eldavo69 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 I'm shocked to see TSN teasing a member other than me on account of his frequent crashes FTFY!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Looking good, has it effectively had a full respray now? Nearly! Has picked up a fair few chips during the year so will probably get the front end blown over this time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Nearly! Has picked up a fair few chips during the year Bark chips? That's people's front gardens for you. Edited November 29, 2013 by Milo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 I don't care what you say, that is definitely beige. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 I see you've acquired another 42 stickers and put them on the windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Got the car back today Started it up and it sounded like a Singer. Unfortunately, not the £300k Singer 911s but a Singer sewing machine The fuel injectors can be a bit noisy when cold but this was ridiculously loud. It must have been down to the car standing about and being briefly started to move about the Bodyshop. Anyway, thing started to quieten down as I made my way home and the engine came up to temp. I was concentrating so hard on listening for injector noise that I carelessly missed the turning to my house and had no other option but to spend the next 45 mins attacking some of my favourite a and b-roads just to be sure the noise wasn't going to come back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Glad she/he (is Felipe a boy or girls name?) is back up and running! Watch out for the grannies this time, maybe avoid Aldi from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 All cars are female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 All cars are female. Because all men like there to be something female in their life that, sometimes, does as they ask I used to wonder about the Defender, it always seemed a bit butch for that. Then when she had a hissy fit after hearing me mention that I was trading her in the next day, I realised she must be female. So indeed, all cars are female, but Defenders are often out servicing the dykes and the stonewalls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I think you'll find all blokes who drive Defenders are actually dykes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Because all men like there to be something female in their life that, sometimes, does as they ask Lol, yes that, and the fact that the petrol pump would be the penis, squirting into the cars receptacle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Oooooooooo a green B5 A4 Avant Porsche looks good Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Lol, only you Ian!!! I hadn't even noticed the other car in the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 OMG!! That's an ultra-rare "Trojan" manhole cover! Where is that, Dave? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 From what I can see of it, there is an identical A4 in that colour that I see fairly regularly, I'll attempt a picture for your records if I spot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Shouldn't be difficult to spot in that colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 OMG!! That's an ultra-rare "Trojan" manhole cover! Where is that, Dave? I've got some Trojan ladyhole covers if that helps patently? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I've got some Trojan ladyhole covers if that helps patently? Do you know, I nearly posted "as opposed to a Trojan man-handle cover" but decided that I wouldn't lower the tone! How wrong was I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 That's the thing about this place. If you don't lower the tone, you can be sure someone else will be along soon to do it for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) I decided to make a start on changing the ABS pump tonight. It sits behind the driver's side wing so the car needs to be jacked up, wheel removed, arch liner removed and then about 10 bolts to be removed, some tricky, some easy and the last three a nightmare to remove the wing and then you can get cracking on the ABS pump itself followed by bleeding the brakes. I jacked the car up, chucked an axle stand under it and removed the wheel. Went back inside and got through 4x50ml Whisky miniatures, 3 Peronis and a load of cheese whilst watching Talladega Nights on DVD. I'm off work for two weeks, no rush Edited December 21, 2013 by eldavo69 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well, did the ABS pump at the weekend. Managed it from underneath and in the wheel arch so much easier than removing the wing first. All going so well bar the last retaining nut that was rusted to funk and very inaccessible. 45 mins careful Dremeling and chiseling saw it off and then I changed the pump over. Picked up some new brake fluid on Monday and got round to bleeding the brakes yesterday while the Mrs went out shopping with the in-laws. Gunson Easibleed proving it's worth once again - but when I'd finished I had no brakes at all. Pedal straight to the floor, system felt full of air - nothing! Tried rebleeding them with F-i-L doing pedal pressing bit still nowt - scratched head and went inside to ask for help on the Porsche forum. A couple of hours later . . . . Feel like a complete div when it's pointed out to me that unlike the sliding calipers on my last car, the Brembos on the Turbo have a second bleed nipple on the inboard side for bleeding the other caliper half. That's today's job then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 The right tool for the job makes life a breeze - unless it's being administered by the wrong tool for the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I'm sure this is covered, but poisonous liquids in a Robinsons bottle really must be got rid of ASAP. More so with young ones in the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Don't worry, I poured it over next door's cat when I'd finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Feel like a complete div when it's pointed out to me that unlike the sliding calipers on my last car, the Brembos on the Turbo have a second bleed nipple on the inboard side for bleeding the other caliper half. That's today's job then To be fair, that would have caught me out, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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