Practically Classics Forum

Nothing really visible to show for today's half hour of car time. https://i.ibb.co/1LyMVXZ/IMG-20240111-142817.jpg Hard to tell, but both headlights have now been replaced with ones having a proper beam pattern for UK roads. They've been adjusted to look vaguely sensible based on the beam on the fen...

A package arrived early on this morning containing some more goodies. https://i.ibb.co/94KJTK1/IMG-20240110-104458.jpg The new indicators were the first to go on. Well...new to me, the date stamp on the lenses shows a 1990 production date. https://i.ibb.co/0hsXSjm/IMG-20240110-122417.jpg Yes the one...

Progress! The car is going to weigh half a ton less when you're finished! Have you considered fitting a new loom? I replaced one on my second mg restoration.. it was such a difference.. not having to trace mysterious faults and other electrical pixies.. Is the Renault anywhere near the road or is i...

So...where were we? Oh yes, I was making a horrendous mess. https://i.ibb.co/54vgz5V/IMG-20240109-141949.jpg It feels like it's been a reasonably productive afternoon at least. While digging around today I did discover some "quality bodywork repair" on the bulkhead. It's hidden from outside behind t...

My old galaxy had wobbly calipers that would rub the wheels occasionally.. odd that the garage couldn't find anything on your car.. Have you considered a carport to keep some of the fleet dry? I've seen some with solar panels on... they have something similar where my wife works.. helps keep cars c...

Has to be said that electrical pruning in an older car can often be quite satisfying. This is what was evicted from under the dash of the Trabant this morning. https://i.ibb.co/5rdNR4j/IMG-20240108-141022.jpg Including quality workmanship such as this discarded wiring tail that was just sitting on t...

Carpets were removed again a day or two ago, and today I went after the rear cabin floor with a screwdriver and the vacuum cleaner to scrape off and get rid of at least a decent chunk of the flaky paint/rust/sealant. https://i.ibb.co/7tBBh9M/IMG-20240107-141625.jpg Will probably still go at it with ...

Do you have a wet vacuum cleaner to clean some of the water from your car? Glad the rover is getting some love, do you use it much now? I do, but at the moment there's not much point in using it as the water's just going to reappear as soon as it's removed. Really need to properly figure out where ...

Sorry for the lack of my usual updates over the last few days. Firstly there's not been a massive amount going on. The weather being so miserable (seriously, why don't we just rename English winter "the rainy season" as it would be so much more descriptive) has obviously put a damper on doing much o...

Yesterday afternoon I had intended to give the Trabant at least a first pass exterior clean as she'll be attending a show tomorrow. Not going into full valet mode, I just wanted to get rid of all the moss and some of the ingrained grime that's clearly been there for years. However I then ended up wa...