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[Dick Cheeseburger]

21 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Buying new brake hoses was a Good Decision. 

I'm not sure what's keeping the rubber hose inside the metal end here.

Thankfully the bracket is good and the lines were all changed out long ago and are also still good.

 

That's pretty impressive. I've had the odd advisory over the years of rust on the brake ferrules, but that's another level of tinworm munching. 

[Ged]

Purchased myself an automobile of sheer quality.. A 2.0 non turbo GM900 with no MOT and a few *minor* issues to resolve. First of which is the door which had all the linkages taken out by the previous owner due to a failed exterior handle, ive managed to break my hand in 3 different places to get them back in successfully returning the door to its normal function. The power steering pump has a *minor* leak leaving the resovoir empty along with the distributor seals being presumably non existant covering the engine with oil. I believe the light check module needs resoldered as there is currently a issue with the high beams, but atleast there is a significant lack of rust.

[stuboy]

Thought I'd found the holy grail ... a 10mm socket whilst changing headlight bulb on an ambulance.....

 

 

 

 

Turn out 'just' a snap on 13mm socket..

[omegod]

I spotted a K reg MR2 T-bar languishing in the car park of some local flats a while ago, moss growing round it and flat tyres, it's been there a couple of years at least but looks decent on top, likely dissolved underneath. My motivation lack has seen me miss out on several bargains this past few months but NO MORE !!

Polite note left in a plastic sleeve has been left under the wiper !!!! 

[Eyersey1234]

12 hours ago, Mrcento said:

Had a non starting Honda today, i know, the shock!

Just battery though, which is weird, it had a new one less than a year ago. I guess all the sitting with lockdowns etc then sitting on a mates drive for a fair few weeks followed by me hardly using it the bare a couple of short runs past week was enough to tip it into just losing enough juice to spin the starter over. Either that or i have a drain somewhere. Will monitor.

At least i finally got the chance to test my little jump pack. Still baffles me these little things can turn over even a 2.2 litre diesel without sweat. It did. Impressed.

Fuck me a Japanese car that wouldn't start?  I'm in shock now. 😂

[stuboy]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Thought I'd found the holy grail ... a 10mm socket whilst changing headlight bulb on an ambulance.....

 

 

 

 

Turn out 'just' a snap on 13mm socket..

 

[bunglebus]

It's a beautiful day here in Scotland. I'm going to enjoy it sat in Tesco car park waiting to find out if my overheating hire van is getting fixed, or I'm getting a train home...

[SRi05]

10 hours ago, Ged said:

Purchased myself an automobile of sheer quality.. A 2.0 non turbo GM900 with no MOT and a few *minor* issues to resolve. First of which is the door which had all the linkages taken out by the previous owner due to a failed exterior handle, ive managed to break my hand in 3 different places to get them back in successfully returning the door to its normal function. The power steering pump has a *minor* leak leaving the resovoir empty along with the distributor seals being presumably non existant covering the engine with oil. I believe the light check module needs resoldered as there is currently a issue with the high beams, but atleast there is a significant lack of rust.

Definitely interested in reading your progress with this, love an old Saab 

[chaseracer]

On 21/05/2021 at 11:59, Fumbler said:

An box with carburettor has arrived at home. Excellent.

Always nice when that happens!

😃

[andy18s]

2 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Fuck me a Japanese car that wouldn't start?  I'm in shock now. 😂

Had to pull the battery on the Legacy after it wouldn't start

Tbf it has sat since before Christmas....🤔

[stuboy]

Future sister in law came over and said people keep telling her that the exhaust is falling off...well the heat shield was rotted off, so yanked that off, then noticed all hangers have rotted off , in-between rain showers I bodged with jubilee clips, then she said it was lacking power... air filter wasn't the greatest but £4.86 after promo code... it felt better, but still was lacking... autoshite stylee I had some old bosch super 4 from when I changed my old mondeo mk2.... goes better now..

[Mrcento]

Please tell me it's a trick of the camera and you had axel stands somewhere under there whilst under the car 😳😳😳😳

[Spurious]

You got lucky getting those plugs out without them rounding.  Cripes.

[beko1987]

How do spark plugs even rust like that, did she take them out and leave them in the rain for a month to troll you? 

[Cord Fourteener]

This badge was on a Ford Fiesta window.

Says it all really- Ford. Not total bollocks but also not great.

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Because beige, isn't it... 

https://www.motor1.com/news/508445/beige-corvette-c8-jordan-clarkson/

😁😁😁

[EightMegs]

Done some welding on Harris the Yaris, desperately needs either a touch from a grinder or an exorcism. I tried repairing the chassis leg with one patch, but I was struggling due to the shape of the cross member and the patch warping whenever I put any heat into it, so I've decided to use two patches on the advice of my neighbour.

[brandersnatch]

14 hours ago, stuboy said:

Future sister in law came over and said people keep telling her that the exhaust is falling off...well the heat shield was rotted off, so yanked that off, then noticed all hangers have rotted off , in-between rain showers I bodged with jubilee clips, then she said it was lacking power... air filter wasn't the greatest but £4.86 after promo code... it felt better, but still was lacking... autoshite stylee I had some old bosch super 4 from when I changed my old mondeo mk2.... goes better now..

Fuck me! Are you under that without stands? That’s fucking mad. 

[Jazoli]

2 minutes ago, brandersnatch said:

Fuck me! Are you under that without stands? That’s fucking mad. 

I agree rank stupidity but you can't tell some people.

[Jim Bell]

14 hours ago, stuboy said:

Future sister in law came over and said people keep telling her that the exhaust is falling off...well the heat shield was rotted off, so yanked that off, then noticed all hangers have rotted off , in-between rain showers I bodged with jubilee clips, then she said it was lacking power... air filter wasn't the greatest but £4.86 after promo code... it felt better, but still was lacking... autoshite stylee I had some old bosch super 4 from when I changed my old mondeo mk2.... goes better now..

We like you and don't want you to die. 

Put some fucking stands under it. It takes two mins. 

[Cord Fourteener]

One out of two faulty door speakers replaced. 

Involved drilling out the rivets, snapping a drill bit, making a ply wood mount and screwing the bastard all in.

Job done.

[N19]

Thoroughly frustrating day on the Capri. Got the calipers back on and everything reassembled, brakes bled despite intermittent rain, and the strange noise I thought was coming from the caliper... Is still there. Full lock left and only when brakes released. Hmm. Fiddlesticks. 

[reb]

I got a late birthday present from my Gran today, an actual genuine Henry! I got to choose which hoover I got, so I picked something I can use on the car.

It's refreshing to have one that actually picks shit up, my old one was a £30 job that was so shit I just never used it much to the annoyance of MrsReb.

Hopefully we'll get some nice weather so I can do the cars, the Volvo hasn't had a hoover for at least 2 years!

[Stanky]

There is a good reason every commercial cleaning company use numatic (Henry) vacuums. For the price they are superb and i'd not have anything else.

They also have excellent spares support should something break or go missing.

[Jim Bell]

I heard they suck. 

I had one but sold it. It was just gathering dust. 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Went to look at an car, not an shitter according to the ad and pics. 

Reality was big sunken cracked wob and paint (x2 on both rear arches) big rusty holes in both front footwells - what I thought was undercoated but rusty floor, was krusty black rust and black carpet foam backing  ( the seller wasnt bothered  " separate frame and body so it's ok... M9") and steering a quater of a turn before something happened loosely and vaguely.  Deffo a shitter but massively overpriced.  I passed when I noted dirt, leaves and twigs in the A posts base and boot crevices.

[reb]

I hoovered the whole house, what a difference it's made! Because I'm a sad bastard I can't wait to use it again! So powerful it tries to lift my badly fitted carpets!

Edit: I've just looked in the manual and it even has a wiring schematic! I don't think I've ever bought something new that had one.

[Agila]

Plus one in the Henry. Although I'm lying as mine is a green henry-pet one.

[Spurious]

absolute shit balls. wound down the passenger window and it fell into the door. I'm 30 miles from home and it's pissing rain. 

Fuck. 

[Cord Fourteener]

58 minutes ago, reb said:

I hoovered the whole house, what a difference it's made! Because I'm a sad bastard I can't wait to use it again! So powerful it tries to lift my badly fitted carpets!

Edit: I've just looked in the manual and it even has a wiring schematic! I don't think I've ever bought something new that had one.

We swear by ours at home!

The only thing is that with lots of twisting the hose can unscrew and come off. Causes a few puzzled moments but it just screws right in again.