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[richardmorris]

Car today as tree down on cycling route.

[Ghosty]

Been to Stoke to buy a flywheel. 
 

On the way back, I saw something on a driveway that made me do a double take. 
 

there are three on HML, two are known, and it’s neither of them to my knowledge. 
 

A two tone Daihatsu fucking Applause  

[Ghosty]

Found it on Street View:



Might not have moved for a bit - HML show three being taxed, which would make this a fourth?

[EspenO]

7 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Car today as tree down on cycling route.

 

That was on Pistonheads’ instagram today, a one-off respray in a Mercedes green metallic. I didn’t know, but they’re either silver or black from the factory apparently.

(Edit: scratch that, the ph car has other wheels and is a greenier green)

 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

Been to Stoke to buy a flywheel. 
 

On the way back, I saw something on a driveway that made me do a double take. 
 

there are three on HML, two are known, and it’s neither of them to my knowledge. 
 

A two tone Daihatsu fucking Applause  

@GingerNuttz likes these 😅

[Cavcraft]

I think that's finally game over for the ML...

...after 19 months of ownership. It doesn't owe me a penny, in fairness, and despite it's visible/audible shortcomings, it's been a brilliant car. Obvs I'll have to use that £15's worth of petrol I put in  this morning first, and maybe just run the thing round until it expires/the MOT runs out (September).  I've towed a good few things with, KfW has towed a good few things with it and yesterday was the first time it's ever thrown a warning light up, for low coolant. Can't ever recall spending a single penny on the thing except for fuel, so it's not done bad at all. It was actually due to be dropped off at the garage for a pre-MOT check and once over as a couple of people wanted to buy it, so it's done me and them a favour in a weird way.

The pisser is that it's my only spare car and I'll have to replace it with another smoker for pushbike collecting/knocking about round the doors. I'll also 100% buy another petrol ML again in the future, hopefully a 370 again though next time.

 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, EspenO said:

That was on Pistonheads’ instagram today, a one-off respray in a Mercedes green metallic. I didn’t know, but they’re either silver or black from the factory apparently.

(Edit: scratch that, the ph car has other wheels and is a greenier green)

 

This was a dark green, but not sure if metallic?

 

In other news this was a complete pain to fit. The space for the radio has no spare room for additional wires or connectors.  Stabbed myself twice and scraped knuckles.  There was also a scotchlock (boo) which must be something to do with the radio or moss alarm - all in there from the dealer. I used a tube terminal to add the wire to the replacement clock.

[Vantman]

@egg  Sad news---

https://charterhouse-cars.com/microcar-museum-going-under-the-hammer?fbclid=IwY2xjawEZ3ylleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZyCyDi8M6dRLTRMXgCtoP57KWj50qcq9VINvKUINxzCKQrttsgV-QWlLw_aem_UHpEFfqHMPsbnfcCGb8mqQ

[wuvvum]

Talking of microcars, I commuted in to work in the Innocenti today, for the first time in a very long while.  My expert* repair to the speedo cable has worked (on the second attempt - I didn't use enough glue first time around and had to redo it) so I could see how slowly I was going, which was useful.  It behaved fine, other than the brake warning light flashing round corners - but that's going to be a "feature" for the foreseeable, when the brake master cylinder died I had to fit an Austin Mini replacement as there were no Innocenti ones available, the Austin one fits but sits at a slightly different angle which buggers up the fluid level sensor.

It's definitely more capable on the dual carriageway than the Visa, despite having 5bhp less - it sat happily enough at 70, although it took a while to get there - bit of a contrast to yesterday's blat home in the Merc.

[SiC]

Sign of the times I guess. 😢

Moss Manchester closed last year or the year before. I've noticed that Moss Bradford is closed now too. 

Apart from no doubt staff job losses, I'm gutted as it's really handy having so many parts readily available same day for my classics. Presumably too much competition online (Moss usually more expensive too) and a sign of a slowing/dieing market. 

 

[wuvvum]

34 minutes ago, SiC said:

a sign of a slowing/dieing market. 

I mean on the Shite for Sale forum you've got half of Autoshite (myself included) finding reasons why they can't take on a £500 Singer Gazelle estate, so shops that are relying on normal people for their business model don't have a hope.

[richardmorris]

34 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I mean on the Shite for Sale forum you've got half of Autoshite (myself included) finding reasons why they can't take on a £500 Singer Gazelle estate, so shops that are relying on normal people for their business model don't have a hope.

Given  costs for real* shops ( rent, rates, insurance and staffing etc) perhaps going online only is the way to continue?

[Saabnut]

Moss were recently taken over (or to use their term, merged) by Rimmer Brothers, who are well known for their caring outlook*

[SRi05]

Finally got round to assigning the plate I won in a roffle in February 2023, cheers @MrGTI6 😂

 

[Hertz]

Managed to finally get some time to change the rear shocks on our T25. 

The visual difference is night and day or shagged and new if you like.

Piece of piss to change especially with the assistance of the @808 Estate roffle win JFKennedy socket set. They are GR8!

Still got the fronts to do which seem a bit more complex so might chicken out and get the local garage to do them for me at the next MOT.

[wesacosa]

https://www.bromleypageant.com/

Bromley Pageant confirmed as back for 2025, although now in Sussex thanks to ULEZ 

[Joey spud]

I did a bit of Subaru pickup yesterday.

I've owned it since 2010 but took it off the road in 2018 to deal with the rampant corrosion and shamefully lost my mojo three years later and bought an even rustier Minor instead (as you do).

Unsurprisingly it's now running really poorly with stale fuel and a clogged carb.

I chanced my arm and tried to loosen the petrol tank drain plug half expecting the applied force to rip the bottom out of it but no it spun undone like it was only fitted last week and a couple of litres of rank smelling yellow fluid washed out.

I really rate these Hitachi carbs but admit they do give a lot of trouble once they age,even when in good order they could be a bit stuttery at times but I had a secret weapon in the form of a rebuild kit sourced from Rockauto in the US.

I spent a nice leisurely couple of hours in the sunshine stripping,blowing thru,cleaning and adding the fresh seals,gaskets and valves.

Once refitted and with some fresh fuel added I was hoping for a happy idling and clean reving little flat four. Well I got easy starting and a lovely smooth idle but it still coughed and bogged down when trying to pull away.

Shining a light down the carb and pumping the throttle revealed that despite a new accelerator plunger and compressed air being blasted into every orifice there was still no fuel being squirted from the accelerator jet into the carbs throat.

I tried blowing through the jet again but it's awkward to get at so I plucked a bristle from a wire brush and probed it instead. I couldn't feel anything blocking it but refitted the top cover and tried again anyway.

Eureka I now had a squirting accelerator jet and an engine that picks up and revs cleanly.

Where it's been sitting unloved the paint work that was freshly applied 2pac eleven years ago has bloomed and faded badly. 

So while I had the energy I wet sanded it with 1500grit foam backed pads followed by a serious cutting back with 3M green top (excellent stuff) applied by hand.

It's 80% done and looks better than I thought it would. When I painted it back in 2013 it was too nice and I was afraid to use it as a truck for fear of marking the paint work but now it has scratches,dints and blisters showing under the paint it's far more useable.

And the interior has been hoovered out ready for a bit of insulation putting down before refitting everything again.

[MrGTI6]

1 hour ago, SRi05 said:

Finally got round to assigning the plate I won in a roffle in February 2023, cheers @MrGTI6 😂

 

Loving the C30, was very tempted by that one myself. Well bought! 

[GingerNuttz]

23 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

@GingerNuttz likes these 😅

🤣

 

[Joey spud]

I've done a bit of Morris Minor bothering too.

When I drove it a while back i was slightly alarmed by how mechanally noisy it was although to be fair it had absolutely no interior fitted at the time.

So I bought five sheets of this bitumastic 2mm sound deadening stuff to stick to the he bulkhead and gearbox area. In hindsight I could of done with another pack to do the rest of the floor too but hey ho.

Will it make a jot of difference who knows ?

Also I was wanting to keep the inner sill / step assembly exposed to look agricultural but alas any rain water from the ineffective door seals collects here and would start rotting it out again in no time.

So I have waxoyled everything and fitted the step tops making sure they are rain water tight.

And for some daft reason I have started to add sound proofing to the floor too.

On the subject of door seals I have fitted Morris Marina spec drop glass seals (with the help of lashings of Tiger Seal to glue them in place) to slow the water ingress through the doors.

Every little helps as a certain retailer constantly spends thousands telling us so time will tell...

[S2000]

Bought the W1000 home today from the unit to start prepping for sale, drove better than I remembered and put a smile on everyone’s face as they heard the straight cut gearbox ….

[richardmorris]

Have just seen a very smart N reg red rover827i fastback on the m3. Anyone here?

[barefoot]

On 03/08/2024 at 12:05, Joey spud said:

 

And the interior has been hoovered out ready for a bit of insulation putting down before refitting everything again.

Fuck me, your hoover's got some suck.

[24vdiamond]

21 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I've done a bit of Morris Minor bothering too.

When I drove it a while back i was slightly alarmed by how mechanally noisy it was although to be fair it had absolutely no interior fitted at the time.

So I bought five sheets of this bitumastic 2mm sound deadening stuff to stick to the he bulkhead and gearbox area. In hindsight I could of done with another pack to do the rest of the floor too but hey ho.

Will it make a jot of difference who knows ?

Also I was wanting to keep the inner sill / step assembly exposed to look agricultural but alas any rain water from the ineffective door seals collects here and would start rotting it out again in no time.

So I have waxoyled everything and fitted the step tops making sure they are rain water tight.

And for some daft reason I have started to add sound proofing to the floor too.

On the subject of door seals I have fitted Morris Marina spec drop glass seals (with the help of lashings of Tiger Seal to glue them in place) to slow the water ingress through the doors.

Every little helps as a certain retailer constantly spends thousands telling us so time will tell...

Where did you get the black bitumen mats with the diamond pattern?  I need some but forgotten to hunt some down until now!

[Joey spud]

18 minutes ago, 24vdiamond said:

Where did you get the black bitumen mats with the diamond pattern?  I need some but forgotten to hunt some down until now!

Wayside adhesives off that eBay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371107119311?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=EsU-jmmZRSm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LUEY6lLiSBS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Nice easy to use product much recommended.

[junkyarddog]

Out and about in the Shitbox Jetta today and this happened....

Nearly.....

Whohoo!!

200k achivied. 

 

[richardmorris]

A lot of unnecessary arsing about. And not a lot of 1963 in evidence.

 

[Merryck]

On 03/08/2024 at 12:05, Joey spud said:

I did a bit of Subaru pickup yesterday.

I've owned it since 2010 but took it off the road in 2018 to deal with the rampant corrosion and shamefully lost my mojo three years later and bought an even rustier Minor instead (as you do).

Unsurprisingly it's now running really poorly with stale fuel and a clogged carb.

I chanced my arm and tried to loosen the petrol tank drain plug half expecting the applied force to rip the bottom out of it but no it spun undone like it was only fitted last week and a couple of litres of rank smelling yellow fluid washed out.

I really rate these Hitachi carbs but admit they do give a lot of trouble once they age,even when in good order they could be a bit stuttery at times but I had a secret weapon in the form of a rebuild kit sourced from Rockauto in the US.

I spent a nice leisurely couple of hours in the sunshine stripping,blowing thru,cleaning and adding the fresh seals,gaskets and valves.

Once refitted and with some fresh fuel added I was hoping for a happy idling and clean reving little flat four. Well I got easy starting and a lovely smooth idle but it still coughed and bogged down when trying to pull away.

Shining a light down the carb and pumping the throttle revealed that despite a new accelerator plunger and compressed air being blasted into every orifice there was still no fuel being squirted from the accelerator jet into the carbs throat.

I tried blowing through the jet again but it's awkward to get at so I plucked a bristle from a wire brush and probed it instead. I couldn't feel anything blocking it but refitted the top cover and tried again anyway.

Eureka I now had a squirting accelerator jet and an engine that picks up and revs cleanly.

Where it's been sitting unloved the paint work that was freshly applied 2pac eleven years ago has bloomed and faded badly. 

So while I had the energy I wet sanded it with 1500grit foam backed pads followed by a serious cutting back with 3M green top (excellent stuff) applied by hand.

It's 80% done and looks better than I thought it would. When I painted it back in 2013 it was too nice and I was afraid to use it as a truck for fear of marking the paint work but now it has scratches,dints and blisters showing under the paint it's far more useable.

And the interior has been hoovered out ready for a bit of insulation putting down before refitting everything again.

Would love a Brat again, I only owned one for a few weeks in an attempt to save it from being scrapped. It had been my wedding car.

I think I’ve got a pair of front brake/hub/suspension assemblies somewhere if you’re ever in need.

[goosey]

Borrowed my sons 110 and did some pickup stuff with it today, getting rid of an old patio set 

it’s getting some 1 ton rims and 33s next month

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, goosey said:

Borrowed my sons 110 and did some pickup stuff with it today, getting rid of an old patio set 

it’s getting some 1 ton rims and 33s next month

Why? Those wheels look right.