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[SiC]

Went down to my parents place in Sidmouth today and went to the local classic car show on today. A lot of cars but tbh it was a bit boring. The usual quantity of MGBs/Stags/Sunbeams/pre war Austins/etc. Nothing classic Italian I could see. Occasional unusual car like the tarted up 2cv. Pretty busy and so many old dodgers standing in the way gawping at stuff about half a foot away from the car. 

110 pictures so sorry for those on slow connections.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, SiC said:

. A lot of cars but tbh it was a bit boring. 

You took a lot of pics for a boring show! I'd have ditched the clouds, but the rest were great.

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

You took a lot of pics for a boring show! I'd have ditched the clouds, but the rest were great.

Worth it for that Impreza .

[SiC]

7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

I'd have ditched the clouds

If you zoom in on the clouds you should see a Spitfire. Not easy taking aircraft photos on a phone. 

[loserone]

Something something compression something 

[SiC]

31 minutes ago, loserone said:

Something something compression something 

At least I did manage to get it into the middle of the frame though.

I've also turned off the individual post size limit, so you don't get that annoying error that says you can't upload more than 20MB in one post. Badly implemented as that's the size before compression when it's being uploaded. But then the smaller size allows more to be uploaded after its realised the compressed size of the post. 

[brownnova]

11 hours ago, SiC said:

Went down to my parents place in Sidmouth today and went to the local classic car show on today. A lot of cars but tbh it was a bit boring. The usual quantity of MGBs/Stags/Sunbeams/pre war Austins/etc. Nothing classic Italian I could see. Occasional unusual car like the tarted up 2cv. Pretty busy and so many old dodgers standing in the way gawping at stuff about half a foot away from the car. 

110 pictures so sorry for those on slow connections.

2CV Bijou is a very rare thing… 

[brownnova]

Went for breakfast with a mate yesterday, we chose a place on an industrial estate. Turns out it was next to these gems! 

And… 

 

My very much non-car mate was totally bemused at me going over to take pictures 😂

[Lankytim]

13 hours ago, stuboy said:

Gotta bleed the mighty moped front brake and thought I'd miss on the eezibleed kit I used before and for 13 quid I thought I'd take a gamble on it..

 

Any one used one before?

I’ve had one for a few years and it’s worked really well. I’ve found that after a few months it occasionally stops sucking as whatever valve inside must get stuck or something but blowing down the end and shaking it around a bit cured it. You’ll find you end up using it for all sorts of jobs. 

[artdjones]

14 hours ago, stuboy said:

Gotta bleed the mighty moped front brake and thought I'd miss on the eezibleed kit I used before and for 13 quid I thought I'd take a gamble on it..

 

Any one used one before?

I don't think they are much good for bleeding, they suck air down the threads of the bleed nipple, so you get loads of bubbles in the tube, which makes it really difficult to see what is going on.

Great for testing vacuum modules.

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

I don't think they are much good for bleeding, they suck air down the threads of the bleed nipple, so you get loads of bubbles in the tube, which makes it really difficult to see what is going on.

Great for testing vacuum modules.

I have a MitiVac sucky-sucky bleeder and on some cars it will pull air around the threads (as stated), a bit of PTFE tape can help that but I think it's frowned on? It's just failed to do anything useful on the Ovlov 940 front calipers and I ended using Ye Olde Gunson'd EasiBleed (guaranteed to piss Dot4 everywhere) which actually worked for a change. 
Usually t'missus's right foot and shouted 'down, hold, release' works best but she wasn't available last week.

[Bren]

18 hours ago, stuboy said:

Gotta bleed the mighty moped front brake and thought I'd miss on the eezibleed kit I used before and for 13 quid I thought I'd take a gamble on it..

 

Any one used one before?

I have one.

Shite.

Pressure bleeding is what you need not pulling in air around the bleed screw threads.

I just rapidly pump the lever on bikes to get rid of the air.

[Bren]

The 545 has sold. A sad day. New owner has taken it.

I would have liked more but it is only worth what somebody is willing to pay.

My observations are people are vastly over valuing their cars - indeed many are end of life.

People of a nervous disposition or little money should not be considering old e60's with complex V8 engines.

[wuvvum]

I did a buy.

[sierraman]

Anyone know much about these landmarks in Bridgewater? They look like they’ve been there since forever. 

[richardmorris]

Apparently it was national get outside day, so naturally I stayed indoors. I do wish these national days were publicised before the actual day. I went for a 10km walk yesterday morning though.

I can’t find the photo thread, so here are a couple taken this morning and evening.

[RayMK]

Further to my posts on 21st August this year, my FTP'd Tipo is still at the garage and won't run (Absent sparks).

It turned out that, for whatever reason, my car does not have an ignition module. Pity, because they are available for only £30 or so.   I've recently joined the Fiat Forum and had a couple of helpful responses which shed further light on the workings of my Tipo's Digiplex electronic ignition, including detailed pin identities and diagnostic measurement values for all of the ECU pins, ignition circuit diagrams and a description of how it all functions.  I will probably have to get the car transported to an Italian car specialist or a long established Fiat dealer once I've phoned around to get confidence that they are capable of taking the job on.  I am unable to do anything but very basic short duration maintenance tasks these days.  In my younger days I'd have ripped all of the electronic nonsense off the car and fitted a carburettor, a points and condenser distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance and then driven off into the sunset with glorious inefficiency which works and can be fixed. 

[SiC]

Tucked up for the night. I really should have bought it back sooner to use when the weather was crap. Not that I've really had the time to. 

Sad times when it goes. 

[richardmorris]

32 minutes ago, RayMK said:

Further to my posts on 21st August this year, my FTP'd Tipo is still at the garage and won't run (Absent sparks).

It turned out that, for whatever reason, my car does not have an ignition module. Pity, because they are available for only £30 or so.   I've recently joined the Fiat Forum and had a couple helpful responses which shed further light on the workings of my Tipo's Digiplex electronic ignition, including detailed pin identities and diagnostic measurement values for all of the ECU pins, ignition circuit diagrams and a description of how it all functions.  I will probably have to get the car transported to an Italian car specialist or a long established Fiat dealer once I've phoned around to get confidence that they are capable of taking the job on.  I am unable to do anything but very basic short duration maintenance tasks these days.  In my younger days I'd have ripped all of the electronic nonsense off the car and fitted a carburettor, a points and condenser distributor with vacuum and mechanical advance and then driven off into the sunset with glorious inefficiency which works and can be fixed. 

The fiat forum has a wider knowledge base so someone may come up with an answer. I have a spare window sticker ( interior silver/grey) if you want. 

[RayMK]

13 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

The fiat forum has a wider knowledge base so someone may come up with an answer. I have a spare window sticker ( interior silver/grey) if you want. 

As far as I can recall, the only sticker on mine occupies the top of the rear hatch window  - a dealer's sticker for B S Marson and Sons of Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire.  They still exist as a Fiat dealer and were helpful when I was looking for a replacement front brake caliper a couple of years ago.  Thanks for the offer though. 

[Joey spud]

I refitted the number plate back onto the front of Boris the Morris today...

Obviously being a bit of a rogue i mounted it on two hinges so at speed it tucks under his front to make him go faster. 😁

[richardmorris]

12 hours ago, brownnova said:

2CV Bijou is a very rare thing… 

The heretic in me says GOOD.

[somewhatfoolish]

12 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

I have a MitiVac sucky-sucky bleeder and on some cars it will pull air around the threads (as stated), a bit of PTFE tape can help that but I think it's frowned on? 

No reason for it to be frowned on as long as it's just on the thread and not on the end, it's the point that does the sealing; I have used a smear of grease or hylomar in the past.

 

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

The heretic in me says GOOD.

I like the idea of them but I'm concerned it might be a disappointment due to the extra weight; shame as there's no reason a properly designed GRP shell should weigh more than the standard body.  A modern copy that wasn't an overweight lump of lard might be something that could find buyers. When I win the lottery I'll make one and it can sit alongside a copy of that wooden thing built by Friend Wood.

[wuvvum]

The Bijou might have worked with the 602cc engine.  With the earlier engine I imagine they are absolutely dire to drive.  I do like the shape of them though.

[wuvvum]

Got the brake caliper back together on the Renault 6 this afternoon after I got home from the Getz collection mission.  I've fitted a new piston and seal and greased everything up and initial indications are that it's cured the sticking brake - although I'll have to drive it a bit more to be 100% sure as it's given me false positives in the past.

Not done much else this weekend as yesterday I felt like shit most of the day.  I did buy a broken electric moped which I'll have a play with at some point - it'll be quite a nice thing if I can get it going.

[wuvvum]

Oh yeah, also saw this on the A11 on the way back from collecting the Getz.  Makes a change from the traditional pineapple I suppose...

[320touring]

Something a bit odd about this picture (beyond me having a modern as a hire car...)

[dozeydustman]

Both the Saab and the Kia are in for test today. Kia is expired (15th) but Saab still has a week on it and I have a good stock of spares for it. Still can’t find spinning the wheels by hand which bearing is grumbly on the Saab, so I shall probably have at least that to change within the next week.

Kia as far as I am aware just needs the TREs as everything that I could see was bollocksed has been changed.

[bunglebus]

Delivered into the Science Museum today. Not been since I was a kid, might have to come back when I'm not working 

[EyesWeldedShut]

10 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

22 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

I have a MitiVac sucky-sucky bleeder and on some cars it will pull air around the threads (as stated), a bit of PTFE tape can help that but I think it's frowned on? 

No reason for it to be frowned on as long as it's just on the thread and not on the end, it's the point that does the sealing; I have used a smear of grease or hylomar in the past.

I've used PTFE with the MityVac a fair bit - I even had a pot of liquid thread sealer specifically for bleeding nipple threads that I picked up as part of an auction job lot  so it's a 'thing' I guess.
Just that I've recently read in a couple of forums (I think one was the French Car Forum) that PTFE is BAD and kittens will die if you use it, also that anything else will  'contaminate your brake fluid' then you die.
Not sure how folks work those facts our but with InterWeb echo chambers it's probably a set in stone by now.