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Nov 26, 2020 14:12:29 GMT
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Believe it or not though, dunking a biccy into a glass of Pepsi Max or Orange Squash actually works rather well. Weird!!!! Just to clarify, I have NEVER liked tea - my brother and my Dad drink buckets of the stuff. I just don't like the taste of it. My parents realised this after trying me with it when I was young and I spat it out all over the nicely clean 70s table cloth. I am 48 now and have only tried it once since - about 20 years ago, and did something similar. Seems I am exactly that - weird!
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Nov 26, 2020 12:00:42 GMT
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I don't like tea (I know, I know, utter sacrilege) and also REALLY hate coffee. Believe it or not though, dunking a biccy into a glass of Pepsi Max or Orange Squash actually works rather well. Malted Milk - but only if you're quick. The chocolate ones are pure filth. Choc Digestives should be MILK. Unless you're my Dad, but I never did what he told me to do anyway. I also put forward the Maynards Chocolate Chip Cookie. Again, be quick. Hob Nobs do appear to be constructed from sawdust, flour, butter and golden syrup but they taste SO good. And hold a distinctly large amount of liquid. And only get Ginger Nuts if you want EVERYTHING in your kitchen to taste of Ginger Nuts. And if you want to break your teeth
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Nov 26, 2020 11:38:21 GMT
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I always look at gearboxes as dark magic and something I shouldn't ever get involved with. That said, it all really is straightforward. It's just taking that brave pill to get started...
Fascinating as always - carry on!
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Nov 25, 2020 19:42:00 GMT
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That 928 convertible looks a bit tasty. And strangely, I rather like the 989 4-door. Fascinating - thank you
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Nov 23, 2020 22:57:59 GMT
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I absolutely love this. It's pretty much everything I'd do to one of these. Carry on!
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Nov 23, 2020 22:20:00 GMT
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Yay! more A series fun. (or A+ if you're being pedantic...)
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Nov 22, 2020 21:08:17 GMT
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But by the 15th, I had: '84 Stanza '90 Rover 820 '89 Saab 9000 '98 Rover Tomcat '94 Hyundai Scoupe '00 Volvo V70 '98 Punto Four out, five in. I'm just not very good at trimming down the fleet. But it doesn't matter - we love reading about them all!
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Nov 22, 2020 17:52:31 GMT
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As I was dealing with the dashboard end of the car, I figured that I may as well put the indicator & wiper stalks on, so I got them out of storage. When I sprayed the car I had put everything away in boxes and bags and assumed that everything would be safe. I had obviously missed something though, as the stalks had overspray on them. I needed to spend a while cleaning them up. Nevertheless, as they were mostly new, it was a really easy fit - just line them up with the indentations on the column, slide them into place and do up the screw. I then grabbed the column shrouds which had been in the same box. Yup, you guessed it - lots more orange. A huge amount in fact. I can only guess that the box itself was overpacked which had forced the top to pop open without me knowing. These were treated to a rub down, clean up and a coat of textured paint. Moving on to the dashboard itself, I wanted to get rid of the imperfections I'd identified - this included high and low spots plus the spatter pattern of the poor paint I'd used before. Much sanding occurred (yeehaa...) followed by a little bit off Dolphin Glaze to sort the low spots. Once I'd finished this bit I figured it'd be worthwhile to actually test fit it to see what was what. And guess what? It did not fit. After putting in the dash surround, it turned out there was no clearance at the bottom of the dash rail on the car - the brackets were fouling. Never mind, have Dremel, will use it. There wasn't much that needed removing - about 1/2" is all. I therefore created a HUGE amount of dust and chopped out the offending section, making sure I used my "Bane" mask so I didn't line my lungs with fibreglass dust. Once done, I checked for a second time. It fitted, but I ran into a second problem, again, clearance related and again of my own doing. The bolts where the heater is attached did not allow any clearance for the switches. I didn't like how they were mounted anyway - a diagonal bolt with angled spacer was far from ideal. I fixed this by removing them one at a time before elongating the holes in the heater bracket. By doing this I was able to bolt them vertically and flipped the bolts - this resulted in a LOT more room. I may revise this arrangement slightly in case I need to remove the heater. I really don't want to have to remove the entire dashboard in order to get a spanner on them. Still, it gives me plenty of ideas to mull over. Stalks on, after a good cleaning session. Column shrouds were far more orange than they should have been... ...so they were rubbed down and re-painted in textured paint. Dashboard given a once over, sand and more filler New instruments wouldn't fit thanks to this little lip Choppy choppy Then these awful things were in the way... ...so they were re-angled and all fits nicely again.
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Nov 21, 2020 10:35:02 GMT
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And have one from me too! Happy burpday!
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Nov 20, 2020 22:33:32 GMT
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That is bleeping marvellous. Proper pick up!
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Nov 19, 2020 22:54:28 GMT
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That looks superb - dodgy self-tappers aside you must be very pleased with how well it's gone up and how good it looks
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Nov 19, 2020 20:52:30 GMT
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Grabbed another hour after work today. I fixed the wheel to the boss and then set about cleaning up the rim. The leather cleaner I had was not very effective, so I thought a bit laterally. Once I had gently scraped off the paint that was on the leather (I think someone must have painted something white near to the wheel at some point), I set about it with something that I knew would work, and was simple, cheap and easy: Boot polish. I gave it a good going over and it's come up beautifully. I still need to feed the leather, but for now I am pretty pleased. I then riveted the end pieces back on and put the centre cap in. It's not perfect - there are a few nicks and scrapes on the rim, but it cost less than a cheap steak dinner at the pub and if I wanted it to look perfect I would have bought a new one. Another job ticked off. Mid-way through cleaning. Already starting to look good... ...thanks to good ol' boot polish. What it looks like now. Lovely.
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Nov 18, 2020 20:20:38 GMT
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Agree with grizz - 'tis a shame but I am sure it's for the right reasons.
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Nov 17, 2020 21:29:28 GMT
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That's quite a change!!
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Nov 17, 2020 21:00:09 GMT
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I haven't been in the garage much over the past few days - I have to admit the place is a tip and also it's cold because my garage gas heater packed up. However, a raid of the savings pot got me a new heater, and my friend gets the old one as he thinks he can fix it. His garage is colder than a polar bear's nose at the best of times so it would probably help him out. Plus I really didn't like the idea of me taking apart something powered by gas, putting it back together and expecting it to work without problems. It's probably straightforward, but I am not going to mess around with dangerous stuff I don't understand. I'd rather leave that to someone who knows what they're doing. This is only a tiny update because I spent some time clearing up the main work bench as it was a complete mess. Whilst I was at it, I put loads of cans of paint back on the shelves. It was whilst doing this I figured that satin black would have been a bit too plain for the steering wheel, so I gave it a coat of the textured paint. MUCH nicer. I have also personalised the centre of the steering wheel boss. As the car is called Project Zippy, what better than a picture of the 70s icon he was named after? I bought a pin badge with Zippy's picture, stripped out the innards and tapped the edge flat. I then glued it on to the centre of the boss. You would never know it was once a pin badge - it fits perfectly. A bit of texture. A big improvement. And in the words of Zippy himself, "HELLO EVERYBODY!"
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Nov 16, 2020 14:00:35 GMT
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Nov 14, 2020 22:14:22 GMT
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Still sitting here with my mouth agape. Stunning. Utterly stunning. And of course, it has a V8 and looks almost stock. Perfect.
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Nov 14, 2020 21:36:02 GMT
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Blimey - haven't seen one of those for about 25 years! Stick an RX8 Rotary in it??
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Nov 14, 2020 11:37:18 GMT
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On my morning walk today there were three worthy vehicles for this thread: Big Volvo 940, still in regular use as a workhorse. Lovely old bus! A suitably dirty Landie 90 with mismatched door, aftermarket wheels and appropriate mud in Wickes car park. Only one of the Landie "Holy Trinity" fitted though (Snorkel, Roof Rack, Winch) And finally a well-used Bay Window VW with rust creeping in on the sills, also papped at Wickes.
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Nov 11, 2020 22:14:47 GMT
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I once blocked the middle of the M25/A12 roundabout at 6pm on a Friday night.
My Mini threw its rotor arm off the shaft and to make it worse the hazards then packed up. Oh the joys of Lucas electrics... The Police were busy, and it was only thanks to a guy in a Cavalier behind that we were able to push me off the road to the centre of the roundabout for me to call the RAC.
It was a horrible situation and quite scary given the number of angry drivers flipping the bird. Glad to get out of that one safe. I also once blew the head gasket going over the Dartford Bridge. Going from the outside lane tolls to the hard shoulder a mile away with about 10 unhappy horsepower was no fun...
Glad you're ok.
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Last Edit: Nov 11, 2020 22:16:18 GMT by mrbounce
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