twosmoke300 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I’m beginning to realise why we have fights at fuel stations and warnings in handbooks not to drink the battery acid . Steviemillar and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equihectay Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Just a heads up.. Leyland Worldmaster, Dick Longbridge, twosmoke300 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 3 hours ago, St.Jude said: You say that, but then they still have instructions on shampoo bottles. I find they are a better read in the shower than books. With the latter the pages disintegrate too quickly. Crackers, Leyland Worldmaster and St.Jude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Equihectay said: Just a heads up.. Does that mean no dickheads purchase Dysons? OM646 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 9 hours ago, twosmoke300 said: I didn’t think I had to tell anyone to drain it first but here we are 🙄 To be fair, you should never assume I really have a clue about what I'm doing! Confirmation never hurts, though I am indeed planning to drain the oil. Despite the fact it actually looks really fresh. Have a new oil filter too. I can't easily get the sump off by the look of it, which would be ideal, but I'll leave the oil draining for a goodly while - though it's been slowly draining itself for a week now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 You can always save the oil and reuse it ! If you can squirt brake cleaner through the sump plug hole in the direction of the back of the damaged section to clean the inside up a bit brownnova and dollywobbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I remember trying to braze a sump on a Punto Mk1 many years ago. In place. It got very interesting, very quickly! If you've ever made popcorn in a saucepan, and have been to a fireworks display you'll know the noise it was making. Yoss, Tickman, twosmoke300 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Sunbeam test was good. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Had to go to Cardiff today to do some filming with the family. Panic buying twats made the journey home more exciting because it took until our sixth petrol station to actually get some fuel. We started in Cardiff and found none along the entire length of the M4 from there, but finally found some in Carmarthen. Computer reckoned we would have got home with 12 miles to spare, but I don't trust computers, and there are a lot of hills in Wales. Horribly stressful and so unnecessary! HarmonicCheeseburger and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Watched the east coast retro vid on my bike riding up a virtual alp. Looked like a varied turnout. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 1:34 PM, Equihectay said: Just a heads up.. Laugh all you fucking want, but I know that after refurbishment of (when I was still working) one of our toilet blocks somebody really thought that the Dyson hand dryer was a new style urinal and pissed in one.... catsinthewelder, Leyland Worldmaster, Cord Fourteener and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, busmansholiday said: Laugh all you fucking want, but I know that after refurbishment of (when I was still working) one of our toilet blocks somebody really thought that the Dyson hand dryer was a new style urinal and pissed in one.... Hopefully he was taken out of the continuing gene pool as a result. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 @dollywobbler Got to say, your X1/9 vid really did the car justice. A good one is brilliant.. sadly lots were neglected or badly modified and driving those can be horrible. In my mind, it's one of those cars that was just "right" standard. The power matched the brakes which matched the handling which matched the grip. Change any of these and you upset the whole experience. Makes me regret not having one any more, great to see the car getting recognition lately, but sadly this just pushes prices up. richardmorris, dollywobbler, Cookiesouwest and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Barry Cade said: @dollywobbler Got to say, your X1/9 vid really did the car justice. A good one is brilliant.. sadly lots were neglected or badly modified and driving those can be horrible. In my mind, it's one of those cars that was just "right" standard. The power matched the brakes which matched the handling which matched the grip. Change any of these and you upset the whole experience. Makes me regret not having one any more, great to see the car getting recognition lately, but sadly this just pushes prices up. You could say the same with uprating the power of a MX-5. It just upsets the whole experience. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Cheers folks. Got up the unit today and started de-pimping the Multipla. Those side pipes were just screwed into the rear wings. The screws were going rusty and the 'holders' were starting to delaminate. It needed removing for safety reasons more than anything else. I've dabbed touch-up paint into the screw holes for now, and tapped them down so there are no sharp edges. I'll need a better solution at some point. Thankfully, there is a mud guard in the wheelarch. Also smeared some JB Weld over the sump hole, so leaving that overnight to cure thoroughly. (says six hours, but no point rushing). I'm wondering if the front suspension has sagged as I'd hope the sump wasn't that likely to clout a simple speed hump from factory... Back tomorrow to see if the repair has held, and perhaps remove the rather silly exhausts attached to the rear bumper. Green interior is likely to stay as quite a lot of it is glued into place. I think it'll be more hassle to remove it. MT606, Shite Ron, Coprolalia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I’d leave the jb weld as long as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 13 hours ago, twosmoke300 said: I’d leave the jb weld as long as possible Well, that situation is being aided by Parcelforce as I have new filters on the way that didn't arrive yesterday as claimed. Should be here today so it'll be a full 24 hours. Going to try and lube up the clutch arm as well. The clutch is fairly stiff and prone to jamming - ie the clutch doesn't release cleanly for the first few tries of the pedal. Wondering if it might help with the crunchy gears too. Suspect it also needs bleeding/fresh fluid, but that's more of a pain in the arse apparently, and needs the battery tray to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 @dollywobblerDid you manage to get fuel for Betty in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: @dollywobblerDid you manage to get fuel for Betty in the end? We did, at the sixth petrol station. There was none along the M4 at all. Not even rip-off Pont Abraham Services. Got a bit squeaky bum that did! Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 18 hours ago, dollywobbler said: remove the rather silly exhausts attached to the rear bumper. With a chainsaw, one hopes. Shite Ron and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 hours ago, dollywobbler said: We did, at the sixth petrol station. There was none along the M4 at all. Not even rip-off Pont Abraham Services. Got a bit squeaky bum that did! Liked for the fact you got petrol not the fact it took you 6 garages to get some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Went up to the unit. There was a single drop of oil hanging on the repaired corner. Despite this, I chucked a new oil filter and some fresh oil in, but sure enough, oil was welling through the repair. Much slower than it was, but still there. So I drained the oil into one of the oil cans I'd used to fill it (so I can reuse it) and put another two layers of JB Weld over the repair. Of course, that means another wait to see if it has worked. I'll report back. I did pull out the air filter to lube up the clutch arm, and I reckon you can actually bleed the clutch without removing the battery. But I was on my own, so I couldn't do that today. Once the biblical rain stopped, I removed the rear bumper exhausts and replaced the wiper blades. Sadly the rear wiper spring seems to have not enough tension - perhaps because Peter Crouch is hanging off it... I then turned my attention inside, cutting holes in the astroturf so all rear seats can correctly be fitted (I never thought I'd type those words) and removed the front centre seat entirely. This should be held in with captive nuts, but one is missing. I'll take the extra space instead then. And legroom! I'll find out tomorrow whether the latest bodge is successful. Oh, and I found the service history, which actually existed until about 86,000 miles (113,000 on the clock now). It confirmed the timing belt was changed at 74,000 miles, but also confirmed that this was in 2009... Cord Fourteener, bobdisk, Dyslexic Viking and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT606 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 the green reflecting on the windscreen not distracting/bit crap in glarey conditions (even more so than the rest of the interior)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 9 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: You need a suit made from the same material as the seats, but in purple for when driving this fine steed. Tickman, LightBulbFun, Floatylight and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 9 hours ago, MT606 said: the green reflecting on the windscreen not distracting/bit crap in glarey conditions (even more so than the rest of the interior)? It doesn't seem to reflect as badly from the driver's point of view, but if it causes issues, it's going. MT606 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 You could have a football diorama on the dashtop, with a few Sabbuteo players and a couple of Model 70s! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 It already has the diorama, though sadly it does (currently) lack Model 70s. I wonder what scale Subbuteo is?! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Just watched the young driver video. My lad did one at the Norfolk Showground in the summer. Excellent, it was. He really enjoyed it. They have a proper road system, so is a little more "real world", but any chance to get kids safely behind the wheel should be taken in my humble opinion. Well worth the money. LightBulbFun and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I was in the Under 17 Car Club when I were a lad. As a car-mad 12 year old, getting to hoon my mum's diesel 205 round Castle Combe was the best thing ever. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I was driving my dad's old 1.3 Corolla across a field at 13. Best thing ever and really fostered the hobby today. LightBulbFun and 500tops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now