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@davyboy Ding dong, we have a winner. The car was a little unwilling, I think all that trying fouled the plugs, so it staggered back to live with some coughing and a lot of fog. But once it was running on all bangers it switches off and restarts happy as Larry. There's a bit of what I...

Top stuff, much appreciated. Will let you know when it arrives. Once I've got the car running OK, I'm probably going to gut it, so anything you might need just let me know. Will prob start a breaking thread on here, there's lots of good bits that I won't be needing. :) Chris.

Payment sent with details. :) Chris.

Hi @davyboy The Dizzy has the following numbers on the sticker on the top - 42537N, 22100-99B04, 2699. I haven't tested volts to the dizzy yet, but a few people have said that they're prone being 3 components in 1 really. If yours looks like it might work, PM me some details and we can give...

Any way to test them (other than swapping one out)? Would the dizzy from my 1.0 work? c.

So, picked up a complete car, T plate 1.3 non runner. The girl I bought it from said it was running fine, came to start it again and it didn't want to know. It cranks, its getting fuel, but there's no spark. Plugs get wet and you can smell it. Check the obvious stuff, dizzy is intact...

Never mind think ive found a whole car. More later. :)

I've not read up on which gearboxes were fitted to which engine, anyone care to educate me? :) Chris.

Hola cats and kittens! As a build up to getting the Pick Up project back on the stove, I'm on the lookout for a 1.3 or 1.4 (is that right?) engine and suitable gearbox; i will take a whole car if i need to but i would really rather not be offered "Lego", boxes of bits etc. In my experience a...

20' x 20' - its about as big as I could go without planning permission. The idea is that I can have one half for whatever slow project I'm cooking, and still have room to work on anything else. Decadent I know. But I saw the chance and went for it. :) C.

Sorry! We were very fortune with the house move; we spent less than we thought which left a few squids for me to get a garage built. Or as its now known as,"The Bodgelair". Always got time for anyone nearby who needs some garage time, just bring cookies and Doombar.

Hi, the car has been in the lockup since last November. I never did fit the seats, but still got them and hoping to be back working on the pickup real soon. :) Chris.

Waddup Micra dudes and dudetes! Got me a garage, and started moving crap in. Hope to have the Micra here next weekend. :)

Quick interim update; the house move went OK, and now I've got people starting on the garage, the all new Bodgelair on Wednesday. Soon as the roof is on, probably a month away, the Micra is getting fetched and work will recommence. Stay tuned Micra dudes and dudetes! :) Chris...

Hi folks, Just in case you thought this had gone cold; the car is still in the lock up but i did dig it out yesterday and give it some fresh air. I reconnected the battery and it started first time. I'm moving house in a couple of weeks. Once moved this little bundle of joy will be getting...

Good point, will take another look at that. The car will be getting finished before it goes near an IVA, the original plan was to top the edges with wood. The cage will be getting welded up and welded in, painted and probably sleeved up in pipe lagging etc. The car has taken a wee...

Quick update folks, after some back and forth with the DVLA they finally replied. IVA next! c.

That halfords kit is good value for money. Might actually go buy one myself! I've killed a couple of those in the past trying to lift too much, theyre really better suited to small / medium sized vehicles. The Clarke jack is really good quality, I think I looked at the same model. Axle...

Lol, thanks @davyboy, I might have a go after the pickup. :)

So today the pickup saw daylight for the first time. It sits way too high, so I will be addressing that at some point. Then tucked it away in my lockup for the winter. Someone remind me in the spring. :) Chris.