Rich
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Tamiya Haulers - Oops. Another one. Rich
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No huge updates recently, been busy all over the place in small doses so nothing amazing to post. Have done some bits though, I snagged a set of Hadley horns for Hellhound As well as a huge pile of bits including 2 Beier USM RC’s so I can do some more fancy electronics, as well as a dump bed that I think will find its way onto the SK. Also finally got some super-singles for the steer wheels on hellhound, as they looked a little off with 22mm ones. Not sure if they are on in these pics though. Otherwise I’ve been tasked with jazzing up the chassis of a truck a friend has just bought, adding a basic light controller and redoing a few bits, and a few additional parts. He wanted chrome full fenders and I happened to have a set from a tanker trailer so made up some brackets for them. Truck came with a euro rear transom which was handy as he wanted a bumper bar refitting and the stock king hauler transom wouldn’t work with the arches. So I modified the euro one to take the bar, and added lights. He has the body for paint at the moment. He had mentioned that he wanted to remake the deck plates but seeing as these are proper metal chequer plate I scrubbed the black flakey paint of and refitted, hopefully he’s happy with them. Looks smart. That’s all for now.
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Rich
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Er. anything made before 1984.. its RETRO rides remember.. it's a 23 year old car. It's fine.
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Rich
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1981 Eriba TritonRich
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Still got the old girl. Decided last year we needed to start some better renovation, so we ordered a new pop-top canvas from a chap in Chichester IIRC. Removed the very-past it canvas and the roof cap as the canvas is crimped to the cap. Did the work on the dining room table. Decided while it was in the workshop to start the repaint. At last. This was amusing. 3 PC fans. Colour test. Needs 2 coats. Am brush painting it with Rustoleum Combicolour as it levels really well and I can't be bothered to mask the van up to spray it, it'd be a waste of time as it's already been painted 3 times as it is.
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Rich
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Loving the colour combo on the scoot. Looks actual rad. Meant to post the other day and have a proper read of the updates but forgot until today. Louvre is super cool. What a find! Keep the updates coming as they come man.
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Rich
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Bilbo's mk1 CavalierRich
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That engine bay is going to look great once you've cleaned it up, leaving it red is a really nice contrast to the beige, definitely looks like a deliberate style choice because of where you split the colour. Exactly this. I did the same when I painted the Mazda blue and left the bay white as it looks intentional. Great work so far. Colour looks fab!
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Rich
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Feb 28, 2024 12:38:14 GMT
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I don’t drive it every day but it’s my ‘only’ car. 206sw is the wifes 😂
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Rich
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Cheaper To Buy Avoiding Scene TaxRich
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Feb 23, 2024 22:44:01 GMT
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Love our little SW. Great little momentum cars. I think rear axle bearing failure is what killed a lot of these off nowadays as people are either scared to fix them of think they are expensive to replace when in reality a remanufactured axle is only about £300-350 depending on model.
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Rich
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‘98 Dodge Dakota. Exhausting work. Rich
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Feb 23, 2024 21:16:32 GMT
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The weekend has come for the manifold job.. Definitely toast. Brake booster out for access to the snapped stud Trail fit is promising. Needs a massage on the front tube to clear the inlet manifold.
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2024 21:17:10 GMT by Rich
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Rich
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Feb 23, 2024 14:45:09 GMT
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So it's okay not to have the kick-up now? Because I'd always worked on the understanding you had to have the pavement kick up relevant for what side of the road you drove on. No, it’s just for illuminating the verge and road signs. The kick up if present just has to be on the correct (N/S) side and aimed correctly. It doesn’t actually need to be there. US domestics never had it on either side, it’s just a formality.
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Rich
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Feb 23, 2024 12:04:54 GMT
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US DOT specific lamps are compliant with UK regs as they have a flat cut-off. Worth seeing if you can confirm this with any sellers.
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Rich
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Citroen C2 VTS - jerky/lumpy engineRich
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Is it the model with the Sensodrive gearbox? If so, it could be that. Cleaning the throttle body and resetting the auto adaptives would be a good start, provided you don’t have any other fault codes to deal with. Is yours a VVT version or a normal one? Another area to look at if it is. Also, be wary of cheap coil packs on TU’s. I’m not sure if the 16V uses the ignition phase detection system but the 8V does and cheap coils play havoc with it and often throw a code.
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Rich
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Feb 20, 2024 19:51:27 GMT
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Hi folks, resurrecting this thread from the depths of RR's vaults - it's now MOT time again, we didn't change the tyres following last year's advisories and nobody has died. However, a pre-MOT inspection tells me they won't pass this year so we need three new tyres. I've always replaced tyres with the same make as was fitted from new or with a known recognised make (Pirelli, Goodyear etc) but as my wife does little mileage and no long journeys and it seems premium tyres are no better for durability than cheaper ones, it seems crazy to spend premium money on Bridgestones again. So the question is: what mid range tyres have people had good experiences with? thanks folks! (not the wife's car!) Cortinaman I’ve had Nankang NS2’s in the past on a BX and they handled well and lasted fairly well, my brother swears by Davanti and they are on his ‘hoon’ car. I’ve just fitted a pair of Landsails, I wanted to go with something a bit more upmarket but the tyre size on the 206 means you can get budget, ‘premium’ budget (landsail) and then anything over that nearly doubles in price so went with Landsail and to be fair they have been fine on that. I admit it’s not powerhouse but I give it a good kicking when I drive it and they seem fairly surefooted even in the recent abysmal weather.
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Rich
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Small block VW engine coolingRich
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Feb 19, 2024 20:15:49 GMT
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Sounds like maybe 2 issues here. Temperature sensor is showing as wrong resistance if the gauge immediately jumps to normal on ignition on. I’d be looking into that if there are no actual other symptoms. Possibly the pump impeller is adrift, doing that along with a flush and new stat can’t possibly hurt.
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Rich
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Feb 19, 2024 20:12:40 GMT
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I've had subs in a few cars and sometimes they end up draining the battery and causing no end of running problems, especially when it is an old battery or of unknown health etc. On a previous car it used to dim the lights at night lol. I've never run a sub on this car so it's just to be cautious really. Plus it's handy to be able to turn it off without fiddling with all the settings eg if I'm listening to an audio book or sports or whatever. You're right though, it'd work fine going through the stereo too. Hadn’t even considered wanting to turn it off listing to not-music. That’s a fair idea. 👍🏻
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Rich
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Photos Rich
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Feb 18, 2024 16:55:43 GMT
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Do you not see this?
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Rich
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‘98 Dodge Dakota. Exhausting work. Rich
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Feb 17, 2024 23:46:47 GMT
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After a late morning on the road, I arrived at TAB to see Colonelk after stopping on route to collect a thing. Or maybe 5. So then this happened. Which resulted in this. Mucho betterer.
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Rich
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Feb 17, 2024 23:10:57 GMT
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Curious as to why you’d need a switch rather than use the radios amp remote output to turn the amp off when the radio isn’t powered? Mind you being able to isolate the remote lead isn’t a terrible idea.
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Rich
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Mini One Ecu question.Rich
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Feb 15, 2024 22:57:38 GMT
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Only if you swap every IMMO coded module and use the matching key or have the PCM IMMO removed or reprogrammed. And then I’m not sure you are going to notice much benefit.
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Rich
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‘98 Dodge Dakota. Exhausting work. Rich
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Feb 10, 2024 16:50:57 GMT
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Now I have a topper for the bed, means I can sleep in it (provided the weather doesn’t come in the tailgate. Stayed at TAB in it at the end of Jan, admittedly with a -30° survival limit sleeping bag and a small oil radiator. Snug. Anyway, update. In my hoard of spares was a tach cluster. I had a nose at that today as I had the facia off to do some work on the alarm/cdl. Found someone had cut the tracks on the lamps for the SRS, Belt warning and Security LEDS and removed the ABS bulb. Initially, as the boards superficially appeared the same I swapped them over to the tach front panel but that left me with a tachometer that displayed the fuel level and a fuel gauge that showed the oil pressure. Funny that all the gauges are driven with the same PWM protocol and step motors. So I plugged the tach panel in instead. In a bizarre twist of fate the milage is within 500 miles difference higher on the tach panel, so I can live with that. So I repaired the tracks. Testing.. Cleaned and fitted. Had to swap the lens from the old cluster as it was badly marked on the tach dash, as well as the PRND panel blank as the tach came from an auto. But looks smart now. Gave the interior a quick swizzle with the vacuum after fitting a new drivers door seal. Always torn where people get in and out. And with that, when someone complains about how big SUVs have got, bear in mind this is only a mid-size 1/2 tonne truck.
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Rich
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Never realised this had been with you for 12 years We're all getting old! Hits home how long ago this actually was because of this: Legit
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