Owner of a ropey old 944, a ropey old Boxster, a broken V70, and a tidy GT86.https://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3mbr7gpvc7k2vSwedish car doing Swedish car things. The Cross Climate 2s doing fantastic work06 Jan 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr7gpvc7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3mbm5dsq4as2rYesterday the V70 ticked over 179,000 miles. That is all, good day.04 Jan 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbm5dsq4as2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3m7bfdtrjls2vThe V70 has been quite the adventure. A friend bought it at around 160k as a one owner car (ex demonstrator) and we drove it to the French Alps a couple of times. As he lives in London during the great Diesel crackdown he sold it for me with an ABS problem. Quickly solved that with a new ABS pump05 Dec 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bfdtrjls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3m7arpmbq2k2eNow that the V70 is out everything else can be tucked inside out of the rain05 Dec 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7arpmbq2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3m7abpv7sjs2cThe V70 has tax and MOT once more. Looking forward to using it again and tucking the GT86 away for a bit05 Dec 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7abpv7sjs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3m6prq6xde22zV70 update for anybody still listening. The car made it to the MOT after a lot of bucking and missed gears and flagging an error code on 4th gear 3 times. Annoyingly the MOT had to be aborted as the cable fell off the new bonnet latch and it couldn't be released. Fixed for a retry next week28 Nov 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6prq6xde22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3m5yzyklnt22vThe V70 is so close to being back on the road. New alarm siren and AC condenser are on the way and the MOT is booked for next Friday. Going to be good to have it back finally19 Nov 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yzyklnt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lyibfrkqas2xI cannot for the life of me remove the remains of the broken anti roll bar bolt from the Boxster. I have replaced the AC condensors and ordered all the little broken bits behind the bumper to sort while it's off. Loads of money spent and can't finish the job thanks to one shitting bolt10 Sep 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyibfrkqas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lriiqirnzk2zAt Le Mans I will be flying the flag for... anybody willing to give me a free flag. Currently it's Porsche, Peugeot and Toyota13 Jun 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriiqirnzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lrd3s6zlfc2nGetting ever closer to Le Mans. I can almost taste the beer11 Jun 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrd3s6zlfc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lor5rvzk522oThe Boxster passed the MOT retest after new rear coil springs, coffin arms, and anti roll bar links. I'm back to having one working car! The clutch feels like it has air in the system so hopefully a quick bleed will sort that out.09 May 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lor5rvzk522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lnvbqyhydc2lWhy won't it come out? All bolts removed from the gearbox bellhousing yet it absolutely refuse to come apart from the engine, not even a hint of splitting and there's barely anywhere to lever against. Frustrating28 Apr 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvbqyhydc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3ln64yr2fw22lCar update V70 - unable to keep its gearbox oil inside GT86 - death rattle from engine, suspect a spun bearing 944 - suddenly developed a horrific clattering noise from the rear under load (waiting for recovery now) Boxster - booked in for an MOT on Tuesday All in all my luck is shit19 Apr 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln64yr2fw22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lmaldew7sc2sOld reliable, apparently. Nobody saw that coming07 Apr 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaldew7sc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lmaks2otl22sAnd to finish off this episode of car disasters, I will be drinking Scotch while ordering a replacement 944 ignition switch. A mere £15 since it's a Beetle/T2 Transporter part07 Apr 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaks2otl22shttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lmadlqsb2s2yThe car death continues with the Volvo 940 saying bye bye to coolant07 Apr 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmadlqsb2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lm7eeczoyc2tYesterday went well. Engine had a sudden drop in power and started rattling at part throttle. When pulling into a layby it died completely. Not sure what the problem is yet.07 Apr 2025 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7eeczoyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3llu3h7hsmk23The 986 will live again. The cheap Chinese HVAC screen replacement arrived today to replace the one that was rapidly dying. The typeface and icons are wrong but it displays what it needs to. The real loss is that it no longer says "MANUELL" when over riding the fans02 Apr 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llu3h7hsmk23https://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3llomvrbk7k2aThis month I have been mostly making brap brap noises. Off with the old standard farty exhaust and on with an HKS Legamax Sports cat back system. The horrible high pitch noise from the stainless manifold and over pipe is now gone!31 Mar 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llomvrbk7k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lkgs4knmkc2tThe V70 is being a dick and I can't get the steering reattached, and the starter has also given up so I moved on to washing the GT86 to remember that it's white and not brown15 Mar 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgs4knmkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3lkgrzmfnsk2tLooking back at modifying scenes of the past we can look back somewhat fondly of Slotmags, louvred windows, wide arch kits and massive spoilers on 1.0 hatchbacks. What are we looking back to from the current era, German cars with the indicators always on and black wheels?15 Mar 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgrzmfnsk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3liuyjrqh6k2dJust some images of the V70 bleeding gearbox oil everywhere.23 Feb 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3liuyjrqh6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3liu6khf5mc27The V70 moves under its own power again at last! Only things left to do are set the gearbox oil level properly, bleed the cooling system, and refit the under tray.23 Feb 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3liu6khf5mc27https://bsky.app/profile/fistsofham6.bsky.social/post/3limxubcrvs27The V70 has finally been reintroduced to its gearbox! Next step is to connect everything back up and see if it works.20 Feb 2025 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:ry2bpiwdiglqykxruixpsf3c/app.bsky.feed.post/3limxubcrvs27