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by 1duck
Sun May 23, 2021 7:26 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Cars that are sort of alrightish
Replies: 15
Views: 4535

Re: Cars that are sort of alrightish

Kia rio, it just exists. The thing never breaks but it eats tyres.
by 1duck
Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12324
Views: 2827882

Re: EBay Finds

What's with the mX5 engine bit? I seem to remember Practical Classics re-engined a Dolomite with one as well. There's a couple of moggys with mx5 engines too, seems to be a bit of a go to for modern engines being rearwheel drive and all. Plus you can get a rotten mx5 for next to nowt, usually with ...
by 1duck
Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15466
Views: 3123943

Re: What did you do today?

this thread has reminded me that i should dig out my old elu router and see if i can get some brushes for it. I've only been meaning to do that for the past 5 years. one of the other chippies didn't know about replacing the brushes so had been chucking away a new saw every few years... I ended up w...
by 1duck
Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15466
Views: 3123943

Re: What did you do today?

this thread has reminded me that i should dig out my old elu router and see if i can get some brushes for it. I've only been meaning to do that for the past 5 years.
by 1duck
Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:41 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: A car for Life?
Replies: 80
Views: 38815

Re: A car for Life?

Early 90s German/jap cars, they are like cockroaches. Get a civic/polo in a low enough trim level and it will outlast most stuff. It'll be a miserable existence though.
by 1duck
Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Barn finds NCM auction Preston 2nd Nov
Replies: 47
Views: 24492

Re: Barn finds NCM auction Preston 2nd Nov

So that's what you get for over 800 notes including buyers premium. Either someone's lost the plot or there's something on it that's valuable. Are there some mini pickup parts that you just can't get? I know that VW T2 pickup parts can go for an absolute fortune even if they're not exactly in good ...
by 1duck
Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15466
Views: 3123943

Re: What did you do today?

Got in the mx5 to go to work, thought...the steering feels a bit heavy...reversed 2 foot. There's the power steering belt fully intact, just lying on the ground.

Couldn't be arsed trying to shove it back on, at half seven in the morning when i was already late...so i took the yaris to work.
by 1duck
Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:26 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourselves
Topic: So this is the dark Wob the BBC keeps talking about..
Replies: 10
Views: 8488

So this is the dark Wob the BBC keeps talking about..

Thought I'd sign up so as to expand my reading material, I can only refresh autoshite/retrorides/eBay so often before the RSI kicks in.