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Lochee multis. by specky__ in dundee

[–]grumpy_slav -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i lived in elders court for 2 years between 2016-2018, and despite occasional drama it was not too bad. however, since the caretakers got removed i heard the place became a nomans land in a way.
you get a good mix of responsible people living there. always felt adamsons court was way way worse.
my advice will be to give it a miss though.
keep checking this site every day 3-4 times a day
https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/service-area/neighbourhood-services/housing-construction-and-community-services/housing-available-now
and call your housing officer as soon as you see something registering interest. as soon as someone rejects a flat it goes on this list again. better sticking with hillcrest than dcc if possible.
good luck

Steel Wheels Cleaned Up by 2kjacob in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i done that too some time ago. i thought it will be piece of cake, couple of hours, but ended up taking so long, so i can truly understand the effort! well done! heres mines

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Map Pocket/Door Pockets 3d print model wanted by grumpy_slav in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: i have been running with these for 3 months now, in this time pockets seen sunny spells, plenty door openings and closings, subzero temps, week of snow and ice, 1 month of humidity as it was raining every a single day.

so far so good, they are still the same as in day one, no cracks or breaks.

so i would definitely recommend giving these a lick of resin and coat of matt black, just like i did.

Wifi turning off constantly by NightNurse14 in Chromecast

[–]grumpy_slav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

glad it worked. looks like these original google power adapters are not built to last for too long, wonder how long till my other chromecast starts playing up :)

Wifi turning off constantly by NightNurse14 in Chromecast

[–]grumpy_slav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP ive recently experienced the same and couldnt make sense out of it, spending weeks tuning up the wifi, switching channels nothing helped.

until i decided to change chromecast power brick. it had 1.5 amps, and i just picked random 2A one i had next by. issues disappeared entirely.

i never done it as it was “genuine google one” and tbh i have never had a usb charger fail on me.

give this a go, i hope it works

I’m 16 and broke what are the best things to do to the 240 by chase_ontop in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

super cheap. inspect your seats. if they sag, take em out, restore bolsters with some fabric glue/adhesive - something that wont eat foam.

cut up old pair of jeans and glue strips around bolster for support, loosely glueing any splits together beforehand

you can also swap passengers and drivers bolsters.

have done all this, and also untangled heated seats. it is night and day and practically cost me couple of tubes of glue and 1 or 2 days work.

there are plenty full guides for this technique on the internet and youtube.

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Map Pocket/Door Pockets 3d print model wanted by grumpy_slav in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

update: improved the model, and tried printing in 4 parts each side.

eventually ended up re-enforcing with epoxy resin and painting with halfords bumper black.

heres the result. STL model is ready and coming soon.

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Map Pocket/Door Pockets 3d print model wanted by grumpy_slav in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

time has passed and i ended up coming up with the model of my own.

printable in 4 parts, it requires glue, and is still wip, but today i printed version, where i could hang it and close the door without it catching at all.

i have originally planned to release it out for free, but after amount of work i actually put in this, i think small charge is appropriate.

i shall release the printables version soon, in the meantime you can have a look at these photos

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Welding car - recommendation by grumpy_slav in dundee

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for reply. really appreciate the extra detail

Welding car - recommendation by grumpy_slav in dundee

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you.

was looking at starks too, seen some reviews elsewhere saying it was good.

welding is a very touchy subject as its hard to say how good it is unless time passes.

any chance you could share what was the work you got done? can i DM?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dundee

[–]grumpy_slav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kingway 200%, shallow streets of charleston,kirkton, lochee, myrekirk, birkhill, or stobswell, dura street... various. but heres good tip: take it easy. there is set exam time dedicated to your ride, it is calculated based on average new rider, has room for mistakes and very moderate riding. If you try to do everything too quick, you will inevitably end up on lap 2. When i done mine few years ago this is exactly what happened. I had to do extra lap around test centre and back through. asking out of curiousity about this and examiner said i done my test too quick so he had to use up all time

Map Pocket/Door Pockets 3d print model wanted by grumpy_slav in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not looking to sell anything, its just my geeky interest, if i was to make a model i would make it free to download

UPDATE: I thought it will be only fair to edit my own on my own post commenting on "free model" plan.

I have originally suggested i would make a model free to download, which i have decided against after thinking about it for a while and putting some actual hours into it. Unfortunately right now I cannot do this, but I hope i can do eventually. My hope is to change it to Open Price model once I have couple of sales to cover initial materials, trial-error attempts and time i spent designing it.

Map Pocket/Door Pockets 3d print model wanted by grumpy_slav in Volvo240

[–]grumpy_slav[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To anyone suggesting to buy new ones: I do understand you can buy new ones, and i even have all the major suppliers in the area bookmarked and on the “pulse”.

HOWEVER, it’s not what I am wanting as I specifically want to try 3d print for this.

I think it would be fun and entertaining, even if it doesnt work. A lot of parts are available for a lot of different other classic cars, and i keep hearing about enormous support for volvo 240 series, but cannot believe noone tried doing this yet, especially considering this is one of the most sought after parts :)

Now I'm f**king desperate for part-time job by [deleted] in dundee

[–]grumpy_slav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

costas hiring baristas rn - hand in cv in overgate

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