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[nacho man]

 

After ages of pissing about thinking my 306 diesel was getting air in the fuel and telling everyone who was interested I.e no one. I changed the glow plugs two were clean and two sooty don't know which ones were knackered and which two were ok. It started fine after I changed them but it's when it's been cold lately it's been smoking out the neighbourhood.

 

Will see in the morning if she will start easily.

 

I will say a little prayer tonight.

[nacho man]

 

Bagged a mint drivers seat of eBay for 20 quid for the Clio and won a pair of wings for 25 that will be picked up soon. A original Renault tax disc holder for 99p and a old copy of evo was found with a article about it in my hoard of crap. A good day.

[wuvvum]

It's not a comedy sensonic is it?

 

Nah, normal 4-speed Badermatic, thank goodness.  I wouldn't have a Sensonic - I drove one once and it was utterly shit.  I'd've preferred a proper 5-speed manual, but I'm not sure if they did the V6 in manual flavour.  Plus it's good to have a road legal auto again in case my leg decides to play up this winter (which it's already been showing signs of doing).

[garycox]

I recognise that from when I used to live in Lewes, I was there today actually, you should've warned me!

 

Don't think I was aware there was a V6 one. I assume it was very cheap.

[wuvvum]

I recognise that from when I used to live in Lewes, I was there today actually, you should've warned me!

 

Don't think I was aware there was a V6 one. I assume it was very cheap.

 

Didn't think to mention I was heading Sussexwards - probably should have done really, especially as for once I wasn't in a particular hurry to get home (I'd got the stupid o'clock train from Norwich, purely because it was £20 cheaper than the more civilised o'clock service, so was in Lewes before 10).

 

I don't think they sold many V6 900s.  It wasn't a Saab engine, so it didn't go down too well with Saabists.  They did a 9-5 with an LPT version of the 3.0 GM V6 - didn't sell many of those either.

 

It was £200, with 6 months' test, 2 months' rent and quarter of a tank of pez - I think that counts as very cheap, at least it does in my book.

[rml2345]

Very cheap indeed I'd have said. Bargainous actually and it does look rather good in black.

Volvo news is that it's going to my tame mechanic on Monday for a service and to investigate a intermittent clunk from the front end that has become irritating. I'm hoping it's something silly and not, say, complete steering rack failure. Also hoping that a new fuel filter will help some lumpy running issues and whatnot as the current one is covered in underseal so probably hasn't been changed in a while. These are all things I could do myself if I had axle stands but it's cold and I can't be arsed. 

[simmo]

Motor racing is dangerous, but can be great fun.  What you must not do is carve up loads of other road users with your mate in a 911  and then lose it big time in front of them all, because they will get out of their cars take photos and merciless rip the piss out of you. 

 

[dollywobbler]

Hmmm. Not sure I'd be piss ripping myself. I'd be furious that someone's stupidity was putting other road users at risk.

[Mr Livered]

Sorry but have to agree with DW. Racing on the road amongst ordinary road users is not cool.

[Rusty_Rocket]

I can feel my insurance premium rising already   !

[simmo]

Wasn't trying to make light of it, this clown's mate in the 911 missed me by inches about half a mile back on a aroundabout.  It was nice to see him trash it with no innocent third parties involved and thought he deserved to be mocked by several people.  If the police need witnesses to them racing I'd happily do it.

[trigger]

Bellends, serves them right though. What did he hit?.

[dollywobbler]

Ah, you'd made it sounds like you were part of the group! Thought that was a bit odd for a 'Shiter.

[trigger]

The police will prosecute them anyway for reckless driving i suspect.

[Rusty_Rocket]

I've seen a fair few of those expensive Foci end up at the side of the road like that.. I shan't cast aspersions on the type of people that drive them though 

[trigger]

Is there any interest in some modern shite?, My sister in law has entrusted me to sell this for her as her boyfriends getting a company car and she's getting his BMW.

 

It's a 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6 Equippe, 38000 miles from new, full history, mot till Oct 14, tax end of March, rear bumper is damaged after she was driving out of the school gate and caught a post which had gone over and pulled the bumper off, the damaged corners cable tided on for now but needs looking at better, has all the electric stuff and air con, looking for £2250ono which is cheap for a low mileage nearly new car.

 

 

 

 

[simmo]

Ah, you'd made it sounds like you were part of the group! Thought that was a bit odd for a 'Shiter.

 

My fault, dry sense of humour, using the track racing disclaimer was confusing, not a good joke if you have to explain it

 

I thought you were saying we should of lynched him

[Sigmund Fraud]

Lovely piece of futureshite there, Trig. Shame it's approximately £2000 more than most of us can afford.

[simmo]

Bellends, serves them right though. What did he hit?.

 

As with these things I saw it different to others people in the car.  My version is that the cars were positioned at the lights, just before this,  Focus ST 1st in O/S lane with the 911 behind him (we were along side the 911) . The Lights go green and they go off as race speed.  the 911 over takes the Ford and either clips him or squeezes him against the central kerb.  Focus rear wheel catches the stone works lifts and veers right in to a lamp post at height then spins back into the road the 911 half spun and then legged it.

[trigger]

The 911 drove off?! He'll be in trouble then.

[simmo]

The 911 drove off?! He'll be in trouble then.

 

I think more so if he'd stopped.  At the light I was trying to give him a critique on him driving so far and he had those big starry eyes, fixed straight ahead.

[dollywobbler]

Oh bother.

 

Sadly I fear the 2CV is fast approaching complete rebuild time again. It is now over ten years since the bodyshell was fully overhauled. The back end is suffering from when a Mondeo smashed into the back of the poor 2CV back in late 2006. There's a lot of filler back there and some (invisible) crumpled metal, which'll make rebuilding it even more fun.* Problem is, not sure I've got the enthusiasm for another resto job. Hard thinks time.

[dugong]

Oh bother.

 

Sadly I fear the 2CV is fast approaching complete rebuild time again. It is now over ten years since the bodyshell was fully overhauled. The back end is suffering from when a Mondeo smashed into the back of the poor 2CV back in late 2006. There's a lot of filler back there and some (invisible) crumpled metal, which'll make rebuilding it even more fun.* Problem is, not sure I've got the enthusiasm for another resto job. Hard thinks time.

It's crumbled like that after a 10 year old total rebuild? Jesus man, were you driving it through a salt tank every day?

 

Citroen specialists seem fond of price gouging, too. Sure you'll get it sorted, though. 

[dollywobbler]

Since the rebuild, it's also had new sills, new front floors, new lower bulkhead, new bonnet hinge section...

 

I do use it all-year round, in all weathers though. Often sees LOTS of winter use. I am very much of the opinion that it's near impossible to restore a car and have it last as long as factory built though. Whatever they dip the bodyshells in when new must be pretty good stuff. That said, some late 2CVs failed their FIRST MoT on chassis rust...

[Parky]

Went to change the Leon's gear oil today. Jacked it up, removed stubborn under tray, and located gear oil filler. So far so good. However, can I find the drain plug anywhere? Can I heckers like!

 

Every forum I visit all show a nice 17 mm hex socket at the bottom of the box, which is definitely definitely not present on mine. Might have to suck it all out with my pela pump otherwise and do a partial change. Shame, wanted to try and get all the inevitable swarf out before it om nom noms my gearbox innards.....

 

At least the stubborn under tray bolts are lubed up with a bit of grease so should come out ok next time.

[Craig the Princess]

I have also been breaking Citroen parts, the AX had a blow from the manifold to downpipe join and firstly tried to remove the first of three bolts and snapped it off, then thought I'll tighten them instead and snapped number two off. The Ambassador has a leaking carb so no point re-taxing that.

 

Looks like I'll be borrowing the for sale 420 GSi this week.

[Barry Cade]

Be very afraid when changing dearbox oil on VAG group stuff. Depending on what box you have, the drain plug, which looks very very like a drain plug, isn't. Undoing this, instead of getting stinking oil up your sleeve, leads to gearbox death. The drain/filler plugs usually are 17mm allen keys type.

 

Box and new clutch are in the Golf- had a rather pleasant Tuesday afternoon swapping them over. Clutch was amazing, right down to the rivets, original, and soaked in gear oil. Amazed the thing still moved under its own steam. The gearbox had the usual diff rivet failure so the bellhousing was cracked and leaking oil all over the clutch. Got a really cheap box off Ebay which looks to have been reconned at one time so hopefully it's been done right and the rivets replaced with the bolt kit. Not driven it yet since, apart from up and down the drive, but all gears are there, clutch is light and there were no nuts/bolts/clips left over!

[Angrydicky]

Sadly I fear the 2CV is fast approaching complete rebuild time again. It is now over ten years since the bodyshell was fully overhauled. The back end is suffering from when a Mondeo smashed into the back of the poor 2CV back in late 2006. There's a lot of filler back there and some (invisible) crumpled metal, which'll make rebuilding it even more fun.* Problem is, not sure I've got the enthusiasm for another resto job. Hard thinks time.

That's a bugger. If it's any consolation my 2cv was full of filler there as well, I think it's a fairly common rot spot.

[dollywobbler]

Sadly, 2CV rot spots start with the front bumper and don't stop until the rear bumper. It's seriously rotten above the windscreen, under the rear seat box and above both rear wings. The front wings are both dreadful, the headlamp bar is being held together by the powder coating and even the headlamp bowls and lenses are rotten! I'm fast coming to the conclusion that 2CVs and Welsh climate do not make good bed fellows. I did have a quick look at pick-up conversions today, but the general conclusion is that they almost always look shit. This one especially so!

[phil_lihp]

I'm no expert but I'm guessing that's a Land Rover back end?  Not a happy mix, is it!

 

Didn't you have a doner 2CV?  Perhaps that's the way to go, use a scrap one with good metal in it to rebuild yours.