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this.
 

 
isabella rose young, arrived 6/1/16. all she does is sleep and eat. 

Gutted Lemmy died, but his funeral was bloody funny, loved his sons anecdotes
 

I had to go to the supermarket but somehow got distracted
 

 

 
I read recently that Torsen differentials are hopeless in the snow, turns out that the word they were looking for is hilarious !

did you get any helpfull* hints where to go looking for parts?
 
Beamish museum?
 
Jurassic park?
 
these and others are amongst the suggestions i've had when looking for metro bits.

I did make it, last minute decision. I couldn't believe how busy it was - I think at one point people were just driving through the site and out towards mb world.
 
My odd collection of snaps:
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Well, it's been far too long since I put anything here, so please find herewith my newest piece of Renaultshite.
 
It's a 1983, 18 TL estate, with the mighty 1397cc unit. It's covered 32,000 miles from new and it's certainly reflected in the condition. The journey back to Cheshire from St Neots was eventful, as I drove the last four miles in complete darkness and with no wipers. However it's all sorted now and the foglights are now no more. After a service and fitting a complete genuine exhaust, it really is pretty-well spot-on.
 

 
A coolant change was probably a good idea, as despite having all that history, it wasn't looking too good and neither were the hoses, so I've changed them as well.
 

 
My mate popped around in his GTS the other day, which currently makes it six Renault 18s in one village. However, the possibility of a Y-plate TS is also on the horizon, whilst the gold TL I went to view the other day will be donating parts when the weather picks up.
 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PONTIAC-Trans-Sport-3-8-auto-7-seater-LHD-american-mpv-stunning-with-new-mot-/331733145295

Thought you'd like that photo . No, that wasn't mine but it is exactly like that.
 
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I did make it, last minute decision. I couldn't believe how busy it was - I think at one point people were just driving through the site and out towards mb world.
 
My odd collection of snaps:
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

I did make it, last minute decision. I couldn't believe how busy it was - I think at one point people were just driving through the site and out towards mb world.
 
My odd collection of snaps:
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

I've been digging into the history of my CX and it seems to have had an interesting past.
It was a one off built specially with in built subliminal messaging and was to be the first in a series of cars to be used by dealers as the "demonstration car".
Salesmen would entice any prospective purchaser into the showroom with a "no obligation" trial of the CX. The subliminal car would then be lent to the customer and told to drive it around for a while.
It worked due to a novel hydro kinetic connection between the drivers spine and the seat. This fed an instant desire to replicate the experience of your own CX directly into e customers brain, the result being, when the car was returned to thei showroom another sale was guaranteed.
Sadly, European legislation outlawed the car befor it could be deployed citing the little known caveat "you've gone too far this time Citroen" and the pro type was thought to have been destroyed, or at the very least locked in the deep dark bowels of the forgotten storage compound for evil cars.
However, it escaped and has secretly continued its original mission of compelling all those who drive it to purchase a CX, even long after the model ended production.
It is only through extensive research that this information has been found out.

I did make it, last minute decision. I couldn't believe how busy it was - I think at one point people were just driving through the site and out towards mb world.
 
My odd collection of snaps:
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Camper-Westfaila-airbrushed-hippy-wagon-/111856224655?hash=item1a0b26898f:g:iVEAAOSwJcZWe-vG
 
'Lovingly hand painted in tribute to the great Chinese Beatles band, the Cheatles. Yong, Pau, Lingo and Mr Benn were very famous right up until the minute they bought out 'Yellow Submarine' which, unbeknown to them, once translated back into Mandarin came out as 'I have enjoyed bum sex with your mother's moped'. This is a HUGE insult which usually results in death by pencil shavings, so the rikery rads had to piss of sharpish and were last heard off in Butlins. See how the artist's loving hands have created this massive eyesore and ponder to yourself if there's actually a worse possible way to spunk £8,995.'

Fair do's mate. Better to go out with a bang than to just fade away. 

Thank you again for the nice comments everyone. She was a healthy. 7Ib 15oz!
 

The charge is not your problem. You presumably have a contract that states when you get paid (1 month in arrears?), that charge is simply a cost for them doing business and can easily be offset by them. 
Edit: sorry, I just realised that it wasn't you that posted the question!

Clean pass first time, lovely.
 
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Hey.
 
One of the options open for Boy at Christmas is a radio controlled car. Now he's been into all the shops and made all the right noises about various things including some with blingy wheels and chassis made from thinner plastic than a yoghurt pot. No.
 
What I think would suit him more is something a bit older where spares are available. And naturally, when I say "him" I mean "him, and me when he's not around". Something a bit more retro. Something..... shite. I figure within hours it'll find itself rammed into something kerb, brick or plantpot shaped so he can learn the art of looking after things or having to pay hard cash, but at least it wouldn't end up in the bin like a £40 Toys-R-Us job. And he seems to get kicks from taking things apart and reassembling which I am keen to encourage, for when we end up with a garage.
 
Are there any autoshitists who know much about these things? I've been hanging my nose over various Tamiya TT01-based cars as I've been led to believe these are pretty much the bread and butter of on-road cars and there's a bazillion different shells available. I need to try to work out if these can be converted to anything slightly offroad (like, rally-style) or if they're only suitable for a flat area. Anything else that can still be maintained, upgraded and worked on? Monster truck style is also a possibility, but there doesn't seem to be a de-facto standard chassis like the TT01 for road use.
 
Because autoshite, have pictures....
 

I used to have one of these, and still have a massive stash of parts. Sold the car for £35 because it was "old". IDIOT! I used to strip the whole thing down and clean it after each off-road run, and invested in ball bearings and a couple of shells... "play" and "shelf queen".
 

I got the Mud Blaster because my mate at school had one of these slowly being built up on the kitchen table, it was his dad's little project. Every time I went round, another few bits were attached. Within a week of it being finished, it mysteriously ended up in the fishpond and my mate wasn't allowed to play out for ages.
 

This is more the thing I'm thinking but obviously needs a nice flat surface to run.
 

And obviously this.... except it wouldn't be built up with all the stickers, it would be built into a facelift "GL" in metallic burgandy.

It is a crap way to start the day. IMHO ace of spades was not their best work, this past month I've rediscovered the Bastards album, well recorded and some really top notch songs. 
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Success this morning- Spent a bit of time getting it ready for a trial run out.. (short video of success below!)
 
I got the coolant topped up, battery charged up and put the expansion cap on. No over pressurising. much positivity!
 
ready to depart

 
How am i meant to get information from this?

 
No steam after the first run!

 
Despite successes in the coolant front, it wouldnt be an old Citroen without some issue. In this case the weak alternator and a battery clamp that would not tighten conspired to make for a lack of electricity.

 
Very happy with the lack of steam despite it being running for 1.5hrs.
 
just the charging and 1000 other things to sort now..

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I can't help but think it's about time we learn to live with the environment and not adapt it to our needs. I studied civil engineering, so know enough about how to modify the environment to our needs, but really don't think we are able to win in the long run.
 
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I think you'd need full bulkhead, with toeboard and shelf. It's not beyond the impossible, but if you're going that far may as well rebuild the existing shell. That area is about the most complicated on the shell.
 
Sadly the days of good bodies with knackered chassis are long gone. If it were my 3k, and I genuinely had no other use for it (including pension and savings) I'd be investing in some kit and be trying my hand at the work on the dyane first. Then, assuming it all went well, I'd embark on the 2cv.
 
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I can't help but think it's about time we learn to live with the environment and not adapt it to our needs. I studied civil engineering, so know enough about how to modify the environment to our needs, but really don't think we are able to win in the long run.
 
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I can't help but think it's about time we learn to live with the environment and not adapt it to our needs. I studied civil engineering, so know enough about how to modify the environment to our needs, but really don't think we are able to win in the long run.
 
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I can't help but think it's about time we learn to live with the environment and not adapt it to our needs. I studied civil engineering, so know enough about how to modify the environment to our needs, but really don't think we are able to win in the long run.
 
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