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by DodgeRover
Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3150109

Re: What did you do today?

Spoke to the part time trader I know, his summary was a £500 shitter is now £2k.
by DodgeRover
Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3150109

Re: What did you do today?

Going to look at a Lexus RX300 tomorrow, fuck cars are expensive at the moment.
by DodgeRover
Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Claim's Cabbies Corner. Repo Revenge.
Replies: 1969
Views: 432859

Re: Claim's Cabbies Corner. Insignia Woes.

What about the garage you are involved with can't they sort it out?
by DodgeRover
Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: The Astraslag TDW Slut Car Thread
Replies: 692
Views: 25316

Re: The Astraslag TDW Slut Car Thread

They aren't those stupid offset pin bulbs are they? You can force a normal stop and tail in if you aren't careful
by DodgeRover
Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1962
Views: 646096

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

If it was comparatively priced I would probably still be playing about with LPG but using that to justify running a big block daily.. or something with a Detroit diesel.

How's the gear shift behaving? Did you do a complete drain and change or just what you could get out easily?
by DodgeRover
Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:19 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: MGB GT fettling
Replies: 1044
Views: 240793

Re: MGB GT fettling

Ours has been fine, famous last words(!), over the last 3+ years. We needed a 50KW one and Worcester was the only one that seemed to fit the bill, it was replacing 2 adjacent boilers. You want to get some insulation into that granny annex! I thought the biggest you could get from a normal supply wa...
by DodgeRover
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:28 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: MGB GT fettling
Replies: 1044
Views: 240793

Re: MGB GT fettling

You might come across customers who do things like marking screws. Speaking to my plumber mate down here and mentioned the new boiler was due a service soon, he's told me not to bother for 3 or 4 years as there's nothing to do on them anyway other than check the flue gases. He said by then there mi...
by DodgeRover
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Two wheels good.
Replies: 5631
Views: 1019666

Re: Two wheels good.

I once mirror polished the magnesium casings on one of my trials bikes, went to the boxing day trial and by the time I got back at the end up the day the once mirror polished casings were festering :( I cleaned them dried them and painted them black once again
by DodgeRover
Sat Jan 28, 2023 4:38 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15651
Views: 3150109

Re: What did you do today?

It'll clear once it has got going
by DodgeRover
Thu Jan 26, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Shitty, difficult jobs on cars
Replies: 55
Views: 2358

Re: Shitty, difficult jobs on cars

Anything underneath our RX300 Lexus which had lived in Aberdeen, those pictures Drum posted are a reasonably accurate portrayal.....
Honestly if it had been used as a boat launcher and reversed into the sea it would probably have improved it.