The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[grogee]

Oh, fiddlesticks. My commiserations for your tragic accident - after the deep clean! FFS!

Reminds me of this incident in our kitchen from the summer. Glass bowl + jelly + 7yo = 1hr cleaning job.

[High Jetter]

  On 12/12/2021 at 13:38, DoctorRetro said:

Went out to pick something up and grab some naughty lunch. Saw this expert parking job.

And then undid my hard work...

 

The stereo summed it up...

 

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That top has morphed into a used condom?

[DoctorRetro]

@AxWomble

 

[AxWomble]

  On 13/12/2021 at 12:54, DoctorRetro said:

@AxWomble

 

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Farewell old friend 😊 Glad it did you a turn and is going to someone who will give it the care I didn't have the time to provide! You did a cracking job of improving the cosmetics of this while also juggling the 309 project, kudos to you! Is the Swift proving to be about a hundred and eleventy times more refined? 

[DoctorRetro]

  On 13/12/2021 at 13:45, AxWomble said:

Is the Swift proving to be about a hundred and eleventy times more refined? 

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Ha ha. No, the suspension is too hard, the seats are too low and the pedals are in a different place, but I'll get used to it.

Idle a bit wandery when cold and smells of petrol at idle (possibly related?), But definitely feels less likely to be a problem generally.

Front tyres on the to do list too, a bit understeery on wet roundabouts.

 

[AxWomble]

  On 13/12/2021 at 14:17, DoctorRetro said:

Ha ha. No, the suspension is too hard, the seats are too low and the pedals are in a different place, but I'll get used to it.

Idle a bit wandery when cold and smells of petrol at idle (possibly related?), But definitely feels less likely to be a problem generally.

Front tyres on the to do list too, a bit understeery on wet roundabouts.

 

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Ah, a step in the right direction then! The pedals in an AX make everything else seem strange - the French must all have hips misaligned to the left. 

I'm experiencing ancient rubber (heh) issues on the 106 too - lots of very controllable but still slightly unnerving moments on wet roundabouts. They're Mohawks, same as I had fitted on the AX (only 2) which I thought were a bit rubbish even when they were brand new. 

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 12/12/2021 at 20:20, grogee said:

Oh, fiddlesticks. My commiserations for your tragic accident - after the deep clean! FFS!

Reminds me of this incident in our kitchen from the summer. Glass bowl + jelly + 7yo = 1hr cleaning job.

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With the lack of, or a different caption this photo could make you feel all sorts of unpleasant things

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 13/12/2021 at 14:17, DoctorRetro said:

Ha ha. No, the suspension is too hard, the seats are too low and the pedals are in a different place, but I'll get used to it.

Idle a bit wandery when cold and smells of petrol at idle (possibly related?), But definitely feels less likely to be a problem generally.

Front tyres on the to do list too, a bit understeery on wet roundabouts.

 

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Sounds pretty good then, I guess. 

[Cord Fourteener]

  On 13/12/2021 at 12:54, DoctorRetro said:

@AxWomble

 

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Next stop

 

[grogee]

  On 13/12/2021 at 20:31, Cord Fourteener said:

With the lack of, or a different caption this photo could make you feel all sorts of unpleasant things

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The Incident (as it is referred to in the Grogee household) made us all very unpleasant indeed. 

7yo didn't get jelly for pudding and also must have felt pretty guilty, meanwhile mum and dad clear up broken glass covered in jelly. 

[DoctorRetro]

Will be creating another collection thread tomorrow evening... 😈😜

 

[yes oui si]

  On 14/12/2021 at 11:46, DoctorRetro said:

Will be creating another collection thread tomorrow evening... 😈😜

 

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Is it an S-class? 

[DoctorRetro]

It seems the flash on my phone does the job of blanking out the number plates 🤔

It's actually pretty good, drives well. Carb could do with a few tweaks as there's a slight cough and the idle is high, but for the age and mileage, I think it has done pretty well..

I reckon it could do with stiffer/lower springs at the front though, as it's a bit squishy. 

[Fumbler]

  On 15/12/2021 at 22:24, DoctorRetro said:

It seems the flash on my phone does the job of blanking out the number plates 🤔

It's actually pretty good, drives well. Carb could do with a few tweaks as there's a slight cough and the idle is high, but for the age and mileage, I think it has done pretty well..

I reckon it could do with stiffer/lower springs at the front though, as it's a bit squishy. 

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Embrace the squish.

However, you found the Swift too firm and find this too soft so I suppose making a goldilocks feel wouldn't go amiss.

I do have a spare carb for this if ever you need it.

[DoctorRetro]

  On 15/12/2021 at 22:56, Fumbler said:

spare carb for this

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Wish I'd known that when the 309 was here 😬

[Fumbler]

  On 15/12/2021 at 23:06, DoctorRetro said:

Wish I'd known that when the 309 was here 😬

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It's not the same one- 205 was a 34PBISA-17 and the 309 was a 32-something I'm pretty sure. They're physically different-

309:

205 engine:

 

[High Jetter]

  On 15/12/2021 at 22:24, DoctorRetro said:

there's a slight cough and the idle is high, but for the age and mileage, I think it has done pretty well..

I reckon it could do with stiffer/lower springs at the front though, as it's a bit squishy. 

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Is that what she said?

[Noel Tidybeard]

see if you can find someone who can go old skool with a sun or crypton tune up

[DoctorRetro]

Daytime pics 

 

[SRi05]

That looks in really nice condition. Usually these things are always battered looking

[High Jetter]

  On 16/12/2021 at 08:48, SRi05 said:

That looks in really nice condition. Usually these things are always battered looking

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Give it time, he only got it yesterday! 😃

[Supernaut]

  On 16/12/2021 at 08:48, SRi05 said:

That looks in really nice condition. Usually these things are always battered looking

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I'll have you know mine has two body panels that don't have dents in them! Pah!

[DoctorRetro]

  On 16/12/2021 at 09:32, High Jetter said:

Give it time, he only got it yesterday! 😃

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Sorry, I don't get the joke?

[DoctorRetro]

All taxed and insured, no increase in policy (except another bloody admin fee).

And just to clarify, I didn't actually buy this car, I'm sortof holding it for @yes oui si for a bit until he's ready to collect. In the meantime I'm allowed to use it, and I'll probably look at fixing/improving some bits to keep me busy.

 

[yes oui si]

Win/win all round - I'm too busy with Xmas, work and family to do an 800 mile round trip atm, and @DoctorRetro had space in the car park and on insurance!

A friend gets a nice wee car for a little while and I get a temporary reprieve 😂

[Dan302]

I think 205s are the prettiest small car of the 80s/90s

[Daviemck2006]

  On 15/12/2021 at 22:24, DoctorRetro said:

It seems the flash on my phone does the job of blanking out the number plates
It's actually pretty good, drives well. Carb could do with a few tweaks as there's a slight cough and the idle is high, but for the age and mileage, I think it has done pretty well..
I reckon it could do with stiffer/lower springs at the front though, as it's a bit squishy. 

I have a pair of unused lowering springs for a 205 if you want them. Been stored in a damp shed so probably surface rust now. They are yours for the price of p&p

Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

[PrinceRupert]

No doubt the carb needs tweaked by someone who knows what they're doing, after i rebuilt it i set it by ear (no tachometer) and it is my first ever experience with a carbed car!  Glad you like it.

[dozeydustman]

@DoctorRetro do you have a 205 haynes manual? I have a download of one I can send by PM. The carb setup in these is very comprehensive as it's one of the older versions before HBOL's repair was 'take it to authorised agent'

[PrinceRupert]

  On 17/12/2021 at 09:48, dozeydustman said:

@DoctorRetro do you have a 205 haynes manual? I have a download of one I can send by PM. The carb setup in these is very comprehensive as it's one of the older versions before HBOL's repair was 'take it to authorised agent'

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I left mine in the car!