What have I learned today? That I should never have complained about servicing SU carbs because Weber ones are a whole world of their own uniquely complicated pain! #weirdcarbs

A nice treat for Noah since he's here to stay. Got it for a great price. Needs some work as it's been sat for years but it's a good working base so far. Will keep you all updated. #weirdcarbs #oldcarbs #retroradio

Hey,so I've been pretty down lately so I haven't posted often but here's an update. Ralph here will be up for sale in the next few weeks. A fleet restructure is needed for financial reasons, and a want for change. Felix Fiesta work goes on and Noah the Montego gets to stay for now. Thread 1/4

Interesting spot at the importer close to us last night!

This car has been amazing and will continue to be amazing

A funny day: Towing Ronald back from an event, the Sony double DIN stereo is overheating and malfunctioning, Ronald lost one of his incredibly rare hubcaps somewhere, his fridge fell apart and needed sorting, then the drain hose on the dishwasher packed in. I hope the rest of the week is better! 😅

Ever since I restored my 1971 Akai CR-80D 8 track recorder & restored my cartridges by cleaning them & replacing their felt pads, I've been listening to 8 track a lot as a background listening format. It may not be quite as high quality as cassette but it's still very good. #retroaudio #1970s #akai

So, after fitting the unit to Merle, I found out A: the accessory switch on these is VERY important and B: the tuner module is malfunctioning on it. But it's totally fine otherwise! Nevertheless, bought another unit so I have spares. But it's the 'R' variant. Still think I prefer the other display.

Demo! Also music from th same year it was made - 1997

I cannot describe the pain it took me to get this stereo fixed up and installed in Merle. I also had to modify the Ford trim since Ford head units of this era apparently weren't fully double DIN! But don't worry, I didn't cut a perfect trim. This was cracked anyway. But it looks and sounds good. 😀

Oh yeah, I am liking the SimpleNG mod for BeamNG. I can drive a car we used to own! A Proton Saga! I should get back into doing BeamNG virtual photography. This wasn't a bad practice run, though. #weirdcarbs #beamng #virtualphotography

The custom spec Volvo SC-805 is ready for my friend! First time I'd built a proper custom rig for someone else. It sounds great and actually changed the way I do thing on my radio desk with regards to diagnostics of radios with class D amps. It should serve him well on his canal boat! #weirdcarbs

Been a while since I last decoded a unit at the firmware level! Such was the case for this Volvo SC-805 I got for a friend's canal boat Hi-Fi project. I had to reflash the firmware with one where the code was known. It worked perfectly! Onwards to getting it up to spec! #weirdcarbs #radiodecoding

While Chloe was looking at electrics, I thought I’d do some cleaning. Inside looked a lot better after a vacuum and a clean. Outside was huge change. Bumpers look to have some life left and paint! Can’t wait to polish properly after seeing this test patch!

Some work on Felix yesterday. It was actually quite bitterly cold! But I have got electrical things working much better after cleaning up earth poinds behind the dash and replacing some bulbs. Hoping to sort more electrical stuff tomorrow. But the potential MOT failures are decreasing!

Thank you @rsme.nl for sending me this little Hella light a while ago! I've recently added a warm white LED to it to keep it's original look, but allow me to use it as a work light for many hours connected to a car battery. 🙂 Yes I will keep the box too! I always do. #weirdcarbs

I love how much love Felix has had everywhere he's been posted. I haven't forgotten about making a video, don't worry! But I may actually wait until I've made a bit of progress on some of the problems (including diagnosis) to help make the video worth it. But I am very excited! #weirdcarbs

Came back to the car earlier to see a subtle 488 parked next to Merle! Quick Look up and it’s done over 20k more miles than Merle. Well used for a Ferrari for sure!

I never thought I’d tow but I’ve ended up really enjoying towing and so glad I can say I can tow now. Ronald is perfect and Merle is a wonderful stead for it. Another great trip away Making more memories with @vhschloe.bsky.social

Something about being there was very sobering. Really makes you think

Lovely trip Dapplewood yet again. This site is just perfect and always keeps us coming back. Ronald was perfect on his first outing, and gave Merle a lot less grief on hills than Penny used to! 😂 We're here for a week so plenty of time to soak in the peace and quiet. #caravan #camping #weirdcarbs

Well here it is. I know lot of you guessed but he is here and once holiday is done we can start getting sorted

It's arriving today with any luck! Then I can finally post a video! 😃

Always nice to rescue a radio from the crusher! This 2006RDS has some real potential so no doubt it will become a video in the future. 🙂 Yes I have already decoded it! #weirdcarbs

Oh no we did a thing! 😅 I will update you all once it has landed!

Today's vibe is Beach Boys on 8 track as I prep my radio desk for a special arrival.

Working on cleaning out the heater flue on Ronald the caravan and had this friend with me for a few hours! They were amazingly tame and just enjoyed all the bugs coming out! It's moments like this that make me happy in this world. Really brightened me up. 🥰

The 100 subscriber special is underway today! This camera is playing a very important role in the entire production of this video. Can't believe I've had this nugget for nearly 10 years. We've seen a lot together. It got me through college.

Views didn't do well on this one, but it is a good video if you haven't seen it! 😊 A lifelong cassette user's first experience with 8 track cartridges! As I teased at the end of the video, there will be more 8 track content coming. I've still got that Motorola to look at! youtu.be/LcXMJyUbM2E

We have joined the 8 track world! Sit back and enjoy

We got Merle back at the weekend so that was nice! I also made a detour to dad's barn to grab the VIN or as Triumph calls it "Commision Number" so I can apply for the V5. Once I have the V5, I'm going to dig it out of there and get it home to finally start on it after 4 years of waiting! #weirdcarbs

Reminder that there are giant bears eating salmon right now and you can watch them fur free explore.org/livecams/bro...

I've started what is probably an unhealthy obsession with first gen Volvo S80 cars and now really want to find one. I'm just really struck by them. I think it's a gorgeous design and would obviously tow well. Can't find any for sale yet, but I suppose that gives us time to save up. 😅 #weirdcarbs

Some work on Ronald now I feel better. The old bimetallic thermostat plate was chattering and not shutting off properly. So modified it and fitted a bimetallic disc thermostat instead. No more chatter and nice hot water! Love these old Cascade units. So robust and simple. #caravan #retrocaravan

Dad arrived early this morning to take Merle to sort MOT things out for us (and as such he's also using Merle as his current steed to the Beaulieu Autojumble as it's on the way to it.) Can't complain about the courtesy car, though! Been a while since this beast was here. 🥰 #weirdcarbs

So the 100 subscriber special is going to be a bit delayed as I am very sick! However, I had been working on lots of tests for the final publication so here's a teaser. It's going to be awesome and very on-brand for me. Looking forward to working on it when I am able to again. 🙂 #weirdcarbs

So the 100 subscriber special is going to be quite a big video it seems! 😅 It will update everyone on what happened while I wasn't on YouTube for a bit, and how I even started getting back into cars again after a hiatus. No idea how how long this video will be, but we'll see! #weirdcarbs

Here's one we've not seen in a few years. The Triumph 2000! Yes me and dad actually spoke about it this weekend when we stopped off at parents house as a Rustival base. It's still in the works! Big thread below! [1/4] #weirdcarbs

What a fantastic day we had. So many amazing cars to see (and want) and the weather held out. Lovely to see and chat to old faces and some new faces as well. If anyone took any photos of Merle please let me know as I forgot to actually take any

My Rustival 3 show video has FINALLY uploaded, channel members can watch it now, everyone else at 5pm! Enjoy youtu.be/6Lad8IgGusY

Well we are here and all set up. Merle is up in the Creator Parking. If we are around the lights will be on Hopefully see lots of you today #rustival

I'm trying to do this whole YouTube and social thing properly. With the help of @retrosammie.bsky.social we have created a little board to accompany Merle at Rustival! The idea is to have the contents of the board reflect every car from the fleet we bring to future shows! #weirdcarbs

I forgot to mention Penny departed the fleet at the beginning of the week. She went to someone helping out a friend who recently became homeless. We checked in days later and they're doing well and had a great first night sleep as a result + safe haven for their pets. Warms my heart. ❤️❤️ #weirdcarbs

Rustival prep start today! Wash and wax and a good clean inside. Will check again next week but for now back to daily duties for Merle Looking forward to seeing you all there next Saturday #rustival

I wanted an easy way to test trailers and our caravan without having a car nearby. 12N testers exist of course, but they are unpleasantly expensive. So I built my own for a lot less! Plus it's more fun that way. A friend is already asking me to build him one, so that's a good sign! #weirdcarbs

Super proud of Chloe for this. Making content isn’t easy and putting yourself out there isn’t easy but every video makes me proud. Please give her a subscribe if you can do

A reminder that I own the AVS YouTube channel. I don't promote it a lot because I sometimes forget I have it! Plus, I have stuff in the pipeline I haven't worked on yet... However, you can enjoy what I've uploaded so far and start with this joyful gem! #weirdcarbs youtu.be/_83hfdYK9Wk?...

This is one of my dad's new vehicles. A 2002 Range Rover P38 Vogue 4.6. It's very nice. Yet he's not really vibing with it! I better make sure our pockets are deep if he decides to sell because I very much like it... It sounds incredible, too, and the air ride still works! #weirdcarbs

The remainder of my crazy Montego collection. Clifford was dismantled. He was just too far gone, and I'd already sunk so much money into that car. However, he has contributed LOTS of very hard to find parts to help me save these two. Progress should commence in the next few months. #weirdcarbs

I would like to know roughly how much it would cost to repair this scuttle, but without painting. There are 2-3 more smaller holes along (but typically, there could be more). Would it be better if I supply a cut panel from another car to weld on to this car?