Doing a collect - Mission Complete

[AnthonyG]

10 hours ago, captain_70s said:

A normally packed case for your average train journey.

That is a very long list. It sounds like it’s in a scrapyard, and they undertake to a) drag in out of the pile, b) provide a battery that will start it, and c) fit it with tyres good enough to pass a reasonably lenient Mot!

[Blake's Den]

7 hours ago, captain_70s said:

The natural beauty of the North East.

I used to live in the other side of that hill! 

[Sunny Jim]

Have you got 'that' cassette with you, the one with tunes from the brand?

[stuboy]

any more updates??

[jim89]

& then it went quiet.....

[Hertz]

I'm worried, he's only had some toast, a BLT and a packet of pretzels. I would be ravenous! 

[captain_70s]

30 minutes ago, Hertz said:

I'm worried, he's only had some toast, a BLT and a packet of pretzels. I would be ravenous! 

True that...

[loserone]

Absolute fucking winner 

[danthecapriman]

2 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

True that...

I am so very shocked by this turn of events. I did not, definitely not, no way, ever, expect this😆

What a magnificent conveyance, you must be well made up with it. Long old trip home but not many better ways to do it!

 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Not surprised and well bought.

[Weird Car]

5 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

True that...

The most interesting selling a car experience of my life hands down but a pleasure to meet you 

 

hope she treats you well, major Chod Speed for the epic drive home tomorrow 🫡

[Weird Car]

9 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

True that...

Also calendar shot material 

[calebaaront]

10 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

True that...

Well bought, very good kebab van too just past Wickham!  

[Bear]

2 hours ago, Dave_Q said:

Surely nobody on here is masochistic enough to run 2 nearly identical old shitters that are broken in different ways at the same time?

Ah.

Yeah, no-one would be THAT stupid.

[Hertz]

[Bear]

"Bloody 'ell Tinker, it's that Harry Enfield innit!"

[captain_70s]

So aye, I rocked into Portsmouth around 6pm and @Weird Car picked me up and drove us to the Volvo after having to put the entire contents of the MX5's boot inside the cabin (including the spare wheel) to accommodate my massive suitcase.

The first issue was the Volvo refused to start but would kick on a spray of electrical contact cleaner. Fuel gauge read empty and the car leaning towards the pavement probably wasn't helping. 

A lift to the petrol station and buying and filling a 5l jerry can saw the gauge come off the stop but still no starting...

Air filters off and float bowl lids removed showed they were bone dry. Splashed some fuel in them and ran the engine with the fuel hose disconnected. Still nothing. Hm.

Around this time we'd attracted a well meaning fella who really wanted to chat and wasn't keen on leaving.

It was decided another trip to the fuel station was in order, so the can was filled again and applied to the car. Running off the float bowls finally pulled some juice from the tank!

Then a car flew up the street on the redline, the driver yelled something at us out the window before furiously wheelspinning around the corner straight into the arse of a parked Scenic. They then fled the scene.

This distracted the chatty guy, so the carbs were rapidly reassembled as we hoped that the hit and run nutter wasn't going to do another lap. The burst tyre on the CityRover was also briefly inflated to move it off the street.

The decision was made to just fucking send it, before Friday night properly kicked off. The place was swarming with police, as we left the dog squad were out investigating a van.

First port of call was the petrol station where the tank was brimmed. @Weird Car offered to to tail me to my hotel a few miles away just in case the 145 shat it.

It made it fine, even cracking 60mph and I didn't suffer the weird brake fade. Although I did approach every junction with my hand hovering over the handbrake!

I then checked into my 1990s hotel.

Before heading back out to the food van for dinner.

I'm knackered. Plan is to drive home tomorrow. I have some brake servo bits and a master cylinder rebuild kit.

It does feel a bit spluttery/lethargic but such things can be looked at under the cold light of day!

[Weird Car]

5 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

So aye, I rocked into Portsmouth around 6pm and @Weird Car picked me up and drove us to the Volvo after having to put the entire contents of the MX5's boot inside the cabin (including the spare wheel) to accommodate my massive suitcase.

The first issue was the Volvo refused to start but would kick on a spray of electrical contact cleaner. Fuel gauge read empty and the car leaning towards the pavement probably wasn't helping. 

A lift to the petrol station and buying and filling a 5l jerry can saw the gauge come off the stop but still no starting...

Air filters off and float bowl lids removed showed they were bone dry. Splashed some fuel in them and ran the engine with the fuel hose disconnected. Still nothing. Hm.

Around this time we'd attracted a well meaning fella who really wanted to chat and wasn't keen on leaving.

It was decided another trip to the fuel station was in order, so the can was filled again and applied to the car. Running off the float bowls finally pulled some juice from the tank!

Then a car flew up the street on the redline, the driver yelled something at us out the window before furiously wheelspinning around the corner straight into the arse of a parked Scenic. They then fled the scene.

This distracted the chatty guy, so the carbs were rapidly reassembled as we hoped that the hit and run nutter wasn't going to do another lap. The burst tyre on the CityRover was also briefly inflated to move it off the street.

The decision was made to just fucking send it, before Friday night properly kicked off. The place was swarming with police, as we left the dog squad were out investigating a van.

First port of call was the petrol station where the tank was brimmed. @Weird Car offered to to tail me to my hotel a few miles away just in case the 145 shat it.

It made it fine, even cracking 60mph and I didn't suffer the weird brake fade. Although I did approach every junction with my hand hovering over the handbrake!

I then checked into my 1990s hotel.

Before heading back out to the food van for dinner.

I'm knackered. Plan is to drive home tomorrow. I have some brake servo bits and a master cylinder rebuild kit.

It does feel a bit spluttery/lethargic but such things can be looked at under the cold light of day!

All I can say is…… Welcome to Portsmouth 😆

[Hertz]

This is the room you get when you pick up your new £250k Ferrari when an overnight stay in Maranello is required.

This is the room you get when picking up a 50 year old Volvo from Autoshite.😉

 

[Hertz]

Great buy. Hopefully the return leg is kind tomorrow, night night.

[danthecapriman]

I remember when I used to work down in Pompey, I used to regularly see a guy out staggering around with a Jack Daniel’s bottle in one hand (usually almost empty…!) and he had some absolutely cracking dance moves😆 he’d be at it without a care in the world completely out of his face. Sure his local celebrity name was dancing Clifford or something like that. 
It’s like the Wild West down there at times!

Anyway, I’ve probably missed something, but wasn’t this suspected of having HGF? Presumably it doesn’t if your driving home?

Sweet dreams @captain_70s you’ve got a long way to go tomorrow!😄

[loserone]

Double glazed window off marketplace and a pack of wet and dry, brings a sense of adventure.

 

 

Hope breakfast is toothpaste on toast 

[High Jetter]

26 minutes ago, Hertz said:

This is the room you get when you pick up your new £250k Ferrari when an overnight stay in Maranello is required.

This is the room you get when picking up a 50 year old Volvo from Autoshite.😉

 

It's an Estate, you can sleep in the back, no need for such extravagance 😀

[LightBulbFun]

Fantastically bought! @captain_70s , when @Weird Car put it up for sale, I had brief thoughts of offering the VDP in part exchange, and then trying something like what you did,  in the immortal  words of "how hard could it be?" the appeal being its, Historic Vehicle in Automatic, perfect for slushing around London and well, a Volvo estate car surely if anything  would be able to do the 8ft fluorescent tube collection capers I yearn to do, this would manage it! (yes I am still feeling let down by the VDP over that LOL, like surely if I can get a bundle 6ft tubes in an Invacar, an 8ft tube would fit in an ADO16?! but nooo does not fit *hmph*)

but. I quickly thought better of it, as the VDP was a known good quantity while the Volvo was much more of unknown, even if I had manage to get it going, I had no idea what else it might need etc, so I quickly put my thoughts to bed!

however I am very pleased to see you have not been as sensible as I have  i am very much looking forward to the rest of the collection caper, and future posts of excellent work that you do  

[High Jetter]

42 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

So aye, I rocked into Portsmouth around 6pm and @Weird Car picked me up and drove us to the Volvo after having to put the entire contents of the MX5's boot inside the cabin (including the spare wheel) to accommodate my massive suitcase.

The first issue was the Volvo refused to start but would kick on a spray of electrical contact cleaner. Fuel gauge read empty and the car leaning towards the pavement probably wasn't helping. 

A lift to the petrol station and buying and filling a 5l jerry can saw the gauge come off the stop but still no starting...

Air filters off and float bowl lids removed showed they were bone dry. Splashed some fuel in them and ran the engine with the fuel hose disconnected. Still nothing. Hm.

Around this time we'd attracted a well meaning fella who really wanted to chat and wasn't keen on leaving.

It was decided another trip to the fuel station was in order, so the can was filled again and applied to the car. Running off the float bowls finally pulled some juice from the tank!

Then a car flew up the street on the redline, the driver yelled something at us out the window before furiously wheelspinning around the corner straight into the arse of a parked Scenic. They then fled the scene.

This distracted the chatty guy, so the carbs were rapidly reassembled as we hoped that the hit and run nutter wasn't going to do another lap. The burst tyre on the CityRover was also briefly inflated to move it off the street.

The decision was made to just fucking send it, before Friday night properly kicked off. The place was swarming with police, as we left the dog squad were out investigating a van.

First port of call was the petrol station where the tank was brimmed. @Weird Car offered to to tail me to my hotel a few miles away just in case the 145 shat it.

It made it fine, even cracking 60mph and I didn't suffer the weird brake fade. Although I did approach every junction with my hand hovering over the handbrake!

I then checked into my 1990s hotel.

Before heading back out to the food van for dinner.

I'm knackered. Plan is to drive home tomorrow. I have some brake servo bits and a master cylinder rebuild kit.

It does feel a bit spluttery/lethargic but such things can be looked at under the cold light of day!

Looking forward to the recovery thread

[captain_70s]

5 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Anyway, I’ve probably missed something, but wasn’t this suspected of having HGF? Presumably it doesn’t if your driving home?

It has a sporadic misfire of unknown origin which was theorised to potentiallybe HGF.

I have a head gasket in my case, but you'd have put effort into achieving HGF on a cast iron Volvo engine. Especially as it is essentially rev limited by the autobox!

[yes oui si]

Hnnnngggggfffff 

[Matty]

Beautifully insane. Fair play 👍

[captain_70s]

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

I quickly thought better of it, as the VDP was a known good quantity while the Volvo was much more of unknown, even if I had manage to get it going, I had know idea what else it might need etc, so I quickly put my thoughts to bed!

It is definitely a car in need of a experienced masochist. I'd started taking it to bits within 15mins of seeing it! Luckily a cast iron OHV with SU carbs is something I've been playing with for over a decade. 

It'll also need some welding/bodywork going forward. Lots of bubbling under the fresh(ish, probably 10 years ago now) paint around the rear windows/gutters etc. 

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

I remember when I used to work down in Pompey, I used to regularly see a guy out staggering around with a Jack Daniel’s bottle in one hand (usually almost empty…!) and he had some absolutely cracking dance moves😆 he’d be at it without a care in the world completely out of his face. Sure his local celebrity name was dancing Clifford or something like that. 
It’s like the Wild West down there at times!

Anyway, I’ve probably missed something, but wasn’t this suspected of having HGF? Presumably it doesn’t if your driving home?

Sweet dreams @captain_70s you’ve got a long way to go tomorrow!😄

Here he is. The man and the legend😄

Bless him.