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« Reply #33675 on: April 01, 2021, 04:23:48 PM » |
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Boo,
You can stick photos up of cars of that era all day long for me, love 'em.
Where did you find them?
Apart from all the obvious things about scrap yards, they are also invariably linked to crime, gangsters & naughty people. The Richardsons had several scrap yards, Mad Frankie Fraser used to look after them. They never had any complaints.
I had a picture pop up on my timeline on Facebook and it got me reminiscing. Spent many many hours in car breakers yards hunting for alternators , starter motors etc Cars were easier to work on back then.
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Quote from: action man im not speculating, either, but id have been pretty peeved if i missed the thread and i ended up getting clipped, kindly accepting a lift home.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King Jr
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« Reply #33676 on: April 04, 2021, 08:35:56 AM » |
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The whole British Leyland / BMC ? Range was interchangeable part wise ie minis and Austin’s Riley’s for example We would drop the front subframe on minis and replace it with another ,randomly swap engines from 850 Cc minis with bigger engines We welded the track rod ends up on one and cut n shut it to the front end of a go cart Driven from my friends house across the old A15 at werrington down a farm track and onto the being built current A15 werrington bypass It was v v fast just an engine and gearbox in a very lightweight frame We would source our experiments from club car parks using a screwdriver to gain access Aahhh the good old days before car alarms and immobilisers
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« Reply #33677 on: April 04, 2021, 11:48:35 AM » |
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The whole British Leyland / BMC ? Range was interchangeable part wise ie minis and Austin’s Riley’s for example We would drop the front subframe on minis and replace it with another ,randomly swap engines from 850 Cc minis with bigger engines We welded the track rod ends up on one and cut n shut it to the front end of a go cart Driven from my friends house across the old A15 at werrington down a farm track and onto the being built current A15 werrington bypass It was v v fast just an engine and gearbox in a very lightweight frame We would source our experiments from club car parks using a screwdriver to gain access Aahhh the good old days before car alarms and immobilisers
Transverse engine and box. What an invention. I once put an Austin 1100 lump into an 850 mini. It had so much torque it was ridiculous but it topped out at 45mph and did 25mpg. I could beat an Escort Mexico away from the lights (For the first 20 yards)
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« Reply #33678 on: April 04, 2021, 11:56:17 AM » |
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I made my return to the golf course a few days ago and the papperazzi were lying in wait.
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #33679 on: April 04, 2021, 12:00:22 PM » |
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Ha, that's truly splendid Ralph. You look jolly well too. Bruno Fitoussi must be well jel.
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All details of the 2016 Vegas Staking Adventure can be found via this link - http://bit.ly/1pdQZDY (copyright Anthony James Kendall, 2016).
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« Reply #33680 on: April 04, 2021, 12:28:25 PM » |
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What a fantastic photo Ralph. That's definitely going into my album.
Years from now, when we're both long gone, one of the grand kids will find it and say "Who the fek is that?"
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« Reply #33681 on: April 06, 2021, 10:22:02 AM » |
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« Reply #33682 on: April 06, 2021, 05:57:11 PM » |
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It's currently snowing cats and dogs here in Nottingham!
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #33683 on: April 06, 2021, 06:09:34 PM » |
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It's currently snowing cats and dogs here in Nottingham!
It's hailing taxis here
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« Reply #33684 on: April 07, 2021, 10:48:20 AM » |
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The whole British Leyland / BMC ? Range was interchangeable part wise ie minis and Austin’s Riley’s for example We would drop the front subframe on minis and replace it with another ,randomly swap engines from 850 Cc minis with bigger engines We welded the track rod ends up on one and cut n shut it to the front end of a go cart Driven from my friends house across the old A15 at werrington down a farm track and onto the being built current A15 werrington bypass It was v v fast just an engine and gearbox in a very lightweight frame We would source our experiments from club car parks using a screwdriver to gain access Aahhh the good old days before car alarms and immobilisers
That is exactly what we did when I blew up Sfl 412 the reg on my first car an 850 mini bought off an elderly neighbor Transverse engine and box. What an invention. I once put an Austin 1100 lump into an 850 mini. It had so much torque it was ridiculous but it topped out at 45mph and did 25mpg. I could beat an Escort Mexico away from the lights (For the first 20 yards)
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« Reply #33685 on: April 09, 2021, 11:39:06 AM » |
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Did anyone watch the Chauvin trial yesterday? I watched it on catch up and was thrilled to see the incredible Dr Martin Tobin, pulmonary/respiratory specialist give testimony. Dr Tobin is an Irishman and if it wasn't for the fact that it took about half an hour to read out his qualifications you could easily have dismissed him as a barmy old duffer. He waved his hands around as he lectured the jury in an excited Irish brogue and he loosened his tie to expose his neck while he demonstrated. He asked everyone else to feel their own necks too. "When they asked me what my fee would be I said I usually $500 an hour, but I would do this for nothing" He told them. It was like watching the Oscar- nomination scene from a movie. He was utterly fantastic. The premier health care organisation in America is the Mayo Clinic. Once every 10 years they give one award to one medical expert. Dr Tobin has one. Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #33686 on: April 09, 2021, 09:00:35 PM » |
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Hello Tom how the devil are you ?
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No point feeding a pig Truffles if he's happy eating shit.
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« Reply #33687 on: April 09, 2021, 09:02:10 PM » |
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Hello Tom how the devil are you ? I'm totally fabulous mate. Are you drunk?
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« Reply #33688 on: April 09, 2021, 09:07:53 PM » |
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no, but if youre buying..........
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No point feeding a pig Truffles if he's happy eating shit.
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« Reply #33689 on: April 09, 2021, 10:07:19 PM » |
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no, but if youre buying.......... The next time I see you the drinks are definitely on me.
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