wakster
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retro rookie
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now everyones all keybord worrior like ive just posted a mk3 escort on oldskoolford and I'm all meh?
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paulw
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And if your normal insurance is up, get laid up cover, costs about £40 so assuming your car's worth more than that it's worth it. And for those who don't think anything is going to happen to it while it's safely in a garage, this is what I was left staring at in July, thanks to a friendly neighbourhood arsonist: I had comprehensive cover but I'm still trying to get a decent settlement, but my mate lost two hot rod projects and had no cover at all...
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Last Edit: Nov 6, 2008 10:28:19 GMT by paulw
Lotus Seven '58 Ford Special 64 Barracuda
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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Read that in the latest PC - shocking news Paul. Commiserations. I'm sure a lot of us have sometimes prayed that our shed would indeed go up and save us the ar*e-ache of fixing it yet again...... but no-one deserves to show up to that ^^^^ On a tip note - I tend to slacken off the brake shoe adjusters and remove the pads completely before the car gets shoved up on axle stands. A bit of extra effort but takes all stress off the parts, prevents any chance of sticking at all and easy to re-do afterwards (also means you end up inspecting it all before you go out thrashing again )
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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indeed, insurance matters. And just make sure that it covers the car while stored away from home. One of my insurers used to ask for both my home post code and the post code of any garages or other "places of regular storage" I used for my cars. Simple question "Is my car covered when laid up over winter in a lockup which is not at my home address" takes 2 seconds to ask and could save you some . I was horrified when I saw that in PC btw.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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paulb
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excellent thread Alistair....
do you mind if I copy and paste to a couple of other sites.....
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Injection is nice,I prefer being Blown
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I suspect that HW would rather that you pasted a link to this thread on this site. I can reserve the right to be identified as the author and all that guff, but I suspect the intelectual property is now owned by the site owner since I posted it here freely and without disclaimer.
Netiquette and all that.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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paulw
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indeed, insurance matters. And just make sure that it covers the car while stored away from home. One of my insurers used to ask for both my home post code and the post code of any garages or other "places of regular storage" I used for my cars. Simple question "Is my car covered when laid up over winter in a lockup which is not at my home address" takes 2 seconds to ask and could save you some . I was horrified when I saw that in PC btw. Yes, the first thing that came up was that I'd borrowed some space to work on the car in a friend's garage, and that wasn't where it was usually stored. But the insurance form only asks where it is usually stored, and the exemptions only say it's not covered when it's outside near my house, they don't say it's not covered when it's temporarily under secure lock and key somewhere else. But that was the first thing that came up so it's always best to keep your insurers informed, even if it's at a business for work. I was amazed at how few people in the MMA even knew about laid up cover, I've lost thousands and loads of time but at least I'll get something back eventually. Cheers for the commiserations - it did leave me totally skint (not to mention pretty lacking in motivation and tools!), but I have got a new project, not really RR fodder but maybe I should stick up some pics in Reader's Rides anyway anyway, hijacking of excellent thread over with the advice that if you use a big bit of carpet to lie on in your garage when you're working like I used to, don't leave it under the car - it will soak up any leaked water and keep everything damp for weeks and don't leave boxes of old records on your bonnet, cause again if you get a leak, wet cardboard will take the paint off (don't ask how I know these things )
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Lotus Seven '58 Ford Special 64 Barracuda
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Kitty litter in trays works really well, after getting a nice green steering wheel a few years ago I stuck a couple of trays in and left the window down 1". The litter was really stuck together, but no mould on the car. Also, with regard to the waxing but no buffing.... airbourne dirt will stick to that really well, and then how are you gonna get it off? As soon as you go to buff it off, or even rub against it as you walk past the car, you'll grind all that grit into the paint
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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