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[calebaaront]

Was my little sisters prom this evening, I had the experience of being able to chauffeur her in my Dad's Herbie replica

[Rust Collector]

27 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Having an eventful holiday on the west coast / Skye.

This cunt decided this afternoon would be the perfect time to drop a pin out of the driver's side drum in disc handbrake mechanism. While I was between flippin' Portree and Broadford.

Called auto aid, and a guy came down from Portree in under an hour. We agreed to just completely remove the driver's side handbrake shoes. The pins had pulled out of the backing plate.

Again. I repaired it this time last year with repair washers but it's too far gone now.

 

Then just as he dropped it off the jack, somebody crashed into a biker at the junction just outside the car park.

The biker got up again, and I squeezed past before the traffic got completely fucked.

 

The rear brake backing plates can be a job for the local shite friendly garage after I get home on Tuesday. Barring this bastard throwing any other curveballs.

Should have taken the Clio...

 

As a side note, the noise of an E36 handbrake pin pinging around inside the disc at speed is spectacular / terrifying.

I had the same on my E46, they make a hell of a noise. After diagnosing the noise, I definitely didn’t* keep driving it until the new backing plates turned up 🤣

[JakeT]

Working for an American finance tech firm, they love putting pressure on people. Today, there was a lot of that, and it put me in a miserable mood. I decided to go for a drive, and ended up having one of those memorable drives. Good for the soul, and reminds me why cars are so great.
 

I had a sit, being away from it all was excellent. Being in the North Wessex downs it is easy to take the great scenery for granted. Watching the rain coming down, and basking in the sun was excellent.

 

 

[JakeT]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

Having an eventful holiday on the west coast / Skye.

This cunt decided this afternoon would be the perfect time to drop a pin out of the driver's side drum in disc handbrake mechanism. While I was between flippin' Portree and Broadford.

Called auto aid, and a guy came down from Portree in under an hour. We agreed to just completely remove the driver's side handbrake shoes. The pins had pulled out of the backing plate.

Again. I repaired it this time last year with repair washers but it's too far gone now.

 

Then just as he dropped it off the jack, somebody crashed into a biker at the junction just outside the car park.

The biker got up again, and I squeezed past before the traffic got completely fucked.

 

The rear brake backing plates can be a job for the local shite friendly garage after I get home on Tuesday. Barring this bastard throwing any other curveballs.

Should have taken the Clio...

 

As a side note, the noise of an E36 handbrake pin pinging around inside the disc at speed is spectacular / terrifying.

What a shit time of it. It’s always bloody annoying. Glad the handbrake shoe didn’t come adrift and lock the rear wheel. Which happened to me on a shite 318ti some years ago.

 

For fitting a new backing plate, it’s easiest to cut the plate and slip it on. Else you have to remove the rear hub, and go through the pain of getting the rear driveshaft and bearing out.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, calebaaront said:

Was my little sisters prom this evening, I had the experience of being able to chauffeur her in my Dad's Herbie replica

Fair play, but she doesn't look too happy!

[dozeydustman]

 Pela* pump I ordered has arrived. Can finally give the Saab its oil change. Looks like a job for the weekend.

[RetroShite]

 

Took the Volvo out for a spin yesterday, It's all right but don't think it's really for me so will be going in one of my "Shite Giveaways" tomorrow...

[Supernaut]

14 hours ago, JakeT said:

What a shit time of it. It’s always bloody annoying. Glad the handbrake shoe didn’t come adrift and lock the rear wheel. Which happened to me on a shite 318ti some years ago.

 

For fitting a new backing plate, it’s easiest to cut the plate and slip it on. Else you have to remove the rear hub, and go through the pain of getting the rear driveshaft and bearing out.

Here's me thinking the hub just unbolted from the end of the driveshaft...

I wish my E36 was half as nice as yours, though.

 

I also have a mysterious clicking / creaking from somewhere in the front end. It's been doing it for a year, at least, without getting any worse. It is rather irritating now, mind.

[Supernaut]

15 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

I had the same on my E46, they make a hell of a noise. After diagnosing the noise, I definitely didn’t* keep driving it until the new backing plates turned up 🤣

You're more brave / stupid than I am!

The noise it makes as it pings about sounds genuinely catastrophic. When it did it the first time, I thought the diff was exploding!

[Fumbler]

Ope.

[JakeT]

4 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Here's me thinking the hub just unbolted from the end of the driveshaft...

I wish my E36 was half as nice as yours, though.

 

I also have a mysterious clicking / creaking from somewhere in the front end. It's been doing it for a year, at least, without getting any worse. It is rather irritating now, mind.

The bearings are pressed into the rear hub and the driveshaft passes through them. Once corroded in it can be quite the sad job. 
 

That’s kind of you to say. It’s off to FoTU (with me in it) soonish.

[Supernaut]

10 minutes ago, JakeT said:

The bearings are pressed into the rear hub and the driveshaft passes through them. Once corroded in it can be quite the sad job. 
 

That’s kind of you to say. It’s off to FoTU (with me in it) soonish.

Ha, so is mine!

Hopefully.

[stuboy]

3 hours ago, Fumbler said:

 

[Fumbler]

42 minutes ago, stuboy said:

 

I'm going to replace the buckle. While I have a lot of red electrical tape to hand, the button has worn so thin it's starting to break up everywhere.

[High Jetter]

I'd rather have duct tape than trying to stick something edible.

[stuboy]

On 6/21/2023 at 11:57 AM, richardmorris said:

'Snap'

[Ghosty]

Collected. No pez shot as it had 3/4 of a tank. 

Smaller wheels and cloth seats FTW. 

103k, ten months test, recent cambelt, ALL THE TOYS, full history, exceptionally clean, low owners, and the a/c works.

It was £1795. 

 

Fucking belter. 

 

 

[dome]

Looks like this old Cav has still got it 😎

@Split_Pin is this the guy with the YouTube channel?

[Split_Pin]

1 minute ago, dome said:

Looks like this old Cav has still got it 😎

@Split_Pin is this the guy with the YouTube channel?

Nah he's been identified on the FB pages, his name is Ian.  It's a rep spec 1.6 so it was just cruising at that speed. Dougie normally does that kind of thing on the back roads in something that's been out of MOT for 4 years 😂

[Semi-C]

Had to be done.

[Split_Pin]

4 hours ago, dome said:

Looks like this old Cav has still got it 😎

@Split_Pin is this the guy with the YouTube channel?

Actually, @JMotor this is Ian Cadden and I think he might have a flywheel going spare.

[Fumbler]

On 22/06/2023 at 09:40, bunglebus said:

That's a bit sad really, the same could have been done using newer scrap cars to the same effect.

Dubhenge at Beetle Bash back in the 90s

Tim Hunkin made his own

 

[Pat Earrings]

Happy birthday to me.

I absolutely love this thing. Thanks to @rantingYoofand his father, what a gent.

[stuboy]

Popped over to leysdown to do few bits on the villa on way in got a glimpse of this so on way out tried to get a picture... no idea what is

 

Sorry for shite picture

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Popped over to leysdown to do few bits on the villa on way in got a glimpse of this so on way out tried to get a picture... no idea what is

 

Sorry for shite picture

 

[RoverFolkUs]

Obviously the car gods have decided that an engine rebuild on the Focus is not enough for me to contend with, as the Picasso seems to have developed an annoying single click/tap under harsh acceleration and moving off from low speeds

It's almost a bit like a CV joint click but I don't think it is, as it's just a singular "click" noise and isn't rotational. 

I'm thinking possible lower arm bush, but the MOT man didn't flag anything up and it's hardly done any miles since then 

Maybe brake pads rattling in the carrier, it's not going to be an easy one to pinpoint, so that's another thing to sort 🙄

I'm contemplating just buying a 3rd car again 😂

[RayMK]

@stuboy: an Alfa of some sort from the 1960s/70s??

[brownnova]

A night away in a hotel (work purposes) so I took the Pontiac, as it hadn’t had a good run in a while and the battery let MrsB down when she drove it the other day. Came back to the car park to find I had a retro friend. 

Sadly shortly after this was taken I was under the bonnet with the jump pack… a 30 mile dual carriageway jaunt ought to have been enough to charge it I would have thought. So… duff battery, duff alternator or battery drain… 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Popped over to leysdown to do few bits on the villa on way in got a glimpse of this so on way out tried to get a picture... no idea what is

 

Sorry for shite picture

 

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

 

 

36 minutes ago, RayMK said:

@stuboy: an Alfa of some sort from the 1960s/70s??

1300 Junior in a pure AS colour?

[Ghosty]

MX5 has changed colour and topped up my bank account. That was nice of it. 

 

 

Rollcage, alarm, leccy stuff, VVT swap with Megasquirt ECU, years test. 

Should clean up well, and then it'll be sold on.