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[Burnside]

The little Panda has suffered from some "enhancement" to some of the bumper trims from one of it's former owners.

They have started peeling badly and are really letting the car down in my view, so I have stupidly decided to replace them as there both damaged anyway.

Problem is that the pieces of trim are £££'s via Fiat being a 4x4 model, so luckily I've found a new rear trim via ebay. For the front we found a used bumper off Facebook which we haggled down to £50. Everyone else wanted £200!

Managed to get rear one off ok without removing the bumper, unfortunately no such luck with the front one.

So.......

An that's as far as I got today apart from washing it too. Also just in case I haven't posted enough pictures, stupid me found some surface rust in both front inner arches that also needs attention.  That's the rest of my week sorted then. 

 

 

 

[auntiemaryscanary]

Nothing special about reaching 70k in a 2007 Doblo. I've owned it 12 years doing an average 4k a year, sod all really.

However I'd mistakenly thought it had a cam chain. Yep the cambelt went. I had the head rebuilt v locally at W.S. Bates Ltd, Mapperly, Nottm. Proper old school workshop tacked on the side of a house. Highly recommended. No website, just a landline.

I've done airport runs, family seaside holidays, hire machine collection, towing clocking up 1,700 miles since it was repaired a month ago. I consider that well and truly fixed.

Great to having it running again, it's a very versatile vehicle. Came close to scrapping it, v glad I didn't.

[cobblers]

Dropped my T6 off for a service and my mate said "You can borrow my golf for a few days if you like" 

Last time I spoke to him his golf was a shitbox mk4 diesel.

266bhp Mk5 Gti! Flipping jackpot! That said the tyres are all brands that sound like AI generated Amazon brand names so I daren't go too hard on her.

[vulgalour]

Woopsiedaisy, Skiddee, Ramalamalinglong, and Roadcunt by any chance?  I'm assuming that there isn't a pair of anything, naturally.

[MJK 24]

It’s recycling day and the poor Scirocco is set on it’s arse…

 

[JJ0063]

2 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

It’s recycling day and the poor Scirocco is set on it’s arse…

 

What sort of money do you get these days? I’ve got 2 or 3 that I either need to take in or just leave out for the scrap man if it’s not worth the drive!

[Rust Collector]

6 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

What sort of money do you get these days? I’ve got 2 or 3 that I either need to take in or just leave out for the scrap man if it’s not worth the drive!

+1, think I've got about 10-15 batteries sat around now. Can someone tell me if I can afford a new one from the scrap money yet? 🤣

[MJK 24]

1 hour ago, JJ0063 said:

What sort of money do you get these days? I’ve got 2 or 3 that I either need to take in or just leave out for the scrap man if it’s not worth the drive!

I got £150.96 for 296kg.

£510 per ton.

[MJK 24]

1 hour ago, Rust Collector said:

+1, think I've got about 10-15 batteries sat around now. Can someone tell me if I can afford a new one from the scrap money yet? 🤣

Easily!

[Burnside]

Taken me two hours just to get the washer bottle off the Panda due to the usual rusty bolts!

Worth it, as gives me better access to cleaning up the rust and I didn't snap the bolts off which is a major bonus.

[vulgalour]

On 6/6/2023 at 3:08 PM, vulgalour said:

Happy to report the headlining I've repaired and recovered hasn't immediately collapsed.  It's also vastly improved the quality of sound inside the car, much more than I expected it to.  This is my first foray into sticking a mirror back on to a windscreen, I'm really hoping the Stass brand tape I'm using is up to the task.  Duct tape is just to hold the mirror in place while the Stass tape glue bond fully cures.

If not, there's apparently a contact adhesive similar to superglue available at Wickes recommended by the chap that has just installed our new shower.  The old shower blew a BIG fuse in the main board and we've learned also that the fusebox is likely the house's original and all the replacement bits are now unavailable.  I guess we're saving for a new fuse box before it also decides to crap itself since now we've fixed something in the house you can guarantee another thing in the house is just itching to break.

Did a little test run, smacked through some potholes, over some speedbumps and the Stass tape has held fine.  We'll have to see how it fares long term, especially with temperature changes and the lack of support from the duct tape.

[richardmorris]

2cv has just failed to proceed. First time in 20+ years! Looks like it's got an air leak in the fuel line. Nothing coming from the tank under siphoning, but does if pressured by blowing in the filler neck. Luckily made it home before stalling, but I knew it wasn’t happy about something!

[worldofceri]

My view of the M1 right now. Some buttock clenching lately occurred when the axle fell off at 70mph.

@Minimad5 @83C @Inspector Morose

[Inspector Morose]

Astravan lwb.

[Justwatching]

Mavericks last night.

I'd love to add that Fifth Avenue to my fleet. 

[MJK 24]

I know people get attached to cars and are sorry to see them go.  Has anyone every got attached to something that doesn’t even have an engine?!

Our covered trailer has gone after such a long time we cannot even recall when we bought it.  Ten years or so we think.

Yard has an empty space in it now!  It was on eBay and I was inundated with enquiries.  Must have been too cheap?!  Anyways, too late now.  It’s gone!  😢

Slightly gutted to see it go but it wasn’t getting used anymore.

The chap who bought it has just collected this old Mitsubishi from Dover.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

2cv has just failed to proceed. First time in 20+ years! Looks like it's got an air leak in the fuel line. Nothing coming from the tank under siphoning, but does if pressured by blowing in the filler neck.

Both teams of mechanics concur. New pipe to be ordered in the morning, and rick will come round with trolley jacks snd stands to drop the fuel tank next week.

[richardmorris]

42 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

I know people get attached to cars and are sorry to see them go.  Has anyone every got attached to something that doesn’t even have an engine?!

Our covered trailer has gone after such a long time we cannot even recall when we bought it.  Ten years or so we think.

Yard has an empty space in it now!  It was on eBay and I was inundated with enquiries.  Must have been too cheap?!  Anyways, too late now.  It’s gone!  😢

Slightly gutted to see it go but it wasn’t getting used anymore.

The chap who bought it has just collected this old Mitsubishi from Dover.

Barwells?

[MJK 24]

8 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Barwells?

?

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

?

Trailer. They seem to be the make round here for transporting classics around towed by a new Range Rover or shogun thing.

[MJK 24]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Trailer. They seem to be the make round here for transporting classics around towed by a new Range Rover or shogun thing.

Ah!

No, it was made by Brian James in Daventry!

[worldofceri]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Trailer. They seem to be the make round here.

Barwell are just a dealer as far as I know. The trailer’s a Brian James I think.

[worldofceri]

1 hour ago, Inspector Morose said:

Astravan lwb.

One side‘s longer than the other. Like a Renault 14.

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, worldofceri said:

Barwell are just a dealer as far as I know. The trailer’s a Brian James I think.

Ah, my mistake. I see the name on the side of the things daily and thought they made them!

[loserone]

6 minutes ago, worldofceri said:

One side‘s longer than the other. Like a Renault 14.

 

[stuboy]

Another attempt to get the moped runner failed again... it will only run on aerosol vapours, fuel tap is opening I've tried adjusting mixture nothing, even running fuel directly from a funnel into fuel inlet pipe, still nothing, reckon gonna have to take the brand new carburettor off and look...

 

#arrrrgggghhh missus keeps saying to get rid of it... #Nottheautoshitewayluv

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, Justwatching said:

Mavericks last night.

I'd love to add that Fifth Avenue to my fleet. 

And again… I didn’t go last night 😂

I was working this week, but also not happy at their £5 per person charge which they have now decided to implement for entry.

And yes… the fifth avenue is amazing. The lady that drives it is lovely too. Has an Oldsmobile as her daily! 

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, brownnova said:

£5 per person charge which they have now decided to implement for entry.

risky gamble as can lead to no one going as makes ya think, busy day cant be arsed to pay when can sit at home with a brew......

[brownnova]

It’s so close to my house I used to pop in for an hour or sometimes less between work and the kids bedtimes. I’ll only go when I know I can stay a bit now. Probably go from every other week to maybe once a month. Numbers went down from nearly 200 the week before to around 60 this week according to Facebook groups I’m in. There’s been a lot of online anger as it was just dropped suddenly with no warning or discussion. 

[Burnside]

Didn't get as far as I hoped today on the inner arch, but did fit the new rear bumper trim  thanks to my Brother. 

Not sure I used enough tape to hold it overnight while the adhesive cures?