_Chris_

I collect pictures od funnt road signs but most are me rather than the car. The famous Ham Sandwich one and my old lpg gen 6 came up on facebook memories the other day. Someone elses turn though.

Tailgate is much harder to paint than a bumper.

If insurance get involved then there's a reasonable chance it will end up with a cat c or d write off flagged which would make it unsaleable or at least reduce its value. If it's written off, the value offered minus the buy back may not cover a proper repair so you'd be worse off. If it were me, I would get a couple of quotes as a starting point. If it's a few hundred you would both be better off keeping it out of insurance.

Memory tells me this was Ulswater.

Just stumbled on some old photos so I'll post them over the next few days.

I have an old 3 post ramp which lifts on the central area of the car and is great for work on engine, suspention or fuel tank but useless for bodywork on sills or undersealing the middle. I ws toying with getting proper 2 post ramp but even those are not great for sill access and need good solid floor concrete which I don't have. I'm seriously thinking of getting a set of these as they're perfect for sill work (one of the most common rust points on ll cars) and ccess to the floorpan. I see no reason why they can't be used as trolley jacks under subframes or sills for wheel off work

Just found the post.

I did see a place mentioned for a lift on here recently and when I googled it looked like good kit, not cheap though. Not worth risking life to save a few quid. I should think being squashed isn't a nice way to go either.

From many decades of experience Ferodo pads are the best for fade resistance and also lifespan. These would 99% have been fakes, not uncommon from ebay swellers. (The 1% covers the unlikely scenario where the compant has gone to pot recently)

That's a shame. I was about to order some stuff where TCB was much cheaper than gt4 play, maybe I'll just get the lot from there now. For me, receiving parcels is tricky as I need to stay in for them, therefore need good comms on when to expect delivery, at least to the nearest day.

Looking at the drawing, it just shows the chain going round crank and cam sprockets, no extra oil pump sprocket. So - being curious I had a look in the BGB (sticky topic at the top of the gen7 forum in case you haven't found it yet). It would appear the pump is driven direct from the crank.

A shame as it's much harder to get quick confirmation of what's available and prices and also advice on what parts are suitable. I can understand ditching a landline - I did this with my business when I started working from home more. As always, business customers get hammered on price, it was costimg me near £1K / year for phone and basic broadband when I was hardly there. On the other hand, mobile costs are tiny so it wouldn't hurt to go that route and be able to take calls anywhere as if you were at work (as I do).

While I'm not familiar with the gen 7 engine, I would be very very surprised if the oil pump is on the same belt as aircon. The rest is quite possible though, a seized pump on the aux belt would certainly squeal and emit smoke (did it smell of rubber ?) Similar symptoms could also be caused by something shorting in wiring that includes the aircon, eventually blowing a fuse. (Did it smell of burning plastic ?) Check for blown fuse and whether the neons (leds) still work.

The ride down in Newquay was before leds were bright enough for lighting so it wasn't an option I just used normal light bulbs but with battery power that had to last a day including running the ride it just wasn't bright enough to show. A shame as it would have looked awesome with all the other effects in the room. The underglow does look good in the right setting, especially when it's as effective as they are now. It's a bit like the custom car scene some of my friends are in, I appreciate the effort and artistry that goes in to it and enjoy going to the odd show - it's just not something I have any interest in doing.

Not my cup of tea but it does look effective. I tried to create a similar effect on one of our rides years ago and failed.