I did the classic put gas in, drive away with the cap on the roof drip rail in my Mini. They are generic, I think an MGB one would fit.
Joe
Driveway Cars & (no) Coffee
I’m going to have to follow Ralph’s lead and send a “No Coffee, Not-In-Driveway Entry” as well. I got the Little Blue Car out of hibernation about three weeks ago and did a few little things in anticipation of a drive. One issue I noted for attention later was a very noisy fuel pump. Two weeks ago I dusted Little Blue off and struck out for a short road trip. I was back home about an hour and a half later compliments of CAA. I think I now have the two issues causing the grief fixed but haven’t been able to do a road test yet.
The two issues causing the problem? The electric inline fuel pump and the fuel pressure regulator in the EFI throttle body. Those parts, along with my coffee cup are pictured on top of the remote air filter cover. What’s in the cup? Gasoline! J
Phil
PS: The pressure regulator is a Bosch part originally in a VW Golf. Another part to add to the already eclectic mix of Mustang, Ford Ranger, Corvette, Cadillac, Kubota, Fiero, Camaro, Buick, Nissan, and Rover parts that make up Little Blue.
The two issues causing the problem? The electric inline fuel pump and the fuel pressure regulator in the EFI throttle body. Those parts, along with my coffee cup are pictured on top of the remote air filter cover. What’s in the cup? Gasoline! J
Phil
PS: The pressure regulator is a Bosch part originally in a VW Golf. Another part to add to the already eclectic mix of Mustang, Ford Ranger, Corvette, Cadillac, Kubota, Fiero, Camaro, Buick, Nissan, and Rover parts that make up Little Blue.
Real breakfast vs Virtual breakfast
The province is about give us (not just us, everybody else too) their blessing to assemble in groups of up to 50 as long as we keep our distance from each other. With summer running at full throttle, I propose that we take the Tuesday morning breakfasts offline and into the real world. Let's each grab a breakfast anything and coffee/tea at a drive-thru and meet at Odell Park for 9:30AM on Tuesday June 2nd. Bring your own lawn chair. There's plenty of parking and we can assemble near the cars on the lawn.
Bob E.
(Current weather forecast is for rain that Tuesday, so keep an eye open here for updates.)
May 28 update: weather looks better but cool
May 28 4:30 update: Well, it looks like we have to wait another week before gatherings of more than ten are allowed. Interesting to see that the actions of one person has prevented a whole province from moving forward. So, it's back to a Virtual Chat on Tuesday June 2nd.
Bob E.
(Current weather forecast is for rain that Tuesday, so keep an eye open here for updates.)
May 28 update: weather looks better but cool
May 28 4:30 update: Well, it looks like we have to wait another week before gatherings of more than ten are allowed. Interesting to see that the actions of one person has prevented a whole province from moving forward. So, it's back to a Virtual Chat on Tuesday June 2nd.
Other activities that will be put on hold until next Friday include:
- Outdoor public gatherings of 50 people or fewer.
- Indoor religious services, including weddings and funerals, of 50 people or fewer.
- Low-contact team sports.
- Swimming pools, saunas and waterparks
- Yoga and dance studios
- Rinks and indoor recreational facilities
- Pool halls and bowling alleys
More grief within our club
I ran into Gary Hetherington at the Co-Op today and was shocked to learn that his partner of several years, Jane Hallett, had recently passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Words cannot describe my sorrow at hearing that news.
Jane's obituary can be found here.
Jane's obituary can be found here.
45 minute Webinar this Wednesday: Intermeccanica
Dear Car Enthusiast Friends,
We hope you and your loved ones are continuing to take care during this time.
Hagerty’s own esteemed concours judge and Global Brand Ambassador, Nigel Matthews, invites you to an online presentation of the automobile manufacturer Intermeccanica. Founded in Torino, Italy, in 1959 by Frank Reisner, Intermeccanica is still in business today located in New Westminster, British Columbia. Nigel will take you on a tour of the company’s beginning and what they are building today, some 61 years later.
Details of the online presentation:
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Duration: 45min
Register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For increased security a password will be required. The password is: 023600 (it will also be contained in the confirmation email you receive after registering)
A little housekeeping note for the enjoyment of all participants: Please mute yourself once you join the presentation. Also, your video can be turned off if you choose.
Please feel free to share this invite with club members and other car enthusiasts.
We are looking forward to having you join us!
Ralph’s No Coffee, not-In-driveway’ entry
Well I don’t drink coffee and it looks like I don’t get to drive cars either. The lawn tractor is up on the lift with hopefully non-terminal starting issues. And this after it was torn down over the winter. What did I miss?
Ralph Holyoke
Yes, Virtual Tuesday morning chats continue.
Use the old link from Phil's email but you will also need to have the password as Zoom improves security issues. There are updates that you should install.
Maybe I'll see you Tuesday. Starts at 9:30.
Call (363-2814) or email if you have problems or need help.
- David
Maybe I'll see you Tuesday. Starts at 9:30.
Call (363-2814) or email if you have problems or need help.
- David
Nürburgring
A leisurely drive around the Nürburgring in a lightly modified MGB GT v8. It was running 210kph and pulling 1.2g so it’s probably more than lightly modified. J
Phil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=562&v=Zi_lANCiwAc&feature=emb_logo
Phil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=562&v=Zi_lANCiwAc&feature=emb_logo
Garage Door Art
A fellow in Toronto took a photo, blew it up to 10 feet across and wall-papered his garage door. Would work well with a British sports car.
Johanna (courtesy of her brother Oliver Bertin)
Johanna (courtesy of her brother Oliver Bertin)
Jaguar
Some may consider this a terrible sacrilege but I really like it. The Jag folks will probably split into two camps.
On the road!
I’m on the road. Just had it safety inspected and all I have left to do is put the rest of the interior. On my way to Ian’s. He has a transmission tunnel cover clip that I need before putting the carpet in. It’s running great.
Cheers
John DeW.
Cheers
John DeW.
Have I got a deal for you!
Hello Folks,
I posted a picture of this butane powered two cylinder engine during my “series” presentation. The engine doesn’t run and I was hoping that one of you gearheads would be interested in tinkering with it to try to get it running again. I got no takers so I’m upping the ante. I will happily pay anyone who can get engine running, $100. I will deliver the engine within a reasonable distance along with the instruction manual and butane. If interested, please contact me: Heinlein@unb.ca.
Thanks,
Larry
I posted a picture of this butane powered two cylinder engine during my “series” presentation. The engine doesn’t run and I was hoping that one of you gearheads would be interested in tinkering with it to try to get it running again. I got no takers so I’m upping the ante. I will happily pay anyone who can get engine running, $100. I will deliver the engine within a reasonable distance along with the instruction manual and butane. If interested, please contact me: Heinlein@unb.ca.
Thanks,
Larry
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| Click on the tailpipe to see what is there. Safety first! |
The second two photos are in reply to John DeWitt’s posting of highly luminous photos of his new LED lights. Here are my new LED daytime running lights.
Regards
Phil
A bit from Ralph
Ralph almost made it onto our Virtual meeting this morning. Once we saw his name, someone urged the crowd with "Come on, Ralph! Come on, Ralph!" He didn't come on, but sends his regrets.
He also sent the info that he has a FABAC Facebook page that you might want to visit—or add to. It can be found here. (I couldn't get this link to work unless you signed into Facebook.)
Just had a call for the MGA transport pickup. They will get it tomorrow Sob Sob sob.
- Ralph
He also sent the info that he has a FABAC Facebook page that you might want to visit—or add to. It can be found here. (I couldn't get this link to work unless you signed into Facebook.)
Just had a call for the MGA transport pickup. They will get it tomorrow Sob Sob sob.
- Ralph
Happy Birthday Breakfast for Kelvin
Be sure to click on the enlarge button bottom right corner for full effect!
Dwight's 'Driveway Cars & Coffee'
The coffee mug celebrates Jag E-types – I ‘ll have to get an MGB mug.
Dwight
Dwight
If COVID-19 and Snow in May are getting you down...
Mex Bob has sent along this to cheer you up:
"Lexophile" describes those that have a love for words, such as "you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish", or "To write with a broken pencil is pointless." An annual competition is held by the New York Times see who can create the best original lexophile.
This year's winning submission is posted at the very end.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down.
I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
When chemists die, they barium
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool .
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
This girl today said she recognized me from the Vegetarians Club, but I'd swear I've never met herbivore
I know a guy who's addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.
I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.
A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.
A will is a dead giveaway.
With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
Police were summoned to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He's all right now.
A bicycle can't stand alone; it's just two tired.
The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine last week is now fully recovered.
He had a photographic memory but it was never fully developed.
When she saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye.
Acupuncture is a jab well done. That's the point of it.
Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.
"Lexophile" describes those that have a love for words, such as "you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish", or "To write with a broken pencil is pointless." An annual competition is held by the New York Times see who can create the best original lexophile.
This year's winning submission is posted at the very end.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.
If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can’t put it down.
I didn’t like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
Did you hear about the crossed-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn’t control her pupils?
When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
When chemists die, they barium
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
I changed my iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now.
England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool .
Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.
This girl today said she recognized me from the Vegetarians Club, but I'd swear I've never met herbivore
I know a guy who's addicted to drinking brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A.
I got some batteries that were given out free of charge.
A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.
A will is a dead giveaway.
With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
Police were summoned to a daycare center where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the fellow whose entire left side was cut off? He's all right now.
A bicycle can't stand alone; it's just two tired.
The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine last week is now fully recovered.
He had a photographic memory but it was never fully developed.
When she saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she'd dye.
Acupuncture is a jab well done. That's the point of it.
Those who get too big for their pants will be totally exposed in the end.
John DeW's new LED lights
I thought you’d like to see my new LED headlights and running lights. Total replacement cost $65 Canadian.
Cheers
John
Cheers
John
Happiness!
Cheers
John
Not really a 'Cars in Driveway' entry...
... but I thought you might like to see how REAL mothers celebrate their special day in 2020. ;-)
- Good-for-nothing Husband
- Good-for-nothing Husband
Special Virtual Breakfast on Tuesday
Many months ago, Kelvin announced that he was inviting us all to his house May 9th to celebrate his 70th birthday. COVID-19 ended that plan, so we're going to try to make Tuesday's breakfast special for him. You'll be getting an email from Phil with details soon. Even if you can't join us for long, try to sign in a little before 9:45 at which time we'll attempt to sing Happy Birthday on ZOOM!
- David
- David
Tony’s Rover 2000 TC still for sale
As you may remember, the late Tony Short had a Rover 2000 TC which he had partially restored. Penny Short is still hoping to find a buyer for it, so if you know anyone who might be interested, or have any suggestions for her, please phone her at 444-1695.
Our very first entry in the contest "Driveway Cars & Coffee"
From Al T.
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| Still in 180 day self-quarantine |
Virtual FABAC “Driveway Cars & Coffee”
Many car clubs organize a weekly or monthly “Cars & Coffee” meet during the summer season where they meet to exchange gossip and admire each other’s cars. FABAC has not followed this tradition but often has met for a drive and a meal (a favourite pastime of our group) or an ice cream.
Usually by now, FABAC would have one or two small events planned. COVID-19 has put an end to that for the time being. A number of us have been meeting online using Zoom each Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM where we have some interesting discussions and exchange the latest news. Why don’t you join us? At our first ever Virtual Business Meeting held on May 6th we decided to try a Virtual “Driveway Cars & Coffee”. The rules are quite simple:
1. Shine up your LBC or SOB(short for Some Other Brand)
2. Position your car in your driveway
3. A coffee cup or other beverage container must be showing in the photo. Other props, including people are allowed
4. Artistic license and imagination is encouraged. However, we ask that you keep the PG movie rating in mind (Parental Guidance advised).
5. Submit your photo to David, our FABAC Blog Administrator for posting.
6. Note that there are no trophies, ribbons or cash prizes involved here, just an opportunity to show off your pride and joy.
- Phil
Usually by now, FABAC would have one or two small events planned. COVID-19 has put an end to that for the time being. A number of us have been meeting online using Zoom each Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM where we have some interesting discussions and exchange the latest news. Why don’t you join us? At our first ever Virtual Business Meeting held on May 6th we decided to try a Virtual “Driveway Cars & Coffee”. The rules are quite simple:
1. Shine up your LBC or SOB(short for Some Other Brand)
2. Position your car in your driveway
3. A coffee cup or other beverage container must be showing in the photo. Other props, including people are allowed
4. Artistic license and imagination is encouraged. However, we ask that you keep the PG movie rating in mind (Parental Guidance advised).
5. Submit your photo to David, our FABAC Blog Administrator for posting.
6. Note that there are no trophies, ribbons or cash prizes involved here, just an opportunity to show off your pride and joy.
- Phil
Wednesday FABAC Virtual Meeting
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Last night (06 May 2020) was the first virtual meeting for FABAC. Thanks to David Nielsen and his techie fingers, we met up on Zoom (https://zoom.us/). After a bit of experimentation with other utilities, we've found Zoom to be easy and quick to setup. It's also free.
- Gary started us off with a few notes and an update to what's been happening.
- Phil discussed the 'Coffee and Car' program that's become popular. More information may appear here.
- Rita and Bob let us know they are still planning their very popular Grand Lake run for August (Yippee!).
- Because the website has been so busy and Larry's videos have been so popular, we discussed other hobbies we could display to showcase the talent in the club. Joe offered to make some driving videos and I offered to contact another member about his very interesting hobby.
- Much discussion was held regarding the possibility of holding a picnic in the near future. David has contacted the provincial department of fun-n-games(?) and see what we are allowed to do.
- The Moncton group has invited us on a drive-by. There was limited information on the occasion and no one indicated any interest.
- We discussed why more folks haven't joined in on the breakfast gatherings or this meeting. We wonder if food isn't the main attraction.
- Gary gave us an interesting update on the sale of his TR6. It seems that seller's remorse has set in.
- Kelvin's 70th birthday is coming up this Saturday (the 9th) and we'll be doing 'something' to celebrate.
Bob E.
Thirty-sixth (and last) in a series
Tucher and Walther “space man” Robot
This completes the presentation of my collection. Many thanks to David for staying on duty for 36 consecutive days to post the series, as well as for his gentle editing.
- Larry
(It has been a pleasure, Larry. I have thoroughly enjoyed your contribution to our site. David)
This completes the presentation of my collection. Many thanks to David for staying on duty for 36 consecutive days to post the series, as well as for his gentle editing.
- Larry
(It has been a pleasure, Larry. I have thoroughly enjoyed your contribution to our site. David)
Thirty-fifth in a series
More Steampunk. Tucher and Walther’s “Voyage to the Moon”, inspired by Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon”.
BTW: This from the Queen's Printer Guide
BTW: This from the Queen's Printer Guide
Rule 7. Hyphenate all compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.
Examples:
thirty-two children
one thousand two hundred twenty-one dollars
thirty-two children
one thousand two hundred twenty-one dollars
Someone must need this—auction today May 5.
https://vr2.vortexauction.com/jardine/auctions/8084-automotive-auction-starting/968839-1969-jaguar
- Mark McN.
https://vr2.vortexauction.com/jardine/auctions/8084-automotive-auction-starting/968839-1969-jaguar
- Mark McN.
Thirty-fourth in a series
For steampunk fans. Tucher and Walther flying boat. This boat can be operated via an electric motor (in this case) or the steam engine. As this is a limited edition collectors item, the boiler has never been fired. There is a YouTube video of it powered by steam. The propellers are moving much faster and it truly looks as if it’s ready to take off.
- Larry
- Larry
Virtual Meeting Agenda
It's becoming more apparent that even with the relaxation of the current social isolation protocols that it may be some time before we can get together physically for a face to face meeting or even our car runs. So we're going to try something different to allow us to at least virtually meet as a group to allow us to discuss these things.
David has put some significant effort into making this happen via the use of Zoom, a virtual conferencing system, and has already had several very successful Tuesday breakfast meetings.
That in mind, Phil and David are now prepared to try scale up the virtual Breakfast meeting into having our first monthly virtual meeting. The details of which will be shared with you from Phil in the coming days.
Here is a bit of an agenda to get us thinking about opportunities and ideas for us as a club to maintain some form of communal club contact:
I'm sure there are other "outside the box" ideas out there so let's hear from you.
Looking forward to our first virtual meeting and making contact. It's already been too long.
Hope this finds you all well.
Gary
David has put some significant effort into making this happen via the use of Zoom, a virtual conferencing system, and has already had several very successful Tuesday breakfast meetings.
That in mind, Phil and David are now prepared to try scale up the virtual Breakfast meeting into having our first monthly virtual meeting. The details of which will be shared with you from Phil in the coming days.
Here is a bit of an agenda to get us thinking about opportunities and ideas for us as a club to maintain some form of communal club contact:
- First, some expected news in that our Quebec City tour to be lead by John D has been cancelled for this year as has the British Motor Festival in Windsor.
- Now in terms of how we might go about maintaining our Club while in this current state:
- Do we want to maintain some level of club contact? The virtual meetings so far have shown this to be the case so how do you feel? Do you have any ideas on how to do that?
- Do we want to get together for a car run at some point? If so, how do we do this while maintaining the current and future Covid19 social distancing/isolation protocols?
I'm sure there are other "outside the box" ideas out there so let's hear from you.
Looking forward to our first virtual meeting and making contact. It's already been too long.
Hope this finds you all well.
Gary
Thirty-third in a series
Wilesco Steam Driven Fire Engine. This model has a water tank and can be used with the hose to put out a candle or match.
- Larry
- Larry
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