The Doctor's travels through time. Fin.

[vulgalour]

Biohazard stickers on the middle of the wheel trims, it must be done.  Yellow/black striped tape for the chrome inserts would probably work too.  R8 Apocalypse edition.

[scdan4]

Gotta be steels imho. Not sure that trims suit it at all.

I think it’s looking good. Time to tint the windows?

[DoctorRetro]

Finally got round to replacing the driver's side mirror, which was catastrophically knackered /bodged. 

New one fitted easily, even the electrics work. 

[bub2006]

That rover is right up my street. Love the style. I really like no fucks given motors. Ever find you are given plenty of space in car parks?!

[DoctorRetro]

1 hour ago, bub2006 said:

That rover is right up my street. Love the style. I really like no fucks given motors. Ever find you are given plenty of space in car parks?!

Unfortunately not ?

Still good fun though 

Must sort a CD player or something out... 

[bub2006]

I've just bought a bluetooth jobby off ebay. Has aux input too for 9.60 brand new. Chinese yes but does the job. The gear knob looks great too. Hazard tape sunstrip is a well done thing,I did same on a punto 5 years ago except I made a racing stripe up bonnet instead of down sides! How are the headlight grilles held on?

[DoctorRetro]

1 hour ago, bub2006 said:

I've just bought a bluetooth jobby off ebay. Has aux input too for 9.60 brand new.

How are the headlight grilles held on?

I need a CD player really, most of my music is in that format.

Two screws into the plastic strip below. 

[bub2006]

Most of mine is on my phone so I'm opposite to you. All my CDs are kinda  knackered. 

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

I need a CD player really, most of my music is in that format.

Two screws into the plastic strip below. 

Got the one I pulled out the van still sitting on the pool table...was just going to be chucked in the E-Waste bin at the tip until lockdown happened.  Yours free of charge if you want it!  Drop me a PM with your address and I'll get it posted next time we need to pick up a prescription (our post office is in the pharmacy).

It's a bargain basement job but worked fine when removed, I just wanted Bluetooth connectivity.

[DoctorRetro]

Didn't know this was possible... 

 

[chodweaver]

^^ I'd have some of that. I know I could have it with a longboat on it, but I always preferred the Honda details - like the rear light clusters.

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[DoctorRetro]

Got a bit of an issue to look into... 

Since I changed the bumper, there's no longer vents where you'd imagine fog lights to be, and the oil cooler sits behind on of these. There's still a sort of hole there, but I imagine not as free flowing as the old one. 

While I was out the other day, and after some spirited driving, the temp gauge moved slightly above halfway for the first time ever. It went back down once I drove slow and steady, but I just wondered if this was possibly related to the above? 

If so, if the solution to cut the hole out? Or to fit a silly externally mounted oil cooler? ???

[DoctorRetro]

As opposed to what it used to have

[bub2006]

I cant imagine the oil cooler have a monumental difference on engine coolant temperature. The bumper style it has now should be fine,all mine have looked like that,bottom one does look modified. If it puts your kind at ease then make it larger and mesh it  up. 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

do these even have an external air-to-oil cooler? Sounds a bit extravagant for one of these TBH, are you sure thats what it is?

[DoctorRetro]

30 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

do these even have an external air-to-oil cooler? Sounds a bit extravagant for one of these TBH, are you sure thats what it is?

Yes, quite sure. It has both an intercooler and an oil cooler. 

I'm not sure what else it could be if not? 

Secondary radiator? 

[DoctorRetro]

Picked up some 15" Corsa steels for it, being as my old tyres were pretty f****d

I think it looks better. Tyres are an Avon and a 'Barmy' on the back and decent Goodyears on the front. 

 

 

[Macscrooge]

Looking good!

[DoctorRetro]

Might as well add my spots to this thread while I'm out walking, there's unlikely to be any car updates. Not a great selection, this is the posh part of Essex (apparently) 

Leaving the house. 

Battered DRIFTYO MX5

Bashed Primera

Rio! 

Couple of driftwanker spec BMWs

Toyota

Squirrel! 

Big yank RV

Car boot sale? 

Mk1 Escort 

Mk4 Escort Estate, Rover 400, Mk4 Escort hatch 

2cv

Veg friendly 306

Kelisa

Mossy Mondeo

MX6

[Cord Fourteener]

Nice spots there, sir

[EssDeeWon]

From those photos I can almost tell which route you took there Doctor.  There is an F reg Suzuki Swift just around the corner from that red 2cv on the roundabout. 

[DoctorRetro]

I had a go at creating biofuel from a recipe online. 

Anyone have a use for some Amber coloured jelly? ??

 

[Angrydicky]

1 hour ago, EssDeeWon said:

From those photos I can almost tell which route you took there Doctor.  There is an F reg Suzuki Swift just around the corner from that red 2cv on the roundabout. 

Me too ?

[bunglebus]

On 4/26/2020 at 11:54 AM, TheDoctor said:

Tyres are an Avon and a 'Barmy' on the back and decent Goodyears on the front. 

Pic of "Barmy" in the Daft Tyre Names thread please!

[paulplom]

12 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

I had a go at creating biofuel from a recipe online. 

Anyone have a use for some Amber coloured jelly? ??

 

Looks like the stuff I drink of an evening.

[DoctorRetro]

Got a couple of little faults, no idea why... 

1. Interior clock randomly loses the time and starts again 

2. Well, just watch this. This happens when wipers are on intermittent, no other times. 

 

[Zelandeth]

That's a textbook symptom of a dodgy earth connection somewhere if I've ever seen one...

[DoctorRetro]

29 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

That's a textbook symptom of a dodgy earth connection somewhere if I've ever seen one...

I've only noticed it since I put a new battery on, perhaps I've disturbed something? There's some dodgy looking wiring under the bonnet too, presumably for an amp that is no longer there... 

 

[Zelandeth]

I pretty much always fit new engine to body and body to battery earth straps when I get a new car.  For the sake of a few quid it just seems worth doing.

Especially having had it fail on a Pug 306 in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night plunging me into totally unpowered darkness at 60mph without warning...that was exciting.

[DoctorRetro]

Worrying bits of wiring on this car...