Wahey! Rusty aint rusty anymore

I sold it so I can concentrate on sorting the Octy VRS the way I want it       

And why is that?

This is a non Skoda thread [emoji4]

Don't like don't look.

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Just trying to inject some light humour, hence the smiley...

 

 

but TBH, each to their own. It'd be a dull world if we all liked the same.

Took the private plate off it and put on it's original plates.

 

Now a painless process all online and £45 cheaper than it used to be to put a plate on retention.

 

The Passat will be sold soon and replaced with a yeti.

 

So that will be Yeti, Octavia and Fabia on the drive and no option to post on this thread anymore.

 

Lee

Edited 4 June, 201610 yr by logiclee

Spent a small fortune on a spare wheel kit for the Mazda.

 

Madness that cars don't come with spares but at least it has a small wheel well to take one.

 

Don't even have it yet, bet I get a puncture tomorrow.

Something I'm going to have to do but they're quite cheap for the CT/Prius. They share the same wheel. Only problem is I don't have a well to put it in [emoji19]

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£370 bucks for a polo mint

£370 bucks for a polo mint

What?????

What?????

 

Rim, tire, tire fitting, jack, wrench, new under tray, restraining bolt, warning sticker, some other stuff I can't recall.

 

Either that or a can of gunk and a new tyre every time you run over a nail.

Got it home. Now the fun begins

 

@RobClubley

hope Rusty settles into his new home

realised the civic has leaked into the boot from somewhere in last night's torrential rain - think it's the rear lights...

Today I was investigating a bottom end knock on my Cat C Fiesta project, hoping I'd bet away with just replacing the big end bearing shells.

 

However, upon striping it (in the car!):

- There were flakes of white-metal in the sump - not good

- Having taken the bearing cap off for one cylinder, I could see that the bearing shells had spun

- I found the source of the metal flakes, they were missing from the inside of the bearing shell.

 

I didn't take any further bearing caps off as it is obvious the crank is fubared so I have have to decide what to do!

Today I was investigating a bottom end knock on my Cat C Fiesta project, hoping I'd bet away with just replacing the big end bearing shells.

 

However, upon striping it (in the car!):

- There were flakes of white-metal in the sump - not good

- Having taken the bearing cap off for one cylinder, I could see that the bearing shells had spun

- I found the source of the metal flakes, they were missing from the inside of the bearing shell.

 

I didn't take any further bearing caps off as it is obvious the crank is fubared so I have have to decide what to do!

 

 

Bolleaux. I'd start with a cup of tea and a KitKat. Then start sourcing a new crank.

Bolleaux. I'd start with a cup of tea and a KitKat. Then start sourcing a new crank.

 

Indeed, I've had a glass of squash and a Rocky biscuit, so close enough!

 

A new crank might well be the way to go...

My non-Skoda (an E36 'vert) got:

 

Auto-dimming mirror

2nd fog light activated (the old-fashioned way......a bit of wire)

DVR

 

 

Today she'll get:

 

Power for the DVR

Replacement horse-shoe

More stickers removed

Sold it to my father in law. (Passat 2.0TDi DSG)

Blew the cobwebs off it .. and me..

As the Skud is currently like this..

 and I'm not enjoying driving a hire  Mundano whilst the £4k job is being done .. I've been out in the other one some more  

Did a run from Greenwich via Clacket lane to Pevensey bay for fish n chips , then through Eastbourne and up to Beachy Head for sunset , a blast towards Brighton and a double tunnel run then Brighton marina for a coffee before heading home , went with some other old bangers 

As the Skud is currently like this..

 

Crumbs!! That doesn't look happy. Hope the people involved are OK.

Crumbs!! That doesn't look happy. Hope the people involved are OK.

no one hurt , although the lady that drove into me got taken away in an ambulance ...... claim culture .

 Pic 10 mins after accident , other traffic filtering past , me going straight over junction , her turning right into me.

What?!?! Ambulance? That was no lady...

I traded my Chevrolet in for a Skoda...

Picked up my spare wheel kit.

 

But not the wheel because they were struggling to put the tire on..

 

Get the wheel tomorrow.

Edited 4 July, 20169 yr by Aspman

New front bumper (previous one had been done in rattle-can black)

 

Various other minor fixes.

Edited 5 July, 20169 yr by RainbowFire