Cavcraft Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Have heat will travel! Cavette Junior has fixed my Passat interior heater. The bushes had gone (common fault) so we got some from eBay and he fitted them today. We also *think* we've sorted the strange problem where the turbo works until it's warmed up then pack in. It was a bit random and would sometime go 60 odd miles before giving up so I'm not 100% sure we've sorted it yet but fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit? Has she gone after the reposting of that video? Sorry to bring this up - just wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Has just returned from Sussex triumphant - Astrashite behaved impeccably and da wheelz innit are perfect - even balancing is spot on as well. Pics. Before.... After.... A worthwhile improvement! I also spotted some shite which I don't really know where to put on here...is it worthy of a thread about my roadtrip?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I shall upload pics shortly...there's not a huge amount of chod as my sister was the picture taker - we did miss a couple of good ones. A Mk3 Cortina that was half in primer and very noisy, and..... ....a broken-down Austin Maxi! K-reg in that Slime Green - similar to Mr H.Sceptre's (I think?) - poor guy looked bloody distraught, bless him. He'd broken down on the M25 just near to the Dartford Tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polystratus Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit?Has she gone after the reposting of that video?Sorry to bring this up - just wondered.Fred is still around since she did a post in the confirmation thread, anyway back to news... 2CV will be off the road for the next 6-8 months since I want to do some bodywork restoration, nothing too major, just re-paint/repair, and maybe a little bit of welding on the right hand sill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 No I did look, it was a K-reg definitely with black and white plates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 A worthwhile improvement! I also spotted some shite which I don't really know where to put on here...is it worthy of a thread about my roadtrip??Looks top-notch with those wheels on (with centre caps to boot), just black up the bumpers/trim and it'll look fresh from the brochure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Cheers Hirst I'll get the peanut butter on the black trim when I next clean her! It's almost brochure-spec but it needs a pair of front orange indicators and a pair of un-tinted rear lights to get that far.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Linseed oil works great at blacking up faded plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmicro Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I know it's not the Autoshite way, but I can safely say that Meguiars Trim Detailer is the best stuff I've used in 20 years of car ownership. It's not cheap, but very little goes a long way. After I'd washed the car, and used the Meguiars 1-2-3 polish/wax etc, I finished the (Rover) off with the trim detailer. Later that day a bloke in the petrol station asked me "Where did you get a brand new Rover? Thought they weren't made any more" CHUFFED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I've got some Meg-wires bumper stuff - it's great, for about 3 days. Horrible on the hands though - wish I didn't keep forgetting to put gloves on... BX is back. Wishbone bushes had almost fallen out, but sadly clonks remain - so the suspected ARB drop links are still suspected. Oh well. At least I know that the knackered bushes have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit?Has she gone after the reposting of that video?Sorry to bring this up - just wondered.She has left the forum in disgust so I've been told. The Astra looks ace now with the correct alloys on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Oh no! Come back Fred!!! Thanks Trig, she does look 1000x better with those wheels on. I can't believe my luck really! I did look out for you as I was around Ipswich/A12 area but sadly no Orange Opels anywhere did see a burnt-out Laguna which I snapped. Looked pretty FUBAR'D... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmicro Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I've got some Meg-wires bumper stuff - it's great, for about 3 days.That's odd - it's survived a couple of weeks on the Rover, inclusing a very aggressive wash from Mrs. Ash. You have to shake the life out of it first, maybe that's the prob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I was around my mates in Clacton in it today, I was amazed that i came home with all my wheels still fitted. I'm also chuffed with all the thumbs up and manly nods I've had from passing fellow motorists and also at the tramp who asked me what it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milford Cubicle Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit?Has she gone after the reposting of that video?Sorry to bring this up - just wondered.She has left the forum in disgust so I've been told.What a sad sad shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmicro Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Arsetray looks good, those rims are excellent. You have done the impossible - made me say something nice about a mark 3 Disastra. Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Arsetray looks good, those rims are excellent. You have done the impossible - made me say something nice about a mark 3 Disastra. Well Done!+1 for me! Cheers mate *punches the air in delight* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 +57. Astra looks just right on those rims. Orange indicators and non-tinted rear lights should be pretty easy to source I'd have thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I've got some Meg-wires bumper stuff - it's great, for about 3 days. Horrible on the hands though - wish I didn't keep forgetting to put gloves on... BX is back. Wishbone bushes had almost fallen out, but sadly clonks remain - so the suspected ARB drop links are still suspected. Oh well. At least I know that the knackered bushes have gone.Bit of a garndmother/eggs scenario so apologies if you've tried it... ...isn't there a common problem with clunking from BXs? I recall the fix was either soaking a bit of rag in LHM and lashing round the front strut 'things' or removing a pipe, putting into a bottle of LHM and going up/down on the suspension.Pretty sure the latter cured the clonkiness on my old one but it was eons ago now. BXC has the fix on the forum somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Cheers Cav, I have got my eye on some orange front indies on eBay at the moment so they're good as bought. I did have a set of them, plus the rear untinted lights off my first Mk3 but I gave these away to a lad from where I used to work. Bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit?Has she gone after the reposting of that video?Sorry to bring this up - just wondered.She has left the forum in disgust so I've been told. RLY? Noticed she wasn't around. Not entirely surprised tbh but its a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Hai, where is FredTransit?Has she gone after the reposting of that video?Sorry to bring this up - just wondered.She has left the forum in disgust so I've been told. RLY? Noticed she wasn't around. Not entirely surprised tbh but its a shame.Yeah, that is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Maybe I'm being dense here, but Fred's a woman, right? A confusing [/i]nom de plume if that is the case. Well, it confused me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Maybe I'm being dense here, but Fred's a woman, right?Correct. Congratulations, have a pic of a Talbot Tagora: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ah, but is it a Mk1, or a MkXXVIIIIIII facelift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ah, but is it a Mk1, or a MkXXVIIIIIII facelift?It's a throbbing 2.6 litres of gold, sharp creased, metric wheeled loveliness, with a grille that looks like it's come off a Remington shaver. It'll do nicely for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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