chaseracer Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Memories... ? Somewhere, there's a pic of the Blingo toting two timpani and a (dismantled!) four-octave xylophone. 320touring, jaypee and GrumpiusMaximus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Took it along to a tartan tarmac meet this morning.. The 335 was in distinguished company ( but holding its own in the "Admiring Glances" stakes. Lacquer Peel, Jim Bell, Tickman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Must have missed that this was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I saw a similar touring in Kirkcudbright yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Time for an update on this: We are now 1500 miles into ownership, at an average of 29.5 mpg over the last 5 tanks. Totals so far: Purchase £300 Fuel £322 Service/repairs £0 Business allowance (income) -£44 Total £588, or 40p per mile. Took it over the backroads from Kippen today as m80 was fucked. For context, this is a sinewy technical and tight B Road with poor surfaces and sheer drops. It's no sports car, not even an SUV but I still managed to knock 6 mins off the 41 predicted by google. Climbing hills was ok, but coming down was fun* trying to stop 2.25t from 60* wuvvum, beko1987, skattrd and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I think we need to have a drag race with this and the cheap jeep. If I start saving for the fuel to Crail I might have enough saved up by Easter Jim Bell, chaseracer, 320touring and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, skattrd said: I think we need to have a drag race with this and the cheap jeep. If I start saving for the fuel to Crail I might have enough saved up by Easter No point, I've driven sufficient xj Cherokees with the 4.0 high output 6 to know they are a flying machine. You're likely 40bhp up, and 500kg down dome and skattrd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Damn, my cunning* plan foiled. We need to do another Crail bash at some point though. Jim Bell and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 This was parked round at the sports pavilion near my house yesterday. I went out to it this morning to head to Tartan Tarmac. Was greeted by this sight: So now I need to work out what I want to do.. Fix it Sell it Fix it and sell it. captain_70s, M'coli, wuvvum and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 How much test on? Straight join it to replace the (I assume) stolen cat and worry about it later. Bad luck pal 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 FFS. This is why we can't have anything nice. 320touring, Cavcraft, Stinkwheel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, Matty said: How much test on? Straight join it to replace the (I assume) stolen cat and worry about it later. Bad luck pal MOT til Oct 2020 I'll see what the state of play is later.. 3 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: FFS. This is why we can't have anything nice. Or MLs.. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Straight pipe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairymel Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Shitty Xmas present that. Straight pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 straight pipe till mot then decide light fingered coonts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Well. That's wank. I'm assuming a new cat is more than you paid for the car in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Sorry to see that. Also a big issue with Prius and Lexus RX at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Is this age of vehicle checked with a probe(ooh er) up the pipe? Or would a Happy Dragon No5 Exhaust Manufactury generic catalyst-shaped device work to pull the wool* over the average tester's eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 It'd be checked with a probe, but the limits are far more relaxed than they would be for a later car. The similarly-aged Rover 45 I had went straight through the emissions with a missing cat - it still failed, but only because the cat was visibly absent (straight pipe). If there'd been something on there that looked more cat-shaped it would have passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 46 minutes ago, hairnet said: straight pipe till mot then decide light fingered coonts It'll not see an MOT from me.. 38 minutes ago, captain_70s said: Well. That's wank. I'm assuming a new cat is more than you paid for the car in the first place... Seems to be between £80-170 Lots of second hand ones on eBay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 The fuck was it worth stealing for if it’s only £80 to replace?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Kiltox said: The fuck was it worth stealing for if it’s only £80 to replace?! I think the genuine/original parts are worth a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Horrible, thieving no good rotten bastards, I hope a nasty fait awaits them one day. Straight pipe probs best, would suggest a hollow cat but some prick would probably cut that off too. jaypee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Was common enough in Ireland for a while especially with 4wds with enough ground clearance to just roll under. Scabby fuckers, hope they loose an eye the next time they angle grind a cat out. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Seems I may need a couple of feet of pipe and possibly a way to angle it.. With have more of a look when at unit tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 flat4 says pop down to jim dickson's in cumbernauld village, might be able to bend a bit of pipe for you to slide over the ends with some gunk... i know raceworkx in livingston can bend and fabricate anything and their master tech george is a mate... or see steve mccall at burnett motorsport in mollinsburn... piss easy with a pipe bender to fabricate dome, Kiltox, Mrs6C and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I’ve noticed a few ads popping up on Facebook by people buying cats for cash, there must be loads going missing at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Cunts. Utter cunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Kiltox said: The fuck was it worth stealing for if it’s only £80 to replace?! Worth the risk if it's genuine. Genuine ones weigh in nicely because they contain a large amount of the correct high value metal that does the catylitic job (name escapes me). Cheap pattern ones are full of bum fluff and malteasers ? sutty2006, stonedagain and BlankFrank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Matty said: Worth the risk if it's genuine. Genuine ones weigh in nicely because they contain a large amount of the correct high value metal that does the catylitic job (name escapes me). Cheap pattern ones are full of bum fluff and malteasers ? Platinum, palladium and rhodium... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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