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by Drum
Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:37 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: EBay Finds
Replies: 12401
Views: 2834983

Re: EBay Finds

AutoshiteBoy wrote: Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:30 pm
What am I missing?
It was an old motorbike.
by Drum
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:17 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Found pics
Replies: 6572
Views: 1043223

Re: Found pics

Some random ones The one of the old Doris outside the shop puzzles me.... I'd always associated Cornetto with late 1970s at least but here it is being advertised in pre-decimal (Feb 1971) Britain.... Brief perusal of Unilever's website confirms they were first produced in 1959 although interestingl...
by Drum
Tue Jan 24, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances
Replies: 1289
Views: 100369

Re: Stupid questions about motorised conveyances

If it now occasionally stutters or hesitates under light load close the gaps a touch. With modern ignition systems it shouldn't make any difference - but it does. Upon further research, the Mitsubishi manual I have downloaded was for the Australian market with some other engine model. The gap shoul...
by Drum
Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.
Replies: 254
Views: 13696

Re: The 'modern cars are shit' thread.

Eddie Honda wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:10 pm
The Reverend Bluejeans wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 2:00 pm £700 water pump
:shock:

You've got Drum & I thinking how many cars we could have for that.
"You've got Drum and me thinking"
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15597
Views: 3134190

Re: What did you do today?

Eddie Honda wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:13 pm
Drum wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:00 pm Feel free to speculate on the details of my ineptitude.
MECHACRIPPLE!

Your tool assemblage skills were rather minimal. :lol:
In my defence it didn't come with any instructions!
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15597
Views: 3134190

Re: What did you do today?

Today I stopped being a retard and popped the wheel bearing out easy as pie. Feel free to speculate on the details of my ineptitude. IMG_20230115_125410_013.jpg IMG_20230115_125517_029.jpg To get the new one to pull in square, I had to do lots of rust removal on the back of the hub. IMG_20230115_160...
by Drum
Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Stellantis. Is it the 21st century global British Leyland?
Replies: 76
Views: 3635

Re: Stellantis. Is it the 21st century global British Leyland?

Never heard of them. Had to Google, so for the benefit of anyone as ignorant as me...
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by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:58 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Cars you forgot you owned.
Replies: 48
Views: 1922

Re: Cars you forgot you owned.

Inbetween dailying an E reg volvo 240 estate and a K reg Peugeot 405 SRI, I was briefly encumbered with an L reg Citreon Xantia. Easily forgettable and scrapped after about 6 months.
by Drum
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15597
Views: 3134190

Re: What did you do today?

Dunno. I have torches and hoses and empty bottles on bottle trolleys.
All the gear and no idea.