The Art of Shedding
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RJC_9365 by srblythe, on FlickrI got the subaru running and driving the other day, engine sounds nice. The clutch was seized but pulling away in second gear freed it off. I would post a video but having just recently been banned from posting on here for 7 days for posting videos from my youtube channel It's probably best that I don't.
Fermit said:
Wait, what, I thought that rule had been changed to allow them?
I thought that too but a moderator went back through most of my recent posts and removed the videos and emailed me to say I had been warned before about posting videos from my channel and if I did it again I would be banned indefinitely.Seems a little bit unfair.
Shed tyre question.
One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
Iwantafusca said:
Shed tyre question.
One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
Get yourself on ebay you'll be able to bag a set of alloys + plus the part worns for not much more and as a bonus sell one of the sets for extra shed brownie points One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
Ryyy said:
Iwantafusca said:
Shed tyre question.
One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
Get yourself on ebay you'll be able to bag a set of alloys + plus the part worns for not much more and as a bonus sell one of the sets for extra shed brownie points One of the tyres on my 05 polo (just hit 100000 miles last week lol ) seems to go soft every 4 weeks or so. From 29psi as normal down to 8psi ?
Can’t see a nail anywhere , we are on a farm and this is what has happened before with the civic. Maybe a valve ?
Idly checking kwik fit I was shocked that the cheapest budget tyre for this is £50 , had expected around £30 ! Been a long time since ran a older car / not purchased “premium “ tyres mind.
Retros
te said:
te said:Fermit said:
Wait, what, I thought that rule had been changed to allow them?
I thought that too but a moderator went back through most of my recent posts and removed the videos and emailed me to say I had been warned before about posting videos from my channel and if I did it again I would be banned indefinitely.Seems a little bit unfair.
Retroste said:
te said:impetuous said:
Oh yes, nice find!
I've been looking for one myself these last few years.
I've owned three, regret selling the last one.
What are your plans with the Estelle?
Plans are to drive it for a short while then sell it.I've been looking for one myself these last few years.
I've owned three, regret selling the last one.
What are your plans with the Estelle?
She never replaced it. She ran it on a shoestring for around five years until she finally gave up her license. She sold it to the neighbours daughter for 500 I think and trousered the cash!
I hated the bloody thing.
Killed the un-killable
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The Camry died.
It cut out on a wet roundabout and wouldn't restart so had to A-frame it with the 505. Had a quick look and it doesn't seem to be getting spark, the coil is inside the distributor and looks a little bit rusty, tested with a multimeter and seemed like the likely culprit.
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My Aprilia passed its mot after replacing the chain, tyre and a couple of other bits and pieces. It ran out of mot in July and I've been considering selling it lately but it's probably the wrong time of year to be selling a bike. I hadn't driven it in a while and drove it to the mot last week and it really is great fun to rag around, it'll rev above 11k and smells phenomenal burning the 2 stroke oil!
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The Chevette is finally rust free and (many shades of) one colour, a friend said he'd come up one day and respray if properly for me but I'm happy enough with it as it is for now.
IMG_20211029_101452621_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20211029_121222549_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrThe Camry died.
It cut out on a wet roundabout and wouldn't restart so had to A-frame it with the 505. Had a quick look and it doesn't seem to be getting spark, the coil is inside the distributor and looks a little bit rusty, tested with a multimeter and seemed like the likely culprit.
IMG_20211029_121230773 by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20211029_135440153_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrIMG_20211029_135457310_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrMy Aprilia passed its mot after replacing the chain, tyre and a couple of other bits and pieces. It ran out of mot in July and I've been considering selling it lately but it's probably the wrong time of year to be selling a bike. I hadn't driven it in a while and drove it to the mot last week and it really is great fun to rag around, it'll rev above 11k and smells phenomenal burning the 2 stroke oil!
IMG_20211029_142634239_HDR by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9761 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9764 by srblythe, on FlickrRJC_9766 by srblythe, on FlickrThe Chevette is finally rust free and (many shades of) one colour, a friend said he'd come up one day and respray if properly for me but I'm happy enough with it as it is for now.
Great thread! Why are threads like this so popular with PHers, much more interesting seeing these cars than anything newer car thread, think shedding (albeit this is advanced shedding 
) is definitely on the rise.
Think people are just fed up of cars that break when it rains and require a trip to the dealer to code a headlight...(sarcasms of course, but not far from the truth)
) is definitely on the rise.Think people are just fed up of cars that break when it rains and require a trip to the dealer to code a headlight...(sarcasms of course, but not far from the truth)
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