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[PicantoJon]

Dad's Astra has decided to call it a day, surprised it honestly lasted as long as it did running on only 3 out of 4 cylinders...

Cheeky barsteward is still insured on the Picanto though, cue me shitting myself on my day off when I couldn't see my car on the sodding car park outside my flat! 

The joys of having the old duffer living next door to me, though he does feed the cat when I'm at work. 🤣

[GingerNuttz]

 

[Cord Fourteener]

Heck, I keep falling off the internet!

My Facebook notifications are an obscene and uncountable number now...

Anyway, I have washed both my Volvos, had a sqeek fixed in the alternator of the 740 and a rattle fixed (that was a broken pully) on the V70.

Looks like I'll have to continue to look at noises on the alternator or alternator belt of the V70, and get a cam belt. But that will get done, car is fantastic and going strong. 

I am about 120 miles from a milage milestone with the V70, if I can get a photo I will! I hope I can. 

[Fumbler]

The Fiesta received a new cambelt after I decided my 6 month long game of cam belt roulette was long enough and I really should pull my finger out and JFDI. I had a Gates belt fitted... after the garage discovered the Bosch Mk.6 Fiesta kit I had bought last month was completely wrong! I guess the Internet debate on whether my Fez is a Mk.5 or Mk.6 also extends to parts vendors.

The 850 got a new set of tyres which, unlike the last set, are all the same size, the same make and the same tread pattern. It actually feels rather nippy now. Still a very relaxing experience on the journey to work. It and the Ford need an oil change and I'm going to try and fix the powered aerial and headlining. I also need to set to modifying the PCV system as well.

[Stanky]

I fell into a time warp earlier.

Driving home from collecting the Dacia from the paint shop I followed a Citroen ZX Volcane up Portsdown hill on the M27, then overtook an immaculate H-reg Vauxhall rascal on the a32. 

I haven't seen an example of either vehicle IRL for about 15 years!

[Tigerfox]

Had a good week for a change.

Picasso straight through mot, first time in years.

Insurance renewal £79 for the year !  I know i am a old git, but more than happy with that.

[vulgalour]

22 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Me and my big mouth.  Guess who has a squeaky front brake now.  Wheel getting a little warm too so it's probably a sticking caliper.  At least they're only basic single pot ones on the Maestro and I've got spares if I need them.

Never mind, it stopped doing it.

[HMC]

THIS IS THE FBI KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM 

 

[HMC]

ARE YOU A PATRIOT?

 

[HMC]

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[Dyslexic Viking]

51 minutes ago, HMC said:

GOD BLESS AMERICA

New car incoming I guess?

If so well bought, i like these.

[Ghosty]

MX5 seems to have shat its clutch slave, went to get in it and go to Halfords for cleaning products and a universal gearknob for Subway's Ka, and the biting point has gone to the bulkhead. Not hard or expensive to replace mercifully.

[Fumbler]

The Volvo developed this TADTS wiper issue, which is where the arm and wiper blade somehow lifts from the screen at the end of its travel-

I had a search around and, unless you have a parts V/S70 to hand, your best option is to file down the stops on the arm to close the gap between the blade and the screen. I got my Dremel thing out and whizzed some material off-

And voilà! A fully swept windscreen!

I've removed the arm so that I can touch up the ground off areas and make them look pretty.

[brownnova]

When was the last time you saw a Hyundai Atoz! 

This pulled up to use the tyre inflator whilst the 2CV was busy being MoTd. 

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, brownnova said:

When was the last time you saw a Hyundai Atoz! 

This pulled up to use the tyre inflator whilst the 2CV was busy being MoTd. 

Outside the local chemist, fittingly

[Fumbler]

15 minutes ago, brownnova said:

When was the last time you saw a Hyundai Atoz! 

This pulled up to use the tyre inflator whilst the 2CV was busy being MoTd. 

The garage just down the road has one of these and a Perodua Kelisa as courtesy cars.

[Cord Fourteener]

Milestone! '03 V70 D5

 

[MrGTI6]

4 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said:

Milestone! '03 V70 D5

 

My boot-scootin' baby is drivin' me crazy...

[Leyland Worldmaster]

@LightBulbFun

Might be of interest; probably turned up on my feed due to Thermionic Valve searches. 

 

[SiC]

Scrap

 

In here

 

Now gone

 I probably should try cleaning up the brown rust stains now. 

Front subframe should be going this morning as it's sold. Need to find a home for the rear axle otherwise that'll be weighed in.

Mrs SiC is quite keen I don't fill the driveway too quickly again (!)

I might get the Boxster out though as I keep forgetting to cancel the tax, so might as well have it out and usable. 

[stuboy]

Spent yesterday on the Isle of the dammed aka leysdown doing some bits on the villa.. this where I spotted the carlton estate ( see my spotted thread )..

[wuvvum]

Oh, I do like to be, etc.

[mitsisigma01]

Wouldn't park it there for too long!!😬

[mitsisigma01]

Whatever happened to the orange convertible one that was rescued a few years back 🤔

[wuvvum]

3 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Whatever happened to the orange convertible one that was rescued a few years back 🤔

It lives with the Six Cylinders now.

[vulgalour]

This job, it is almost finished.  3 coats of woodworm treatment both sides.  2 coats of black paint on the side you can't see, 1 coat on the side you can, 1 more coat to go.  Then they're ready to reinstall, I just have this short list of things to get through before I do:

1. Replace missing/damaged wool felt strips to edges of panels so they don't rattle
2. Refit rust-treated wiring loom chassis clamps
3. Weld the small cut in the under seat support frame from when the angle grinder went a little further than I wanted it to removing a seized fixing
4. Make and fit wiring extensions for new high level rear lights since I've got really good access right now (also order correct wiring colours so it matches making fault finding later easier)
5. Make and fit brackets for said lights
6. Remove rear passenger wing
7. Remove exhaust so that I can remove the fuel tank because it's right next to where I want to weld
8. Might as well clean up and paint the fuel tank while it's out too!
9. Weld up rear passenger inner arch
10. Weld up bottom boot floor corners
11. Paint all of that
12. Weld small hole in rear passenger wheel arch while it's off the car
13. Refit said arch
14. Wait, should I also repair the sill end since I've got the arch off and it's not in the way?
15. Paint all of the bottom boot floor and the inner steel surfaces of the boot
16. Paint the repaired inner arch on the wing side
17. Paint, blending carefully to retain the patina, the repair on the outer arch
18. Refit said arch
19. Refit boot intermedary floor and trim panels
20. Refit cabin plywood panels
21. Refit seat

And that's how you deal with woodworm.  Simple.

[RoverFolkUs]

22 hours ago, Fumbler said:

The garage just down the road has one of these and a Perodua Kelisa as courtesy cars.

That's one way to ensure that people pick their own cars up as soon as they're ready 😂

[Spottedlaurel]

Decent weather today, got the Laurel out of the garage and had it and the LS400 sitting on the drive with windows open to give them a bit of an airing while I got on with other stuff. Had a quick bimble around the block in both of them, as there doesn't seem to to be much opportunity  make proper use of them at present (see below). Not sure when the Laurel was last even started, let alone driven, and I thought I might have been silly in leaving the battery connected but it awoke from its slumber just fine.

Reason for not driving them much is that I'm spending a lot of time in the Yaris at present, as Master SL has his test next weekend. Mostly I'm a passenger, but I get the odd drive when he's been dropped off somewhere and I have to get to work, a meeting, back home etc. Such an enjoyable little thing to nip about in, it's doing its job very well.

Finally, I have been insured on another LS400. It's not mine (nor will it be) and it's somewhat speculative at this moment, but fingers crossed it works out.....

[richardmorris]

Johnny sideburns 2cv find,

 

 

[richardmorris]

Already not mentioning the brand new starter or electronic ignition. But then Darren Arthur is involved…