New eternal project the Robin Hood Exmo
For a very long time 1994-2008 I spent a lot of time owning Ford sierras (see my history!), but also lusted after a Lotus 7 type replica, arround 2000 a …
Focus Stripping
The old focus is slowly coming apart, it’s requiring a fair bit of time on very stuck components. I got the interior out (ST170 to be sold) and stripped out …
Vectra Update #2
Has a flat battery from standing too long! on Charge. I had a play with the tailgate a little while back and found that the boot release worked if the …
Transit Roof Rack Fitted!
After spending the last two weekends collecting roof rack parts ( and winning a set I don’t need at the local auction rooms, now selling for a profit hopefully!) I …
Jag, not so fun!
My 4.0 V8 Jaguar S-Type has taken a break for a month to try and split the annual double insurance hit for the Jag and the Galaxy…. During that month …
Transit Roof Rack…
So far on the van we have done… Rear Diff Swap ( old one whined and was a low ratio ) 5.11 -> 3.73 so it’s now slower of the …
Vectra Update.
When we picked up the Vectra we were aware of 3 faults and 2 we did not. There was a oil leak, this drips onto the exhaust downpipe and causes …
Ford Radio V-Code Decoder
This form will allow you to retrieve a code for your Ford radio if it uses a Vxxxxxx serial number. Please enter the serial number without the leading “V” . …
Car 39 FD06 xx (2006) Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 SRI (Blue) (Jan 2019- XXX)
I was not even drunk! This was on a well know site, had browsed it a few times and with 14 Mins to go put in a laughable bid. And …
Car 38 ST56 xxx (2006) Transit MWB HIgh T350 100 (White) (June 2018- XXX)
Mid life crisis???? Time to get a van! [ Back in June! ] Yes I decided for a number of reasons to get a van, my startup trading business in …