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Aug 10th, 2022, 08:59 | #281 | |
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We own cars that are 30yrs old, cost a fortune in fuel, are mega underpowered and are held together with rust and love haha JJ
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Aug 10th, 2022, 16:40 | #283 |
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Mine is 45 years old , all the STW has been cut out and new steel put in.
Running on 195/70 R14s ,it gives the comfort and ground clearance a modern speed bump strewn environment requires. Being vintage class , the money I save on tax and insurance pays for plenty of go go juice.
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It was clearly past it’s best Top hose is about 85degC and bottom hose is about 75degC with rad about 40degC This doesn’t seem right to me tbh So in lieu of another flush of the system and putting it all back together again, I secured a new rad for £50 and will replace that too after another flush JJ
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In other news - given how valuable petrol is, I thought I’d get a locking cap
Got it from someone breaking a 240 Needed a good clean and degreasing and I even wire brushed the key as it had a bit of rust Silicone spray in the lock mechanism and then changed over the seal as the new cap one was wrecked Turned out not too bad tbh but it’s still got 20+ years of petrol on it Next up I have some new gas struts for the boot coming as the boot stays up but falls pretty hard once horizontal JJ
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So boot struts arrived in under 48hrs and cost £30 delivered
A 5 min job is an overstatement I propped the boot open with a bit of wood just in case and my son did one side while I did the other Pop off the clip… Unscrew the strut from the coupling on the pillar And then screw the new strut in and replace the clip What a world of difference Before it would stay open but barely had any lift and then just drop freely from the horizontal and make a right bang JJ
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