Administrators hughezee Posted August 23, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 minute ago, PTR200S said: Are the rest of the good adornments dead and gone then? Hence removal ?? Yes frustratingly, so a full set of matching chrome badges will be fitted.👍 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 2, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 First, start today since the cambelt & water pump job and initially all fine and all sounding sweet. However, before I fitted the timing belt there was a noise lingering I just couldn't put my finger on a strange intermittent noise which sounded similar to tensioner failure.🤨 Well, this noise has come back with a vengeance on the third start and I can only describe it as a spun bearing. So the neglect of this car must have extended with its maintenance too. ☹️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteviesV6 Posted September 2, 2022 Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 Aww mate that sucks. Is the bearing easily changed? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 2, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, SteviesV6 said: Aww mate that sucks. Is the bearing easily changed? Probably going down the engine swap route TBH 🙄 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted September 2, 2022 Moderators Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 25 minutes ago, hughezee said: Well, this noise has come back with a vengeance on the third start and I can only describe it as a spun bearing. So the neglect of this car must have extended with its maintenance too. ☹️ As in big end or crank ?? 😭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 2, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 minute ago, PTR200S said: As in big end or crank ?? 😭 I will investigate a little further to find out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Subscriber’s Kelvin Posted September 3, 2022 Site Subscriber’s Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 There's a nice donor engine hiding under some dodgy paintwork... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 3, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Kelvin said: There's a nice donor engine hiding under some dodgy paintwork... I was thinking that TBH mate, but there's been a positive development on Ruby. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 3, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteviesV6 Posted September 3, 2022 Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 Oooh what is that knocking? 😔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted September 3, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted September 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, SteviesV6 said: Oooh what is that knocking? 😔 After further investigation, it appears to be bad fuel despite putting a lot of fresh fuel in the tank. However, I will need to swap a few parts from another car to get it running right and a couple of new bits for good measure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 8, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Making more progress with Ruby 😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted October 8, 2022 Moderators Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Seem to be a few bits missing !! 😅 Did you get it running any better after the last "episode" ? Or is this something in progress now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted October 8, 2022 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 Guess you will now have a few parts available to fix Ruby.... hopefully it will properly run again soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 8, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, PTR200S said: Or is this something in progress now? Video coming soon. 👍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 8, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, PaulS said: Guess you will now have a few parts available to fix Ruby I'm going to try and avoid nicking parts ATM 🤞 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 20, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Subscriber’s RevvinKevin Posted October 20, 2022 Site Subscriber’s Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Holy Sh#t Batman! What a crying shame. Other people's work eh. Should never trust it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted October 20, 2022 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 I'm shocked! Not with your good work on the car but that such a thing happened - especially to you.. I seem to think that if it was not for bad luck, you would not be getting any luck at all recently... You might remember my earlier reference to a voodooo doll picking on me.... I guess it has another target now. Time to leave you alone too I think. Is there any possibility of transferring over good bits from Baldrick to replace burnt bits on Ruby? Hence Baldrick's demise could help Ruby live on.... Or is the fire devistation simply too great? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Subscriber’s Kelvin Posted October 20, 2022 Site Subscriber’s Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Aww Stu. Gutted for ya 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 20, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, RevvinKevin said: Other people's work eh. Should never trust it. I did wonder when I noticed the repairs, my suspicions were confirmed. 😦 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 20, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulS said: Is there any possibility of transferring over good bits from Baldrick to replace burnt bits on Ruby? I had already taken a couple of fuel and breather hoses from Baldrick and the main wiring loom sits on top of the transmission and it is toasted, several fuses popped too. Also, the bonnet will need repainting as I instinctively shut it when the fire started, so that's the nail in the coffin IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted October 20, 2022 Author Administrators Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Kelvin said: Aww Stu. Gutted for ya Ruby has fought me even more than Baldrick so time to move on me thinks. 😔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Subscriber’s Kelvin Posted October 20, 2022 Site Subscriber’s Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, hughezee said: Ruby has fought me even more than Baldrick so time to move on me thinks. 😔 It shows just how valuable a car as good as Flex will eventually become - it's only a couple of years since Lovey/Baldrick was flying around the Alps, up and down the passes and cruising across Germany at 220mph. There must be quite a few V6s out there that are living on borrowed time now... I hope the next project goes better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Cryistic Posted October 20, 2022 Founding Member Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Gutted for you Stu, Ruby was looking like such a sweet motor after all your hard work. It might not be much of a compensation but at least you got the fire put out quickly and it didnt spread to your house or one of your other cars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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