vulgalour Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Saw a rarity in the garden recently, couldn't get a picture because it scooted off as soon as it arrived so I stole the below from the internets with thanks to http://www.somersetmothgroup.org.uk. Bombilius Major, or Bee Fly. I've never seen one in person before and they're absolutely adorable looking little things, like something from a Ghibli film. Coprolalia, Spiny Norman, wuvvum and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Right. A couple of grins tonight. 1) I'm apparently a key worker so I get to go to work. This in itself is a major grin as I'm lost if I'm not kept busy. 2) The roads are EMPTY. This means people are, at least locally, obeying the rules. It also means I can drive like a twat sensibly, Officer. 3) Working in the yard unloading and reloading a lorry tonight, I was having a chat with the driver, who remarked on how clear and fresh the air is. My work is right on the A30, not far from the M3, and wedged between several towns and villages, not necessarily conducive to pleasant air... But The air tonight was so fresh and stunningly quiet, it really was something else. Lovely. A pleasure to be outside on such a refreshing evening. Would repeat. If only we could have this little shit in the air all the time eh... Definitely an eye opener. Right, Greenpeace propaganda finished, now where did I leave the keys to my V8..? Coprolalia, Joey spud, Vantman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 11:35 PM, omegod said: For me it's a great car programme, Tim's a bit of a pillock but Fuzz is ace and could carry a show on his own I photographed Fuzz drumming with The Beat in London on the German culture ship..MS STUBNITZ..and RIP Roger Ranking..such a nice bloke as well...we gently kidnapped him for a photoshoot..thats me on his left paulplom, DVee8, stonedagain and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I'm 'friends' with Fuzz on fb. He really does come across as a really top bloke and definitely is a people person. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk stonedagain and Rab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 He couldn't grow a beard to save his life though. Doesn't stop him trying. The world loves a tryer. stonedagain, Rab, paulplom and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 19 hours ago, ChrisWilliams said: Agreed. Unless you have to remove inlet manifolds etc to get at them I tend to buy the bog standard branded versions. Same with headlamp bulbs too Takes about an hour and a half to do the plugs on the omega, and i gave up trying when i had the juke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 9 hours ago, vulgalour said: Saw a rarity in the garden recently, couldn't get a picture because it scooted off as soon as it arrived so I stole the below from the internets with thanks to http://www.somersetmothgroup.org.uk. Bombilius Major, or Bee Fly. I've never seen one in person before and they're absolutely adorable looking little things, like something from a Ghibli film. r We had something that looked like that hovering in our garden yesterday. For the few minutes it was there it stayed in the same spot. It looked like a hovering honey-monster.. vulgalour and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 12:12 AM, hairnet said: prices of iridium plugs fuck! I remember working at the spares place when Toyota announced one of their models had plugs that would last 60k. Oh shit we thought. Plugs must be 20% of our sales. We were relieved to see they cost £80 a set. Better yet, they didn't last anything like 60k. Made a change from old gits complaining that N9Ys used to cost a shilling. Joey spud, Tadhg Tiogar, stonedagain and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Long queue to get into Aldi today but at least there's a nice view. strangeangel, cobblers, MorrisItalSLX and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Being Mother Fumbler's taxi for shopping, the Micra has reached another milestone: As a reward for its 17000 smiles and sterling service, I'll be treating it to Tesco's finest* 5W-40! jumpingjehovahs, HarmonicCheeseburger and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Timewaster said: I remember working at the spares place when Toyota announced one of their models had plugs that would last 60k. Oh shit we thought. Plugs must be 20% of our sales. We were relieved to see they cost £80 a set. Better yet, they didn't last anything like 60k. Made a change from old gits complaining that N9Ys used to cost a shilling. One of our customers imports metals. They send samples to us to test. We can’t do iridium as no acid does anything - boiling away in nitric, sulphuric or aqua regia for days on end, it looks the same as when it went in. Timewaster and stonedagain 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Someone was asking for pictures of 1985 cars on FB. Posted a picture of my old Audi which was a bit of an Autoshite bike for a bit. catsinthewelder, Semi-C, Timewaster and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Found this on facebook. Is anyone’s wife bored? paulplom, Skizzer, myglaren and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 It must be spring - just found this little chap in my front garden. Skizzer, Vantman, Out Run and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Pretty poor timing for the wife to leave her cushty job in schools and come and work with me, but 10 days in it's going really well. She's great on the phone and an absolute dab hand with the desoldering gun. But for some reason she seems to absolutely love sandblasting stuff. I only gave her a quick go on it because it gives you massive static shocks every few seconds and I thought it would be funny, but now I can't get her away from it, I've got piles of stuff that needs doing but I have to keep dragging her off it when the air compressor is about to go on fire. The Moog, jumpingjehovahs, puddlethumper and 19 others 9 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Nothing to do with you@TheDoctor ? Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk stonedagain, catsinthewelder, Joey spud and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Emptied my Mondeo today and found this sticker that @Jim Bell gave me, ages back. Now has pride of place. loserone, Jim Bell, Neil clark and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Out Run said: Emptied my Mondeo today and found this sticker that @Jim Bell gave me, ages back. Now has pride of place. I owned that a while back! Out Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Neil clark said: I owned that a while back! I remember you saying. Did it give your any hassle? It’s been no bother at all for me. It needs a clutch very soon - but it did nearly 3.5 years ago! Did you run it on veg? The bloke I bought it from hadn’t, and when I started to (SVO) it made the pick up from the tank, right where it enters the sender, leak a bit. But that was easily solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Floatylight said: Nothing to do with you@TheDoctor ? Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk Ha ha. Its good, but not matt black enough for me. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Out Run said: I remember you saying. Did it give your any hassle? It’s been no bother at all for me. It needs a clutch very soon - but it did nearly 3.5 years ago! Did you run it on veg? The bloke I bought it from hadn’t, and when I started to (SVO) it made the pick up from the tank, right where it enters the sender, leak a bit. But that was easily solved. No veg oil no. Never any hassle. I got it from a mate at work that had had it for years and was one of them blokes where it goes into garage every 5 minutes for something to be fixed, proper over the top lol. That's why I had it off him! Brilliant car, I did egr delete... Out Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Out Run said: Emptied my Mondeo today and found this sticker that @Jim Bell gave me, ages back. Now has pride of place. Are Rextons always that horrible shape or is it a Cavcraft optical illusion special photo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 After a failed attempt..and the last few days plastering FB with rotten car photos...my dead car book is finally being designed by a bloke who approached me on the Unloved group yesterday..40 yrs design experience and right up his alley..bang..hes onto it..we ve already nearly got the cover done..ive transfered 1200 images to him..so all that i dreamt about a year ago is finally coming in fruition. Once the book is done designed n printed..the reason i bought the JAAG is to punt copies out at car shows.Im happy. 320touring, Spottedlaurel, puddlethumper and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Neil clark said: No veg oil no. Never any hassle. I got it from a mate at work that had had it for years and was one of them blokes where it goes into garage every 5 minutes for something to be fixed, proper over the top lol. That's why I had it off him! Brilliant car, I did egr delete... Nice. She’s a tough old girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, mitsisigma01 said: Are Rextons always that horrible shape or is it a Cavcraft optical illusion special photo ? That’s it’s best angle. wuvvum, myglaren, mitsisigma01 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 16 hours ago, wuvvum said: It must be spring - just found this little chap in my front garden. I had one nesting in here. Luckily I spotted him before he ended up on the fire! Re-homed to a neighbouring bush. Vantman and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 For ages I've seen a proper ratty CX and an LDV about but not been able to get a photo. Whilst out on my bike I found they're both owned by this winner. Needs to be on here. vulgalour, richardmorris, Three Speed and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 4:48 PM, Timewaster said: The best car show on at the moment for me is Bangers and Cash following Matthewsons classic auctions. Main man Derek seems to really have a passion for old cars and would be a top bloke to chat with in the pub. Great program, Sarah is lovely too. puddlethumper, Timewaster, mitsisigma01 and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/7/2020 at 4:49 AM, Rab said: I photographed Fuzz drumming with The Beat in London on the German culture ship..MS STUBNITZ..and RIP Roger Ranking..such a nice bloke as well...we gently kidnapped him for a photoshoot..thats me on his left I also saw The Beat live with Fuzz on drums. Exho the RIP for Roger, him and Ranking Junior were great front men together. I really like their ska-rapped up version of Rock the Casbah: Cavcraft, Joey spud and warch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 This weeks Classic Car Weekly has two examples of a particular classic marque for sale, one even makes it into their Pick of the Classifieds feature. What amuses me is that I ( and you) know* them both, yep forward @DodgyBastard and @Cavcraft purveyors of classics more rare than Cobras, Aurelias or DB4GTs ( more of each in Octane than these gems) And none of the DB4 GTs say they’ll swap for a moped either. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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