Inca-mpetent Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Since I couldn't really find a thread to post it, and did want to share, I guess I'm creating my own thread of stuff I am working on To start things off, my 1991 Peugeot Rapido is finally ready to go on the road after nearly 5 years. It still needs some work, though it's mostly fettling VID-20220125-WA0000.mp4 The Moog, Fabergé Greggs, sdkrc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 Things to do:- get some new stickers made(maybe), since the old ones are worn-limit the speed, as it does 50-55km/h at the moment, and 25-ish is allowed-more to be added as I find itSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Following this with great interest in the hopes there's some Inca content... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 There may be soon, as it is in need of a new power steering belt, and it has some issues with cold startsSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Took the Rapido out for a drive, and some pictures in the afternoon sunOnly did 4700 km in 31 yearsSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Fabergé Greggs, Rusty_Rocket, AnnoyingPentium and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 By today's standards, a 2CV is small.......Then this thing is miniscule, but so much fun to driveSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Low Horatio gearbox, AnnoyingPentium and 500tops 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 A definite thing that needs looking at.......It doesn't consume fuel too muchHeadlamp bulbs, on the other hand, are a favourite snack, it seemsThey don't last a day, and at €2 per bulb, that's quite costlySo, either I need to sort that, or get my hands on a truckload of B26S lampsSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Inca-mpetent said: A definite thing that needs looking at....... It doesn't consume fuel too much Headlamp bulbs, on the other hand, are a favourite snack, it seems They don't last a day, and at €2 per bulb, that's quite costly So, either I need to sort that, or get my hands on a truckload of B26S lamps Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro It might be the case that the bulb holder has deteriorated. We had a bayonet light fitting in the house that was worn out and didn't allow the bulbs to seat properly. They kept blowing as a result. The same goes for my light up make up mirror, which blows bulbs frequently owing to poorly designed electrical contacts. Incandescent bulbs shouldn't be sensitive to changes in voltage, within reason, but seem to blow at any sniff of a short circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 It might be the case that the bulb holder has deteriorated. We had a bayonet light fitting in the house that was worn out and didn't allow the bulbs to seat properly. They kept blowing as a result. The same goes for my light up make up mirror, which blows bulbs frequently owing to poorly designed electrical contacts. Incandescent bulbs shouldn't be sensitive to changes in voltage, within reason, but seem to blow at any sniff of a short circuit. The bulb holder is fine in this case, as it doesn't exactly twist inThe negative terminal is a ring on the lamp, which connects to the reflector.The positive terminal is at the back of the lamp, to which a metal strip connects, which also holds it in placeBtw, it wasn't B26S, it was P26sSent from my Redmi Note 9 ProSaid bulb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Inca-mpetent said: Headlamp bulbs, on the other hand, are a favourite snack, it seems They don't last a day, and at €2 per bulb, that's quite costly Isn't that a sign that your generator is over-charging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 That thing is fantastic, love the colour scheme. Worth checking the system voltage to make sure your headlight bulbs aren't being nuked by way more volts than they're designed to handle. No idea where the regulator would be on one of these. sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Isn't that a sign that your generator is over-charging? Could very well be, might take a look at thatSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 That thing is fantastic, love the colour scheme. Worth checking the system voltage to make sure your headlight bulbs aren't being nuked by way more volts than they're designed to handle. No idea where the regulator would be on one of these.It's a magneto, and I will check operating voltageThe colours are prime late-80s, early-90s, when I wasn't even bornAnd they have grown on me, big time.This thing is never leaving my fleetSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 The moped gave me quite a scare today, which may be my own stupidity.I was driving home from some errands, and the spark plug shot out of the engine all of a suddenEither it wasn't tight enough, or there are bigger problemsStill, the grin of driving it hasn't been wiped off of my face.Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Is 25kph really the limit allowed for that? That just seems ridiculously slow - to the extent that I could keep up on this! It tops out at 15mph under electric power on the flat - though with our hyperactive husky attached I've seen north of 30 on the speedometer at times! LightBulbFun and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 5:36 PM, Inca-mpetent said: It's a magneto, and I will check operating voltage The colours are prime late-80s, early-90s, when I wasn't even born And they have grown on me, big time. This thing is never leaving my fleet Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Absolutely superb colour scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Is 25kph really the limit allowed for that? That just seems ridiculously slow - to the extent that I could keep up on this! It tops out at 15mph under electric power on the flat - though with our hyperactive husky attached I've seen north of 30 on the speedometer at times! That's brave! I got scared in one, and that was only driving/pedalling around Bexhill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Is 25kph really the limit allowed for that? That just seems ridiculously slow - to the extent that I could keep up on this! It tops out at 15mph under electric power on the flat - though with our hyperactive husky attached I've seen north of 30 on the speedometer at times!Welcome to the Netherlands, where there's 2 classes of mopeds, 25kph and 45kph25 kph, you have a blue license plate, and no helmet requirement45kph, you have a yellow license plate and a helmet requirementThat C5 is awesome, by the way, would love to have a go in oneSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Absolutely superb colour schemeIt really has grown on meSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Quick Rapido update: Ordered a new voltage regulator in Monday, which arrived today at my dad's (as he's home most of the days, and I'm not), and he was kind enough to drop it off at my work(where the Rapido and I were), and I replaced it, and the lightbulbs(headlight, tail light, dashboard illumination) on my break. And during the drive home I kept an eye on it. Seems to be working properly now Still to do(kinda urgent): -horn. button is probably f*cked, so either order a new one, or reroute to another switch, Also still to do (not a priority): -New starter motor -Get a set of stickers made, as the current ones are worn(only if I have some spare cash) Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Six-cylinder, Zelandeth, Low Horatio gearbox and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 More good news, horn is fixed now The one that was on the Rapido is dead Pulled a 2CV horn from the parts bin at work, got it going on my break, mounted it in the glovebox, wired it up, and boom, I have a very loud horn now Botch-job well done, if I may say so myself I also fitted a 12V socket in said glovebox, when I got the Rapido, back in 2015, which is good for charging my phone AnnoyingPentium, Asimo, sdkrc and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 6:03 PM, Missy Charm said: Incandescent bulbs shouldn't be sensitive to changes in voltage, within reason, but seem to blow at any sniff of a short circuit. getting back to this for a second, since I found out some things. point is, the voltage regulator let through AC power from the engine, which kept killing the bulbs Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On my big list of things that need sorting, I almost forgot something.My 1983 Conway Campa DL trailer tentThe canvas needs restitching, badly.Something that's going to be an expensive job.Could buy another one to replace, but nah.Because 80s, with all the brown goodnessSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro Dyslexic Viking, privatewire, Low Horatio gearbox and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Bought the thing in 2018 for €350, used it once to find out what's wrong with it.Turns out, having to get up in the middle of the night to tape the roof back together isn't good, so restitching is needed.That stove is missing a nozzle for a gas hose, which I can probably work out.Might consider fitting a CEE connector and an outlet in itSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 There may be soon, as it is in need of a new power steering belt, and it has some issues with cold startsSent from my Redmi Note 9 ProWell, the issue with cold starts seems to be over now, with a fresh battery.The power steering belt however, I haven't gotten around to, because I was moving house during the last month.In other fleet news:Rapido is the daily now, because fuel pricesIt's also going to clock 5000km today.4,5 liter of 98 per week isn't too bad, and the fact it goes like stink is nice too.Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 It's been a while, and I bring great news!A new project will soon land on my doorstep (when I collect it next week)It needs some love, but has tons of potential.Sent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro privatewire, EspenO, Datsuncog and 15 others 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 A 1995 Volvo 480 2.0 ESSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Fucken yasssssss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inca-mpetent Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Fucken yasssssss.It's not roadworthy, though.It hasn't run for 1,5 years, and there's an aftermarket immobilizer that's missing it's decoder thingie, the MOT ran out in June last year Also, it won't be a long-stay car.I dabble in the car trade whenever I can get something cheap, which I could probably sellSent from my Redmi Note 9 Pro AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-in-the-air Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I have a soft spot for those, plus its a 2.0 which is a touch more rare. Good luck sorting the aftermarket immobilizer, they can be a nightmare sometimes. Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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