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Mar 25, 2024 17:23:39 GMT
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Brilliant work on a great car !! Love the old Anglia, (My first car was a Mk1 GT Cortina, same time a mate had an Anglia with a 1500 pre cross flow in it, could never catch the thing lol,) Looking forward to seeing future updates, Nigel
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Count me 100% in, Love a good project like this, Looking forward to seeing future updates, Bookmarked, Nigel
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Mar 22, 2024 17:57:46 GMT
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Brilliant work there, A very interesting thread to follow, Thanks, Nigel
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Mar 21, 2024 19:29:34 GMT
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Looking very good, Is that the door skin you fabricated ?? If so, brilliant, Nigel
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Mar 15, 2024 23:31:51 GMT
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How ?? (Why ??) have I missed this thread for so long !! Little short of brilliant and definitely my kind of thread, You mate are an inspiration and the standard of your work is first class, I look forward to seeing future updates on this project, Bookmarked and thank you, Nigel
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Nice project and as you say, overall, in good condition,it's coming on very well so far, It'll be interesting to see your future plans, Considering the "hyper expensive" paint used, (ππ) I personally think it looks great, In for the ride and bookmarked, Nigel
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Nice work and she's looking really nice now, Ref. the trumpets on the ITB's, I wanted to do similar on my TR6 years ago (which ran the "infamous" Lucus fuel injection system,) I used copper pipe from a diy store, 1m was more than enough for 6 of them, They lasted quite well too, Nigel
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Fantastic work going on here and at a quick pace too, Loving the "problem solving" as you work through each section, Brilliant, thank you, Nigel
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Keep smiling and have a goal of getting back to do what you want to do. Having had a knee replacement in November 2023 I know the pain you are feeling along with the frustration. I had a hip replacement back in 2016 and compared with the knee it was a doddle. Eleven weeks after the op I was sitting on the grid at Spa in my Clan. I knew that I was going to be facing replacement of both knees in the future but I put it off as long as I could and continued racing until the last moment, the Saturday before my operation. During this time I spoke to a number of people who had had the knee op and the advice was the same with the pain being considerable initially but listen to the physios and do all of the exercises. My op went well but was compromised by me suffering a cardio attack during my first physio session to check my progress and enable me to be discharged. This resulted in a transfer to the cardiology ward where fortunately all was sorted after 1 night. The net result was an additional day before being discharged. Fortunately I had disolvable stitches in my wound and after a week the dressing was checked and a nice clean scar was covered by basically a large elastoplast type dressing which I was able to remove after a week. Initially the pain was considerable resulting in difficulty in sleeping but this has gradually reduced but is still noticeable. After approximately 6 weeks I was able to drive although this was helped by changing my Porsche Cayman to an Alfa Giulia before the operation. I have also managed to do some small jobs on the Clan although these have to be carefully planned to ensure they do not result in additions pain. I've had two follow ups at the hospital and at the last, just over a week ago, the surgeon suggested that it may be the time to consider the other knee. I'm not sure as there is still some pain although the majority of this is from the knee that requires treatment! I'm sorry if I've waffled on but what I'm basically saying is don't give up and keep up with the exercises. Pete Richards Pete, Thank you so much, you have pretty much described all I'm going through, Interestingly, having a friend who's had both hips replaced and who rated it as uncomfortable rather that outright painful I was expecting similar, you have confirmed my error lol, Similar to you, I have to have the other knee replaced but it won't be for a while, Again, thanks mate for taking the time to add your comments, I'll be seeing on Monday when staples are removed and meeting with Physios how well it's going, Nigel
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seriously how many threads on here have a βitβs not my catβ section π€£π€£ Remember dogs have owners, cats have staff. Cats are large employers so need respect. So, so true and, if they're anything like ours, an abundance of "cattitude" (But we love them, ππ) Nigel
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Thecatherder, Thanks for that, just the sort of news I need, Staples out Monday so, hopefully, the exercises will be easier to do, Nigel
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Lee, That is a beautiful car, Struggling to find enough superlatives for it, Definitely in for the long run and, obviously, Bookmarked, Nigel
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Thank you, Nigel
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once you are more mobile, climbing stairs is one of the best things I found. Thanks, Doing stairs already, started on second day home so quite "proud" of that lol, I'm trying to be as mobile as possible, but I've realised I need to be realistic, Mrs Alpina99 took me for a walk, supposed to be around 50 meters according to the hospital physio literature but, like the DH I am, I kept saying I'm fine, Keep going, Only did about 200 meters but, next day, couldn't walk !! Nigel
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stealthstylz It depends on how committed you are to the excercises. You will be up and about in 3-4 days and fully recovered in about 2 months if you work hard at the physio. I believe those "recovery times" are pretty much in line with what I've been advised, Doing the exercises is definitely painful but so many people have said how important they are, I'm struggling with some of the exercises to be honest but having 40 staples (photo available as proof lol,) straight across the kneecap limits mobility significantly, I'm hoping that once they're out on Monday will be helpful towards this end, Thank you all for the comments and interest, Nigel
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I've had Arthroscopy, takes a while to get back even from that. Make sure you do your excercises! Wish I could post stuff, but nothing noteworthy has happened at Blackpop towers recently unless you like threads on concreting floors, lol. Thanks for that, Doing my best with the exercises but difficult lol, I'd even read about paint drying !! ππππ Nigel
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Thanks, Everyday operation, (full knee replacement,) but I've found it to be quite debilitating, and painful lol, Nigel
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What a brilliant thread, Never picked up on it before, Love the work you're doing, (like the burnt orange colour,) Looking forward to seeing future updates, Nigel
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Congrats on the pass Tom, Now the fun really starts, Nigel
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I just wanted to record my sincere thanks to all the people who take the time to record their work on projects / cars / houses and equipment etc.
I had surgery last Saturday which has massively impacted any current work of my own and will significantly impact on any future work for a while,
Being able to vicariously "feed my habit" through your efforts has been a Godsend,
Please keep up all the hard work,
Nigel
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