tooSavvy Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Black vinyl. Becomes a Swiftina (Swift + Cortina) overnight. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Choke cable is here!! 😎 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 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......' 🤦 Matty, Jim Bell and AnnoyingPentium 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 ..... you can see the extent of the lifting here >>> *added SWMBO 😍 🚙💨 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Lace the roof for extra scene points! privatewire, tooSavvy and Rust Collector 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 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 😎 🚙💨 Jim Bell, Matty and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 V.2.... not having even done anything on the tickover, I reckon an 'eccentric cam' design will work more simply + compact... 😎 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 2 Author Share Posted May 2 Took the 'old nail' for a legstretch today.... Like nothing happened 😎👌 Corbridge/Chollerford/Kielder dam/ across to Carter Bar/Ponteland/Cramlington/Whitley bay... 140m 🚙💨 Matty, privatewire, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 .... 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 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. 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Should have popped by for a cup of tea! tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 DIY option for LakkaPeel roof.... 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 'action shot'!! Deffo a good call.... Well Comfy 🥰 🚙💨 AnnoyingPentium, Matty and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Up beyond Langdon Beck, today..... 🚙💨 loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 Oil change due .... I have about 2L on shelf so, economy minded me, I ordered 2L @£13... Pipercross were best price 😮. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 When I bought the car [@28k] I put new NGK plugs in..... Now we are @59k.... Should I give them a shuffties 🤔 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Oil/ filter change done 😎👍 🚙💨 Matty, privatewire and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Your roof colour choice is bob-on tooSavvy and Matty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 43 minutes ago, DSdriver said: Your roof colour choice is bob-on Ohh fair point well made! You done it yet @tooSavvy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 ...... Aristonandonandonand 😎 🚙💨 .. 💨 .. 💨 AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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