Rambo Part II

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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Sat 23.04.2016, 07:51

Rambo wrote:Forgot to ask you earlier Simon, but with all the 60+ cars you have owned, how high up the league table is Rambo and the M100 experience ? :burnout:


I'm not quite sure .... it's totally different ... fun wise it is like a V8 MG but slightly lighter and driving wise more like a Scooby

I had thought about heated seat pads but decided against them
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Rambo » Sat 23.04.2016, 17:46

For me, Rambo was and still is, the best car I've ever owned. Fun to drive, incredibly reliable, turns heads everywhere etc...

Very sad to see the old boy go but glad it's gone to a good home :wink:
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby simonbuk » Sun 24.04.2016, 11:59

SimonR wrote:
simonbuk wrote:What did you replace the sun visor with ? I just removed mine !

And what did you do with the door handle escutcheons ?!


I hadn't got a visor ... so now I have :) ...

The door handle escutcheons were broken on the leading edge with age so got two replacements ... they really make a difference to the look


Oh I see - you could have had mine !! I'm a tall bugger so this has helped me quite a bit.

Still don't know what you mean about the door hanldes - have you got a picture ?
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Sun 24.04.2016, 13:35

These bits that go behind the pull handle on the inside to open the doors .. the leading edge on mine were broken

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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Sun 24.04.2016, 13:50

So today was a "tackle the rear" ....... nothing better :wink:

Mark you should be hanging your head in shame !! :roll:

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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Rambo » Sun 24.04.2016, 16:38

Not sure if there is a "hangs head in shame" Smiley. Maybe this will do :oops:
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby maz_r » Sun 24.04.2016, 22:37

Crikey Simon,

Remind me not to sell you a car - not sure I could cope with the public shaming :shock:

(looks great mind!)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Sun 24.04.2016, 22:39

maz_r wrote:Crikey Simon,

Remind me not to sell you a car - not sure I could cope with the public shaming :shock:

(looks great mind!)

I know Mark could take it :)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Rambo » Mon 25.04.2016, 07:57

SimonR wrote:
maz_r wrote:Crikey Simon,

Remind me not to sell you a car - not sure I could cope with the public shaming :shock:

(looks great mind!)

I know Mark could take it :)


It's OK Maz, I can take it. All those years of ripping the pish by Dico, Monty, Scott, Geoffos et al have made me immune to such comments. Besides, I've always said to myself, if you rip the pish, you have to take it as well ;-)

Anyway, that plinth needed a good clean and the no. plate needed replaced as it was over 25 years old and had seen better days

PS maybe you should set up a business in car detailing Simon. You could fit it in between all the weddings 8)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Mon 25.04.2016, 07:59

Rambo wrote:
SimonR wrote:
maz_r wrote:Crikey Simon,

Remind me not to sell you a car - not sure I could cope with the public shaming :shock:

(looks great mind!)

I know Mark could take it :)


It's OK Maz, I can take it. All those years of ripping the pish by Dico, Monty, Scott, Geoffos et al have made me immune to such comments. Besides, I've always said to myself, if you rip the pish, you have to take it as well ;-)

Anyway, that plinth needed a good clean and the no. plate needed replaced as it was over 25 years old and had seen better days

PS maybe you should set up a business in car detailing Simon. You could fit it in between all the weddings 8)


TBH I find it therapeutic after all the difficult brides :)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Jamie N » Mon 25.04.2016, 10:24

Nice work Simon, personally I would shorten the number plate down to around 20mm from the edge of the first and last letter :wink: .
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Mon 25.04.2016, 10:29

Jamie N wrote:Nice work Simon, personally I would shorten the number plate down to around 20mm from the edge of the first and last letter :wink: .


I am considering that but the residue on the back of the plate area was like bell metal .... so I've moved on to the "can I manage to do the door scrapers without removing the glass" type problem :)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Giniw » Mon 25.04.2016, 11:53

Well, there are always more important things to tinker in my own opinion :d
I would better have a mechanically perfect car than a too shiny one at the expense of the rest.
Of course if you have time and dedication to do both, it's even better :D
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Mon 25.04.2016, 12:49

Giniw wrote:Well, there are always more important things to tinker in my own opinion :d
I would better have a mechanically perfect car than a too shiny one at the expense of the rest.
Of course if you have time and dedication to do both, it's even better :D

Fortunately by buying from Mark the car has been over looked after mechanically :)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Giniw » Mon 25.04.2016, 13:09

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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Tue 03.05.2016, 13:07

No progress as such as the seats are still at the trimmers ... but that has shown the battery was knackered .... charge didn't last 3 days twice in a row so a new Yuasa is on its way :)
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Rambo » Wed 04.05.2016, 08:53

Time to invest in a CTEK battery conditioner Simon :wink:

Incidentally, during my ownership of the car, I replaced the battery twice over the 13 year period. In Nov 2003 and late 2011/early 2012. The latter was one of the heavy duty ones from Halfords. For the majority of the time the batteries were on trickle charge via the CTEK

It is well known for some cars (Rambo included) that over a period of 10-14 days they discharge slowly if not used - possibly the alarm, immobiliser, radio etc... or something else drawing charge from the battery. That's why I've always found the battery conditioner to be the best solution as it keeps the battery in tip top condition ready to rock and roll :burnout:

PS I've read that if you leave a modern type battery discharged for several days or longer it may never recover, or only partially recover at best
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby SimonR » Wed 04.05.2016, 09:09

Yep I'm going to get a Ctek ... do you use any particular model ?
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby rip » Wed 04.05.2016, 10:24

Rambo wrote:PS I've read that if you leave a modern type battery discharged for several days or longer it may never recover, or only partially recover at best

Seems to be correct. My Elan has killed about 3 batteries which have discharged through the winter months. My garage has no mains so a conditioner was not an option.
I have more recently fitted a solar panel. I doubt it will charge a flat battery but it seems to slow down the discharging process.
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Re: Rambo Part II

Postby Rambo » Wed 04.05.2016, 11:07

I have one of these too Rip. Unfortunately we don't have enough sunshine in Scotland to use it on a permanent basis. But it's great for taking away for a long w/e to keep the battery topped up. And for chilling the beers in a mini fridge :drunk:

I'm fairly sure you could never charge a dead battery with a solar charger though. Best to use a normal charger and tricks the free energy in with a solar charger. I think Dapinky uses one of these on a regular basis ?
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