Practically Classics Forum

OneCarefulOwner wrote:You need written instructions for Ikea stuff?

You have to understand the Swedish mentality - that any part although it may look the wrong size can always be made, adapted or bent to fit in anywhere. This is why they made so many porn movies there too.

Mrotwoman wrote:I doubt anyone on this forum owns one of the participating 'veteran' cars involved,but you never know,good luck.

Can't we just call our cars "Future Veterans" and then we'll be eligible?

I offer this shiny penny, and a half-eaten bag of Haribos. By that I mean I've eaten half of each sweet, not half the bag's worth of sweets. May not be a bad offer - I've no idea until we see the condition. Last one I bought was £50, it all depends on how complete it is, how much work has been done...

gosnell1005 wrote:I just think that they try to take advantage as I am disabled.

It's a conspiracy!
You'll probably find that under the ubiquitous Health and Safety, they're probably MORE worried because of this and want the work done properly, so there's no comeback.

I bought one for the Delco distributor on my Triumph last month; the instructions say it uses the condenser and backplate screws to fit. Remove the points and rotor arm and rotate the electronic unit around the backplate until it lines up with mounting screws and chances are they're the ones to use....

Try this one for nutty rules: My local Police the PSNI had a uniform change a few years ago. Now they have a choice of short-sleeved open-necked shirts, or long sleeved shirts with tie. The open necked shirt MUST be worn between May and October in warmer weather, but cannot be worn in conjunction wi...

What I’d like to do with them would be illegal. So far as the law is concerned, I feel that crimes should all attract points (Murder getting the maximum) and once you hit the maximum, you are treated like a murderer Don't start me off, m8. My local area has a series of habitual criminals, mostly in...

Don't use a polishing head on an angle grinder, unless you want to see what your metal looks like under the paint.
(Did that in 1985 with an old Mini.)

An MOT isn't a guarantee of roadworthiness, If that isn't enough the experience of Eire should convince you that MOT's are a good idea. The UK MOT can be dodgy too, I bought a Triumph Herald unseen through an English ad but with a full October to October ticket only three weeks old, shortly afterwa...

When I heard that the Americans had killed the most hated man in the world my first thought was: "Wonder who'll get the Celtic manager's job now?"