What did you do today?

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mercrocker wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 11:05 pm
Nibblet wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 10:34 pm I'll take the V4 Zaporophets thanks :D
I didn't spot that! I do now - next to the Aero Minor...
I wonder where that Imp/Corvair styling ACTUALLY emanated from; I guess it was the Chevy first- c1960?
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Yeah. The Corvair roof treatment was basically a development of the flat-top 59/60 full size Chevy applied to a smaller body and probably was developed alongside those cars. NSU were also guilty of extending the artistic licence on their Prinz 4 (with the waistline treatment) and the Zap has long been accused of copying that although in reality there aren't too many ways you can draw a fresh 1960s rear-engined air-cooled clean 2 door design without them all looking a bit similar. A bit like the Datsun Fairlady/MGB thing I suppose.

The Zaparozhets was still a bulbous little extended Fiat 600-looking thing until around 1963/4......
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Side panel and hinge plate cut out, then new pieces lined up and mostly welded in. Was a bit of faff getting things right. Door works alright though.
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Thanks for keeping us updated.
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Pulled the BGT out of storage earlier. Took it shopping.
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Going to venture into Bristol tomorrow and go to the local Moss Motors open day. Hopefully it's not going to misbehave itself in the city! It's not been back for a while and I'd rather it not have a fright.
Probably should wash it but I don't know if I'll get time to.
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DodgeRover wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 10:13 pm Thanks for keeping us updated.
I'll still put the odd milestone in brief on here. More detailed updates on the usual (better) place, where there is (unexpectedly) now less enforcement on what you can do with your own content than on here..
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SiC wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 5:06 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 10:13 pm Thanks for keeping us updated.
I'll still put the odd milestone in brief on here. More detailed updates on the usual (better) place, where there is (unexpectedly) now less enforcement on what you can do with your own content than on here..
I think you missed something on here Si. That was revoked weeks ago. On a thread you were involved in too.
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Scruffy Bodger wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 7:44 pm
SiC wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 5:06 pm
DodgeRover wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 10:13 pm Thanks for keeping us updated.
I'll still put the odd milestone in brief on here. More detailed updates on the usual (better) place, where there is (unexpectedly) now less enforcement on what you can do with your own content than on here..
I think you missed something on here Si. That was revoked weeks ago. On a thread you were involved in too.
I did see it, just I cba half the time and rather walk off.

But on this...
Hooli wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 2:01 pm I've left the time limit on for deletes and upped the minimum characters per post to five. Just to make it slighly more difficult for people to flounce.
On AS I can delete all my threads in a matter of seconds if I wish to disappear off. Like some now on here have done on AS.

On here, nope. It's not as easy due to those limits above. Even then, by trying, Hooli swoops in to stop it - as shown by nebuchenezer attempting to.
Thin vail of freedom that actually is more restrictive and only just on his terms.

Anyway my main posts are all on freely visible parts of AS for those that are interested.
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Drum wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 7:41 pm Received new tools
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What's the story with the broken swivel head ratchet combination spanner?
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