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by Garbaldy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:18 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: It's a nice day for a drive
Replies: 2
Views: 2246

Re: It's a nice day for a drive

Liquid levels checked and all full just need to stop for some flowgo somewhere. Since I am still well early I thought I'd give it it's annual wash, Whats this bloody ice in June. 20190622_045250.jpg 20190622_050038.jpg And 5 mins later she's clean again although it wasn't really that dirty anyway.
by Garbaldy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:40 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: It's a nice day for a drive
Replies: 2
Views: 2246

Re: It's a nice day for a drive

The car has sat since last year's south shields meet and my mot prep consisted of jumping in and driving to test centre with crossed fingers. When the fans switched on it makes that terrible spokey dokey noise like a 12 year olds bike in the 80s. Luckily misterbishi thought of that and 3 small screw...
by Garbaldy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:32 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: It's a nice day for a drive
Replies: 2
Views: 2246

It's a nice day for a drive

Some of you may remember this.
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Last year we did Roamers mull trip and exactly a year on I'm sitting drinking coffee and ready to do it all again only this year I somehow managed to awake an hour earlier than required cocksticks.
by Garbaldy
Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:50 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Four Oh! Five.
Replies: 32
Views: 18059

Re: Four Oh! Five.

I always found the seats comfy enough although headroom was a bitch if the car had a sunroof, the seats where hight adjustable but just wouldn't go low enough and I rubbed off all my hair.
by Garbaldy
Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:57 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another
Replies: 34
Views: 18333

Re: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another

Probably. I was going on the old-fashioned memory there. Sorry. LDV needed to replace its shit old Sherpas. They got chatting to Daewoo and started a joint venture. Daewoo went tits up, GM got the motors stuff and GM flogged the half-baked van project to LDV on the cheap. 1024px-2007_LDV_Maxus_2.8T...
by Garbaldy
Fri May 31, 2019 8:38 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: My newest toy project.
Replies: 15
Views: 9028

Re: My newest toy project.

Arthur Foxhake wrote: Fri May 31, 2019 7:17 am That's my old Bosch pump.
It's had a few tweaks, governor has been modified, boost pin has been shaved and a few other bits I can't remember. Should go well.

Well that saves me doing it then
by Garbaldy
Thu May 30, 2019 9:07 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: My newest toy project.
Replies: 15
Views: 9028

Re: My newest toy project.

CLINT wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 6:06 pm No chance sorry. France is probably the best place to find those bits

Why did I know you would say that :)
by Garbaldy
Thu May 30, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: My newest toy project.
Replies: 15
Views: 9028

Re: My newest toy project.

Jon's a decent chap, he should be on here. He hadn't long paid to have the engine put in that I sold him. It used to be in in thisIMG_20170415_143113.jpg Yeh he's sound and even fed me too, the engine still has the masking tape label with yellow 305 written on it :D Don't suppose that has a good re...
by Garbaldy
Wed May 29, 2019 10:25 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: My newest toy project.
Replies: 15
Views: 9028

Re: My newest toy project.

CLINT wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 10:22 pm Was that from jon.k?
It sure was and was my first live collection which was a balache I tell you.
by Garbaldy
Wed May 29, 2019 10:25 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: My newest toy project.
Replies: 15
Views: 9028

Re: My newest toy project.

HMC wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 9:41 pm What engine/ gearbox combo did you plump for? From the sounds of it some PSA drivetrain transplanting May have happened?3
Yes it was the old faithful xud out of a salvage car and tuned by vanaitken developments.
Was a right little flyer off the clock easily.