Suspension sinks on Sundays! C5 X7 that works hard + 206 GTi HDi (and 406 Coupe and 306 HDi). - MattBLancs

[mickthemaverick]

A chiropodist's nightmare?

[MattBLancs]

A few images from yesterday:

Not quite an English Wheel

Old (inside) Vs new

Old has change in profile midway along its length. New one ignores this and, well I will sort this out with the but which meets it, hopefully!

[Huskyxantia]

Is this a patch plate for a sill ?

[Huskyxantia]

Seal cill sill , why many ways of spelling lol seal ...

[MattBLancs]

Is this a patch plate for a sill ?

For a sill / cill yes, but not patching over, I've cut the rotten bit out, hoping (or at least trying!) to make a proper job of it

[myglaren]

Sill in English, according to the Cambridge dictionary.

Sill

Sill in Swedish is herring, if it comes from the west coast.
Strömming if it comes from the Baltic, to be made into the dreaded Surströmming.

Big Clive Surströmming

[MattBLancs]

Ah well I'm learning something there!

No fish involved as yet

New tyre on repainted old rim

Yet another toothbrush out the spare pile (one of my son's "first brushes"

[Huskyxantia]

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When you have a spare couple of fish.. i mean minutes matt, check that out.

[MattBLancs]

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When you have a spare couple of fish.. i mean minutes matt, check that out.

Just put a quick reply there, thanks I'd not spotted that post.

[MattBLancs]

Tyre seated nicely, a smaller POP! than I expected (was expecting to jump out my skin!!) Think the slippery paste/soap stuff at least helped the motion of the bead against the rim.

I've put the 308 SW's space saver tyre back on too. I'd intended to demount, de-rust then reinstate the tyre again, then flog it online (as have 6 alloys at present, so a proper spare instead)

But having looked online there are loads of 308 space saver spares in remarkably good condition. I can't help but wonder if the hatchback has a wheel well and so the spare does not see all the weather (whereas the SW it hangs directly underneath). I wouldn't say the SW spare isn't far from terminally rusty = it's absolutely grim!!

The pristine spares go for as little as 30 quid so this rusty thing is virtually worthless and certainly not worth wasting time on.

So... I wasted time tapping the loose rust off and giving it a very quick treatment with the phosphoric acid. As much to see what the acids does for it to be honest!

[Huskyxantia]

A chiropodist's nightmare?

speaking of feet i dropped a tube of margarine on my foot 2 weeks ago it still hurts, i cant belive its not better ...

[CitroJim]

A chiropodist's nightmare?

speaking of feet i dropped a tube of margarine on my foot 2 weeks ago it still hurts, i cant belive its not better ...

Years ago I did that with a full tin of cat food... Ouch!

[myglaren]

[Stickyfinger]

I did the same jim.... ME, I went Owwww

[MattBLancs]

I'm trying to find a video clip, you've put me in mind of this:
https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/the- ... -8-9-10-81