oldcars Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Class, this thread is gumtree all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Sad times just over a week ago when the pug 306 got hit by a fiesta coming out of the breakers yard in Crawley!HX02 VFZ fiesta had failed 2 mot attempts!!. The 13th was day of crash.Now the insurance needs lots of extra info as the FiL was driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Father In law turned up today...... In passing he mentioned that his boost gauge only shows vacuum not boost since he replaced some vacuum hoses, I sighed and said I would have a look. AMC Rebel, Braddon81, Bag'O'Spanners and 15 others 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Fuck me Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 What’s all that blue shit? It looks like a fucking Pontins in there. Ohdearme, Ghosty, GrumpiusMaximus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Well he has been busy under the bonnet with the blue paint and decided the hoses should be blue as well. Unfortunately he connected the dump valve to the brake vacuum pump (cam shaft driven), by cutting the hard black plastic hose to brake booster and rerouting so only inlet manifold connection still attached.He also attached boost gauge to the switching side of a vacuum sensor on manifold, I asked him where original hose went before replacing it and he points at the turbo. The Internet told him to replumb hose between turbo and the intake after MAF sensor, so I'm not going to argue with them on that and just replumbed the hoses using my own more sensible guesses to get everything working.Sorry about lack of pictures but he was suspicious of why I needed that first under bonnet picture while I'm trying not to laugh at this shit.Edited because Google predictive.... GrumpiusMaximus, Bag'O'Spanners, AMC Rebel and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 How on earth do you keep a straight face when presented with the latest 'development'? I literally cannot imagine what he's going to do next; brilliant thread. mk2_craig, oldcars and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 He also left the car at a car wash place paid them £25 to valet the car and then complained when he picked it up as they had pressure washed off some of the custom blue paint he had carefully applied to the exterior door trim and wing mirrors. I enjoyed imagining them laughing their heads off as they jet washed the wing mirrors and blue paint flew everywhere. Ohdearme, Junkman, robinmasters and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I would have deliberately tried to blast most of it off if I'd been them Dave_Q, Junkman, Coprolalia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I did'nt think it was possible to make a vectra worse. HillmanImp, GrumpiusMaximus, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I    Have     No      words     Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I did'nt think it was possible to make a vectra worse.He could have a ‘because vectra’ sticker. GrumpiusMaximus and Mr_Bo11ox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Like this... Cavcraft, louiepj, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Or an Isuzu V6 diesel installed. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 With auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 Like this...I will recommend that to him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 The sad thing he bought the car as a finished project and now is ruining it. I will try to get pics of the vauxhall invoices from January this year for the engine swap. and also pics of the interior he is currently ruining with his Ice install. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Thread continues to deliver. Had the vac gauge mod robbed his brakes of assistance or did he manage to keep them connected?  Keep us posted on the latest thing painted blue with humbrol and/or nail varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 He managed to connect the two pieces of cut brake vacuum pipe by shoving in a broken piece of that shiny metal extendable aerial you get on portable radios etc, it was hissing and causing the car to idle higher and put on the engine light. cobblers, Lacquer Peel, Skizzer and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 What compulsion drives people to deface perfectly reasonable cars? I have nothing against an added pinstripe, Driving/fog lamps,different wheels,lowering(within reason),ice install ECT. But this? No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Whilst I'm very much appreciating the entertainment value, if this was my FIL I would have told him to go away and sort out his own mess several posts/cars ago.If it were my FIL, I'd be divorcing his daughter. Who needs chord speed when you can have a wind speed steering wheel. I would shart every time I saw that steering wheel, wind speed for sure Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandersnatch Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 When it’s someone else I can really enjoy it. Please tell him to continue   One’s too many, ten’s not enough! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 As mentioned above... This continues to deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Had a visit today as he knows I am out of contract/work now till new year. Was going to get busy with projects but he needs some help with his car. Got a saab turbo kit and larger intercooler he wants to fit so I had a look. Oh and he has been improving the interior...... blakey79, shoddybanger, Kringle and 26 others 28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 What has he done to the interior? He's done such a good job that it all looks factory.... oh no, wait, I see it now. He's added a 12v USB adapter. Nice. Ohdearme, Kringle, Skizzer and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 WTAF, he's smearing wob onto the fabric-covered A pillar trims? Jesus wept. Is your FiL divorced/single by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 He managed to make a child, I hope the apple has fallen far far away from the tree. Like airmailed from the tree. stonedagain, mrbenn, GrumpiusMaximus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Fair play to you for your patience, there's no way I would get involved in this stuff. It looks like no matter what you do, theres going to be a new load of scotchlocks and twin & earth wiring to sort out the following weekend anyway spartacus, fairkens, AMC Rebel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Stunning, class. Well done. AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 The only word for this is LOLCANO jumpingjehovahs, Lord Sterling, the judge and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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