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[beko1987]

Would a vacuum cleaner roffle go anywhere? Thinking of ways to sell my miele without eBay or Facebook fuckwittery... £1.50 a ticket Inc new box of gen bags and next day delivery...

 

Or open to offers?

[LC Torana]

Quick Rover story.

 

Many Rover P6Bs (the superior NZ-assembled ones) had vinyl roofs, which didn't last long in the Australian sun, so aftermarket re-vinyling pf the roof is reasonably common on these.

 

Don't know if I can dig out a photo, but back in 1986 I encountered a "reverse" vinylled Rover 2000 - the roof was painted, it was the entire rest of the car that had the vinyl treatment.

[dave21478]

The 'Mericans like to usepickup truck bed liner to get the same effect. As with anything, results range from pish to actually pretty cool.

 

https://www.google.fr/search?q=bed+liner+paint+job&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv4pzwyoPKAhWGuRoKHcesB4EQ_AUIBygB&biw=1024&bih=499

[trigger]

I think it's been keyed up with a scotchy pad but I'm not sure if that will be quite enough.

 

I actually like it, I think the Matt black suits it but I can imagine it being a bugger to keep clean now as all the dirt sticks to it and never comes off easily.

[DSdriver]

 

Stolen from someone's driveway in Kent. Keep 'em peeled.

[MarvinsMom]

that rover looks terrible.

 

someone please put it out of its misery with some matches and petrol.

 

why, oh would anyone want to do that to a 75!!!!

 

ugh, just horrid.

[320touring]

My day has mostly been this so far..

 

Tidying up the rats nest wiring in the CX.

 

Took 2hrs to untangle it all- now off buy some sandpaper to clean up all the contacts.

[beko1987]

I reckon all that's got to help loads, even if the alternator is fucked all that wiring wouldn't help the ew one

[320touring]

I reckon all that's got to help loads, even if the alternator is fucked all that wiring wouldn't help the ew one

Yeah its a right mess. untangled it all but all the relay pins and connectors are horrid. needs a right good going over to make suer the contacts are ok.

 

some difference in the bay though-can now trace where things go.

 

Hellfrauds here I come!

[oldcars]

Would a vacuum cleaner roffle go anywhere? Thinking of ways to sell my miele without eBay or Facebook fuckwittery... £1.50 a ticket Inc new box of gen bags and next day delivery...

 

Or open to offers?

Yep. i think you could clean up with it..................

[andy18s]

Just home after picking up this

 

No point in a collection thread,3 hrs on a train in the dark down to "sunny" N London to meet a thoroughly nice chap (you Ken),then 3 hrs back at a reasonable speed whilst Frank gives the car a good washing.

Managed to catch this in Morrys

And spotted this new model of van

 

Car ran like a sewing machine

Just needs the front wheels balancing? And couple of bits of interior sorting out

 

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[worldofceri]

Another fineish day yesterday and I got off work dead early so decided to wash the Saab, partly because it hasn't been cleaned for months and also to give me a better idea of whether I've made the sunroof leak better or worse or made no difference.

 

 

Had to share this picture as the light conditions and my photography skillz* have conspired to flatter the paintwork immeasurably.  It really looks nowhere near as smart as this in real life, unless you're stood at least twenty feet away and severely short sighted.

 

Note also the ==BACKFLASH==!  A birthday present from Mrs_WoC.  (It was my birthday in September, but this is the first time it's been clean enough to make it worth taking a picture since then!)  True to form I very nearly ballsed up the application of the decal completely but in the end I managed to finish with it only slightly cock-eyed (for that authentic 80s boy-racer look, I like to think).

 

[fatharris]

 

Just dropped Herman off for MOT, has a couple of torn dust covers that I don't think are letting in dirt, but I don't think the thermostat is closing correctly either.

 

Fingers crossed!

 

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[fatharris]

Clean pass first time, lovely.

 

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[richardmorris]

Need to get my merc mot done before the end of Jan. Hopefully it'll be fine- I certainly don't know of any issues. Out-accelerated a new merc this morning at wentworth. not too shabby up to 3500rpm, but after that wha hey! And that was in economy mode.

 

Off to north wales tomorrow for new year, am chauffeur for my godmother again so no drinks- only fair though as she did give me her X1/9.

[dollywobbler]

All of my cars are damp and full of condensation today. So, I started ramming stuff into socks. The XM got rice.

 

And it works! You can just about see condensation on the passenger side of the windscreen. The whole windscreen was like that before I lodged my old sock in there. 

 

The Volvo got unused wooden cat litter, but that doesn't seem very effective. Nor does the sawdust I used in the Nippa. Better than nowt, but has only cleared a few inches of windscreen. 

 

Speaking of the Volvo, I'm driving it to a village with the wonderful name of Caersws (care-zeus seems to be close) tomorrow for a rendezvous with Pandamonium - the completion of our utterly stupid double Volvo adventures!

[greengartside]

Went to a new-to-me breakers yard earlier and to say I was like a kid in a sweet shop is an understatement. There must have been at least 8-10 Sierras, a handful of Mk4 Escorts and a mk2 Fiesta there, however I did find this gem of an XR3i that's been off the road since 1999.

 

 

It did yield a few goodies such as the owners handbook and some tax discs from 1991-93, the '91 disc being issued at the post office in the village where I work. Small world, eh.

[Craig the Princess]

Love the Backflash WoC, looks class.

 

Just been out playing with the Rover 414, the old battery held charge for 3 days and it started up to move out of the garage, tyres pumped up (looks like the rear right is an original 1993 tyre!), lights and electrics work bar one tail light, needs wiper blades, rear and mid section of exhaust, a mud-flap reattached, the front bumper properly attached and possibly a tickle with the welding stick on the back of the passenger sill (maybe ok). the windscreen has two cracks, neither in the swept area, one right at the bottom in the middle, on at the top of the passenger side. Plan is to try and get an MoT early Jan and rest the coupe while I work out what is making it eat distriputor caps.

Also need a bonnet cable, took the catch off as it was totally seized. Freed up with WD40 and a big screwdriver. The cable has a broken outer and big kink in two location.

 

Relaxed dog says relax, it is now all free

 

Brown Metro has an alternator and two fan belts to be collected tomorrow.

[Pillock]

DW, clumping cat litter does better than wooden. I just bought a bag, opened the top and left it behind the front seat 24/7 and got no condensation issues at all.

[dollywobbler]

DW, clumping cat litter does better than wooden. I just bought a bag, opened the top and left it behind the front seat 24/7 and got no condensation issues at all.

 

Yup, I imagine it is. Didn't have any to hand sadly, but may well acquire some. Better than using FOOD to dry cars out!

[fordperv]

Went to a new-to-me breakers yard earlier and to say I was like a kid in a sweet shop is an understatement. There must have been at least 8-10 Sierras, a handful of Mk4 Escorts and a mk2 Fiesta there, however I did find this gem of an XR3i that's been off the road since 1999.

 

 

It did yield a few goodies such as the owners handbook and some tax discs from 1991-93, the '91 disc being issued at the post office in the village where I work. Small world, eh.

Where is this heavenly place?

[R9UKE]

Went to view this old girl this morning.

 

 

 

Up for £975 and advertised with MOT until April and no pics. Real eccentric guy, owned for ten years and losing storage.

 

Unfortunately it was too similar to the one I sold last year for £350. Running equally as badly, the usual bits of rot on the bodywork and the bonnet cable snapped and stuck shut. Add to this some home made wood dash inserts - I pretty sure I sat on that as a kid in primary school assembly. Plus a new issue Belfast number plate which completely ruins the look of an old car IMO. Apparently the old plate is worth £2k :/

 

 

 

[hairnet]

wrong part of europe

[Lord Sterling]

What a day.

 

Had a distress text from BL_hoarder_Steve in Cradley. He needed a hand moving stuff out of a storage unit as he losing it at the end of this month, he still has a few cars in there a load of parts. I thought why not, either I sit in my nice warm home using more electricity or go out, play with a few old cars and parts.

 

I got almost soaked and had nowt to eat all day which did affect me towards the end, by 4pm I'd had enough, he asked if I was coming back the next day, I offered a few hours and he offered money which I turned down but he insisted, it helps I guess.

 

My back feels strained, my feet hurt and I got rained on/walked through puddles. But at least I've helped someone.

 

The R-reg 820i he has looks tastily tidy but on the other end of the scale is a Mini van that looks like its being held up only by its paint.

[worldofceri]

This Steve sounds like a right case. He's losing storage at the end of December and leaves it until 30 December to ask for a hand moving his stuff? I'm no stranger to procrastination, but strewth.

[Bear]

I just put a deposit down on another car. Jesus. It's because I decided I would buy no more cars in 2016 I bet. Like "ONE MORE IN BEFORE LAST ORDERS!"

 

And by one more, I mean "a shot of everything. Which I am going to down before rushing out into the fresh air".

How could this possibly, ever, remotely go wrong...

 

[320touring]

What a day.

 

Had a distress text from BL_hoarder_Steve in Cradley. He needed a hand moving stuff out of a storage unit as he losing it at the end of this month, he still has a few cars in there a load of parts. I thought why not, either I sit in my nice warm home using more electricity or go out, play with a few old cars and parts.

 

I got almost soaked and had nowt to eat all day which did affect me towards the end, by 4pm I'd had enough, he asked if I was coming back the next day, I offered a few hours and he offered money which I turned down but he insisted, it helps I guess.

 

My back feels strained, my feet hurt and I got rained on/walked through puddles. But at least I've helped someone.

 

The R-reg 820i he has looks tastily tidy but on the other end of the scale is a Mini van that looks like its being held up only by its paint.

Is that the same bloke as wot had the e30?

[Negative Creep]

Me and Colc have done a swap, my 406 coupe for his Rover 75. Had it 18 months and had proven a great car, but just fancied an auto for a change

[twosmoke300]

He got a good deal I reckon . The 406 was lovely

[fordperv]

I've been getting water creeping into the drivers footwell in my saph, at first I couldn't find the entry point but luckily it is a simple fix as it's getting in past the door seal, a new genuine one bought for £40 can't wait for it to come now