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Oh...and welcome to the fraternity of rusty tub grinders, see you in casualty soon.
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Picked this up last night. tidy bike trailer that's big enough to use as a towing dolly for the trike. Not bad for 40 quid.
I think it was cheap enough even if I did have to ho to wakefield. Not going there in a hurry again.
I think it was cheap enough even if I did have to ho to wakefield. Not going there in a hurry again.
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Any chance you could shift it to FOADs place and weld it there under supervision? Welding in the street isn't really a good idea and will definitely have the neighbour moaning again.captain_70s wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 12:23 am On the subject of seldom rotten cars...
I went out today with the wire wheel and the angle grinder to sort out some of the Doloshite's inner wing engine bay surface rust. While setting up I noticed, due to the wheel being at full lock against the kerb, a rather grotty looking bit down by the subframe mount in the wheel well.
A compulsive desire came over me, I knelt down beside the car and gently pressed my thumb against the rust spot... There was a damp "crunch" and my thumb disappeared into the chassis. Marvellous.
I'll do a full write-up in the appropriate thread tomorrow but by the end of play today I could stick most of my hand into both of the chassis legs at the front end of the car.
I'm now in talks to acquire a MIG welder...
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It'd need trailered, even if I rent a trailer and find somebody else to pull it (I neither have a tow car or a trailer license).DodgeRover wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 10:31 am Any chance you could shift it to FOADs place and weld it there under supervision? Welding in the street isn't really a good idea and will definitely have the neighbour moaning again.
If it does get shifted anywhere it'd be up to my parent's place near Strathdon as they have a big detached garage with electricity and it's been long enough since I last occupied their property with fucked vehicles they aren't entirely opposed to storing one for a bit...
Obvious downside is the car being 130 miles and 3 hours drive away from where I actually live, but I can easily go up there for a weekend and sleep on the couch...
Naturally this will have to be done post lockdown, not that there is any rush at this point anyway...
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL - Field based greenhouse.
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1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
1989 Volvo 740GLE Estate - Mobile storage unit.
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
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Also, since some of us have been bitching about British people writing like yank cunts recently: LICENCE.
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1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
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Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
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I never went to secondary school, I can't be expected to be able to spell. Cunts.
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1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
1983 Triumph Acclaim L - Japanglish daily runner.
1989 Volvo 740GLE Estate - Mobile storage unit.
1977 Triumph Dolomite 1300 - Lean green oil dripping machine.
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I'd say you've got the hang of spelling 'Cunts', it's just the other words you struggle withcaptain_70s wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 4:06 pm I never went to secondary school, I can't be expected to be able to spell. Cunts.
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I had to go out today, to the office,to pick up letters that I'd printed and then had to hand deliver. It was slightly inconvenient as on Saturday I loaned my Kia to a mate who is "key working" as his car had suffered brake failure on his way home on Friday. I had not planned on going out, never mind I could use the Mx5. Well I could after charging the battery up a bit so that if would start.
It only just restarted in the office car park so I was a bit concerned about stopping it again. Luckily some of the stops were on hills. It did get me home, but I think it needs a new battery. It does have a stupid immobiliser on it which can't help.
It only just restarted in the office car park so I was a bit concerned about stopping it again. Luckily some of the stops were on hills. It did get me home, but I think it needs a new battery. It does have a stupid immobiliser on it which can't help.
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I drove a van to Leicester for a charity I volunteer for occasionally. On the way back I thought I would stop for lunch at a beauty spot I know. No, even the access road is closed off. People can go to a small shop that just sells non essential shit and buy booze and fags with very little social distancing but I can't go for a walk around a reservoir in the countryside. Great logic there. Also the queues outside B&Q were huge. There is some bizarre logic going on here
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