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Cars for Sale & wanted / 97 Elite

« on: 19 October 2021, 18:17:45 »

Swmbo does not want to sell but Sad dick Khan wants to charge her £12.50 per day so thought would give oof members first dibs, 97 3.0 Elite
Poly doughnut bushes
Poly front wishbone bushes
Poly steering idler arm bush
New drag link, track control arms & drop links
Cat back stainless exhaust
Alloy cam covers
MOT till end of October 21
Can throw in unused vx water pump & crank sensor (new but need to find them)
Paint work is scruffy, lacquer peeling in places
Magic Grey colour
Rust at bottom of rear driver side door
154k miles
HID headlights
Cream leather

Any questions just ask, only selling because we live wrong side of ULEZ zone
Looking for around £300 but open to offers
 

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General Car Chat / Focus ST 225

« on: 18 July 2021, 19:15:56 »

Restoring the Volvo 2.5 5 pot engine in a Focus but have found threads for the offside engine mount to be damaged. To far gone to restore with an m12 x 1.75 tap so will need to be helicoiled, block is Ali so any tips for getting this right first time as it is still in the car & is it worth changing fixing from bolt to stud, head size is 15mm, length is about 50mm & should be torqued to 115nm

Ta

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General Car Chat / Solar powered battery charger

« on: 03 May 2021, 19:05:31 »

As SWMBO has been told no return to fun factory, keep working from home until August at the earliest possibly later in the year, was wondering if solar powered battery charger or maintainer would work if placed behind windscreen. Don’t always get the chance to take it out for a blast once or twice a week so wondered if solar power is the way to go in keeping battery topped up & could it be connected for two weeks or more. Have no experience of these so any help appreciated & if so any recommendations

Ta

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General Discussion Area / Refurbed laptops

« on: 11 July 2020, 11:28:21 »

Are they good? Need something better than my steam powered paving slab, only needs to be around 13 inch screen & i5 chip must be windows 10, have had dell in the past & XPS 13 is looking very nice but new they are silly money & hate the white key board, also any vendors to steer clear of

Sorry wrong section, can admins please move?

Ta

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General Car Chat / Battery advice

« on: 30 June 2020, 17:46:02 »

Now swmbo is working from home her car battery is not a happy bunny as she only uses the car once a week for shopping trip, grand total of under 2 miles. Was wondering best way to keep battery in as best condition as possible, ie disconnect neg lead, solar charger, or any other way to look after it, otherwise it will be my fault & i’ll Have to buy her a new one 

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General Discussion Area / Who would do better ..........

« on: 22 June 2020, 21:13:31 »

An F1 driver in a rally car or a rally driver in an F1 car in competition & why?

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General Car Chat / Adding usb to cd player

« on: 18 April 2020, 19:34:57 »

Anyone know if it’s possible to play music by adding usb to standard Ford/Sony 6 disc player so I can drop tunes onto flash drive, could upgrade but would rather keep look as factory standard. Happy to pull unit out of the dash but not good at major surgery

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General Discussion Area / Help tracing his past

« on: 18 November 2019, 19:31:09 »

Any advice on tracing someone’s past. A friend recently went to an open day at a local cemetery, (he is part of the god squad) and came across a grave in the name of Ivor Bueb, turns out he was twice Le Mans winner in 1955 & 1957. Have read about his motor racing history, but would like to know a bit more about how he lived his early life, where he lived & so on, local authorities in east & south London are as much use as a cat flap on a submarine so any ideas where to go next?

Ta

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Omega General Help / Heatshield studs

« on: 28 October 2019, 17:20:28 »

Noticed some of the studs that secure the heat shields under the car near the back boxes have broken off and wondered if anyone has any idea of a repair

Ta 

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General Car Chat / SGS trolly jacks

« on: 08 August 2019, 17:15:40 »

Anyone have one? Current jack is nearing the end of its life so need a replacement, thinking of the 2.5 ton low profile or any other recommendations or brands

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Omega General Help / Rear screen leak

« on: 27 December 2018, 16:34:10 »

Any known points for water to leak into the boot, body work under boot lid seal is wet & carpet is growing a fur coat. Noticed dampness all along body under boot seal from near side to offside & metal above cd changer is drenched

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Omega General Help / V6 thermostat

« on: 29 October 2018, 10:17:00 »

Can the stat be removed from it’s housing, as mine needs replacing or is better to replace stat, housing & pipe. Can order the thermostat but the rest is getting harder to find

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General Car Chat / Parts availability

« on: 20 October 2018, 19:43:49 »

Just had the Omega given an advisory on steering idler & after a chat with the garage owner he tells me Vauxhall are no longer stocking parts for older cars as storing them in warehouses is no longer viable. Not a problem as I rebuilt it but wondered what other parts are no longer available as some pattern parts are absolute crap

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Two button fob

« on: 31 August 2018, 22:22:22 »

We have a 2 button fob & separate key but buttons on fob no longer open the car, have to open with the key & sync them every time. Replaced battery in fob & lights flash & battery on car is only 5 months old

Any ideas?

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Omega General Help / V6 missfire

« on: 10 March 2018, 18:03:54 »

Changed plugs 2 weeks ago as part of service & replaced fuel pump 2-3 days ago. Car has been running fine for 2 days now have missfire, checked plugs & leads & got a healthy spark at each plug so starting suspect probs with fuel injection, any pointers on where to look next? No fault codes logged