What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[strangeangel]

Heading back home from the local Tesco Express, I stop at the pedestrian crossing. A heavily dubbered Passat rolls up behind me, with the RIPSPEED 44000 TERAWATT SUPER MEGA DESTROYER sound system in full effect. Every time the bass drum hit his headlamps dimmed!

 

I drove off, wondering how much further he'd have to turn it up for the engine to cut out...

[EssDeeWon]

Nothing on TV tonight as usual, so I watched this angry 4X4 driver having a fail in the snow

 

[michael1703]

What a gorgeous day

 

Woke up to this

 

 

Drove home to this

 

 

 

N.B. We're miles from a flight path,don't know why there's line in the sky?

[DodgeRover]

  On 17/01/2017 at 21:44, michael1703 said:

My p38 Range Rover has magically fixed itself.

 

It's an lpg'd v8, it would start,get warm,switch to lpg and I'd manage 4 miles on lpg and then it would make an annoying beep and switch to petrol and suck my wallet and no amount of dicking about would get it to go back to lpg

 

I thought yesterday was a fluke but For two whole days, it's has switched on to lpg and run perfectly

When was the last time the lpg was serviced? Have you checked the filters on the lpg system?

[michael1703]

Yes,done the filters. Thought it might have been a bad tank of gas, too much stenching agent

[Noel Tidybeard]

  On 18/01/2017 at 14:42, vulgalour said:

The air jet for the Renault's carb appears to be correct and appears to fit, woohoo!

 

Someone in the Netherlands has found the correct radiator for the Renault IN STOCK for not-a-lot, DOUBLE-WOOHOO!

 

before you fit radiateur compare with the previously mentioned clito unit for "just in case" reasons

[DodgeRover]

  On 18/01/2017 at 21:23, michael1703 said:

Yes,done the filters. Thought it might have been a bad tank of gas, too much stenching agent

Could the pressures be a bit out? Assuming it's sequential injection is it thinking it's run out of gas or the shut off solenoids might be acting up - you could always run a direct feed to each shut off solenoid and loosen a connection at the front end to make sure that ones working

[purplebargeken]

Grin: saw a dark grey R19 Chamade that looked familiar, I am pretty sure it was one of mine from a good few years ago

 

At 23.. 1987..... could be a Mk2 Granny, a Mk2 Escort, an Austin 1100 or a very old Saab 99.

[cobblers]

This morning at work the lass in the office turned up in a right huff - "I nearly ran some bloke over on the way in, he just walked into the road in front of me out of some road works - I barely saw him, the fucking idiot didn't have his hi vis turned on, it's really shaken me up"

 

"What do you mean, didn't have his hi vis turned on?" - We explained that they aren't battery powered, they work on reflection.

 

Eventually we get to the bottom of it, this morning she drove her boyfriends fiesta to work that's a year older than hers so doesn't have automatic headlights.

She's done 3 miles down unlit NSL backroads before she got to the bit where she nearly ran some poor bloke over. Jesus wept.

[Guest Hooli]

That's brilliant! Bet she's allowed to vote too.

[cobblers]

It sounds like an urban legend, I'd like to think she'd made the story up to troll us all but her past motoring history would suggest not.

[AMC Rebel]

  On 18/01/2017 at 22:05, cobblers said:

 the fucking idiot didn't have his hi vis turned on, 

 

Priceless!

[bramz7]

Been going through some of my photo archives for Flickr lately and came across this early 75:

 

1999 Rover 75 Club. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr

 

 

It's still taxed too. I haven't seen another T reg since this one. In 2014.

[M'coli]

  On 18/01/2017 at 20:33, EssDeeWon said:

Nothing on TV tonight as usual, so I watched this angry 4X4 driver having a fail in the snow

 

I remember watching that about 5 years ago!

[Richard]

  On 18/01/2017 at 22:05, cobblers said:

This morning at work the lass in the office turned up in a right huff - "I nearly ran some bloke over on the way in, he just walked into the road in front of me out of some road works - I barely saw him, the fucking idiot didn't have his hi vis turned on, it's really shaken me up"

 

"What do you mean, didn't have his hi vis turned on?" - We explained that they aren't battery powered, they work on reflection.

 

Eventually we get to the bottom of it, this morning she drove her boyfriends fiesta to work that's a year older than hers so doesn't have automatic headlights.

She's done 3 miles down unlit NSL backroads before she got to the bit where she nearly ran some poor bloke over. Jesus wept.

 

Didn't somebody on here's other half bash his car recently because it didn't have automatic lights and it didn't occur to her to turn them on manually?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Couldn't get my phone out quick enough earlier but was beaten to a most excellent spot by Mrs Shrimp "what's this big boxy thing coming up the road?"

 

Bugger me it's only an early 80's Cadillac! Sounded nice was utterly filthy and looked well used.

[martybabes]

  On 15/01/2017 at 18:50, AMC Rebel said:

Love Ry Cooder - including (bit not limited to) "Pull Up Some Dust" - which everyone I try to inflict it on hates.  Very Very underrated IMHO. 

Southern Comfort filum has Ry Cooder doing the opening theme, if I remember correctly.

[hairnet]

Misty in Amsterdam but blue sky at 36000 feet

 

Never been this quick

 

Last KLM was a Fokker twin prop

 

5 miles out he was still doing 400 mph (!)

 

He was 15 mins early after leaving 45 mins late crazy dutchie

 

And the other PIC 15 mins out

[PhilA]

Scouts thing this weekend, gravity racing a little wooden car of your own manufacture (minus the wheels, which have to be used). Not too bad for about 3 hours with a block of pine, hacksaw, knife and some spray paint.

 

 

Think this one turned out ok. Isn't going to win but it should look good trying

 

Phil

[myglaren]

  On 19/01/2017 at 00:28, martybabes said:

Southern Comfort filum has Ry Cooder doing the opening theme, if I remember correctly.

Anyone know which film Ry Cooder did the music for - an eighties one with Rosanna Arquette in it, something revolving around the murder of a bar owner's wife.

Bit vague I know, sorry

[michael1703]

The guy with the hotdog kept his food intact

 

 

[xtriple]

Recognised 'Tea for the Tillerman' on an advert for Amazon prime. As I am such a rebel, I have just bought said album... from eBay!

[oldcars]

I had a fair bit of running around to do last night in the 75. Had my christmas gift old 90s dance cd on, life gets no better.

[forddeliveryboy]

Was driving along a winding country road bordered by hedge less fields this morning with fdb sprog no.2 instructing me to go faster (she's just three) when half a mile away we saw a Moggie Minor approaching fast. It was standard with faded paint, regular thin tyres and the wonderful buzzy tailpipe of an A-series pulling hard at medium revs.

 

It was being driven well and looked bloody fantastic as it rounded the nearest corner very neatly on a slimy wet surface - complete with a thinnish old bloke at the wheel.

 

'Wow!' was the comment from my passenger, nothing needed adding.

[cort1977]

  On 19/01/2017 at 04:53, PhilA said:

Scouts thing this weekend, gravity racing a little wooden car of your own manufacture (minus the wheels, which have to be used). Not too bad for about 3 hours with a block of pine, hacksaw, knife and some spray paint.

 

 

Think this one turned out ok. Isn't going to win but it should look good trying

 

Phil

We have that next week as well.   I can guarantee that our one won't look as good as that...

[Bobthebeard]

Just been out for a 'no reason' run in the Saab 9-5.

Made me grin. A nice place to be!

As you where.

[barmatt]

  On 19/01/2017 at 07:12, myglaren said:

Anyone know which film Ry Cooder did the music for - an eighties one with Rosanna Arquette in it, something revolving around the murder of a bar owner's wife.

Bit vague I know, sorry

 

Paris Texas iirc

 

Edit: I might be wrong there, that one was with Nastassja Kinski     

[AlabamaShrimp]

Took the headlights out of this today. Not the best but cheap. Hear loads of stories about how hard some stuff is to do to moderns but they are held in with only 3 screws

 

 

Minor grump I pulled a bit of hose off and then forgot it in the engine...

[Guest Hooli]

Helped a mate at work get one of those duratorques running today. He parked up a week ago, turned it off & it wouldn't start. Primed it a lot with the squeezey bulb & it works. Guess that means a split pipe somewhere letting air in the fuel line.

[Tamworthbay]

This:

 

Bought blind VERY cheap with almost no info, turns outs it's a very nice semi acoustic bass with the only issue being about a ton of dust. To buy it new would cost £280 and after a clean up it's in nearly new condition.