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[Craig the Princess]

Went to the Allegro Club show yesterday at Nuffield Place. Beautiful day and a cracking turnout of 26 Allegros.

 

 

Also saw Captain Slow and doobieyoo which was nice.

[barrett]

I drove to Norfolk today to buy a Model B engine and a van load of 'odd bits' for the Model A. Four hundred miles approx, but it was cheap and will be a huge help getting the car on the road. I've tentatively got sombody booked to put a roof and new floor on it, bosh a windscreen in and then it will at least be weatherproof and have something to bolt the seats to. When we find some seats.

[Asimo]

I'm guessing a vag car then ?

Vw do a abs modulator repair kit for less than two hundred iirc which isn't too bad to fit . First one is a bit daunting tho

Suzuki Grand Vitara - same bit of ABS kit fitted to a multitude of cars appparently.

Thing is, the Arfur Daley who sold the car warranties brakes but specifically excludes all electrics from any warranty.

Standing by for an argument..........

 

Might be my fault because I was more interested in the Oldsmobile F85 (that was once a shiter's) in the showroom than I was in the warranty for the car I was buying with someone else's money.

[dollywobbler]

It's been a remarkable few days. Here's what happened today.

https://hubnut.org/2016/05/16/project-2cv-chop-chop/

[M'coli]

As an interesting aside while I was getting the new tyres fitted (Tockwith MOT centre, it's where we get the motorhome MOT'D and have gained my trust), they had three Merc Sprinters in from around the same vintage (58-61) with around the same mileage ( 265,000ish) wit the same problem...namely the camshaft sprocket breaking up as different drivers changed down as they were on a sliproad leaving a motorway. Just 8-9 or so teeth missing (broken off in a block) from a cam sprocket, and no different from thousands of other down changes, but the one that broke it...

[twosmoke300]

Never seen a 58 sprinter before ! A good vintage ?😄

[M'coli]

I'm assuming it was a sprinter, there was a 58-plate Tranny-sized van with a Merc badge on it...

[twosmoke300]

Not 1958 then ? 😄

[Skizzer]

It also now means that i have £5000 to spend on a new toy, i wonder what it will be!

 

 

Oh my, this Sapporo is SUPER HOT.

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C743553

 

Do it.  Do it RIGHT NOW.  I'll love you forever.

[trigger]

I'm still kicking myself that i didn't buy this one the year before last when it was £2000, and it was nicer than that one. It's not what I'm looking for at the moment though.

 

[Skizzer]

Meh, you're no fun.

[trigger]

 

What I'm really looking at the moment is a nice family saloon/hatch with a bigger engine, so I'm on the hunt for a pre facelift Granada 2.8 or a Rover SD1 2600 or preferably 3500. I'll have to see what comes up.

[Skizzer]

I believe our learned friend Mr Breadvan is selling his 2600 on carandclassic at the moment, but I can't remember if it's in budget or not.  Post-facelift, mind.

 

Edit:  I'd offer you a lovely VX2300, but we've already had that conversation

[wuvvum]

One advantage of all moderns having stupidly large wheels with rubber band tyres.  The Saab is on 225/45 ZR 17s, and I was expecting a replacement to cost £££.  I've just scored a part worn of a reputable make off eBay for 17 quid delivered.  Result!

[Ghosty]

Aye, part worn 17"s aren't as bad as you think. Old Man got 4 for the A4 for £120ish fitted.

[Semi-C]

My son somehow broke his pedal off his bike and i thought the pedal arm was aluminum and pedal is steel.. and thought its for the tip, well next thing i noticed there was rusty water on the pedal arm threads... so i thought grab the mig turn to to max and tickle it a bit

That looks like a Primo Super Tenderizer pedal you've stuck back on there, choice!

[twosmoke300]

Well - not only did I survive I beat my much younger , fitter mate and another who bust his knee ( trying too hard!)

I don't reckon I could have done 3 hours non stop on the Ktm ( I did have to have a piss half way ) and the little honda is a trooper .

Roast at the outlaws later too - what a day !

Well fuck me if I didn't come 2nd in my class of 42 riders and manage 13 laps in 3 hours . My riding mate did 11 so I'm over the moon .

No roast tho but a very nice mousaka (sp?) so not bad at all .

Still stiff and sore today tho

[trigger]

To be honest his is lovely but its a lot of money and i don't want to rush into buying something, i need to give it a month or so at least.

[fordperv]

I have been an utterly lazy sod about getting my bike licence, I'm finally doing something about it, I'm sat waiting for the instructor, i really can't wait

[cort16]

trigger I recon you should be rubbing your face in this

 

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/152088672305?_mwBanner=1

[320touring]

trigger I recon you should be rubbing your face in this

 

 

http://m.ebay.com/itm/152088672305?_mwBanner=1

its nice, but for 5k

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=231932231758&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web

 

or

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252357717291&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web

 

or

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=152085799855&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web

 

or

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252367772027&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web

[cort16]

Na, that 7 series is original, mega low mileage and super nice . That never happens .

[320touring]

Na, that 7 series is original, mega low mileage and super nice . That never happens .

meh-2.8 ftl;)

[Kiltox]

So there's now a nice big hole in the wall of my workshop thanks to some drunk idiot leaving the road at speed early this morning

Tried to do a runner too

Cunt.

[wuvvum]

Yo Trig, forget E23s and Starions, this is what you want.  Right on budget too.

 

[SiC]

Attention all Renault Lickers!

 

Renault Dealers are doing fixed price cambelt jobs @ £399 - excluding Renault Sport models. However they do cover the V6 model which is actually supposed to be tighter access than most Renault Sport models. I even got them to go check that it applied.

 

I wonder if that also includes the Avantime and Espace, which is 10 hour or so engine out job??!

[SiC]

Incidentally, I parked next to a XC90 at the garage. Now the Gooner isn't a small car, but the XC90 makes it look like a Ka.

 

 

 

EDIT: LOL I just realised I parked it in the Volvo Estimation and Diagnostics bay. Very fitting.

[cort16]

Those new XC90's are fucking massive.

[cort1977]

One of the wife's friends has one of those XC90s.   It has some kind of pure electric mode that's good for about 10 miles due to the sheer bulk of the thing.   Although all modernz are shit obviously I am quite interested in having a closer look at it and seeing how it switches modes.   I think it even has some kind of self steering autopilot ability as well.

[Supernaut]

Just switched the insurance over to the new chod. £21.04 refund! Get in!