Tidying my workshop, finding all the xe engine parts I needed and getting engine ready to be fitted next Sunday!
At this rate car might be on the road this year!!!
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Tidying my workshop, finding all the xe engine parts I needed and getting engine ready to be fitted next Sunday!
At this rate car might be on the road this year!!!
Sunshine at last and a dry day to sort my garage :) Hopefully more of the same tomorrow
the mrs is sick of her blonde highlighted hair, so decided to buy a home dye kit, back to her original brown....
our youngest daughter(aged 10) saw the box, & asked about it, then she suddenly says,
'great, you'll look like family again'
i've been sniggering for about 2 hrs
Got a shed load of this free
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And am turning this
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Into this
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Boys room which will have a ceiling projector and mini fridge,
Seeing my grandma today, took the old dear out for lunch and then cleared her kitchen out of flapjack :)
Then going through her photo albums and nabbing a few more pictures of my mum :) :(
Went for a 13mile bike ride off road, absolutely fcuked lol but loved it
Sorted my tax out so I'm no longer paying 30% a week! And I got a 50p per hour pay rise. Good week really :)
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Originally Posted by mowgli
lol @TJQuote:
Originally Posted by turbojolt
Apprenticeship for mechanic, working on their fleet of vans and small lorries based at their depot in Gillingham.
Nice,well done,how did you find out about that?Quote:
Originally Posted by TeddyThom
Happy being 30 days until I get married.
And it being 31 days until I have more spare money again for the Nova lol!
12 whole days of no work. Wedding saturday!!!! Bye bye Nova...
Through a friend of mine. He applied for it as well... Didn't say how many positions are available... lollol could be an interesting time!Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy
There are a few online tests... Not such a problem... Usual literacy and numeracy bull. However... Proper weird one... Logic testing... Had to input what I thought was the correct symbol in a table of other similar symbols... Weird as fcuk bearing in mind I'm trying to become a mechanic and none of this kind of stuff appeared when I was at college doing that! lollol
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Originally Posted by SimonTW
Congratulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pistol Pete
You are aware you can get less for murder right?? lollollol
Today i made my off mucky white van, all shiny white again, with my newly acquired machine polisher, a load of superguard and plenty of AG super resin polish, its actually white again and looks shiny as fook :cool:
Picked up our new car today! Full service history, standard bar a full stainless miltek exhaust. 110,000 miles, Astra SRi 190 Turbo
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Getting a mk4 golf headlight on ebay for 99p,
Just taxed the nova online for six months,disc should be here for the weekend so something will either break or fall off it on its first outing lol
Should of done it at the post office, it's done right then and it supports the PO.. Before they close them all...
Spending a whole day on the nova. Ended up with the engine fitted!
I would've done mate but the P.O dont take credit cards as payment,only debit cards which i find strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
i now have 2 novas
The nova got put back together today with new mods. Big valve head, Kent cam and the irmscher twin 40s just fitted and fired up first turn of the key. Can't beat that feeling!
hmmmmmmmmmm chips n gravy from the local chippy.
Add some cheese and you have food made for gods!!Quote:
Originally Posted by vauxluva
Cheese..............and gravy..................wtf lol
Chips, cheese and gravy mate. Used to have it at school. Was the best day of the damned week, and not just because it was a friday lollolQuote:
Originally Posted by John
haha lol that is a bit odd. I will try next time :dQuote:
Originally Posted by TeddyThom
got my hands on 6 odd big co2 bottles hopefully there good for welding lol
make sure you get a flow regulator that fits them.
Just insured the Nova for another year......
and the Lotus Carlton (for £20 more than the Novas insurance).
need a non gasless welder first lol, hopefully I can sell them keep one and sell my welder to fund a half decent one this timeQuote:
Originally Posted by meritlover
Maybe odd, but:Quote:
Originally Posted by vauxluva
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Showed my transit isn't as slow as it looks lol remap FTW and the IC install is getting there
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fly fishing always looks painful to me
Na it's really good
my dad went & he caught a 7lb bluebottle......lol lol lol lol
its the wire running along your fore finger sends shivers down my spine lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 16v Nova Kev
Ha ha it gets used to it and its just cold cos the line gets wet
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Originally Posted by turbojolt
i think its a bit more painful for the fish.
chicks dig scarsQuote:
Originally Posted by meritlover