KP wrote:Good work Jim
if i had known your were bidding on that RAM i wouldn't have bid on it so it would have been a bit cheaper
So it was you then Will
Still a good price and it looks a good 'un
KP wrote:
If you come across some spare time oop north jim i'd love a lexia session and a Jim going over my activa
lol
I'll have to check that my visa for Yorkshire is still valid Will. Yes, I'd love to and it seems a long time since I've been up your way. It's good to Lexiate an Activa every now and again, if only to clear hydractive faults..
Today has been quite a day
I've just finished for the evening and it's been a busy old day. I'm bushed but happy.
I began last evening the mammoth task of clearing space in my garage to make space for rather a lot of V6 salvage from the silver one Mike and I are busy breaking. I am such a hoarder of rubbish
Mike arrive at the break of dawn this morning to get cracking and found me in the midst of still sorting out the garage and loading my own V6 up to the gunwales with stuff destined for the tip. I never knew a Xantia could hold so much
Don't worry, Mike will vouch that all that has gone for scrap is pure rubbish and good for nothing. Upshot is that I have loads of lovely space to stash away a lot of treasure the dead car is giving up.
Most dead is the gearbox. It squeals like a good 'un and to cap it all, it is full of Dexron
Remarkably it still drives.
I went off and left Mike busy to collect the Pug 206 I bought Robyn for her 17th birthday. An early 1.4 LX on a T plate with an ultra-rare full-width electric
sunroof. Never seen another sporting one of these.
I've really fallen for the 206
It is a great little car! I drove a friend's V*****ll C***a to pick up the 206 and to be perfectly honest, a 206 is the better car by an order of several magnitudes. I've always thought the 205 was the best of breed but the 206 beats even that. Shame Robyn's insurance cover costs more than the car!!! I've extended my Admiral Multi-car policy to cover Robyn and discovered their call-centre switches to Halifax, Nova Scotia when the Taffy one closes for the day. I ended up nattering to a Canadian petrol-head in the call centre for ages and ages and Robyn's insurance was dealt with almost as an afterthought! I rate Admiral and their customer service. Whether Canadian or Welsh, it's second to none.
Progress on breaking the V6 is going very well. Next weekend should see the engine lifted
I broke my duck with driveshaft intermediate bearings and finally had one that yielded relativity easily
My elation was short lived though, the LH lower swivel joint really put up a fight and ended up bending my balljoint splitter
We ran the car for the final time to get the suspension up on high and Mike suggested it would be a good time to crack the rear corner spheres. I agreed but then forgot. By the time I got round to it, the car was a long way from ever running again and despite some pressure still being in the hydraulics they were not going to play. In the end I devised a "method" to hold the rear cylinders to crack the spheres. It worked but I'd not specifically recommend it
Rain finally stopped play this evening but not before the physiological milestone (for me at least) of removing the driveshafts was completed.
Final job this evening was stashing away a lot of bits already removed and tidying up.
MY Activa has gone into temporary winter storage, sadly not under cover but tucked up nicely at the end of a friend's drive. I'll be taking her out on fine winter days but not when there is any salt about. My V6 continues to do what a V6 does well and touch-wood has been as good as gold although she gets a rest now for a couple of weeks as I'll be using the 206 on a daily basis to make she's good before handing her over to her young custodian...
