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by Noel
Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:54 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: ULEZ advice
Replies: 28
Views: 15368

Re: ULEZ advice

It resets at midnight so if you are doing a late event (such as an evening out or a night shift) and come back after midnight that is two charges.
by Noel
Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: ULEZ advice
Replies: 28
Views: 15368

Re: ULEZ advice

What reg date is yours Nick? You can only register a vehicle with the DVLA as historic in the April following the car reaching 40. So for my June 83 Capri I have to wait until April 2024. Therefore I have to pay ULEZ for the next 6 months or so. That'll be £25 this weekend as I am using it Friday an...
by Noel
Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: ULEZ advice
Replies: 28
Views: 15368

Re: ULEZ advice

THe irony of this idea of using a 40 year old car to avoid ULEZ, is that if you just want a car thats compliant, there are thousands built since about 2001 that comply, and won't cost you 13 grand.
by Noel
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Dash Lights
Replies: 21
Views: 7843

Re: Dash Lights

Recently I had the instrument cluster out to replace my speedo. I found all of the bulbs were dim because they were age blackened, but the blue plastic bulb shades were generally OK. I put it all back together with new 2.5W wedge bulbs, and it now lights up very well, and at night I even use the dim...
by Noel
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Wanted:Mk3 3.0 rear leaf springs
Replies: 5
Views: 1356

Re: Wanted:Mk3 3.0 rear leaf springs

About a hundred quid premium over normal price for a pair of multileafs with the Capri club or equivalent suppliers, but
A) They look really really nice
B) They are available to buy right now
C) No one else like the club or Tickover seem to have any in stock.

If it was me I'd buy em.
by Noel
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Some photos my Grandfather took during ww2
Replies: 14
Views: 1923

Re: Some photos my Grandfather took during ww2

Really nice to have something like that which someone experienced first hand and recorded. Makes it more relevant than a history book somehow.
by Noel
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Contact breaker points gap
Replies: 7
Views: 1845

Re: Contact breaker points gap

Gap is supposed to be 0.025 inches, or 0.6mm so about thumbnails thickness.

0.25" is a lot. Have you missed out a zero?
by Noel
Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: FORD CAPRI MK3 FRONT VALANCE
Replies: 1
Views: 1014

Re: FORD CAPRI MK3 FRONT VALANCE

One went for £2500 last year if ebay is to be believed, so that looks like a good price.
Its certainly better value than the headlight surrounds you found from the same seller.
by Noel
Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: How much ?
Replies: 15
Views: 2021

Re: How much ?

Unbelievable. I've never seen one with rust round the tailgate hinges, crikey how do they rust there? Like the description of the sunroof rust blisters as an "easy" fix, christ talk about selling it up for the auction. If all this shit was easy it would have been done before going in the s...
by Noel
Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:12 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Car cover or don't cover
Replies: 21
Views: 3691

Re: Car cover or don't cover

Ah. Now I genuinely don't know what to do.
by Noel
Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:44 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Car cover or don't cover
Replies: 21
Views: 3691

Re: Car cover or don't cover

I will need an outdoor cover for my car soon, and was wondering the same as OP. I took some advice from a neighbour of mine who has an old Maserati Quattroporte. He's had it for over 15 year and it lives on his front drive under a Hamilton Classic breathable fleece lined cover. He has a regime of un...
by Noel
Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:25 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Baby Jesus & A ford Capri
Replies: 7
Views: 1199

Re: Baby Jesus & A ford Capri

They were both BARN FINDS! boom boom!
by Noel
Mon Dec 20, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: I'm dreaming of a reich Christmas...
Replies: 5
Views: 863

Re: I'm dreaming of a reich Christmas...

Was one of the Santa's Henry Ford on a peace visit?
by Noel
Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:56 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen washer not working
Replies: 25
Views: 4712

Re: Windscreen washer not working

LOL no pressure just a lot of people bored out of our skulls working at home I suppose (well me anyway) and I've not had time to do buggar all to mine for a couple of weeks so totally living through other people here (i.e. you).
by Noel
Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen washer not working
Replies: 25
Views: 4712

Re: Windscreen washer not working

We're all just filling time cos we are gagging to find out if he's got it working!
by Noel
Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:25 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen washer not working
Replies: 25
Views: 4712

Re: Windscreen washer not working

Surely by crash you really mean fender bender?
by Noel
Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Secret Fords II
Replies: 3
Views: 961

Re: Secret Fords II

You mean you are looking forward to a double spread fold out pull out pull off OHC special?
by Noel
Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:51 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen washer not working
Replies: 25
Views: 4712

Re: Windscreen washer not working

The lead in the loom sets off from one of the external spade connectors on the fuse box. Does it - ah so not the multiplugs like I said, that makes it easier, but I'd clean anything connector like. Isn't there connections under the fusebox too? Might be worth attending to them, but as they are insi...
by Noel
Mon Dec 13, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Secret Fords II
Replies: 3
Views: 961

Secret Fords II

Anyone got their copy of Secret Ford vol 2 yet?
It looks good from the first few pages, and looking forward to learning about how the frog-faced Scorpio debacle came about.
Theres a good poster too with lots of wheels on it, the geekery is absolutely off the scale!
by Noel
Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:12 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Windscreen washer not working
Replies: 25
Views: 4712

Re: Windscreen washer not working

The two stalks with push buttons in them (horn one side, washer the other) have a little wire that comes out at the base carrying the push button circuit into the big connector. The indicator/horn ones are prone to fatigue and broken wires due to that stalk being moved a lot on each journey. The was...