Frankenhealey
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Surely the real answer is to fill it that redundant tank with a beverage of choice and put a tap on the bottom of it for easy glass filling. If you can also find some way to keep it chilled it could be a proper camper's friend then. That’s got me thinking “How about a swing-out barbecue?” Great for paddock parties  |
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glenanderson
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Well done.
Swapping the redundant tank for a locker is a good idea. You can probably use a ready made one like you see on the trailers of long-haul wagons.
Best of luck for the 12th. 👍👍
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Cut it in half, add a hinge and a lock, insulate it inside and then fill it with dry ice.
Also, July 12th is my birthday, I'll try to remember to wish you luck!
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Frankenhealey
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Last night I had a visit from my Goddess Security Consultant aka Ninja Grandson He thinks the security is OK for sheep but pathetic for anyone over 18 months wearing sandals. The video stops as I try to stop him breaking off one of the marker lights. He belongs to that golden generation where a smack is forbidden and a sharp voice is frowned upon. What you do, is carefully remove him from the scene with the attendant tantrum and then distract him with something else, usually Bob the Dog, until he forgets about it. God knows what they all will be like as adults. Bompa Hat (me) is of a different ilk to his parents and believe that the most worthwhile life lessons are those that only have to be learned once. With that in mind take a look at the contents of one of my cr4p shelves and make up a scenario of what is likely to happen by the next visit  Try not to be cruel. Well, no more cruel than a loving grandpa  |
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mk2cossie
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You aren't making a composite inlet manifold gasket from your grandson are you?!  |
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Frankenhealey
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You aren't making a composite inlet manifold gasket from your grandson are you?! No but well spotted. That gasket is reputed to be the absolutely last NOS composite (asbestos) inlet manifold gasket left for a Bedford 5-litre six. People want to pay me money for it. |
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You aren't making a composite inlet manifold gasket from your grandson are you?! LOL - more likely at 16 months he needs a complete exhaust manifold - |
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jamesd1972
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A harsh lesson on the effect of a high voltage shock ?
Works best if tested by taste.
(me - don't touch the fence it will hurt. Younger child, pause for effect, touch fence, jump a foot in the air, land screaming. Me told you so.)
James
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Frankenhealey
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A harsh lesson on the effect of a high voltage shock ? Works best if tested by taste. (me - don't touch the fence it will hurt. Younger child, pause for effect, touch fence, jump a foot in the air, land screaming. Me told you so.) James Well done sir! That's how to raise them! AS you noted lurking in the corner is my CP1500 electric fence power unit. Not too good on the sheep when in full fleece but small boys, that's another matter  |
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jamesd1972
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A harsh lesson on the effect of a high voltage shock ? Works best if tested by taste. (me - don't touch the fence it will hurt. Younger child, pause for effect, touch fence, jump a foot in the air, land screaming. Me told you so.) James Well done sir! That's how to raise them! AS you noted lurking in the corner is my CP1500 electric fence power unit. Not too good on the sheep when in full fleece but small boys, that's another matter I did then pick up the poor mite and give him a hug though - I'm not that bad a Dad - and returning home with screaming child gets questions asked... |
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fuel tank locker like this hastily googled picture  |
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glenanderson
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Many, many years ago, whilst "helping" in the workshop, my dad suggested I might want to "hold on to that", which I did. He then briskly spun the input shaft of the magneto he was holding and proceeded to laugh uproariously at my jumping a foot in the air. His response was "you won't do that again"... which always confused me as I wouldn't have done it in the first place if I'd not been instructed to do so.
Anyway. My boy is now nine, and I eagerly await the opportunity to repeat the lesson on him. I don't have a magneto to hand, but I do have a pair of field telephone sets that generate a healthy (but hopefully non-lethal) wallop when cranked with abandon. They even have an instruction plate that says "moisten fingers, touch terminals and crank vigorously" or somesuch pre-H&S wording.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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ndg
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You aren't making a composite inlet manifold gasket from your grandson are you?! No but well spotted. That gasket is reputed to be the absolutely last NOS composite (asbestos) inlet manifold gasket left for a Bedford 5-litre six. People want to pay me money for it. I had assumed it was a dash skin for a Toylander build ans that's why you had batteries and motors there |
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This just showed up on my youtube suggestions, thought it might entertain some on here |
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matfenwick
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/\ I was there but sadly left before the 'money shot' :-( Lovely piece of kit though.
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Sometimes, others may not understand why you like a car so much. Sometimes, you may not even understand why you like a car so much. But none of that matters; all that matters is that you like the car, and having it makes you happy.
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Nothing wrong with keeping the redundant tank as a reserve fuel tank. Having 64 gallons of fuel / 1100 mile range is a very good thing. If you happen to live in some place like Australia where you might drive 100 odd miles across semi-desert to say g'day to your next door neighbour.
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Weren’t those Goddesses well able to be sat up for years on end and dragged out when needed. Love the startup video.
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Frankenhealey
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Weren’t those Goddesses well able to be sat up for years on end and dragged out when needed. Love the startup video. If that one has been stored outside and not tarped then it's a load of ally panels and rusty nails holding a rotted ash frame together. If it has been tarped they still din't like the damp so the cab frame may be compromised. Originally they were stored in aircraft hangars in the dry and had regular maintenance schedule. That's why they could be dragged out at need. |
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Frankenhealey
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Sunday dawns and there's work to do for t'MOT. Bob the Dog takes position in the shade  We're 750 kilos short of it's minimum testable weight so let's sling a car on it (if we remember how!). First up though, frame and tilt off   Naked  It's going to be the Dolly because we had a hoon out in it yesterday.   The winch still works and it's still a one man job but better with two as the ramps are effin' heavy but they are rated to two tons in case I want to get a Jaaag or SWMBO's Landie up there. Rear bags still working well. New bulbs in headlights, exhaust hole fixed with bandage and Gun Gum, windows cleaned and Rob is knocking up some labels so the tester doesn't have brain strain with all the unlabled switches. Being honest I expect a fail the first time round. It's better to be a pessimist and then you're never disappointed. Just about ready     Headlamp bezels left off just in case I need to make adjustments. Need some fuel, Rob's coming with me as banksman but Dangerous has had to pull out due to electrical problems in a Lotus (there's a surprise!) that he needs to get out this week. |
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tristanh
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Best of luck with it, Ian.
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Whether you believe you can, or you cannot, you're probably right.
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