Tommyboy12 Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 We're not dead or asleep! Got to Inverness about 15 minutes ago and now laying on the hostel bed contemplating my life choices 😅 Montego is running fine but it is a bit tedious listening to it strain up every hill 😂 Spottedlaurel, dome, djim and 37 others 39 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: We're not dead or asleep! Got to Inverness about 15 minutes ago and now laying on the hostel bed contemplating my life choices 😅 Montego is running fine but it is a bit tedious listening to it strain up every hill 😂 The achievement is the reward. Who else can say they drove a unique* 1300 Montego estate hundreds of miles in 2021? You'll be dining out on this in the future, mark my words. Datsuncog, Shite Ron, fatharris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser.innes.3 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I've done a few at the side of a residential road before now, but on the side of a motorway???Never done a head gasket, but did change the clutch on my Renault 18 estate on the hard shoulder of the M25 circa 1987.Lived in a house share, so all of my tools lived in the back of the car.I knew it was on its way out, and was a job for the next weekend.Luckily the engine was longitudinal.I had changed a few clutches on these before.Process was -Drop coolant into black bin liner.Remove radiator.Remove engine to gearbox bolts.Remove engine mount boltsUsing trolley jack to move engine forward.Replace clutch.Stick it all back together.Took about an hour.Plod were not happy, but I had used the emergency phone to get them to call national breakdown (remember them?), and was told it would be 3 hours before pickup, so my way was quicker.I then had 3 different patrol cars turn up to check the progress of the nutter changing his clutch on the hard shoulder.It did help that I used to service most of the cars for the Orpington police force, so did a bit of name dropping.Oh to be 21 againSent from my EML-L29 using Tapatalk horriblemercedes, Tickman, Sir Chocolate Teapot and 26 others 19 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Crazy muthas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 It's day two and were already on our way. Just stopping at a fuel station. Were up to 577 miles of our 1400 mile epic. Today's first stop is the breakdown site from last time... Â Shite Ron, Sir Chocolate Teapot, mk2_craig and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 We've made it to the previous breakdown spot in Clashnessie! Â Essex V6, brownnova, 500tops and 41 others 42 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: We're not dead or asleep! Got to Inverness about 15 minutes ago and now laying on the hostel bed contemplating my life choices 😅 Montego is running fine but it is a bit tedious listening to it strain up every hill 😂 just beast it itll be fine - a series love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: We've made it to the previous breakdown spot in Clashnessie! Â nice place to brekdoon wait for the big yellow bus carrying on this time is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Kylesku Bridge! LightBulbFun, Dan302, loserone and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopon Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Â Â 1 hour ago, Tommyboy12 said: Â Calendar pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 If you want a few more calendar options... danthecapriman, Isopon, loserone and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The beautiful, glorious misery portrayed in those pictures is absolute perfection. GrumpiusMaximus, Tommyboy12 and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 what is your approximate itinererary for waving horn blowing etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: what is your approximate itinererary for waving horn blowing etc? All being well we hit John O'Groats in about an hour. Then onto Wick for the evening. Then Sunday we have to get back home to Peterborough GrumpiusMaximus, Shite Ron and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2021 John O'Groats? Completed it mate. 500tops, Sigmund Fraud, M'coli and 63 others 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Easy!Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 22 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said: Wired in with a metal toggle switch that gets really hot when you switch it on... Ha.... You should see my HRW switch >> it GLOWS Chod Speed 😉 Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 And so we arrive at the overnight stop in Wick. Our noble steed has completed 835 of the 1400 miles so far. Fuel consumption is about 40mpg again. There's oil being burnt on overrun but nothing too dramatic. Everything seems ok 🤞 It'll be nice to have a bit longer not in the car tonight! Last night was 8 hours in the hostel so this is a bit more of a rest. Tomorrow is a long day with 10 hours driving though! tooSavvy, Six-cylinder, Dick Longbridge and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Heroes! grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharley17194 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Today was a good day but nice to be away from the scream of the A series. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Nice! There's a smashing little honesty-box stall on the left just after the filling station in Brora if you fancy checking out if they have jams etc. for sale. Tommyboy12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 An incredible achievement, if only for the sheer pointlessness of it. Hats off sirs. May your travels south be wind assisted and not punctuated with AR breakdown trauma. wuvvum and Tommyboy12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 4 hours ago, M'coli said: Nice! There's a smashing little honesty-box stall on the left just after the filling station in Brora if you fancy checking out if they have jams etc. for sale. Is the jam a cure-all for BL ailments, or just added ballast? tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Also, once you're out of Inverness the most fearsome and steepest summit you will face (please don't go the snow roads, it's not sommat to do on a Sunday!) is Slochd; it's really quite steep, so find something big that'll do 56mph and hypermile behind it. I'm not unused to trying this in our Fiat Ducato motorhome, but it still doesn't have enough grunt to keep up with the big beasts!!! I do, however, have experience of ragging a 1300cc D-reg mid-80s brief through the Highlands in the arse-end of the year, especially with a boot-full of Talbot Sunbeam engine. Also, buy some Rain-X and new wipers from the Halfords in Inversneckie.😉 Tommyboy12 and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 So it's day 2.5 and were nearing the off for the long leg home. Should get to Inverness about 10. Perth about 12. Carlisle about 2.30 and Nottingham about 5.30. Then it'll be just over an hour to get back to Peterborough. It's going to be a loooong day. Jenson Velcro, rob88h, Tickman and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Good luck and I'm very jealous of your exploits. sharley17194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 We're still making progress and have just ticked over 1000 miles! Another six hours to Château Sharley. @sharley17194 is currently driving just to clarify the pic... Tickman, Dick Longbridge, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 how are you doing Nottiash to Peterboghorror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: how are you doing Nottiash to Peterboghorror? In my Montego 😅 Usually across to the A1 and down is quickest louiepj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tommyboy12 said: In my Montego 😅 Usually across to the A1 and down is quickest Hope the number plate is proper claggy..... So you can slip through the A1/A19 Tyne Tunnel without ANPR billing you 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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