SiC Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Done. If anyone has a damaged seat and is thinking of just changing out the affected section, do not do this. Buy the whole seat. This was the worst and most foutery job I have ever done. It literally broke me this afternoon. Once I finally finished it, I just humfed what is the heaviest seat in the world in to the car and left it for the evening, I'll install it tomorrow. Looks nice though. Glad you said that as I have pondered about replacing just the heat mat on the TT seat rather than the whole thing! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 9 hours ago, HillmanImp said: Is this a false widow spider I just found with a substantial nest under my sofa? I've never seen one before. Could be. I found a similar one in a cupboard a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 1 minute ago, richardmorris said: Could be. Google image says yes! HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Google image says yes! I put it in the back garden. Hopefully there aren't more of them already in the chair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I don't mind spiders TBH but don't want them crawling on me when I'm dozing off watching Babestation. stuboy, CGSB, louiepj and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 2 hours ago, SiC said: I know 2CVs are light, but didn't realise quite light enough to blow away in a strong wind! No, but there was a story about a Yugo being blown off a bridge in America… so I’ve kept that in the garage… catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 The replaced seat base has made a huge difference to the interior: Also, I found an antique* pound! Soon to be advertised on Marketplace for £150. Floatylight, AnnoyingPentium, louiepj and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Wind update… car covers survived the night. One large silver birch tree did not… 😬 richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Waved this little thing off today. Still needs work. in my ownership of two years I managed to get as far as clearing a mouse nest out the air box, blasting the moss off it, new front discs and calipers and the spark plugs twice (because I did before one winter shutdown and forgot and did it again in spring). it’s off back to @richbraith now he has storage. Should be enough bits in the boot to finish it off, I had the parts not the time. Drives but only been near a road once when I forgot I hadn’t topped up the brake fluid and careered at a barely pedestrian pace. Six-cylinder, grogee, AnnoyingPentium and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Thought I'd try and get The Volvo running today, given that I've owned it for 20 years tomorrow; a heck of a long time to own anything, let alone a car. I reconnected the battery, turned the key and it started right up, despite it not being touched since October when I lost interest in it after it wouldn't start when I fitted a new idle air control valve to it - I promptly refitted the old one, with the same result. It runs like garbage for a few minutes unless I disconnect the mass air flow sensor, though. I presume that's due to the idle control valve being goosed. I've not refitted the new one yet, as the weather's horrible and I feel a bit rough; hopefully, now it starts and runs again, fitting said valve will make the car run properly for the first time in two years. The car still has the sweetest sounding B200F engine I've ever encountered, despite having piston slap when cold, which it's always had (TADTS) but has never got worse. It's currently without an MOT and on SORN, but time permitting, hope to get it back on the road in the new year 😀 LightBulbFun, Datsuncog, SiC and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Er, things have gone to shit a bit. Most recently acquired Civic and Cav will most likely be for sale. Wibble, AnnoyingPentium, Datsuncog and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Somewhere on the M1 @Crackers was derated from 250bhp to 100bhp and was grateful to @Andyrew. catsinthewelder, SiC, Floatylight and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Somewhere on the M1 @Crackers was derated from 250bhp to 100bhp and was grateful to @Andyrew. DIC gone dicky? (Edit: Direct Ignition Cassette for those wondering. On this age Saab they are used for piston position from a clever electrical feedback on the spark plug. So when these coil pack modules, the engine stops dead.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 100hp left and yellow truck of shame?????? whu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 27 minutes ago, hairnet said: 100hp left and yellow truck of shame?????? whu? it'll be a 100hp Astra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Got the heater working again on the Renault 4 today. Turns out it wasn't air in the system (there was a bit, but not much) - it was the plastic temperature control lever which had lost its grip and was just spinning on the water valve shaft. Must be a TADTS as the Renault 6 had the same issue a few years back. So I removed the lever and turned the shaft using a 6mm spanner and got warm air straight away. So that's good as it means the car's a bit more usable in the winter months. It started a bit easier today too. I'm still contemplating selling it mind - in an ideal world I'd keep it but I've struggled to keep up with them all this year. That's about all I got done as it was raining for pretty much the whole of the rest of the weekend... Rust Collector, Cookiesouwest, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 4 hours ago, SiC said: DIC gone dicky? (Edit: Direct Ignition Cassette for those wondering. On this age Saab they are used for piston position from a clever electrical feedback on the spark plug. So when these coil pack modules, the engine stops dead.) Was more important to have one of those in the boot than a spare tyre… CGSB and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 My nearly 6 year old Hyundai has now achieved 43,000 miles. CGSB, Dyslexic Viking, Cookiesouwest and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I'm concerned to note that there are only 3 taxed Gen 1 Kia Mentors left on Britain's roads according to HML. Assuming 1997 was last Gen 1 year, then another 30 SORN'd. #won'tsomebodysavethekiamentor (this shape) Lacquer Peel, LightBulbFun, Semi-C and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 58 minutes ago, egg said: I'm concerned to note that there are only 3 taxed Gen 1 Kia Mentors left on Britain's roads according to HML. Assuming 1997 was last Gen 1 year, then another 30 SORN'd. #won'tsomebodysavethekiamentor (this shape) I`ve always had a soft spot for these and the Shuma II. Could have bought one on the knock when new when I left college but they cost around the same as my gross salary back in 2000. Come to think of it my wages probably haven't kept up because I'm sure the price of a base model C'eed is higher. 😕 egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Six-cylinder, Datsuncog and Back_For_More 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 First thought there was 'Allard'... but I could be miles off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: First thought there was 'Allard'... but I could be miles off. A make that sounds like a Terry Thomas character - Frazer Nash. 1952 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia | London 2022 | RM Sotheby's (rmsothebys.com) Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeyethenoo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 £100 pavement parking fines to be enforced in Scotland from today They'll Never Take Our Freedom You Has Been Warned ! sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Hawkeyethenoo said: £100 pavement parking fines to be enforced in Scotland from today They'll Never Take Our Freedom You Has Been Warned ! No doubt it will be enforced in the same way as litter and dog shit. I.e no one will ever get a fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Could feel a drag and car not rolling well, turns out hand brake had seized on partially... so a big hammer/screwdriver and some wd40 got it off a working better paulplom, Split_Pin, sdkrc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeyethenoo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Metal Guru said: No doubt it will be enforced in the same way as litter and dog shit. I.e no one will ever get a fine. I'd guess 100% of 'hazards on pavement parking' delivery person would hope so, but I doubt it, as cooncils love PCN revenue and any means of expanding it. There are also locations where pavement parking is for the good and eases traffic flow, not that I'm condoning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 15 minutes ago, Hawkeyethenoo said: I'd guess 100% of 'hazards on pavement parking' delivery person would hope so, but I doubt it, as cooncils love PCN revenue and any means of expanding it. There are also locations where pavement parking is for the good and eases traffic flow, not that I'm condoning it. Where I live , there is a traffic warden about 1/2 day per month, because the council says they can’t afford more, so people park everywhere , double parking on double yellow lines. People even park on the yellow lines when there are legal spaces , just to park outside a particular shop. I do not know or have heard of anyone getting a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 24 minutes ago, Hawkeyethenoo said: cuntcils love PCN kickbacks through subbing the work out to unscrupulous contractors EFA. Did anyone read the news article about one company that sits in a lay-by and watches you piss in the bushes before slapping you with a PCN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeyethenoo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 18 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: Where I live , there is a traffic warden about 1/2 day per month, because the council says they can’t afford more, so people park everywhere , double parking on double yellow lines. People even park on the yellow lines when there are legal spaces , just to park outside a particular shop. I do not know or have heard of anyone getting a ticket. If you want my advice, don't move house. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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