What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[The Moog]

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Fiat used those same brake shoes for about 30 years.

 

127, Panda, Uno, various Yugos all the same with those odd circular spring thingies.

 

AP LS1290 from memory.

 

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Like you ever take that anaroak off....

[Timewaster]

I have various anoraks.

[artdjones]

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Fiat used those same brake shoes for about 30 years.

 

127, Panda, Uno, various Yugos all the same with those odd circular spring thingies.

 

AP LS1290 from memory.

 

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They were friction self adjusters.

[DodgeRover]

Stepdaughter's report card at Parents' Evening last night. She's doing entry level car mechanics. Very proud.

 

report card.jpg

 

Upper half is practical assessment (4 distinctions, 2 merits and 2 passes), bottom is the theory side. 2nd in the class overall with an average mark of 94% and is earmarked for an apprenticeship at the local VW dealer. I think she's going to make a bloody good mechanic when she's all growed up.

 

She's already said that drum brakes are "fucking awful fucking fuckers that can fuck off". Good girl!

 

EDIT - parents' evening was last week, we got the report card yesterday after she came home from college!

Well done to your daughter, I doubt she has discovered the joy of rebuilding calipers yet and the wonders of multiple sticking pistons

[Eddie Honda]

They were friction self never adjusters.

FTFY

[Spottedlaurel]

Woohoo, Camry went pretty much straight through its MoT (apart from a number plate bulb).

 

Looks like I've done almost 2,500 miles in it since resurrecting it last year after the accident damage and being written-off in late 2013. Perhaps I should celebrate by getting the tailgate painted and twin rear wipers working this year?......

[sierraman]

On the train for a mammoth 520 mile round trip to collect a car I've never seen.

 

There is method in the madness though, incorporated it with a trip to visit my dear old mum.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

http://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/austin-morris/princessambassador/the-cars-princess-diesel-–-missed-opportunity-or-close-shave/

 

So, did anyone at BL ever consider othe applications for this engine/ transmission set up?

[bramz7]

Leg one of today completed, dropped off the AX to its new owner in Bolton. I'll let them reveal in due course.

 

I am now off to Woking for the Rover 400. As it's not been used much...ever, I don't plan on blasting it down the motorway.

 

Should be home at some point today then.

[Guest Hooli]

I have various anoraks.

 

I bet you can quote part numbers, place of manufacture & all the fabric options available at the time of purchase?

[dozeydustman]

Well done to your daughter, I doubt she has discovered the joy of rebuilding calipers yet and the wonders of multiple sticking pistons

 

 

She's done that on the wife's Corolla outside of college under my guidance. Neither of us swore at them, and they still work 8 months on with nice even pad wear so she'd done it good. My dad's got her earmarked to rebuild the callipers on his ZZR600 at some point

 

I think she had a particularly awful set of drums to work on and reassemble for her practical assessment - the cars they have to work on are an OHV fish faced Fiesta, K11 Micra and a Mk1 facelift Megane, so prime shite territory motors. Never worked on any of those cars so I can't comment!

[Timewaster]

I bet you can quote part numbers, place of manufacture & all the fabric options available at the time of purchase?

I'm not quite rain man.

 

Yet.

[beko1987]

Sold a Dyson today, and Amy hinted that I might want to spend half of it on dinner from Chez Kebab Van. Didn't need asking twice...

 

"half an hour wait, is that OK?" so I popped into the pub for one. Now I'm back and people watching.

[tinribs]

BenHar

 

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[meggersdog]

http://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/austin-morris/princessambassador/the-cars-princess-diesel-–-missed-opportunity-or-close-shave/

 

So, did anyone at BL ever consider othe applications for this engine/ transmission set up?

in the maxi of course.

 

funny how the 1.5 was fitted to the Marina and also many narrow boats.

[PhilA]

 

Finished painting the shutters on the house. Pleased with the result.

 

Phil

[Aston Martin]

I’m 25 years early, but I love these.

 

And it’s now available in The A-Team livery.

[mercrocker]

Just winding down from a cracking weekend.    Rock and roll gig on Saturday night with some top mates, first sleep in the campervan this year in the lane outside, followed by a pleasant Sunday meandering around random chocolate-box Hampshire villages with no particular place to go.   Saw a Jensen CV-8 Mk III which I managed to follow for a few miles with my window down - upset Mrs Rocker with the draught but that V8....   

 

Topped the day off with a rummage round an antiques fair wherein I managed to score a Gilbern GT brochure complete with 50th British Motor Show exhibitor's label on it which if I recall correctly dates it to 1965.   "How much is this?" was answered with "A Pound".   Thank you very much....

 

[dave21478]

I’m 25 years early, but I love these.

 

And it’s now available in The A-Team livery.

 

My sister bought* one of these a few months ago in 4x4 flavour - its a decent enough wee thing. Live rear axle though - what is this? 1983?

[DSdriver]

Just resurrected the Saab floppytop from the barn so I can charge the battery before it gets Moted tomorrow, just in time for Summer*

[robinmasters]

My daughter is in a theatrical group, which is held in a school. A box of Lego in the room they use contained this:

 

 

My wife didn't seem to share my excitement. 

[STUNO]

My daughter is in a theatrical group, which is held in a school. A box of Lego in the room they use contained this:

 

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My wife didn't seem to share my excitement. 

 

I hope you stole it to prevent destruction.

[mercrocker]

I am sure they would rather have a nice shiny poondshop Matchbox toy instead of that frankly dangerous old toy.....

[clayts450]

Cheap bluetooth FM thing works a treat with the Micra saving me buying a whole new stereo.  Crate of Magners from Home Bargains, and no neighbours in so I can have my surround system playing some chillstep.

 

Yes. Just.. yes.

 

They are good aren't they ? Think I paid £15 for mine and it's transformed my ICE. Not that I have it on much mind.

[chatsharris]

Cheap bluetooth FM thing works a treat with the Micra saving me buying a whole new stereo.  Crate of Magners from Home Bargains, and no neighbours in so I can have my surround system playing some chillstep.

 

Yes. Just.. yes.

I'm on a massive chillhop phase at the moment, it's good stuff.

[Cavcraft]

Daughter has just passed her driving test. Absolutely made up for her, she’s had her struggles including one really big issue, but she’s done it

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Two things arrived this morning that made me smile.

Firstly , I opened a bank account last with Metrobank , mainly as they have a branch next door to my local shop and all the other fuckers keep closing theirs.

When opening the account I was told to type a random word into a keyboard to activate the account, it would only be used once and nobody would ever use or see it, seems she lied, oops!

 

Those jars hiding my important identity are the other thing, six arrived and I got a Whatsapp message from a client, ' Keep one jar , it's good for you" I ve got to take the other five to The Churchill Hotel in That Lahnden and give them to someone that's flying back to Kuwait tonight.

So that's £200 ( plus con chg) to drop off some honey, so I checked how much they cost . Over £100 a jar !!! For honey!!! WTF? I've just had about a fivers worth on a bit of toast, it wasn't that great.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Daughter has just passed her driving test. Absolutely made up for her, she’s had her struggles including one really big issue, but she’s done it

Thats great news, can't help feeling the quality* cars her Dad has no doubt got lined up for her might take the shine off things a bit, though.

Good luck, love, you're gonna need it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....Those jars hiding my important identity are the other thing, six arrived and I got a Whatsapp message from a client, ' Keep one jar , it's good for you" I ve got to take the other five to The Churchill Hotel in That Lahnden and give them to someone that's flying back to Kuwait tonight.

So that's £200 ( plus con chg) to drop off some honey, so I checked how much they cost . Over £100 a jar !!! For honey!!! WTF? ....

 

The other thing about manuka honey is that it's the biggest con going - so lucrative is the Manuka/UMF label, that actual production is far outstripped by the quantity sold as "manuka" each year.