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[worldofceri]

@gadgetgricey I must admit the brief panic over the Eos brakes didn’t help my frame of mind, but really it was barely an issue!

@New POD Yeah, the road closure cost me about two hours. I was just passing Charnock Richard when they shut the M6 at J20a.

@Amishtat It’s a tilt bed trailer, so it will be something like that... Tip it up and wherever it lands, hope it’s still on it’s wheels.

@Talbot It’s got no brakes at all, no working lights and the hitch isn’t properly attached. And I wouldn’t get involved in towing it myself anyway as my insurance doesn’t cover it. This is the safest and legal way to move it even if it is a pita.  

[beko1987]

Chris could do with one of those burger vans on the fod... 

[junkyarddog]

The old 1999 Ford focus developed some drivetrain shunt yesterday while out doing a few errands. 

A quick check around the wheels,suspension revealed nothing out of the ordinary, but on lifting the bonnet the engine looked at a slight angle. 

Gave it a rock,and sure enough it was moving freely.

The bolt on the bottom gearbox mount had sheared and fallen out!!

A gentle drive home was in order,fortunately it was only 10 miles or so.

Today I put it up on the ramps.

The bracket with the broken bolt is removable. 

Tried welding a nut onto it,but it didn't work,so had to drill the broken bit out.

Found a suitable nut and bolt from my stash. 

And all back together again. 

Hopefully the old girl will trundle on for another few miles yet.

 

[Fumbler]

Ambled through @fatharris's BX thread and it turns out he was suffering from a random cut out thing similar to mine. Consequently I've added "change coil ignition module on the distributor" to the fix list.

[fatharris]

Ambled through [mention=18190]fatharris[/mention]'s BX thread and it turns out he was suffering from a random cut out thing similar to mine. Consequently I've added "change coil ignition module on the distributor" to the fix list.

I can't take credit for the diagnosis - there's a reason why@twosmoke300 is the man to look after my fleet when my fault diagnosis skills desert me

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[NorthernMonkey]

8 hours ago, worldofceri said:

Yes, that was I.

Had a fuggin’ nightmare yesterday frankly.   One of those days where you really wish you’d stayed in bed! Took best part of two hours to get this on and strapped down. And today I’ve got to somehow get it off again...

That used to be by the canal near me, didn’t it?

[stuboy]

20 hours ago, stuboy said:

Needed to sort out tools in the boot so had idea with cut down pipe.... 

 

Standby...

Cut down bottles for the cheap money saving effect

[worldofceri]

3 hours ago, NorthernMonkey said:

That used to be by the canal near me, didn’t it?

Correct!

They’ve replaced it with a bigger one, I think.

[richardmorris]

Wet today, but a couple of nice cars about. 1956 Bentley, but not sure about the other one. Mot says lancia unknown 1938. Bentley looked like a big Alvis to me, until I saw the grill.

[anonymous user]

8 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Wet today, but a couple of nice cars about. 1956 Bentley, but not sure about the other one. Mot says lancia unknown 1938. Bentley looked like a big Alvis to me, until I saw the grill.

Presumably bodied by Park Ward then

[MarvinsMom]

mini made  it home this evening,

the car is running lovely, since the carb was de-gunked and reassembled.

shame then that the weather today has taken a turn for the worst.

 

[High Jetter]

Lookin good!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

.... not sure about the other one. Mot says lancia unknown 1938. 

 

The closest match I can find is a Lancia Astura. I think this one has been rebodied into a limousine by a coachworks, but on an Astura chassis. 

[richardmorris]

6 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

The closest match I can find is a Lancia Astura. I think this one has been rebodied into a limousine by a coachworks, but on an Astura chassis. 

Sorry, it was in the truck when I saw and took the photo, then had to do some work* and next time I looked up it was into the hanger. I think both were only off the truck to allow the new mclaren longtail to get off. They were both reloaded soon after along with a black two door bmw ( no uk plate on this, but looked like a pre war bmw in rhd).

[dome]

My good lady and I took a trip to get out 5g chips inserted today. 

The most suitable way to go and get your jag? In a Jag of course

 

[worldofceri]

13 hours ago, worldofceri said:

Yes, that was I.

Had a fuggin’ nightmare yesterday frankly.   One of those days where you really wish you’d stayed in bed! Took best part of two hours to get this on and strapped down. And today I’ve got to somehow get it off again...

Success:

[Tadhg Tiogar]

23 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Sorry, it was in the truck when I saw and took the photo, then had to do some work* and next time I looked up it was into the hanger....

The wheelbase is long enough to be an Astura. None of Lancia's other cars of the period are a match for what you saw.

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

The wheelbase is long enough to be an Astura. None of Lancia's other cars of the period are a match for what you saw.

The hanger by the way is, according to a local farmer I spoke to some years ago in Lidl, where the London Goodyear blimp was kept in the 1980s.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

51 minutes ago, worldofceri said:

Success:

Is that going to be a ready-made extension for the house?

[High Jetter]

Ceri-catering, obs.

[Eyersey1234]

Told yesterday I'm back on National Express the week after next 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

1 hour ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Told yesterday I'm back on National Express the week after next 

Have this earworm... 😁😁😁

 

[barefoot]

Before all this COVID shenanigans kicked off I was looking for a small car. A teeny tiny engined car with a Bader box & A/C. There were a few about, they were all Japanese, all three pot & all either rotten at the back end of the sills or they'd had their sills patched up. Then lockdown occurred and the looking slowed and I thought that I'd really be much happier keeping the cheapest car I have ever owned. I've had this Scirocco for more than ten years, it's cost me just short of fuck all over that period, so I thought it was time to show it some love. The replacement £50 Weber was worn beyond redemption so I bought it a new one and then had a new cam/auxiliary belt and also the cam timing tweaked, the car tuned properly, the fuel lines renewed and the brakes rebuilt. Today I've changed something that's been pissing me off for a decade & something that folk can see.

Before

After

Now to have a word with those nice chaps down at PD Gough about a new tailpipe...

[Six-cylinder]

I have just found out that all the tourists visiting the Isle of Sodor bringing their cars by Motorail have MK1 Escorts!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

Have this earworm... 😁😁😁

 

I prefer their other work:

 

[Slappy]

Oh Come on. You can't mention Divine Comedy and not include this...

As you were...

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Getting  a gift with a note attached (or vice versa)

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, Low Horatio gearbox said:

Getting  a gift with a note attached (or vice versa)

No, THIS Is a Dodge Charger! What a coincidence you have one today too!

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Mmmm purple!

 Dont.. I'm adulting  at a very high level and not buying one .. yet (or more correctly I'm buying a house and being sensible.. groans)

[puntopaul]

After buying a new handbrake light switch from the Fiat dealer, as the handbrake light stopped working. Found out despite initial inspection and appearances, the wire had actually broke away from the connector plug and just fell out 🤣 Great as getting the switch out would of been a pain, because you can't get to the screw without removing the handbrake as there's no room for a screwdriver. So a trip to Fiat, and £15 for nothing.. oooooohhhwww! Still if anyone needs a brand new handbrake light switch for a Mk1 Fiat Punto or Fiat Barchetta... message me 👍