Roffle Not all Vauxhalls are shite. Please pay, roffle on Saturday!

[chaseracer]

Pete Best. He was different to Ringo as he was a very good drummer and he wasn't a cunt.

 

Was it Lennon who, in response to a comment on Mr Starkey's limited percussive competence, remarked "He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles..." ?

[omegod]

Sorry to have derailed this into the Beatles 

 

On the subject of the Pierburg, it's a piece of overcomplicated shite and needs binning, been there with a scirocco. I managed to get a working pierburg and didn't dare touch anything on it but believe the rubber gasket that joins it to the inlet manifold split's and is the only easy fix, I'd join some VW foums and see if there's a Weber sitting on a garage shelf  as I recall being offered a few when I was looking

[Jim Bell]

Maybe the carb just needs a new set of O-Ring(o)s

[Scruffy Bodger]

It occurred to me just that I may still have that same carb! I grabbed it back off my mates car just before it got scrapped. As you can see there really isn't much to the adapter plate I made.

 

 

 

You need to use countersink headed bolts under the carb to bolt it to the manifold. Because Autoshite that is indeed an ancient chamberpot in shot too I found it in the mud in a local brook!

 

 

If you have access to a plasma cutter and a pillar drill you could easily make one in a couple of hours. Or probably more than double that if you only have access to a grinder, drill and a file. As you can see this is rough and ready as it was just a quick fix for a mate.

This was on an 1800 and tbh it fucking flew after fitting it compared to the Pierburg rubbish. Keep that double barrel open for long tho and your economy will plummet.

[Christine]

The estate roof rubber bit WAS  there    with a Porsche on top of it...    Hence it is likely damaged 

[purplebargeken]

Bloody Porsches, always buggering something up somewhere.

 

Right, after the Rover issue I am going to be brutal. Other things to do.

 

Roffle it is then.

[purplebargeken]

1.

2. Tam (random)

3.

4. fiat4alfa

5.

6. The Moog (random)

7. primeradoner (random)

8. Cavcraft

9.

10. Bucketeer (random even number)

11.

12. Cavcraft

13.

14. Tamworthbay (random)

15.

16.

17. djoptix

18.

19.

20. The Moog (random)

21.

22.

23. RobT (random)

24.

25.

26.

27. The Moog (random)

28.

29. fiat4alfa

30.

31.

32.

33.

34. Stephen01 (random)

35. Cavcraft

36. The Moog (random)

37. primeradoner (random)

38.

39. catsinthewelder (random)

40.

41.

42. 83C

43.

44. Cavcraft

45. Cavcraft

46. The Moog (random)

47. fiat4alfa

48.

49. djoptix

50.

51. Cavcraft

52.

53.

54.

55.

56. Tam (random)

57.

58.

59.

[83C]

42 please!

[purplebargeken]

Updated Thanks so far guys.

[Bucketeer]

I'll have an even number please Ken.

[djoptix]

17 and 49 please

[purplebargeken]

Sorted! 

 

Thanks

[Tam]

Really would like this. 2 randoms please.

[flat4alfa]

..the only fly in the ointment being their propensity to rot out of sight.

I worked with a guy who spent an arm and a leg on a calibra 4x4 turbo and then found out the rear chassis legs had schlepped away. He cut sections out of a car in the breakers to graft onto his.

 

Same with a Lancia Beta I had, solid everyhere else, but had to have the whole rear inner arch let-in from a donor.

 

Funny how those Vauxhalls don't get the same rust reputation folklore coverage from pub experts (that now lean at the big bar named facebook)

[flat4alfa]

Pete Best. He was different to Ringo as he was a very good drummer and he wasn't a cunt.

 

Even better he went on to do a good line in classic car insurance.  Would recommend*

[flat4alfa]

Were this built by Lutonian or Ellesmerians?

Not that it matters.

 

It's blue

A wagon

And nearby, not weegielands

 

3 tickets please Ken

 

 

Especially as I found a furtive foto on t'interwebs:

 

[purplebargeken]

^^ Oh, that is quite furtive. Well done that man.

 

3 you say?

[purplebargeken]

Done!

[purplebargeken]

You know you want this.

[Tamworthbay]

Fuck it, I Fucking hate Astras with a passion but it’s you Ken, only problem is I will be off grid from Monday to Saturday. Happy to have a random and pay when I get back online if that’s ok with you mate.

[purplebargeken]

No probs mate. None at all.

[Tamworthbay]

Stick me down then, but please don’t make it the winner.

[Tam]

Am I banned cause I won a mug ?

Post 74.

[purplebargeken]

Ceramics don't count

 

Please feel free to join this roffle of win.

[purplebargeken]

Ah, just seen your earlier post Tam. You have two randoms Sir. I wish you and your ceramic item all the best of luck. 

[catsinthewelder]

Would 2 blue Astra estates be too many for a household with a strict no Vauxhall policy?

 

1 random please

[purplebargeken]

^^ Never too many.

[RobT]

Just the one random please Ken, although I'm tempted to have more.

[primeradoner]

2 randoms please chief.

[purplebargeken]

Rob, all I can do is encourage. There is no shame in it.