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SiC Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

SiC

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34 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Mine's pretty bad, especially when it's hot (or, ironically, when it's cold and I have the heater on).  There was a chap on YouTube who managed to do it without dropping anything but he must have been lucky with his bolt angles!  I was able to crack off the more accessible of the two bolts but the other one I'm going to struggle with, unless I can get at it with a Torx socket and extension by going over the top of the steering column.

I think I found that video. I might give it a go. 

You can get ratcheting e-torx spanners. Might be a job perfect for them. 

meshking Rank: Citroen Ami

meshking

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On 26/05/2024 at 20:06, richardmorris said:

I was hoping to go, but haven’t had the manifold gaskets done yet.

 

On 26/05/2024 at 20:52, brownnova said:

Very jealous! Wanted to go, but alas at over 6 hours drive it was just a bit too far on a bank holiday weekend with the kids! Glad it was good! 

Shame you both couldn’t make it, would have been nice to meet you both in person. Let me know if either of you plan to attend other events - not sure I’ll get to the national this year.

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brownnova Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

brownnova

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32 minutes ago, meshking said:

not sure I’ll get to the national this year.

A shame, I’m definitely aiming for the national this year! Currently wondering if we can get two 2CVs roadworthy in time!

Be good to meet you at some point! 

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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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2 hours ago, meshking said:

 

Shame you both couldn’t make it, would have been nice to meet you both in person. Let me know if either of you plan to attend other events - not sure I’ll get to the national this year.

You’re welcome to pop over if you want to give the van a drive out, I’m not too far away. Still waiting for an available time slot for the work to be done . I don’t plan on going to the national at the moment.

Split_Pin Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Split_Pin

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A short collection this one as it was less than 10 miles away:

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I always park my new cars here for the first night, seems to bring luck!

Thanks for an easy purchase @320touring!

It's gone to a good home. First trip will be to Dundee at the weekend :)

Bear Rank: Isuzu Florian

Bear

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I need to buy tyres. This is why economic activity is self-defeating.

Last year: buy wireless Garmin camera to use with Overlander. It's not compatible.
This week: decide to list it for sale, but also realise I could use it on the camper. Instead of selling, I buy a secondhand Garmin nav that works with said camera - spend £90
Drive to Burton to get said GPS. Something's dropped screws or nails or similar on the road near Derby. In pissing rain. On the A38 full of HGVs the day after a festival finishes.
Borrowed SsangYong Korando Sports gets a blowout.
Now I have to buy one (or two) Pirelli Scorpion tyres.

It would have been cheaper to just throw the incompatible camera in the bin and order a new reversing camera kit for the camper!

(the puncture is very obvious and in a fixable place, but it did a couple of hundred yards while slowing down on a flat so I suspect the sidewall will be fucked regardless - and the tyres have about 4mm so if I replace one, I'm landing friends with a 4mm mismatch on the front axle of a 4x4 - admittedly, that's the one diff I know is fully open, but I wouldn't leave my own car like that).

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brownnova Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

brownnova

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Well after subbing the 2CV project in for the Merc at the MoT station it’s been a late night and an early morning mad rush of prep… but we’re ready as we’ll ever be for the test. 

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Having been off the road completely for about 2 1/2 years (to treat a fair amount of rot) this test is designed to give me a good list to work through to get it roadworthy after the lay up. I’ve worked hard to make sure it’s in as good a shape as possible and can’t see anything obvious… so hopefully not too big a list of faults. 

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Well fuck me sideways… wasn’t expecting that! 

lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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On 28/05/2024 at 15:16, richardmorris said:

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Kit car? Looks like it was an old Capri.

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lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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Off for the weekend camping in the Landcruiser.

Always give it a good run a few days before to make sure it's 👌 as been parked all winter...

Brmm Brmm

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Ooops...Oh dear...

Still being an over engineered beast it got me back to base. I shall have to take something else.

Needs a new rad...

But better it does it at home than 100's of miles away. Shows what a winter can do.

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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Ever driven one? Are they that nice to drive?

Completely inconspicuous...

Not very comfortable...

DB5 convertible worth* even more.  Interestingly( or not), Sean Connery did not drive a DB5 in the films. It was a DB4 mkiv gt dressed up as the soon to be released DB5. Aston not wanting to give pinewood a new car.

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/ch24/lots/r0020-1965-aston-martin-db5-convertible/

i think the db4 is the prettier car.

 

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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Personally at the same auction I’d rather have this at a twentieth  the price.

 

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ruffgeezer Rank: Lancia Gamma

ruffgeezer

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9 hours ago, RichardK said:



(the puncture is very obvious and in a fixable place, but it did a couple of hundred yards while slowing down on a flat so I suspect the sidewall will be fucked regardless - and the tyres have about 4mm so if I replace one, I'm landing friends with a 4mm mismatch on the front axle of a 4x4 - admittedly, that's the one diff I know is fully open, but I wouldn't leave my own car like that).

Well you could have a word with German Tyre warehouse in Skeg who do good quality assured part worns, I'd happily collect a pair for you before I bring the Xc over next week?

Bear Rank: Isuzu Florian

Bear

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32 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

Well you could have a word with German Tyre warehouse in Skeg who do good quality assured part worns, I'd happily collect a pair for you before I bring the Xc over next week?

I need it now, but these weren't bad - £125 fitted each for Pirelli Scorpion seems like remarkable value given how long truck tyres last, and I'll get the survivor put on the spare wheel. Did consider just getting a part worn but the Nexen spare is too shagged for me to want to drive on it!

andy18s Rank: Lancia Gamma

andy18s

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4 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Ever driven one? Are they that nice to drive?

Completely inconspicuous...

Not very comfortable...

It was this very scene that made me ask out loud if MI6 has anyone who follows Bond around, and closes Every Fecking Door he leaves wide open..

lesapandre Rank: Talbot Tagora

lesapandre

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12 hours ago, andy18s said:

It was this very scene that made me ask out loud if MI6 has anyone who follows Bond around, and closes Every Fecking Door he leaves wide open..

Yes. He also doesn't know his way round London - first shot he's going through New Cross towards the Old Kent Road into Central London - next he's in Poplar coming West from the Isle of Dogs. Still - he got to Scotland in the end.

But 

DB5 has a fuel tank of 19 gallons - a 4- litre triple carb DB engine probably does about 10mpg at full chat - so 190 miles per fill.

500 miles-ish to the Highlands is three fuel stops. Let's hope he remembered his wallet.

Driving something like that for 8-hours at a stretch you'd arrive very tired ...

 Hope M bought her travel sweets and headphones too. And that the heater works.

Great movie tho. Very enjoyable. J Dench is superb.

😂

Merryck Rank: BL Wedge

Merryck

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16 hours ago, richardmorris said:

i think the db4 is the prettier car.

 

I saw a DB4 Zagato on the way down to Le Mans a few years ago. Such a beautiful car. Ticks so many boxes.

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reb Rank: Isuzu Florian

reb

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I was checking an old memory card before I wiped it to use in my camcorder, nothing much on it but a handful of photos from 2021.

This is from the first day it was legal to leave one's own county in April that year:

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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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New wheels, bro. @hairnet is going to be well jel.

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Sunny Jim Rank: Renault 16

Sunny Jim

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Parked next to this ratty looking 205 GTi earlier.  Looks shite but sounds ace and given the rate it disappeared over the horizon it would appear to go rather rapidly. 

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Snake Charmer Rank: Citroen Ami

Snake Charmer

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Chod at Brooklands this evening. 

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brownnova Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

brownnova

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Some chod at a local car meet tonight! 
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