Merryck Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Ghosty said: Nissan NPT-90, 15 made. Mainly used in IMSA events. I’d daily drive it. Fun fact - I’ve got part of the front clamshell from a Mazda 767B hanging on my garage wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 16 hours ago, Talbot said: All now superceeded by the 13-pin euro plug, which is actually a lot better than 12N/12S. I hate the 13 pin with a passion. Too many wires, too small pins, if you stick a 7 pin adaptor in they start playing up. Never had a problem with the old type. I'm a bit of a Luddite though, spent hours yesterday, marvelling at my Saab floppy top working, and that's 20 years old. Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I had to move the cars about so decided to to a Mercedes estate face off. Twiggy, Talbot, brownnova and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 50 miles to the support bubble is the furthest the 2cv has been since 2019! chaseracer, HMC, brownnova and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 That's a first. Came back from the shop to find the Shite Fairy had paid a visit and left a couple of things under the wiper of the Maestro. I don't remember leaving a bowl of rust and 10mm sockets out to receive this reward. Flasher relay is Princess compatible, not sure what the condensor is for. GrumpiusMaximus, barefoot, LightBulbFun and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 All tastes catered for at a local village garage dead car park.... Six-cylinder, richardmorris and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Took Bonk the magic wagon out to a garden centre today.... I managed my first A-road overtake in a left hand drive car.... felt like a winner! Also figured out the under-reading Speedo. I think it’s been reconfigured so that 40 kmh is 20 mph, 60 is 30, 80 is 40 etc etc. This will save my phone battery! dome, LightBulbFun, RobT and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 11 hours ago, HMC said: Mercedes estate face off. I know the 210 is a better more modern car, but the 124 just looks more impressive. The rounded-off jelly-mould of the 210 just doesn't have the same "presence" as the 124 does. Lord Sterling, GeorgeB, adw1977 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Been round sorting the deceased uncles house and found few bits ... mini said made for Luton and some 1 size fits all spanners mitsisigma01, Steviemillar, Lord Sterling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 hours ago, HMC said: All tastes catered for at a local village garage dead car park.... Late registration madness with the X1/9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofarsogood Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/new-pictures-classic-car-museum-5252800 Not sure if its already been mentioned but a new car museum is opening up in Ambergate. Apparently you can drive some of the exhibits. sporty-shite and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 My new Berlingo has seriously blotted it's copybook. It ran beautifully at the time I bought it, but it was booked in for a test on Thursday, after a full service with new front padsand a track rod end. A couple of days before I warmed the van up and noticed it smoking more than it had before. I put it on Diagbox and checked the injector corrections, which were all pretty much ok. Then I changed the MAF which was a pattern one, for a secondhand genuine sensor which I had, which cured the smoking. I warmed the engine up fully and it was ok. Unfortunately then the oil pressure light started coming on at idle. I hoped at first that the sensor was giving trouble, but then I noticed that when left to idle for a couple of minutes the tappets started to rattle, showing that not enough oil was getting through. These engines are notorious for blocking the sump strainer with sludge. So the next stage was to check that. When I got underneath I noticed a large dent in the sump, which I thought might be so close to the pickup pipe that it would cut off the oil supply. I got a new sump and whipped the old one off together with the pickup. On examination, the sump, although dented was completely unsludged, and the pickup gauze was completely free of blockage.So I put everything back hoping that the big dent in the sump was causing the problem, but on starting up the warning light was still on. I did think that the new oil filter might be faulty, so I got a new one Purflux one, but that had no effect either. All I can presume is that the oil pump is faulty in some way. So I decided to swap engines. I was able to buy back my old C5, which has done over 200k, but is still running beautifully, as it's had very regular oil changes throughout its life. Obviously the ancillary items on the engine will have to be swapped over, but the basic block and head are the same. I got the whole car for €100, and the engine had a quite recent timing belt and water pump, which is about the same price as an oil pump. So I started stripping the van today. My drive now looks like it belongs to an itinerant scrapman. Saabnut, Cord Fourteener, loserone and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 It’s a lovely day to be swallowing dried mud and cow shit while fixing your rusty Land Rover dome and Cord Fourteener 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Oops, rotten right through. That’s supposed to carry the back of the fuel tank. Cord Fourteener, Jim Bell, Yoss and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jenson Velcro said: Oops, rotten right through. That’s supposed to carry the back of the fuel tank... That went well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 That went well!Fortunately I have replacements, just hope there’s enough of the main chassis left to weld them toSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Tickman, HarmonicCheeseburger, anonymous user and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob88h Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Jenson Velcro said: It’s a lovely day to be swallowing dried mud My thoughts exactly. Time to start making the popups a bit less manual now unicorn parts have been sourced and have arrived. I have some helpers, I just hope the 10mm socket doesn’t go missing*... Stevebrookman, Vantman, louiepj and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 If it does, it should hopefully come out the other end... Fumbler, Cord Fourteener, rob88h and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Get them started young! She’s in her French taxi uniform ! brownnova, Floatylight, chaseracer and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 22 hours ago, artdjones said: My new Berlingo has seriously blotted it's copybook. It ran beautifully at the time I bought it, but it was booked in for a test on Thursday, after a full service with new front padsand a track rod end. A couple of days before I warmed the van up and noticed it smoking more than it had before. I put it on Diagbox and checked the injector corrections, which were all pretty much ok. Then I changed the MAF which was a pattern one, for a secondhand genuine sensor which I had, which cured the smoking. I warmed the engine up fully and it was ok. Unfortunately then the oil pressure light started coming on at idle. I hoped at first that the sensor was giving trouble, but then I noticed that when left to idle for a couple of minutes the tappets started to rattle, showing that not enough oil was getting through. These engines are notorious for blocking the sump strainer with sludge. So the next stage was to check that. When I got underneath I noticed a large dent in the sump, which I thought might be so close to the pickup pipe that it would cut off the oil supply. I got a new sump and whipped the old one off together with the pickup. On examination, the sump, although dented was completely unsludged, and the pickup gauze was completely free of blockage.So I put everything back hoping that the big dent in the sump was causing the problem, but on starting up the warning light was still on. I did think that the new oil filter might be faulty, so I got a new one Purflux one, but that had no effect either. All I can presume is that the oil pump is faulty in some way. So I decided to swap engines. I was able to buy back my old C5, which has done over 200k, but is still running beautifully, as it's had very regular oil changes throughout its life. Obviously the ancillary items on the engine will have to be swapped over, but the basic block and head are the same. I got the whole car for €100, and the engine had a quite recent timing belt and water pump, which is about the same price as an oil pump. So I started stripping the van today. My drive now looks like it belongs to an itinerant scrapman. Did a bit more today. Removed the power steering pump and tied it back so as not to break into the system. Took the turbo off, disconnected the engine loom from the body, and drained the engine and gearbox oil. Finally took out the long driveshaft ,which took ages. The balljoint pinch bolt was fairly seized into the hub as was the balljoint pin. Then undid the two L shaped bolts that hold in the intermediate bearing to the rear engine mount, which was as awkward as usual. Then drifted it out. dome, grizgut, mercedade and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Took the Passat on its first long run in my keeping. It's definitely very good at motorwaying, effortless acceleration all the way past legal speeds, practically any-gear overtaking even with full family and extra tat abort. On Saturday we spent a couple of hours going quite fast each way, prioritising time over efficiency and still returned around 50mpg. Today, again with family and tat an hour and a half on lazy A roads and around 55mpg. Again effortless. Good work, Passat. Sunny Jim, Yoss, Stevebrookman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Took my Bx into work tonight, my two babies together. louiepj, artdjones, Tickman and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 3 hours ago, richardmorris said: Get them started young! She’s in her French taxi uniform ! Needs to be equipped with a Gauloises or Gitanes.... Yoss and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Had a go at starting this big metal slag today... With the decompression lever open, it turns quite freely, and is a lot tighter with it shut which is positive. It doesn't appear to draw any fuel from the overhead tank, but that may e as the level in it is low. I can't see anywhere on it to set it to a starting position as mentioned in the manual, so I might have to clean it up some more tomorrow before I give it another go. chaseracer, Jenson Velcro, RayMK and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Many years ago, my dad bought an Aveling Barford road folder for about fifty pounds to roll the village cricket pitch. It had a V twin diesel ŵith decompression levers on the tops of the cylinders. One bloke would crank it to buggery and another two would flip the levers. It always used to start. I was a teenager at the time, and used to drive it. The brake pedal was rusted solid, but if you just took it out of gear it would stop. incidentally, y iPad has gone mental and places the keyboard directly over the text I’m trying to write so I can’t see a thing. Anyone know what I’ve done wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Should have kept it, i'm sure road folders must be pretty rare nowadays. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I've got my keyboard back in the right place! The road roller was from the 1920' s or 30’s and had a two letter number plate. To drive it, you'd squeeze a lever on the top of the gear lever and push it forwards to go forwards or back to go backwards. The throttle was a hand lever on the rhs of the drivers seat. I used to be in trouble for giving it full bollock and making it clag ! It didn't go any faster. BorniteIdentity, mercedade and STUNO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hmmm. I might* be able to sort out the clicking check-strap on the drivers door of the 407. Out of interest I was looking at it yesterday and noticed that one of the 10mm nuts were missing and other was very loose. I tightened up one with a handy 10mm spanner I keep in the car and the closing and opening the door was much quieter. I have some spare 10mm nuts so will try and fit one after work. Edit* Replacement wheel has just arrived: The tyre is better than one currently on it. Sadly the badge is missing but I could probably grab one off the current wheel or something. Its not important and can wait. This means I can take the car for a wash too on my next day off. Stevebrookman, RayMK, Craig the Princess and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Found and old supplement from news of the world brownnova, HMC, Split_Pin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 4/3/2021 at 5:35 PM, HMC said: All tastes catered for at a local village garage dead car park.... Horrabridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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