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20,732 · February 21

as spotted on Facebook I see! another trip out in REV was had

again over the Thames via Tower Bridge, for another round of that "MTG" my brother and his spouse, that he really wants me to learn/play with him

and have now clocked up 200 miles in REV since she arrived home

match had, somehow I won again? but I think its just because my deck is strong? (my brother was just like "this is a good starter deck buy it" but not sure its a good *stater* deck its complicated as fuck with lots of conditional, and, or, if statements, like its one giant computer program, makes your brain hurt!) I realised this was perhaps a bad idea after knackering myself with yesterday's running about, I could tell my brother was getting rather frustrated with the fact, I was fairly clueless a lot of time, just because I have now played once before does not mean I instantly know what im doing all of a sudden LOL, tbh its not really my thing, its somewhat fun when it gets going and your on top, but its fiendishly complicated otherwise and less fun when someone else is getting frustrated with you because your a bit clueless, im hoping next time I might be a bit less knackered and things might go smoother, but it was an excuse to give REV a trip out at least

with that said, I made my way through the night and managed to get back home this time with out accidently sending myself along the Embankment!

REV does certainly feel smoother after the motorway jaunt a couple weeks ago, but still quite a bit of shunting however when taking up drive, which does somewhat detract from the otherwise smooth drive when your in stop start traffic, I think ill try whip the bath-tub out, and attach a camera somewhere, so I can go for a drive and record what the pulley/belt/driveline is doing, see if I can pin-point where the shunting is coming from

as an aside to that, I notice in reverse the speedometer doesn't seem to work/do anything!

20,732 · February 21

On 20/02/2025 at 16:25, Dick Cheeseburger said:

Spotted! The comments... are as you'd expect.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AtyGxACYi/

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hah cool! yeah sadly you get a lot of those sorts of comments these days, but as always theres some cool anecdotes and the such like also

I had to join the group to see the post, so for the benefit of those who are not part of the group/dont want to join/understandably dont have Facebook etc

20,732 · February 21

On 20/02/2025 at 19:06, Heidel_Kakao said:

That reminds me I was going to suggest this place after seeing them work on Harry's Garage Fiat 500. They specialise in Italian cars but work on other stuff by the look of it and an air cooled Fiat is somewhat similar to an Invacar mechanically.

https://www.proietti.co.uk/italian-car-servicing-london.htm

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yeah I have got those guys in my radar for bigger stuff involving the rear suspension/rear axle so to speak, which is all Fiat 500

On 21/02/2025 at 06:41, plasticvandan said:

Those plastic inserts are standard on Reliant bodies,and used to hold almost everything to the body,come in various sizes.what looks like has happened is the screw has corroded and swelled inside the insert,and the whole lot popped out of the body.simple enough to remove and replace with new. Land rover defenders of the mod variety use a lot of square plugs like these as well.

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thats cool! do they have a name or a part number or such I can search for? would be good to be able to replace everything with fresh hardware

On 21/02/2025 at 06:41, plasticvandan said:

Plenty of options about for bowls,I tended to go for plastic bases as that way they won't rust again.

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yeah still deliberating what I want there, on one hand im tempted to try find some like for like Lucas metal bowls since I they should (in theory) be a like for like replacement without having to possibly worry about drilling any extra holes or the such like, but at the same time I know the inner metal basket they have, have clearance issues with the side light position on H4 headlamp reflector units, although I think the metal might be thin enough you can just cut that section out to clearance it

On 21/02/2025 at 06:41, plasticvandan said:

I would suggest finding a thick piece of rubber to wrap around that fuel pipe before tiring it right against that metal bar,it will still vibrate and move about but is now up against the steel.

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yeah some extra protection cant hurt, but I figured for the here and the now if I strapped it tight enough to the metal such that it cant move about, then it should be a bit better then letting it chafe up against that edge like that

20,407 · February 21

Putting some extra paint on any replacement bowls before fitting may be a good idea.

Regards Facebook I'm not on there.

I'm in two minds about having my lifestyle photographed and put on the web - impossible to stop but as long as it's benign that's OK -ish.

Any really really nasty comment will fall under Malicious Communications Act 1988 and other statutes and may be a crime.

20,732 · February 22

speaking of being papped this very nice photo of REV by an obviously fairly skilled photographer appeared on Flicker a last week or so

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21000745@N02/54324833418

(he caught REV at a rather fortuitous moment, as normally I park in a slightly different position, thats not directly behind that streetlight)

6,617 · February 22

I'd be more concerned your personal parking place is now known.

11,418 · February 23

It'll be like Abbey Road ....fousands making their way to worship a relic from another time .. Maybe Dez Road , Hackney , will get a blue plaque..

22,348 · February 23

SPB 595F. Boscombe.

20,732 · February 24

On 23/02/2025 at 21:51, D.E said:

SPB 595F. Boscombe.

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thats a very cool find, not only is it a picture I had not seen before but its from a block I had not yet managed to find/document and slots in between the RPA-E and SPD-F blocks tis an AC Acedes Mk14 Model 67, and quite an early one at that

20,732 · February 24

today was an Impromptu trip out in REV

as yesterday I had won a box of vintage lightbulbs on eBay and just before I checked out I had the realisation of "hang on lets check where these are physically located maybe I could go pick them up with REV and save the risk of the postal system" and it turned out they where not a million miles away, so I selected collect in person and picked them up earlier today

it was a fun trip in that it was my first time heading south along the A12 and thus also my first time through the Blackwall tunnel in REV, and then via the A2 and A20, which REV handled without issue

and soon home again with the lightbulbs in hand, a complete case of 25 vintage Atlas 125W MBF/U Mercury lamps from August 1974

REV also ticked over 300 miles since I first got her in 2019, on this 32 mile round trip as well

20,407 · February 24

I think the Blackwall is tolled now? Are you in any way exempt?

Blackwall can be nasty but maybe the new tunnel and tolling has calmed things down a bit? I have not been over there for a bit.

The worst is coming north where it goes from 3-2 lanes before the tunnel entrance.

Bravo 👏 for taking REV through.

3,394 · February 24

On 24/02/2025 at 16:08, LightBulbFun said:

today was an Impromptu trip out in REV

as yesterday I had won a box of vintage lightbulbs on eBay and just before I checked out I had the realisation of "hang on lets check where these are physically located maybe I could go pick them up with REV and save the risk of the postal system" and it turned out they where not a million miles away, so I selected collect in person and picked them up earlier today

it was a fun trip in that it was my first time heading south along the A12 and thus also my first time through the Blackwall tunnel, and then via the A2 and A20, which REV handled without issue

and soon home again with the lightbulbs in hand, a complete case of 25 vintage Atlas 125W MBF/U Mercury lamps from August 1974

REV also ticked over 300 miles since I first got her in 2019, on this 32 mile round trip as well

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Is that first or second time round? I wonder which the highest mileage Invacar is/was

13,326 · February 24

On 24/02/2025 at 16:17, lesapandre said:

I think the Blackwall is tolled now? Are you in any way exempt?

Blackwall can be nasty but maybe the new tunnel and tolling has calmed things down a bit? I have not been over there for a bit.

The worst is coming north where it goes from 3-2 lanes before the tunnel entrance.

Bravo 👏 for taking REV through.

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it's tolled from April, still currently free

20,732 · February 24

On 24/02/2025 at 16:17, lesapandre said:

I think the Blackwall is tolled now? Are you in any way exempt?

Blackwall can be nasty but maybe the new tunnel and tolling has calmed things down a bit? I have not been over there for a bit.

The worst is coming north where it goes from 3-2 lanes before the tunnel entrance.

Bravo 👏 for taking REV through.

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as mentioned its being tolled from the 7th of April, they have "scary" red signs up about it, although I should be exempt from Blackwall/Silvertown charges via my blue badge

thankfully tho traffic was not too bad, only bit of concern was coming back there was a sign indicating the tunnel had closed and to use an alternate route, but thankfully that was not actually the case, (there was just a broken down pickup truck in the right hand lane on the approach to the black wall tunnel)

On 24/02/2025 at 16:42, Eyersey1234 said:

Is that first or second time round? I wonder which the highest mileage Invacar is/was

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this one thats currently in Florida is probably a decent contender!

6,617 · February 25

Presume you will be driving this to the national microcar 50th anniversary rally in September? I have a feeling Stuart may be driving his Peel there.

Has rev had a wash yet since it made it to London? It is looking a bit sorry for itself.

26,417 · February 25

I've got to drive through the Blackwall tunnel both ways again in may. Fucking hated it last time, dads enyaq is 2mm narrower than the lane markings 😂

Shame we're in it otherwise I'd go a different way out and up the m4 and across, but he won't have the range for that and getting home without a bigger charge

20,407 · February 25

On 25/02/2025 at 19:25, beko1987 said:

I've got to drive through the Blackwall tunnel both ways again in may. Fucking hated it last time, dads enyaq is 2mm narrowed than the lane markings 😂

Shame we're in it otherwise I'd go a different way out and up the m4 and across, but he won't have the range for that and getting home without a bigger charge

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You may find the adjacent new Silvertown Tunnel has better width and gradients.

The original Blackwell is 1897 and the second bore 1967. Both are very compromised by their age and positioning.

I've not to much up-to-date info on the new Tunnel - but worth looking into. Should be open by May.

9,476 · February 25

Opens 7th April.

4,793 · February 26

Almost famous.

20,732 · February 26

On 26/02/2025 at 10:04, doug said:

Almost famous.

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hah cool! im not on instagram (and they try and force you to login/make an account at every corner these days), so it took me a bit of finagling but heres a direct link to that post and a couple of the images extracted from it for those interested

https://www.instagram.com/mikeneale13/p/DGd-WHsiTOT

26,417 · February 26

Is there some sort of invacar club sticker you can fit? If its being papped so much you may as well point people to a good resource for them!

20,732 · February 26

On 26/02/2025 at 11:09, beko1987 said:

Is there some sort of invacar club sticker you can fit? If its being papped so much you may as well point people to a good resource for them!

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funnily enough I was wondering, what sort of advertising deal could I work with some big advertising agency, get her side-wraps like a black cab :mrgreen:

but on a more serious* note I do still need to apply my Autoshite dealer-sticker, gotta make sure i represent! :mrgreen: I also have an *original* HubNut sticker that @richardmorris very kindly sent to me a while back, which I was going to fit to REV as it would of been fitting that the first and the last stickers of that style would both be on Invacar Model 70's, but then @dollywobbler went and started reproducing them again, so thats scuttled that idea LOL

20,732 · February 26

so as spotted on Instagram this time! I had another trip out in REV, this one actually planned

twas just another trip to play another game round with my brother, but I did pass a lovely patinated Rover P6 going about its day

I still dont know how I keep winning these, thats 3 for 3 LOL this game round went a bit better in terms of understanding then last time

but it will probably be the last one for a while tho, its fun to do things with my brother, but this game in general not really my thing, when I play a game I like to not have to think about things too much and much prefer a game where im doing something, where as this is 99% thinking, as everything interacts with everything else in different ways, as mentioned its like a giant computer system/program, full of logic gates etc, its also rather time consuming

then eventually was time to head home

I even managed to grab a half-decent dash-at-night shot

13,326 · February 26

On 25/02/2025 at 19:25, beko1987 said:

I've got to drive through the Blackwall tunnel both ways again in may. Fucking hated it last time, dads enyaq is 2mm narrower than the lane markings 😂

Shame we're in it otherwise I'd go a different way out and up the m4 and across, but he won't have the range for that and getting home without a bigger charge

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make sure you register for auto payments on TFL before you go if you plan to pass through outside peak hours. If you don't its the full £4 each way even off peak (for both Blackwall and Silvertown)

20,732 · February 26

On 26/02/2025 at 12:51, wesacosa said:

make sure you register for auto payments on TFL before you go if you plan to pass through outside peak hours. If you don't its the full £4 each way even off peak (for both Blackwall and Silvertown)

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I think @beko1987's Dad has a blue badge, so it should be free, *if* the vehicle has been registered with TFL under that blue badge,

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/discounts-and-exemptions

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/cc-blue-badge-before-you-begin-29758

(or if the vehicle is in the "Disabled" taxation class then its automatically free)

26,417 · February 26

Yes we'll be in dad's car. No idea what it's tax class is, will mention to him to check (don't even know it's numberplate, probably got it on an ancient message when he told me it to get on the insurance...)

26,417 · February 26

Dad's just confirmed it's taxed as disabled so 👍

This is why I didn't get that excited about the qashqai being ulez exempt. There's still a mass of places I can't go, which seemingly change/expand all the time. Plus dad's auto is 1000% nicer in Central, despite it being as wide as a flipping house (although that might get better now I'm driving a similar width car 👌)

7,275 · February 26

Dezmundo please, please, pretty please, can you move the rear lights up on the wings so they sit nicer than they are now?

6,617 · February 27

These are the inserts for the screws holding your headlamps in

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294097036943?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=8-8_Z_8aT0W&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=2j1k2ypiSRu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

61,330 · February 27

On 26/02/2025 at 23:34, Noel Tidybeard said:

Dezmundo please, please, pretty please, can you move the rear lights up on the wings so they sit nicer than they are now?

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That's one of the joys* of owning a parts bin special where they chucked on whatever light units / instruments / switches they happened to have lying on the shelf at the time. Zelandeth's car has taller light units that sit flush with the top of the wings.

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