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[reb]

Apparently I bought a euromillions ticket while I was blind drunk yesterday evening. I hope I win so I can put an antisocial exhaust on the v70 and get it painted purple.

 

That would make a dent in 43m, right?

[HMC]

[lesapandre]

3 minutes ago, HMC said:

These often seem to lose the tempering on the rear spring - they do look much better with the ride height corrected if it's a 'keeper'.

[S2000]

Where does the key monkey live who keeps stealing my keys? So far this week I’ve lost the BMW ‘thing’ which I’m sure will be fucking expensive to replace, the Wolesley set, but good news I found a four pack of Carlsberg export in the back of the cupboard while searching for said keys. My ability to forget my alcohol stash is unbelievable!!

[goosey]

On-site the other day and witnessed something magical

this pallet gave birth to a baby pallet !!

and I’m pleased to report both mother and baby are doing well 😍

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, goosey said:

this pallet gave birth to a baby pallet !!

Those baby pallets are really useful in smaller areas, sheds, garages, etc

[crad]

new wheels. needs a wash and a few bits doing. happy so far.

[Jazoli]

Looks great, it’s hard to believe they are 25 years old now.

[crad]

8 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Looks great, it’s hard to believe they are 25 years old now.

looks tiny compared to some of my colleagues' cars!

[Zelandeth]

6 hours ago, lesapandre said:

These often seem to lose the tempering on the rear spring - they do look much better with the ride height corrected if it's a 'keeper'.

This was definitely an issue with the one I had.  It hadn't sagged this badly, but there was very little spring to the rear end and it made the ride bloody uncomfortable at times.  It seemed to vastly depends on the type of the bump though - some you braced for and it just ironed out completely.

At least the springiness of the seat helped isolate it from your spine, still made me wince plenty of times though!

[richardmorris]

Down to puttenham common this morning for a walk. North downs way and crooksbury hill.

[crad]

first 'fix' on the corolla- bonnet cable got stuck so screwdriver and wd40 has seen normal service restored. also ordered boot struts and new ac controls because thats clearly the most important thing.

[reb]

I swapped the "gold" bit of metal in my ear for a bit of clear plastic. This is to coincide with going from gold to clear glasses.

 

I'm not sure I'll keep it that way because it looks a bit shit, more like some kind of horrific boil than a piece of jewellery. 

[HMC]

[Dyslexic Viking]

Tomorrow it will be 2 years since I bought this, amazing how time flies.

[richardmorris]

Out  walking this morning  and stopped to collect an essential order on the way home.

[Boycie]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

To tcut or not to tcut ...that is the question

[richardmorris]

Dunsfold aerodrome and the South Downs from hydon’s Heath and hambledon.

[320touring]

@blackboilersuit came over today and we got the Oxford fuse panel stripped and cleaned,

plus the new 50amp alternator was fitted. Though it will likely need a new bracket  for holding it at the rear. The one on the 1800 B series I have may work.

Got some of the wiring tidied up and removed the external voltage regulator.

New alternator happily putting out 14.2v with everything switched on.

 

It was even able to move today😁

Many thanks to @blackboilersuit!

[Lankytim]

I found some air holes on the Wife’s Jazz while working on it last week, the MOT is booked for Monday but fortunately a friend came to the rescue and with the hot metal glue gun a piece of Rover P6 panel  found in the scrap bin was grafted in! Fingers crossed for Monday! 

[lesapandre]

Did that white Rolls Royce sell - has the ad gone or have I just missed it somewhere? Always nice to hear how these things end.

[MikeR]

today , I think I found the altar to the car god ....

 

its in the bombed out church , Liverpool ..

[Ghosty]

All your Civic are belong to us.

 

Would any of you be surprised if I said I organised this?

[reb]

Just did an insurance quote on the V70 (yes, I should have probably done that before now), £85 a month. About £20 a month more than it was before I sailed through a wall. My dedicated car budget is £140 a month, so between that and tax I won't exactly have a lot left over for fuel! I can probably make savings elsewhere to the point I can brim the tank once a month, giving an incentive to drive frugally.

I am quite excited to be back on the road soon! Just waiting to hear back from the DVLA about my licence renewal now.

[New POD]

On 10/08/2024 at 18:46, reb said:

I swapped the "gold" bit of metal in my ear for a bit of clear plastic. This is to coincide with going from gold to clear glasses.

 

I'm not sure I'll keep it that way because it looks a bit shit, more like some kind of horrific boil than a piece of jewellery. 

This post is useless without before and after pictures. 

[IronStar]

Car museum I was in yesterday had keychains of two cars I own in exact color of those cars. Did a purchase.

Only minor detail is that my E21 has twin headlight setup, even though it’s 315.

[reb]

6 minutes ago, New POD said:

This post is useless without before and after pictures. 

For before imagine this but shoved through my ear.

After:

[Jazoli]

1 minute ago, reb said:

For before imagine this but shoved through my ear.

After:

Why?

[reb]

1 minute ago, Jazoli said:

Why?

An old friend of mine was a tattoo and piercing apprentice and needed to practice. I'm not going to say no to something for free that would usually cost £40+

I used to have more but an extended hospital stay led to them healing up.

I suppose the real answer to "why" is "Why not?"

[reb]

For the first time in a very long time I have more than one £50 note at the same time.

 

I feel like going to Tesco in the morning and trying to use one to buy a Freddo.