Scarecrow's 14TGE

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:19 am

Bumpers need doing - I think I'll get them sprayed in the summer.

Rhapsody in blue.

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:38 am

Looking good otherwise though.

The colour shows the clean lines very well - I had an XM in a similar blue.

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:50 am

The car says thanks! The condition the car's in now could quite easily be made concourse - but not by me I'm afraid as this is my daily drive for the moment. I'm thinking of getting a C15 van for day-to-day dirty stuff.

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:21 am

The BX will thank you for it

Simon B · Post by **Simon B** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:10 pm

scarecrow wrote:The car says thanks! The condition the car's in now could quite easily be made concourse.

You would need a set of Tim's engine bay stickers though ....

Superb location, atmosphere, for the colour, bootiful pics

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:24 pm

Thanks - the location is Sharps Green on the Medway. Horrid Hill, in the background, used to be a place of execution for convicts from the prison ships in Dickensian times.

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:22 pm

Very nice! Motor & setting. I'm always surprised to see so much space under the bonnet on those 14s.
What would you be using a C15 van for then scarecrow - classic artist/totter van!

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:49 pm

You are a true seer. It would also double as a sleeper and dog transporter saving me from shouting at the dog to get his effing paws off my paintwork/upholstery.

The credit for this car must go to the old boy who loved it from new, I haven't done much other than wash and wax (with Wilkinson's own brand). Oh yeah, I've paid for a few recommissioning repairs too.

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:04 pm

He did well - it's a lovely car.

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:50 pm

Looks ace, & my fave colour. Would be nice to see it entered in the ccc concours part of the regular meets, you'd get my vote

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:10 pm

I don't actually know how a concourse works, and I was only half-joking really. Is it like having a listed building, i.e. I'd have to have standard bumpers, not sprayed ones?

It's just that after looking at some of the gti's I prefer the painted look to the faded.

I'll be very happy with the car once the garage gets it running smooth and the exhaust is fixed some more. I've a sneaky feeling I might need a downpipe as all of the exhaust places I've rung say they can do everything apart from that

I wonder if there's a stainless exhaust available...

The engine seems to take an age to come up to temperature, so I guess I'll need a new thermostat too. Noting really major though.

Aerodynamica · Post by **Aerodynamica** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:08 am

That looks really nice - top colour there! I also really like the colour of the interior trim on these ones.

Horrid Hill

Ha ha! only in England!

Just noticed that your car seems to have nearly all of the little tyre valve caps in the wheel trims - they are made of unobtainium!

Aerodynamica · Post by **Aerodynamica** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:12 am

scarecrow wrote:

Wow! check out the easy access for the brake doseur valve! Did this version come with PAS?

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:11 pm

I guessed as much about the valve flaps - I will find another though! Failing that I'll have to try to 'fashion' one. Then I'm going to epoxy flexi hinges on to each.

There is no PAS. I don't mind on this one as it's quite light. On the 17RD lack of PAS was a total pain in the neck - literally. Hopefully it'll mean a long life for the HP pump - it certainly seems to be working better than in any I've had before.

Talking about steering, I was going through my limited spares collection and found a new, boxed PAS rack. I looked on ebay and one was being offered for over £200! Talk about cash in the attic.

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