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[SRi05]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Oil change for the Cav. Its only done a few hundred miles since the last one but its due on time.

..and done, very easy on this car.

I've been enjoying using it for a bit since I came back from holiday.

The Saab will be for sale once I find a suitable replacement. 

PM me babez at the correct time x

[Ghosty]

I accidentally posted in the tat thread 🥴 

I didn't buy the Civic. Positive - clean interior and a few bits I could have nicked for mine. 

First red flag - the owner wasn't using the choke properly at all. 

The sill ends had been badly plated and the drivers sill had been pushed upwards, and had a crease that'd broken the paint. 

The trailing ends of the rear arches had gone and had moss growing in them. 

Tyres were mixed, fucked budgets. 

Wheeltrims all kerbed and broken. 

Exhaust had huge amounts of carbon buildup in it. She admitted the last long journey the car made was when it was delivered to her.

There was a blister on the rear quarter the size of my hand - after the accident that bent the sill she reckoned she'd 'cleaned it with something caustic'. 

Engine bay was horrifically dirty and it needed a full service. Staggeringly it had had a cambelt last year - seller proceeded to tell me that the car had survived a snapped cambelt. 

 

Twice. 

 

I ran it with the bonnet up to listen for the valve clearances, which were bad, and I thought to myself 'this doesn't sound right' - at this point I noticed an HT lead bouncing up and down. The plug was barely screwed in.

Fuck 

That 

Shit. 

 

It had 20 days MOT. I didn't trust it to get me home. 

[stuboy]

Anyone got any experience with these..

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394282883239?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ymkoiwldqum&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=OBg5xkCOSsy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[sdkrc]

26 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Anyone got any experience with these..

 

Excellent projectfarm video on these. They look good 

[Rust Collector]

All washed and ready for re-homing tomorrow:

I’m definitely going to miss it.

[dome]

14 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

I can imagine a parallel universe in which the competition dept at Vauxhall might have cooked up a 4x4 Astra. I can't do that for an Allegro shell on a Beetle floorpan.

Imagine no more. It was a thing.

https://rallygroupbshrine.org/group-s/vauxhall-astra-4s-opel-kadett-4x4-gr-b-s-prototypes/

[warren t claim]

6 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

do I? Hell yeah, do I know where to even start with something like this? sadly not

 

@warren t claim you is taxi expert, just for giggles, whats your thoughts on it?  

Terminal rot. A typical LTI failing. 

[High Jetter]

LTI = Limited Time In service

[RoverFolkUs]

As per my Focus engine replacement thread, this is what 17 years does to a cambelt! Its not even what killed the engine, so you could call that a cambelt roulette win. Is there a prize to claim?

 

[RetroShite]

My R4 is up for my next shite giveaway seems like it might be a popular one!

[bunglebus]

I went to the Pod. If you like 50s 60s, 70s American stuff, hot rods, customs and drag racing, click here https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjALMDT

 

[brownnova]

Local car show today. Failed to register in time to display, but a lovely day as a visitor… 

Good to see a car I owned when I joined AS still going strong too… 

 

[stuboy]

Yesterday I attended aylesford all ford and classic car show..

I joined these lovely people on there stand..

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/671673069602039/?ref=share

 

Many pics so in some slide shows.. sorry its all age of ford's.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[vulgalour]

Due to literally some demand, I set up a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoExpenseSpent

Work has been seriously wonky over the last few months so I'm looking for other revenue avenues that fit my skill set, even if it's just enough to offset the cost of biscuits.  I have no idea if this will work or not, if it does I'll pivot my business this way instead and just sort of roll all the random stuff I do into one income generator.

[Dyslexic Viking]

I think there is a thread here with old family photos, but I can't find it, so I'm posting some photos of my granddads cars here.

1977 Ford Taunus 1,6L scrapped in 1997

1983 Ford Sierra 2,0L scrapped in 2005

1984 Ford Granada 2,8GL taken off the road in 2002 and not registered scrapped so could be alive?

Ford Sierra estate 

1991 Ford Scorpio scrapped in 2015

His last car was an Escort estate which I believe was one of the last sold in Norway. It was shit and was scrapped with 60,000km on it.

[JJ0063]

On 7/7/2023 at 3:51 PM, JJ0063 said:

I’ve been trying to make our driveway bigger and have had some success today. 
 

Years ago when I lived on this road, the gravel area was all garden, the only driveway was in front of the garage. 
 

Luckily the last owners gravelled this area which is ideal but it wasn’t quite big enough for 2 cars comfortably as there was a chain link fence and a horrible really sharp bush there too.

With the addition of the Volvo to the fleet it spurred me on to dig the posts out and get rid of the bush. 
 

Forgot to take any pics prior, but I’ve screenshotted the edge of an old photo I had from when we moved in. 
 

I still need to dig the root out but the drain is stupidly raised so I won’t gain much space by getting rid completely so I might just try and kill the root.

 

Anyway, space for activities! Much easier access now. 

My gout has finally eased enough that I could dig the root out tonight. Plenty room for shitboxes now. 

[Justwatching]

Really Retro show in Stafford on Sunday with the DeLorean Owners Club.

[Stanky]

28 minutes ago, Justwatching said:

Really Retro show in Stafford on Sunday with the DeLorean Owners Club.

No DMC21's, I note...

[Weird Car]

10 hours ago, Stanky said:

No DMC21's, I note...

I want to know if they’d let one on their stand or if they’d have to join the Reliant stand? 
 

[andy18s]

Warming up nicely 

[lesapandre]

Are you suffering from auto-besity?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/paris-charge-suv-drivers-higher-parking-fees-tackle-auto-besity

[Justwatching]

10 hours ago, Weird Car said:

I want to know if they’d let one on their stand or if they’d have to join the Reliant stand? 
 

They'd be told to fuck right off by both.

[HillmanImp]

On 7/9/2023 at 10:10 PM, RetroShite said:

My R4 is up for my next shite giveaway seems like it might be a popular one!

Yeah, I've succumbed to temptation and just bought a ticket for this. 

[alcyonecorporation]

GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH PLEASE BEHAVE 

[egg]

I picked up some car badges today - what Dodge is this one off? Date on back suggests possibly made 1977?

[MorrisItalSLX]

18 minutes ago, egg said:

I picked up some car badges today - what Dodge is this one off? Date on back suggests possibly made 1977?

[RetroShite]

Just went on a 500 mile trip to pick up a Suzuki Carry from the isle of Skye.

RTA at Glencoe so doubled back and stayed in Oban for the night.

Obligatory pic at the old garage at lochearnhead on the way home!

[somewhatfoolish]

A Carry from Skye? Is there anything other than rust under the yellow tideline?

[Honey Badger]

I've had the Legend 12 months now, it passed the MOT last month with only a couple of advisories for the rear tyres cracking and rusty springs.

I cant do anything about the springs as they are NLA, even in the US. Lowering or sports springs are available though I'm not sure I want to go that way.

Today saw a couple of new Falken Zeix fitted to the rears, good work from Wellingborough tyres.

The Bridge into town was closed so i took a slight* detour for about an hours back road blast using the manual flappy levers for the first time, which to my surprise work really well. Windows down meant the V6 sounded really sweet.

It's a capable old barge, 4k well spent 

 

[lesapandre]

45 minutes ago, RetroShite said:

Just went on a 500 mile trip to pick up a Suzuki Carry from the isle of Skye.

RTA at Glencoe so doubled back and stayed in Oban for the night.

Obligatory pic at the old garage at lochearnhead on the way home!

'Skye Boat Song'...

Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing,
Homeward! the sailors cry;
Bring the Carry back that's born to driven
Over the sea from Skye