Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

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TerryG
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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#341 Post by TerryG » Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:33 pm

I'll do a few more in the farm yard before getting new boots put on. It will have to wait until the RR is back on the road as I am keeping money back in case something is majorly wrong.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

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Mitsuru
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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#342 Post by Mitsuru » Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:27 am

Added to which if you did do-nuts the underside of the car and wheel arches would have
a layer of burnt rubber to scrap off! :roll: and if one lets go and then there is a possible rim
to fix!

Are you fitting cross-ply or steel belted radials to the mog? (white walls? :lol: )

I called the company that is making a replacement seat cover for the volvo drivers seat as I
hadn't heard from them in a bit. They were trying to contact me but misread the last three
numbers 7's and 1's looking the same depending on who wrote it down. the design pattern of
how it was supposed to look has been lost so I will have to call down Wednesday to sort it out!

I think the vinyl I have bough is the wrong shade it is too light and I don't know where to get
an alternative. But even if it is the wrong shade at least it would be a trial run of how to get
the styling/seam layout right. At least it's only one seat.
I'm Diabetic,& disabled BUT!! NOT DEAD YET!!

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#343 Post by TerryG » Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:09 am

I will be replacing my 145 boots with 155s (as 145s seem to be about 3x the price) £38+VAT each from bull motif. I have just discovered the electrician at work used to work for BMC and has a business doing restorations on morris minors so I have spent the last hour talking with him. He is sending me some pics of the projects he has as well as his beautiful blue traveller. I'll post them up for everyone to have a look at when they arrive :)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#344 Post by bnicho » Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:59 am

The gearbox for my Moke is all done. The block, crank and rods are all machined and the cam bearings have been pressed in. Hopefully the camshaft will be ready to collect today so I can get cracking on assembling the engine this weekend.

I took a week off work last week and managed to service all the classics and do a few jobs. The Beetle now has new front springs and strut inserts. I would have started on the engine if it wasn't for a quick bathroom repaint turning into a three day marathon. :(
Brett Nicholson
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
1966 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe - Audrey
1969 Morris Mini Van - Desert Assault Van
1971 Morris Moke - Mopoke
1974 VW Super Beetle - Olive
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

Pilkie
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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#345 Post by Pilkie » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:36 am

Nothing! :D
Me and casper took the day off!! 8-)
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My current fleet!
1971 S2 Rover P6V8 auto,PAS,leather,webasto,14" rostyles,in White/huntsman.
My daily driver since 1999.
1970 Triumph TR6pi,original UK car in Damson.
1968 S1 Rover P6V8 auto,2 owner/43k miles,Arden with sandalwood leather.

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#346 Post by SirTainleyBarking » Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:21 pm

Puncture repair on the Disco. Picked up a couple of nails in the rear nearside tyre. Wouldn't have minded but it's only 1/3rd worn
Wondered why I was losing 10psi in under a week.

Hopefully £25 will keep it air tight until it finally wears out
Landrovers and Welding go together like Bread and Butter. And in the wet they are about as structurally sound

Biting. It's like kissing except there's a winner

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#347 Post by bnicho » Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:29 pm

This weekend I have been rebuilding my Moke's 1275 engine with my son.

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It's now bolted to the gearbox. Next weekend we fit the head and clutch, then drop it back in. 8-)
Brett Nicholson
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
1966 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe - Audrey
1969 Morris Mini Van - Desert Assault Van
1971 Morris Moke - Mopoke
1974 VW Super Beetle - Olive
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#348 Post by mach1rob » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:58 pm

Staring at it while it sits forlorn in the garage, with a mere week and a bit to get it sorted ready for Peterborough BL show on the 3rd... No pressure like!

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SEE YA
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#349 Post by SEE YA » Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:41 pm

Well was going to a car show, rain made it a non starter did however yesterday remove a pulley wheel and replace the tinware behind it.

Plan is to finish off tinware then fit, new alternator fix the loom got to stort out loom to starter motor.


Still looking for a pair of Karmann doors for a 69.
EVERY MILE IS A SMILE

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Re: Today I have been ?????????????? to my classic

#350 Post by JPB » Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:15 pm

The Tangomite or the new SD3? And did you get to Peterboghorror?
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"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true.. :oops:

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