What made you happy today?

[novadave24]

why, did you put weight on????

lol you joker lol

[brainsnova]

I reckon it's to do a bolt from the missus lol

[brainsnova]

I've not really looked into how ac power works but today I got my Vespa horn working. Years ago I tried dc and it blew the fuse as both contacts on the horn have continuity to each other so today I put the earth to one and ac 12v to the other and it worked

[camels toe]

Nothing worst than vespa electrics. Ive got a smallframe 100 that years ago I put a beedspeeds 12v loom in with pk stator/flywheel. Everything worked fine til I hit the kill switch and the full 12v shot up my arm.

[Andy]

losing weight instead of gaining it haha

[brainsnova]

losing weight instead of gaining it haha

Did you do a **** before your tea lol

[L14MNP]

Did you do a **** before your tea lol

Nah, someone deflated his massive ego. lol

[Andy]

LMAO lol lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Hahaha lol

[maddogdaz666]

Scrapyard finds :). £2!!!!!

http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af11/maddogdaz666/DD0C0768-627B-4BDC-9922-E2EB553F15E0-333-000000250FD562B2.jpg

[mk1nova_rich]

Nice :d which scrapyard Daz...that one up from yours in Knotla?

[deneil_gsi2000]

Isnt that just a standard 1 with the vauxhall badge removed ?

[Spudly]

Isnt that just a standard 1 with the vauxhall badge removed ?




Yes it is, the original he is about to replace, will be the same, remove the badge and there will be the opel blitz, £2 wasted lol

[Andy]

being hammered after 3 pints.
amazing what strenuous training and clean eating for two weeks does
and no drinking obviously

[8valve-craig]

Scrapyard finds :). £2!!!!!

http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af11/maddogdaz666/DD0C0768-627B-4BDC-9922-E2EB553F15E0-333-000000250FD562B2.jpg

Oh dear. You were robbed. Wrong thread.

[mowgli]

I've not really looked into how ac power works but today I got my Vespa horn working. Years ago I tried dc and it blew the fuse as both contacts on the horn have continuity to each other so today I put the earth to one and ac 12v to the other and it worked

12v ac is simply a voltage wave going from +12v to -12v very quickly... 12v ac would make a horn vibrate wildly(which is what a horn does to make the noise) but the only way 12v dc would blow a fuse is cos the 2 contacts were shorting, which meant the horn was either knackered or damp


Nothing worst than vespa electrics. Ive got a smallframe 100 that years ago I put a beedspeeds 12v loom in with pk stator/flywheel. Everything worked fine til I hit the kill switch and the full 12v shot up my arm.

12v up your arm wouldn't do sod all.. 9v off a battery on your tongue only makes it tingle a tiny bit... if you short an ht ignition circuit, you'll be getting something more like 9000v (but a microscopic current) so its like an electric fence. it hurts, but its not actually dangerous.

[brainsnova]

Ive had the Vespa spark plug shock but thats cause I was sick of no spark so put my finger in as my tester lol

[mowgli]

i bet you only did it the once?

[Lee H]

Bought this hairdresser car and it's actually really good. :gay:

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/null_zps576ffb9d.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/01002392-E511-4E55-BAEB-5892A2EB183A-10311-00000B75368D43CE_zpse2c792db.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z163/Lee_H25/3502FFB9-4DCD-4951-8135-12DF71C1E2A2-10311-00000B754F3A17EA_zpsf76d4877.jpg

[Benn]

What's it like compared to the older style?^

[mowgli]

i quite like them, i bet the camry v6 would fit too......


even if its a bit of a boxster ripoff.....

[phunkynova]

This made me happy on Saturday !

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/phunkferret/RallyeIronm008_zps66b190c7.jpg

[silk violet]

wheres the womans hand on the right gone..... no wonder he's happy.

[phunkynova]

She just need to help me with a quick gear stick alignment adjustment :d

[mk1nova_rich]

Won £155 this weekend :)

[Andy]

Won £155 this weekend :)
footy?

[mk1nova_rich]

footy?

And rugby lol...£50 from Widnes beating Warrington, £45 from Hull KR/Donny Rovers double and £60 from Chelsea/Tottenham win without conceding double

[Andy]

nice one mate.
I always lose lol

[brainsnova]

Bet opposite then lol

[Benn]

This made me happy on Saturday !

http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af71/phunkferret/RallyeIronm008_zps66b190c7.jpg

Impressed, good looking promo girls...

[Mazz]

What's it like compared to the older style?^

Hopefully more reliable :)

[Spudly]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/08003e10-bb01-43e3-9bc8-4546f914cc8f_zps7d351cd5.jpg

[mk1nova_rich]

Had to get a picture of my son asleep earlier...

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/mk1nova_rich/2013-08-18143358_zpsd36649ce.jpg

lollol

[bazzap8389]

^ haha lol

[brainsnova]

Got a 1st coat inside my brothers garage and bidded on a lambretta sx200 but got outbid and went for £3700 lol

[J398SUR]

Tickets booked to come home and fit all the stuff I bought for my GSI

[maddogdaz666]

4 day weekend starting now!!

[brainsnova]

Took my tv off the wall to clean all the dust out the hundreds of vent holes at the back and then took the back cover off to give the circuit boards and components a hoover. Not too bad considering it's been on there for 5 years

[novadave24]

got offered 2 Vectra c sri wheels with new tyres for good good price

[Asa-James]

completely forgetting it was payday, then remembering it was payday, then realising for the first time in a looooooooong time, i havent had to worry about how much money i have til payday, and not actually worrying about money at all for a few weeks. fingers crossed, i think its all working out :)

[lee 16v]

I got my coilovers today and fitted them along with my speedlines after work. So im happy, just need to sort my power cap out so I can take it for a spin

[Benn]

I'm house sitting in Winchester with my other half at the mo. So i have to come home in the morning to pick up my work van, so i'm using the Nova all week. Been a while since it's been a full daily driver.
But you know what? i'm frigging loving it!!
Is only about 20miles each way, but at 7am the back roads i use are nice and quite so i can just rip dow them. Lots of boost a few hand brake corners too.
Best bit is im getting great mpg too.. hahaha

But the other morning i had to drive home, wash the car before putting it in the garage and going to work... As the whole front was covered in bird sh*t. There must of been a whole flock in a tree.. Wasn't happy!

[deneil_gsi2000]

Winning 4 light force spot lights on the bay for a whopping 120

[wwmnw]

I'm house sitting in Winchester with my other half at the mo. So i have to come home in the morning to pick up my work van, so i'm using the Nova all week. Been a while since it's been a full daily driver.
But you know what? i'm frigging loving it!!
Is only about 20miles each way, but at 7am the back roads i use are nice and quite so i can just rip dow them. Lots of boost a few hand brake corners too.
Best bit is im getting great mpg too.. hahaha

But the other morning i had to drive home, wash the car before putting it in the garage and going to work... As the whole front was covered in bird sh*t. There must of been a whole flock in a tree.. Wasn't happy!

You what? You used it? AND let birds **** on it?!?!?! You bad man!!!!

[L14MNP]

I'm house sitting in Winchester

Is the gun real? lol

Moving my car across in the garage so it doesn't get wet has made me happy. lol

[Benn]

You what? You used it? AND let birds **** on it?!?!?! You bad man!!!!

HEll yeah, am loving driving it! I didn't let birds sh*t on it, they must of been flying out of the trees right over my car...

[mowgli]

i think bathfart was referring to the northern use of the word 'bird' lol lol

[wwmnw]

lol what can I say I liek scat lol

I'm happy with waking up without a hangover as I was pretty drunk last night, woke up on the couch though :/ probably couldn't be arsed to walk to bed. I didn't drink all my beer either lol

[Benn]

i think bathfart was referring to the northern use of the word 'bird' lol lol

lol oh.

[novadave24]

last day of work before holiday love it

[sport]

Starting up the Nova today, first time since Billing.

[Novasport]

Went out for a drive up to Matlock Bath in the Spider. Weather was great so had the roof down. Parked up on the front where all the bikes park, god knows how but I managed to get a space straight away.
It attracted a bit of attention from passers by :)
Carried on over to Ashbourne on some great roads and stopped at a nice pub with the wife for lunch. Got back to the car and it would not start lol I think the starter is duff. Luckily I had parked at the top of the carpark so stuck it in reverse, rolled it back down the hill and bump started it :)
Go it home OK to find a guy parked on the front in a VXR8 with £400 in his pocket for my spare front splitter left over from when I had the 888 :)

[novadave24]

going on holiday to the spain tonight cant wait iam going to keep eye out for novas as well if I see any I take pics :)

[TonySR]

Picked up a new engine for the nova...recently rebuilt 20seh with head work, piper cam and pulley, loom and ecu.

Just need a few bits (see wanted section) before it goes in the nova.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

car passed its mot

[karisma]

Walked out my job as a valeter last week. Expected to be jobless for ages but start at my new job building engines on Monday!

[istf]

I left for vacation from today. Tomorrow will be my wedding, then next week we travel to Turkey.

[TonySR]

Started the bodywork today. Last of the jobs before it goes for MOT/tax and alarm

[jimbob-mcgrew]

Walked out my job as a valeter last week. Expected to be jobless for ages but start at my new job building engines on Monday!

^ nice one !

[sport]

Moving into my new home.

[mowgli]

my local bearing/industrial supplier having exactly what i wanted in stock, again....

[Mike]

Embarking on a 10 day 11.5k mile journey from Heathrow across America in an hour or so.

Not even packed yet lol lol lol

[bazzap8389]

lol talk about leaving it to the last minute lol

[Mike]

lol talk about leaving it to the last minute lol

It'll be fine. If needs be clothes are dirt cheap in the states. Apparently anyway lol

[bazzap8389]

Haha where about you going?

[Mike]

Haha where about you going?

2 days in Chicago, 5 days in Vegas & then 3 days in Washington.

Got helicopter tour down the grand canyon to the hoover dam whilst we're in vegas aswell, already downloaded "Ride of the Valkyries" (from the Apocolypse Now helicopter scene) to play whilst we're in it lol. Planning on visiting the muscle car museum in vegas & also one of the shooting ranges out there that have a Barrett sniper rifle. Ride in a yellow cab & obviously "follow that car!", get a photo with an America copper, play atleast one slot machine, eat 20oz steaks, drink piss water beer & generally try not to die flying home on September 11th :/

Its gonna be a blast. Metaphorically speaking that is.

[bazzap8389]

Got it all planned out eh! Sounds awesome. Have a good holiday mate :thumb:

Not the best day to be flying home from the states .... lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Off to a BBQ tonight so our lass can't watch X Factor hahaha lollol

[Benn]

2 days in Chicago, 5 days in Vegas & then 3 days in Washington.

Got helicopter tour down the grand canyon to the hoover dam whilst we're in vegas aswell, already downloaded "Ride of the Valkyries" (from the Apocolypse Now helicopter scene) to play whilst we're in it lol. Planning on visiting the muscle car museum in vegas & also one of the shooting ranges out there that have a Barrett sniper rifle. Ride in a yellow cab & obviously "follow that car!", get a photo with an America copper, play atleast one slot machine, eat 20oz steaks, drink piss water beer & generally try not to die flying home on September 11th :/

Its gonna be a blast. Metaphorically speaking that is.

Sounds frigging awesome.

[Spudly]

Trip to Upullit in the nova for a nosey, and found three combo's, there werent any last time i went, came back with a roof lining and sunvisors, and A pillar trims complete with all clips and screws, and a headlight switch for front fogs, all for £8.00 +vat :d

[EwanG]

Getting a new tyre fitted to my sr! It puts it back on the road so well chuffed :d

[mowgli]

i sorted our trusty old dumper truck today, it had been royally abused by various staff members who think the magic trade-in fairy is getting us a new one...it had its steering column pulled out of the steering box, shagging the column & the steering box seal in the process, its been thrashed from cold, with no attempt at cleaning any muck off it, and its aircooled, so one of the heads blew a gasket.

so i rebuilt the steering, fitted a new replacement column i found for £70+vat, when the genuine ones are more like £300
pulled the blowing head off, cleaned it up, fitted a new head gasket & shims!!!!, if you want to see a crazy engine, look at a lister
took all the outer panels off, straightened them by hitting them with a digger, put them back on..
used the gas on the drawbar to straighten it cos the digger couldn't reach.
sawed the tailpipe off the exhaust cos someone flattened it..

so our pile of [s]crap is now worth several grand & ready to go out on hire again.

like TJ once said, i really need to get a copy of the 'A team' music for when we get spannering.. i love workshop saturdays

[Spudly]

32 miles with the retro boys round the don river in doncaster, start point was the prison so we entitled the ride 'Escape from Doncatraz' lol

[Jeff16v]

The sea view from my hotel in Cyprus

[mk1nova_rich]

Butterscotch angel delight

[8valve-craig]

Consecutively catching 3 wasps under up-turned pint glasses in the pub garden, then before leaving turning every other glass upside down and watching the barmaid gingerly play the game.

I'm easily amused though. :roll:

[brainsnova]

Ripped out one of those **** ripspeed DVD flip out screens and fitted the standard stereo

[mowgli]

the kids all went out at the same time.

so for the 1st time in a very long time, me & the mrs were alone in our house.............

[mk1nova_rich]

the kids all went out at the same time.

so for the 1st time in a very long time, me & the mrs were alone in our house.............

Is this code for summat...? lol

[mowgli]

of course...lol lol lol


oh, and this morning, i finally got to use my fathers day gift.. i went to the turkish barbers shop & had a full hot towel shave with a cut-throat razor... it was remarkably relaxing & i'll be doing it again if i actually get invited to anything vaguely posh

[deneil_gsi2000]

:)Watching and hearing my baby daughter laugh for the first time whilst playing with a light up singing bear.

[raf24]

On my way up to ingliston racetrack to do a supercar driving thing,not a bad line up :)

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/bigraf24/null_zps4b0203d1.png

[Andy]

:)Watching and hearing my baby daughter laugh for the first time whilst playing with a light up singing bear.
Nice one,wait til she says dada.Best buzz in the world!
As the site was borked this is belated,but since my new training regime 4 weeks ago I have lost half a stone.Was on holiday a week of that eating muck and drinking beer too.
Got 2lb to lose by a week today to reach my first target of being under 15st for my birthday.
Still way more to lose though lol

[Stuart]

On my way up to ingliston racetrack to do a supercar driving thing,not a bad line up :)

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/bigraf24/null_zps4b0203d1.png

Don't opt for the db9, it's Sooo disappointing.

[Alex J]

Nothing

[mk1nova_rich]

Nice one,wait til she says dada.Best buzz in the world!
As the site was borked this is belated,but since my new training regime 4 weeks ago I have lost half a stone.Was on holiday a week of that eating muck and drinking beer too.
Got 2lb to lose by a week today to reach my first target of being under 15st for my birthday.
Still way more to lose though lol

Nice one mate, hows it going at boxing gym? Im trying to get back down to 15 stone before my fight on 3rd November

[Andy]

Its going well Rich thanks.
The trainers said my fitness has improved a lot so happy days.
Been on the pads a couple of times aswell,but a long way to go.Its on 3 times a week now,im enjoying every minute of it.
Are you back at it now then?

[Spudly]

Finding a bottle of wash/wax in the cupboard just now, yeyyy, i can wash the nova before i go out somewhere undisclosed, to do something, err undisclosed lol

[John]

Had the washing machine and cooker fixed for a lot less than I thought! the wife will be pleased lol

[Andy]

Had the washing machine and cooker fixed for a lot less than I thought! the wife will be pleased lol
If you use your head here you can say it was £xx more than it was thus freeing up project money lol lol lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Its going well Rich thanks.
The trainers said my fitness has improved a lot so happy days.
Been on the pads a couple of times aswell,but a long way to go.Its on 3 times a week now,im enjoying every minute of it.
Are you back at it now then?

Glad to hear it mate, bet youre well chuffed :)

Yeh training at least twice a week plus cycling to work every day so helps with fitness. Doing a lot of technique work and sparring at minute plus core workouts

[Andy]

Its really stepped up a gear where I go at the minute as theres a show on in 7 weeks (im not in) Hill runs and circuits,mainly fitness at the minute.

[mk1nova_rich]

Its really stepped up a gear where I go at the minute as theres a show on in 7 weeks (im not in) Hill runs and circuits,mainly fitness at the minute.

Glad you are getting into it, its all too easy to not bother and drink and eat crap food lol You going along to watch?

[Andy]

iv not drank since my holiday a fortnight ago which is extremely unheard of for me.I know what you mean though,especially when on the way to training pub is heaving outside on a Friday night I think "id love to be there" lol
Stopped all the caffeine bullshiz poison drinks I was supping and been eating clean.
Yeah il be going along to watch,should be good.
I should have done this years ago but nevermind

[mk1nova_rich]

Haha I know what you mean. I hardly ever drink TBH but food is my worst enemy lol

I'm hoping I will be earlier on the bill this time instead of 10th fight out of 12 - then I can chill out and watch the rest afterwards

[bazzap8389]

Started my gt4 for the first time in a long time today. Put a big smile in my face hearing it again :) I miss driving it.

[joff-turbo-nova]

Finding a bottle of wash/wax in the cupboard just now, yeyyy, i can wash the nova before i go out somewhere undisclosed, to do something, err undisclosed lol

There's some "interesting" laybys up near me if you're that way out!

Joff

[Asa-James]

Engine swap went effortlessly :)

[_Jake]

Going to hospital to see my brother in a lot less pain today than he was in yesterday :)

[TonySR]

Got a new PB cycling to work. 3.3 miles in 8minutes 52 seconds with an average of 21mph. Max 29.5mph

[Benn]

Stopped all the caffeine bullshiz poison drinks I was supping and been eating clean.


I don't know how people can drink that stuff...

[Andy]

if i knew then what i know now i wouldnt have.
utter chemical junk

[Benn]

Yeah, reading the can says alot. My mate drives 4-5 large cans a day...

[mowgli]

i've been decaf for several years.... and that included hgv driving... needing caffeine is another myth

[Stuart]

Just don't go cold turkey unless you want what is the roughest hangover ever for a week lol

Did a 24km ( or 15mile for old people) hike, not bad for the first crack at distance walking before doing a hill in Scotland later in the month. Got heel blisters though lol

[mowgli]

i hope you didn't get convinced to buy ridiculously sturdy hiking boots?? the sort that old codgers wear when going round the park with their ski poles...... they cause tons of suffering & misery until you have toughened up... they are like the catholic church of boots

[Stuart]

So the £500 heavy leather boots were a mistake then?

[Hobbit]

So the £500 heavy leather boots were a mistake then?

Not if they were thy high... ;)

[mowgli]

and people say png is not the forum it used to be........lol lol lol....

[mowgli]

So the £500 heavy leather boots were a mistake then?

i hope you really didn't lol lol

think of it like this... what shoes do you wear all the time? i'm guessing soft & flexible ones that you can spend maybe 12 hours in them without needing a rescue helicopter, so having comfortable shoes that happen to have a bit of grip on the bottom sounds to me like a good idea, as opposed to something as bendy as a ski boot

[Stuart]

I did, the shop said so....

[mowgli]

hmmmmm...

i was on the support crew for my mate to do the 3 peaks challenge last year. he had massive blisters several weeks before the event trying to get used to his boots.. i told him to smash several shades out of the heel with a hammer to soften them, but he didn't.. he was in agony for ben nevis & scafell pike & we ended up not even managing to do snowdon, cos he was in so much discomfort..

i can wear a pair of hard boots with no trouble, cos i've been wearing boots every day since about mid 1995, yet i wouldn't put a pair of them on & use them

[mk1nova_rich]

Fish and chips from Miners in Morley, best in the world, massive portions and cheapest I know of too

[Spudly]

Hearing an advert on the local radio station today, trying to raise driver awareness for cyclists and explaining why cyclists ride in the middle of the lane at junctions and in narrow roads/lane:d

About bloomin time they did something as many drivers attitudes towards riders is disgusting!

And yes i know before anyone says it, there are many many arrogant tossers who ride bikes and give us all a bad name, but there are just as many muppets behind the wheel as behind the bars imo :cry:

[Andy]

Theres miles more muppets behind bars imo.Thats where they belong

[L14MNP]

Theres miles more muppets behind bars imo.Thats where they belong


...too easy. lol

Stroud Cyclist and Magna Tom are funny to watch.

[Benn]

Simple is there are faults on both sides Spud.

[Edd]

18 days off from 7am, might actually get a few days spare to work on the nova

[Spudly]

Simple is there are faults on both sides Spud.



Like i said, just as many nobs on bikes that give good riders a bad name :cry:

[Benn]

Very true, i used to be one. I see people doing it and think " wft are you doing?" Nothing will even change.

[Stuart]

Like i said, just as many nobs on bikes that give good riders a bad name :cry:

Fortunately its fairly easy to tell the knobs..,. Roadies and 95% of commuters lol

[Southie]

Today our newest member of the family just chilling :)

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/null_zps37183040.jpg

[L14MNP]

I ride a road bike without all the Bradley Wiggins getup and I keep in thr gutter, where my road taxless, parasitical **** belongs.

[8valve-craig]

I ride, and keep off the roads, as I'm fully aware that I'm not insured if I damage somebody's car.

[Andy]

I ride a road bike without all the Bradley Wiggins getup and I keep in thr gutter, where my road taxless, parasitical **** belongs.
hahahhahahaha lol lol lol lol
gutter snake???
hahaha lol brilliant
reminds of the #totallowlifestufffromtotherday lol

[Andy]

I ride, and keep off the roads, as I'm fully aware that I'm not insured if I damage somebody's car.
You would have to be a true mongaloided retard to damage a car on a push bike

[L14MNP]

hahahhahahaha lol lol lol lol
gutter snake???
hahaha lol brilliant
reminds of the #totallowlifestufffromtotherday lol

A different type of gutter snake. lol

It winds my lazy-arsed mate up. If I am riding my MTB or RB, he says I shouldn't be on the roads.
This, despite the fact that 'road tax' no longer exists. Muppet.

The important thing is to know your place when out riding, imo.
I have seen some Lycra-clad cheddar helmet braying on the trailer of an artic, because it 'cut him up'.

Stay out of the way, you loon!

[L14MNP]

You would have to be a true mongaloided retard to damage a car on a push bike

My perma-pissed mate is also into bikes. He has had loads of scuffles.
Booted a Transit wing mirror off whilst wearing rigger boots.

Has also been ran over for trying to drag someone out of their car. lol lol

[Andy]

If ya bolloxed ya can damage cars walking! lol
In all my years of riding I have never even come close to crashing into a car on a push bike,ever.

[L14MNP]

If ya bolloxed ya can damage cars walking! lol
In all my years of riding I have never even come close to crashing into a car on a push bike,ever.

lol lol

I wedged the front tyre of me Raleigh Styler BMX under the rear valance of a mk1 Fiesta Sandpiper when I was about 6.

That's all I have ever done. lol

[8valve-craig]

Damage doesn't mean a cat b write off, a small scratch would be enough to warrant a claim.

Seem to remember a thread on here about a cyclist hitting an open door just recently too, but you are right there probably wasn't any damage.

[Alex J]

being home from hospital after 11 days, but on the downer only 8 days til i go back for a massive operation :(

[Southie]

Oh not again Merris, what's it this time? All the best.

[Edd]

being home from hospital after 11 days, but on the downer only 8 days til i go back for a massive operation :(

Jeez, what's happened to you?

[mowgli]

cock lengthening procedures are becoming quite popular

[Benn]

Today our newest member of the family just chilling :)

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/null_zps37183040.jpg

AAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW So cute!


You would have to be a true mongaloided retard to damage a car on a push bike

I watched a guy on a racer hit a Ranger Rover, bent his handle bars and put a nice big dent in to the RR's boot... Owner wasn't happened and threated to cut his face off..

[chris gsi]

What a awesome day the arrival of our 1st baby today little Megan :thumb:

http://Imageshack.us/a/img593/4900/f1qu.jpg

[Hobbit]

Congratulations Mr Chris.

[Tanya.]

thanks to a couple of awesome discount codes, I got all this delivered to my door for £2.15 :thumb:http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z361/T_Fraser/89aca69ebd92accf21bf71deab3b41e8_zpsed57f8c6.jpg

[bazzap8389]

congratulations Chris :)


My Audi sailed through it mot today.

[Mike]

My Audi sailed through it mot today.

Snap lol mine did on Friday. Would definitely never go back to having anything GM as a daily after having this A4 also.

[Spudly]

Sat with a coffee channel hopping and found an old episode of 'The Bill' put it on as theres not much better on, and in a min or so saw a red nova SR overtake the car theyre driving on the motorway, followed by a twelve door saloon which amused me as i spotted them straight away!

Then properly Lol'd as the car theyre driving started overheating so they had to pull over before it broke down, and as they pulled off the motorway a mk2 astra passed them, follwed by a mk2 cav that looked to be an SRi....


And the car they were driving, P reg escort lol

[Alex J]

Only 24 hours untill major operation on foot

[maddogdaz666]

Bolted up my Genuine AMG rims to the Signum

http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af11/maddogdaz666/5F12A3FF-FB9E-4E7C-AD2A-9CCC2839F392-151-000000090073396B_zps60c768bd.jpg

[bazzap8389]

^ looks good mate :thumb:

[maddogdaz666]

Cheers :) :thumb:

Picked up some coilovers today too :)
Won them at 12.10pm today and collected them at 2pm ish lol

http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af11/maddogdaz666/7C99D56F-7D81-4C9B-8262-F73B944B222D-753-0000006BB9B71BFE_zps5b3e71df.jpg

[bazzap8389]

Just upgraded to the iPhone 5s, 6gb of Internet a month and 4g but since 4g ain't available up here until November I get 12gb a month :)

[raf24]

The view from my hotel window :d



http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/bigraf24/null_zpsea1958fe.jpg

[millworm]

Got a case of beers for sorting out my mates car at the last minuite :)

[Andy]

losing more weight

[Chay84]

Playing a big poker tournament today hoping to get thru to day 2 tomorrow

[deneil_gsi2000]

Opening a tin of beans an sausage and finding 9 sausages inside. Life just doesn't get any better lol

[Spudly]

Nineteen miles on the bike this morning, 90% off-road, some good climbs and not riding it with a hangover/beer stomach/ar$e lol

AND, it being a damn warm sunny day, winnaaar:d

[bazzap8389]

Opening a tin of beans an sausage and finding 9 sausages inside. Life just doesn't get any better lol
I've not had that in years! Going to have to buy some lol lol

[Lee H]

Starting the peaceful relaxing week of our holiday in a lovely quiet resort after a pretty heavy week in a busy resort last week. Think I'm getting old!

[Andy]

Beating a personal best time around a 6.3 mile route I run which was set 4 years ago when I was a stone lighter,this boxing is really getting me fit now.Smashed the time by 5mins lol

[Benn]

Well done^

[Andy]

Cheers.Was a proud moment.

[Benn]

And there was me feeling happy that i killed my self in the gym last night and doing a 5k ride..( on a gym bike)

[Andy]

thats good.remember most folk cant even be assed to exercise!
keep it up!

[TeddyThom]

Passed my reach forklift truck licence!! That's now scissor lifts, cherry pickers and booms, and manual handling. Just the counterbalance flt tomorrow to complete the set.

Add to that a job interview tomorrow morning and things are looking up!! Fingers are crossed!!!

[Benn]

thats good.remember most folk cant even be assed to exercise!
keep it up!

Yeah true, Thank you. Wish i hadn't pushed the weights side tho, back of my arms are killing now... Really painful to put the seat belt on in my van...

[bazzap8389]

^ that's a good thing, no pain no gain.

[Benn]

Normally true, but it hurts like a ******* to bend my arms...

[bazzap8389]

If it's muscular pain it's all good. I'm very disappointed if I'm not sore the next day after a workout.

[mowgli]

Passed my reach forklift truck licence!! That's now scissor lifts, cherry pickers and booms, and manual handling. Just the counterbalance flt tomorrow to complete the set.

Add to that a job interview tomorrow morning and things are looking up!! Fingers are crossed!!!


of course they are looking up, its forklift driving lol lol

have you learnt any polish??? cos there are warehouse jobs round here where it's a must!!!!!

[brainsnova]

I used to love the scissor lift drag race and the derv powered one was loud as **** and won every Friday lol It was a call centre so everyone was on one, those were the building site days

[mowgli]

we always preferred dumper truck races...

i actually passed another 6t dumper fully loaded whilst doing a 360 spin on a wet grass field in a torrential rainstorm...

there was one job in loughborough where the cladders scissor lift was pressed into service purely to spot pretty young ladies walking down the road from the local college.. the lad was sent up full height, and had to sound the klaxon if any were approaching...

[bazil]

Parking the nova up after a great long weekend
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/photo2_zpsfd6de310.jpg

[Alex J]

Beating a personal best time around a 6.3 mile route I run this deserves neg rep, man dont run, he drives! lol

[Benn]

If it's muscular pain it's all good. I'm very disappointed if I'm not sore the next day after a workout.

It was and is again but on the top of my shoulders now..lol And yeah i know it's all good, it's how you build them up...
managed to shave 3mins off my 5k time too.


Parking the nova up after a great long weekend
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/photo2_zpsfd6de310.jpg

Love love love that photo.

[maddogdaz666]

Bought a Cavalier today :)

[bazzap8389]

Good going Benn, I did my shoulders last night as well and I'm still not lifting as
much as I did before summer :(

[bazil]

Cheers benn, thanks to Nailen for the pictures
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/photo1_zps19b04c2c.jpg

[Benn]

Good going Benn, I did my shoulders last night as well and I'm still not lifting as
much as I did before summer :(

Still i missed going to the gym due to being busy and things, so now i've got back in to it, i'm really pushing my self. Shoulders have just a tiny bit of tightness today, so gonna work them hard again tonight.
Wanna push my self and do 10k too, bike is much much easier than treadmill.


Cheers benn, thanks to Nailen for the pictures
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/gsi/Black%20gsi/photo1_zps19b04c2c.jpg

Another great one, where is this road? And what's on the roof of the black one? lol

[bazil]

Em that be the wife trying to take a picture lol

The road is the A82 through Glencoe

[Andy]

good work benn.
Well done mate,keep it up.

[Alex J]

bacon made me happy today..mmm

[Andy]

Losing more weight,toning up well now,Sunday's bike ride-Absolutely epic day out across the North Yorks moors,starting and finishing at Goathland with some great people on a 17mile bike ride.

[Benn]

Em that be the wife trying to take a picture lol

The road is the A82 through Glencoe

haha awesome!


good work benn.
Well done mate,keep it up.

Cheers dude, finished early today so got in there for 5pm. Pushed my self and did 10k.. I'm totally knackered now, legs are killing... But feels good.


Losing more weight,toning up well now,Sunday's bike ride-Absolutely epic day out across the North Yorks moors,starting and finishing at Goathland with some great people on a 17mile bike ride.

Goof work, well done.

[mk1nova_rich]

Its definitely better for driving round Goathland Andy lol some hard riding...keep it up :thumb:

[Asa-James]

Pay rise. Must be doing something right :)

[mk1nova_rich]

Sshhhh the teachers will hunt you down :witch:

[Mike]

Couple of weeks old now, but flying around in this bad boy across Vegas/Grand Canyon.

£1.2m of Agusta Westland AW-119 (1002bhp according to wiki?)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/102_2495_zps804b46d6.jpg (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/mikenova/media/102_2495_zps804b46d6.jpg.html)

[Hobbit]

Finally exchanged on our new house today, (5 weeks late) getting the keys on Friday. :d And have an interview for a really interesting job less then a mile away next week.

[Asa-James]

Seeing how excited my brother was when bringing his brand new Fiesta ST home. Little lads' come a long way :)

[Benn]

Finally exchanged on our new house today, (5 weeks late) getting the keys on Friday. :d And have an interview for a really interesting job less then a mile away next week.

Fantastic news, well done.

[bazzap8389]

Had an ace workout tonight, 36kg a side incline dumbbell press and a new record on the decline bench press 98kg :d

[Benn]

Nice, i have no clue what i can bench press... Never done it.

[Spudly]

Its definitely better for driving round Goathland Andy lol some hard riding...keep it up :thumb:




I beg to differ, scenery was stunning and the ride was really good, hard climbs and fast descents and lots of good singletrack inbetween :d

[Andy]

Nice, i have no clue what i can bench press... Never done it.

its gym cock waving generally.
blokes with massive chests and chicken legs mostly

[brainsnova]

Got my xj6 moved to a garage with a roof lol so after it sat for 3 years it started up 1st time and I'm in the process of getting it to mot standard so I can put the plate on retention

[bazzap8389]

its gym cock waving generally.
blokes with massive chests and chicken legs mostly

Well that's bull****... Bench press is one of the 3 major compound lifts, and for anyone who does weight training it's a must, granted some people don't won't legs as much but they don't belong near a gym.

[Andy]

Well that's bull****... Bench press is one of the 3 major compound lifts, and for anyone who does weight training it's a must, granted some people don't won't legs as much but they don't belong near a gym.
Im well aware it is.And how important it is.
However,its cock waving byople boasing about what they lift in the pub or on the internet etc.Most posers will add weights and then check to see if anyones looking,they will probs do 3/4 rep sets with said weight,then get off,appear to be gasping for air,stop,look to see if anyones watching and then tense in the mirror.
****ing w4nkers.
I have seen that in various gyms across different areas.
I have seen lads get to gym,do 3 sets of bench press on a Friday night as im leaving,then get ready for a night out in changing rooms so they look pumped.
Pathetic
And dumbbell presses are much better as it takes more to hold the form,thus it being more effective.But then you don't look as good doing them as the dumbells aren't usually in the "big man area"

[bazzap8389]

So your saying I'm cock waving because I posted that I was happy i set a new record yesterday? That's certainly the impression I'm getting and it's not the case.

[Andy]

No,im on about the ones who type sh1te like "smashed the gym today,benched 500key" etc lol
Its not a "record" either,its a personal best.

[bazzap8389]

Ok FairPlay mate lol yeah sorry a new pb lol

[Andy]

The ones who ya see sat on their phones there in particular.
No doubt updating their facebooks lol

[bazzap8389]

Nothing worse then waiting for a piece of equipment and some prick is on their phone does my head in, or when someone finishes their set and slams the weights on the floor that's my pet hate lol

[Andy]

Yep,same as the ones who leave them on the floor all over the place.
Brilliant at my old gym before,one of the trainers-"hey,big man,you did well lifting that,wanna show me the lift again? only this time put it back on the rack eh?"
lol

[bazzap8389]

That's quality lol they say bugger all the one I go to, fannies lol

[7ova]

It's Friday everything's good on a Friday's
Well it is for me!

[Benn]

Im well aware it is.And how important it is.
However,its cock waving byople boasing about what they lift in the pub or on the internet etc.Most posers will add weights and then check to see if anyones looking,they will probs do 3/4 rep sets with said weight,then get off,appear to be gasping for air,stop,look to see if anyones watching and then tense in the mirror.
****ing w4nkers.
I have seen that in various gyms across different areas.
I have seen lads get to gym,do 3 sets of bench press on a Friday night as im leaving,then get ready for a night out in changing rooms so they look pumped.
Pathetic
And dumbbell presses are much better as it takes more to hold the form,thus it being more effective.But then you don't look as good doing them as the dumbells aren't usually in the "big man area"

Now i went last night, it seemed to be very busy with poser like people. Alot of guys lifting heavyish weights in front of the mirror, which annoyed me as i wanted to lift what i do. Then i noticed alot of them where doing a max of 5 reps.. Once guy was watching me as i do 10 reps, then jump up 2KG, 10 reps then down one KG, 10 reps then up 2more KG, till my muscles burn, so i do an intense workout so to speak..
When i moved away, i could just see him. Still with the heavier weight, do his 5 reps. Then stand a flex (he wasn't big enough to flex) in the mirror while looking in my direction. I couldn't help but laugh.


The ones who ya see sat on their phones there in particular.
No doubt updating their facebooks lol

Girl and guy next to me on the bikes where both on facebook the whole time... But i was watching Top Gear while on a bike tho.. hahaha

[Andy]

Watching stuff is ok,there were tellys on the cross trainers at my gym.
I just done see the point in going if ya gonna just text away the whole time ya there.
LOL at the flexers.Its things like this that make it intimidating for new members etc imo.I wish I could've filmed this melt a few weeks ago on a lat pulldown machine,him and his very impressionable mate spent an entire hour on it for some reason.
Matey kept walking past the mirror with his hands on his waist like he was doing the teapot dance.Fukking idiot!! lol

[mk1nova_rich]

I don't miss 'commercial' gyms at all. i used to go to DW and it was full of ****ers all the time...now I go to a boxing gym, ok fair enough its biased towards a particular sport but intense and varied workouts with a trainer. No time for posing etc just a everyone encourages everyone atmosphere

[raf24]

Taking the nova out for blast for which will probably be one of the last times this year,it will be on the road till the end of the month as long as the killer salt stays away.

[Spudly]

Another jolly out on the bikes this morning on a local loop, few nice hard climbs, twisty singletrack and some really fast fun descents, 20 personal records set (obviously getting faster) and took my grand total up to 900 miles ridden this year since the beginning of summer!

[lee 16v]

I came across a game at a car boot sale that I use to have as a kid. HeroQuest. I had a look at it and walked off, I looked on ebay to see the cheapest one on buy it now for £50 so I went back and asked how much they wanted. He said "10p" so Had to have it really. I started looking at it and it turns out its pretty much all there and there is and extra add on game with it. One of the men are broken (iv just glued him back together) the red dice are missing and 1 little card scenery pice is missing. Just looked on eBay and the £50 one sold today.

[Andy]

I don't miss 'commercial' gyms at all. i used to go to DW and it was full of ****ers all the time...now I go to a boxing gym, ok fair enough its biased towards a particular sport but intense and varied workouts with a trainer. No time for posing etc just a everyone encourages everyone atmosphere
Same here,as you know lol

Did a 23mile ride along the north Yorkshire coast today,love being out on my bike again.

[lee 16v]

I don't miss 'commercial' gyms at all. i used to go to DW and it was full of ****ers all the time...now I go to a boxing gym, ok fair enough its biased towards a particular sport but intense and varied workouts with a trainer. No time for posing etc just a everyone encourages everyone atmosphere

I know what you mean, I do thai boxing and there is no time to look at your self in the mirror, unless you are looking at your cut or black eye to see if you can carry on lol.

[Nick J]

Another jolly out on the bikes this morning on a local loop, few nice hard climbs, twisty singletrack and some really fast fun descents, 20 personal records set (obviously getting faster) and took my grand total up to 900 miles ridden this year since the beginning of summer!

wouldnt mind joining you guys with this at some point if you don't mind? My bikes almost good to go!


Same here,as you know lol


Did a 23mile ride along the north Yorkshire coast today,love being out on my bike again.

You didn't bother going to watch the surf comp then? The zero gravity guys were good to watch and some of the splittys on show were fantastic! Made me want one big time!

Nick.

[Spudly]

Feel free Nick, we look at it 'the more the merrier' there is a bike jumble at south hunsley school in welton on 27th october, we poke around there first thing then do a local ride afterwards!

Or we do a small loop on a wednesday night, and a sunday morning from welton aswell!

[Nick J]

Feel free Nick, we look at it 'the more the merrier' there is a bike jumble at south hunsley school in welton on 27th october, we poke around there first thing then do a local ride afterwards!

Or we do a small loop on a wednesday night, and a sunday morning from welton aswell!

Thats good to know mate cheers! I will give you a shout when I'm good to go..... Can't wait to get back on a bike down some trails tbh.

Nick.

[Spudly]

Im loving it mate, found a good bunch of mates and were getting the mileage in, its like being a kid again, not to mention the fitness increase :d

[Alex J]

i miss my bikes:cry:

[7ova]

Got another nova and enjoyed a 100 mile drive home with a big smile on my face.
Happy days

[Jeff16v]

We're tidying up our white mk1 golf cab before we sell it on and the rust on the drivers rear arch was the worst bit left to sort out.

ground it off yesterday and acid etch primed and today was filler and first coat of colour. Apart from my fingers being a bit sore from all the sanding, I'm well chuffed, as is the missus, who owns it.

Grinded and etch primed.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/4E77B530-9D1C-4C22-8CED-0ECA1C25BDA4-563-000000323A2BB467_zps5d068637.jpg

5 thin skims of p38 later.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/D0BB07C3-9259-44A9-881D-71CB038B3B45-563-000000324A5F88F2_zpsb5702c87.jpg

[Benn]

Good work Jeff.

[brainsnova]

Cleaned up the jag discs and calipers and everything looked good so copper greased the pads etc and all works sweet and the brake warning light used to come on when the brake pedal was pressed so I linked the pad sensor wires and all sorted :D

[Jeff16v]

Good work Jeff.
Cheers Benn, i don't normally do bodywork as I prefer to leave it to people that know what they're doing, but I'm so tight nowadays I fix everything myself.

i wonder if I could apply the same skills to the black nova? Hmm!

[Benn]

You could, just remember black shows everything up. So filler works need to be 100% flat.

[Jeff16v]

You could, just remember black shows everything up. So filler works need to be 100% flat.
My passenger side wing has bubble rust so I was going grind off and skim, I guess I'll take my time and not rush it.

the painter can always perfect it if I balls it up, it couldn't look any worse then now.

[MK999]

the painter can always perfect it if I balls it up, it couldn't look any worse then now.

http://v022o.popscreen.com/QTE2dUlpc0xIcTgx_o_father-ted--theres-a-dent-in-the-car.jpg

Just take that out with a tap of the hammer...

[Jeff16v]

http://v022o.popscreen.com/QTE2dUlpc0xIcTgx_o_father-ted--theres-a-dent-in-the-car.jpg

Just take that out with a tap of the hammer...

pmsl, maybe if it was a rental! Lol

[Benn]

My passenger side wing has bubble rust so I was going grind off and skim, I guess I'll take my time and not rush it.

the painter can always perfect it if I balls it up, it couldn't look any worse then now.

Yes, grind/sand it back to as clean as you can, then use a really lightly skim and sand.

[brainsnova]

Seeing a gsi tow cover for £50ono lol

[millworm]

Fixed my rc car after snapping a lower arm and cracking the rear bulkhead got aliminium parts on it now
http://imageshack.us/a/img692/7659/5kwb.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img191/2158/gps6.jpg

[Nova-Sweetie]

the fact my mk1 went through her m.o.t once again with flying colours, and no adviserys, pritty happy with that! :)

[Jeff16v]

Finding the car at work that did this
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/7B6DDB69-1C7D-408E-952B-4E914789390C-563-0000020416358E17_zpsb3b46c98.jpg
this is what they did to theirs
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/F10DE202-5334-4528-A32C-1407F79D7F78-563-00000288165AB7AA_zps8692616b.jpg
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee77/gsijeff/4F77FE8E-9EC7-4571-B1FC-B7F55700AB19-563-000002881CEE8879_zps9a5387b0.jpg
Mkv golf versus mk1 golf - Mkv lost

Im getting the camera footage and contact details from security on Monday.

[mowgli]

i'd have called the rozzers for that one..... failing to report an accident, failing to leave relevant info etc.... probably still pissed too...

[Jeff16v]

They are a doctor at work. I know the head of security very well and he has asked them to contact him but won't pass me they're contact details until he has questioned them. The hospital CCTV playback is very sophisticated, if you select a zome in the frame it only shows you motion through the zone. Also, when u mark a target it checks all CCTV camera footage and plays back all matches. Due to the good quality picture I can see the car arrive and zoom into the undamaged region then zoom into footage later and see the newly acquired damage. We can also follow the member of staff as they travel from the car around the hospital and burn it to disc.

If they don't fess up the police will be called and evidence passed.

[mowgli]

let the fun begin....

oddly enough we are up to siomething similar at the moment, we are chasing up some kid at my eldest daughter's school, who decided that he'd nick her bike... he was also excluded at the time & was not even meant to be on the premises.. the cctv is 100% clear, but he claims it wasn't him & won't tell us where he has the bike.. the old bill are on it..

[brainsnova]

Ive got no CCTV footage but my transit rear bumper corners are now in high build primer so almost smooth

[deneil_gsi2000]

I'm happy at the fact for the first time in 10 years my licence is clean lol

[brainsnova]

I'm happy at the fact for the first time in 10 years my licence is clean lol

Dr10? lol

[deneil_gsi2000]

No I'm not that daft lol just lead footed lol

[Andy]

They are a doctor at work..
What difference does that make?
Don't mean to say he/she wouldn't be steaming from night before.
I despise people who do that.So much so I witnessed a car go into a parked car one day on my round and jotted the reg down and knowcked on damaged car owners door and handed him the details with a business card and said id be a witness,never did hear anything though....

[Benn]

Beat my pb for a 5k ride, lifted more than i normally do on all weights. Happy with what i did, even if it's alot lower than other peoples. Plus lost 5 pounds.

[Andy]

get in! nice one benn
Iv now officially lost my 1st stone.
Took my little lad to watch autograss racing this morning,very bad conditions,enjoyed it though.

[Benn]

Cheers dude and well done.

[mowgli]

get in! nice one benn
Iv now officially lost my 1st stone.
Took my little lad to watch autograss racing this morning,very bad conditions,enjoyed it though.

surely it was automud? lol lol lol

[mowgli]

What difference does that make?
Don't mean to say he/she wouldn't be steaming from night before.
I despise people who do that.So much so I witnessed a car go into a parked car one day on my round and jotted the reg down and knowcked on damaged car owners door and handed him the details with a business card and said id be a witness,never did hear anything though....

years back, my mrs (who is a nurse) witnessed a doctor getting irate cos someone had the nerve to park in 'his space' in a staff car park that had no reserved spaces.. he backed up & repeatedly smashed into the car till it was pushed out of the space, then parked up and walked off.. he was a complete w-anchor

[Andy]

surely it was automud? lol lol lol
lol it was indeed,track was drying out as I left at the interval.

[mk1nova_rich]

Not today but yesterday...went to see Children of Bodom at Sheffield O2 Academy, was ****ing anazing :d

[Asa-James]

spending the afternoon in nice clean clothes and not having to touch a car for a few hours of daylight :)

[TeddyThom]

Getting a phone call to say that I start my new job on monday! :d

[bazzap8389]

^ decent, what will you be doing?

[Jeff16v]

Getting a phone call to say that I start my new job on monday! :d
Congrats Richard, doing what?

[TeddyThom]

^ decent, what will you be doing?


Congrats Richard, doing what?

Will be working for a company called MEP. They do CNC machining etc for aerospace products. I will be working on the goods in dept. of which I will be in charge of, by the time my training is done :d

[bazzap8389]

That's great mate I also work in a machine shop :)