Wipe the dust off its a nice day tomorrow.
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A ray of light at last.
After hearing so many depressing weather reports apparently its going to be a nice sunny day for most of us tomorrow!
Now I've just gone and sorned my car but I just thought I'd mention it, hopefully it'll give you guys time to plan a drive.
I almost gave up and taxed it this morning.
Harder than the booze to kick,
If anyone's doing something with their car this wk end please tell me so I can get a Tupperware dish and pretend!
One thing regards laying up,
I'd left the car for a good ten days and when I started her up, for the first time ever, dry cam for a second and metallic sound, ouch you bugger, so I've saved a few quid and knocked the top of a lobe off instead. Over exaggeration but the point really is that noise was apparant because it had t been started.
Nuts to sorning the car again.
I have a plan, collect up all the bits I want to change/ upgrade, drive into garage, do the work drive out again and carry on.
I like the idea of taking ages over doing the work as on such a car its fun not work but I can't live without the car for long enough. Sorned???? Now if I start it I can't actually give it a run. Bad bad bad.
The thread? Here's hoping for lovely sunny day to lift the spirits.
After hearing so many depressing weather reports apparently its going to be a nice sunny day for most of us tomorrow!
Now I've just gone and sorned my car but I just thought I'd mention it, hopefully it'll give you guys time to plan a drive.
I almost gave up and taxed it this morning.
Harder than the booze to kick,
If anyone's doing something with their car this wk end please tell me so I can get a Tupperware dish and pretend!
One thing regards laying up,
I'd left the car for a good ten days and when I started her up, for the first time ever, dry cam for a second and metallic sound, ouch you bugger, so I've saved a few quid and knocked the top of a lobe off instead. Over exaggeration but the point really is that noise was apparant because it had t been started.
Nuts to sorning the car again.
I have a plan, collect up all the bits I want to change/ upgrade, drive into garage, do the work drive out again and carry on.
I like the idea of taking ages over doing the work as on such a car its fun not work but I can't live without the car for long enough. Sorned???? Now if I start it I can't actually give it a run. Bad bad bad.
The thread? Here's hoping for lovely sunny day to lift the spirits.
Theyve chucked tons of salt on the roads round here last night. Guessing its because theyve got a mountain of it as we havent had the worst "cold" winter in 100 years.
Not sure I fancy taking the car out on the roads as they stand and covering it in a brine/salt dust...
We need it to hammer down then be mild.
Not sure I fancy taking the car out on the roads as they stand and covering it in a brine/salt dust...
We need it to hammer down then be mild.
Yes that makes sence Bill,
I'm thinking of pulling the fuses before I start the car again, turn her over for twenty seconds or so.
I'm not having that noise again.
Question will that work, will the battery turn engine over fast enough to get some splash or am I wasting my time.
Sounded like a pinto Cortina for a minute!
I'm thinking of pulling the fuses before I start the car again, turn her over for twenty seconds or so.
I'm not having that noise again.
Question will that work, will the battery turn engine over fast enough to get some splash or am I wasting my time.
Sounded like a pinto Cortina for a minute!
I have always understood that it's better to leave it to rest until you intend to use it.
It's not a dog (or one's missus) that needs a little tickle now and then to let it (her) know you still care.
Trust me, after a layup of more than a week it will do plenty to remind you why you should have been driving it.
Mine always did, and still does.
It's not a dog (or one's missus) that needs a little tickle now and then to let it (her) know you still care.
Trust me, after a layup of more than a week it will do plenty to remind you why you should have been driving it.
Mine always did, and still does.
jamescooper47 said:
Crazy Talk......
Only one niggle, having to turn on the ignition to open the boot for the shopping :-).
I had to do this with my old Chimaera and have one of the Carl Baker instals on this car. Its like the nanny state, self arming itself, which I cant adjust to! If it did not have the boot switch on the remote, it would be disabled/removed!Only one niggle, having to turn on the ignition to open the boot for the shopping :-).
jamescooper47 said:
Crazy Talk......
My Chimaera is a daily driver at the moment.... Fantastic way to get about!!
Only one niggle, having to turn on the ignition to open the boot for the shopping :-).
You can get a kit that is easy to fit that has a small reed relay in the rear light cluster and you can open the boot without the ignition on.My Chimaera is a daily driver at the moment.... Fantastic way to get about!!
Only one niggle, having to turn on the ignition to open the boot for the shopping :-).
It costs about £25
Hooligan. It reminds me of when I first got my Chim, I'd go out late at night full of fear but full on excitement as I knew I'd end up on a curtain very dark quiet motorway doing stupid speeds all anarchy and noise in the dead of night on your own is a weird place to be. I'd get home and you'd think I'd been to a gig. Ears ringing and adrenaline still burning through the vains.
Tvr,,,,,,, nuff said.
Tvr,,,,,,, nuff said.
My mates been looking at building me a garage and he suggested we do a pit! Its not such a bad idea, these car lifts etc are cool but a few axle stands and a pit you can get to all areas easy enough! Cheap way to do it.
Well when you move the neighbours will miss the noise so let them enjoy it while they can.
If you respect your neighbours,I did feel really bad coming home at 1.30 am and somehow trying to be silent,in a de cat Chimp!
Funny I've hardly driven the Tvr in months and now the neighbours ask me why!!!! They miss it too. Lol
Well when you move the neighbours will miss the noise so let them enjoy it while they can.
If you respect your neighbours,I did feel really bad coming home at 1.30 am and somehow trying to be silent,in a de cat Chimp!
Funny I've hardly driven the Tvr in months and now the neighbours ask me why!!!! They miss it too. Lol
The big advantage of a pit is you can still access the engine bay without moving anything up or down.
It was my mates idea he likes digging holes!
I also have height issues as the garage will be a lean to rather than a seperate building!
Good thing is I can make it very wide so can add big shelves etc.
I'm going to be moving again in a couple of years but can't cope without a garage. It'll always add value so if I have to live here awhile then a garage makes sence.
I have some good friends who own garages with lifts etc so I don't actually need a garage but a man can't exists without one in my book.
I have a rare Suzuki Pee wee bike that may kids rode, I stripped it it the kitchen!
Sunday dinner tasted a bit Castrol R ???
Yeah I need a garage for my sanity!
It was my mates idea he likes digging holes!
I also have height issues as the garage will be a lean to rather than a seperate building!
Good thing is I can make it very wide so can add big shelves etc.
I'm going to be moving again in a couple of years but can't cope without a garage. It'll always add value so if I have to live here awhile then a garage makes sence.
I have some good friends who own garages with lifts etc so I don't actually need a garage but a man can't exists without one in my book.
I have a rare Suzuki Pee wee bike that may kids rode, I stripped it it the kitchen!
Sunday dinner tasted a bit Castrol R ???
Yeah I need a garage for my sanity!
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