, BorniteIdentity, vulgalour and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Perforated vinyl goodness. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I could probably be accused, quite legitimately, at being stupidly cautious and replacing service parts more often than they really need doing. But I think this pollen filter is sufficiently had it! Shirley Knott and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, N19 said: I could probably be accused, quite legitimately, at being stupidly cautious and replacing service parts more often than they really need doing. But I think this pollen filter is sufficiently had it! What you on about? Loads of life left in that! Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 minute ago, xtriple said: What you on about? Loads of life left in that! Maybe this shows the fact that I've never owned a car with a pollen filter before...?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, N19 said: Maybe this shows the fact that I've never owned a car with a pollen filter before...?! Er, I was joking, that is well and truly... fucked! N19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, xtriple said: Er, I was joking, that is well and truly... fucked! Oh phew! With nothing to gauge it against I wasn't sure, even though it looked grotty to me... but yes, new parts now fitted. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Well for the first time since 2006 when I had the rotor arm debacle on my Saab and it conked out on me in the middle of Aberdeen rush hour, I'm waiting on a recovery truck. Nothing serious really, just a snapped CVT belt. However I don't have one nor the tools to change it on me, so not messing around. If I wasn't the only mechanically literate one in the house I could have got the necessary things brought out and thoroughly burn my fingers changing the belt at the roadside. Sadly I am the only one who knows the first thing about cars, so no dice. This however is why I wouldn't even consider running around without a breakdown policy. This is just a case of "Ah well, guess I'm waiting here for an hour..." Rather than a massive headache. barefoot, BL Bloke, richardmorris and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 thats not a breakdown its a stop for a snack LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 22 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Well for the first time since 2006 when I had the rotor arm debacle on my Saab and it conked out on me in the middle of Aberdeen rush hour, I'm waiting on a recovery truck. Nothing serious really, just a snapped CVT belt. However I don't have one nor the tools to change it on me, so not messing around. If I wasn't the only mechanically literate one in the house I could have got the necessary things brought out and thoroughly burn my fingers changing the belt at the roadside. Sadly I am the only one who knows the first thing about cars, so no dice. This however is why I wouldn't even consider running around without a breakdown policy. This is just a case of "Ah well, guess I'm waiting here for an hour..." Rather than a massive headache. Did the telephone operator know what an invacar was...?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, hairnet said: thats not a breakdown its a stop for a snack If it was open! Wish it was I'm bloody thirsty! Plus loading onto the recovery wagon would be way less awkward in the car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 The Rover had its blowing/rotten exhaust replaced this morning so this afternoon I took it out for a run in the country. DSCF1613 by timothy jones, on Flickr RobT, HMC, Split_Pin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Off to Stockton-on-Tees from Bonnybridge later today for a family party. Levels and pressures all checked, day off so it's feet up until my son finishes school and my wife gets in from work. I'm looking forward to the drive. Lest the A66 be clear. EssDeeWon, Tickman, Burnside and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 The A66? That's cheating. Go diagonally over the top instead, I'll wave as you drive past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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