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[SRi05]

On 6/7/2022 at 4:23 PM, SRi05 said:

MOT Pass for this old bus today. Possibly my favourite motor ever, just plods on without any grief whatsoever.

Jesus, I've kept a car long enough to do this again 

 

 

 

[stuboy]

Collegue at work buys auction lots and sells on ebay, some stuff didn't sell so said do I want it... who'd say no..

[richardmorris]

[puntopaul]

My Punto that I bought off this very forum a few years ago, passed its MOT today so my efforts cleaning and polishing it was well worth it!! Also found its 90's rival, so couldn't resist a photo!!

 

[lesapandre]

Interesting and well written blog/website by former US Road&Track staffer Dennis Simanaitis:

https://simanaitissays.com/about/

[lesapandre]

22 hours ago, richardmorris said:

'Car tax' exemption article looks interesting - been looking at this for some of mine.

[wuvvum]

The 107 failed its MOT today, as anticipated.  It didn't do as badly as I'd expected though - it failed on a sticky rear brake (which probably needs the wheel cylinder replacing, I did the other side last year) and one bit of welding for which the garage quoted me £90.  So it looks like the old heap might live to see another year.

[stuboy]

Training for work at dartford football ground... its all wasted on me as don't watch or follow the sport.. but thought I'd share ...

[BorniteIdentity]

Totally baited someone on their ‘For Sale’ post on FB earlier. 

For those not familiar with Phoenix Nights it goes a bit like https://fb.watch/kVWuq35sj7/

He was not amused. I was tho 😬

 

[Lankytim]

Just returned from that Scotland and hurried into the garage with some mirrors I scored of Facebook marketplace while I was up there. I’ve been after some mirrors for the 145 and although I didn’t get a matching pair I got a decent one for the drivers side and one of those weird clip on ones that fit onto the quarter light for the passenger side. They should look pretty nice once they’re fitted properly. The mirrors were part of a bundle which included locking filler caps so I’ll chuck the surplus onto eBay and maybe even make some ££ back. 

[brownnova]

Promised myself some time to tinker this week during half term. So yesterday I set to clearing the garage a bit to actually be able to access the pit.

It was a bit of a mess…. Usually the Yellow 2CV is in that middle space. Plan was to shift the Yugo out. I got it to run for the first time in over a year, on a bit of easy start, but alas it wouldn’t stay running for long enough to move, and then as I was about to win (I’m sure) the boost pack ran out of boost. So I switched my attention to the Nova and finally got round to draining the tank.

I feel pretty bad that after 3 1/2 years I’ve made almost no progress on the Yugo. 3 years since we acquired the Green 2CV and that’s not finished (although it’s not too far off, but no minimal progress in the last 6 months), and 2 1/2 years I’ve had the Nova and that’s barely made any progress either. Starting to think I might not be the right person to do restoration projects. With a new and probably busier job in September, 2 kids that are toddlers, a teenager about to do his GCSEs and a house and garden which seem to require constant attention it doesn’t look like it’s about to get any better either.

[catsinthewelder]

@brownnova At least they aren't getting any worse in the garage, mine are gently dissolving into the grass.  Sounds like a good bit of progress this week, I've got nowhere with mine and have a deadline closing in (daughters prom, she wants the Dacia).

[Ohdearme]

Had to pick the espace up today after it got a new Mot, forgot about the train strike and don’t fancy a £35 taxi so I walked the 7.9 miles to pick it up - 2 and a half hours, a couple of podcasts and lots of emails later is was relieved of £680 notes for my trouble.

New rear springs, new rear caliper, new brake lines, aircon regas m8,  and 12 months ticket.

It needs two new rear tyres but I’ll do those next month, it’s had enough attention for now and was pressed straight into use going to IKEA to pick up a kitchen unit so I could ruin my evening swearing and building that.

 

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said:

At least they aren't getting any worse in the garage,

True of the Yugo and 2CV but the Nova is outside… and deteriorating. 
 

1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said:

I've got nowhere with mine and have a deadline closing in (daughters prom, she wants the Dacia)

Good luck!!! And what good taste from cats junior! 

[andy18s]

@brownnova when?

[brownnova]

32 minutes ago, andy18s said:

@brownnova when?

Well if I can’t even get the Nova or Yugo done I’m guessing full body lift for the TransSport is some way off! 

[lesapandre]

Not The Electric-Car News...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson

[kfsgo]

And here's me with a mere one parking spot...

[lesapandre]

Drive like a Grauniad reeder...

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jun/03/uk-car-buying-expert-tips-budget-price-reliability

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Not The Electric-Car News...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson

Clever bloke, that Mr Bean.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

There was no evidence of a cambelt change on my new 106, so I ordered a kit and set aside a day to be miserable about it. Not the worst job I've ever done on a car, but not a lot of fun either. Give me a non-interference engine any day.

But I'm happier knowing it's been done. Especially when I had a look at the old belt. 

There's not much rust on the car, so today I've been underneath with a wire brush and a tin of metal paint to make sure it stays that way. It's also had an oil change with expensive branded oil. I must be enamoured with the little thing. 

[RoverFolkUs]

30 minutes ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said:

There was no evidence of a cambelt change on my new 106, so I ordered a kit and set aside a day to be miserable about it. Not the worst job I've ever done on a car, but not a lot of fun either. Give me a non-interference engine any day.

But I'm happier knowing it's been done. Especially when I had a look at the old belt. 

There's not much rust on the car, so today I've been underneath with a wire brush and a tin of metal paint to make sure it stays that way. It's also had an oil change with expensive branded oil. I must be enamoured with the little thing. 

That was probably a few miles off going so count yourself lucky!

They always go like that on TU engines and even the newer DV PSA engines, the teeth strip off rather than the belt snapping altogether. 

Always bent valves on a TU as well!

[Lankytim]

As it was such a nice sunny day I wheeled the 145 out to get this mirror fitted. After a bit of a struggle with getting a nut on the end of one of the bolts it was finally on. It doesn’t look too bad! 

[Noel Tidybeard]

that mirror look almost exactly the same as was on our 1972/3 renner 12 estate

[auntiemaryscanary]

Yesterday I went to south of Norwich and back. No drama, no FTP, zero poo count. A bit tired was about the worst of it.

Probably wrong number of wheels and not shite but this followed me the 130 miles home:

I'm velly, velly happy.

(Honourable mention to biker mate for trailer loan)

[stuboy]

Yesterday .... drive the galaxy with 4 kids...missus and dog too sunny leysdown too drop off a tv and some paint off to the 'villa' , walk round the arcades etc.. then Morrisons and too sittingbourne to drop a wheel to a friend for his mk2 v6 ghia x mondeo.

[Bren]

After a weeks camping cleaned the inside of the mondeo.

Took an eternity to hoover 'cos our Dyson is turd. Resorted to using sellotape to get the dog hairs off the carpet. Used the auto glym on the leather - I have not touched the alcantara for now as I have ordered some solution for cleaning it.

[Zelandeth]

Fun fact: Getting the speedometer cable refitted to the back of the head on a Rover 110 is an absolute swine of a job.   Just took me nearly an hour of fighting with it.

Why couldn't they have given us an inch more cable to work with?!?

Task is literally this: "Offer cable up to rear of speedometer head, wiggle it around a bit until the cable seats, slide retaining collar up, then screw said collar into place to secure the cable.  Job done."

One of those jobs where you can only get one and a half fingers onto the collar you need to rotate to screw the two bits together - and you have enough strength available to either hold things in place OR screw them together, but not nearly enough to do both.

Next time I have to pull the dash apart I'm going to have a serious look at whether the gearbox end can be accessed easily and if the cable is then free to move, as even with the added steps that would be massively preferable to that farce I just went through.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Bren said:

After a weeks camping cleaned the inside of the mondeo.

Took an eternity to hoover 'cos our Dyson is turd. Resorted to using sellotape to get the dog hairs off the carpet. Used the auto glym on the leather - I have not touched the alcantara for now as I have ordered some solution for cleaning it.

The autoglym interior shampoo works well on alcantara I’ve found.

[stuboy]

Spent many hours scraping off ford's version of tigers by heating a scraper with a blow lamp...