DoctorRetro Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Fucked about with the exhaust and got it to fit a bit better. It doesn't look pretty under there, but it is functional 🤣 Then started the car while it was still up in the air and in gear! Oops. Had to employ the standard jack to rescue me. Also managed to fix the driver's side lock on the Metro, so that's cheered me up. outlaw118, danthecapriman, scdan4 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 15 hours ago, TheDoctor said: In a bad mood with myself, I managed to cock up the exhaust bodgery earlier, but got it airtight and secure*. Only for it to vibrate itself loose again on the way back from Chelmsford. Now the tip is about an inch from the ground and the pipe is resting on the anti roll bar. 🙄 Going to have to dismantle and rebuild/bodge tomorrow. I wish I either knew what I was doing or knew someone else who does. Just seems I go from one disaster to another. I couldn't even manage to clean the engine bay today without cutting my fingers twice. But hey, we do this because we love old cars eh? 😂 split washers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 4:52 PM, ETCHY said: I liked it when small cars were small, not some of the barges we have today. That was a supermini, look at the size of a modern Polo ! NCAP and crash protection put an end to that. Need space to crumple and dissipate energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 26 minutes ago, Spurious said: NCAP and crash protection put an end to that. Need space to crumple and dissipate energy. I have a crumple zone in the Metro, it's the lower half of my body and most of my face! 🤣😂 Ohdearme, CaptainBoom, BlankFrank and 4 others 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Spurious said: NCAP and crash protection put an end to that. Need space to crumple and dissipate energy. Smart cars are pretty safe, and they're not exactly massive. I think most of the safety comes from bouncing off due to lack of mass/inertia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Smart cars are pretty safe, and they're not exactly massive. I think most of the safety comes from bouncing off due to lack of mass/inertia They rely on the crumple zone of the other vehicle you are hitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, SiC said: They rely on the crumple zone of the other vehicle you are hitting. Which they can get away with by being small. Don't crash into another smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Back on the subject of this small car, I'm considering painting it with that peelable paint you can get, then at least it is reversable. Might be easier than trying to put vinyl on. I'm thinking something like Hot Pink with lime green wheel trims. 😁 Like this.. BlankFrank, Tickman, loserone and 9 others 2 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Such a tease The Moog and DoctorRetro 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 5:47 AM, danthecapriman said: I remember doing Metro’s from my time in a garage, didn’t the rear brakes require a little spanner with a square hole instead of a normal type? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini-Rear-Brake-Adjuster-Spanner-1-4-5-16-square-adjusting-1959-2000/184349721278?hash=item2aec1982be:g:vCQAAOSw-ghb5Cib danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, stuboy said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Mini-Rear-Brake-Adjuster-Spanner-1-4-5-16-square-adjusting-1959-2000/184349721278?hash=item2aec1982be:g:vCQAAOSw-ghb5Cib That looks like it! I’m pretty sure I’ve still got the spanner in my toolbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 16 hours ago, danthecapriman said: That looks like it! I’m pretty sure I’ve still got the spanner in my toolbox. I have two of the things: one from my grandad and one from my FiL. Pretty sure every bloke in the UK over a certain age has one somewhere 😁 djim, DSdriver, Asimo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I dare you... DoctorRetro and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 18:46, big_al_granvia said: cant remember, the front driveshaft nut was a awkward size, 3/4 whitworth was the best fit On 10/10/2020 at 17:47, danthecapriman said: I remember doing Metro’s from my time in a garage, didn’t the rear brakes require a little spanner with a square hole instead of a normal type? I have a socket for the ball joints. Cost me £££££ in 1990. Available on loan if required. Last used in 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Where are you Doc, @cobblers has a tame welder who could sort that, it doesn't look too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 proper job that nowt wrong with that.keep it up the doctor,a paint roller is your friend,, Cavcraft and SmokinWaffle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Ooh, and no pictures, but I have a spoiler to fit to the Fenlander now 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 hours ago, TheDoctor said: Well, I picked at them. As Arthur Scargill found out in the 1984 coal miners strike: If you picket, it won't get better. Also, that's rot in the sill section just ahead of the B-pillar isn't it? Given how ridiculously easy it was to fold one of these up even when it was new, do please get that repaired properly. It's a very easy repair to do as you've got a seam to work to, and access is very good. CaptainBoom, captain_70s, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 My transport for the next few days Six-cylinder, Cavcraft, theshadow and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshadow Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 friggin,hes gone all posh. Coprolalia, BorniteIdentity, bunglebus and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I wasn't even sure what car that was for a while! It's a Focus, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Focus or Fiesta. I can't tell the difference anymore now I'm getting old... More the question is why? Have they both broken themselves badly?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 It's a 1.5 petrol Focus, it's a hire car for work. I'm spending two days in Bristol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Excuses, Excuses! BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: Excuses, Excuses! I get that it's a ballot box, and something to do with Freemasonry, but other than that, I'm stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, TheDoctor said: It's a 1.5 petrol Focus, it's a hire car for work. I'm spending two days in Bristol! He's gone all bloody Michael Palin too. Bristol bound are ye? Don't you know there's a pandemic on?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, TheDoctor said: I get that it's a ballot box, and something to do with Freemasonry, but other than that, I'm stumped. You are about there. The idea is members can vote anonymously, if the black balls exceed the white you are out! Your crime is being found in possession of a new car! Only kidding of course for a bit of fun because work is so boring! DoctorRetro and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I don't we've banned Rovers over in Bristol just yet ya' know. Or do work not trust your transportation methods? 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 hours ago, TheDoctor said: I'm spending two days in Bristol! You poor bastard. I've sworn never to return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 54 minutes ago, SiC said: I don't we've banned Rovers over in Bristol just yet ya' know. Or do work not trust your transportation methods? 😆 It's company car or hire car only. Thems the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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