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General Car Chat / Re: Did this belong to anyone on here?
« on: Yesterday at 10:05:31 »Hey ay up nick and one an all ,how the devil are we all
Oh you know, getting older
- 13 July 2025, 17:14:12
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Oh you know, getting older
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General Car Chat / Re: Did this belong to anyone on here?
« on: 11 July 2025, 10:58:33 »No one ever looked at my Mondeo...I quite liked that though to be honest, as I could park it anywhere and nobody paid attention to it.
Today I pulled into a filling station and there was a black BMW 325i Touring parked up. As he drove away he took a long look at mine. I think he had size envy!
Standard BMW driver, then.
I see. Now I'm a BMW driver, I'll have to put up with snarky comments from saggy Jag drivers?
Would you prefer to bond with a mutual cry about timing chain problems?
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Omega General Help / Re: Oem Lower control arms ( Wishbones )
« on: 09 July 2025, 11:13:20 »Removed my bottom arms as i’m refreshing my suspension, if the arms were oem i was going to rebuild then with Polybushes & as I’m told the after market arms don’t last
The possible problem with aftermarket arms is the bushes tend not to last as long as OE. The actual arms are still stamped steel sections welded together; once fitted to the car you'll not be able to tell any difference between OE and pattern[size=78%].[/size]
The procedure is to fit poly front bushes, OE rears and replace any loose ball joints. This is applicable to whichever worn out arms you have. Although an inspection for damage such as twisting would be sensible.
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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?
« on: 08 July 2025, 21:59:02 »Especially considering that the butcher who did it never bothered to tell the DVLA. So it's still down as a Datsun
Technically it still is a Datsun, albeit with a different frock!
That's only true if none of the structural panels were removed; as those include the roof and rear quarters, it's unlikely.
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Omega General Help / Re: Recommissioning a barn find mv6
« on: 08 July 2025, 13:40:48 »Whilst in there, might be worth cleaning the tank out, if its sat for a decade and a half.
Before you fit the new pump, disconnect the fuel rail and blow out both the supply and return lines under the car. You don't want any old fuel getting near the engine.
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General Car Chat / Re: Did this belong to anyone on here?
« on: 08 July 2025, 13:36:32 »Perhaps the Omega is starting it's transition from banger to classic.
Omegas are simply old. Which is pretty much what you said; classics are just older bangers.
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Omega General Help / Re: Gearbox issues
« on: 06 July 2025, 20:16:10 »did find out that i can pull the gearbox from a saab 9-3 or an bmw e34/36, though i need to work with the electrical parts like ecu and tcu
A BMW gearbox will take a considerable amount of engineering and electrical work, that will be far more work, hassle and expense than sourcing and rebuilding an Ar35 that will be a simple bolt in.
The Saab 9-3 trans is for a transverse engine, front-wheel-drive car and will be of no use whatsoever.
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General Car Chat / Re: This Week in Wheeler's Workshop
« on: 04 July 2025, 14:11:38 »
Turned this pile of junk
which is a length of scaffold pole, four discs left from the handrail I built and some oval tubing I scrounged from a skip into this:
which is a stand for the bead roller:
the large handwheel used to be a base for a garden seat, that was also scrounged from a skip.
The short length of angle welded to the upright was added after I finished the stand to allow the easy mounting of both my folder
and the shrinker/stretcher
via this complex fabrication
All of these tools are now easily usable, which has never been the case for the twenty years
I've owned them.
I've also made several of these spike and fid sets using the M16x100bolts shown and a scrap length of 15mm copper pipe.
They're used for splicing and adjusting bell ropes.
which is a length of scaffold pole, four discs left from the handrail I built and some oval tubing I scrounged from a skip into this:
which is a stand for the bead roller:
the large handwheel used to be a base for a garden seat, that was also scrounged from a skip.
The short length of angle welded to the upright was added after I finished the stand to allow the easy mounting of both my folder
and the shrinker/stretcher
via this complex fabrication
All of these tools are now easily usable, which has never been the case for the twenty years
I've owned them.I've also made several of these spike and fid sets using the M16x100bolts shown and a scrap length of 15mm copper pipe.
They're used for splicing and adjusting bell ropes.
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General Discussion Area / Re: The Royal Train
« on: 02 July 2025, 22:14:07 »Even Charlie realises that trains are stupid Victorian technology, and should be resigned to history...
Trains are still highly efficient ways of quickly moving lots of people in/out/between cities. They're nearly as good for moving heavy, bulky loads between fixed points - like fuel for power stations.
They're now utterly hopeless for the needs that private carriages used to serve well. The costs and use mentioned here make a good case for owning a luxury minibus, or the use of a first class compartment on a scheduled train.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Trump has gone to the top .
« on: 22 June 2025, 16:07:55 »
It doesn't matter how long it takes him to make a decision, because he'll change his mind 25 times before his next shit, then get distracted by a squirrel and bomb Lesotho, allegedly for a reason.
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Omega General Help / Re: Hand Brake Shoe Pin Corroded through the Back Plate
« on: 20 June 2025, 11:44:57 »Ok, thanks for the information, maybe I use sealant as well in my installation
BTW Did you had a special tool to insert the hub back in without damaging the wheel bearing itself?
Having replaced several rear wheel bearings, I use the original, cut-off bearing races as spacers to pull the hub into the new bearing, using the old nut as a puller. This 'spacer-race' MUST be a loose fit over the hub shaft so you can remove it; if you cut a slot in it to get it off that will do, as will boring out the hole in the lathe.
I've never noticed an o-ring, gasket or sealant behind the backing plate, so have only ever fitted them after a quick lick with a wire brush.
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Omega General Help / Re: Massive Clattering Noise
« on: 09 June 2025, 17:25:48 »
My advice is simple:
the marks on the timing belt are a distraction, and aren't helpful even to position the belt initially.
Use a timing tool kit, and keep turning the engine through and adjusting the belt until all the marks on the tools line up every time.
Torque all of the relevant fasteners, and turn the engine through one more time.
the marks on the timing belt are a distraction, and aren't helpful even to position the belt initially.
Use a timing tool kit, and keep turning the engine through and adjusting the belt until all the marks on the tools line up every time.
Torque all of the relevant fasteners, and turn the engine through one more time.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy-Duty Brake Pads
« on: 29 May 2025, 13:19:33 »
Mine are attached with stainless M3 bolts into the aluminium calipers. Changing them is as bad as you would expect.
They also cost as much as the last ones I bought for the Omega
They also cost as much as the last ones I bought for the Omega
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 17 May 2025, 17:25:06 »
That reminds me. Did you have to push the clutch (the pedal on the left in) to start it. Not something we used to do.
You have to blame the famously
Americans for it being 'necessary' today.