stuboy Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 12 hours ago, cobblers said: I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead link or pic not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 It's working for me... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 And me. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just a few from our East Coast Retros meet this evening, good to see you there Dicky and Wuvvum! This Escort 1.1L with immaculate with only 12000 miles, the floor was like new, unfortunately the wheels and headlights were a bit of a let down for me. Austat, CGSB, vulgalour and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 holbeck, Spottedlaurel, Amishtat and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Another thoroughly enjoyable ECR meet this evening. I'm always amazed by the variety of cars that turn up. I went down in the Toyota as it hadn't really had a run since before the first lockdown. Here it is parked between a rather nice E28 520i and a very rorty twin-cam-powered Mk1 Escort. It wasn't the only metallic turquoise '90s Toyota there - this mildly barried Corolla was also in attendance. Angrydicky was there in his Rover 620. This Badermatic Mk2 Escort was rather lovely. The brown 604 V6 was there again, parked next to a rather nice Renault 5. This Countach replica was quite convincing. Although it had competition for the title of lowest car of the show in the form of this Europa. Lovely Applejack Marina. Nice '30s Vauxhall 14/6 (I think). Sweet little AX. Trigmobile. I took more but haven't got time now to post them all. [Edit: Trigger's beaten me to it anyway while I was fannying around with my new phone.] anonymous user, BL Bloke, Coprolalia and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, cobblers said: I tried my hardest to lease an interesting, hybrid/EV through work. They are very suitable for my needs, and I genuinely believe they're the future especially for people like me with a 9 mile commute. New car dealers and massive wait times scuppered that, so I'm driving to bristol tomorrow to have a look at this instead That's down a road my uni mate lived on for a year, going by that road name. Also only around the corner too from where @Six-cylinder Bristol AX lived for most of its life. (Horfields is a bit crappy and a large student population too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Also 300 yards from where my aunt and uncle used to live before they moved to Portishead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 hours ago, trigger said: Just a few from our East Coast Retros meet this evening, good to see you there Dicky and Wuvvum! Gah! Disappointed I couldn't make it, unfortunately I had the wrong car at work and by the time I'd have got home and swapped it wouldnt have been worth it. At least I had the pleasure of seeing a few of them heading down the A140 as I drove home. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sh'Eds Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Good news from the man from the ministry. Dyslexic Viking and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Weekly Mavericks Wales meet threw up many delights as always. I vowed only to take a few pics this week so here are the absolute highlights! My car of the night was this wonderful Commer parcel van! I got in with the off road vehicles… catsinthewelder, chaseracer, CGSB and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 11 hours ago, trigger said: This Escort 1.1L with immaculate with only 12000 miles, the floor was like new, unfortunately the wheels and headlights were a bit of a let down for me. Yeah, a bit of a shame. It looked much smarter before: 11 hours ago, wuvvum said: This Badermatic Mk2 Escort was rather lovely. Stock MK2 Escrot with Serck plates. BorniteIdentity, Shite Ron, egg and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 15 hours ago, trigger said: I want it. Cord Fourteener and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 A Norwegian truck driver had a bad day today. Leyland Worldmaster, Austat, Cord Fourteener and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Well at least it’s blue. Andyrew, Six-cylinder and Stanky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 9/23/2020 at 3:25 PM, Bren said: Guy's work is good. Also he is Eastern European. The guys who did my valve stem oil seals were eastern european - they did the work for a grand while the BMW specialists ran for the hills. Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 8 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. I'm starting to think my 2.0 diesel mondeo mk4 is trying to turn into a steam loco giving the coal smelling smoke it's chucking out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. N62 V8. 32 needed replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Longbridge Apologist said: Was it on a N46 2.0 Per chance? Mine are clearly fucked, managed to go through the Birmingham Clean Air zone smoking like the Trotters Three wheel van earlier. On a side note, from October it'll cost me to drive the Mondeo (fuel injected, cat, all that gubbins) through the ULEZ - but the Capri (carb, points/condenser) will be free. I intend on driving the Capri through Trafalgar Square, just to make a point. LightBulbFun, Longbridge Apologist, Eyersey1234 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bren said: N62 V8. 32 needed replacement. I guess at least it was worth saving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbridge Apologist Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bren said: N62 V8. 32 needed replacement. In fact I wonder how much he'd charge to just do my 4 pot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 48 minutes ago, Longbridge Apologist said: In fact I wonder how much he'd charge to just do my 4 pot... PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 FINALLY new water pump arrived for the Cav. Between work calls I boshed on with a new gasket, pulley on, alternator reattached and belt tensioned. The latter is a well though out affair. Access to the tensioner is from under the bumper, slot an extension on, stand up, foot on the ratchet to tension and then tighten up the bolt on the adjuster fron the top. Very easy with the radiator out. Steviemillar, dome, Dyslexic Viking and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 All my cars are blue. CGSB, Cord Fourteener and Carlosfandango 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Look at this beaut. Sadly I was in our washing appliance i10 so couldn't recreate a Car 1993 giant test with the Mondeo. Split_Pin, Cord Fourteener, Rusty_Rocket and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Somebody is being rude towards FSOs again. You know how LMP1 cars were the pinnacle of endurance racing cars for a while with LMP2 cars being slower? Well, apparently a Polonez Atu Plus is an: Mean. 😕 LightBulbFun, MondeoBlues, sdkrc and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 hour ago, egg said: Look at this beaut. Sadly I was in our washing appliance i10 so couldn't recreate a Car 1993 giant test with the Mondeo. One of my neighbours would be all over this egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: 1.8 petrol, Split_Pin would be all over this egg, louiepj and CGSB 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I had a crack at removing the pistons from my seized up Volvo b20 block today. Diesel and Coca-Cola totally failed to get them moving so I was at a loss on what to do. The block has a cracked bore rendering it scrap but I needed the con rods from it to go into a replacement block I found on eBay, (more on that later) I spent a couple of hours breaking a piston up in situ which was a massive waste of time as the rod was actually bent when I finally removed it, much to my irritation. The pistons themselves were very brittle and seemed to have reacted with something, the metal being very dark, almost like slate. The other three pistons warranted a more direct approach. Slits were sliced into the block and a hammer and chisel were brought into play. After much smashing of cast iron all the rods were out, although they’re so corroded I don’t want to use them anyway. At least the whole experience was educational. Six-cylinder, Borsuq, Coprolalia and 7 others 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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