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Post by vlad » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:34 am

Congrat's mate, hope all are well.

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Post by excossack » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:51 am

Nice one Simon. :-)
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Post by excossack » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:06 pm

Today i managed to get a 2nd coat of paint on the boat and leave it in the sun to dry.
Also got the part to repair the other OB on a mates boat.
and managed to get the winch fitted on the Thursday
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Post by mooshaker » Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:14 pm

Been ummmming and ahhhhhing all day after Honda begging me to stay ????...and making an "iron curtain" to keep our chickens off the veggie plot ..

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Post by excossack » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:20 pm

Today i got a 3rd coat of paint on the boat.
Went out on the bikes and did 7 miles had an ice cream while watching the model boats and then had a quick look at the life boat & tractor.
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Post by mooshaker » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:19 pm

hoverfrog wrote:... played with Nivas :) (it's been raining all day)

The RHD 1600 has a new master cylinder and servo, and is now ready for bleeding the brakes when some unsuspecting visitor arrives (my ezibleed kit hasn't got the right size cap :( )
I Have a special tool for doing mine on my own its a bit of 3 by 2 plank jammed on the brake by the seat works just the job lol

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Post by mooshaker » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:03 am

hoverfrog wrote:
mooshaker wrote:
hoverfrog wrote:... played with Nivas :) (it's been raining all day)

The RHD 1600 has a new master cylinder and servo, and is now ready for bleeding the brakes when some unsuspecting visitor arrives (my ezibleed kit hasn't got the right size cap :( )
I Have a special tool for doing mine on my own its a bit of 3 by 2 plank jammed on the brake by the seat works just the job lol
do you have that copyrighted or can I have the dimensions???
My old lada i found it in was an ex- KGB car maybe they had other uses for this tool lol ..its about 2 foot long ish ive always got realy good brakes with it ....i start with the compensator above the back axle then back left, back right,front left,front right ...with the engine running ..still easier if you find some lost soul with a spare foot to stand on it tho :-)

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Post by Lada & Korean Parts » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:45 am

moved into new house-----what a bloody job after being in the one place for 18 years.......
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Post by Danno83 » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:55 am

where did you find time to do that andy, your always in the shop... have fun unpacking ah :)
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Post by mooshaker » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:36 pm

collected my jazz after honda took 2 and a half months to do a clutch ..shocking

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Post by excossack » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:38 pm

mooshaker wrote:collected my jazz after honda took 2 and a half months to do a clutch ..shocking
2 and half months at main dealer rates is about the same income as a small island!

What are they doing making in house out of a rare material ?
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Post by mooshaker » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:32 pm

excossack wrote:
mooshaker wrote:collected my jazz after honda took 2 and a half months to do a clutch ..shocking
2 and half months at main dealer rates is about the same income as a small island!

What are they doing making in house out of a rare material ?
it was done at the factory (circus) i realy have no idea why a half hour job took so long ..think the old one was made from blotting paper it only lasted 9000 miles well 30 miles of snow killed it lol

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Post by excossack » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:49 pm

I thought Toyota had an issues with brakes not clutches!

Today i popped in to see a mate on the way home and hes got himself a 650cc flat twin prop drive motorbike..
Its not a BMW bike as such.... and its got a side car as well!
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Post by excossack » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:53 pm

....almost. Its a Neval bike. Based on Ural bikes IIRC. Left over technology from BMW i think.
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Post by excossack » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:58 pm

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