Re(collection ) thread

[twosmoke300]

Long distance recovery of an old flame imminent. 

[twosmoke300]

Had to call in the big guns for this behemoth 

[twosmoke300]

First issue - no towing eye - round the lower arm it is then 

[twosmoke300]

Back home after a gruelling 6 mile recovery 😍

[PicantoJon]

Nice by-the-book* recovery. 

Did the pickup notice that it was pulling anything? 😂

 

[sutty2006]

Did you load it into the truck bed ? 

[twosmoke300]

You ain’t seen nothin ! 
 

This lil fiat was my loan car for about 4 years and didn’t put a foot wrong . I sold it to a friend because the customers were being a pain in the ass about it . It was replaced with a Grande Punto .

About a month ago my mate reported hgf issues and couldn’t be bothered having it done so I bought it back . 
 

The lease is up ( ha ) on the E Up in nov so this may be my other half’s car for a while . Back down to earth with a bump for her 😂

 

[GeorgeB]

21 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

You ain’t seen nothin ! 
 

This lil fiat was my loan car for about 4 years and didn’t put a foot wrong . I sold it to a friend because the customers were being a pain in the ass about it . It was replaced with a Grande Punto .

About a month ago my mate reported hgf issues and couldn’t be bothered having it done so I bought it back . 
 

The lease is up ( ha ) on the E Up in nov so this may be my other half’s car for a while . Back down to earth with a bump for her 😂

 

FIRE?

Easy HG change if so.

Great engines.

[twosmoke300]

Yeh . Engine of champions . My current loaner is a FIRE too . 
I’m going full minge bag on this one - eBay bargain bucket parts . Found a BGA head set for £10.50 , bolts for £9 . GSF have a belt for a fiver and a tensioner for a fiver too . Just need to see which water pump version it is before I go shopping for that 😂

[stilo_active]

50 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

 

The lease is up ( ha ) on the E Up in nov so this may be my other half’s car for a while . Back down to earth with a bump for her 😂

 

I take it she wasn't keen on the LNA then?

[twosmoke300]

She wants the LNA more - she doesn’t like that sei for some reason . Preferred her 130k turd of one 🤣

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

First issue - no towing eye - round the lower arm it is then 

poo count?

[twosmoke300]

3 today I think 

[twosmoke300]

Off with its head !

 

I know the workshop is a tip - my other building I use for bike storage etc is having a new roof fitted so it’s cluttering my main shed . And this is in the long term bay / ramp . I’m lucky in that I have 3 ramps for two workers 😂

[twosmoke300]

Back together and road test done . Total parts spend was £53 😂

Headset

Bolts

Thermostat 

Water pump

C belt kit .

Gotta love eBay . All reasonable quality stuff too .