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[They_all_do_that_sir]

Moved house, gained garage!

Garage worktops - Plywood or MDF???

Frames done, and bolted to walls:



(The legs were cut level with the top of the frames after levelling it all)

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[loserone]

I used scaffolding boards and planed them flat.  MDF won't stand up to much, plywood should at least be flat.

[Mr Pastry]

9 minutes ago, loserone said:

I used scaffolding boards and planed them flat.  MDF won't stand up to much, plywood should at least be flat.

I have used flooring quality chipboard for several benches over the years and been surprised how well it lasted, though it needs to be well supported.

[loserone]

I suppose the question is what do you want to do on your workbenches?

[Mally]

I use old kitchen worktops. As long as you put big washers under the vice it's fine.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I suppose the question is what do you want to do on your workbenches?

Work on my bikes! So I might have engine bits etc up there

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[Six-cylinder]

2 hours ago, They_all_do_that_sir said:

Moved house, gained garage!

Garage worktops - Plywood or MDF???
 

Secondhand kitchen work top would be my 1st choice, if not thick heavy wood.

If ply/MDF or wood lay vinyl floor covering on it for durable easy to clean finish.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Old Formica/Melamine kitchen worktops are great, especially with a heavy gauge steel sheet underneath for rigidity.

[Six-cylinder]

As there is now one less low cost convertible in the world is my Peugeot convertible worth more!

[SiC]

Isn't that a Mégane I convertible?

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, SiC said:

Isn't that a Mégane I convertible?

that's what I was thinking.

Boot lid missing.

Some years ago I ended up in that ditch 200 yards further up in a brand new Cavalier.

[xtriple]

Got the tyre repaired on the Merc, dead easy, it was the valve leaking. Driving around today with the roof down, everyone is looking at me as if I'm demented but, seat heaters, airscarf, heater and blue skies. Why wouldn't you? Got a snog off Cheryl (she's the nice lady in the Co-op not the horrible stalker at Daddyhole!) after she carried all my shopping out for me, got bounced on by a dog (Benson) I haven't seen in ages and have generally had a good day.

Now watch some bastard fekk it up!

[Shep Shepherd]

Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate:

He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or a Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK.

Also, the Swedish equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz W124 met the West German equivalent of the Volvo 740 this evening:

I was surprised to discover that the W124 is a slightly smaller car than the 740, but that could have been down to the way they were parked.

 

[Eyersey1234]

Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? 

[Shep Shepherd]

2 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? 

The  1.6 TDCi

[skattrd]

I've been round to have a chat with a couple of garages today, one for the Volvo 850, and another for the w203 Merc. Both cars should be getting looked at next week.

The Volvo is going in to Shemtek in Notts to sort the none start issue its had now for 2 years. My usual garage was unable to diagnose the issue, so its been sitting there ever since. The chap at shemtek knows T5s very well and is confident he should be able to diagnose and fix it without much problem, fingers crossed, I miss driving that car.

The Merc is going to a (new to me) local place to hopefully sort out the handling issue it's had since the incident on the A1 a few months back. Fingers crossed for this one, it's the most expensive car I've owned and I've barely driven it in the 5 months I've owned it.

[hairnet]

18 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate:

 

He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK.

due to fact cars are road taxed on weight and european cars generally are expensive

nl friend had a toyota chaser import for a while - bought from here cos v cheap

cheap to apk even tho RHD but then he taxed it

ouch - it didnt last long

has oldtimer corolla and 2 starlets used for trackdays

 

 

 

 

[SiC]

On 12/29/2019 at 10:58 PM, jamiechod said:

I bet there will be so many Peugeot lickers going mental at ruining an S1 rallye 

Interestingly, Chris Harris seems quite sensitive to the fact the adventure cars got damaged

https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211618602606088193

I guess the R4 is going to be restored or at least roadworthy again:

https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211623363963183105

[Floatylight]

Today I haz use of ramp so today we are replacing the sump on Smoll FL's C3, old sump off, time for a cuppa then new one on..

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[HillmanImp]

Been out and refitted the light on the 944. Haven't tested it yet, will wait for it to rain and see if it has worked as have other stuff to do today so will just hope for the best and worry about it if it does still leak. 

Someone has also chundered on the path outside the house so I've had to clean that up. 

Nice. 

[MorrisItalSLX]

Happy New Year!

With Love, MorrisItalSLX, Reporting from 2020.

[wuvvum]

What's it like?  Has Brexit happened yet?

[Floatylight]

Sump replacement, oil & filter completed on C3, also oil and filter on C4GP, not to self really must get oil leak on C4GP sorted and check levels more regularly, waste oil on left from C4GP...

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[chaseracer]

On 11/22/2019 at 5:19 PM, chaseracer said:

In other Blingo news, all of the electric seems to have escaped.  I have bought a power pack and will "charge to 200!" tomorrow, if it stops raining.

Finally got off my arse and did this.  Battery is indeed banjaxed.  New one ordered online and will be fitted by the excellent local branch of ATS Euromaster on Friday morning.

[mrbenn]

My NYE plans are coming together nicely. Just been to the Co-op and bought 4 x Leffe's and a bag of crisps.

Crisps are already gone...

[Supernaut]

After spending the day helping fitting an engine and gearbox to a series 1 land rover, I watched the afterglow of this decade fade behind the hills.

Here's to the future, and also those we have lost.

Have a good one, all. I'll see you on the other side (also with more landy details).

[Skizzer]

4 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Someone has also chundered on the path outside the house so I've had to clean that up. . 

Harsh — I didn’t think the colour match was that bad.

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[clayts450]

On the subject of post-modern street graffiti what I can only assume must have been a bear dropped a huge turd outside work, and then the Great British public proceeded to tread it all over the place.

I didn't clean it up

[greengartside]

K11 NEWZ.

I haz bought a car cover for Dudley the K11, an eBay jobbie by a manufacturer called Maypole. I have to say it’s been really good at keeping the bird poop off it, although the interior is starting to get a bit mouldy so I’m gonna address that in the new year. I’ve left the drivers window down a tad to try and air it out a bit.

The plan is to MOT it and sell it on, as I still don’t have a need for it. Not sure on the price yet but I would like to make a profit on it and bodywork-wise this is a really good example. I stuck the battery back on him again this afternoon and he fired on half a turn of the key after being sat for two weeks, so I think that he’ll be okay for a few more thousands of miles yet.
 

Happy New Year to all you shiters!

 

[Mally]

I always thought they were female.