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[richardmorris]

Words cannot express the true gaudiness. JAZZ1 ex Liberace.

[SmokinWaffle]

On 10/21/2020 at 12:32 AM, Ghosty said:

MX5s are good for the soul. 

Why not make your soul even happier..... 

Would also love a PX for a standard MK1 or 2...

[richardmorris]

this is rather nice too - same delivery.

[richardmorris]

38 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

this is rather nice too - same delivery.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/videos/liberaces-gold-cadillac-barn-find-hunter-ep-84/

 

[Cavcraft]

Despite a fleet of modern*, reliable* cars, I decided that for a trip to 'that' London a 5 litre petrol Merc would be a bit expensive, the combo van too uncomfortable, the Sierra estate not the right car, the Transit would have fallen to bits, the Galaxy has had it and the Corsa leaks enough water to flood the average desert, which left one other option:  Borrow my Astra back for 2 days. It's actually an ex-hire car that I rent out to a local take-away. Some may remember this from when I bought it, it still looks like it's been washed in acid and wiped off with a house brick, but probs a bit worse now. The picture really does NOT show the full horror and makes it look half-decent, which it isn't. Here it is in snazzy Hampton Court...

 

For a 1300 it actually goes quite well, bit noisy if you welly it (like a slightly toned down version of the PSA 2.2 diesels in the big Citroen/Peugeot vans) but the cruise control made things a bit nicer. A half-decent stab at MPG figures suggests about 55-58 average, which is pretty good imho.

 

 

Soz it's a modern* car and all that. Anyhow, to keep it marginally o/t, we had gone to visit my dear old mum and spent a couple of hours chatting away about some of the cars she and dad used to have, two of my siblings and I had a bloody good laugh about the two Renault 4s, a Fiat 126 and a Riley Elf etc.

[omegod]

Just treated myself to an extravagant gift in the form of an engine hoist from SGS Engineering, seems they are better regarded quality wise than the Chinese stuff from Amazon. I'm an absolute tight arse with myself so this is very out of character! I have two engines awaiting plucking so am quite excited 

[richardmorris]

Today also had a bmw z8 ( with reg z8), and a Honda NSX with an NSX matching reg. sadly no pics as things got a little hectic at work.

[LabRat]

Just dropped the mg6 off at my friendly local garage for the wishbone replacement and retest. Total cost of repairs looks to be about £450 in total, £220 of which was the bloody part!

Interestingly enough, I got a phonecall yesterday from Stoneacre Mg who "noticed from their records that my car has failed it's mot and is overdue it's annual service".

They've "put together a really good deal" including transport, labour, parts cost and the cost of 2 continental tyres (one was advised for wear on the inner edge thanks to the wishbone) at £1077 + vat. (But I can claim £250 parts cost back in 3 months from the warranty)

Also it's due an annual B service, which would be another £350 on top. When can they book the work in for and would I like to book a courtesy car on top?

I laughed like a drain and put the phone down.

[RobT]

Rover calipers arrived so yesterday...

Copious amounts of heat, Irwin bolt removers and general fuck aboutery meant four hours later.

The part is a recently refurbished but used MGF caliper which are shared with the 800, and it came with the handbrake bracket.  This saved me as the bolts securing the bracket on the old caliper just wouldn't budge.

The other side will need a new brake hose as I can't undo the banjo bolt without mashing it with the Irwin.  And based on my experience with the near side, I've bought another cheap slave caliper that I'll plunder for the handbrake bracket.

The handbrake now works A1, and isn't pointing at the headlining.  So I'm very pleased with that.

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

Although VR5 is on an audi q5 and GU1927 is actually a 1929.

[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

How do you ever get any work done!

[dollywobbler]

21 hours ago, omegod said:

Just treated myself to an extravagant gift in the form of an engine hoist from SGS Engineering, seems they are better regarded quality wise than the Chinese stuff from Amazon. I'm an absolute tight arse with myself so this is very out of character! I have two engines awaiting plucking so am quite excited 

I think mine is an SGS. Very good bit of kit, but the 'instructions' are hopeless. The assembly diagram looks like it was originally 50x50 pixels and enlarged from there.

[omegod]

33 minutes ago, dollywobbler said:

I think mine is an SGS. Very good bit of kit, but the 'instructions' are hopeless. The assembly diagram looks like it was originally 50x50 pixels and enlarged from there.

From the reviews I've read I'm expecting fun and games assembling, particularly in the castor area 

[LabRat]

And it's finally fixed, with a full test. £349 lighter, but at least it's legal again.

I would say back to silent, smooth running, bit this is an mg6 we're talking about.

Now to try and do something with the tivoli's knackered wheel bearing. 

[egg]

A short video with some sound about Reliant making Princess Anne's you know what...

https://www.macearchive.org/films/atv-today-17121970-reliant-scimitar-princess-anne

[clayts450]

7 hours ago, RobT said:

Rover calipers arrived so yesterday...

Copious amounts of heat, Irwin bolt removers and general fuck aboutery meant four hours later.

The part is a recently refurbished but used MGF caliper which are shared with the 800, and it came with the handbrake bracket.  This saved me as the bolts securing the bracket on the old caliper just wouldn't budge.

The other side will need a new brake hose as I can't undo the banjo bolt without mashing it with the Irwin.  And based on my experience with the near side, I've bought another cheap slave caliper that I'll plunder for the handbrake bracket.

The handbrake now works A1, and isn't pointing at the headlining.  So I'm very pleased with that.

Great result, Rob, good perseverance. Genuinely chuffed for you.

[wuvvum]

Been having fun with warning lights this week.  I was sat in my newly-purchased C2 a couple of days ago trying to get myself comfortable, which involved lowering the driver's seat which was on its highest setting.  The driving position is now much better, but it's brought the airbag light on.  So this weekend I'm going to have to go scrabbling around under there to try and find the loose connection - I hope I can get to it from the front as access from the back isn't going to be great in such a smoll car.

Yesterday I took the Freelander out for the first time in a while, and was greeted by the "three amigos" (ABS, TCS and HDC warning lights).  They've come on a couple of times in the past but have always gone away when I've switched off and restarted the engine.  Not this time - they stayed resolutely illuminated.  I eventually ascertained, by finding a gravel track and standing on the brakes, that the ABS was in fact working fine.  Interestingly, the next time I switched off and restarted the engine, the lights all went off.  I went out again in it this evening though and they were all back - again, activating the ABS and then stopping and restarting the engine got them to go out.  I'm not sure what's causing this, and because of the age of the car I doubt my laptop would have much luck talking to it.  Hopefully it's just crap on a sensor through lack of use - I might spray some brake cleaner at the ABS sensors and see if that makes it go away.

The Rover 75 has also started to flash up some kind of brake warning occasionally.  It's hard to tell exactly what as the centre display is badly pixellated and has also decided to start displaying in French - as far as I can make out it says "anomalie frein", which is less than helpful.  It's not the pads as the fronts are fine and the rears are brand new; the fluid level is also fine.  It only flashes up on startup and goes away after a few seconds, so I think I'm going to ignore it and hope it doesn't come up at MOT time.

[dozeydustman]

Had a mini non-car collection this morning for some gaming chod for my now increasing console collection. Quick run up to the A34 so I could collect the games and a fellow shiter could admire* the Suzuki of delight.

Good to see you again @Nyphur, hope tge rest of your journey today went well.

[HMC]

Rain makes cars with flakey lacquer look good. Primera/ 166 both hiding it well in the Devon drizzle. 

[HillmanImp]

Been into garage and one of the toolboxes is full of water. 

Just that, nothing around it. There's HBOLs on the shelf above, theyre okay and the floor and workbench the tools are on is fine. 

Its been raining heavily today so I've been in the garage to see where its coming in and its dry still. 

Frigging mystery. Someone call Scooby Doo. 

[captain_70s]

BLEAK

[KitKat]

3 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

BLEAK

Noicce. Auto or manual?

[Six-cylinder]

53 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

BLEAK

Even more bleak!

[GingerNuttz]

Majestic block of flats in a very nice neighbourhood and 100% no junkies for miles .........

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Been into garage and one of the toolboxes is full of water. 

Just that, nothing around it. There's HBOLs on the shelf above, theyre okay and the floor and workbench the tools are on is fine. 

Its been raining heavily today so I've been in the garage to see where its coming in and its dry still. 

Frigging mystery. Someone call Scooby Doo. 

HBOLS are incontinent?

 

[dozeydustman]

I am considering getting the jobs on the Ignis done, whacking a year’s ticket on it and moving it on.

I may be getting a van with my promotion, I can *just* about afford to insure the stepdaughter on it at renewal (many other cars will be much much cheaper for a 20 y/o) and despite the headroom and a 6ft 5 idiot being able to fit in it I’ve started to get backache driving it.

If I don’t get a van I’ll keep it, if I do it’ll be used once a week if that and seeing that the Toyota only gets used once or twice a week we’ll have no need for 2 cars.

I have also entered roffles....

[outlaw118]

Started the day with a list of jobs, some car-related some not.

Went into town first thing in SWMBO's Kia, noticed on return that the NSR tyre was a bit flat (but only at the bottom). As these tyres - Winglong Happyday Ditchfinders have been on the car since we bought it, I'd been considering changing them for the last couple of months as whilst there is just under 2mm of  tread the sidewalls are getting a bit cracked. Got home, pressure down to 12.5 psi from a recommended 32. As she's off to her mate's in Suffolk tomorrow I checked the others, OSR @ 25, both fronts at 31. All sorted, but will check NSR before she goes in the morming.

Workvan has been taking a beating (relatively speaking) in the last 3 weeks, and is absolutely filthy, inside and out. Removed 12 2 litre pop bottles, 5 Maccy D's bags, 9 empty fag packets and another carrier bagful of other detritus from the cab, topped up the windscreen washer bottle, then ventured to the garage to get the glass cleaner and Rain-X, got distracted by a small bucket full of sockets that had mysteriously jumped off the shelf, then got the arseache, went indoors.

Then it started raining.

[plasticvandan]

Coming home from work Friday,got out and heard a hissing noise,sounded like a radiator leak..no,sodding wood screw in my front tyre and I had already booked in to have a set of four fitted on Thursday....did a trail and found a set of nearly new winter tyres on rims for £50 not too far away,so fitted those and will get the original set changed in the week,least they won't have to take the wheels off!