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Hey Folks! Another week, another weekly chat, your place for stuff that may not warrant a full thread or stuff that is just going on right now that you want to share. Slowly getting back in to the swing of things, been experimenting in my tiny amount of spare time with some forum updates again, things that still don't quite sit right. Not least of which is the mobile view still feels a bit janky. No car stuff to report, other than my daily needing a damn good wash now the tree sap has started ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png) As I type this there are three weekly chat threads at the top of the forum, including the one from the start of the year, with an important update from Laters go and have a read forum.retro-rides.org/post/2818693/thread Retro Rides 20th Birthday Camp Out details will be on the forum this week, (10th)/11/12th July in Somerset, to give you a date and place, until I make a nice thread for it. Previous Thread: forum.retro-rides.org/thread/227102/chat-thread-back-action-wc
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stealthstylz
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May 28, 2024 10:05:03 GMT
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I took the sill trims off the Carlton yesterday. In the words of the great Noddy Holder, "it was like opening Pandora's box". Oh well. It's only welding.
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bstardchild
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Posts: 14,931
Club RR Member Number: 71
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May 28, 2024 10:57:29 GMT
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I took the sill trims off the Carlton yesterday. In the words of the great Noddy Holder, "it was like opening Pandora's box". Oh well. It's only welding. Totally Normal ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) - the inner strengthener will probably be frilly too they are fun to repair If it has a sunroof extend the drain pipes our through the sills stops a lot of the rust starting
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May 28, 2024 11:01:57 GMT
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Slowly getting back in to the swing of things, been experimenting in my tiny amount of spare time with some forum updates again, things that still don't quite sit right. Not least of which is the mobile view still feels a bit janky. Please make the 'NEW' button bigger. I find it hard to press it with my clumsy thumbs! Or of course just* make the main link automatically go to the first unread post. *I appreciate that's probably nowhere near as straightforward as it sounds!
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Davey
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Resident Tyre Nerd.
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May 29, 2024 10:39:52 GMT
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I took the sill trims off the Carlton yesterday. In the words of the great Noddy Holder, "it was like opening Pandora's box". Oh well. It's only welding. I did the same and found the same with the daily yesterday....
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300 EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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May 29, 2024 16:46:48 GMT
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Another week, and finally shook off the recent episode of covid and feel human for the first tie in a month. Exhaust fell apart on the A6 daily, just the clamps corroded meaning the sleeve slid backwards and front pipe started dragging. 70mm hose clip to hold it in place temporarily whilst new part arrives. Otherwise its more parts frustrations in the I'm workshops... seized bowden cable on the Chevy heater.Can make one up, but predictably didn't have any of the spares around me so more waiting for parts. Going to replace all 3 whilst everything is apart, but it stops me putting all the dash parts back in whilst I wait. However a little amusement to finish... AMC with the fabulously title "Weather Eye" heater Control console.
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2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES
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ems1
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 5
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May 29, 2024 18:02:10 GMT
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Manta passed its MOT earlier, hopefully I'll be able to take it to some shows this year.
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1985 Manta GT/E 16v 2001 VW T4 Caravelle
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jmsheahan
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Club RR Member Number: 121
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Some big changes are on the horizon.
At some point over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be a dad. Excited and terrified in equal measures.
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Last Edit: May 30, 2024 9:57:04 GMT by jmsheahan
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May 31, 2024 16:16:57 GMT
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this week a visit to my dad who has just been diagnosed with non hodgkinsons lymphoma and is struggling with his health generally to fix his Robin Hood kit car with a view to selling it very soon we built it about 25 years ago hit he is 84 now and it’s not the best car for him to have fun in so a trip to the south cast and see why it won’t start photos for interest below any other spare time will be spent sorting the su carb conversion on the herald now some bits have arrived in the post
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May 31, 2024 16:24:46 GMT
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I took the sill trims off the Carlton yesterday. In the words of the great Noddy Holder, "it was like opening Pandora's box". Oh well. It's only welding. Ive a pair of pattern part sills here you could have FOC but youd have to pick them up
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,914
Club RR Member Number: 174
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May 31, 2024 19:34:24 GMT
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Ive a pair of pattern part sills here you could have FOC but youd have to pick them up I've got some of those cheapo ones off eBay, think they were about 9 quid or something daft. I'm just gonna cut out and patch them for now as they're covered up and after further prodding they're mostly solid.
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 146
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Did you know Pilkingtons still offer a bunch of made-to-order classic car windscreens? I've known for a while and only recently got the cash to put an order request in so that's what I've done this week. I'll let you all know how that goes. Pilkingtons made the original Triplex laminated windscreen for the Princess and it looks like they kept all the patterns for making new ones. You can find out more here: www.pilkington.com/en-gb/pilkington/uk/automotive/classic-cars-homeI don't know if the listings are genuinely all the models they can do or if it's a generic every-car listing. I guess I'll find out when I get a reply to my request. I really hope they do just make windscreens for basically everything and I can get a new screen so I don't have to keep peering through stone chips, microscratches and grinder spray.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,914
Club RR Member Number: 174
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My aim for today was to get all the rear interiors stripped out but I managed to do that and get the first patch made and welded in. Hoping to get this side done in the next couple of weeks, then same again on passenger side (I imagine anyway not checked yet), then that leaves me a couple of months for fun stuff before RRG.
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