Practically Classics Forum

Update time! The 110 has taken up the roll of student hack again, however now sporting some new to me doors, a new rectifier pack (but charging issues still persist but no flat batteries), an new fuel tank, wheel bearing, clutch fluid change after complete clutch failure, steering arm straightened o...

Don't worry, it's these modern cars, My 19y/o land rover fills straight from the expansion tank, I'm now going to be poking around the cooling systems of the 15y/o Megane and then the Modus and Piccasso when I get back from uni to see how they do it!

David

I don't know anything about the neons cooling systems, but do they not use an expansion tank like others?

Glad to see it's progressing
David

jimmyybob wrote:It doesnt require any restoration appart from pumping up the tyres....NO mot needed dont you know.!

Don't you need to wait another 6months until December?

The bushes that came in my new britpart steering damper were showing signs of cracking and breaking up after a month. Which reminds me I need to replace them this weekend. That sort of thing is a common britpart complaint, although quite a few of my seals are britpart and have been OK so far, I've ...

do they pick up radio 4 longwave? Looking at the ebay listing it says AM/FM, however on the Dignity website it says just FM... As I don't use the old MW or LW stations much (if at all) and I like to use an SD card for record storage/playing I've ordered one. I'll let you know what it says when it c...

mr rusty wrote:I detest this sort of 'progress' with a vengeance!!!!

I'm not sure if this afternoon counts as progress or not, I plugged the cassette recorder on the Hifi into my computer and recorded a new mix tape from a grooveshark playlist. I'm don't know if thats modern or old sckool///

Something like that is tempting to replace the cassette player in the 110, you don't know how they look at night do you? I'm after something subtle and understated, where as most cheep radios look a bit like the blackpool illuminations...

Although an audio or visual relay is a legal requirement (after a certain year, not sure which), its only the new 13pin sockets that are checked so you could get away with it.

Good to see it progressing again, MOT by Christmas?