The new news 24 thread

[artdjones]

33 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

I was driving down the A14 a couple of months ago.  Heading away from Huntingdon towards the M6.  

Around Kettering, there was a Triumph TR6 in a lay-by.  I’m guessing the same engine as a GT6 but not sure?  Anyway, a bigger pile of shite it’s hard to imagine.  Looked like it was on it last legs.  Young lad and presumably his girlfriend stood beside it with the bonnet open.

I later stopped in a lay-by nearer to the M6 for a break. Triumph was most definitely running on six as he dropped a gear for the big hill as it came past.

WHAT.  A.  NOISE.

Forget your BMW E46 M3’s etc.  This thing sounded incredible!!!!!

The GT6 is the 2litre version, the TR6 has a 2.5. So fairly brisk by 1970 standards.

[EyesWeldedShut]

28 minutes ago, MJK 24 said:

Forget your BMW E46 M3’s etc.  This thing sounded incredible!!!!!

TR6 had the Triumph straight six in it at 2500cc with twin carbs or injection.
Same engine was in my Vitesse at 2000cc with twin carbs - the exhaust was virtually a straight pipe and the wee thing burbled away nicely like you say - drank fuel like a Glaswegian Jakie on Buckie
Like @artdjones says - the GT6 also ran the 2000cc version too (early Vitesse had a 1600cc version of the straight six). I think you got about 90 HP out of the 2000 but the TR6 got about 130 BHP

[grogee]

5 hours ago, RichardK said:

Have broken many of my own rules on this one

I am reciting the shiter's prayer for you. But doesn't it make you feel ALIVE!!! 

[Lankytim]

I finally got around to checking the front springs on the Laguna to see if they were behind the issue with pulling on acceleration/deceleration. I bought this Laguna from Wuvvum and during his ownership he replaced the entire drivers side strut with a used example from a breakers as the top mount failed. I found that the passenger side spring had a blue and white paint dots and the drivers side had white and blue. Different spring rates then? The Laguna came with the old strut in the boot which had ended up in the garage. I had an idea of swapping the top mounts around and refitting the original strut so I had a matching pair but on dismantling it I discovered that the top mounting nut had worked loose and had worn the top of the shock absorber away rendering the strut scrap. No problem, just swap the springs around. 
 

I dug my  dangerous old spring compressors out and got to work. I eat danger for breakfast and negligence for tea and soon both springs were removed, however the  £10 eBay specials bought in approx 2005 completely died a death when I tried to refit the spring, seizing up and stripping the thread. Fecking hell! Fortunately Mrs LT was out and about was able to get me a pair of Laser spring compressors from Euro Car Parts. These worked a treat and the spring was soon refitted and the strut then reinstalled to the Laguna.

On an initial test drive the problem seems to have gone but I’ll need to go on a longer test drive to confirm. It certainly feels much nicer to drive and much less like a shopping trolley. Pretty pleased overall! 

[richardmorris]

Neighbour’s place is finished and just on the market to rent. It’s an old outdoor photo, but you can see my beans and tomatoes through one window.
https://www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk/lettings/house-to-rent-in-bagshot/

four on the Windsor estate at the moment- most interesting is probably the pink gatehouse to Windsor great park.

[HMC]

Took the latest jalopy out for a drive on damp and undulating moorland roads…

Love it! Although new front dampers and better rear tyres are required (or maybe a lighter right foot/ better weather)

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, HMC said:

Took the latest jalopy out for a drive on damp and undulating moorland roads…

Love it! Although new front dampers and better rear tyres are required (or maybe a lighter right foot/ better weather)

Impressive double rainbow ( unless cheating with a lens?)

[HMC]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Impressive double rainbow ( unless cheating with a lens?)

no just grabbed a hurried pic just then (i didnt notice the other rainbow)

Its in the other pic too….

 

[Split_Pin]

This bus came straight out of service in 1998 and other than attending shows from time to time,  has not been touched since. It now lives at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust.

I have been photographing it since just after that time as it was numerically the last Leyland Atlantean for Glasgow, but I have never noticed the advert for the 'new' Daewoo cars on the back until this afternoon:

Dents, wood screws and all, I really hope this one just gets left alone and not restored, erasing its story. 

 

[GMcD]

11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

This bus came straight out of service in 1998 and other than attending shows from time to time,  has not been touched since. It now lives at the Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust.

I have been photographing it since just after that time as it was numerically the last Leyland Atlantean for Glasgow, but I have never noticed the advert for the 'new' Daewoo cars on the back until this afternoon:

Dents, wood screws and all, I really hope this one just gets left alone and not restored, erasing its story. 

 

I bought my first car from the Yorkhill Quay.  Although by that time it was Sharks Ford. 

[HMC]

Love the daewoo ad. Agreed - its brilliant exactly as it is hopefully they preserve rather than restore.

[richardmorris]

Just popped up on a local FB page….

 

[dozeydustman]

23 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

They were sufficiently posh that Armstrong seemed working class, perhaps they were looking for University Challenge and got lost?

You don’t get posh people on there any more. Someone I know appeared on it; she was from Chatham

[Metal Guru]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

You don’t get posh people on there any more. Someone I know appeared on it; she was from Chatham

Oi! What’s wrong with Chat’em?

[Wgl2019]

[Cookiesouwest]

History repeats itself.

Fit new Michelin to CRV.

Short time after, get a flat.

[grogee]

34 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

History repeats itself.

Fit new Michelin to CRV.

Short time after, get a flat.

Hope it can be plugged Cook

[Cookiesouwest]

12 minutes ago, grogee said:

Hope it can be plugged Cook

Will find out when I get it off later.

Jacking a car on a hill and removing wheel. What could possibly go wrong?

Gonna try and get some air in it, hope it holds for long enough to find a flat bit of road.

[Cookiesouwest]

Well it took some air.

Then I moved it forward to rotate wheel 1/4 turn and found the culprit.

Thankfully bang in middle of tyre so will be pluggable

[Dyslexic Viking]

The Vivaro was driven for the last time this year today and is now in winter storage. 

[Six-cylinder]

8 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

The Vivaro was driven for the last time this year today and is now in winter storage. 

How deep will the snow be?

[Dyslexic Viking]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

How deep will the snow be?

You never know, it could be only half a meter or it could be well over 1 meter. Every winter is different.

I can expect the first snow within 2 to 3 weeks and road salt can start at any time now.

[egg]

15 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

You don’t get posh people on there any more. Someone I know appeared on it; she was from Chatham

I'd put a fiver she was nearer the Lordswood end than the Luton end tho?

[dozeydustman]

1 minute ago, egg said:

I'd put a fiver she was nearer the Lordswood end than the Luton end tho?

Nope. St Mary’s island.

[greengartside]

A SMOLL update on the Auction-find Fiesta.

Whilst it was having a snooze, I got bored and attempted to sort any gremlins out that I had found.

First up, the drivers seat fabric was torn on the bolster with a smaller hole next to it for good measure.

A quick needle and thread session later and it’s better. I’m not a seamstress but that’s not a bad job I think.

I’ve found out it’s also great for storing all your worldly possessions (well, some of them.)

Further de-snagging - it had no brake or clutch pedal rubbers which is an instant MOT fail IIRC. A quick trip to the bay of E sorted me a brand new pair for under £4. I was astonished when they plopped through the postbox the very next day, that’s amazing delivery make no mistake. Bunged them on and they fit like a glove. Unlike O.J. Simpson’s.

I’m after a set of these hubcaps if anyone’s got a set going spare?
 

Has to be these ones as they are TEH SEX. Ford really know how to make a good set of trims. Not just of this era of Fiesta, take a look at the Escorts, Mondeos with the GLX swirly trims. Fucking peachy.

Bonnet up and let’s have a look at that catch.

It will release, but very very slightly. It doesn’t seem to feel as free as it should.

Verdict: FUKD. Get a new one, greengartside.

So just assessing the engine bay in general. Nice and tidy, and looks honest for 99k miles.

Not su…..WAIT, what’s that?

A white wire? Hmm, let’s have a look then.

Speaker wire! Someone’s been bodging! It came from down near the N/S headlamp & the horn. Both of those work though, and the wire was chopped at that end. Let’s follow it and see where it goes.

The fuck is this bodgery? I’ve already removed one side of the earth wire by this point. I also found this cut gubbins atop the headlamp screw point.

So I carefully* removed this fire waiting to happen and disposed of it in a sensible black bin manner. I kept the fuse holder though because hoarder.

All I can surmise is that the speaker wire led to one of those LED light bars that Nicky or Luke like putting on the front of their cars to make them look like a Transformer, or a Hyundai. Fair play that they actually used proper spade connectors, and not twisted the wires together and taped them like someone used to do 20 years ago. I did that with fucking stereos 😳 - I think this would also explain why there are no wheeltrims with it. Nicky or Luke fitted some 17 INCH SICK RIMZ I guess and chucked the trims away.

Anyway, more updates as and when and all that.

 

[stuboy]

Went took ramsgate, well Newington area, missus friend daughters birthday party, and one of the grandads had this beast 8.2 v8 fwd cadiliac .. it was mahoosive.... 

[RetroShite]

The winner of the Lexus LS400 turned out to be a previous forum member "Pogweasel" Not only did he win the Lexus but he also won the Mercedes 300CE a few weeks ago.

What a lucky bastard!

[Split_Pin]

50 minutes ago, RetroShite said:

The winner of the Lexus LS400 turned out to be a previous forum member "Pogweasel" Not only did he win the Lexus but he also won the Mercedes 300CE a few weeks ago.

What a lucky bastard!

That reminds me I need to polish some bits of my red Saab that have gone pink (I wonder how many forum members are still around who will know what that means?)

[High Jetter]

58 minutes ago, RetroShite said:

The winner of the Lexus LS400 turned out to be a previous forum member "Pogweasel" Not only did he win the Lexus but he also won the Mercedes 300CE a few weeks ago.

What a lucky bastard!

How did I miss that? Was it up on here? I don't do FB

[vulgalour]

Officially properly up for sale now.  The cause of sale is a house move caused by (totally amicable, no drama) relationship ending, or rather turning into a friendship.  Would very much appreciate a hassle free sale as I've got quite enough adulting to deal with over the next few months.