So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)
Discussion
N7GTX said:
So today I changed all the brake fluid in the old girl. The front brakes are done the usual way, open bleed nipple, pump the pedal and so on, but the rears involve actuating the ABS pump so no need to press the pedal again and again to move the fluid. Open the bleed nipple, press the pedal down hard and switch the ignition on. The pump runs and the fluid nicely runs out taking 15-20 secs. Release the pedal, close the nipple and switch off. Job done, easy peasy.
Hopefully this will keep corrosion inside the braking system to a minimum while off the road over winter.
huh? does that same trick work with other cars and their ABS system?Hopefully this will keep corrosion inside the braking system to a minimum while off the road over winter.
DB4DM said:
Thank you Jon39. I do have another pic the "right" way round but not in this device. Also have one with NMV4 as was which was the works demonstrator DB4 Convertible from late 1962 to mid 63 when the DB5 was introduced. We regrouped the 3 cars at Works after the DB4 50th anniversary meeting in 2009
My DB4 went from AML to the BSM where for 4 years it was run ragged on the high performance course at Brands Hatch. I've owned it since 1979 when it was cheaper to buy that a new Ford Sierra! The Rapide was also a demonstrator and David Brown taxi but not registered to him, then went to a Birmingham family who had lost members in the holocaust so it went on a tour of various sites in Germany and Austria in the late 1960s. It failed the MOT in 1979 and I bought it in 1997 needing about 2500 man hours to get it presentable again
My DB4 went from AML to the BSM where for 4 years it was run ragged on the high performance course at Brands Hatch. I've owned it since 1979 when it was cheaper to buy that a new Ford Sierra! The Rapide was also a demonstrator and David Brown taxi but not registered to him, then went to a Birmingham family who had lost members in the holocaust so it went on a tour of various sites in Germany and Austria in the late 1960s. It failed the MOT in 1979 and I bought it in 1997 needing about 2500 man hours to get it presentable again
From your explanation David, about the DB4 Convertible, does that suggest that your two registration marks were assigned to both of your cars when new? If so, that is very nice, because so many registration marks are now moved around between cars.
GTRene said:
N7GTX said:
So today I changed all the brake fluid in the old girl. The front brakes are done the usual way, open bleed nipple, pump the pedal and so on, but the rears involve actuating the ABS pump so no need to press the pedal again and again to move the fluid. Open the bleed nipple, press the pedal down hard and switch the ignition on. The pump runs and the fluid nicely runs out taking 15-20 secs. Release the pedal, close the nipple and switch off. Job done, easy peasy.
Hopefully this will keep corrosion inside the braking system to a minimum while off the road over winter.
huh? does that same trick work with other cars and their ABS system?Hopefully this will keep corrosion inside the braking system to a minimum while off the road over winter.
There was an NMV5 demonstrator as well, a DB4 Vantage saloon, not heard of for years. AML in late 50s and early 60s often put "interesting" plates on demonstrators, eg 4XMT, 44MY, and like the NMV series they were Middlesex registrations because the fleet was based at Feltham. So yes my cars have had these registrations since new, and for the DB4 I have its maintenance history from new too
Bit late to posting following the weekend, but it was a long couple of days, but fantastic in every way!
On Saturday morning, I joined a Supercar Breakfast meet at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, gatecrashing a Jaguar breakfast meeting. Met the infamous Tony Hall
And this stunning GT12 which thankfully gets driven:
It was grey and overcast, so only a couple of happy snaps.
I couldn't resist driving next door to the Aston factor gates. The guy in the security hut came out, asked what colour it is, asked me to write it down and whether he could take a photo for himself! Amused me, as he must have seen 1,000's of Astons.
Then headed over to Newport Pagnell and stayed at the Swan Revived hotel in the town centre. It's an old-fashioned place, but clean, friendly, great breakfast and really convenient for Aston Martin Works (10-minute walk). Car parking was limited and tight, but the manager of the hotel was just leaving the Chosen One's Parking Space, so I quickly tucked in (whilst he got out of his car and returned to ask what colour the Vantage was... a recurring theme!). No door dings in the morning:
Sunday morning was #astunday at Aston Martin Works. A huge thanks to organiser Chris and those as Works who sacrificed their Sunday to entertain a load of old kids.
The car park was nicely filled with variation and colour:
It was real nice to meet Nic, Fang, Olli, Tim and other for the first time. A real nice group.
The tour was brilliant and like a metal-and-leather sweet shop! Hard to say what the highlight car was, but perhaps on the heritage side it was the DB4 MkII:
And always a treat to see amazing engineering up on ramps so you can see the underside. The One 77 was deeply impressive (even if not my favourite modern Aston):
The DB5 Bond continuation cars were also displayed and nicely demonstrated. The interior is truly jewel-like and the details of the gadgets is fantastic. My favourite is the radar recreation using a modern sat nav but with the "ping" radar noise captured from the movie (hidden behind the speaker grille in this photo):
And I'm always going to be a sucker for the original Vanquish. They had a lovely black 2008 example for sale:
After leaving, it was a trip further East to see a friend before heading back to the Welsh borders. This sight is becoming familiar!
I bought Jekyll (number plate reference, and it is a complete Jekyll and Hyde car!) a few weeks ago. It had 2,200 miles from new after 3 years with the first owner. It's now nearing 3,000 miles. It's all the dreams of Aston ownership rolled into one!
On Saturday morning, I joined a Supercar Breakfast meet at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, gatecrashing a Jaguar breakfast meeting. Met the infamous Tony Hall
And this stunning GT12 which thankfully gets driven:
It was grey and overcast, so only a couple of happy snaps.
I couldn't resist driving next door to the Aston factor gates. The guy in the security hut came out, asked what colour it is, asked me to write it down and whether he could take a photo for himself! Amused me, as he must have seen 1,000's of Astons.
Then headed over to Newport Pagnell and stayed at the Swan Revived hotel in the town centre. It's an old-fashioned place, but clean, friendly, great breakfast and really convenient for Aston Martin Works (10-minute walk). Car parking was limited and tight, but the manager of the hotel was just leaving the Chosen One's Parking Space, so I quickly tucked in (whilst he got out of his car and returned to ask what colour the Vantage was... a recurring theme!). No door dings in the morning:
Sunday morning was #astunday at Aston Martin Works. A huge thanks to organiser Chris and those as Works who sacrificed their Sunday to entertain a load of old kids.
The car park was nicely filled with variation and colour:
It was real nice to meet Nic, Fang, Olli, Tim and other for the first time. A real nice group.
The tour was brilliant and like a metal-and-leather sweet shop! Hard to say what the highlight car was, but perhaps on the heritage side it was the DB4 MkII:
And always a treat to see amazing engineering up on ramps so you can see the underside. The One 77 was deeply impressive (even if not my favourite modern Aston):
The DB5 Bond continuation cars were also displayed and nicely demonstrated. The interior is truly jewel-like and the details of the gadgets is fantastic. My favourite is the radar recreation using a modern sat nav but with the "ping" radar noise captured from the movie (hidden behind the speaker grille in this photo):
And I'm always going to be a sucker for the original Vanquish. They had a lovely black 2008 example for sale:
After leaving, it was a trip further East to see a friend before heading back to the Welsh borders. This sight is becoming familiar!
I bought Jekyll (number plate reference, and it is a complete Jekyll and Hyde car!) a few weeks ago. It had 2,200 miles from new after 3 years with the first owner. It's now nearing 3,000 miles. It's all the dreams of Aston ownership rolled into one!
DB4DM said:
I might have been a bit ambiguous about NMV4; the car is in UK but was reregistered YJN100 in about 1964. Alamy has pictures of it
That change makes your car's originality (original registration mark) that little bit more special amongst the DB4s.
YJN 100 has not had any voluntary MoTs.
Think it would be said, not driven very much !!
308 miles in 10 years.
Just 1 mile in 2014.
2007 = 57,116
2017 = 57,504
It's been a good week for tinkering with my '07 V8V
Also found that my average fuel consumption meter must be wrong - it's showing 16.9mpg
Bit of a shock after eight years with an Alfa diesel returning 45+ mpg...
- Fitted the personal number plates my sons bought me for my birthday - "V8" plus initials. Glad they didn't buy an 007 plate - not really my thing
- Replaced the neoprene washers for both rear lights
- Replaced the bonnet gas struts
- Fitted the rear hatch gas strut lower mount repair plates
- Pulled all the boot carpets out and found that the boot floor hardboard was soaked. I'm a tight Yorkshireman, so B&Q will be getting a tenner off me, rather than lashing out £200 for a new one from AstonMartinBits
Also found that my average fuel consumption meter must be wrong - it's showing 16.9mpg
Bit of a shock after eight years with an Alfa diesel returning 45+ mpg...So I finally got to drive my new (to me) manual Vantage S for the first time as it is currently stored at my friend's house in the New Forest.
I absolutely love it, the sound is immense. Such a lovely mechanical feel through the gearbox and steering and actually feels pretty nimble and smaller than I was expecting. Now to tinker slightly...
I absolutely love it, the sound is immense. Such a lovely mechanical feel through the gearbox and steering and actually feels pretty nimble and smaller than I was expecting. Now to tinker slightly...
Got my windscreen washer pump replaced at very short notice (despite them being as busy as everyone else) by Aston Engineering in Derby. They don't get much mention on here, presumably because their main focus is the heritage cars, but they are a really nice bunch of people and fantastic to see all the wonderful cars they have in. Highly recommended.
Nigel_O said:
Once the replacement silencer is fitted, I'll fit the CCCharger device to close the valves when I fancy a bit of peace & quiet.
My CC Charger remote switch cannot close the valves. The options are either standard OEM, or open all the time.
Think you might need a wired 3-way switch, if you want to be able to close the exhaust valves.
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