What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[djb222]

[djb222]

[w00dy]

What did you use/how did you do it, please?

 

 

I used 1500 and 3000 wet and dry followed the Meguairs PlastX polish and drill attachement from their One-step kit (I reckon there's 4 cars worth in there if you use wet and dry first), but if you've already got a mop or drill attachment I'd just buy the PlastX stuff on it's own as it is very good and much quicker than toothpaste or regular polish, whilst the little sanding pads in the kit are a bit crap. Then just chucked some wax on to try and protect it. That sounds like a long job, but it was 20 mins tops.

[LightBulbFun]

 

[Tamworthbay]

Lost a wheel trim off the Pug, only driven it four miles but found it by the road after a quick drive round!

[Wack]

Lost a wheel trim off the Pug, only driven it four miles but found it by the road after a quick drive round!

Was it leaning against a lamp post with 100m of cassette tape on the grass verge

[Tamworthbay]

Was it leaning against a lamp post with 100m of cassette tape on the grass verge

Thankfully it was face down on a grass verge, the back was dirty from brake dust which probably saved it from being a frisbee.

[sierraman]

I bet if you pulled up at the services and the electrical charging bays were full of diesels you’d laugh like a drain if your Tesla had 10% charge.

[beko1987]

[omegod]

I've just convinced my ginger daughter that gingers shouldn't interbreed as that's what causes Albinism, I'd love it if she repeats this in a biology lesson 

[Bren]

Watching period road tests of muscle cars on youtube - Bud Lindemann is the host of whatever programme they were taken from. His commentry is very good and the music is like something from a 70's strip club.

 

While the cars were very quick in a straight line around the bends were hilarious - go and see.

[danthecapriman]

Today has been absolutely glorious! I’ve decided spring is now definitely here and winter has taken its shit and fucked off because it’s a cunt and nobody likes it. At long last.

 

Anyway, I took the dogs for a walk out in the country, went through a rapeseed field which smelt absolutely gorgeous! Lovely warm sunny day to be out and about. Lots of trees and bushes starting to get their leaves and blossom too.

Went home and sat my arse out in the garden in the warmest sunniest spot. It’s just so nice to finally go outside and feel comfortable temperature wise and not get rained on.

Such a nice evening I washed and polished the volvo too.

[Timewaster]

I bet if you pulled up at the services and the electrical charging bays were full of diesels you’d laugh like a drain if your Tesla had 10% charge.

The hatched area is the electric car spaces, no?

[SiC]

Today has been absolutely glorious! I’ve decided spring is now definitely here and winter has taken its shit and fucked off because it’s a cunt and nobody likes it. At long last.

 

Anyway, I took the dogs for a walk out in the country, went through a rapeseed field which smelt absolutely gorgeous! Lovely warm sunny day to be out and about. Lots of trees and bushes starting to get their leaves and blossom too.

Went home and sat my arse out in the garden in the warmest sunniest spot. It’s just so nice to finally go outside and feel comfortable temperature wise and not get rained on.

Such a nice evening I washed and polished the volvo too.

Get much done on the Capri?

[danthecapriman]

Get much done on the Capri?

Errr...

 

 

Best intentions and all that!

Though I did dig out some of the shorter new brake pipes I’ve made up, cleaned them with some white spirit and gave them a coat of clear engine bay lacquer to stop them corroding green. They’re ready to go on the car now, so that’s something?

[catsinthewelder]

I've been next door at a 14 year olds birthday party and had a great time.

 

I dropped my kids off with them this afternoon so had chance to tinker with the Dacia in the sun.  It now appears to start on the button after some slightly bodgey rewiring so I can get on with fixing the MOT issues.  We were invited round for dinner (first time I haven't had to cook in weeks).  Then we played a very loud boardgame and laughed like drains, just a shame its a schoolnight so we had to stop at nine.

[omegod]

I've been next door at a 14 year olds birthday party and had a great time.

 

I dropped my kids off with them this afternoon so had chance to tinker with the Dacia in the sun.  It now appears to start on the button after some slightly bodgey rewiring so I can get on with fixing the MOT issues.  We were invited round for dinner (first time I haven't had to cook in weeks).  Then we played a very loud boardgame and laughed like drains, just a shame its a schoolnight so we had to stop at nine.

 

Hey Cats, there's a dude selling a tidy R8 rover in white on facebook for £199, don't think you do social media but it looks a decent donor for the 220 

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007598439361&fref=gs&__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAHN-To72lc9xxKedJMhwGTgqe4-XYoytF1Df_Y9VtWp7sp-s7mbDHo7hdMzR3zYxYgz75260HgdJLn&hc_ref=ARTPp-QtrzAvzcdl4TAzzdwgl7uYQIq-IG5cmVmx_C95lgijy7SCbSleu_zOuVZrAk8&post_id=2648590675156540&dti=390896610925969&hc_location=group

[catsinthewelder]

With only 38k on that one someone should just buy it to fix up and cherish.  It would be a horrible waste to use it as a donor.  There is also the slight hitch that its about 200 miles away in North Yorkshire.  If anyone likes the look of the 220 but not the condition then they should buy it.  You'd struggle to find another R8 anywhere near that tidy for £199.

 

I tried to work on the 220 yesterday buy kept setting the alarm off,  I'll try a new battery in the remote today before I loose my rag and pull the wires off the horn.

[Wack]

Hey Cats, there's a dude selling a tidy R8 rover in white on facebook for £199, don't think you do social media but it looks a decent donor for the 220

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007598439361&fref=gs&__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAHN-To72lc9xxKedJMhwGTgqe4-XYoytF1Df_Y9VtWp7sp-s7mbDHo7hdMzR3zYxYgz75260HgdJLn&hc_ref=ARTPp-QtrzAvzcdl4TAzzdwgl7uYQIq-IG5cmVmx_C95lgijy7SCbSleu_zOuVZrAk8&post_id=2648590675156540&dti=390896610925969&hc_location=group

He looks happy , obviously not married yet

[sierraman]

That can’t be his bird. If it was she’d be going ‘why can’t you get a Seat Ibifa Turbo FR like Chloe’s boyfriend?!? It only costs him £350 a month plus insurance!’

[New POD]

Hey Cats, there's a dude selling a tidy R8 rover in white on facebook for £199, don't think you do social media but it looks a decent donor for the 220

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007598439361&fref=gs&__tn__=%2CdC-R-R&eid=ARAHN-To72lc9xxKedJMhwGTgqe4-XYoytF1Df_Y9VtWp7sp-s7mbDHo7hdMzR3zYxYgz75260HgdJLn&hc_ref=ARTPp-QtrzAvzcdl4TAzzdwgl7uYQIq-IG5cmVmx_C95lgijy7SCbSleu_zOuVZrAk8&post_id=2648590675156540&dti=390896610925969&hc_location=group

apparently I need to log in

That's not appening

[Lacquer Peel]

That can’t be his bird. If it was she’d be going ‘why can’t you get a Seat Ibifa Turbo FR like Chloe’s boyfriend?!? It only costs him £350 a month plus insurance!’

Eugh.

[Wack]

I deliver stuff to a place that strips cars , sometimes all I can say is fuck me there are some brave people out there

 

 

[cobblers]

Jaysus!

 

That looks like the place that whathisface off the youtube took one of his many cortinas. Pete C? 

[danthecapriman]

I deliver stuff to a place that strips cars , sometimes all I can say is fuck me there are some brave people out there

 

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Oh god, I’ve been there before!

 

 

 

Lots of work, lots of expense. But it’s the only real way to get rid of all of the shit from the previous 40 odd years.

[Pillock]

The hatched area is the electric car spaces, no?

 

That was my thoughts, just the spaces that straddle the charger.

[busmansholiday]

"Take a sip out of that and I'll top it up for you".

 

Bit different from having to ask for a pint to be topped up.

[Saabnut]

Had a great weekend at the Restoration show at the NEC but the biggest grin was the 1990 Saab 900i with the welded up towbar did the 900 mile round trip towing the Sonett all the way behaved perfectly.

 

And we got the Sonett running again!

[dollywobbler]

I'm still gutted that I missed that, and the resulting cloud of blue smoke.

[myglaren]