bezzabsa Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Ah memories ......went to my 2nd wedding in a White M reg 1500 Estate.... LightBulbFun and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 More pictures. Cleaned and used some medium cutting compound, just used hand power and a cloth. Bit of polish to protect the paint (Ripple). 500tops, uk_senator, somewhatfoolish and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Result with the petrol cap, bloody thing just unscrewed normally. Two cans worth of petrol added. wuvvum, uk_senator, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I go through all the stress of posting pictures.............. 🤣🤣🤣 BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, purplebargeken said: I go through all the stress of posting pictures.............. 🤣🤣🤣 I think everyone’s in shock. good work though purplebargeken, The Moog and BorniteIdentity 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Good to see some progress, and it's especially good to see pictures! purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I forgot to mention that i did try ans start the Lada but the battery wasn't up to more than a couple of turns before it gave up. I will lob the jump start pack on it this morning and see what happens. Amishtat and uk_senator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Good to see this is in my neck of the woods now, I was tempted, then I realised it wouldnt be suitable for the upcoming ULEZ, so left it.I`ll have to bring my bunch of 25+ year old petrol cap keys down Ken, would be nice to have a locking cap in the interests of completage. (Edit: I should have gone a page backwards, I didn't realise you`d left the ends Kenith!) Well saved sir! (Coupe created by me) HMC, privatewire and purplebargeken 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Love this car- it's great to see it getting some of that legendary JFKennethy care and attention. Now we've got pics, next step is video of the starting efforts please! purplebargeken, BorniteIdentity, SiC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 A what? A......................... video. Are you taking the bloody mickey, I've only just got the hang of posting bloody pictures apparently. 🤣 uk_senator, puddlethumper, camryv6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That Coupe looks ace, reminds me of a Daf 55. uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Disappoint. Just lobbed the starter pack on, the car just went wrrrrrrrr, wrrrrr, wrrrr, wrrr, wrr, wrrr bleh, New battery time then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Sounds like me in the morning when I've just woken up LightBulbFun, wuvvum, purplebargeken and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 12:03 PM, Fumbler said: http://www.lada.co.uk/index.htm This man might be your answer. Largest UK stockist of parts and services. There is a whole story about the chap who runs that website and the rest of the Lada fraternity in the UK. Very odd situation, and a very odd man from my own dealings with him. Anyway, Lada Power are shipping to the UK, although it's a 1-2 month wait. I got all the bits for my Lada through them, very knowledgeable and good with the parts availability and prices for them. BorniteIdentity and purplebargeken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 19 hours ago, purplebargeken said: I go through all the stress of posting pictures.............. 🤣🤣🤣 Presumed your account had been hacked 😎 purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Yeah don't order from Lada UK otherwise known as Tom. He's a stuck up prick that binned a load of folk off the forum, won't answer emails asking why, won't answer his phone and no longer replies when you ask for parts. I asked him to remove all my content, which hasn't happened. Pissed me off more knowing I've spent £Alot£ in panels and other bits, for him to just turn around and ban / bin us. GR8 customer service. Years of knowledge, build threads and references down the drain. So if you need parts- Give me a shout, I might actually have what you need on the shelf, or can send you to the right person. purplebargeken, DoctorRetro, mercedade and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Regular picture updates? Who are you and what have you done with the real PBK 😆😆 purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That's scrubbing up right good, PBK. Nice job. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 14 hours ago, Minimad5 said: Yeah don't order from Lada UK otherwise known as Tom. He's a stuck up prick that binned a load of folk off the forum, won't answer emails asking why, won't answer his phone and no longer replies when you ask for parts. I asked him to remove all my content, which hasn't happened. Pissed me off more knowing I've spent £Alot£ in panels and other bits, for him to just turn around and ban / bin us. GR8 customer service. Years of knowledge, build threads and references down the drain. So if you need parts- Give me a shout, I might actually have what you need on the shelf, or can send you to the right person. Yep. He got fussy about people being on the Lada Facebook page, and banned anyone from the forum who signed up to the FB page. Including me. Tom didn't start the Lada.co.uk site either, he took it over from someone else. All very odd. St.Jude, mk2_craig and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 ^He bought the domain and business from some bloke, didn't he ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, TheDoctor said: Yep. He got fussy about people being on the Lada Facebook page, and banned anyone from the forum who signed up to the FB page. Including me. Tom didn't start the Lada.co.uk site either, he took it over from someone else. All very odd. One day I will get on to that forum, and I will liberate it's content. Minimad5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Mote pictures bitches. Jusy removed the old battery and I will charge it once I find my charger. The enginr bay nd stuff will get cleanrd up over the weekend, all electrical bits will be cleaned up, same with earth points. HMC, SiC, LightBulbFun and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED2stroke Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Back in the mid eighties wifey person had the estate version in a fetching shade of bright blue, it was used as the school run bus and started on many freezing mornings with the starting handle which it still had, I seem to remember it being stored under the bonnet somewhere? Must say it never once failed to start or even thought about breaking down, it even carried on after being smacked in arse by an inattentive driver at a pelican crossing. Only got rid of for a rather smart? FSO estate in an equally fetching shade of orange. SiC, Boverus, mk2_craig and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Bits turning up in stages from that there Russia. LightBulbFun, Minimad5 and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 Sounds like Someone’s business partner in the aftermath of a gangland “altercation” wuvvum, Fumbler and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I put the new battery on in the vain hope that something would happen. It certainly spun the engine over quickly enough. However, there was no catching at all. I am going to clean the connections, earth points and so on anyway. I have new plugs to go in, I will also change HT leads, rotor arm, points, dizzy cap and coil. I will try a direct fuel feed too. GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Probably the points all dirty. Always the points on an engine that stops it running if you've ever watched mustie1 😂 I do like his trick of putting oil and/or 2 stroke mix down the intake though. Gives the engine a bit of lube if it hasn't turned over for a good while. Does it catch on easy start and/or have a spark? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Clean the points, check the gap is sensible and if there's a bloody huge spark when they're opened change the condenser. Bit of fuel down the carb and she'll be off I'd bet. Probably the biggest barrier to the engine actually running properly will just be a gungy carb. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 When Les of BL transverse fame dropped it off at my car park it started and ran off the trailer but then wasn’t started or run since. Jollyfkr told be at the time it was low on petrol and electricity from standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Cheers guys, well at least it has new fuel and electricity. Always a good starting point. Will order the bits and I have a nice fresh tin of carb cleaner. uk_senator, LightBulbFun and DoctorRetro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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