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[Yoss]

What constitutes the seaside in your part of the world? 

[IronStar]

7 minutes ago, Yoss said:

What constitutes the seaside in your part of the world? 

This year it’s Croatia. Usual destinations for us here are Croatia, Montenegro and Greece by car. Regular destinations include Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia as well, but those are usually package holidays.

[Yoss]

31 minutes ago, IronStar said:

This year it’s Croatia. Usual destinations for us here are Croatia, Montenegro and Greece by car. Regular destinations include Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia as well, but those are usually package holidays.

A few years back we went to a place called Senj. I picked it because it didn't look like one of the major tourist hotspots. We flew to Zagreb had a few days there then hired a car and drove over to Senj for a couple of days. Can highly recommend. 

 

[High Jetter]

Zastava badge on the 'fiats'?

[IronStar]

14 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Zastava badge on the 'fiats'?

Yes. Zastava 750/850

 

@Yoss We’re off to place called Cres, to a hotel that kept its socialist charm. Looking forward to seeing the place!

[Yoss]

20 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Zastava badge on the 'fiats'?

Yes, the mk2 Puntos there had Zastava badges too, although the mk1 in the above picture is  still a Fiat 

10 minutes ago, IronStar said:

Yes. Zastava 750/850

 

@Yoss We’re off to place called Cres, to a hotel that kept its socialist charm. Looking forward to seeing the place!

Excellent. Looking forward to pictures of that. Maybe in the Archishite thread if not here? 

[IronStar]

29 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Yes, the mk2 Puntos there had Zastava badges too, although the mk1 in the above picture is  still a Fiat 

Excellent. Looking forward to pictures of that. Maybe in the Archishite thread if not here? 

Zastava 10s? Didn’t know Croatians were buying those! Competitive pricing I guess.

This hotel we’re staying in is called Hotel Kimen if you want to take a look. Expect a photo of an Alfa in front of it in this thread, and some more over there. 😄

[Yoss]

7 hours ago, IronStar said:

Zastava 10s? Didn’t know Croatians were buying those! Competitive pricing I guess.

This hotel we’re staying in is called Hotel Kimen if you want to take a look. Expect a photo of an Alfa in front of it in this thread, and some more over there. 😄

I've just checked Wikipedia, which is always* right of course, and it says the Zastava 10 was only sold in Serbia but I definitely saw several in Croatia. It's one of the things I remember from that trip. Of course they were all ten to twelve years old by then so they might have emigrated? I don't know how feasible that is. I know you have told us of some of the maddening bureaucracy there but it might be possible between Serbia/Croatia. 

I have checked out the hotel and am looking forward to pictures. 

[IronStar]

3 hours ago, Yoss said:

I've just checked Wikipedia, which is always* right of course, and it says the Zastava 10 was only sold in Serbia but I definitely saw several in Croatia. It's one of the things I remember from that trip. Of course they were all ten to twelve years old by then so they might have emigrated? I don't know how feasible that is. I know you have told us of some of the maddening bureaucracy there but it might be possible between Serbia/Croatia. 

I have checked out the hotel and am looking forward to pictures. 

I checked serbian-language internet, and they were exported to Croatia in small quantities in 2006-2008. (also Bosnia and Bulgaria). I doubt anyone bothered emigrating the cheap not-a-Punto car from Serbia. 

 

[Yoss]

17 minutes ago, IronStar said:

I checked serbian-language internet, and they were exported to Croatia in small quantities in 2006-2008. (also Bosnia and Bulgaria). I doubt anyone bothered emigrating the cheap not-a-Punto car from Serbia. 

 

When are you getting one? 

[IronStar]

2 hours ago, Yoss said:

When are you getting one? 

More expensive than I'm willing to spend on a Punto car I don't need

[IronStar]

Wasn’t sure if it was worth updating the thread over this, but here comes nevertheless.

How rare would you like your NOS parts to be? 
Yes.

 

[IronStar]

Surely going for a swim should be a distraction from cars? SURELY?

Ahem.

Found the shell for Saxo that wasn’t crashed back home. A very friendly bloke said he’s happy to wait for me to get back

100€ for it. I fully expect to get similar by weighing in the other shell. Additional costs for transport obviously, but meh.

Also got these images:

Engine is out of the red Palio, and is getting cleaned up and resealed. Thermostat is well past it though, as coolant is forever, and needs to be changed every 40 years or something, as it seems to be the case with the every car I buy.  Thermostat ordered, Yugo clutch ordered, show must* go on. 😄

[hairnet]

https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/fiat-palio-palio-weekend-1-2-75cv-gasoline-green-79631b74-2e91-412a-9d5a-5176442a917e?source_otp=t10&ap_tier=t10&source=listpage_search-results&boosting_product=none&relevance_adjustment=organic&applied_boost_level=t10&boost_level=t10#11mzaohgwep

[hairnet]

 

30 on da plane  @Sir Chocolate Teapot l'esportazione è molto semplice, vero?

[IronStar]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

 

30 on da plane  @Sir Chocolate Teapot l'esportazione è molto semplice, vero?

Get a trailer in Italy as well and trailer that one away as parts car before I scrap what’s left of it? 😄

[hairnet]

the italian one might be scrap enough

[IronStar]

Got a photo today:

Ready to go in, that. Shame that the car it's going in is not ready, but those are minor details. 😄

I also just ordered about a grand worth of suspension for that car. New front and rear shocks, lowering springs, lowered and reinforced rear leaf spring, extended front control arms, extended rear wishbones, polybushes for antiroll bar, and rear disc brake mounting brackets. 2-month wait time for these, though, as they're all custom-made. Not that I expect the car to be ready before that, but heyho.

Also arriving today - rear crossmember that's rotten and about to break on the car all of this is going into. Another weldaton the shop must* be looking forward to.

The clutch, which is brand new but factory spec is not giving me confidence it will be up to 100+ BHP task. Maybe I should take that to be reinforced as well?

Stay tuned for more pointlessness. 😄 

[IronStar]

We have an FTP  

Charging light on Bravo came on, and doesn’t wanna go away. Slight* issue is it disgraced itself in Croatia, rather than somewhere in Belgrade. I was hoping it’s a loose connection as it was rebuilt less than 1000km ago, but everything I can see seems tight, so… 🤦‍♂️ Silver lining is it’s first place after the Serbia-Croatian border so it can be limped back to home country.

Thankfully the destination was Mrs Star aunt’s place, so we have a place to stay waiting for a shop to open up on Monday, unless someone can be convinced to open tomorrow. Cavalry is coming with work laptop, clothes and obligatory pisstaking tomorrow. 

In theory I could buy another battery, swap them when this one loses all power, and try limping it home, but losing all power on a motorway sounds like something I’d rather not do.