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[Cord Fourteener]

20 hours ago, Craig the Princess said:

For those on phones who can't work out how to see a signature can you put the link in a post?

Turn the phone to landscape I think

[MarvinsMom]

time once again for a bit of a fleet update-

Rover 75, 202450-odd on the clock and still going. this has recently been treated to some of the finest* chinese deathrings at our favoured tyre spot, as i noticed that the tyreson the back of the car were proper fucked and waaaaaaay past their prime. it has also had the none functioning lights replaced meaning that there is currently, touch wood, no warning lamps lit on the dashboard. i think though that the thermostat in the motor is jammed open as the temp gauge barely gets off the bottom bump currently, as Rover gauges are complete liars, until the engine is fucked, and the stat on an M47R lives in a brittle plastic housing then i don't think that will be getting changed anytime, soon or otherwise. also the a/c is needing a regas,  it was working with plenty of cool air at the back end of last year, and the back parking sensors are not working either. otherwise i guess thats not too bad for a 20 ear old Rover.

The Toyota still doesn't start, not all the time anyway. there is a recon starter in the boot of the car, but as we had a cold, wet and miserable day trying to change it yesterday with no luck, then in the boot it will stay. first we tried jacking the car up, only to find that the jack doesn't want to work, Kerry thinks some seal in the mechanism has burst, no matter we'll put on the ramps instead, only it won't go up, cos the splitter, front bumper fouls on the ramps . so we added some planks of wood to lift the front of the car, and some more and then another. when we got the car onto the ramps, we eventually got the undertray off, eventually, only to find out that the starter was all but in accessible behind the exhaust and then the wiring loom, once i got a socket on it, well i couldn't friggin move it..... not with a ratchet, or the torque wrench, or the biggest breaker bar we've got...... and i was proper swinging  on them, well thats when i walked off the job. Kerry is going to find some mug to do it for us in the new year!

And everything else? well the orange mini has been started and backed out of the garage. it then got put back in the garage! still that must have been the second time in more than a year that it has actually been started up! the bikes, Marvin the metro and Rodney mini, i know that they are still in their respective lockups, cos i have seen them, but thats all that i've done with them, maybe next year, or the year after that, maybe i'll even get to use them, maybe....

[Split_Pin]

Sounds like an inline Renault 5 thermostat is required for the 75, all 3 of mine got this treatment and it works perfectly.

[SiC]

10 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

well i couldn't friggin move it..... not with a ratchet, or the torque wrench, or the biggest breaker bar

A torque wrench is a precision instrument and shouldn't be used for busting nuts off! That's if you want to have it anywhere near correct when you use it next. 

[yes oui si]

Turns out that Dunbar is more than just a coastal junkie's paradise... 

[yes oui si]

Also spotted a Polestar 2 (much nicer in dark colours) and this. I want one. 

[Split_Pin]

Welcome to winter with a 75.

[Tickman]

Good job you like them!

[Schaefft]

35 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Welcome to winter with a 75.

Welcome to bmw ownership. I've held my door shut more than once driving to work. I didn't need that reminder...

[SiC]

#BecauseSomerset

 

[Supernaut]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Welcome to winter with a 75.

My Saab is currently doing the opposite!

The hinges on the driver's door are tired, and now really showing it. I have to push up on the door handle and pull it open at the same time in order to get in it.

[davehedgehog31]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Welcome to winter with a 75.

Memories of various ingeniously* deployed bungee cords on cold commutes.

[stuboy]

Nothing exciting... moved some stepping stones and ran over a worm..

[alcyonecorporation]

stop running over worms man 

[Mike D]

Managed to get a few hours mini ing this aft, got the drivers door window and regulator fitted, and got a bit of headway made on building the subframe up. I'd have got the handbrake cables fitted but i thought id bought some new quadrants for the radius arms, seems i bought everything but! 🤦‍♂️

Ill blast the old ones up tomoz and see if they will go again

[egg]

I'm looking forward to Jonny Smith's updates on this in the New Year...

[bunglebus]

Going to look at a Lupo tomorrow. Much excite

 

 

[richardmorris]

43 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Going to look at a Lupo tomorrow. Much excite

 

 

At least the car is wearing a mask!

[Cord Fourteener]

5 hours ago, Supernaut said:

My Saab is currently doing the opposite!

The hinges on the driver's door are tired, and now really showing it. I have to push up on the door handle and pull it open at the same time in order to get in it.

I have to do that all year round in my tired Mondeo!

[Asimo]

10 hours ago, egg said:

I'm looking forward to Jonny Smith's updates on this in the New Year...

Wot?

Toyota Crown  (edit -🙄) I understand but... do you have a link?

Edited December 29, 2020 by Asimo
Gin

[egg]

1 hour ago, Asimo said:

Wot?

Toyota Crown I understand but... do you have a link?

[clayts450]

Yay - van passed its MoT - let's see if I can get it to 200K now....

[brownnova]

Step one to a tidy garage... buy a tool cabinet. 

[N19]

2 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Step one to a tidy garage... but a tool cabinet. 

Next step, now you have space, buy more tools to fill tool cabinet and leave overspill on garage floor?

[brownnova]

Just now, N19 said:

Next step, now you have space, buy more tools to fill tool cabinet and leave overspill on garage floor?

Exactly. 

[Joey spud]

This needs to find a new home so...

The battery has been on the charger/conditioner..

Then the exhaust started to blow and needed a bit of welding.

I needed a new gasket for the tail pipe and found this up the shed.

Yee haa. I also snapped the two studs off and had to weld on a couple more.

That'll do. Mot is booked for tomorrow then it's  getting put up for sale as i have a van for work so never really used it.

[Joey spud]

I needed to check my tyre pressure's and didn't have an airline handy so knocked up a dummy airline to keep the pressure in the inflator.

Simple fixes are the best.

[Joey spud]

While i'm here.

Random fact Polski caravan wheels would fit a Minor if used with wobble bolts,which begs the question could i fit the Weller 8 spokes to the caravan ?

[Mr Pastry]

10 minutes ago, Joey spud said:

While i'm here.

If you want 13 inch wheels on a Minor, then A35/Sprite/Midget wheels have the right PCD and offset and will go straight on, though on some types the centre hole will need enlarging slightly to fit the front hub.  There are also Vauxhall options if you can find any.  If you stick with 14 inch, then IIRC Wolseley 1500 have the same centres and slightly wider rims.  Just get some decent tyres and it will be fine.  I wouldn't even think about wobble bolts.

[Split_Pin]

Oil change on the Audi yesterday.

ACTION PUMPO

 

It's MOT isn't until 6th February but I'm going to have it done before that in case they close garages again to all but the most valued members of society.