What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[STUNO]

Your winter looks better than our summer. I have many envies.

 

Ha ha,don't be too quick. See my grumpy post the day before. This was the first sunny day for weeks, and we got to -4 last night, but it is still sunny today.

[fordperv]

Check they have the same crankshaft first.

 

I've known engines have a different crank between manual and auto

Cheers for the thought, I know you can manual convert sierra dohc auto to manual so the flywheel will fit, it's just a case of fitting a spigot bearing so I'll get one ordered up with some new flywheel bolts and a clutch because it would be rude not to while I'm at it

[inconsistant]

Did we lose some threads in the great Autoshite non-upgrade? I can't find my 'Did John Lydon own a Cadillac?' thread, so I'll update here.

 

 

Story so far: a friend recently got hold of a white Fleetwood Brougham, which allegedly was owned by Johhny Rotten. I posted to see if anyone knew whether this might be the case. Except we established that he doesn't drive.

 

Update: Chum just had the V5 back and it shows one previous lady owner, 'Nora Forster' who I believe is Mrs Lydon.

Chum is very happy.

[Danblez]

 

 

 

[vulgalour]

Nah mate, K series can't do the miles.

 

[cort1977]

 

 

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Is that Amarillo, TX?   Keep meaning to go when passing but always dark/late/in a hurry.   Must have been warmish this week?

[Danblez]

Is that Amarillo, TX?   Keep meaning to go when passing but always dark/late/in a hurry.   Must have been warmish this week?

 

Yep, was a couple of weeks ago and HOT HOT HOT!

[purplebargeken]

Cleaned out the Amazon lock up. Much tidier and I haz room to move around

[Partridge]

I was out in the Jag this morning and was following a K plate 528i with a really nice M-sport bodykit in a lovely blue colour. It had a primered wing and one steel wheel and sounded like a tank. I pulled up next to it at the lights, and the driver (an Arab looking bloke) saw me checking his car out and wound the window down. He said he liked my Jag and had been looking for one, but he had a 5 series in his home country and has been looking for a manual one for months, and was planning on restoring it back to how it would look new, as a rolling project. The lights went green and off we went. It's nice to think with all the crap going in the world, old cars still unite people.

[scaryoldcortina]

Check they have the same crankshaft first.

 

I've known engines have a different crank between manual and auto

Not on a twink, they are all the same. You will need a spigot bearing though.

[fordperv]

^ Spot on, I've ordered up the spigot bearing, flywheel bolts (which the minimum order is 10) clutch, sump and exhaust manifold gaskets today so they will be ready for when I pick the engine up

[jakebullet]

Bad Manners was as advised rather mental. And at £1.80 a pint I could have got wankered, but I'm too old / sensible for that. Kinky Girl had a top night, but it was all a bit before my time. Think I was prolly one of the youngest in there at 42.

 

Have a pointless mobile phone video:

 

http://youtu.be/S567nuGNbtM

[Shoysty]

^ Spot on, I've ordered up the spigot bearing, flywheel bolts (which the minimum order is 10) clutch, sump and exhaust manifold gaskets today so they will be ready for when I pick the engine up

Have changed a few of these engines in early galaxy's , used to fail because the relief valve in the oil pump would come undone causing low oil pressure . Would check it on your replacement engine as wouldn't want that to go the same way . Would also be interested to know if that is what happened to your old engine , seemed to be a common thing a few year back .

[taxi paul]

Buster blood vessel. I think that's what the lead singer called himself. Opened a hotel somewhere. I should get out more.

[seth]

The potent smell that is a mixture of burning rubber, castrol-r and (occasionally) methanol.  That's what was making me grin yesterday.

 

[Louise2cv]

YES.

 

My childhood was castrol-r, steam trains and stale fags mixed with roast dinner smells.

 

 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh happy days.

[Jon]

Thread please, seth.

[STUNO]

Huge grin, no photo YET. 

I popped into a friends house to let him know my new address. He didn't answer the door, so i went round to the back to see if he was in his workshop. No. But under a tarp was a familiar hubcap and a  mudflap with "Princess" on it. I then noticed there was not a mark on the bits i could see. The rest has to be an absolutely pristine Austin.

[STUNO]

Took a photo this morning, from the top of the lookout hill in this town. I went to see if the central island Volcanoes were visible after the huge dump of snow over the last few days. They are about 130 km's away .

The results.

 

1st the general view.

 

 

Then zoom in.

 

 

And then I spotted this.

 

Live in a bus and tow the Niva on an A-frame = The real version of

One Life--Live it !

 

 

 

[cort1977]

Apparently there was some deal in the late 70s/early 80s where the nz milk marketing board was paid in ladas for milk exports. I think. That sounds insane now I have written it.

[STUNO]

Apparently there was some deal in the late 70s/early 80s where the nz milk marketing board was paid in ladas for milk exports. I think. That sounds insane now I have written it.

 

True !!!!    Yes that really is true. There were quite a lot of Ladas about. It was at the time when Russia had no cash.

[fordperv]

Have changed a few of these engines in early galaxy's , used to fail because the relief valve in the oil pump would come undone causing low oil pressure . Would check it on your replacement engine as wouldn't want that to go the same way . Would also be interested to know if that is what happened to your old engine , seemed to be a common thing a few year back .

Cheers for the thought, I have tightened a few relief valves in my time, I fitted a brand new genuine oil pump to the engine that went, before the pump went in I undid it and put a dab of loctite on the thread and tightened it up so i doubt it's come loose

[seth]

Thread please, seth.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/191460/vscc-prescott

[Jon]

Excellent! 

[scruff]

Passed my Transport Manager CPC!!!!!! Hardest thing I've ever done, thank FUCK that's over and done with!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOP

[anonymous user]

Well done Scruff, I do know what is involved in that (no I'm too thick to do it myself, but my brother and sister did).

 

On a totally unrelated note this morning, while sat in the Land Rover an a retail car-park in Bridgend, I was amused to see one of the Costa "barristas" come out of Costa and go two doors down to Greggs and come out with a bacon bap and a coffee, which he then consumed outside before going back to work in Costa.

[Hertz]

 

Bren, on 08 Sept 2014 - 01:36 AM, said:

Got in from work just before midnight.

 

House to myself - a can and a couple of jack daniels before bed.

 

Listening to music on youtube - dance remixes of crockett's theme from miami vice.

 

Fab.

 

I did this the other night. Fantastic. I was trying to find some late 80's/early 90's dance music with classical Wagner (ride of the valkyries ) in it but gave up after a lengthy search. Sad I know. Anyone remember or know it as I would like to re live my yoof ragging my mum's Renault 11 TXE whilst listening to these tunes.

 

I've only gone and found the fecker! 75p in a Tenby charity shop wielded the name of the group (on some 90's compilation cd). The Time Frequency!

 

I still can't seem to find the Wagner intro tune though but all the other ones seem to fit. Maybe it was a remix type of cassette.

 

Ebay doesn't seem to have any CD's so I'll keep an eye out as the Ultimate Collection CD seems to have all their "hits" on and the one to have.

[Bobthebeard]

Having advertised a 1963 NSU Quickly on ebay and suffered from the classic ebay mongs (howmuch m8, can buy tonite etc) it has finally sold for a decent price. Chap turned up the next day, loaded it into his van and paid cash in full. Result!

[MikeKnight]

This is how Vulg and I generally work on the Renault 6.

 

[Kiltox]

Finding out that a Rover 100 cabriolet exists.... Never seen one before but so much want now!