Practically Classics Forum

TerryG wrote:How long before Bernie gets his hands on it, they shoot half an episode of them covering it with filler then sanding it back to roughly the right shape before swapping it for another one and hoping nobody notices.

As long as emptying their bins is someone else's job, it's all good.

Today, I have been driving on the beach, piccies being scanned in later.

Took Ed down to Exeter to meet up with his new owner, never missed a beat all the way down, back to just one Acclaim now!

I filled the Midget with fuel and brought it to the shop today, over one of my favourite drives . My parents then borrowed it to go shopping (No doubt giving my father incentive to get his Midget finished and on the road); guarding it well whilst it was parked I wish we could have a Summer this year......cr*pping down since 2006 does get on one's t*t at times

This is a still taken from an onboard film (I think it was the day in 2011 when it wasn't cr*pping down)

First bit of sunny weather a chance to do a bit on my wife's Karmann beetle 69 so near yet so far with this out door restoration .

Its nearly done I think ? I fitted the indicator lever, made a horn steering loom got to buy full beetle tinware set £200 still.

The seat's are going off to be done along with new interior as well.

This evening I spent 2 hours chasing the cause of the overnight drop on my Range Rover's suspension. I have fitted new springs and new seals to the valve block previously but it was still not holding air. Filling a plant mister with water and fairy liquid spraying my way along the lines I found a bodge I should have noticed a long time ago. At some point, some joker has "fixed" a split with a piece of fuel line and 2 jubilee clips. I now have 2 more jubilee clips in my stock and fitted a correct coupler so hopefully no more EAS faults

Resetting the mixture on my Rover 2000 to 3% CO after changing the plugs and air filter and getting much better mpg out of it (it was 7% before that )

Dave

Today fixing central locking, replacing locking loom got it working still not locking on the key however does unlock?

Will sort out next week.

Been to the post office to tax the Rover (just another government insult / rip off @ £123.75 for six months at least it becomes free next year) - well at least it can now come out winter hibernation and used through summer

I spent a couple of hours today hovering and shampooing the carpets in all my cars. The RR as usual gave me a "surprise". I decided to take the sill trim off so I could get at some dirty marks on the carpet and after removing 16 seized screws with a drill I found there is quite a lot of rust on the drivers side floor. a bit of poking and a hole 3" by 1" has appeared. Oh dear.

After a long battle got the windows working, trim fitted back on also did the axle boots on my bug ready for the MOT this week.