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[comfortablynumb]

52 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Its not fixed but its working

Yeah that's the one! 🤦

[vtec-e]

Was packing away the historic battery charger and noticed a worn positive lead with a nick in it. It's about 45 years old so has done well.

So a bit of work with screwdriver, sharp knife and cutters it was repaired and put to the test on the Clio

[IronStar]

On 16/01/2026 at 12:02, IronStar said:

Add to the list:

- Your brake caliper sliders were sticky (all 4 of them), brake hoses are perished, the rear right bearing was dead, driveline vibration was left halfshaft, and tripod joint there left the chat. Front shocks are leaking. Why are you fixing this car and not buying another 156 again?
- I really, really like that particular one.
- Well, it's gonna be literally brand new soon at this rate. 😆

 

Gave the shop a ring today

Suspension is back together, engine is reassembled and back in with all the new stuff bolted on, brakes are back together. The final piece of the puzzle if I got them right is pipe from turbo to air filter as stock one no longer fits new turbo’s diameter. Gave them a number of custom piping supplier, so should be fine.

I also realized that it’s going to be quite heavily restricted by the stock exhaust so that will need a less restrictive piping. Next on the list I guess 😄

[BorniteIdentity]

1 hour ago, vtec-e said:

Was packing away the historic battery charger and noticed a worn positive lead with a nick in it. It's about 45 years old so has done well.

So a bit of work with screwdriver, sharp knife and cutters it was repaired and put to the test on the Clio

Fixing stuff like this gives such a buzz eh? Well done. 

[barefoot]

RSPB birdspotting day yesterday. 

After an hour in the front room with the binoculars, the fair wife returned and announced, "I've seen 9 finches, 14 starling, a female blackcap,  and I got two great tits".

[Spottedlaurel]

Not at maximum capacity, but the driveway is quite well stocked this morning:

And a glimpse out of the window at the other bit in front of the garage:

Oh, hello, what's that?.....

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

17 minutes ago, barefoot said:

 the fair wife returned and announced, "...  and I got two great tits".

Photo or it never happened! 😀

[auntiemaryscanary]

We knew that the 107 belonging to Mr & Mrs amc's eldest dtr was leaking so we parked it up a month ago covered in a tarp. Her driving instructor reckons she's now got enough experience for us to take her out in her car.

Can put off fitting the new seals no longer... A lot worse than expected...

Definitely coming in via the high level brake light and the boot.

Balls..

Dtr and I had 4 hours fitting new seals and cleaning and spot washing to get rid of the mould. I've had to scrape most of the sound deadening out of the spare wheel well as the water has got underneath that.

Dehumidifier now in car with a fan heater. Going to take a good while to dry out.

I've disturbed a rear light fitting 

which means no lights on the offside cluster bar an indicator. Worse thing was that the light seals were good. Ungrateful barstool of a 107. Someone has been in here before as this fitting has been bodged into the loom with electrical tape. 

Approach of darkness stopped play with this light fitting and the cleaning of the boot carpet being left for another day.

[bigfella2]

Unless the car has huge sentimental value and you intend to keep it for the next fifty years I would just drill the tiniest pin hole in the boot floor and don't worry about the seals. At least it will stop the interior getting worse, and let the swimming pool escape.

[auntiemaryscanary]

21 minutes ago, bigfella2 said:

Unless the car has huge sentimental value and you intend to keep it for the next fifty years I would just drill the tiniest pin hole in the boot floor and don't worry about the seals. At least it will stop the interior getting worse, and let the swimming pool escape.

I've removed the rubber bungs, that sorted it! Before refitting them I'll put a small hole in each bung.

[stuboy]

Not much today, just driving about in oliver Reed, and was supposed to date night with missus but the plans got changed.. so ended up BK lunch date and shopping in lidl.. woop woop

 

Edited 7 hours ago by stuboy
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