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[phil_lihp]

^^ That's the level of arch rot mine had at 8 years old in 2006 so it's doing pretty well!  Mind you, it didn't seem to get any worse for 2 years until I had a call from the MOT garage saying 'umm, you might want to come and look at this'.  As it turned out, the immaculate, spotless sills were paper thin, having dissolved from the inside out and he'd made a foot long hole in one with some gentle taps of his hammer.  8 years after I traded it in, I'm mildly astonished that, as of a few weeks ago, someone in a nearby town still has it, looking very tatty and heavily tidemarked but intact nonetheless.

 

Definitely worth keeping it very clean under the arches and sills, mine spent years being run up and down flooded, muddy country lanes and was usually caked in layers of mud which wouldn't have done it any favours at all.

[Largactil]

Seem to have developed a bit of an unhealthy obsession regarding the GS Birotor, which has led me into wasting twenty-odd quid on acquiring a brochure from French eBay.

 

 

What's not to like?

 

LHD only? Check.

Usual GS structural rusting capabilities? Check.

Unique & made from unobtainium flared wings / many other panels & trim / modified CX front subframe? Check.

Unreliable, sub 15mpg wankel engine mated to jerky c-matic gearbox? Check.

 

I think the boat has sailed when it comes to people of average means buying one - But has any of the AS masseeeeeve ever driven one?

[panhard65]

There is a very slight chance that there might just be a rusty Panhard coming my way in the near future.

[barrett]

There is a very slight chance that there might just be a rusty Panhard coming my way in the near future.

More info please...

[stillOrange]

Roffletastic blue Suzuki Baleno, conked out yesterday in the middle of a 600 miles trip.

Apparently it included loads of black smoke and a bang.

I'm supposed to find out today what actually happened but the keeper is adamant that he will put it back on the road as "it's the best car he ever had!"

[Bear]

"it's the best car he ever had!"

 

Is there such a thing as a "pity car"?

[stuboy]

just heard back from my friend.. the mondeo is mot'd

[oldcars]

Just saw a Jeep Renegade in beige. Autoshite 2030 right before my eyes.

[skattrd]

Suzuki Baleno conked out 

loads of black smoke and a bang.

 .....  "it's the best car he ever had!"

 

What the fuck were the other cars if this is the best?

[stillOrange]

What the fuck were the other cars if this is the best?

 

W20 MR2, Megane III, C4 Picasso to name few...

[scdan4]

Someone somewhere was wibbling about trolley jacks.

 

ecp got an offer on. (Surprisingly DFS also have a sale. What are the chances?)

 

 

Sealey 1050CX Trolley Jack Yankee 2ton Short Chassis  (for 25quid.)

 

 

 

 http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/tools/car-lift-recovery-tools/jacking-and-lifting/trolley-jacks/?SEA1050CX&0&t5_247&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Sealey+1050CX+Trolley+Jack+&utm_content=48+Hours+to+go!+Up+to+50%25+Off+Instore+Prices+%2B+Free+Screenwash+Offer+Inside%E2%80%A6&utm_campaign=September29+-+R%26W+-+48+Hours&_bta_tid=3.AIdk.CYfePA.EyUc.AgjgRw..AxjiMw.b..l.Bg03.n...KakJrQ

[John F]

Well, I've got my Discovery in bits again... this time to replace the leaking "P" gasket between the water pump housing & the block.

 

I changed it about a year ago, but then had all kinds of problems with several defective new radiators being supplied (causing a coolant leak) which seems to have masked an ongoing leak from the "P" gasket. So either I didn't tighten the bolts up properly the first time - always a possibility - or I've got other problems.

 

Current state of play... water pump housing removed.

 

 

 

I'll crack on with it again this evening...

[The Moog]

In an attempt to feel a bit better I decided to start the civic job.

 

Got missus Moog standing on brakes and used my new impact driver. Frankly it seemed a bit shit and bit soft. Previous one have given massive whacks.

 

Instead used a big breaker bar and off came the hub nut. The handbrake has stuck on (again) so couldn't out it up the drive so I will have to do it in the road.

[panhard65]

More info please...

It looks like a Panhard is coming my way just need to sort transport. It is a rare L9 estate that was in this months classic and sportscar discovered section. It has some serious rot in the roof but nothing that time and cash can't fix

[twosmoke300]

Those j and r driveshafts are great , I've been using them for years and never had a joint or boot fail . For the fleet of hi lux's I do a cv joint kit from them is cheaper than a boot from the factors ! Boots last well and fit perfectly too .

How can they do it for that price ?

[Pillock]

You can tell the price of scrap is on its arse - went to Cambridge yesterday, and as you start to get perhaps 20 miles from the city there's POLICE AWARE stickers all over the shop.

 

Early 2000s BMW 3-series tourer, eastbound on A14 in a field entrance, busted window.

Similar age saloon 3-series, on a roundabout in the middle of cambridge with a wheel missing.

Saab 9000 westbound A14 around Huntingdon, looked scruffy but complete.

 

6 months ago they'd have been gone before the glue was dry on the stickers. Now it's not worth firing up the HiAb.

[Richard]

Someone somewhere was wibbling about trolley jacks.

 

ecp got an offer on. (Surprisingly DFS also have a sale. What are the chances?)

 

 

Sealey 1050CX Trolley Jack Yankee 2ton Short Chassis  (for 25quid.)

 

 

 

 http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/tools/car-lift-recovery-tools/jacking-and-lifting/trolley-jacks/?SEA1050CX&0&t5_247&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+Sealey+1050CX+Trolley+Jack+&utm_content=48+Hours+to+go!+Up+to+50%25+Off+Instore+Prices+%2B+Free+Screenwash+Offer+Inside%E2%80%A6&utm_campaign=September29+-+R%26W+-+48+Hours&_bta_tid=3.AIdk.CYfePA.EyUc.AgjgRw..AxjiMw.b..l.Bg03.n...KakJrQ

 

I think that's the same jack as the Lidl one.

[beko1987]

You can tell the price of scrap is on its arse - went to Cambridge yesterday, and as you start to get perhaps 20 miles from the city there's POLICE AWARE stickers all over the shop.

 

Early 2000s BMW 3-series tourer, eastbound on A14 in a field entrance, busted window.

Similar age saloon 3-series, on a roundabout in the middle of cambridge with a wheel missing.

Saab 9000 westbound A14 around Huntingdon, looked scruffy but complete.

 

6 months ago they'd have been gone before the glue was dry on the stickers. Now it's not worth firing up the HiAb.

That must be why I;ve seen so many. There's been a polish leon in a layby near our local asda for months, and apparently a volvo estate nearby too. The leon is right next to a pikey camp, so for that to still be there things must be bad. For the volvo to not have been taken up to scotland yet things must be worse than we thought!

 

Wonder if this means I can finally buy an OK £50 car like all you older guys say used to happen...

[Angrydicky]

Weekend before last, I stopped at Oxford services and parked in the air/water bay, was a tidy looking B reg Volvo 740 saloon with a POLICE AWARE sticker on the passenger window. The drivers window was either broken or open, couldn't tell as I only saw it as I was heading back out of the services and couldn't really turn around.

[barrett]

It looks like a Panhard is coming my way just need to sort transport. It is a rare L9 estate that was in this months classic and sportscar discovered section. It has some serious rot in the roof but nothing that time and cash can't fix

Is that Chris McPheat's one? Only break I know of in this country, and it's pretty rotten. Or are you importing?

[vulgalour]

Wow, Nugget's seats really did come up well!  Check out the rainbow.

 

 

 

 

Brand new clutch

Power socket/cigarette lighter (not specified when built, fitted by Mike)

MoT until 18th May 2016

Some other stuff was also done that I don't have the information to hand, we'll do a proper for sale ad later.

£595 to the general public, shiter's discount available on request.

 

Speak to MikeKnight for more information.

[bub2006]

That must be why I;ve seen so many. There's been a polish leon in a layby near our local asda for months, and apparently a volvo estate nearby too. The leon is right next to a pikey camp, so for that to still be there things must be bad. For the volvo to not have been taken up to scotland yet things must be worse than we thought!

 

Wonder if this means I can finally buy an OK £50 car like all you older guys say used to happen...

Old guys? I'm 28 ya cheeky wee shite. Why I oughta........

Paid 80 quid for a mot bx tzd on a k plate,e plate,f plate and k plate micras all less than 50 notes,30 quid for a c plate fiesta and a j plate metro gta free for collection in admag around 2003/04/05

[John F]

Disco back in one piece:

 

 

 

And as an added bonus, it appears to be holding its coolant this time 

 

Next job: weld up the small crack in the front diff casing, and possibly the hole in the exhaust (if there's enough good metal to weld to... otherwise replace centre & rear sections).

[captain_70s]

Nights are drawing in...

 

 

It's also getting colder. Car is getting increasingly prone to grumpiness in the mornings and refusing to start. I need to tinker with the carb, I also washed it to try in the hope it felt the TLC and would be more inclined to behave. It didn't.

 

 

I'm not sure if it looks better when clean. From 100 yards it looks fab but any closer and you can see the rusty as shit wheels and the brush painted touch-ups in various shades of green, most of which aren't Brooklands. All the dirt and brake dust covers that up...

[vulgalour]

I love your little green Triumph washed and unwashed, it's such a bonny little thing even with all its warts and lumps and bumps and bad makeup.

[John F]

Yep, it looks better clean

[RobT]

Collected the Daimler tonight. It didn't start off well as I ran out of pez 5 miles into the trip, the seller said it was low and he weren't joking. Gauge telling lies doesn't help, so he came out and towed me to safety as was conked on a fast bend then got a can load down the road.

 

Pez shot later on at Thurrock services

 

 

Lots of things don't work or are intermittent such as the heater, but hoofed it on the M25 and the old XK lump sounds glorious, albeit a bit tappety at lower speeds. Brakes faded closer to home to the point where the dash warning came on and wheel went a bit wobbly, so not sure if they are binding or fucked or something. After a rest they were a bit better.

 

Fits in the garage too so that's a relief! Will give the footwells a chance to dry out before I get the front screen sorted.

 

 

 

Overall though for a cheap old Daimler it's rather lovely.

[DeeJay]

They still look seriously good.

[Tam]

Just been lying in the street replacing the fan belt on a mk 4 Cortina I decided it would be a good idea to give a run to work! 

[Six-cylinder]

Collected the Daimler tonight.

Why are you stirring up old emotions like this!

 

Great car anyway.