SiC Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Not sure your plans but atwell musem near Calne is another good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Got home about 5 hours ago now. I set trip B when we left Stirling last Saturday. Aye, that'll do. The poor thing badly needs a wash but I'm knackered and a few drinks in now. That was about 2 and a bit tanks' worth. I fill up at a quarter out of habit. Expensive! Not helped by diesel seemingly jumping up by 10p per litre between the 2nd and 3rd fills! The first fill was in Stirling the day before leaving, then two down south. One on Sunday then another yesterday. Between Sunday and yesterday was the (at least) 10p per litre hike! Hell, when we stopped at Tebay for lunch I noticed that both petrol and diesel were identically priced. 199.9 per litre. 🙃 Dyslexic Viking and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullett471 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 6:50 PM, Supernaut said: TANKS. You're welcome 😁 Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 I know people have mixed opinions on Avon tyres, but... A full set of these all seasons were less than a year's road tax on the BMW, thanks to a discount code National Tyres are doing right now. 15% off a set of 4x Avons, Firestones or Michelins. They were also significantly cheaper than a used set of 16" Honda alloys with used winter tyres on them. Honda wheels - and parts in general - seem to be made of gold dust with the prices people ask for them. While the tyres previously on the car were perfectly adequate in tread depth terms, they were budgets from some brand I've already forgotten the name of. These are silent in comparison and, crucially, are all-season tyres complete with the mountain/snowflake symbol. Useful for visiting Aberdeenshire later in the year. Admittedly, the 323i did well up over Glen Shee back on Christmas Eve in several inches of snow on Uniroyal Rainsports... 🤣 The lad fitting the tyres said I should get some new locking wheel nuts, as mine are corroded and getting difficult to deal with. Before: After: That was a couple of minutes with a flat blade screwdriver cleaning out the channel, then a good going over with a wire brush. There was surface corrosion on the outer circumference, causing them to be a bit sticky in the socket. Not any more. I also cleaned out the socket too. Saved myself £25+, and that price is for a set of second hand ones on ebay that look worse than mine now do! Fat_Pirate, Lacquer Peel and rainagain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 I popped along to Glamis Castle today for the Scottish Transport Extravaganza. Some highlights: I came back via the A94 then down Dunning Glen. The Civic has a surprising turn of speed if I keep it on boost and ignore the eco gauge. Dare I say it's basically as quick as the 323i... Dyslexic Viking, Lacquer Peel, rainagain and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 That is a BMW radiator. That is water coming out of it. I'm at home now after a taxi ride. The car is parked two villages away. Old BMWs and dodgy cooling systems. What a classic combo. I'm taking the civic to shitefest then! dome, Lacquer Peel, sdkrc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Progress! @Lacquer Peel came to visit yesterday, and we went to look at my stricken BMW. First, we attempted to pour some water in the radiator: Nah. I then remembered I had an Autoaid membership. Half an hour later a bored recovery driver with a 17.5 ton truck based just round the corner turned up. She said it was better than sitting in the office, and was quite complimentary on the car. Said truck also had a blowing exhaust and went like fuck. It sounded hilarious, full-on turbo whistle, and LP was giving his van almost full-shoe just to keep up. All-in, it was about an hour in total from calling Autoaid to parking the car outside the flat. Even better, @jaypee had a brand new in box E36 radiator just sitting around and handed it to me when I saw him yesterday evening. I still need to acquire some coolant. Technically I could fix it today and have it ready for shitefest tomorrow, but I'm still just going to take the Civic. Lacquer Peel, sdkrc, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Thanks for the reminder to buy an autoaid membership 😎 Supernaut and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 New radiator installed yesterday, complete with the 4-pot (lower temperature) switch for the electric fan, with the help of @davidfowler2000, @juular and @Lacquer Peel At least it isn't trying to cook itself now. However, it's developed a fun* noise from underneath. It, seemingly at completely random intervals, makes a rather significant thump from about halfway along the car that I can feel through the floor. It first made a similar noise when I was rolling it backwards off the recovery truck with the engine off. I thought nothing of it, as I thought one of the blocks in the car park was loose. Hmm. Perhaps I can't ignore it now. Confidence levels in this car are currently in negative figures. I can barely bring myself to drive it out of the car park. AnnoyingPentium and Lacquer Peel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 How many men to mend a BMW radiator? I hope the noise is nothing serious. jaypee and DodgyBastard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Iirc - I haven't been under the e46 for ages - these have a rubber vibration damper halfway along the prop. Could be shagged or a bolt out.... Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Back_For_More said: Iirc - I haven't been under the e46 for ages - these have a rubber vibration damper halfway along the prop. Could be shagged or a bolt out.... Yeah, the propshaft donut did occur to me... How much of a PITA are they to replace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 57 minutes ago, Supernaut said: Yeah, the propshaft donut did occur to me... How much of a PITA are they to replace? Mine was 1 bolt had dropped out and 2nd was loose - bolted it back up and all good. Iirc it's mounted in a metal frame - haven't needed to swap 1 yet sorry. *kiss if doughnut death right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Supernaut said: Yeah, the propshaft donut did occur to me... How much of a PITA are they to replace? Disclaimer - I know nothing about BMWs Is that an E46? If so, I gained a complete propshaft for one with a Disco chassis I bought. It was going in the scrap pile, but if anyone wants it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Saabnut said: Disclaimer - I know nothing about BMWs Is that an E46? If so, I gained a complete propshaft for one with a Disco chassis I bought. It was going in the scrap pile, but if anyone wants it? Mine is an E36, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Action shot! Thanks to @320touring, a gentleman and a scholar with far more experience of shite old BMWs than I have, I know what I need to order. Handbrake mechanisms. The offside had completely eaten itself, pinging and clanging on each rotation of the wheels. So for now it has no handbrake on the offside, however it's drivable without the catastrophic noises. Silly drum-in-disc handbrakes. Fukt: Lacquer Peel, 320touring, juular and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Was a pleasure to work on, and relieved that the noise was simple to diagnose😁 Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 It appears to have a functioning cooling system again. I had to refer to the arcane rituals for bleeding an M52 correctly, but got there in the end. Most of the delay was my own head telling me not to drive it so I don't cook it. If I don't drive it, it can't overheat. Simple logic. I also can't fix it if I don't drive it though. It now only ejects liquid (rather than air) out of the bleed screw at the top of the radiator, and holds temperature even out on the open road while getting a bit of shoe. My eyes will forever remain hyper-focussed on that little gauge to the right-hand side of the cluster though. rainagain, AnnoyingPentium, juular and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Dispatched on the 7th, arrived just now. At least they did actually arrive, though. The handbrake shoes for the BMW. I now have all the parts required. The motivation, though? Eh, we'll see about that later. juular, Lacquer Peel and Dyslexic Viking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-in-the-air Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Supernaut said: Dispatched on the 7th, arrived just now. At least they did actually arrive, though. The handbrake shoes for the BMW. I now have all the parts required. The motivation, though? Eh, we'll see about that later. just do it at the retroshite meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 Thanks to an entire afternoon of work the other weekend, assisted by Lacquer Peel, the BMW has a functional handbrake. It's booked in for an MOT next Saturday. Today I turned my attention to the civic. I knew the rear brakes were a bit shite, but I have some rear discs and a left rear caliper in the cupboard. Today I picked up a set of rear pads too. I took the left rear wheel off and realised the caliper currently on the car is a ball of rust. Even better* is that the handbrake does nothing at all on that side, it's seized solid. Explains why it's so crap then. I guess I need to swap the caliper at some point before November then. I can already tell it'll be a battle. The right rear looks in fine condition, but the left looks like it's been in the North Sea for some reason. Six-cylinder, 320touring, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I fitted the right rear one when I had it, easy enough job. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 05/09/2022 at 20:54, Split_Pin said: I fitted the right rear one when I had it, easy enough job. How does the handbrake cable come out, then? I had a look earlier this afternoon and this was the result: juular, Lacquer Peel, AnnoyingPentium and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Fuck knows, I used the Haynes and it can't have been much of a bother as I don't remember. It's still a good car FFS 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 It's just a handbrake cable, how hard could it be? 👀 I've offered to help. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 Well, shit. I guess I'm going on holiday in the Civic next week. Split_Pin, sdkrc, juular and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Shanner man. All eminently fixable though. Well worth it on that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Bad news on the mot, my Camry failed on Friday. A good few bits of welding, new cat, rear shock and some bushes required. Saabnut and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Some bits of BMW have arrived. Two entire front wishbones with all balljoints and bushings already attached to them. Inner and outer track rod ends for both sides, plus ARB drop links too. All Meyle HD in one kit that was cheaper than buying the parts I needed individually. However, first of all it'll be getting dropped off with the local Central Belt Welder tomorrow. Then on Saturday I'm fucking off on holiday for over a week! 🤣 Lacquer Peel, Dyslexic Viking, Fat_Pirate and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Glad you are getting it sorted. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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