FOAD
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Aug 25, 2018 17:42:23 GMT
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I really enjoy the variety of cars that you go through. Cars that to me just wouldn't appear on the radar, but when you find them and put up the pictures I find myself thinking, wow, that's cool, I've not seen one of those in years! However I do wish that you would tell us all about them, rather than just creating an epic photo album of coolness. I will try to put some more detail into them in future, it's sometimes difficult to add anything because they just work and I don't have them long enough to do much work to them so don't have a whole lot of interesting stuff to write about them. Nobody wants to hear about fuel economy do they? |
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FOAD
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Aug 25, 2018 17:51:02 GMT
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So having just bought the 19 the other night, what better way to test it's drivablity and reliability by driving it to England to help a friend pick up a cool old Honda.  RJC_3509 by srblythe, on Flickr It was only down in the Lake district so just over 3 hours each way, the Renault with it's 1.4 carbed engine performed remarkably well on the journey and didn't give any cause for concern. I have clocked up just over 500 miles since Thursday!  RJC_3523 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3524 by srblythe, on Flickr The car that we went to collect was this Honda Ballade  RJC_3516 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3514 by srblythe, on Flickr It looks reasonably good but the rear arches are going to need some work quite soon. It was a pretty uneventful drive back up to Scotland, My friend said that the exhaust note was a little bit loud so he'll be looking to fit a rear silencer. |
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FOAD
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Aug 25, 2018 18:09:16 GMT
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 Still Game Dogging Rover by srblythe, on Flickr In other news the Rover 220 that I bought for £80 and gave away to a friend is going to be in an episode of Still Game in a scene which involves dogging! I occasionally get contacted by a guy I know in Glasgow who sources cars to be used in film and tv, I've had cars in a couple of things so far including the David Walliams childrens film shown around christmas time on the bbc "Grandpas great escape" and another film called "hush" which I'm yet to see... For still game, the production company were after something along the lines of a boy racer style Cavalier with tinted windows, not having anything like that I suggested an Audi 80.  RJC_3246 by srblythe, on Flickr Which they were 80% sure they were going to use until they found out it had electric rear windows and needed wind down windows, the only car I could think of was the Rover which they accepted. Talk about scraping the barrel eh? I used the Alto in a film called "hush"  DSC_0380 by srblythe, on Flickr And used a mk2 Polo, W123 and my pal used his Imp in "Grandpas great escape"  DSC_0638 by srblythe, on Flickr  DSC_0635 by srblythe, on Flickr  DSC_0639 by srblythe, on Flickr  Grandpa's Great Escape by srblythe, on Flickr  DSC_0654 by srblythe, on Flickr  DSC_0647 by srblythe, on Flickr We were filming all day for that one and had to drive the cars back and forward up and down the road, the pay was pretty good at E400 per car so essentially it paid for the purchase of both the Polo and Mercedes that cost around £800 all in to buy. That amount of filming led to around 30 seconds on the actual screen...  Grandpa's Great Escape by srblythe, on Flickr  Grandpa's Great Escape by srblythe, on Flickr  Grandpa's Great Escape by srblythe, on Flickr  Grandpa's Great Escape by srblythe, on Flickr |
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Aug 27, 2018 11:57:33 GMT
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Just sold a set of R19 turbines as well, typical!
Liking it a lot, bet its properly comfy
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FOAD
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Sept 8, 2018 20:33:16 GMT
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FOAD
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Sept 8, 2018 20:35:03 GMT
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 RJC_3597 by srblythe, on Flickr Some more progress made on the Polo. The new petrol tank arrived on Thursday so I fitted it and put some fuel in and it runs fine without cutting out. I curse word about with the carb and timing when it wasn't running right before so no doubt I'll have to make some adjustments now that it runs without cutting out.  RJC_3586 by srblythe, on Flickr I picked up a set of Frontera steels for £15, painted them green and stuck them on the Ranger.  RJC_3588 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3749 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3751 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3752 by srblythe, on Flickr I found some scabby 18 alloys to try on the 19  RJC_3740 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3737 by srblythe, on Flickr |
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Sept 8, 2018 23:57:38 GMT
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That Ranger looks cooler to me every time I see it! Do you still have the Tata?
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Oooh those mags would look cool in a nice crisp white.
Except the 19 is silver? So maybe just a fresh coat of silver.. or gold!
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FOAD
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That Ranger looks cooler to me every time I see it! Do you still have the Tata? I no longer own a tata, the last one went in a deal with the 305 van last year. I'd have another but preferably a single cab this time. |
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FOAD
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Oooh those mags would look cool in a nice crisp white. Except the 19 is silver? So maybe just a fresh coat of silver.. or gold! I do have plenty of white paint lying around but I think your suggestion of gold might work so will probably try that. |
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FOAD
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Sept 21, 2018 22:07:14 GMT
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The Proton was a bit rustier underneath than I expected, under both rear arches were particularly bad so I spend around 15 hours welding everything underneath last weekend including inner and outer arches and suspension mounts.  RJC_3962 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3963 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_3965 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4178 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4181 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4182 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4184 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4187 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4188 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4190 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4251 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4259 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4260 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4262 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4265 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4271 by srblythe, on Flickr  RJC_4276 by srblythe, on Flickr It was some pretty horrendous welding but by the time I had gotten onto welding the outer arch I just wanted to give up so just bashed it with a hammer to make it wheel arch shaped, I figured it would be hidden under the plastic trim so didn't have to look perfect. Today it went in for an mot and passed so an excellent result for the effort I put in. |
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FOAD
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Sept 21, 2018 22:09:55 GMT
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I also painted the Renault wheels white and did a quick edit to see if they'd work on the 19.  RJC_3970 by srblythe, on Flickr I'm thinking yes! |
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vulgalour
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The undesirables...vulgalour
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Sept 21, 2018 22:54:16 GMT
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Very yes! Rust on the Proton was a bit shocking, it hid that well with those extra trims on the outside. Nice work putting it all right again.
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FOAD
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Sept 21, 2018 23:59:20 GMT
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Also to pass its mot an hour after the Proton was this!  RJC_4237 by srblythe, on Flickr I did spend a bit of time during the week welding some cracks in the exhaust silencer but other than that it was fine. |
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FOAD
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Sept 22, 2018 15:24:46 GMT
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vulgalour
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The undesirables...vulgalour
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Sept 22, 2018 16:27:58 GMT
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Those wheels very much look like they belong on that Renault, hard to imagine it not being on them.
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FOAD
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Sept 22, 2018 19:33:25 GMT
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Sept 27, 2018 20:10:25 GMT
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Hiya Foad, any chance you could have a word with Derksine about posting the parts that Bogbasic on 300 mania bought from him 3 years ago? Ta.
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FOAD
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Sept 27, 2018 20:42:00 GMT
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Hiya Foad, any chance you could have a word with Derksine about posting the parts that Bogbasic on 300 mania bought from him 3 years ago? Ta. I'm guessing he still hasn't sent anything since the last time he said he was actually going to do it? I'll let him know again but feel free to harass him on Facebook Unfortunately I don't have a number for him. Can you get me a list of parts that he's meant to send and I could at least try to look them out. |
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Sept 27, 2018 20:43:02 GMT
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Hiya Foad, any chance you could have a word with Derksine about posting the parts that Bogbasic on 300 mania bought from him 3 years ago? Ta. I'm guessing he still hasn't sent anything since the last time he said he was actually going to do it? I'll let him know again but feel free to harass him on Facebook Unfortunately I don't have a number for him. Can you get me a list of parts that he's meant to send and I could at least try to look them out. Cheers mate, I will try and get the info for you. |
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