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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12945 on: 13 August 2016, 19:52:48 »
Quote from: tunnie on 13 August 2016, 18:11:46
Just think he was stopped from selling parts to here I thought  :-\

(Because of Vauxhalls rule, not OOF)

Still there last I heard. Not stopped from selling parts here as such - I still use him - but no longer a TC dealership and not allowed to post stuff  ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12946 on: 13 August 2016, 20:14:32 »
The guy i saw wasn,t Andy, i don,t think he is there anymore :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12947 on: 13 August 2016, 20:25:03 »
Ordered some brake caliper piston spreader things ... after 50 yrs of tinkering thought i'd best get the proper kit  ;D On a 24 year old car i didnt think id risk prying them back with a screwdriver  ::) ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12948 on: 13 August 2016, 22:48:55 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 13 August 2016, 20:14:32
The guy i saw wasn,t Andy, i don,t think he is there anymore :-\
AndyC gave us the sad news that he wasn't going to be able to do mail-order any more back in 2013 due to changes at Drive Bury St Edmunds

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=117041.msg1481331#msg1481331

I think he is still there but in a different role. :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12949 on: 14 August 2016, 16:35:50 »
Swapped scuttle for a better one and fitted Insignia washer jets on Project II
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12950 on: 14 August 2016, 16:55:35 »
Finally, at long last, removed the remains of the stuck locking wheel nut. Took it to a mate who has a mig welder, hoping he could weld a nut on top of it and then use a socket to get it off. He had run out of wire for his welder though.  ::)
He got his set of small chisels out of his workshop and proceeded to hammer at it using a small chisel, until the sweat was running off him.
He stopped for a breather and a mouthful of cold beer so I took over. Whacked it twice and it started to turn. It was off the car in 30 seconds.
He swore like a trooper.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12951 on: 14 August 2016, 20:05:03 »
I also replaced my scuttle. but managed to first put the wiper arms on the wrong sides as well as not letting the mechanism park beforehand. yet again it's just another one of those days when I seem to be able to mess up the easiest of jobs.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12952 on: 14 August 2016, 21:37:06 »
Filled it with Tesco's 99, then loaded picnic, chairs, buckets n spades, then drove to Hunstaton for the day,  ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12953 on: 14 August 2016, 21:46:00 »
Quote from: Migv6 on 14 August 2016, 16:55:35
Finally, at long last, removed the remains of the stuck locking wheel nut. Took it to a mate who has a mig welder, hoping he could weld a nut on top of it and then use a socket to get it off. He had run out of wire for his welder though.  ::)
He got his set of small chisels out of his workshop and proceeded to hammer at it using a small chisel, until the sweat was running off him.
He stopped for a breather and a mouthful of cold beer so I took over. Whacked it twice and it started to turn. It was off the car in 30 seconds.
He swore like a trooper.  ;D
He obviously did all the hard graft and you just took the glory. ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12954 on: 14 August 2016, 23:22:49 »
Done some 125 miles in the 3.2, Stopped at a classic car show. Overall a pleasant day for a change  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12955 on: 15 August 2016, 23:30:16 »
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Picked it up...



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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12956 on: 16 August 2016, 19:08:17 »
Fitted a new lamda sensor to the sons Punto. It was effin tight, so I had to chop half of it off so I could get a socket on it, but got there in the end.
Then went to the dentist to have 3 fillings. When I got back, I fitted the o/s wishbone before getting called in for my dinner.
Hopefully fit the other one tomorrow. Down the pub for a couple of soft southern shandies shortly.  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12957 on: 18 August 2016, 14:41:29 »
Picked it up.. was collected from my home by the sales girl, driven to the dealership and presented with a large package with a bow on it.



She unwrapped my package for me while I stood there:

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12958 on: 18 August 2016, 15:07:31 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 18 August 2016, 14:41:29
Picked it up.. was collected from my home by the sales girl, driven to the dealership and presented with a large package with a bow on it.



She unwrapped my package for me while I stood there:



Would rather see a photo of her unwrapped.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #12959 on: 18 August 2016, 15:08:50 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D You dirty old man, bg.. ;D
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