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This has been a bit neglected the last couple of months. Gave it a run up to blow out the cobwebs and charge up the battery. Inside all toasty to expel any dampness that may have been present. Hopefully I'll get a bit more use out of the thing this year.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Dec 23, 2023 16:20:36 GMT
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Cam belt and water pump coming off. First, the wrong parts arrived. Once the right bits arrived, it all went back together. Correct age appropriate plates flung on. Much better!
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Dec 17, 2023 15:25:17 GMT
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Post man came next day. Stuff went back together. New radiator and clean intercooler brighten up front end view. Some pre 2001 font number plates should arrive tomorrow. I've been meaning to address the inappropriate plates ever since the car went back on the road nearly ten years ago. 😀
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Dec 17, 2023 15:19:49 GMT
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Attended to a few jobs on this while it's immobilised by saltiness. First up was the load compensator valve - it seized up some time this year, highlighted by less than normal brake effort at the last MOT. Car goes up. Easy enough job, made easier by one of those pressure bleeders that utilises an inflated tyre as a source of air pressure. Job done. Next was the in tank fuel pump, after the in-line pump became noisy, this was suspected as the cause. Another easy job, access is through a removable panel under the back seat, now fuel delivery is quiet again. 🙂 Whilst having a good look around while it was up in the air, I noticed that the (original) radiator had started to fail, leaving pinkness as a witness. Unable to buy a genuine one now, I settled on a Nissens one - I've been using one on the grey car for years. Car goes up again. Radiator, intercooler and charger outlet all came off. Removed bits cleaned up before going back on. The job was then let down by Royal Mail's "24hr" service, which after 72 hours still hadn't materialised.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Sept 5, 2023 19:31:46 GMT
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That's a nice shed, dude. Many thanks Mr. Tea! It's a step up from the old one for sure.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Sept 4, 2023 19:34:46 GMT
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New unit up and running. Cars still fit it. Need to get rid of some tyres and other curse word, but still plenty of space. Waiting for Ramp engineer bloke to set up and commission this. Cavalier came to take a look . Back to work now.
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Last Edit: Sept 4, 2023 19:40:24 GMT by sleag40
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sleag40
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End of an era today - moved all the junk out of the unit I've been in for the last 12 years. Still a fair bit of work to do in the new one until its all up and running.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Not had much time for this since taking on the restoration of a G40 body, but made a bit of time for a decent ride out in it this evening. A thousand miles since getting it back on the road now - the thing'll probably see me out at this rate.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Apr 28, 2023 20:54:10 GMT
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Gonna dig this out and get it MOT'd next week. Looking forward to getting out and about in it again.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Mar 29, 2023 17:19:43 GMT
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Also bumped into a Grumpy previous resident of this parish on the Jowett stand and said hello. the jowett stand not 20 paces away from chris and his corsair, awkward I noticed that, awkward indeed.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Mar 17, 2023 18:54:54 GMT
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Mar 17, 2023 18:48:23 GMT
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Nice! Pretty much identical to mine other than the colour.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Dec 21, 2022 22:20:14 GMT
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Dec 18, 2022 11:29:14 GMT
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Put this away for winter recently. Now there's no wheel bearing noise, the clattery CIH is the new sound track. When the weather gets better I'll check the valve clearances to see if any improvement can be found.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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sleag40
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This got its annual service and wax polish recently. Afterwards it got a decent ride out while the weather was still nice. Autumn proper has finally landed now, so may not get another go for a while.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Spotted a big puddle of blue liquid under this the other day. Obviously I feared the worst (water pump, core plug etc). Luckily it was the screen wash pump not fully seated in the bottle! Bit of a relief. Laid up for Winter now, got a couple of small jobs to sort then it can be covered up until next year.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Can we have a photo of them both together? Bit of a switcheroo at the shed today.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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sleag40
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Sept 29, 2022 18:55:08 GMT
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I think the discs contain the wheel bearings on these.
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Last Edit: Sept 29, 2022 19:05:46 GMT by sleag40
1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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Sept 26, 2022 19:46:44 GMT
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Didn't get round to this until the weekend just gone. Oil change was done first, then the wheel bearing. Wheel and drum came off I cut the old bearing off, much quicker than using the press, and it would allow me to inspect the bearing surfaces. No noticeable wear could be seen, but there was a couple of chips out of the hardened surface of the outer track. This explains why there was plenty of noise, but no discernable play. The new bearing and locking ring were pressed on to the half shaft and once slotted back where it came from, normal quiet running was resumed.
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1994 Volkswagen Polo G40 1992 Volkswagen Polo G40 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier GLi 1977 Vauxhall Cavalier GL 1967 Lambretta SX200 1966 Lambretta TV200 1964 Lambretta LI150
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