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[stuboy]

Trying to find the source of a bang when going over bumps, nothing obvious but noticed rear exhaust clamps rotted, and exhaust rubbers where soft....

[bunglebus]

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/man-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-8390251

Next road to me. Partner etc knew the woman who has been asking for help regarding domestic violence for years.

Not really the kind of thing we're used to here. Police and forensics etc have been there all day and removed a car

[camryv6]

On 4/25/2023 at 5:55 PM, TheIsleofShite said:

Drove past this not long after it happened, sad demise of what’s becoming a rare sight. Hope the driver is ok and that it’s just their Pride that’s dented…..

 

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/23480452.isle-wight-crash-sees-car-go-wall-man-taken-hospital/

I see what you did there. lol

[richardmorris]

Had to de-ice the 2cv yesterday to go to work. Can’t recall the last time I did this - probably 20 years ago in ascot. Since then it’s been undercover in harsh weather. Sunday was roof off weather ( for a while) with @Six-cylinder in the x1/9 although I did give him a cap to wear.

[UltraWomble]

https://classicoilsshop.co.uk/gtx-classic-10w40

Castrol GTX in proper tins.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

On 4/26/2023 at 5:49 PM, bunglebus said:

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/man-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-8390251

Next road to me. Partner etc knew the woman who has been asking for help regarding domestic violence for years.

Not really the kind of thing we're used to here. Police and forensics etc have been there all day and removed a car

I'm so sorry to see that, what an horrendous crime.

 We had a situation here a couple of years ago where somebody was violently murdered and the perpetrator lived less than 100 yards from us.  Police and forensics there for several days along with the gutter press swarming the area.  He got life and I very much doubt he'll ever be released.

You never forget it and it's very unsettling.

[Weird Car]

My daily driver until Sunday, it’s like a childhood dream come true, it’s really quite nippy for a 1.3 though I guess it’s the stickers that make it feel faster than it is 

[SiC]

On 4/24/2023 at 10:38 AM, BeEP said:

We did our bit for drive it day by having these three out in convoy...

Friends of mine came down on Saturday in the aquamarine car, and we took all three to March station yesterday to collect another friend who has taken the white one off my hands (he bought the aquamarine car 30 years ago to the day, before selling it on in 2008 - it's taken us until now to persuade him back into ado16 ownership!).  We passed a Sunbeam Alpine and an 80's Toyota so a few old cars were getting some use.

You white one is for sale again!

I would love it but I need to urgently sell some cars.

Edit: just looked at the advert. Oh my. I didn't know it has a 1300gt engine in 😬

I wish I could buy it. 

[BeEP]

15 minutes ago, SiC said:

You white one is for sale again!

I would love it but I need to urgently sell some cars.

Edit: just looked at the advert. Oh my. I didn't know it has a 1300gt engine in 😬

I wish I could buy it. 

He's done you a favour by moving it from Norfolk to Somerset!  I think his glasses had too much of a rose tint, but I am a bit surprised by just how quickly it's up for sale again.  Also it didn't smoke noticably whilst I had it so I'm not sure what's happened there.

[SiC]

6 minutes ago, BeEP said:

He's done you a favour by moving it from Norfolk to Somerset!  I think his glasses had too much of a rose tint, but I am a bit surprised by just how quickly it's up for sale again.  Also it didn't smoke noticably whilst I had it so I'm not sure what's happened there.

Do you think he wants a deal with a P4? 🫣

Say no otherwise my wife will kill me!

[BeEP]

48 minutes ago, SiC said:

Do you think he wants a deal with a P4? 🫣

Say no otherwise my wife will kill me!

No, and not just to save your life!  His reason for selling is that with six other cars it will never get used.  Which I've interpreted as having driven it 200 miles he's realised he enjoys the others (which are all considerably newer) more.  I don't think going even older would work.

[wuvvum]

Is that the same chap who bought the 205 which is now owned by @Erebus?

[Erebus]

6 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Is that the same chap who bought the 205 which is now owned by @Erebus?

Anthony?  Could well be, he said he lives in Portishead.

I actually sold the 205 a while ago.  It's now owned by a lady in Cornwall who also has a 5 door 205 in the exact same colour (Heather Green).

[SiC]

3 hours ago, Erebus said:

Anthony?  Could well be, he said he lives in Portishead.

I actually sold the 205 a while ago.  It's now owned by a lady in Cornwall who also has a 5 door 205 in the exact same colour (Heather Green).

The 1100 advert says an Anthony S. 

[wuvvum]

Two minor but somewhat annoying breakages on the fleet this week.  The driver's window regulator on the Carina has carked it (it's been showing signs for a while to be fair) and the Visa has lost one of the retaining clips from the nearside headlight, which must have pinged off somewhere (I possibly didn't push it on far enough when I fitted it).

I can get a secondhand regulator for the Toyota for 35 quid so that's not the end of the world, but when I did the one in the rear door last year it was a rather fiddly job as the cable was completely fecked - I expect this one will be the same.  The only source of Visa headlight clips I've been able to find is in Germany, and they want 28 quid for a single clip - fuck paying that for a 2" by 1" bit of bent metal.  I can feel a bodge coming on...

[artdjones]

40 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Two minor but somewhat annoying breakages on the fleet this week.  The driver's window regulator on the Carina has carked it (it's been showing signs for a while to be fair) and the Visa has lost one of the retaining clips from the nearside headlight, which must have pinged off somewhere (I possibly didn't push it on far enough when I fitted it).

I can get a secondhand regulator for the Toyota for 35 quid so that's not the end of the world, but when I did the one in the rear door last year it was a rather fiddly job as the cable was completely fecked - I expect this one will be the same.  The only source of Visa headlight clips I've been able to find is in Germany, and they want 28 quid for a single clip - fuck paying that for a 2" by 1" bit of bent metal.  I can feel a bodge coming on...

Do you mean these?

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/253873787427?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=0ALu9_AiSZC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=1gRsBydUQIa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL

[wuvvum]

No, they're open-ended, like these:

I could probably knock something up by cutting up a metal biscuit tin or something, they're not a difficult shape.

[Mally]

On 4/26/2023 at 9:36 PM, UltraWomble said:

https://classicoilsshop.co.uk/gtx-classic-10w40

Castrol GTX in proper tins.

How Much!

[BeEP]

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Is that the same chap who bought the 205 which is now owned by @Erebus?

Yep, although you'd all worked that out already!

[wuvvum]

Just treated the Mobylette to a new exhaust.  The exhausts on those mount onto the cylinder with a BFO nut, and the flange on the exhaust down pipe that the nut pushes against to hold the pipe against the exhaust port was partially snapped off many years ago by my brother riding it like a twat.  The result of that was that the nut kept coming undone and I had to go everywhere with a 32mm spanner strapped to the luggage rack to tighten it up again.  I found a new pattern exhaust for 45 quid which will hopefully solve that particular issue.  

Then I just need to fit the new rear tyre, tidy up the wiring and find a way to stop the front brake cable from pulling through its nipple.  Oh, and do something about the massive amount of play in the headstock bearings.

[stuboy]

What do u get when u have ... narrow winding country roads... oncoming traffic ... damp surface water and a missus who may be heavy footed....

 

Yup... 2 fuc♡Ed tyres, broken mudflaps and £180 bill too pay..

[artdjones]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

No, they're open-ended, like these:

I could probably knock something up by cutting up a metal biscuit tin or something, they're not a difficult shape.

There's someone in Austria claiming to sell them for €1.30

https://www.doppelwinkel.at/scheinwerfer-haltklammer-für-verstellung

The other price is a joke.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Mally said:

How Much!

Precisely. Back in the late 70s, I was selling tins of GTX and Duckhams Q. Their reps swung by, every month or so. Strong, sassy females, moi at 18 had no chance (what a way to go tho). Also had own brand Longlife tins. Must be at least 10x dearer now?

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

There's someone in Austria claiming to sell them for €1.30

https://www.doppelwinkel.at/scheinwerfer-haltklammer-für-verstellung

The other price is a joke.

Found some on eBay UK for £5.50 (for a pack of 5) using the part number from that link, so cheers for that.

[wuvvum]

It's Saturday morning and I'm about to board a train. 

This can only mean one thing.  Collection Mission!

[wuvvum]

Station car park modernshite. 

[grogee]

Just seen this tweet, thought of @LightBulbFun

[HillmanImp]

Flat battery on the Nissan. 

Its okay, I can just open the door with the key can't I.... 

Feck. 

This is the only door with a keylock too. 

Got ImpJr up on the roof but its too soon after easter and he couldn't get his fat arse through the gap. 

So I looked online to see where the bonnet release was as I can't remember, and thank fuck its on this side. 

Managed to reach in with a wheel nut wrench  and pull it to get the bonnet open. 

As the van is on the drive it's not ideal for a trickle charger so have been looking at a dashboard solar charger.

Has anyone experience of these and any suggestions?

[tooSavvy]

This is headed for bean tins....

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/223954/1990-mazda-626-off-head?page=1

Sad 😕

[dome]

37 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Flat battery on the Nissan. 

Its okay, I can just open the door with the key can't I.... 

Feck. 

This is the only door with a keylock too. 

Got ImpJr up on the roof but its too soon after easter and he couldn't get his fat arse through the gap. 

So I looked online to see where the bonnet release was as I can't remember, and thank fuck its on this side. 

Managed to reach in with a wheel nut wrench  and pull it to get the bonnet open. 

As the van is on the drive it's not ideal for a trickle charger so have been looking at a dashboard solar charger.

Has anyone experience of these and any suggestions?

I've heard tales of folk sticking 12v to the car via a side repeater or the like to get enough power to unlock it. I've never tried it though...