myglaren Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 GrumpiusMaximus and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, myglaren said: Engine overheating ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, myglaren said: You've been ignoring that engine management light for too long 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 AnnoyingPentium, Banger Kenny, High Jetter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 7 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: You've been ignoring that engine management light for too long 😂 Or domestic management? With matches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 8 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Or domestic management? With matches? Would just sulk surely? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 You haz no idea...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 12 hours ago, myglaren said: barbeque nearly upto temp richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Remspoor, catsinthewelder, crad and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderguts Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Remspoor, DSdriver, RoverFolkUs and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_rr5bdkwHm41w5pr9j.mp4 Blunderguts and rainagain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Spanish National Police in Action. Benidorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 To balance out the grump, a grin for the Lanchester bodywork is that the boot floor needs no welding or woodwork. Spent a while wire brushing all the loose paint and surface rust off, rust treated the whole thing and the inner arches. There's a couple of very small patches to do on the inner arch and then I can paint all of this and get it reassembled finally. I was also pleased to see the body mounts are solid and the rust on the corners of the cabin floor are incredibly localised and easy to get to for welding. Couple more weekends and the structural bodywork should all be finished, it's been shockingly forgiving stuff really. Even though the car is in more bits than ever, it really is closer to being all sorted than it has been in decades. I'm really looking forward to the point the paint is all dry and I can reinstall the interior and make it whole again. Vantman, Popsicle, artdjones and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 112 episodes of Tales of the Unexpected available on Now TV. Jackpot. Just need to find The Twilight Zone now. Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Alan_Green said: 112 episodes of Tales of the Unexpected available on Now TV. Jackpot. Just need to find The Twilight Zone now. Having come across both on various channels recently I would say The Twilight Zone is far superior. They have both dated and are very much of their time but Tales of the Unexpected is more Tales of the Unexceptional. Still watchable though just for the background chod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Yoss said: Having come across both on various channels recently I would say The Twilight Zone is far superior. They have both dated and are very much of their time but Tales of the Unexpected is more Tales of the Unexceptional. Still watchable though just for the background chod. Don't remember much about them other than being quite impressed with Jane Asher in one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeh Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 For once, I've had a free uninterrupted day to get stuck into a load of computers lying around that kept getting in the way and cluttering up the house. It's felt strangely good for the soul to be able to chuck some music on (today's particular choice is live concerts that are on YouTube - Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra doing Ibiza classics, and the Avicii tribute concert from a few years ago), forget about the day job and other shite going on and just crack on pissing about with computers and getting the to-do list that bit shorter. High Jetter, RoverFolkUs, privatewire and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 23 hours ago, Blunderguts said: the typewriter is newer tech than the merc lol (joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 flight booked ferry booked shit hire car booked (hope its not a caddy) woop (wallet loves me) Wack and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Done. Done. Done. The one bit of welding/fabrication I can't do is the outriggers, all four need repair/replacing. They're only used as jacking points, they don't support the body, so they're not vital but I'd like them restored back to functional for the sake of completeness. wuvvum, Remspoor, Shite Ron and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Today was a momentous day ! The aim was to take the Oxford out from the unit, to a new abode. To do this would require 38 miles of trips through a when of SHITEHOLE towns ( Whitburn/Harthill/Holytown etc) none of which would be fun for it to expire in. Before setting off, I elected to top up the diff oil and try to fit the new drain plug I had got for the diff (old one was leaking). This activity was wholly bolting the stable door once horse had fucked off over the horizon ! The diff is biblically loud. But loud and lubricated was better than nowt. To add to the futility, I had to utilize molegrips to get the fill and drain plugs out - my drain plug keys potentially existing in my imagination/another universe/ @jaypee's garage. In the end the diff was filled and left to sit to check for leaks while we went for lunch. after a good feed, we wanged 10l more fuel in it and set off. The odo started off at 16.3miles, and the miles flew* by. The car drove well, but it's still not running perfectly - some fettling on the fuelling needed. That said it kept pace with traffic and the brakes were even useful if applied in time. Single speed wipers are adequate in drizzle, and modern tyres mean some grip, though still little in the way of feel. A pop in to see Parents_touring meant the opportunity to get a picture of the 2 people carriers together. The new abode was duly reached, and 38 miles covered. That made 54 miles so 1% of the way to the 5000mile limit on this year's insurance... An old wreck, happy with his motor  All in all a great success. Getting back into the 182 was like piloting a spaceship Remspoor, Shite Ron, jaypee and 33 others 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Stanky, CreepingJesus, jaypee and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Wack said: The only free airline locally used to be at a Sainsburys supermarket and petrol station which was on my way to work. I happened to be passing and thought I'd check my tyre pressures so got in line behind a bloke in a Zafira who was refilling all 4 tyres, he was taking fucking ages but since I was only heading for work, I was happy to wait. Eventually, he duly drove off having finished and I pulled up to the machine, got out and went to adjust the pressure to whatever it was I needed. The machine was one of the ones which doesn't reset between uses, so it was still set to the pressure the Zafira man had set it to. 68 PSI. Sixty Eight! JFW. He'd filled all 4 tyres to 68psi, no wonder it took so long. I can only assume to this day that he was a cyclist and used to seeing the max pressure moulded into the tyre sidewall so had taken one look at 'max 68 psi' moulded into the sidewall of the Triangle Talons or whatever and just whacked that much pressure in. I imagine he got about half mile down the road before he ran over a tiny pebble, the tyre blew out and flipped the car into a ditch such was the release of pressure. Or he wore a 5mm strip in the very centre of the tread completely bald within 25 miles, with the rest of the contact patch utterly pristine. These people walk among us. Quintus, Lacquer Peel and myglaren 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I'm not 100% sure at what point you'll be saving any money, are people actually stupid enough to fall for this crap Plus it looks like he's charging you £2k create spaghetti Junction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Stanky said: The only free airline locally used to be at a Sainsburys supermarket and petrol station which was on my way to work. I happened to be passing and thought I'd check my tyre pressures so got in line behind a bloke in a Zafira who was refilling all 4 tyres, he was taking fucking ages but since I was only heading for work, I was happy to wait. Eventually, he duly drove off having finished and I pulled up to the machine, got out and went to adjust the pressure to whatever it was I needed. The machine was one of the ones which doesn't reset between uses, so it was still set to the pressure the Zafira man had set it to. 68 PSI. Sixty Eight! JFW. He'd filled all 4 tyres to 68psi, no wonder it took so long. I can only assume to this day that he was a cyclist and used to seeing the max pressure moulded into the tyre sidewall so had taken one look at 'max 68 psi' moulded into the sidewall of the Triangle Talons or whatever and just whacked that much pressure in. I imagine he got about half mile down the road before he ran over a tiny pebble, the tyre blew out and flipped the car into a ditch such was the release of pressure. Or he wore a 5mm strip in the very centre of the tread completely bald within 25 miles, with the rest of the contact patch utterly pristine. These people walk among us. I'm in a few car facebook groups - VW t25s, "retro motorhomes" etc and now and again someone will ask what the recommended tyre pressures are, and absolutely without fail the first two answers will be "IT'S WRITTEN ON THE SIDE OF THE TYRE" Stanky and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, Wack said: I'm not 100% sure at what point you'll be saving any money, are people actually stupid enough to fall for this crap Plus it looks like he's charging you £2k create spaghetti Junction so he cant speel where he lives and does instal mean its cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, 320touring said:  To do this would require 38 miles of trips through a when of SHITEHOLE towns ( Whitburn/Harthill/Holytown etc) none of which would be fun for it to expire in. BATHGATE NO MOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!!!  A pop in to see Parents_touring meant the opportunity to get a picture of the 2 people carriers together. did ya a get a pre emptive slap frae mutha_touring for when it weed itself on the driveway   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 This is what happens when you clip the gate and rip the sidewall of the tyre. £90 gets liberated from your wallet. Well it actually got two new tyres as the spare was fuck all use really. £180 later on 2 Yokohomas for the Jimny. Expensive weekend 😔 Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RoverFolkUs Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 calebaaront, puddlethumper, Back_For_More and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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