tooSavvy Posted April 14, 2023 Author Posted April 14, 2023 I have the curse of LakkaPeel across my roof.... Don't think it has been flashed/tarted previously 😮. When weather warms I'm looking to 'roller/rustoleum' just the roof 🤔..... As it's turkoisse ... What does the hive mind reckon. Same (a blue) Black Coffee Cream ..... Or a 'spendy' wrap Opinions >> @theHive 🚙💨 Jim Bell 1
AnnoyingPentium Posted April 14, 2023 Posted April 14, 2023 Black vinyl. Becomes a Swiftina (Swift + Cortina) overnight. tooSavvy 1
Matty Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 23 hours ago, tooSavvy said: I have the curse of LakkaPeel across my roof.... Don't think it has been flashed/tarted previously 😮. When weather warms I'm looking to 'roller/rustoleum' just the roof 🤔..... As it's turkoisse ... What does the hive mind reckon. Same (a blue) Black Coffee Cream ..... Or a 'spendy' wrap Opinions >> @theHive 🚙💨 Reckon you may have to go contrasting to avoid a poor colour match. When I had the rampant peel on the roof of my red mk3 golf I just peeled it off and then polished and waxed the roof. Lasted well enough one year to the next! tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted April 15, 2023 Author Posted April 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, Matty said: Reckon you may have to go contrasting to avoid a poor colour match. When I had the rampant peel on the roof of my red mk3 golf I just peeled it off and then polished and waxed the roof. Lasted well enough one year to the next! Ahh.... Speaking of VW 🤐 I could 'rub through' everywhere, encourage the brown plague.... Then seal 😎 'just so scene......' 🤦 Jim Bell, Matty and AnnoyingPentium 2 1
Matty Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: Ahh.... Speaking of VW 🤐 I could 'rub through' everywhere, encourage the brown plague.... Then seal 😎 'just so scene......' 🤦 Don't. Just don't 😄 AnnoyingPentium and tooSavvy 1 1
tooSavvy Posted April 15, 2023 Author Posted April 15, 2023 ..... you can see the extent of the lifting here >>> *added SWMBO 😍 🚙💨 Jim Bell 1
Matty Posted April 15, 2023 Posted April 15, 2023 There's that many joins to that roof ie the doors, tailgate, screen etc, I'd peel it all off, buff and wax it. It'd look fine! tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted April 16, 2023 Author Posted April 16, 2023 Two tone car paint jobs.. Web opinions.. 🙄 "Go to the colour chart and pick opposite of *blue" = Orange 🤦 Gunna take a lot o'thought.... 🚙💨 Jim Bell 1
Jim Bell Posted April 16, 2023 Posted April 16, 2023 Lace the roof for extra scene points! tooSavvy, Rust Collector and privatewire 1 2
tooSavvy Posted April 18, 2023 Author Posted April 18, 2023 Now I have resolved the 'Up n Doon' tickover.. I'm planning to substitute the tickover 'raising arm', on the ISC, with an activating rod. The car starts fine, runs OK.. but I need a crack of throttle to get it to fire when stone cold. The choke knob will pull the rod out & fix me around 1600rpm for the few minutes until starting to warm up.. Being an Auto, you just need the brake pedal to arrest any creepage 😎 🚙💨 privatewire, Matty and Jim Bell 3
Matty Posted April 18, 2023 Posted April 18, 2023 2 hours ago, tooSavvy said: Now I have resolved the 'Up n Doon' tickover.. I'm planning to substitute the tickover 'raising arm', on the ISC, with an activating rod. The car starts fine, runs OK.. but I need a crack of throttle to get it to fire when stone cold. The choke knob will pull the rod out & fix me around 1600rpm for the few minutes until starting to warm up.. Being an Auto, you just need the brake pedal to arrest any creepage 😎 🚙💨 Clever idea that tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted April 21, 2023 Author Posted April 21, 2023 V.2.... not having even done anything on the tickover, I reckon an 'eccentric cam' design will work more simply + compact... 😎 privatewire 1
tooSavvy Posted May 1, 2023 Author Posted May 1, 2023 I was sitting behind a 23 Polo the other day... A nonmet Cappuccino coffee brown 🤔... I 'think' I have my roof.... Anyone seen that colour 👌 Jim Bell 1
tooSavvy Posted May 2, 2023 Author Posted May 2, 2023 Took the 'old nail' for a legstretch today.... Like nothing happened 😎👌 Corbridge/Chollerford/Kielder dam/ across to Carter Bar/Ponteland/Cramlington/Whitley bay... 140m 🚙💨 Dyslexic Viking, privatewire, Matty and 1 other 4
tooSavvy Posted May 4, 2023 Author Posted May 4, 2023 .... Yes, we know >> you can NEVER have too many tools 🤣🤣 However, my SuziQ seems to be comprised of a few more 14mm bolt/nut than I'm used to.... When doing my engine mount (not dogbone) I needed to loosen two 14mm nuts - on through bolts = no good with stubby socket! I bodged through with a 14mm ring + another ring for leverage.... But a good t-bar swing would have been much betterer 😕 This is whingging it's way Wallsendward.... .... I searched Ebay, originally on 'preowned 14mm deep socket' and shedloads of Snapon and such appear at around £10 🙄. El cheappo Asian sets kind of 8 - 19 deep are around £11... But I'm happy with just the one...
tooSavvy Posted May 6, 2023 Author Posted May 6, 2023 Aye, well....... Nothing interesting on the Box 🙄 Away through Hexham, over to Alston, drop back to Brampton, Military rd, back to Gosforth MacciD 🍦.... Tynemouth along the Coast.... *A flotilla of MK1 GTi LHD (fresh off the ferry @Wallsend) on a EuroTour, passed us at Twice Brewed. 🚙💨
tooSavvy Posted May 12, 2023 Author Posted May 12, 2023 DIY option for LakkaPeel roof.... 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium 1
tooSavvy Posted May 17, 2023 Author Posted May 17, 2023 I have a broad, persistent bruise across my lower back..... I believe it's caused by my grinding on the steel seat perimeter @SuziQ 😕 I have [basically....] pounded the seat squab foam flatter than a pitta = lardy fu##! Option 1: scrounge a comfy car seat from scrapper/eBay... £££ Option 2: buy a 'comfy seat' off eBay ££ 🍾🥂👌 ..... Gr9 🥳 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium 1
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 18, 2023 Posted May 18, 2023 11 hours ago, tooSavvy said: I have a broad, persistent bruise across my lower back..... I believe it's caused by my grinding on the steel seat perimeter @SuziQ 😕 I have [basically....] pounded the seat squab foam flatter than a pitta = lardy fu##! I done the same thing with the Slowda. Ended up replacing the seats for the comfy ones from the Sport, but they're wearing through elsewhere on the base as the foam is deteriorating. If I'm feeling brave enough I may have a go at rebuilding the foam cushion... 😬 tooSavvy 1
tooSavvy Posted May 18, 2023 Author Posted May 18, 2023 'action shot'!! Deffo a good call.... Well Comfy 🥰 🚙💨 privatewire, Matty and AnnoyingPentium 3
tooSavvy Posted May 19, 2023 Author Posted May 19, 2023 Up beyond Langdon Beck, today..... 🚙💨 loserone 1
tooSavvy Posted May 30, 2023 Author Posted May 30, 2023 Oil change due .... I have about 2L on shelf so, economy minded me, I ordered 2L @£13... Pipercross were best price 😮.
tooSavvy Posted June 9, 2023 Author Posted June 9, 2023 When I bought the car [@28k] I put new NGK plugs in..... Now we are @59k.... Should I give them a shuffties 🤔 🚙💨
tooSavvy Posted June 10, 2023 Author Posted June 10, 2023 Oil/ filter change done 😎👍 🚙💨 Matty, AnnoyingPentium and privatewire 3
tooSavvy Posted June 16, 2023 Author Posted June 16, 2023 Well, being as it's a lovely sunny day..... ..... we'll take trip up the 'Coastal Route' and have an Ice Cream, by the sea 😎 🚙💨 Matty and AnnoyingPentium 2
DSdriver Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 Your roof colour choice is bob-on Matty and tooSavvy 1 1
Matty Posted June 16, 2023 Posted June 16, 2023 43 minutes ago, DSdriver said: Your roof colour choice is bob-on Ohh fair point well made! You done it yet @tooSavvy?
tooSavvy Posted June 19, 2023 Author Posted June 19, 2023 ...... Aristonandonandonand 😎 🚙💨 .. 💨 .. 💨 AnnoyingPentium 1
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