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[grogee]

Another spot from this morning.

Verdict from Mr Rolling Road is that the racing Porsche needs bigger injectors and isn't making the 340bhp my semi-employer had hoped for. Unfortunately it still won't even with the bigger injectors. 

Clubman motor racing seems to be 90% expense and frustration, and 10% not winning a race. 

[tooSavvy]

On 09/02/2022 at 13:49, beko1987 said:

..... to say I had 2 brake lights out! 

Opened it all up and there's 5 little indicator style bulbs in there, and 1 had blown. Depsite traces running all over the shop this killed the whole thing. 

No idea how long they've been out for though 🤔

My mod (hi-line in the Swift) is from a Pikkarse. >> fitted upside down🤪

W5W LEDs.... Have to be the correct polarity installed or won't come on!

[Spurious]

Well well well. 

I've just put a deposit on a modern voiture for sensible everyday use. It's a handsome looking thing too, albiet with a dull, efficient powerplant. 

Collecting Sunday week. It'll be the most I've spent on a car but doing the figures, the fuel, insurance and lower tax seem to make the cost to change actually not that much. 

I do need the lovely former @dollywobbler Primera gone however if anyone fancies it, can't have 4 cars at Chez Spurious. Ms Spurious threatened to push it into the canal already today.... 

[camryv6]

23 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

Hot toad on toad action here in North Wales today, a sign that Spring is on its way?

Pervert !!!!

[Sunny Jim]

12 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

Pervert !!!!

I guess it is perverted to look for signs of Spring in North Wales in early February.

[camryv6]

8 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said:

I guess it is perverted to look for signs of Spring in North Wales in early February.

A flower maybe, but not two frogs shagging

[Bren]

2 hours ago, Spurious said:

Well well well. 

I've just put a deposit on a modern voiture for sensible everyday use. It's a handsome looking thing too, albiet with a dull, efficient powerplant. 

Collecting Sunday week. It'll be the most I've spent on a car but doing the figures, the fuel, insurance and lower tax seem to make the cost to change actually not that much. 

I do need the lovely former @dollywobbler Primera gone however if anyone fancies it, can't have 4 cars at Chez Spurious. Ms Spurious threatened to push it into the canal already today.... 

Come on - do tell.

[Spurious]

8 minutes ago, Bren said:

Come on - do tell.

Renner Megane 4. With the frugal little 1.5dci, which seems to be one of the more reliable smol diesels. It's still got more than half of it's Renault warranty left so it seemed a safe bet. Was looking at the 17/18 plate ones but for not a lot more could get a 20 plate and they changed to a 5 year warranty from 3 years. Made sense. Plus Ms Spurious likes it. Which makes it easier.

Didn't pay list price got a good discount as I sneaked in that I knew it'd been sitting on the forecourt since November gone. 

[stuboy]

10 hours ago, grogee said:

Sorry I'm lying again. 

hopefully google is right as bought 74mm and 14 sides

[AnnoyingPentium]

2 hours ago, Spurious said:

Renner Megane 4. With the frugal little 1.5dci, which seems to be one of the more reliable smol diesels. It's still got more than half of it's Renault warranty left so it seemed a safe bet. Was looking at the 17/18 plate ones but for not a lot more could get a 20 plate and they changed to a 5 year warranty from 3 years. Made sense. Plus Ms Spurious likes it. Which makes it easier.

Didn't pay list price got a good discount as I sneaked in that I knew it'd been sitting on the forecourt since November gone. 

My Uncle has the estate one. A twin turbo diesel apparently. Big cars nowadays.

[Metal Guru]

On 10/02/2022 at 16:36, wuvvum said:

Funny, I would have put Landsail above Linglong in the shite Chinese tyre hierarchy.

I see a Landsail van quite often.( think it’s a Crafter).  Love to see what tyres it has.

[Split_Pin]

Other than the lovely job on the 75 sills, not much has been happening with my fleet recently, they've all been getting used though.

Civic has a bit of water ingress into the boot so I'm working through all the known sources, not found it yet but I have a fair few tricks to try. I was talking of moving it on but it's just too good at being 'an car' for the Mrs so its staying for now.

75 just keeps ticking along , this is an ace car and I can't see me having a reason to sell it any time soon. 

The Saab is also great. It runs perfectly and has been giving good service this week. There's quite a few suspension graunches over bumpy roads though so it's long term future depends on what these show up as at the MOT in May. I plan just to drive the fuck out of it until then. 

The Audi has seen sparse use this year. I've only done 600 miles since its last oil change in June 2021.  I have a NSF caliper to fit as the existing one is binding badly. More annoying is the fact that the exhaust is blowing again. After all the bother I had late last year, this has dampened my enthusiasm for it. 

I'm really missing not having an old Vauxhall on fleet so we will see what comes up.......

[grogee]

9 hours ago, stuboy said:

hopefully google is right as bought 74mm and 14 sides

It's bloody maddening. Some of them have a hex on the bottom so you can just attach a socket and turn it. But when they don't there's 15 variations on diameter, flutes etc and they all do the same feckin job. 

There's literally no point designing and tooling a new part, but they all did anyway. Bastards. 

[Cheezey]

6 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Other than the lovely job on the 75 sills, not much has been happening with my fleet recently, they've all been getting used though.

Civic has a bit of water ingress into the boot so I'm working through all the known sources, not found it yet but I have a fair few tricks to try. I was talking of moving it on but it's just too good at being 'an car' for the Mrs so its staying for now.

75 just keeps ticking along , this is an ace car and I can't see me having a reason to sell it any time soon. 

The Saab is also great. It runs perfectly and has been giving good service this week. There's quite a few suspension graunches over bumpy roads though so it's long term future depends on what these show up as at the MOT in May. I plan just to drive the fuck out of it until then. 

The Audi has seen sparse use this year. I've only done 600 miles since its last oil change in June 2021.  I have a NSF caliper to fit as the existing one is binding badly. More annoying is the fact that the exhaust is blowing again. After all the bother I had late last year, this has dampened my enthusiasm for it. 

I'm really missing not having an old Vauxhall on fleet so we will see what comes up.......

I think I saw your old Corsa a couple of times this week at lunch. Once past the Helix and the other on Graham’s road. W*** LBL I think it was. Beardy fella driving it. 

[Longbridge Apologist]

On 2/9/2022 at 6:35 PM, RichardK said:

Still enjoying the 3008. More mods for me not the car

Modern Pugs are fine fine looking beasts. I could imagine myself being the only person in the country to buy the 508 PSE estate.

(Actually whenever I see any 508 of any spec, it looks fantastic.)

[grogee]

Been under @Cluffy's Jag this morning, giving a dose of zinc primer after having the subframes marinate in rust juice. 

The feckin wind! I'm on the drive so crawling about on cardboard sheets but the wind keeps kicking them up and it's bleddy freezing too. 

Anyway there's rain due later so I don't think I'll get another coat on today, and tomorrow's supposed to be a washout so I think it'll be Monday before I get next coat on. 

[Cluffy]

3 hours ago, grogee said:

Been under @Cluffy's Jag this morning, giving a dose of zinc primer after having the subframes marinate in rust juice. 

The feckin wind! I'm on the drive so crawling about on cardboard sheets but the wind keeps kicking them up and it's bleddy freezing too. 

Anyway there's rain due later so I don't think I'll get another coat on today, and tomorrow's supposed to be a washout so I think it'll be Monday before I get next coat on. 

Much obliged....!

 

[Split_Pin]

7 hours ago, Cheezey said:

I think I saw your old Corsa a couple of times this week at lunch. Once past the Helix and the other on Graham’s road. W*** LBL I think it was. Beardy fella driving it. 

Aye that's big Steven. Good bloke, he's kept it nice.

[beko1987]

4 hours ago, grogee said:

Been under @Cluffy's Jag this morning, giving a dose of zinc primer after having the subframes marinate in rust juice. 

The feckin wind! I'm on the drive so crawling about on cardboard sheets but the wind keeps kicking them up and it's bleddy freezing too. 

Anyway there's rain due later so I don't think I'll get another coat on today, and tomorrow's supposed to be a washout so I think it'll be Monday before I get next coat on. 

+1 on the wind, it's fucking biting here in oxon 🍃

[junkyarddog]

Spent the day tinkering with black betty the Sierra Hearse.

Rear inner driveshaft cv joint boot was split.

Had to remove the shaft,the fitted a stretch boot.

Front brake hoses looked to be the originals(rears have been recently renewed)

No idea what these hoses were for,I had them on the shelf and they fitted,so another job ticked off

Last the exhaust extention* had a rust hole in it,I didn't have a straight piece of pipe long enough,so bodged it with exhaust paste and a joiner.

Did a quick measure underneath and this car has had 22" added to its wheelbase.

Still haven't driven it yet 🙄

[cobblers]

Wow! 

[wesacosa]

https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/julian-nowill-1960-2022/

a familiar name to a few on here no doubt, especially those with an interest in communist tat

[Six-cylinder]

Anybody know what the brown American looking coupe is?

[Cheezey]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Aye that's big Steven. Good bloke, he's kept it nice.

Funnily enough as I walked down from Falkirk there was another post 97 B in red with a matt black boot sitting outside farm foods. It made me consider that a Corsa B is a lesser spotted car now and seeing two in five minutes was notable. 

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, wesacosa said:

https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/julian-nowill-1960-2022/

a familiar name to a few on here no doubt, especially those with an interest in communist tat

aww thats sad to hear

Julian Nowill was the guy who founded the ICR, and he was pretty instrumental in convincing the Ministry in the 1990's when they where culling the last of the Villiers powered machines to offer some  Villiers machines to various motor museums, and ensuring that the Villiers machine would not go extinct as had been feared 

he was also one of the few people to have visited the DHSS's main stores back in the day while they where still operational  

I never had a chance to speak to him, but I had really hoped id be able to meet him someday and have a chat about what it was like to have been able to visit the main stores etc

he also kindly donated a few of Model 70 bits and bobs to the spares stash

RIP Julian

[SiC]

Think I might have just bought another car. Colleague is selling his 2006 A4 estate as he's just had a text to say his Tesla is ready for delivery. The Audi has just had its clutch+flywheel done. He's offered it at WBAC price and said somewhere between 1k and 1.5k.

Anyone want to buy a Fabia? 🤣

[Jamie]

I'm close to putting a deposit on this mainly because the colour is so brazen 

Just working out the figures 

[wesacosa]

18 minutes ago, Jamie said:

I'm close to putting a deposit on this mainly because the colour is so brazen 

Just working out the figures 

oooh that's lovely colour

[Jamie]

1 minute ago, wesacosa said:

oooh that's lovely colour

It's marmite that's for sure! Although I like mental colours previous one being this 

[Zelandeth]

Well that was fun...we were lucky enough to be graced with a concert by Drums & Roses just now.  They were bloody awesome.

My ears are still ringing, and that was with earplugs in to tone the volume down a bit!

We were meant to have a mini car show this afternoon, but heavy horizontal rain sadly put a damper on that.  Shame as I was hoping to get a closer look at the CX I spied in the car park yesterday.