What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Cavcraft]

Newport County FC: Thankyou.

[hairnet]

^^

 

mickey thomas is an utter twat

[cobblers]

The drivers door lock on my golf is playing up, so I decided to fit ebays cheapest remote central locking kit to it, like I end up doing with most of my cars. The kit is like £20 and works fine, but lashing the motors into the doors and stringing wires all over the place is time consuming and not my favourite job by any means.

I took the drivers doorcard off to start fitting the first motor when I found there was already one there. Followed the wires back and there's an alarm, long since unplugged (Had a 1997 date code on, so was fitted when the car was newish). Ripped the box out etc, and realised the connector looked familiar. Compared it to the ebay chonk cheapo one and it was identical, as was the pinout!

 

Plugged it in and tadaa, remote locking.

[beko1987]

Vacuum cleaner winning day!

 

Put my Hoover Convertible on the bay (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=130902856540

And boom! 3 minutes it was up. Wish I'd set it at £85, but meh!

 

Picking this up tomorrow, a nice project hopefully. Made for 6 months in 1936 the Hoover 875 ladies and gents

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=271197595592&index=0&nav=WON&nid=74025216709&trxId=0

 

The Turbo power 2 caffiend gave me is back together, and even after I wired it up incorrectly and shoved 240v across the carbon brushes it's back to good as new. Need a test drive tomorrow to check its all good then anyone want a hoover?

[Mr Lobster]

VW SHOW IN MASSIVE SURPRISE SHOCKER.

 

Work takes me to a lot of car shows and a lot of those are VW ones. This weekend I've been at Stanford Hall and what a brilliant show. Partly this was down to the weather, partly the location but partly it was down to the fact that the organising club don't really do modified cars so there was no fake rat look, stickerbombing, roofracks full of shit and chopped springs and all the rubbish associated with the VW scene.

 

Just a lot of really tidy, well turned out cars in really good condition. Really cheered me up no end.

 

And the concours L reg, base spec Mk3 Golf was absolutely something else. Pictures L8R.

[Cavcraft]

[retrogeezer]

Seems to be plenty of rat look stuff in photos my mates have posted from there, including this:

 

 

 

 

how individual:

 

[Mr Lobster]

Not saying there wasn't any rat look stuff - theres some at every show now - there wasn't much though and the stuff that there was (in as far as I saw at least, I was too busy to have a proper look around) was reasonably well done and wasn't the usual Mk3 Golf covered in stickers and various panels hit with the sander to force a bit of rust.

[skattrd]

It's Monday and I'm not at work.

[HillmanImp]

http://www.gizoogle.net/textilizer.php

 

Translates aiiight english tha fuck into pimp speak.

[MrDuke]

http://www.gizoogle.net/textilizer.php

 

Translates aiiight english tha fuck into pimp speak.

 

I might just run all my posts through that for the next few weeks. Actually, if/when the forum 'opens' again, we should ALL use it for at least a week to scare off new members.

 

EDIT: I just copy/pasted the whole of DW's Llandudno show report into it, and nearly spewed my tea everywhere. Recommended.

[vulgalour]

I just did dat too, itz hilarious. This freshly smoked up novelty should keep me amused fo' tha rest of tha afternoon. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch.

 

Edit: If you put a tooSavvy post in does the internet implode?

[RedSparrow]

Edit: If you put a tooSavvy post in does the internet implode?

 

I think it would come out in perfect Queen's English!

[KruJoe]

 

Sun 12th May 2nd Vale Royal Funky-Ass Hoopty & Motorcycle Show, Arley Hall & Gardens, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA.

If not a god damn thang else dis will probably be easier ta git ta fo' most playas as I be thinkin itz only 5 milez from J19 of tha M6. I realise itz 4 months away yo, but probably dopest ta try n' start gettin organised soon-ish. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Stick yo' name down if you fancy it n' once tickets is busted out I be bout ta start organisin em fo' realz. Also I expect we could copy Shiznitefest 2012 n' have some sort of rubbish 'awards' ceremony fo' worse car, nearest travelled, microphone wire cuttin skillz or WHATEVS. No shizzle on costs yet but probably bout £3.50-£4.00 per ticket n' I reckon it'll be pimped out dizzle up as it always has been so far. Shiiit, dis aint no joke.

[M'coli]

http://www.gizoogle.net/textilizer.php

 

Translates aiiight english tha fuck into pimp speak.

Fracture mechanics, yo: from

...There is a striking difference between the fracture behaviour of austenitic and ferritic steels, for instance. Typically, a Charpy specimen is about 10 mm wide, and, as KIC is sensitive to size, relating Charpy results to fracture toughness values is very diffi cult. However, it is also critical whether, at the operating temperature, an engineering part will cleave or tear. If an engineering structure is bigger than 10 mm, then Charpy test results will not necessarily translate from specimen to structure. Charpy energy values cannot be used to predict the performance of an engineering part; they are a property of the test...

To

...There be a strikin difference between tha fracture behaviour of austenitic n' ferritic steels, fo' instance. Typically, a Charpy specimen be bout 10 mm wide, and, as KIC is sensitizzle ta size, relatin Charpy thangs up in dis biatch ta fracture toughnizz joints is straight-up diffi cult. But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat it be also critical whether, all up in tha operatin temperature, a engineerin part will cleave or tear. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. If a engineerin structure is bigger than 10 mm, then Charpy test thangs up in dis biatch aint gonna necessarily translate from specimen ta structure. Charpy juice joints cannot be used ta predict tha performizzle of a engineerin part; they is a property of tha test...

[Inspector Morose]

^ you can do whole web pages too! Autoshite with a whole new twist.

[retrogeezer]

Not saying there wasn't any rat look stuff - theres some at every show now - there wasn't much though and the stuff that there was (in as far as I saw at least, I was too busy to have a proper look around) was reasonably well done and wasn't the usual Mk3 Golf covered in stickers and various panels hit with the sander to force a bit of rust.

 

Probably just my dubber mates swarming around the ratty stuff!

[Mr Lobster]

Might also be that my stand was nearer the concours stuff so I saw a large amount of shiny stuff.

 

The following was stunning though. That somebody had gone down the concours route on a base spec mid '90s Mk3 Golf impressed me. More that they'd done it with a base model I think rather than VR6 or GTi but it was incredibly clean. I seriously raise my hat to the concours people. I couldn't do it and its almost a shame as they must barely use their cars but respect for getting them into that condition.

 

Mk3 VW Golf Ryder by Mr Lobster, on Flickr

 

MK3 VW Golf Ryder by Mr Lobster, on Flickr

[KruJoe]

That's lovely, MrL.

 

Triumph Mayflower loving shiteist on channel four now. "The Hoarder Next Door". He's got it bad!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That Golf is something else! BRILLIANT

[vulgalour]

Tonight's new venue RR meet went remarkably well and Walk turned up with his frankly stunning Dedra. Pictures later, for now I'm just massively proud of the local car scene for being superb.

[TimothyClaypole]

I don't watch the "One Show" on BBC1 but appear to missed the lovely Jasmine on a feature on it.

 

[retrogeezer]

I just remembered my dad had one of those Golf Ryders from around then, the front 'fog' light bits were just silver coloured plastic!

[SambaS]

Just press play ffs.

 

[TimothyClaypole]

Are you aware that she presents a TV show where she wonders round some un-touristy part of portugal/france/spain/italy/croatia in a similar small summer dress trying (and failing) to persuade a retired couple from Yorkshire to buy one of three run-down houses?

 

I'm curious about her surroundings in that picture, is it abroad-shire?

 

A Place in The Sun.

 

She's in a Turkish sauna (in the UK apparently).

[michiel]

Daf 44 in Japan. Makes me grin. The same set features a BX Break as well.

 

DAF type44 by 48PRODUCT, on Flickr

 

Edit: the same photo features the BX... I was blinded by the Daf.

[Pillock]

I just remembered my dad had one of those Golf Ryders from around then, the front 'fog' light bits were just silver coloured plastic!

 

Most Mk3s just had the blanking plates. Even my 8v GTI had the blanks, only the 16v and VR6 got fogs as standard. I suppose it was a bit of a cheap trick.... I found some fogs in a scrappy and wired them in as the car already had the double-pull headlight switch but the light levels were so poor they were useless.

[Spiny Norman]

Common ploy on lower spec VAG cars of the day, the 1.8 Audi coupe and lower spec 80s & 100s had clear plastic 'lenses' with no lights behind them as well.

[dollywobbler]

Have I got news for you. I've decided that Camilla Long is most pleasing. Especially when shocked. Also, this hilarious Dutch song that starts it off. Appallingly hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmA0pXdERu0

[cort16]

The Astra passed its MOT. 2 new shocks and cleaning up the rear brakes sorted the binding/fictional wheel bearing issue. It does have an advisory on an oil leak, which I'm pretty sure is rocker cover gasket. I may splash out 5 quid and buy one from ebay.