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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Welshbreed on March 27, 2012, 20:49:55
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Personally I had a math key skills exam at college, then disappeared with a few mates to the park where we pretty much stayed all day and played many types of game with a football, then back to the library for some coursework to be completed, then met up with a girl i know from a previous bus trip and said hello *wink wink* and then got some free chips from the chippy as I thought I had some money in my wallet, and turned out I didn't. But I am a regular there and so they let me off. #Winning. and then a quick shower and a bit of music b4 coming to visit my virtual friends. :afro:
..But they all seem to have vacated as well! :huh:
So all in all a good day for me.
How was yours? (Reply Below, because I force you too... :evil: )
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Went to work 8 till 5 got home had a cuppa went out to do a few bits on the Disco Wiring in replacement cb went in had sumthing to eat Chicken & Bacon with potato wedges with a Mexican BBQ Sauce from a firm Called Hungry Joe's mmmmmm, Then a couple of Beers with the Neighbour then went on the web for a few hours.. check the other fourms i'm on
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Im retired now (no not retard-retired :laugh:)so never in a hurry to do anything started by breakfast poached eggs on toast with a piece of gammon then got the dogs fed and loaded into the L200 Twin cab ambled around the Plain on the byways till lunch stopped for a cheese and pickle sarnie cup of tea then walked around my favourite very large wood that was buzzin to the sounds of spring with a nice darpet of blue violets and bluebells showing through,watched a Hawk rip its dinner apart and devour it before being hounded away by some rooks who fought over the leftovers ,went home dropped off two of the dogs then went back out with shotty for some Pidgeon shooting over some new sown crops ended the day with 8 pidgeons and 5 crows home for a tinker with the new Suzuki Vit rag top till it got dark and i went in to T of s/s chicken with fried rice then watched Chelsea beat Benfica before hitting the web ,all pretty run of the mill stuff thats probably bored the socks off you allready and you wont of got this far in the thread so sod it off to bed ,
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work - dinner - bed,
same as day before and same as today
but today I drove the Series 1, cold trip in but lovely trip home.
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Up at 04:50 go to job one, get home have breakfast, go to job two, half day so go fix starter on mates astra, get home later than planned, argue with wife again, skip tea, go do bit on car, get diesel, go home to bed.
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Lifted the 90 by 2" and now starting on the modified roll hoop I'm fitting/making
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Pushed the blasted motorbike to 2 garages to get some fuel, seems to be a shortage of petrol. Can't be people panicking in case theres a strike that hasn't even been called yet can it ???? :angry:
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Pushed the blasted motorbike to 2 garages to get some fuel, seems to be a shortage of petrol. Can't be people panicking in case theres a strike that hasn't even been called yet can it ???? :angry:
Its a fricken joke! Sat for over 10mins for fuel I hasten to add with the engine turned off as I was down to fumes in the tank, unlike everyone else in the que, so they obviously didn't really need the damm stuff... Bloomin media making a mountain out of a mole hill as usual, its just one big con and the only people that are winning out of it are the Government and the Suppliers...
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got up at 5 am for work then got home at 6pm.. fitted a new fmud on the disco then laughed at a mate who had filled his tanks with fuel.. pointing out he will be filling up again soon as he is now using more fuel carrying fuel around... :huh:
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but today I drove the Series 1, cold trip in but lovely trip home.
Well jealous. 'Nuff said really.
As for the fuel shortage, this is why I don't watch the news. It stops me acting like an idiot every time something *insignificant happens in the world.
(*insignificant because I have no control over the it in anyway and nothing I do will likely change it's course, but most importantly because I cannot punch the person responsible in the head for for it.)
boring day today, woke, ate, worked, home, television, here again. Some days are just depressive. Looking forward to some summer vacation so I can work on my trucks a little
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Im afraid thats the way of the world m8ty getup, eat,work,come home eat,do your homey duties, tv or web,bed, etc etc.and its the same all over the world i have lived in 4 different countries and its the same all over and thats why any time off from that drudgery is precious time now known as quality time and it must not be wasted so get that truck fixed and get out there,oohps nearly said that naff LR saying :embarrassed:that every nerd who owns a 4x4 seems to have all over their truck CRINGE!! :embarrassed: : :rolleyes: :rolleyes::
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One life, get one. Is that what you mean?
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Ha Ha Ha Ha----etc Thats egg -sak-lee what i had in mind!! :evil: :grin:
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lol, yeah don't get me wrong I know thats life, but I wished I enjoyed my job. I'd settle for like my job really. At the moment I say far to often for comfort "Is that a footlong? Would you like extra cheese for 20p?" Ah, the joys of moving and trying to start a new career while renting accommodation. Well fun.
On the plus side I have Monday and Tuesday off for the next 3 weeks, hopefully get some projects done. I have a few at the moment :rolleyes: ...
Famous last words. :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
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Today I fitted muy new 235/85/16's to the steels and then fitted them to the car after cutting the arches and fitting flares. then painted the lower sides satin black ready for the discovery decals.. also gave it a clean and hoovered the inside out.. Now the wife will get on it I'll have to get it dirty again..lol
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Today i took my new toy an old rag top Vit for MOT and yeeha failed on headlight alignment and broken number plate + no plate light, took it home fixed all the probs in an hour back for retest and yep through she goes, has 53000 genuine miles with old MOTs to prove not bad for a 94 motor also gave it a good powerwash and touched in a few scratches dont know why because it will be covered in them after a few times out on the lanes, :grin: now to get rid of those huge wideboy wheels /tyres .
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Was up at o-god-o'clock to see if any of our Soay's had lambed but no, tended to the horses, did a bit more in the garden.. Then drove back from Lincs to Hell.. Oh sorry North Yorks, the sooner we get moved outta here the better.
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Was up at o-god-o'clock to see if any of our Soay's had lambed but no, tended to the horses, did a bit more in the garden.. Then drove back from Lincs to Hell.. Oh sorry North Yorks, the sooner we get moved outta here the better.
So whats so bad about North Yorks Dave? must say its great down here in south Wilts ever thought of doing a swallow and flying south :cheesy:
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Its just where we are living at the moment.. gets referred to as hell due to the people etc... Ive never met such insular, no hopes in my life. Hey ho that's life I suppose you cant choose your neighbors. Roll on getting moved over the summer and a new start...
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Saturday
went to Mountfitict Castle & Toy Musem, Nice way to kill 2-3 hours on a sunny day
Got Home then bbq with the Neighbours
Sunday
Boot sale
the Pub meet with the D2boys club
Now
At Work
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today I took a look at my mates Corsa 1.7 diesel, cough - crap - cough, to see as to why his brakes failed the other day. turns out the brake line had corroded away on Front Near Side wheel, and had been leaking brake fluid all over the road. Not much I could do as I dont have the tools to repair the steel and our car was out of commission and he needed a quick fix and so a job for kwik-fit just on the corner. I foresee a trip to a salvage yard as if one has corroded away, likely all others are on way out. so his list for parts continues to grow. I'll be sorting him out an engine service, new OS door mirror, new NS windscreen wiper arm, maybe 2 if I cannot find identical arm, some body work/paint and figure out where it's leaking coolant from.
I will try to get some pics of me doing this as well for your education amusement. :lipsrsealed:
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Today (and yesterday, more impressively) I went for a run with my equally unfit flatmate. relax it was in the dark so no one saw us sweating our bits off, and we ran an impressive (for 2 unfit blokes) 3.11 miles before doing 50 sit ups and 20 push ups. and i?we did the same amount yesterday too. and now I am showered and PJ'ed up I am happy as a pig in (well you know the rest)
:cry: (thats sweat not tears lol)
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Yesterday changed The oil in both diffs went to do the Transfer oil and autobox oil but can't as I've lost the key to the Shed :embarrassed: so looks like that's what i'm gonna be doing over the break looking for them lol
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check your pockets. I guarantee it'll be in the last place you look for them :rolleyes:
:lipsrsealed: I'll get my coat....
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I haven't added to this post recently as things haven't been that good.
Last Friday was a massive bad day in work that started the day before and resulted me punching myself in on the clocking in machine quite literally - the finger print scanning machine lost that battle. Think I had a nano-metal break down and was prepared to jack everything in. .....anyhow was ordered to have a relaxing weekend.
Sunday, in an attempt to relax we went for a picnic in middle of Salisbury Plains. Took the Disco which is not offroad prepared so took route carefully to get me to Milston Down along side the Nine Mile River (dried) . The mrs drove in which stressed me out no end as she randomly swapped ruts and I could see us getting stuck in a stupid place. Anyway we got there ok and set up and ate some grub and was just starting to unwind and enjoy the sun when one of the dogs suddenly whilst chasing a ball collapsed screaming. No control over his back end. Nothing seems broken - I was looking for gun shot wounds - snake bites the lot but nothing. Dog needed vet badly. So challenge was getting disco off the plains fast as fricken possible to a main road via routes that didn't result in getting stuck with an injured dog onboard. Stress back to volume level 11.
Aimed for Bulford Camp and thankful that the weather had been dry all week.
Hour later arrive in the Vets in Frome with a prearranged emergency vet attending. Lots of nightmare scenarios banding around and one very ill dog admitted into hospital. Mrs in pieces.
Monday - working still in a bit of a cloud with the added thought that I may have to decide to put dog down as he was paralysed. Mrs had been to seen him and he was stoned on morphine, katamine and lidocane with no improvement but with a 90% sure diagnosis of Fibrocartilaginous Embolism - blood colt in the spine - with the 10% doubt being that he was still in pain and shouldn't be.
Tuesday more of the same. Wait another 24hour before decisions need to be made.
Wednesday/ Thursday - Dog stood up :shocked: :huh: :azn: :grin: Collected him in the evening.
May never get fully healed - next 2 week crucial in how much he will heel. Will need some therapy. But at moment he is bumbling around best he can with one hind leg not working right. And he wagged his tail when I got him from work tonight which is something I have been waiting to see. Boss also unexpected took me out for a massive fried breakfast today which went down a treat.
Have a good Easter break all - I need this one.
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Sorry to hear of your woes M8 hope the dog is improving (is it long dogs you have?) all legs and backbone ! one of my Spaniels has been diagnosed with bowl cancer and its too far advanced to start any surgery so its now a waiting game poor little sod is only eight :sad: having said that one wouldnt know he was ill that stumpy tail is perpetul motion, :cheesy: ATB Dodger
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@Saffy, sorry to hear the bad news, but at least he's up and about now *touch wood, and hope it passes smoothly. Nothing worse than loosing a pet..
went for another run today, nearly died of dehydration, due to the eagerness of my flatmate not allowing hydration before leaving. Did an extra hour of work in work, and passed the free food threshold. Nom nom nom. and now debaiting the pub with a couple of friends. And I got 4 days off!!!!!!!!!! woo, I never have 4 days off :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
now what to do with 4 days off, hmm...
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Saffy, I hope the doggy makes a good recovery soon! Having just recently had to bite the bullet and take my old labrador on a one way visit to the vets I feel for you matey! Its a horrible horrible thing to have to do, though fortunately the vets we have are really good and we didnt have to take her in and the did it in the back of the landy. Still I feel crap about a few weeks on.
Back to happier thoughts, just back from a quick trip down to Louth to collect our horse box... Time to spend the week filling it with furniture, then a return visit next weekend...
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today I chill. Happy Easter all.
Enjoy your (delete as appropriate):
Religious Holiday
Easter Egg Hunt
Time off work
Non Religious Holiday
4x4 Time
Greenlaning Trip
Geo-tagging Adventure
Family
Friends
TV
XBOX/PS/PC/Wii/Other
Chocolate
Presents
Oh and last night I went from :afro: to :cool: (Buzz cut #2 all over, except my beard)
C-ya guys and girls
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Happy haircut.
Today I have to top coat my summer pickup lid, on account of the wife emptying the vacuum dust all over the last coat half an hour after I put it on. Beyond that internet and food mostly.
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Happy haircut.
Thanks man
Today I have to top coat my summer pickup lid, on account of the wife emptying the vacuum dust all over the last coat half an hour after I put it on. Beyond that internet and food mostly.
Unlucky. Back in the day I finished painting one of my series bonnets black and after the last coat one of the young chickens ran past it (having broken into the yard) and kicked dust all up over it as it was drying in the sun. Later that day the chicken progressed to dinner. It was a cockerel at the end of the day, and we already had an abundance of cock in that area
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haveto say buzzcut is the way forward, did a "jarhead" style cut a few years ago as a joke and liked it so like that it stayed.... then it just progressively got shorter lol
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When you hit my age its just 2 cuts a year well at the back and sides anyway, on the top ? well i just polish it :cool:
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thanks for kind words - dog has made big improvements and got his normal character back. Time will tell how much he will heal but he is fairly good right now and can leap and sort of run too.
Been a wet weekend but still changed out the gearbox on the series1 on Saturday. Spent Sunday in Wales at parents. Today removed the engine from the Series1 with the aim of trying to fit the diesel replacement next weekend. I least want it mounted if not plumbed.
Work tomorrow with a big back log of orders having built up from 3pm Thursday - joy - busy busy.
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Good news all round then, nowt better than a full order book.
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Today, me and my neatly trimmed head, went out and bought this...
(http://www.sixtysurf.co.uk/custom/images/products/hires/DIRTYWEEKEND.jpg)
Win
Oh and I hanged out with some friends too and threw an american football around in the park.
All in a day's work!
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Today I will mostly be re pinning my door hinges with some m8 Allen bolts. Once i have Ben to work and fed the seeps.
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Welshbreed. Had checked my Pockets about 3 times (must of looked like I was doing some sort of dance move or got ant's on me haha :cheesy:
Friday
1 hour looking for shed Keys, needed to do gear and transfer box asaway sunday so got my Crowbar out of the other shed and well lets say new hinges and lock are now on the door..
So Transfer box and gear oil done, then cleared the motor out to put the kids stuff in for the trip,
Saturday
Glorious weather so did bits in my Garden then the neighbours garden then some drinks with the neighbours
Sunday
Hemsby Here we come gets there (no disrespect for people that live there only see the amusment part ) what a dive didn't even get out the car turned around and went down to Scatby, Nowhere to park so down to Great Yarmouth Parked up and paid a fiver for the Day wich i thought was a good price.
On the way home see a Lifted Dark red Brown covered in mud Frontera around the Red Lodge area
Monday
Went and picked some bits up from Royston of ebay Nowt motor related
now at work :sad: :sad:
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Welshbreed. Had checked my Pockets about 3 times (must of looked like I was doing some sort of dance move or got ant's on me haha :cheesy:
Phone. Check. Wallet. Check. Keys... Keys... Keys... Ah [!Expletive Deleted!]
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Spent most of the avo sourcing Jeep bits....happy days...close deals tomorrow..
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It took 3 hours to replace one pin yesterday. Pain in the ar*e. Still, only 3 more left to do, joyous.
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It took 3 hours to replace one pin yesterday. Pain in the ar*e. Still, only 3 more left to do, joyous.
You taking up sewing?
Oh we are now up to two lambs I have been reliably informed off today... :) Washed the 90 so it didn't look too grubby for taking to the interview tomorrow....
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Defender door hinge pins not sewing. Sorry, not that in touch with my feminine side.
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Defender door hinge pins not sewing. Sorry, not that in touch with my feminine side.
Shame, I might have had a job for you... :evil:
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Today I noticed that the seam along the side of my center silencer had split and was blowing badly... :sad:
Sooo, I took the center section off the car and welded the tube ends to my work bench using 'L' brackets then cut the silencer out and using tube from an old 200tdi exhaust I created a new section joining the two ends then refitted it to the car.. the 3.9 doesn't sound any different so now I'm thinking of doing the same at the back or maybe a side exit straight through.. :evil:
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side exiting exhaust systems, I do like. When I upgrade to a S.S. system I will be having side vents.
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Hooked up caravan and went to camp site where my local 4x4 club were
Saturday went Laning around the herts area,
Saturday night did some night trialing well good that
Sunday did some trialing
then home
well good weekend
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Today I have mostly been laid in the mud with my arm up to the shoulder emptying a culvert, boo hiss.
Tomorrow I'm riding shotgun in a Toyota cruiser on a lane trip with some fellows from northern monkeys.
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I want to do some laning. I getting to urbanized at the moment. :sad:
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It was a good trip spoilt only by not having the defender with me.
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rain has driven me mad so treated myself to a new watch - ill be eating lean this month.
(http://www.christopherward.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/382x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/P/r/ProBlack.jpg)
http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c60-tri/c60-tri-sks.html
Wanted a half decent watch under 500 quid that had some soul rather than my g-shocks that I normally wear (and love).
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rain has driven me mad so treated myself to a new watch - ill be eating lean this month.
(http://www.christopherward.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/382x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/P/r/ProBlack.jpg)
http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c60-tri/c60-tri-sks.html
Wanted a half decent watch under 500 quid that had some soul rather than my g-shocks that I normally wear (and love).
Cool.
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Spent good part of today prepairing the floor of my Midget to acept the new sills and footwell panels, lots of grinding and jacking up/down trying to get the car level as can be before the sills are tacked in place got there in the end and the first weld runs are finished on the nearside, hopeing to have it roadworthy by mid summer :cool:
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Today I smoothed out my 90. I lowered the tyre pressures to 27.5 front and 30 rear from 32 and 40 respectively. That has helped no end. I also extracted both anti roll bars, amazingly is still resolutely refuses to fall over when I go round corners and it is way less skittish. Well taken with it.
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Amazeing how a little fetteling can make you fall in love again ,must have a fettle with mrs Landroger :kiss:
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As far as wife fettling goes I think mine has run out of tuneable options and needs replacing with a newer one.
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might need to get a professional in to give a good rebore.
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might need to get a professional in to give a good rebore.
Burn :evil:
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might need to get a professional in to give a good rebore.
You're a bad man, funny, but still a bad man.
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Had a look at some far eastern models very,very cheap and so willing :lipsrsealed:and im not talking Kia,s or Protons, :wink:
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Had a look at some far eastern models very,very cheap and so willing :lipsrsealed:and im not talking Kia,s or Protons, :wink:
Mind you I believe there are a lot of hidden costs, optional upgrades, shipping, and the like....
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An oriental micro in factory spec would suit me fine thanks.
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Can never be sure that the nozzle hasn't been removed and air bags fitted.
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Never been afraid of giving things a thorough pdi and test drive.
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Today I made a list of take off items if I break the car :undecided:
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Today I made a list of take off items if I break the car :undecided:
Ouch!
Yesterday I was out ragging some of the Colleges Motorsport Karts around Sittingbourne Kart track. Was well good, despite the weather.
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7741/dsc01718re.jpg)
This was a Subaru Air Cooled twin stroke kart we had on the day, instead of the usual honda one's we use :evil:
got some vids as well. might upload some on a different thread in the future. who knows.
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Today I made a list of take off items if I break the car :undecided:
Ouch!
Yesterday I was out ragging some of the Colleges Motorsport Karts around Sittingbourne Kart track. Was well good, despite the weather.
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7741/dsc01718re.jpg)
This was a Subaru Air Cooled twin stroke kart we had on the day, instead of the usual honda one's we use :evil:
got some vids as well. might upload some on a different thread in the future. who knows.
cool used to help my Brother in law at some circuits he went He worked for Stratos Lesuire he used to make them 125cc ones
my week well Disco broke down Sunday in Braintree at the McDonolds on the A120 was recovered home Needed New Viscous van, new rad so Monday replaced them then wednesday the inhibitor switch went so been an exspensive blooming week for me now at work
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Today I have mostly been beating my car straight again after daddy thought it would be a giggle to rip the front of his jimny off by using the front off side of the fender as an immovable object. Senile old div, its not like I have not parked in the same place for the last 4 months. Utter nonce.
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spent a rainy night in the woods with Jack...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7328765864_e5fed4dd59_c.jpg)
its a long way up when drunk
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/7328775674_1613d79ab1_c.jpg)
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Bloody hell that must be like sleeping in a coffin with a pop top! :cheesy: :cheesy:think i would stay by the fire in my body bag, :smiley:
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The maggnolia tents a surprisingly good nights kip - stays pretty dark in there so a good mornings kip too :azn:
Though I do the bivvy thing too when the mood suits.
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Today I are been mostly camping at ullswater.
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Today oi ar be mostly welding a new tubular outrigger on vh land rover so as to not ave vh fuel tank fall on vh floor.
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Today I got a baby compressor and an undercoat gun. Waxoiled to death. I might even do daddy's for him but after being put onto a 7 day working week that may not happen.
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Today I have been waxoiling our cars.
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he'll want you to do it next year too
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I think the plan is twice a year once as a top up before winter salt starts and then again in the spring to get them free of salt as soon as we can. And that will be mostly focused on the jimny and the 90 as they work on the farm, the Benz and the terios seem to have a much easier life.
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did you do the bulk head interior channels on the 90? I took door hinge fixing out to put the spray pipe in there.
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No not yet, I still need to do the engine bay, through the seat boxes from inside and also the inside of the footwells under the mats. That said I got through 15 litres of stuff yesterday and was starting to see things from the fumes.
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seat box is ally....
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Yeah I know. I mean the top of the chassis that you can get to through the panels under the driver and centre seats.
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Today I have been running out of inside jobs. I hate hiding from the rain pity I can't go spraying thistles in the wet. Boo hiss.
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Today I asked myself how much more being bawled at I was going to take from my old man for doing what he asks me to do. I have yet to give myself an answer I like.
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Today I started saving up for a automatic torque biasing diff back to start with front to follow. I also went rabbiting but missed. Twice. Boo hiss.
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Today I have mostly been making jigsaws (new job)... In a bit after food, time to bray seven shades of icky brown stuff out of the fuel tank on the 90 as the new one arrived today... Oh and if that's successful and there's still some light fit the last tree slider...
Deep joy all round...
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Today was the dentist.
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Today I found a away to make better use of my boot. I'm looking to loose the lid other than for odd occasions and fit a floor over the wheel boxes. That way I can have a boot for dry stuff and a pickup for wet/mucky/big stuff. Need to get some phenolic ply. It's good this, it is only my fourth solution in 18months, god I must be short of sommat to do.
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Today I worked - our two director bosses are trying to out do each other - so when one is off for day the other makes his game moves.
So today we had major big English breakfast bought us all to the point we were too stuffed to work so are got let home early.
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Today I worked - our two director bosses are trying to out do each other - so when one is off for day the other makes his game moves.
So today we had major big English breakfast bought us all to the point we were too stuffed to work so are got let home early.
What is this "home early" of which you speak?
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Today I worked - our two director bosses are trying to out do each other - so when one is off for day the other makes his game moves.
So today we had major big English breakfast bought us all to the point we were too stuffed to work so are got let home early.
What is this "home early" of which you speak?
a rare and precious thing indeed
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Well Thursday 21/06/2012 I went to Northwhich to look at a Disco, liked what I saw and Made an offer which was accepted, they said it will be fully Mot'd and 6 months taxed for me and should be ready by Sat (today) but still as yet and I know its only 09.15 am as I type this, not heard anything so later today I hope to hear from them to go and pick up my new toy, oh and SWMBO wants me to take our youngest daughter to her Uni in Bangor as she is moving digs, so will be back later hopefully with the good news that my Disco has come home ready to go.............!!oh and the youngest has her stuff moved to her new digs in Bangor !!!!
Paul
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Today we get to find out if the last 10 months has been profitable or not as our sheeps get listed for sale on the internet. Hope springs eternal.
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I cleared out the shed of all the junk that was stopping us from storing the bikes.
Unfortunately I also cut in half a wooden bedframe that my missus says she told me she wanted to keep as it's part of a set still in use.
Now trying to escape from the doghouse :sad:
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carve her a love spoon from the remains
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Well yesterday i spent the whole day cleaning the rust off my tow bar, & painting it and it still looks like poo!!!!
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Yesterday I went looking for plywood, wowsers its dear stuff. Today I think we are off to fountains abbey to walk the dog.
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Went to a ham radio rally in Frome .......*shudder*
Can't believe the crap people trying to sell for good money. One stall looked like it selling all the same type of end of life computer gear we would put in a recycling waste stream in work as we wouldn't dare put it for sale as re-use.
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Today we get to find out if the last 10 months has been profitable or not as our sheeps get listed for sale on the internet. Hope springs eternal.
well? the suspense is killing us
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp352/BerryRickshawJenkins/black-sheep.jpg)
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Today we get to find out if the last 10 months has been profitable or not as our sheeps get listed for sale on the internet. Hope springs eternal.
For sale on the net! :shocked: whats wrong with your local cattle market/or Sheep fair?? cant give them a poke and grope on line ,
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I was possibly being too optimistic thinking they would go the same day they were listed we are having to wait and see. As to why not to market? Well one its a lot of work and two if they go through in tens you run a risk of the richer buyers taking the cream and therefore reducing the average price, oh and only those people at that sale will see them whereas on the net it is a wider catch of buyers. All that said this is the first time we have tried this so it may fall on its face, we need to see how good our seller is.
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how much does a sheep normally sell for?
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Hay guys, been a little busy recently, hence the no show. so a little catch up...
Today... I list some stuff I did the other day
Main Headlines;
(Thursday morning) I quit my dull job as a sandwich artist.
(Thursday evening) While looking for work experience in a garage locally, I got offered a work trial at VolksFarmers
(Friday/Saturday) Worked at VolksFarmers and thoroughly enjoyed myself, (despite no mobile signal)
(Saturday evening) Entertained my friends for a mates 30th and was dressed up as Mario & Luigi characters
And I'm totally thrilled with doing something I enjoy, working on cars, and I've never been happier.
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how much does a sheep normally sell for?
Our average last year was 129 quid with a top pen price of 178 quid each on ten.
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Hay guys, been a little busy recently, hence the no show. so a little catch up...
Today... I list some stuff I did the other day
Main Headlines;
(Thursday morning) I quit my dull job as a sandwich artist.
(Thursday evening) While looking for work experience in a garage locally, I got offered a work trial at VolksFarmers
(Friday/Saturday) Worked at VolksFarmers and thoroughly enjoyed myself, (despite no mobile signal)
(Saturday evening) Entertained my friends for a mates 30th and was dressed up as Mario & Luigi characters
And I'm totally thrilled with doing something I enjoy, working on cars, and I've never been happier.
Power to your arm M8 its great doing a job you love ! you have to work all your life so might as well be something you love doing,its not a nice feeling being in a job that you hate in fact its a sentence :undecided: :sad:good on yer, :grin:
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Saturday Cut grass and Hedge and in the evening was in front garden with the neighbour and a couple of mates Listening to the red hot chillie pepers at the concert just up the road from me
sunday bit of shopping the chilled for the rest of day
spotted a tricked 90 green with white roof at asdas in stevenage that had got the mud club splash stickers all over the back
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Power to your arm M8 its great doing a job you love ! you have to work all your life so might as well be something you love doing,its not a nice feeling being in a job that you hate in fact its a sentence :undecided: :sad:good on yer, :grin:
Thanks man
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Hay guys, been a little busy recently, hence the no show. so a little catch up...
Today... I list some stuff I did the other day
Main Headlines;
(Thursday morning) I quit my dull job as a sandwich artist.
(Thursday evening) While looking for work experience in a garage locally, I got offered a work trial at VolksFarmers
(Friday/Saturday) Worked at VolksFarmers and thoroughly enjoyed myself, (despite no mobile signal)
(Saturday evening) Entertained my friends for a mates 30th and was dressed up as Mario & Luigi characters
And I'm totally thrilled with doing something I enjoy, working on cars, and I've never been happier.
You'll be leaving us for the beetle boys then are you? Seriously though good luck and I hope you can make the best of it!.
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Today, depressingly I discovered that my favorite band of musical poets have split up boo hiss. Last bleeding summer double boo hiss! No more beautiful soul poetry. Boo and indeed hiss!
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You'll be leaving us for the beetle boys then are you? Seriously though good luck and I hope you can make the best of it!.
Pah! No!
I'll merely be expanding my horizons. Anyone got some spare flat engines about I can "rebuild"/learn?
I think I need to read up on my VeeDubs. Fortunately I can just about tell apart a type 1 from a type 4, and a Type 2 T3 from a Type 3 and I know a bit about the history thanks to college theory. And I always fancied a Rat Rod T1 Van :]
But I dont think it'll ever replace my <3 for land rovers. Speaking of which, I might have gained a free galvanised chassis from another friend today :]
Oh and today I...
Handed in the final assignments for college. and for my 42 required credits, I've handed in 49 credits worth (hurrah) and added some extra credit crap in the form of PSD (Personal Social Development) a.k.a. I can now get a job because I wrote a C.V. and and can use a debit card and cash. Sigh.
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You'll be leaving us for the beetle boys then are you? Seriously though good luck and I hope you can make the best of it!.
Pah! No!
I'll merely be expanding my horizons. Anyone got some spare flat engines about I can "rebuild"/learn?
I think I need to read up on my VeeDubs. Fortunately I can just about tell apart a type 1 from a type 4, and a Type 2 T3 from a Type 3 and I know a bit about the history thanks to college theory. And I always fancied a Rat Rod T1 Van :]
But I dont think it'll ever replace my <3 for land rovers. Speaking of which, I might have gained a free galvanised chassis from another friend today :]
Oh and today I...
Handed in the final assignments for college. and for my 42 required credits, I've handed in 49 credits worth (hurrah) and added some extra credit crap in the form of PSD (Personal Social Development) a.k.a. I can now get a job because I wrote a C.V. and and can use a debit card and cash. Sigh.
I used to be fairly into vdubs even had a few but I was more into modded mk2 polo's and mk1 golf gti's that said a split screen drop side pickup would be cool especially with a Porsche 2.7 in the back..
Hope you get the grades you need. Good luck.
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Today daddy and I had a free and frank discussion regarding the various merits of pickup trucks with covered backs. Basically my point was why have a pickup just to fix a back on it anr ruin the practicality of it being open why not put a van body on it and be done or leave it open and stop with one or the other rather than a bodge compromise that is a royal pita.
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Today I have partial been dealing with irrational idiot consumer who is using distant selling regulations as a crowbar whom get on their hobby horse over a 9 quid purchase where they are at fault but write epic complaint emails which must take them several hours to compile where I just skim over them, count to 10 and make a gritted teeth reply telling them the error of their ways... sit back and wait for next novel to be written on how I am wrong.
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Why am I given the job of dealing with with returns issues? I'm a orrible git and got plenty of other things to do. It might be that my bosses think I am good at spotting the people who are trying to rip us off fraudulent - but to me that comes easy as I just treat every complaining customer as if they are trying to skank me personally :evil:
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28/06/12
Today i have mostly been selling my Rangie dse it sold itself to be honest nice truck shame about the constant computer probs,
the buyer reckons he has the kit to put it right but so did the garage who looked after it for me and the lecky probs just kept coming back, had a test drive in a Merc ML270 this afternoon nice drive but no charisma doesnt have that something the Rangie has, in the morning its the turn of a Disco TD5 04 with 56k on the clock i owner hope its as good as the seller says.
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Today I was forced against my better judgment to re engineer my fixed pickup lid with the intent of it becoming more quick release. What a tragedy that was. Before it was 4 nuts and a heavy lift, off in ten min now it its a swear fest and a damaged hand 4 R clips 4 tube nuts and a very heavy lift and takes half an hour of laying on my back in the dark.
Oi old man I'm a qualified engineer you do what your skills lend you to and I'll do mine but don't tell me how to do what you can't.
And breathe.
I need a holiday. On my own. With my tools and my landy.
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big english breakfast to start
load up car with dogs and mrs to go for walk in the cotswold water park.
On the way some scumbag walk straight out of a pub across the road in front of the car in front causing it to emergency stop. The car beeped horn and scumbag turned around and came back at the car jeering and offering driver out. Then continued mouthing off at the two slappers outside the pub he originally must of been having a barnie with. Came back across the road to confront the pub slappers right in front of my car....
I saw much surprise on his face from my rear view mirror after he had stopped spinning around and landing on his ass after being clipped by my wing mirror :rolleyes:
Did some geocaching in the water park.
Came home and found email from boss along the lines of - 'have anger customer asking why we sent her a large widget when she bought a small blooper'
Something like that usually means I have messed up in a big way. But this time I knew we don't even sell a large widget but we do sell plenty of other stuff inside recycled large widget boxes. Phoned customer up using my own dime.... stupid cow hadn't even opened the box... there inside is her item. :rolleyes:
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Not yer normal Sunday day out in the countryside then :shocked:, As for myself i was sat in a hide all afternoon with my Spaniels didnt get a shot all afternoon then after i had packed up and was driving away i saw the reason why there was a chappie flying his big ol eagle owl and a Harris hawke about 300 yards away :rolleyes: :rolleyes:oh well had a nice quiet dog nap along with the Springers, :laugh:
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Came home and found emailfrom boss along the lines of - 'have anger customerasking whywesent her a large widget when she bought a small blooper' Something like that usually means I have messed up in a big way. But this time I knew we don't even sell a large widget but we do sell plenty of other stuff inside recycled large widget boxes. Phoned customer up using my own dime.... stupid cow hadn't even opened the box... there inside is her item.
Priceless.
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Today was quite a good day. Daddy and I got on quite well for what seems like the first time in 6 months, we re configured one of the storage rooms it was almost calm all day. Then to top it off he has agreed to consider the idea of a tomcat lid for the 90 which if it comes to owt will be very cool.
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Then to top it off he has agreed to consider the idea of a tomcat lid for the 90 which if it comes to owt will be very cool.
maybe he knows they are like hens teeth
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At 300quid from tomcat they are quite dear for something that needs tailoring but if its the best solution then so be it.
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Went to see the new spiderman film, proper bo am tellin thee!
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Went to see the new spiderman film, proper bo am tellin thee!
is it a follow-on from previous or a remake and start from scratch?
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It's a start over again but without the whine of Mr meguire(sp) and is a little darker but still kid oriented, not like Batman. 5 stars in old money.
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Help me I'm drowning! Ok not really but the way its raining it may be a close run thing.
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It's a start over again but without the whine of Mr meguire(sp) and is a little darker but still kid oriented, not like Batman. 5 stars in old money.
hope it doesn't have much of that relationship thing with that chick as that used to wind me up at her hypocritical shallowness
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The love interest in this is actually both well written and well acted one scene in particular was Deffo a been there done that moment(the first asking out on a date thing v funny).
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I wish they just make him silk wrap her , suck the juices out and then leave to dessicate in the corner. Just like they ditched the boy wonder from Batman movies.
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That would be the adult version.
Today I have invested in a set of hammers and dollies so as to make a better job of my bodywork.
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today was spent getting ready for the old man abandoning me for three days to go to the great yorkshire show. i mean its not as if it is happening in harrogate and i live within 5 miles of where he will be during the day. honestly old boy i can cope without you and if i cant i can always pop into town to talk to you jees.
that said i think tomorrow may include swapping my rear springs for some progressive disco ones see if i like them.
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this is what i got up to at my cousin's birthday get together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUJZtFu-uTI
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valley commandos preparing to invade england?
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Well after a morning cleaning dangle berries from sheeps bottoms I have to say I have lost the will to play with the car; too wet too cold. Off home for a bath will see if that helps me want to fonish off the aft.
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Came home from work and got the Defender out and pumped up it's tyres, gave it the once over ....... I'm driving it to work tomorrow :azn: Been awhile so might take the scenic route.
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Modded Mud-Club - hoping people enjoy the changes :laugh:
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rain has driven me mad so treated myself to a new watch - ill be eating lean this month.
(http://www.christopherward.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/382x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/P/r/ProBlack.jpg)
http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c60-tri/c60-tri-sks.html
Wanted a half decent watch under 500 quid that had some soul rather than my g-shocks that I normally wear (and love).
This (well the 600 quid GMT version of it) is going back to Christopher Ward for warranty repairs. Started gain over 2 minutes a day :shocked: Time to test the CW legendary customer service. They have supplied a prepaid special Delivery bag so looking good so far.
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Modded Mud-Club - hoping people enjoy the changes :laugh:
looking sweet! the pop up things saying what has been replied to on first visit take me by surprise though. Looking forward to try the mudbay.
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valley commandos preparing to invade england?
Something like that. This was at the "Welsh Barracks" in Norfolk though :shocked: :evil:
oops, i've said too much... :lipsrsealed:
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rain has driven me mad so treated myself to a new watch - ill be eating lean this month.
(http://www.christopherward.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/382x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/P/r/ProBlack.jpg)
http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c60-tri/c60-tri-sks.html
Wanted a half decent watch under 500 quid that had some soul rather than my g-shocks that I normally wear (and love).
This (well the 600 quid GMT version of it) is going back to Christopher Ward for warranty repairs. Started gain over 2 minutes a day :shocked: Time to test the CW legendary customer service. They have supplied a prepaid special Delivery bag so looking good so far.
Ouch, hope they sort it quickly for you.
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today i mostly was angry at the great yorkshire show organisers for cancelling my day out.
beyond that there was much munching on snacks, not ideal for a fat lad on a diet.
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on diet too. Atkins diet .......which means kebabs are on the menu!
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hows yours going? i'm into my 11th kilo lost, still the top end of the 120's though.
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just started - not bothering weighing. Last time I lost loads but was walking 6 mile and above a day too :grin:
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Diet. Pah. Just get outside and throw/kick a ball around with a couple mates for a few hours a week. Will drop off if your sprinting around, even if your throw up a little bit at first.
I need more friends down here, not been doing much myself, but at 18st I don't look bad either, so just need to do some more activities. might dig my mountain bike out of the shed for the weekend. despite it's annoying squeak (which everyone insists isn't annoying, which is even more annoying, or they say they don't hear it - Are you frickin' serious man?)
Today I've not done much. went to work, prepped a Merc for paint, changed components on some engines for a transplant of a 1.6 diesel into a camper. fixed many faults on an old passat only to find after fixing the gasket on the throttle body, changing the rocker gasket, and a leaking oil pressure sensor, that the inlet manifold also needs a new gasket and excessive air is causing a misfire in cylinder no 4 at idle.
then some grocery shopping. because I've been living on crisps, and bueno's and food at work lol, so now I got chicken roll or ham sandwiches for breakfast/lunch. hurrah. oh and some more crisps :angel:
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Today I have mostly had sheep attempt the beat me up. All because I have being cleaning them of poo to keep the flies off them. Ungrateful is hardly the word.
In other news I have being arguing the case that a pickup with a lid is not as practical as a van to some good effect. Yay.
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Switched my H11's from halogen to LED ....
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just started - not bothering weighing. Last time I lost loads but was walking 6 mile and above a day too :grin:
I have weighed 11 stone since i was 18 ish never go under or over ,we as a family have been on a low fat diet 35 yrs i walk an average 4-5 miles a day according to my pedometer cant say im bouncing with health though, :rolleyes:
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Switched my H11's from halogen to LED ....
They look good, where did you get them and do they do for h4 fitment?
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Today I was watching my old (american) football team play against my now local team (South Wales Warriors -vs- East Kent Mavericks) was a good and gritty game with plenty of injuries, aggression, tension and of course... rain. Oh it hammered it down and the game was decided in the last 3 seconds of time remaining. Nail biting stuff. Me and my flatmate (we are both ex-warrior players, though he is now a maverick coach as well) were running the 'down' chains on the side line... best view and as close to the pitch as you can get without being a referee or player. Was good to see old faces and that and there's even a bit of video somewhere i believe, although I cannot find it right now... typical. :rolleyes:
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today i have mostly being unsucsesfully trying to get my wifi router to talk to my pc so that i can have a half decent signal for my phone in the house. what a nasty, horrid, awfull way to spend time, i have no idea how people can work with computers all day every day without going postal every 3 seconds. i'm so old for my age. i dont understand.
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This router is going to be fed to the pick axe very shortly. WORK DAMN YOU!
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it pays to have mates with brains.
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Today I was worming the seeps when I was pushed and lost my ballance and got trampled. I feel like I have tried to stop a bus with my chest.
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Today I was worming the seeps when I was pushed and lost my ballance and got trampled. I feel like I have tried to stop a bus with my chest.
that's what you get for putting worms into seeps
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lol @ Saffy
Today I skinned my pointing finger, while removing a suspension control arm from an old VW van. awwwwieee! going to be a painfull couple of days.
And to make things better, it's rained all day today :(
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Today I was worming the seeps when I was pushed and lost my ballance and got trampled. I feel like I have tried to stop a bus with my chest.
that's what you get for putting worms into seeps
Is that where I'm going wrong? I did wonder.
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booked day vacation off from work.
Had blood test.
Decided to clear some of the scrap from garden and sheds. So loaded up the Sankey trailer and spent an hour looking for my driving licence to use as photo ID. Finally go to metal scrap merchant in town. Bare in mind I haven't done this before.
Put the defender and trailer on weigh bridge and it came up as 3600kg, dumped the load where the guy said, weighed truck again and it's 370kg lighter, went into office and got £35.00.
Does that sound too low a price? I didn't ask current price of ferrous but looking elsewhere on internet I was expecting more like £50.00- £70.00? thoughts?
Anyway - got all hot and sweaty and garden and shed still look no different I have still got a 110 rolling chassis and tub sitting there - just that it's mostly empty now and theres also gearbox, tranny and engines laying around.
I then wished I just gone to work after blood test because while moving defender around after unhitching trailer I caught front tyre on a scrap engine and tore off the tyre valve. So I quickly wanted to turn truck around and park back on drive way behind gates before tyre went completely flat. I then reversed and knocked down a neighbours 10 inch square fence post - totally sheared it at base! took a couple of fence panels with it too. Joy. That 35 quid isn't going to go very far!
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Gotta love days like that. Scrap price is about pop on.
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Today I have mostly been doing a brake service on the Massey 550. Big numb heavy pig.
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Today we are cleaning out grain stores and it's going to be too hot
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Put the weed sprayer away for the last time this year today. Yay hardly does the event justice!
Bbq next. All good.
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today I published my first blog post and am deciding if I want to get slaughtered on alcohol tonight. tough decisions.
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Today the car got to earn its keep. Been dragging the big trailer about swapping seeps accommodation got the turbo going good and proper. That said it was towing like jelly, first thought was tyre pressures but further investigation lead to the tow ball being about an inch too low, so swapped that for my ball and pin and fingers crossed we should be good. Just need to make it all detachable for playing now not that a few bolts is an issue in reality.
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Just sat down to watch the new Batman.
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Was happy celebrating my Disco getting to 100,000 on the clock with no engine problems :grin:
200 miles later it drank all its coolant and pumped out loads of white smoke on start up. So today it's getting a piggy back to a garage :sad:
Will teach me to be positive about the old girl - just a shame she chose to go FUBAR just after I SORN the 90! (do LR's communicate to each other to pick the worse time to break?)
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This evening, and tomorrow, I'll be ripping the old 2.5TD and LT77 out of Daisy in preparation for the fully rebuilt V8 (and mildly tweaked.... it would have been rude not to!) to go in with an LT85 and rebuilt transfer box :cool:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7635676086_f6227f3a66_c.jpg)
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Today I have fitted a new semi springer antenna for the radio as with the old one unless I was under a transmission mast all I got for radio4 was static. I also cleared all the crap and tools out of the dash and behind the seats into a suitable lock box which is locked in the boot so hopefully no more random squeaky rattles from lose kit trying to drown out the rest of the noise of the car falling to bits.
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Yesterday I had my first proper go at archery since being a kid, did good went from a 9 inch grouping to a 4 inch by my last go. Then on the way home I went rock climbing up rutland rigg going north to south up the escarpment. Saw 10 others all going down in various groups. Hi if you were there at about 4 ish Sunday aft.
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This evening, and tomorrow, I'll be ripping the old 2.5TD and LT77 out of Daisy in preparation for the fully rebuilt V8 (and mildly tweaked.... it would have been rude not to!) to go in with an LT85 and rebuilt transfer box :cool:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7140/7635676086_f6227f3a66_c.jpg)
That's a very clean and colour matched V8, what capacity have you gone for?
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That's a very clean and colour matched V8, what capacity have you gone for?
Hi Andy. Hope you are well.
It's a 3.5 at +0.020" with 9.35:1 pistons, Peter Burgess heads, 3.9 cam, roller chain, tubular manifolds and Janspeed exhaust. I was considering re-sleeving it to 3.9, but I had to keep the costs in check a little!
It's a bit of a pain I had modded my TD5 bulkhead for the LT77.... it now needs to go back the way it was to suit the LT85 :rolleyes:
Spangly new 1.2:1 LT230 coming from Ashcrofts next week too :grin:
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Woo and verily hoo! Sold all the sheeps today by private treaty. Got more per unit than last year too!
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Today I cracked on with some gardening. Even had to do a second trip to the local waste site. So the forest has cleared and we even ripped out a lot of dead plants to make a new wheelie bin place near the back gate. excellent, no more BS dragging the bins down the garden path/former obstruction course.
Oh and I saw an advert for "The Valleys" on MTV. I think this is going to be a BAAAAAd representation lol. Welsh and Proud.
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Yesterday l finished setting my drag link up properly. Today I'm looking at why my handbrake lever is not sitting down flat when released. I suspect a broken return spring or a snapped cable.
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That's a very clean and colour matched V8, what capacity have you gone for?
Hi Andy. Hope you are well.
It's a 3.5 at +0.020" with 9.35:1 pistons, Peter Burgess heads, 3.9 cam, roller chain, tubular manifolds and Janspeed exhaust. I was considering re-sleeving it to 3.9, but I had to keep the costs in check a little!
It's a bit of a pain I had modded my TD5 bulkhead for the LT77.... it now needs to go back the way it was to suit the LT85 :rolleyes:
Spangly new 1.2:1 LT230 coming from Ashcrofts next week too :grin:
Have been looking at V6 and V8's, since the boss made me buy a Focus diesel.
Have to sell a 4x4 to make space for it too, but wont go quietly into the bland eurobox assimilation!
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Went into London to take in the Olympic vibe, watched the men's marathon, cracking time, really really good croud and nice n warm , back home now to look at the bits I brought at billingyesterday :0)
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Made a pair of brackets to fit over the Series 1 top door hinge to allow the useless wing mirrors to be relocated to the doors. They actual have some use now.
I am home from work ill and waiting for operation and that wee job wiped me out but I can't bare being laid up doing nothing.
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Today I went to a vintage transport show and got to stroke tractors. I then bought and fitted a new bosch battery to the car. And just now I find that the wife's nice's boyfriend has attacked her in front of her kids. Busy day.
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Cleaned up 4l of ep90 that had leaked out into the land rover tub..... dogs found the puddle first.
Fitted a BAREBOX in the tub of the series one to hold bits n bobs. http://www.barebox.co.uk/
Fitted a new memory foam mattress into the roof tent. 55 quid for custom size one to be made up - pretty good value.
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Yesterday I had to go to IKEA boo hiss and to see the outlaws bigger boo hiss, however it was the first long run since the new timing belt and over 51 miles I got a new record for my car of 32.4 mpg which to date is unheard of it was more usually top teens low 20's. Yay!
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Today I will mostly be contemplating whether it is too early to be swapping my knoblies for my at's for winter. It's not like the ground is gonna dry up enough to be back on it any time soon. Hmmm.
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Converted a foot locker into a cubby box that fits under the Defenders driver seat so that I could house a HUGE leisure battery there.
Plumbed it back to the passenger cubby where the main battery is housed.
The 10mm cable on the positive goes through a regular battery cut-out switch so that I can manually 'switch' in the leisure battery to start the car if needed or to give some extra cranking current (makes a big difference!).
The leisure battery side of the cut-out switch is plumbed to the AUX fuse panel which supplies the HAM/CB radio, Car PC, Eberspacher night heater, work lamps and in car power sockets.
Across the cut-out switch terminal posts is where the X-ENG split charge relay is wired in parallel. So with the cut-out switch in the off position the split charge handles the charging of the leisure battery once the engine is running and keeps it isolated when ignition is off.
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oh and I drilled holes in my plated crossmember to accept the NATO hitch now that I have ditched the full tow hitch. Have ordered the Wolf external plate and the internal backplate.
Two concerns that I have is that the back plate might not fit as that is where the crossmember is a bit buckled from a shunt it had (the outside was over plated with 6mm plate nd spacers to make the crossmember look straight again.
Also worried that the sankey trailer is going to ride too high now rather than nose down. Might have to put taller tyres on the trailer.
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(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2AQXfh52GZU/UHCCSCZ7kXI/AAAAAAAAEBA/H_OuXekwK_U/s912/121006_140249.jpg)
Took the 90 for a trip to the beach... Well its the Mediterranean thats off in the distance... Day trip to Spain on Monday, then hopefully Tuesday afternoon, point the 90 towards the UK and head back...
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Today car goes in for a super exhaustive health check at a new to us independent specialist with a view to either keeping it if its sound or punting it if not. Got just a little bit of the fear that it may have to go but I'll have to wait and see.
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It needs a few bushes and seals some front pads and possibly an exhaust oh and the waxoil needs a topup. Not too bad all told, about where I thought or a little worse.
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It needs a few bushes and seals some front pads and possibly an exhaust oh and the waxoil needs a topup. Not too bad all told, about where I thought or a little worse.
Well thats a vote of confidence for the old gal then...
Today well yesterday as well we drove up from the Med and Im currently sitting in Mcd's waiting on the late ferry crossing... A word to the wise, always book 12hrs in advance with P & O otherwise the price doubles, we would have been home in Lincs by now if we had paid the £100 the early sailing... But we thought we would take the cheap option and do some shopping and a lot of waiting... Hey ho we live and learn...
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Talking of expense the list of work for car has been quoted at 390quid and in a departure from the last 10 years it has been accepted and I'm not doing it myself. It seems my time is better spent earning than saving.
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Today as part of my week of birthday treats my wife my best mate and her husband have been attempting to scare ourselves stoopid at alton towers. Highlights being nemesis sub terra and thirteen in the dark. A-mez-in!
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Today as part of my week of birthday treats my wife and her best mate .....
That's how I read it and that's where you should have left it :cheesy:
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:evil:Yoo HOOOOO!! now i do like that :cheesy: :cheesy:
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Today as part of my week of birthday treats my wife and her best mate .....
That's how I read it and that's where you should have left it :cheesy:
Bob hope and no hope.
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Well there's no running away now; Maurice the boy sheep is in with the girl sheeps. 5 months till chaos.
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Well there's no running away now; Maurice the boy sheep is in with the girl sheeps. 5 months till chaos.
you-tubage ?
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Why on earth would I have a video of sheep procreation?
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Skyfall tonight!!!!!!!!
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Friday - mostly had a camera down the gullet. I do not recommend it - a glimpse of hell.
Saturday - plan on emptying out the garden shed, building some storage shelving and a work bench and then putting the junk back in.
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saturday - cut knuckle off index finger instead
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saturday - cut knuckle off index finger instead
That was brave!
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saturday - cut knuckle off index finger instead
That was brave!
mmmmm linishing disc bite
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I got bored and came up with this...
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From this:
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If any one wants me to cartoon-ify their pride and joy PM and I'm sure we can come up with a price. As my old mum always said if you're good at something don't do it for free ;)
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Today I have to go buy some ryanair specific luggage for a trip to Dublin, as far as I can see it would have been cheaper to fly BA business class via New York by the time all the cheap flight extras and on costs are added in. 50quid for a bag in the hold, 60quid if you can't print your boarding pass, which can only be done 4 hours before the flight if you check in online, food if you can get any is extra, then there are enough taxes to fund a small dictatorship oh and if you want to park your car in the same solar system that will be eleventynintytwelve trillion tones of gold. Please.
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Oh and if you could please be at the airport no later than 5am so we can make sure we have fully irradiated your belongings and your reproductive organs with out new X-ray machine that would be nice, thank you.
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Playing with windows8 and installing OSX onto a PC laptop. I'm staying inside this weekend. cept that I now need to go to PC world to buy a double layer DVD [Edited] - and it not open for hours and I have had nuclear strength coffee and everything :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank: :blank:
English breakfast anyone?
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I did 12,000+ miles in 3 days ... that was NOT fun.
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@ lambert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAg0lUYHHFc
:grin:
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@ Thrasher, very good. 5 stars. :laugh:
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Spent the weekend being a pedestrian tourist in Dublin. Did the Guinness and jameson tours and was underwhelmed. Toured the kill something or other gaol tour was impressed. Walked for miles and miles and ate cake. Generally very good for a city. Next time though I will go by boat so I don't have to just look at the mountains in the distance, I can go climb them.
Oh and I get a fixed land rover back tomorrow. Yay.
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Spent the day emptying out the Mitsi L200 and Merc ML ready for the new owners, odd but i dont have that feeling that i normally get when selling you know am i doing the right thing or not but im not selling a Landy of some description so thats probably why :wink:
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It was yesterday but the only excitement this week was picking up a sankey for a very reasonable fee. It seem's lately that even a complete rust bucket will sell for 150 + quid.
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/Devon-Rover/Sankey001.jpg)
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It was yesterday but the only excitement this week was picking up a sankey for a very reasonable fee. It seem's lately that even a complete rust bucket will sell for 150 + quid.
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/Devon-Rover/Sankey001.jpg)
gosh that's an old one, made for a series landrover and no tail gate, how come you didn't go for a mkiii widetrack?
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It was yesterday but the only excitement this week was picking up a sankey for a very reasonable fee. It seem's lately that even a complete rust bucket will sell for 150 + quid.
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/Devon-Rover/Sankey001.jpg)
gosh that's an old one, made for a series landrover and no tail gate, how come you didn't go for a mkiii widetrack?
Simply and i don't like to brag it cost me 50 quid and it also has the bowser tank too should i want to carry 100 gallons of whatever about. It's not that old. a little bit of research on the Mil reg number suggest 1982 year.
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It was yesterday but the only excitement this week was picking up a sankey for a very reasonable fee. It seem's lately that even a complete rust bucket will sell for 150 + quid.
gosh that's an old one, made for a series landrover and no tail gate, how come you didn't go for a mkiii widetrack?
Simply and i don't like to brag it cost me 50 quid and it also has the bowser tank too should i want to carry 100 gallons of whatever about. It's not that old. a little bit of research on the Mil reg number suggest 1982 year.
Sweet price, that's a lot of trailer for 50 notes especially when you compare it to the prices of the junk outside Halifords. Probably made by Sankey too unlike most of the MKIII. What's the bowser made off then? easy to fit?
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The Tank is all plastic and has a gate valve on the back this is then connected using a short pipe to the T bar you see on the back. There should be taps on it. Apparently later sankeys have the hole cut out in the back to allow the pipe through.
The only internet piccy i can find is This one (http://eshop.lmslichfieldltd.com/WebRoot/BT2/Shops/BT4011/4B74/54DC/4AFE/95C8/9C9E/0A0A/33E8/C5D3/P1010237.JPG) The tank sits in a steel frame this then bolted using the lashing eyes to the floor. Rumor has it that the tank will also fit in the back of a landy too.
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The Tank is all plastic and has a gate valve on the back this is then connected using a short pipe to the T bar you see on the back. There should be taps on it. Apparently later sankeys have the hole cut out in the back to allow the pipe through.
The only internet piccy i can find is This one (http://eshop.lmslichfieldltd.com/WebRoot/BT2/Shops/BT4011/4B74/54DC/4AFE/95C8/9C9E/0A0A/33E8/C5D3/P1010237.JPG) The tank sits in a steel frame this then bolted using the lashing eyes to the floor. Rumor has it that the tank will also fit in the back of a landy too.
Tank looks nice and compact with a low profile. Can confirm the tap hole on the mkiii as mine has got one (maybe two) in the bottom of the tailgate with a rotating cover plate.
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took dogs the out in the Series 1 up onto the ridgeway. Bit wet - bit windy - lots of fun. No door tops on the truck, 1 single speed wiper and no heater.
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Bolted the all terrains on today in readiness for winter.
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Failed MOT :-( only on ball joint and flexi brake hose.
KevStorr WM06 WA039
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took dogs the out in the Series 1 up onto the ridgeway. Bit wet - bit windy - lots of fun. No door tops on the truck, 1 single speed wiper and no heater.
Strange how its (fun) when you don't have to do it ! but when there is a need to do it ie: for work it becomes a chore.must admit since turning pension age I do enjoy to be cossetted by a near silent cab squeekes and rattles drive me mad also a multi speed heater system and wipers a must have oh the joys of youth when I didn't care a hoot about anything other than the fact it had the ability to start and stop. :cool: :smiley: :smiley:
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Built this!
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npower® thank you and wish you an elongated seasonal festival
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Today new font stand on the sankey as when i got it that was bent, Very bent.
I then beat the front eye back into moving so the brakes now work. just needed lots of wd and a little persuasion from a dead blow mallet. ;)
Oh and picked up the latest arrival my own 80inch CCV trialer. Having run it for the year on a widows behalf i was offered first refusal, I didn't!
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Today I mostly decided that when I grow up I want to be a steampunk.
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steampunkers ewww they are worse than hipsters.
In work we stick the 'steampunk' label on certain stylistic industrial pc equipment when listing for sale on ebay and it therefore sells without fail for ££ more then it would have otherwise.