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[richardmorris]

On 8/13/2023 at 8:56 PM, brownnova said:

2CVGBs Registers Day today, we camped from the Friday even though it was local. loaded up the CV and the XC90 with all the camping/children gubbins

 Ended up next to a couple with a 940 as their ride as the 2CV was off the road! 

Was a great weekend with mostly decent weather, and good people and cars. 

My personal favourite was this mustard coloured Ami…. Absolutely gorgeous! 

Some interlopers came too… 

But they were all tolerated as such lovely lovely examples of French-ness! 

I will be pinching those photos for the column. The red Burton is my friend Jerry’s.

[Rust Collector]

3 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Rockauto might be the second best bet for stuff like this. The problem is that cheap air struts like this are still just rebuilt units, as on new airbag and paint, same worn out old shock absorber.

EDIT: Ooff, Arnott ones are also close to 430 quid each, without shipping...

If I understood correctly the Arnott ones don’t have the variable damping so I wrote them off for that.

The one I bought is secondhand, from a company that import them from Japan. I thought it was worth a shot as I knew the Chinese ones were rebuilt units and modern rubber is generally shit - I thought low mileage (allegedly) OEM would be as good a shout.

[brownnova]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I will be pinching those photos for the column. The red Burton is my friend Jerry’s.

More than welcome too. If you want better quality versions pop me a PM. 🙂

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, Stanky said:

I suspect the pricetag isn't the same, but that looks an awful lot like a terrible kitcar based on a beetle floorpan to me!

"Build your own Marsupial Motors "OMNITRON" today, just £399" (requires donor vehicle and 13 billion self-tapping woodscrews)

I had no idea what it was, looked rather like a roller skate! Google says a mclaren elva. £1.6million.  Not something I’d spend that on.

[Bren]

Spunked £18 on these -

They are bigger than the ones advertised by screwfix.

After thirty odd years of working on my own cars I decided some comfort was required.

[cobblers]

17 minutes ago, Bren said:

Spunked £18 on these -

They are bigger than the ones advertised by screwfix.

After thirty odd years of working on my own cars I decided some comfort was required.

100% fuck crawling around on the hard ground.

I have a padded rubber mat robbed out of the back of a VW t5 that I use. Makes life so much more pleasant

[Barry Cade]

Me astro knob is all floppy, so had a browse for the little spring that goes in behind the column shift lever.

😲

[tooSavvy]

So then.... No one running a £60 Sweepstake?

£1 a 'second'.... 30 seconds either side of 19:00

Going...Going...Goi

🤣🤦

[egg]

3 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

Me astro knob is all floppy, so had a browse for the little spring that goes in behind the column shift lever.

still crazy, but less crazy...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-GM-Spring-7812853-/401779464648

[andyberg]

Oooo new font????

 

[stuboy]

spent an hour trying to get spare wheel back on the galaxy, well the rebult unit gets stuck and does fcuk all, mega pain in hands and wrists, said sod it slung wheel in the back and went in the house pissed off, hot, sweaty, greasey for a shower and pain meds...

[Matty]

@beko1987on the telly again. Now in fact 😄

[SiC]

7 minutes ago, andyberg said:

Oooo new font????

 

Possibly revised/improved as according to the release notes on one of the applied forum updates:

• Upgraded Google Fonts API to v2 with improved performance using font-display:swap;
• Imported font-weight:500 for Google fonts resulting in improved font rendering.

[stuboy]

1 minute ago, SiC said:

Possibly revised/improved as according to the release notes on one of the applied forum updates:

• Upgraded Google Fonts API to v2 with improved performance using font-display:swap;
• Imported font-weight:500 for Google fonts resulting in improved font rendering.

in london/kent translation please

[Jazoli]

6 minutes ago, stuboy said:

spent an hour trying to get spare wheel back on the galaxy, well the rebult unit gets stuck and does fcuk all, mega pain in hands and wrists, said sod it slung wheel in the back and went in the house pissed off, hot, sweaty, greasey for a shower and pain meds...

Yup i know how you feel, just fitted new o/s front driveshaft and changed the gearbox oil on my daughters i20 on the drive, I hate working off the floor these days, too old and creaky and I'm only 50, I think my spannering days are now confined to jobs off the floor.

[SiC]

Just now, stuboy said:

in london/kent translation please

The forum uses fonts supplied by Google.

The latest forum updates contains these latest update from Google Fonts, including all improvements needed to be applied to make them better. 

TL;DR Google has made the fonts better. 👍
(Hopefully! They look okay to my eyes)

[stuboy]

thanks mister

[High Jetter]

31 minutes ago, Matty said:

@beko1987on the telly again. Now in fact 😄

A repeat?

[egg]

I think the font is very clear, and slightly bigger for your older gentleman eyes.

[Matty]

5 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

A repeat?

Yup. And I do solemnly swear that everytime it's repeated I will point out that Beko is on the telly. Its my duty 😄

[barefoot]

Channel/programme/time?

[Timewaster]

Inside the factory, Black country living museum vacuum expert Sam I assume?

[hairnet]

i see people asking about the font/changes

i use this place on the white version as the beige upset me (eyes couldnt cope)

the only thing thats changed the @ for people is filled in blue now 

everything else is the same

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Matty said:

@beko1987on the telly again. Now in fact 😄

Crimewatch?

[brownnova]

Whilst SiC was busy updating the site I went to a car meet… and there was a Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo there!!! 

[High Jetter]

Why weren't you hitting F5 repeatedly?

[TheOtherStu]

10 hours ago, hairnet said:

i see people asking about the font/changes

i use this place on the white version as the beige upset me (eyes couldnt cope)

the only thing thats changed the @ for people is filled in blue now 

everything else is the same

 

I'm a firefox user, so no change for me other than the blue thing. I quite like it - stands out better.

[Steve79]

Just had a lovely chat in Exeter Morrisons with a bloke in his 80's doing his weekly shop in his Maxi 2 1750L as you do. 

It's his daily driver and is in really nice fettle and also has a Maxi MK1 as well

 

[stuboy]

Unexciting the 2 in1 camera numberplate light failed so swapped for numberplate and camera in 1... , see I said exciting..

[brownnova]

Found a L-Reg Volvo friend today. It was sat outside a garage… 

Further investigation showed a less than favourable MoT result earlier in the day 😬

Considered leaving a note…