Madman Of The People Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 22/01/2025 at 06:51, hairnet said: yall cant drive isnt an instruction - sounds like fact will it be gone by sunday - they were saying so - whether thatll happen - although to temp will go up they said Speaking as a Chicago boy who moved to Nashville, I can attest to the fact southerners can’t drive in winter conditions. A light dusting of snow is all it takes to send them into a “We’re all going to die!” state of panic! PhilA 1
Zelandeth Posted January 29 Posted January 29 It still surprises me the amount of people who seem to think that older cars just immediately stop working when it gets cold. I had to move the Rover last week to make room for the guys who are currently working on our landscaping and it was hovering somewhere around freezing. They both seemed completely gobsmacked by the fact that it just started first time just like any other day. Only sign of any grumpiness was the power steering pump being a bit whiny for the first minute or so. LightBulbFun, Westbay and PhilA 1 2
PhilA Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 Weather was conducive to paintwork work. A little work needed yet but that's coming up acceptable. Phil Rust Collector, Tickman, mercedade and 8 others 11
PhilA Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 Weather turned warm, from -6 to +29 in two weeks. Got the front clip polished up. Got to the point where the compound was flashing off faster than I could keep it damp so quit at that point. Starting to look better now, was all dull and oxidized before. Phil Mrs6C, Westbay, IronStar and 7 others 10
GeorgeB Posted February 8 Posted February 8 12 minutes ago, PhilA said: front clip I had to google that. Fucking yanks.
PhilA Posted February 8 Author Posted February 8 7 hours ago, GeorgeB said: I had to google that. Fucking yanks. Love you too. Dates back to carriage making. It's a later reference, because on this style of manufacture, all the metalwork (wings, inner wings, slam panel, grille) all "unclip" as a single unit and can be removed, leaving just the chassis , suspension, steering and engine in place forward of the firewall (which was the furthest forward portion of the body. I mean, we still have a dashboard, despite it not directly stopping you from being pebbledashed by whatever the front wheels pick up off the road... Plenty of terms still in use that really should have been retired as vehicle design moved on? bunglebus, Rust Collector, GeorgeB and 1 other 4
PhilA Posted February 21 Author Posted February 21 Roof done. RayMK, Momentary Lapse Of Reason, Coprolalia and 14 others 17
hairnet Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Bling George needs to hand in his badge and pay for some extra nerd
PhilA Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 Finished polishing it today. Good enough for government work captain_70s, Surface Rust, Dyslexic Viking and 8 others 11
PhilA Posted February 22 Author Posted February 22 A fun afternoon Phil IronStar, Dyslexic Viking, lisbon_road and 7 others 10
somewhatfoolish Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Is that a guillotine on the front of the float? PhilA 1
PhilA Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 9 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Is that a guillotine on the front of the float? Looks like it, but never even considered that! No, that's the remains of an old billboard that's on the side of the highway there. All that's left of it after the last hurricane. somewhatfoolish 1
somewhatfoolish Posted February 24 Posted February 24 I thought the theme might have been the end of Marie Antoinette.🤣All the gold made me think of cake and angry peasants. 2flags and PhilA 2
PhilA Posted April 5 Author Posted April 5 5 hours ago, hairnet said: watching camaro WD headliner light same as chief /nerd Nearly the same. Not quite. Same overall design though.
PhilA Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 Fixed the shift indicator. Bulb had burned out. Phil LightBulbFun, captain_70s, mk2_craig and 9 others 12
PhilA Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 3 hours ago, hairnet said: 3 months to fix a bulb *runs Yes. To be fair, is not exactly critical to the operation of the vehicle. hairnet 1
PhilA Posted July 16 Author Posted July 16 I had disconnected the clock because it got stuck a few times and that a) makes the clock really hot and b) drains the battery fast. Not great when the car is parked up. At least the power supply I put in has overheat protection, something it originally lacked - these clocks are known for burning these cars. Yesterday I put it on the bench. Inspected the wear points and filed down a few rough spots. Ran it on the bench for a while and it seemed to be happy. Put it back in the car. It's nice to not have it stuck at 5pm any more. Been putting a few miles on it. Needs to be driven, doesn't like sitting up. Phil Surface Rust, IronStar, DSdriver and 15 others 18
PhilA Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 Gave the car a tune-up. Timing was waaaaaay off because the distributor had come loose. Starts much easier now (funny how that works), and at 45 I'm pulling about 15-16 inches of mercury. Fuel economy is better also. Dan_ZTT, LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and 6 others 9
PhilA Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 Stuck a couple new wiper blades on the car. Shame nowhere does refills any more, having to hack up cheap wiper blades sucks.
Garythesnail Posted July 19 Posted July 19 15 hours ago, PhilA said: having to hack up cheap wiper blades sucks. May be worth trying Amazon, Phil - they seem to have different profiles available. Linky PhilA 1
PhilA Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 Road trip. Country byways. Towns. Highways. It can do them all. Held 180° the entire time, even stuck in traffic. Gearbox decided to act the fool again. I'll get to the bottom of that eventually. Asimo, Snipes, GeorgeB and 9 others 12
PhilA Posted July 23 Author Posted July 23 A 70 mile round trip keeping up with traffic 45/55 mph. 12.3 mpg (14.8 UK). I'll take that. Saabnut, LightBulbFun and Rust Collector 3
Jazoli Posted July 24 Posted July 24 6 hours ago, PhilA said: A 70 mile round trip keeping up with traffic 45/55 mph. 12.3 mpg (14.8 UK). I'll take that. How much is a gallon of fuel there? Dont think many of us could ‘take’ that mpg here
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