Shitting in the shallow end. *Black and White Collection Live*

[Jim Bell]

Only tried it on a very tame local hill, but all seems functioning A1 5x5. 

 

 

 

Next plans are for a lift and first some decent all TERRY IAN tryres. 

 

[Jim Bell]

It's a good bus this. I really like it. 

As said before, it doesn't do anything great but it has a go at everything without complaint. 

What more could you ask for from an obscure daft shit old car?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

As it was performing well, I treated it to a posh wash and some hilarious decals. 

It scrubs up well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A local tourist attraction and feat of ancient engineering, seen here with a lighthouse. 

 

 

 

[Out Run]

It's gripped. It's sorted.

[dome]

Good work man. Think the working 4wd will help at Crail? You'll need another showdown with @rml2345 to find out...

[Jim Bell]

17 minutes ago, dome said:

Good work man. Think the working 4wd will help at Crail? You'll need another showdown with @rml2345 to find out...

It might help if they move the drag strip 20 meters to the left and we race up that wet field past the bait van to the chemical toilet trailer. 

[Out Run]

1 hour ago, dome said:

Good work man. Think the working 4wd will help at Crail? You'll need another showdown with @rml2345 to find out...

May as well select 4L. I doubt it will change the MPH, at the line. 😅

[paulplom]

13 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

It's a good bus this. I really like it. 

As said before, it doesn't do anything great but it has a go at everything without complaint. 

When you flogging it then?

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

When you flogging it then?

If history is any reasonable indication, it'll be for sale some time in the next eleven months. 

[Jim Bell]

Some pics of the high up countryside from an afternoon delivery mission. 

 

Even under the clouds, it's a far better place to be than at work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loserone]

I know that house!

[Lacquer Peel]

6 minutes ago, loserone said:

I know that house!

Looks like a shop to me. 

[loserone]

5 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

Looks like a shop to me. 

You and about five people a day

*Ding dong* is this a crèche ?

*Ding dong* do you sell bottles of pop?

*Ding dong* do you have the key to the public toilet?

 

[loserone]

*Ding dong* can I leave ten years of Car magazine here?

[Dyslexic Viking]

12 minutes ago, loserone said:

*Ding dong* can I leave ten years of Car magazine here?

Guesses you said yes to that.

[Jim Bell]

57 minutes ago, loserone said:

You and about five people a day

*Ding dong* is this a crèche ?

*Ding dong* do you sell bottles of pop?

*Ding dong* do you have the key to the public toilet?

 

He hasn't even got a bell. You just have to go in and say "Ding dong"

[loserone]

5 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

He hasn't even got a bell. You just have to go in and say "Ding dong"

I have to point out the button to quite a lot of people too

[garbaldy]

23 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

He hasn't even got a bell. You just have to go in and say "Ding dong"

[loserone]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Guesses you said yes to that.

No?

 

[primeradoner]

4 hours ago, loserone said:

I know that house!

I think I do too. My Great Aunt used to pick up her pension there in the 1970s

[Jimbob McGregor]

*Ding dong* can I use your spare bin to lose some shit?

Sorry, did that at 19:30.

[Jimbob McGregor]

And thanks! 👆

[paulplom]

You need a set of these to wind up the ev brigade. Pm me your address and I'll wing them over.

[Jim Bell]

There's benefits and drawbacks of running a daft old car on 100% veg oil .

One of the benefits is that fuel is 30p a litre. Handy in today's topsy turvy financial climate. 

One of the drawbacks is that it's difficult to "fill up" by yourself. Meaning you have to rope the missus in to hold the funnel, then the wind gusts the stream splatter of oil across her face and you laugh so much that you can't control the 21 litre container properly and you pour further veg oil all over her arm. 

This is of course, bad for your health. 

So I stole @Out Runs great idea and set up a one man pouring operation. 

 

I dont have a drill, but I got a C+ at improvising at school. 

 

You'll do. 

Y tho. 

 

Whazzed a couple of speed holes in my BIG FUN-EL and bolted some big magnets on. 

 

Y Tho.

 

That looks very sticky. 

 

 

Y Tho

 

 

Stickingit to the radiator showed how good the magnets were. Felt like the plastic funnel was going to snap trying to remove it from the rad. I might need something to pry it away from the body of the car. 

 

 

As it turned out, the bodyline of the car curving away meant that just the bottom of the magnets were touching metal so they held solid but pulled away easily .

One man mobile filling station achieved. 

 

Holds firm and works an absolute treat. Makes filling up a doddle. 

[Jim Bell]

Seen here enjoying the north east coast. Don't ever go to Hendon beach. It's fucking horrible. 

 

 

 

 

[loserone]

Inspired.

[Jim Bell]

Tynemouth is much nicer. 

Look at this gorgeous view. 

There's also a ruin in the background. 

 

 

 

Boat wankers. 

[Jim Bell]

Then I stuck some plastic to the front. 

 

This is a wind deflector/bonnet gaurd. It stops stone chips, kills moths and adds about 16 mpg.  Also really ties the front end together, visually. Seemlesly joining the black of the grille with the paint of the bonnet with great style and panache. 

 

 

 

Just ignore the bottom gap. 

[Jim Bell]

It's still amazing and doing all the daily business. I want to lift it and get some real tyres but funds are short at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

I want to do some hillclimbing, a track day, some off roading and maybe autotesting too. I would quite like it to be the worst at a lot of motorsports, just to prove that you can enjoy yourself what ever you're driving. 

Everything is a race car if you're determined enough and don't mind coming last. 

[Flat4]

Um, can I ask where used veg is available for 30p a litre?