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[Cord Fourteener]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

 

about 12 quid.

Cake! It's a made up drug. 

[SiC]

Until I read the description I thought they were hockey pucks too. I know they're popular for fitting into the cup of trolley jacks to protect sills when lifting. 

[Split_Pin]

8 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Wasn't Chris Goffeys son in Supergrass?

Danny Goffey, yes he was.

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

Until I read the description I thought they were hockey pucks too. I know they're popular for fitting into the cup of trolley jacks to protect sills when lifting. 

I've nearly bought a pair of those before they do look handy. I've seen them with grooves cut out so they sit all over the jacking point. 

I lift from axle components nowadays though, it's rare I have a car with all its sill jacking points not flattened! 

[cort1977]

9 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I may have found a solution to the Innocenti engine mount dilemma.  If anyone can think of a reason why this won't work, speak now or forever hold thy peace.

I've found these on eBay:

  Grand total of about 12 quid.

Well at that price it's got to be worth a try.

[juular]

@Split_Pin have you got a set of these?

They've dug me out of almost every hole regarding rounded bolts. 

Even when there's only a stud left, you can blob a bit of weld on top and hammer one of these on. I don't think they've ever left me stuck.

[3VOM]

9 hours ago, dean36014 said:

They look like ice hockey pucks!

Probably because a lot of them are.

[Fumbler]

I wonder if they are also used as bilge plugs or something like that to temporarily seal off a piping system.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

The most luxurious Railway Station Waiting Room? 

[wuvvum]

4 hours ago, juular said:

@Split_Pin have you got a set of these?

They've dug me out of almost every hole regarding rounded bolts. 

Even when there's only a stud left, you can blob a bit of weld on top and hammer one of these on. I don't think they've ever left me stuck.

+1 on these.  I'm yet to find a rounded off bolt that will stand up to them.  They're good for locking wheel nuts as well if you lose the key.

[Stanky]

Are those Irwin bolt removers one use? or are they able to be detached from the extracted bolt and reused? I assume hammering them onto a seized bolt doesn't do them much good or are they made of double 'ard admantium or something?

[Agila]

7 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Are those Irwin bolt removers one use? or are they able to be detached from the extracted bolt and reused? I assume hammering them onto a seized bolt doesn't do them much good or are they made of double 'ard admantium or something?

Reusable. Mine look like brand new. I just lay it on the ground and tap with a hammer to free the old bolt. If things are still jammed, put the socket in a vice and hammer it out with a punch.

[wuvvum]

Yep, they're pretty hard metal.  Much harder than any bolt I've encountered anyway.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

I'm about to embark on a new construction project. Today I had a meeting about it and it sparked my curiosity because it's out in the country side. I accessed some files of pictures taken of the oversite... the cleared land. There's an old abandoned selection of buildings beyond the boundary and what did I see?

A severely pogweaseled, red (pink), complete looking, 8v MK2 golf GTi hiding in the overgrowth. GODAMMIT! Why me? Why do I have this desire to give it a home? I just hope it's owned by some angry, slightly bonkers farmer who tells me to get to fuck and sees me off his land with a shotgun.

[chaseracer]

On 27/04/2021 at 16:44, artdjones said:

Wheel centres for the Berlingo arrived from @ruffgeezer. Thanks, Tim.

Mr L is a top shiter and all-round decent bloke.

[Fumbler]

Made it back in just under 5 hours. I blame the A303 and M25.

To reward its excellence, I gifted the BX two collapsed suns.

[Ghosty]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Yep, they're pretty hard metal.  Much harder than any bolt I've encountered anyway.

'bolt' and 'hard' aren't words I pretty much ever use in the same sentence.

[chaseracer]

20 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

'bolt' and 'hard' aren't words I pretty much ever use in the same sentence.

Depends who's chasing you, IME... 😉

[bunglebus]

Fox right outside A+E tonight. Nothing to do with cars, just pleased me to see it

 

[Fumbler]

Collapsed Sun The Third ordered for the boot. I'll pick it up at college next week.

[juular]

7 hours ago, Stanky said:

Are those Irwin bolt removers one use? or are they able to be detached from the extracted bolt and reused? I assume hammering them onto a seized bolt doesn't do them much good or are they made of double 'ard admantium or something?

As mentioned, they are pretty tough. I've had mine for 10 years and they have taken some amount of abuse.

They work best with an impact wrench, but they also work with a ratchet if you try to simulate an impact gun by wiggling / shocking the socket until it bites channels down into the bolt for the teeth to grip into.

Once it has buried itself in the metal you can apply a surprising amount of torque. 

With the impact wrench you just hammer one on and the gun does all the work.

[loserone]

1 hour ago, Fumbler said:

Collapsed Sun The Third ordered for the boot. I'll pick it up at college next week.

I've just driven @yes oui si's BX home and it's got LEDs everywhere.  They're painful and horrible and horrific.  Yuk.

 

Also, pretty sure they're brighter than the headlights

[Yoss]

On 4/28/2021 at 10:35 AM, Mike D said:

My hunt for a Mk2 Golf ended on Monday

 

To say i'm happy with it is an understatement, it's in fantastic condition, I know the suspension and wheels won't appeal to a lot on here, but I think it suits them. It seems to be great on fuel, and I've not stopped grinning every time I drive it - it's an absolute weapon with the 1.8 20v Turbo conversion. Power steering model too so it's actually nice to drive around town.

Verdict - Well chuffed

I assume the Ronals are 15"? I think they all are. They just look bigger than mine. 

These are mine on the Felicia before all the laquer fell off (the Felly not the Ronals). 

Mine have the Ronal inscription which might make them look smaller as they break up the surface. I think they are the perfect size. Big (and wide) enough    to make a noticeable difference to the handling but any bigger looks silly on a small(ish) car. Lovely looking Golf too by the way. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 4/28/2021 at 10:35 AM, Mike D said:

My hunt for a Mk2 Golf ended on Monday

 

To say i'm happy with it is an understatement, it's in fantastic condition, I know the suspension and wheels won't appeal to a lot on here, but I think it suits them. It seems to be great on fuel, and I've not stopped grinning every time I drive it - it's an absolute weapon with the 1.8 20v Turbo conversion. Power steering model too so it's actually nice to drive around town.

Verdict - Well chuffed

That's lovely! More photos and info required!Java green? Prices of mk2s seem to have spiralled since I sold my old mk2 GTi running a VR6 lump six years ago and even scruffy examples seem to be strong money. 

[Amishtat]

Nice sunny day here so let's see how this gets on with getting a couple of decades' worth of dirt out of the Volvo seats 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Nice sunny day here so let's see how this gets on with getting a couple of decades' worth of dirt out of the Volvo seats 

Let us know how that goes. I have about six years' worth of horse-related stains that could do with removing....

[Burnside]

On 4/29/2021 at 9:53 PM, Split_Pin said:

Cheers for the updates on the history! The aux belt looks in perfect condition so the timing belt would probably be fine however I don't like playing roulette with a car that's worth keeping.

Sadly HBOL was useless as it was showing a different engine. Someone on the Facebook page sent me the right picture over tea time and I finally realised what I'd done wrong, all back together now. Its a really weird route that passes through a slot in the engine mount.

Its always with a sense of shame that I admit defeat on a job but if I continued I would have made it almost impossible for someone else to get the bolts out. Its booked in next Thursday at the same place that welded it to have the belt changes. Its a Gates kit so hopefully the water pump should last! 

Totally agree it's not worth the risk. Every car I've had if I'm keeping it more than a few months etc, received a full cambelt change. Even my £150 Escort Mk4, which was probably one of the most roughest looking cars I've owned! 

Gates should be fine, I'm pretty sure the previous kits were Gates too. I think the only reason the pump failed, was because the one kit supplied had a plastic impeller. So worth checking that out perhaps before hand. 

[Amishtat]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Let us know how that goes. I have about six years' worth of horse-related stains that could do with removing....

Fairly well, I'm bound to say. No before picture because I am unintelligent and it was embarrassingly minging. It's been off the road nearly a year and outside under trees for the first six months of that, so it's going to take some cleaning up before trying for an Mot. The driver's seat will receive a second go but I'm impressed how much cleaner it looks after one application. (other stuff might well be better, this was on offer in B&M yesterday) 

 

[Spurious]

5 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Nice sunny day here so let's see how this gets on with getting a couple of decades' worth of dirt out of the Volvo seats 

I've come to the conclusion that nothing works better than a wet vac. Everything else just moved dirt around or not at all. It's grim what a wet vac will pull out. 

 

EDIT 

 

For a spray on bottle that worked well I think @Amishtat

[Spurious]

Still ever the handsome car.  Exploring Slaithwait this afternoon, it's spitting distance to the (hopefully) new house.