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[High Jetter]

So not direct from Ford to Crayford? Maybe you'll see it again.

[adw1977]

27 minutes ago, brownnova said:

 

I love that Senator.  They seem to be rare now.

[wuvvum]

Misleading reg on that Crayford.

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Misleading reg on that Crayford.

Why so?

[brownnova]

48 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Why so?

FHC=Fixed Head coupe…

[brownnova]

56 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

I love that Senator.  They seem to be rare now.

The interior was so green! 

[Ghosty]

3 hours ago, Stevebrookman said:

Range Rover due back in a day or so-just been valeted. Front indicators will be changed back to gingercators before getting it back.

 

 

 

 

What's the deal with the Layer Cake spec P38?

[alcyonecorporation]

FLEET UPDATE: 



This is still being an arse. 



Box is blowing on this; it sounds like an enraged airport tug. 



This has been for yet another round of rectification work and I need to pay the bill. 

TL;DR - hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[wuvvum]

I miss my SVX.

[Royale80]

8 hours ago, brownnova said:

The interior was so green! 

Here's mine-sold it last year.

 

[Royale80]

8 hours ago, Ghosty said:

What's the deal with the Layer Cake spec P38?

He bought it about 2 years ago from Cornwall I think, paid about £300-it's a diesel manual. Iain the owner is a Range Rover genius-simply the best.

[Cord Fourteener]

[Cord Fourteener]

Trip to Barmouth...

[Bren]

Part 2 of vectra fixerage.

The orinal pipe was wider at the bottom than the top. All I could get was 19mm heater hose. I opened it out with a grinding stone in a drill.

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After manging to get it on ( it branches off from from the pipe that feeds the airbox) I took a piccy. Access is shocking and I have a broken thumbnail as a result.

It would have been impossible without these - my best recent buy. They are for those springy clips - they lock so you dont have to keep the pressure on and the jaws rotate so the square edges of  the clip.

 

The other end was much wider than the original - sealant and a jubilee clip were required. I gave everything a spray of bullshit shine. My 7mm spanner fell into the depths and I had to take fixings out of the bumper and undertray to find it - I then saw how much mess the oil had made.

Despite still looking good for 2007 I realise it is getting tired - it has done 145k now - if my fix hasn't worked I will not be going back again.

[Spurious]

Got a wee thread gauge off Amazon. 

Inside the sealed pouch, proudly stating made in China was a thread gauge stating it was made in Germany 🤔 

Allegedly made in Germany  😂

 

[Yoss]

It's Flying Ant Day. 

[Split_Pin]

Made a start on the Cavalier today.

I have had to remove a lot of pipe work just to get the fan out.

The radiator is ready to come out now, I just need to remove the battery for clearance. 

There's a big hole at the bottom of it so I am glad I am replacing it.

It's 20 to 6 now, I am still on holiday so I shall louse and get a beer or 3. 

Off to the exhaust place tomorrow to speak to the chap about the Audi.

[richardmorris]

Agreed to spend a lot of money this afternoon after a test drive. Nice trip out to newlands corner in the sun. Car drove well enough- no classic Mercedes or Citroen but ok and with decent tyre walls too. This space will soon be filled - not going outside the current marque collection though. I did feel old when the salesman asked how long I’d had the 2cv and when I said 26 years, he said he was 22!

[stuboy]

First aid at work 3 day course started.. some nice motors at the auctions 

[stuboy]

Seems the pictures are Australian 

[Sunny Jim]

3 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Seems the pictures are Australian 

I thought you'd put them in the recovery position...

[Bren]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Agreed to spend a lot of money this afternoon after a test drive. Nice trip out to newlands corner in the sun. Car drove well enough- no classic Mercedes or Citroen but ok and with decent tyre walls too. This space will soon be filled - not going outside the current marque collection though. I did feel old when the salesman asked how long I’d had the 2cv and when I said 26 years, he said he was 22!

Pics or it didn't happen.

[High Jetter]

28 minutes ago, stuboy said:

I wonder how easy it is to find glazing for a Chrysler / Talbot Avenger

[RobT]

38 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Seems the pictures are Australian 

Where's the auction place? 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 8/3/2021 at 6:34 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Meanwhile, in Hampstead, it's zero emission, maximum damage...

24 hours later, the thing's still there.... Airbag went off, so it must have been quite an impact.

 

[stuboy]

12 hours ago, RobT said:

Where's the auction place? 

Hobbs Parker Car Auctions | Hobbs Parker

[Fumbler]

Ah,

Suboptimal.

I have a spare but no clue how much joy it'll be to get to it to replace it.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

Pics or it didn't happen.

Was going to stop in the car park at newlands but didn’t actually get in to it. I doubled the mileage on the brand new test car from 6 to 12? Interesting colour, but it grew on me- paprika. I have bought another blue car - all my cars are blue.

[Bren]

Just now, richardmorris said:

Was going to stop in the car park at newlands but didn’t actually get in to it. I doubled the mileage on the brand new test car from 6 to 12? Interesting colour, but it grew on me- paprika. I have bought another blue car - all my cars are blue.

What is it?

[richardmorris]

44 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

24 hours later, the thing's still there.... Airbag went off, so it must have been quite an impact.

 

These usually have the police aware stickers that allow you to park anywhere.