Violet Vivid
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Reports of my demise were somewhat exaggerated
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Feb 15, 2013 18:58:14 GMT
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Poor little Odie needs a wash. Time for some pampering mum! White wheels? Not my style, but each to their own. What springs have you got on the front VV? Have you checked the flat needle on the leaky carb? I had one the was all twisted at the top and that made the carb leak like a seive. Lol yeah, she always needs a wash tbh, made worse by the waxoil over-spray (but I figure that's stopping her getting rustier ;D )
just standard monte carlo's
The carb is described by the carb specialist as 'really quite loose inside, and about knackered' they had to tune her running rich to get her ok, and its getting worse (the leak I mentioned is when you have her on tick-over & turn her off she drips out the overflow pipe! Got the SU going on now ;D )
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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MK2VR6
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Feb 15, 2013 19:09:24 GMT
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Not caught up with this thread for ages; last time I read the old girl had a smashed nose. Looks like lots of steps in the right direction since! As for the bumperless look, I normally think cars without bumpers look rubbish. However, the Imp looks so right without them, when fitted with your alloys. looking' good!
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Violet Vivid
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Reports of my demise were somewhat exaggerated
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Mar 17, 2013 19:02:58 GMT
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Heya all!
Not updated this in a while, because Odie's been off the road.
When I had the clutch done in december the mechanic & I didn't realise there should have been some clips holding the original release bearing in place, as they were gone.
Soo when we fitted the new clutch & bearing we didn't replace them.
Fast forward to last month, and my gear selection gradually got worse & worse over a couple of days, eventually rendering me without gears :/
soo quick call to Higham Auto's in Northants (Imp Specialists) and then one to my insurance-provided breakdown cover (who will collect & deliver to a specialist local as part of the cover!!) & Odie went on a flatbed over to them.
Unfortunately Higham were marred out with the 'bread & butter' work, soo Odie took a bit of a back seat. However when her time came turns out the release bearing had dropped, and in doing so had munched the clutch plate almost entirely
soo a new clutch later, and I picked her up yesterday ;D
& took this (hands free again! - despite my fingers showing in the reflection, they were on the spoke of the wheel) on the way home:
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Mar 17, 2013 19:22:15 GMT
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Odie lives!
Does that mean you can bring her to the beach?
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Koos
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Violet Vivid
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Aug 28, 2013 22:15:42 GMT
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Well its been a while!
Odie's been sat since last update, after spending £600+ on two seperate new clutches (one fitted local, the other at a specialist) within a month of the last one its was back to the same again. Took her back, and was told it'd be the same cost again to fix her! And that the noise my g'box had made since before I got her was the bearings rumbling, meaning it was wearing out hadn't the mojo or the inclination to try to fix her, thats how much of a bad taste the experiences had caused
However its been slowly rising, and got a massive boost helping Mr Morgan recover that reclusive Imp
And now I've got all the bits I need (once I find the 'safe place' I put the clutch plate in...)
Soo hoping once I finish Ary in the next couple of evenings I'll be making a start on Odie, and she'll hopefully be fairly quick, as kinda need her on the road again for the 8th :shock:
Bit of a steep learning curve for me!!
watch this space...
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Aug 29, 2013 17:56:28 GMT
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YOU CAN DO IT! I miss Odie's cute little face. The weather is still nice enough for us to finally achieve that group run out to Matlock! xxx
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Aug 29, 2013 19:48:59 GMT
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Yell if you need a second pair of hands hun.
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Koos
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Violet Vivid
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Aug 29, 2013 21:56:25 GMT
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lol Bob, yep, still time (though after this weekend am majorly busy the next two)
mdh should be ok, have the Imp Guru on had
You know your mojo for a car has returned when even while she's still broken you find yourself looking for better carbs & cams (not entirely without any base, as the solex on her is worn - thinking a 'performance' solex for now, if can find one)
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Violet Vivid
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Aug 31, 2013 18:52:10 GMT
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Soo yeah this happened, as I finished my Landy early...
All ready for Mr Morgan to assist tomorrow
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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remmoc
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Aug 31, 2013 18:55:26 GMT
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Great work , bet you feel chuffed its out and all done by yourself
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Violet Vivid
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Aug 31, 2013 19:34:34 GMT
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Great work , bet you feel chuffed its out and all done by yourself hehe yep, sense of satisfaction
just hope she goes back together & the replacement box (untested) cures the issue!
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Good on you Vee,I knew you could do it! Maybe bring it along to Wicked Welsh as a trial run eh? Ask Tim what its like,he has been every year since the start!
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double post
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Sept 1, 2013 11:24:29 GMT
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Jubilee clips round the doughnuts help it go back together easier...!
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Koos
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Violet Vivid
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Sept 1, 2013 19:48:05 GMT
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Gurns, if she's up & running by then, and I've the funds left for fuel etc will definitely!
MDH Tim very kindly brought along a donut compressing tool, and left it with me to finish fitting the 2nd one
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Fingers crossed this box is a good un!
What did the old clutch look like?
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Koos
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Violet Vivid
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Fingers crossed this box is a good un! What did the old clutch look like? Barely used, but was one of the curse word ones, the cover plate had two of the three springs broken
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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eurogranada
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To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Sept 4, 2013 11:50:03 GMT
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always rewarding working on your own car yourself. Nicely done!
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Sept 4, 2013 19:02:20 GMT
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Fingers crossed this box is a good un! What did the old clutch look like? Barely used, but was one of the curse word ones, the cover plate had two of the three springs broken
xXxPoor little Odie! Gonna get a refund from the twonks that fitted it?
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Koos
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