richardmorris Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, brownnova said: Casually eating a chicken and stuffing sandwich in a cafe when a traffic jam begins to for outside…. And what a traffic jam it was!! It was the steam run from the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza! He no idea it ran past where we had chosen to get lunch! Is it ok to admit I find Steam/traction Engines fascinating! That reminds me that carter’s steam fair is up for sale. Family is retiring and looking for a permanent home for the attractions and engines. Price of coal cited as a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 2 hours ago, brownnova said: Casually eating a chicken and stuffing sandwich in a cafe when a traffic jam begins to for outside…. And what a traffic jam it was!! It was the steam run from the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza! He no idea it ran past where we had chosen to get lunch! Is it ok to admit I find Steam/traction Engines fascinating! As soon as I saw the first pic, I thought "Llandudno!" The Owd Giffer and the Mothership grew up there and I lived there until I was two. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I was overtaken by a Morris Ital chaseracer, Shite Ron, D.E and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Every spring when the cold has subsided, a truck comes and washes the road and it happened today. Another sure sign of spring. 320touring, Lacquer Peel, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/30/2022 at 6:36 PM, Shite Ron said: I think the top one is for an Anglia: any idea on the other one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I just did an MOT check on my old 850, not expecting much since last I heard of it it was bouncing around various people who didn't seem to give much of a shit about it. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it now has an MOT! Whoever has it now has obviously fixed the airbag light or has a friendly tester. Dyslexic Viking, dollywobbler, LightBulbFun and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, stuboy said: any idea on the other one? Either 60s/70s Fiat, or Lada 2103 (etc). Image courtesy of Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Today was the Ipswich to Felixstowe car run, always a well subscribed event, so much so that I couldn't get booked in this year so instead I dragged the family along in the daily to take a look. I didn't take many photos as I was too busy chasing children and chatting to people but I got these of probably some of the best cars there! The boot rack can obviously get in the sea. MorrisItalSLX, Dyslexic Viking, Spottedlaurel and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 6 hours ago, brownnova said: Casually eating a chicken and stuffing sandwich in a cafe when a traffic jam begins to for outside…. And what a traffic jam it was!! It was the steam run from the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza! He no idea it ran past where we had chosen to get lunch! Is it ok to admit I find Steam/traction Engines fascinating! It's very OK. I passed one earlier on it's way back from a show. The fragrance it left behind was...special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 On 30/04/2022 at 12:58, High Jetter said: You've previous experience with them? I’ve had one go with them. A lot of the cars looked a bit rough especially the movie cars some of which were very bad mock ups . They do have modern Ferraris, McLarens, Porches etc which are obviously genuine if well used. Main trouble is the sheer number of people there ( you queue for a hour or so to register, then passed to another queue that is mainly to sell you more insurance , some cars have a £5k xs ), and hence the number of cars on tracks that (mostly) really aren’t suitable ( very short laps etc you hardly get out of 2nd gear), and the experience is somewhat disappointing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirton Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Following on from BrownNova's post: on Saturday I went to Camborne for Trevithick Day, the first for two years. The Trevithick Society were running their replica of Trevithick's 1801 Puffing Devil up a street in the old fashioned way; no barriers with pedestrians walking on the road and cars parked on one side. The replica looks like the only change from 1801 spec is a better pressure gauge and I would imagine a modern safety valve - just as well at 100psi and the redline at 120psi. Boy did it shift; you'd neeed an Olympic sprinter in front of it with the red flag, made some wonderfull noises as well. I had a big grin on my face. Beats a sedate trundle by of traction engines. SiC, RayMK, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 18 hours ago, wesacosa said: do you even start a job you really wish you hadn't. Trying to find source of a wet footwell in the XM and took the brake doseur valve off to check the rubber gaiter there. After about an hour of trying to get the bloody bracket back on I set the torque wrench wrong and sheared one of the bolts clean off. Stupid idiotic mistake I am kicking myself for. Not sure how to sort this one. Don't trust myself to drill and tap and think it too small for a stud extractor. After the stupid amount of hours I have spent on this car I just want to cry Well I'd done a right good job of snapping it off despite not being able to get great access (surprise surprise) I managed to tap it around with a center punch and a drift enough to just get enough thread exposed to get the grips and then standard pliers on it. Thankfully because I snapped it whilst tightening and not trying to undo it didn't fight too much. now just got to try and find replacement, as no doubt they are obsolete from PSA captain_70s, Yoss and mercedade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, wesacosa said: now just got to try and find replacement, as no doubt they are obsolete from PSA Just a standard metric cap screw surely? Not even very high spec if it's broken like that. Shouldn't be a problem. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 yeah hopefully. I like to get (ripped off for) OEM parts if I can but perhaps a I can find a replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Today's job was to look at the blow in the exhaust.. it needs ideally welding... so bodge wit paste and wrap. Stevebrookman, Yoss and beko1987 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Big shout out to everyone in my street who thinks this delivery is for me (it isn't) HillmanImp, brownnova, mercedade and 16 others 5 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 14 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Big shout out to everyone in my street who thinks this delivery is for me (it isn't) Hope you've been out for a chat Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Tickman said: Hope you've been out for a chat I may do later if it hasn't moved. The tow car is nice too, an old LandCruiser. "Listen mate, sorry, I'm afraid I'd been drinking heavily when I bid on it". dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Successfully serviced this 1.6 FSI Octavia with no problems at all other than some fiddly screws on the air filter housing. Only spilled a little bit of oil. Mally, Dyslexic Viking and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 My mum was recently quoted £800 for a pair of headlights for her Micra CC. I've no idea if that's what they cost or not but I said you could get headlight restoration kits. I'd never used them because I only drive quality* cars with glass headlamps but offered to give it a go. How hard can it be? This is the before shot, it doesn't really convey the state of them. Not just the colour but the texture. They were really rough. The slightly worrying bit is that you have to make them considerably worse before they get better. This is the Auto Glym kit. Comes with 800 and 1500 grade sanding discs, then 2000 and 3000 grade foam pads and finally a sponge mop with allegedly special polish which I think is just fancy T cut. There are cheaper options but it had everything in one pack and £25 is a lot cheaper than £800. Anyway it worked. So I thought whilst I'm there we'll do step dad's Pug 207. They weren't nearly as bad to start with but they still came up nice. Before After Oh by the way, the pictures of my mums Micra had the bonnet open. With it shut you'll note the quality decoration. These are all round the front and rear lights, door handles and badges. Now you know where I get the hankering to drive round in unique cars. I think mine are far more tasteful unique cars but other opinions are available wrong. vulgalour, adw1977, Split_Pin and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, reb said: Successfully serviced this 1.6 FSI Octavia with no problems at all other than some fiddly screws on the air filter housing. Only spilled a little bit of oil. So that 1.6 FSI looks like a close relative of the ARC in my Fav which is from a late 90s Polo GTI. Do you know the engine code? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Yoss said: So that 1.6 FSI looks like a close relative of the ARC in my Fav which is from a late 90s Polo GTI. Do you know the engine code? The engine code is BLF I think. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, reb said: The engine code is BLF I think. Thanks, don't you just love VW engine codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Random spots yesterday (note menacing Cadillac in the background ) Dyslexic Viking, LightBulbFun and wuvvum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Yoss said: My mum was recently quoted £800 for a pair of headlights for her Micra CC. I've no idea if that's what they cost or not but I said you could get headlight restoration kits. I'd never used them because I only drive quality* cars with glass headlamps but offered to give it a go. How hard can it be? This is the before shot, it doesn't really convey the state of them. Not just the colour but the texture. They were really rough. The slightly worrying bit is that you have to make them considerably worse before they get better. This is the Auto Glym kit. Comes with 800 and 1500 grade sanding discs, then 2000 and 3000 grade foam pads and finally a sponge mop with allegedly special polish which I think is just fancy T cut. There are cheaper options but it had everything in one pack and £25 is a lot cheaper than £800. Anyway it worked. So I thought whilst I'm there we'll do step dad's Pug 207. They weren't nearly as bad to start with but they still came up nice. Before After Oh by the way, the pictures of my mums Micra had the bonnet open. With it shut you'll note the quality decoration. These are all round the front and rear lights, door handles and badges. Now you know where I get the hankering to drive round in unique cars. I think mine are far more tasteful unique cars but other opinions are available wrong. Just done the same with our Bini. No need to buy a kit, see my thread for cheaper way. Just 3k grit and compound that I already had👍 Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Found these in a muddy wet box at deceased uncles garage floor.. Yoss, Vantman and Stevebrookman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeT Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Managed to acquire this gem whilst under the influence last night for the princely sum of £250 from an even drunker mate who wanted it off his driveway. Been sitting since last summer when my pal replaced it with an E39 estate & forgot about it. Started and run fine off my CLK battery & brakes don't seem to be seized. Hope to book it in for an MOT in the next couple of weeks to get it to my olds & see what it fails on. Underside seems pretty solid. Perfect present for my old man to replace the Rover that will hopefully end up on here. w00dy, Split_Pin, EspenO and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Yoss said: I really like that colour, no sense in having a modular Micra in a boring shade, you don't have a car like that to blend in. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Yoss said: My mum was recently quoted £800 for a pair of headlights for her Micra CC. Was it a chain garage, out of interest? I find it absurd that a garage wouldn't suggest mopping them instead of buying new headlights presumably from the stealers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 19 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Big shout out to everyone in my street who thinks this delivery is for me (it isn't) Sprint? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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