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Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:22 am
by RobSA
So close.
Will be good to see it zooming around the hills.
Cheers
Rob
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:24 am
by mrflibbles
thanks rob cant wait to see bella back on the road too, be good to see them together maybe they will breed?
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:26 am
by RobSA
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:00 am
by 2ldohc
So that's where the little GT's come from...

Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:22 am
by mrflibbles
we wish!
got a bit more done on her today, seatbelts back in, cleaned the fuse box terminals and put new fuses in now surprisingly everything works as it should! Put some new wipe blades on to replace the moss encrusted ones as well.
re torqued the head bolts (some were quite loose). Adjusted the latch on the bootlid so it actually latches! cleaned lots of little odds and sods, lubed all the hinges etc so the doors hopefully swing nicely now!
tommorrow i plan on washing her...
father in law is already muttering about clearing out his shed so i can paint it properly! (although i am rather fond of the rat look)
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:44 am
by Stickman
WASHING IT???!!!
Are you insane?!
Rats hate water!

Stickman
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:12 am
by oz_toffa
We wont recognise it when it arrives for the November Hills Rat Run is SA !.!.!.
OZ
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 8:46 am
by mrflibbles
washed her so she is all pretty now, took her down to the local scrub em clean place and was looking at all the reddish coloured bubbles coming off looked like i had wet rubbed the car! seriously she looks the same but now its genuinely clean rust!
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:51 am
by mrflibbles
well guys had a brown trouser moment in the little beast, coming home from work and went to turn left at a reasonably busy roundabout. next thing hit the brakes to slow down and.........nothing happened except my foot hitting the floor! BROWN TROUSERS! well successfully negotiated the left turn without hitting anything, very close call to a nice $$$$ 4 wheel drive though. Managed to pull up and get the car stopped (all the way i was going was a minor down hill slope). And the Lady in the 4x4 i almost hit stops to apologise for not seeing me there! Alls well that ends well and i survived and so did the Bellett.
Big thanks to Oz_toffa for helping me out with a couple of parts i needed, and after getting the wife to help bleed the brakes back up, The Bellett is ready for the road again!
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:00 am
by RobSA
Scary moment
Glad it all turned out okay.
cheers
Rob
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:26 am
by oz_toffa
No worries guys
Parts are there for all to use and keep the Bellett's running and on the road.
OZ
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:01 pm
by BELLETTPR10
Glad eveyone and the cars are ok .....
Mark
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:18 pm
by GTtoo
Fluid loss problem........150 breaking zones later and............AHHHHGGGGG, BROWN TROUSER MOMENT !
Ohh, main thing is you saved the ratter, no really, is great your alive and well.
B.
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:38 am
by mr zzz
Ahhhh, so this is the Bellett that I wave to most mornings on my way to work.
Im in the gold TD Gem coupe, mrflibbles. Good to see another Bellett on the road in the hills!
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:48 am
by mrflibbles
its a nice looking coupe you got there mate! always happy to say hi! you local up here?
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:58 am
by mr zzz
Yeah, Mount Barker. I work at Woodside.
First time I saw your car I drove past and thought 'no, that can't be a bellett' but after seeing it a few more times I knew I wasnt dreaming.
I'm also a member on Gemisa.net under the same user name.
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:55 am
by mrflibbles
lol, alot of people have stopped and commented on it, even the sales guys where i work say that the customers want to know what that old car is before they start looking at the new cars!
not a member on gemisa yet but have ben considering getting one as a daily once my patrol is sold...
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:02 am
by mrflibbles
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:05 am
by oz_toffa
keep at it Flibbbllleessssss
better to have 2 thumbs than 5
OZ
Re: mrflibbles gets a bellett
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:48 am
by yellowperil
You've been busy mrfibbles
Good luck with it, you've got a tight schedule. While you've got the head off it's a good opportunity to give it a valve grind. It always gives a noticeable improvement for the sake of a few hours - time permitting of course!!!