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[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Did all that 25000 miles ago, although the front dampers were second hand police spec, so they could be the culprits.
Wishbones are Polybushed (as is the ARB) with new Vx rear bushes and new balljoints, topped off with Monaro top mounts.
Droplinks are also reasonably recent.
Part of the problem is that I cant even tell where the noise is coming from, probably due to having Tinnitus.
Sometimes I think its front n/s, some times front o/s and sometimes from somewhere in the middle so maybe a gearbox mount. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Not mine, but drove a Rover SD1 for the first time.

All I can say is that I am glad my first car was a MK2 Granada...

That said it was nice/fun/interesting spend time in something that analogue 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

My abiding memory of driving one of those is that the PAS was so light and uncommunicative that the steering wheel felt like it wasnt connected to anything.
Pretty unnerving.

[Doctor Gollum]

My abiding memory of driving one of those is that the PAS was so light and uncommunicative that the steering wheel felt like it wasnt connected to anything.
Pretty unnerving.

My experience of an late Maestro whilst taking a driving test was somewhat similar... Exacerbated by driving about 3,000 miles in a Sierra with unassisted steering a couple of months before

[YZ250]

Not mine, but drove a Rover SD1 for the first time.

All I can say is that I am glad my first car was a MK2 Granada...

That said it was nice/fun/interesting spend time in something that analogue 

I owned a Moonraker Blue 3.5 Vitesse TP for around five years. It seemed a big car back in the day but it’s not when compared to today’s offerings. It seemed a comfortable car back then and mine had the ten digit keyboard for average mpg, ETA etc., so looked quite smart at night for its time. What didn’t look so good was the display showing less than 12mpg when doing 135mph, and as mentioned, the steering was frightening light at that speed. 
It rusted at the same rate that it used fuel but the engine never let me down. My wife hated it the day I bought it and still hated it five years later when I sold it. 

[YZ250]

Not mine, but I fitted a new plastic Coolant Flange Housing to a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol. The old one split right down the middle and spat the coolant contents everywhere, and left a massive trail of steam.    Not a bad little job, although access is tight down the side of the engine, so I opted to add an extra five minutes to the job by choosing to remove the battery and battery tray to improve access.
This is the second plastic housing to properly let go on two separate family members cars. The first plastic thermostat housing to let go killed the Qashqai engine (engine has since been replaced FOC by Nissan), and now the Corsa has let go for the second time (the first time being a pin prick hole). As the Corsa was close to home, it appears to have escaped any serious injury.

[Kevin Wood]

My abiding memory of driving one of those is that the PAS was so light and uncommunicative that the steering wheel felt like it wasnt connected to anything.
Pretty unnerving.

Never meet your heroes, at least when it comes to classic cars.

[TheBoy]

Back in the 80s, when I was too young to legally drive, I always fancied an SD1.  3.5 V8 obviously.  I remember acquired an couple of probably early 80s BL brochures, and longing for the VP model, then the Vitesse when that came out.

But lets face it, they were an old design in the 80s, despite having a (then) modern styling...

[Jimbob]

Not mine, but I fitted a new plastic Coolant Flange Housing to a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol. The old one split right down the middle and spat the coolant contents everywhere, and left a massive trail of steam.    Not a bad little job, although access is tight down the side of the engine, so I opted to add an extra five minutes to the job by choosing to remove the battery and battery tray to improve access.
This is the second plastic housing to properly let go on two separate family members cars. The first plastic thermostat housing to let go killed the Qashqai engine (engine has since been replaced FOC by Nissan), and now the Corsa has let go for the second time (the first time being a pin prick hole). As the Corsa was close to home, it appears to have escaped any serious injury.

That was the main issue on my Project Corsa....Which breakdown services convinced SWMBO's mate was a head gasket failure so he bought a new car the next day!

[Sir Tigger KC]

Back in the 80s, when I was too young to legally drive, I always fancied an SD1.  3.5 V8 obviously.  I remember acquired an couple of probably early 80s BL brochures, and longing for the VP model, then the Vitesse when that came out.

But lets face it, they were an old design in the 80s, despite having a (then) modern styling...

I'd have thought that the dolly birds draped across the bonnet were more interesting to teenage lads than anything BL had to offer. 

Apart from the mighty Morris Marina 1800TC Coupe of course. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My abiding memory of driving one of those is that the PAS was so light and uncommunicative that the steering wheel felt like it wasnt connected to anything.
Pretty unnerving.

Never meet your heroes, at least when it comes to classic cars.

Yep. There is some truth to this.

I know the TR6 I lusted after would present as an ill-handling, poor braked, dog slow piece of  badly screwed together ancient BL shite......but I'd still like one.

Perhaps the 3 decades new TVR Griffith 500 would be the better option.

[YZ250]

Not mine, but I fitted a new plastic Coolant Flange Housing to a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol. The old one split right down the middle and spat the coolant contents everywhere, and left a massive trail of steam.    Not a bad little job, although access is tight down the side of the engine, so I opted to add an extra five minutes to the job by choosing to remove the battery and battery tray to improve access.
This is the second plastic housing to properly let go on two separate family members cars. The first plastic thermostat housing to let go killed the Qashqai engine (engine has since been replaced FOC by Nissan), and now the Corsa has let go for the second time (the first time being a pin prick hole). As the Corsa was close to home, it appears to have escaped any serious injury.

That was the main issue on my Project Corsa....Which breakdown services convinced SWMBO's mate was a head gasket failure so he bought a new car the next day!

A minor leak can run down the block and drip off the bell housing and the engine heat can evaporate
the evidence up higher, making it harder to spot with the bendy mirror and a torch. As you know, a pressure tester comes in handy in that scenario, enabling the system to be tested when cold. In our recent case, a pressure tester wasn’t required, as it had a ruddy great split down the side of it. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Back in the 80s, when I was too young to legally drive, I always fancied an SD1.  3.5 V8 obviously.  I remember acquired an couple of probably early 80s BL brochures, and longing for the VP model, then the Vitesse when that came out.

But lets face it, they were an old design in the 80s, despite having a (then) modern styling...

I'd have thought that the dolly birds draped across the bonnet were more interesting to teenage lads than anything BL had to offer. 

Apart from the mighty Morris Marina 1800TC Coupe of course.

Even today, some fifty years later, the engineering excellence and next generation handling prowess would still feel impressive.

[Jimbob]

Not mine, but I fitted a new plastic Coolant Flange Housing to a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol. The old one split right down the middle and spat the coolant contents everywhere, and left a massive trail of steam.    Not a bad little job, although access is tight down the side of the engine, so I opted to add an extra five minutes to the job by choosing to remove the battery and battery tray to improve access.
This is the second plastic housing to properly let go on two separate family members cars. The first plastic thermostat housing to let go killed the Qashqai engine (engine has since been replaced FOC by Nissan), and now the Corsa has let go for the second time (the first time being a pin prick hole). As the Corsa was close to home, it appears to have escaped any serious injury.

That was the main issue on my Project Corsa....Which breakdown services convinced SWMBO's mate was a head gasket failure so he bought a new car the next day!

A minor leak can run down the block and drip off the bell housing and the engine heat can evaporate
the evidence up higher, making it harder to spot with the bendy mirror and a torch. As you know, a pressure tester comes in handy in that scenario, enabling the system to be tested when cold. In our recent case, a pressure tester wasn’t required, as it had a ruddy great split down the side of it. 

When I recovered it, I changed the also leaking thermostat on his drive...and stopped to top up coolant 7 times in about 10 miles on the way home!  no temp guage either so wait for warning light city, then pull over!

[YZ250]

Not mine, but I fitted a new plastic Coolant Flange Housing to a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 petrol. The old one split right down the middle and spat the coolant contents everywhere, and left a massive trail of steam.    Not a bad little job, although access is tight down the side of the engine, so I opted to add an extra five minutes to the job by choosing to remove the battery and battery tray to improve access.
This is the second plastic housing to properly let go on two separate family members cars. The first plastic thermostat housing to let go killed the Qashqai engine (engine has since been replaced FOC by Nissan), and now the Corsa has let go for the second time (the first time being a pin prick hole). As the Corsa was close to home, it appears to have escaped any serious injury.

That was the main issue on my Project Corsa....Which breakdown services convinced SWMBO's mate was a head gasket failure so he bought a new car the next day!

A minor leak can run down the block and drip off the bell housing and the engine heat can evaporate
the evidence up higher, making it harder to spot with the bendy mirror and a torch. As you know, a pressure tester comes in handy in that scenario, enabling the system to be tested when cold. In our recent case, a pressure tester wasn’t required, as it had a ruddy great split down the side of it. 

When I recovered it, I changed the also leaking thermostat on his drive...and stopped to top up coolant 7 times in about 10 miles on the way home!  no temp guage either so wait for warning light city, then pull over!

You’ve probably already found this menu since you bought it, but you can bring up the temp gauge and other information between the dials by pressing and holding the trip reset button.    These engines seem to run naturally hot. I’ve run live data on this one from cold and the temp runs to around 107-109 before the stat opens and the fans kick in. It then drops to normal temperature. The book says stat opens at 103.