What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[gm]

Nice one, will do, thanks 

[Snake Charmer]

Seeing my boss drive off yesterday for Silverstone knowing he is on holiday next week and I am on my own. I might rearrange the workshop.........

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

Good to be back in the UK. A nice Saturday morning rummage, unfortunately not what I wanted but still enjoyable.

[Agila]

Some scruff at the Olympics. Listen right at the end about 10 seconds. Made me look up at the telly.

[Joey spud]

Just been over to the darkside (Essex) to collect some tat.

An eBay pick'n'mix of Minor parts (and a random B series rocker box) for a measly £29.00.

And i spied a care worn pale blue HB Viva just outside Southend too.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

My mate, Lord Boots has joined me for a Listening Session as the weather is fucking shite. 

[Isopon]

56 minutes ago, Joey spud said:

And i spied a care worn pale blue HB Viva just outside Southend too.

Was it a 4 door? I think I've seen it before along with a gold Rolls.

[Joey spud]

14 minutes ago, Isopon said:

Was it a 4 door? I think I've seen it before along with a gold Rolls.

Yeah parked behind the Shadow but i thought it was a two door.

[Isopon]

5 minutes ago, Joey spud said:

Yeah parked behind the Shadow but i thought it was a two door.

That's the one! It appears to be slowly deteriorating with its outside storage but it's still nice to see it.

[willswitchengage]

10/10 effort from the local builders at repairing the lawn after digging a hole in it.

[Snake Charmer]

3 minutes ago, willswitchengage said:

10/10 effort from the local builders at repairing the lawn after digging a hole in it.

Money up front lash up cnuts!

[LightBulbFun]

24 minutes ago, willswitchengage said:

10/10 effort from the local builders at repairing the lawn after digging a hole in it.

I think this is the thread your looking for

https://autoshite.com/topic/31859-mismatched-panel-colour-thread

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

5 hours ago, willswitchengage said:

10/10 effort from the local builders at repairing the lawn after digging a hole in it.

What repair? It's totally invisible*!😁

[iainrcz]

Went for tea in the Cheshire Cheese in Buxton last night.

Whilst quaffing a pleasant ale I spotted this absolute masterpiece on the wall next to me.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Cute pusscats having a swim:

 

[Remspoor]

Someone in the army has a sense of humour . Timing is impeccable.

 

 

[155V6]

[cort1977]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Someone in the army has a sense of humour . Timing is impeccable.

 

 

Round about all of them I believe. Hence the old saying 'you shouldn't have joined if you can't take a joke'.

[Fumbler]

A bit of demolition has happened at work, revealing this relic from the noughties

I love my job

[robinmasters]

My wife's hobby and mine, peacefully coexisting. Until she sees it, obviously. 

[High Jetter]

Why is the bottle in the sink?

[myglaren]

Grandson's 17th birthday.

The pizza was just for him

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

51 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Grandson's 17th birthday.

The pizza was just for him

 

That must have been delivered on a really wide pizza delivery scooter. 

[MondeoBlues]

3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

That must have been delivered on a really wide pizza delivery scooter. 

?

[iainrcz]

On the trip down to Wales the shitbox managed a pleasing 42.3 mpg, and over nearly 1k miles just over 38.

Not so pleasing is the front suspension, which is making more noise than my neighbour's children. Probably my fault.

It still handles like a house fly, it just like making noises while doing so. It needs looking at. It better not be one of the dampers, or I'll be flying over to Japan and wedging it sideways up the arse of the man in charge of QA at Tein.

[Zelandeth]

Setting the valve clearances on the Merc earlier I deduced that turning the engine over via the alternator pulley was by far the easiest... getting to the crank pulley from an angle where I can also see the valve gear is a pain, and the power steering pulley is no good as the fan shroud is in the way.  However I needed to nip the belt up a bit to stop it slipping (belt was way too loose anyway).

I'm used to this being a bit of a faff, involving trying to lever against something to get the right tension on the belt while also doing up the retaining bolts.  Saab are one of the exceptions as they have a leadscrew based adjuster.  Likewise on the Jag... though that loses twice as many points for having the most stupidly fine thread on it and burying the adjusters for two of the belts in totally invisible locations.

Finding this arrangement on the Merc was a massively pleasant surprise.

Such a simple idea, but it means that adjusting the belt takes literally about two minutes.  Some designer actually put thought into that design with regards to how it would actually be used after the car left the showroom.

Yes those belts are shot, exposure to oil from a major leak from the rocker cover has seen to that, I'm waiting on the arrival of replacements, they'll be changed once those turn up.

[mintwth]

1 hour ago, iainrcz said:

wedging it sideways up the arse of the man in charge of QA at Tein

Is that why they call them Flex As?   I wonder where the Zs go....

[iainrcz]

6 minutes ago, mintwth said:

Is that why they call them Flex As?   I wonder where the Zs go....

Mine are Zs, I'm assuming they go somewhere when you're displeased.

[hairnet]

Rutroh

[Mally]

On 8/5/2021 at 8:11 PM, loserone said:

Pretty sure a bypass of the safety switch isn't beyond you @jakebullet

I know someone who did that.

Then managed to remove most of the skin from his thumb.