Dont be shy - what you up to?

db · Post by db » Sat Jan 12, 13 10:13 am

You'd be surprised Drew- American footy has a really big following over here, millions watch the Superbowl!

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jan 12, 13 2:02 pm

db wrote:You'd be surprised Drew- American footy has a really big following over here, millions watch the Superbowl!

Really do they show a tape delay or do people stay up all night.

They tell us everyone around the world is watching ,but I dont think they pull in the numbers they say ,but I could be wrong after all we are out here in the middle of the country so news travels much slower here

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Jan 12, 13 3:12 pm

Not as many people watching in the UK as there was back in the late 80s - early 90s. It was very popular then as channel 4 had a weekly show of highlights.

Yes we used to stay up very late to watch it. Me and my mates used to have Superball parties. Few (OK more than a few) drinks, stuff to smoke, bites to eat.
Usually work on a Monday morning suffered.

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sat Jan 12, 13 3:53 pm

Dave wrote:Not as many people watching in the UK as there was back in the late 80s - early 90s. It was very popular then as channel 4 had a weekly show of highlights.

Yes we used to stay up very late to watch it. Me and my mates used to have Superball parties. Few (OK more than a few) drinks, stuff to smoke, bites to eat.
Usually work on a Monday morning suffered.

Wow that would have been fun to be at ,I never realized that somebody would stay up that late for a sporting event ...........sounds like a good excuse to party

And yes the day after the SB should be a holiday

If any one is interested you can watch our game free starting at about 9:30 your time ,it is so flippin cold

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/163007/ ... oncos.html

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Jan 12, 13 7:15 pm

Hopefully this year things will get better around here. My Mum is now safely in care, the contents of the house have all been sold and the house itself is about to exchange contracts. I'm still selling off every last thing I don't think I want to keep in preparation for hopefully moving this year.
Though I have seen a few cars I might have liked to have bought, It's all a bit pointless until I have somewhere to keep one, although if the exact right thing came up I'd just have to go for it. I have been buying a few vintage parts that I like in preparation though...

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Sat Jan 12, 13 7:50 pm

Firstly I would to thank you John for walking around with me and introducing me to people and putting faces to the names I knew from here at the Nats.

I hope that everything will be better for you in the future.

all the best......Les

ps. I'm still at the same place you came for that intake all them years ago.....your very welcome anytime for a chat and a beer.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sun Jan 13, 13 6:43 pm

I feel for your loss Drew.

http://predominantlyorange.com/2013/01/ ... -overtime/

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Sun Jan 13, 13 6:58 pm

Dave wrote:I feel for your loss Drew.

http://predominantlyorange.com/2013/01/ ... -overtime/

Nah they were a bit of overachievers this year ,played a weak division to get the #1 seed,they need another year to get Peyton a little better run game ,

Dam glad to have witnessed such a great game

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Jan 14, 13 11:52 am

Crikey, knees, back, arms I'm knackered...glad I have a bit of expert assistance and an enormous diamond saw which whips through those pavers like butter...so got half way round and now the lot's covered in snow.

Then it's the en-suite bathroom....I can't wait to get back on the cars, I'm getting too old for this!

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:14 pm

in light of work and my wifes work commitements i have mainly done nuffin

of any huge consequence

but totting up the last year of little bits n bobs

i have restored an orginal 1970s rubics cube Yay!! got enough stickers to do 1 more...let me know

have have now bolted enough bits to my chopper to make it complete
and collected enough to build the other

rebuilt a sturmey archer s5.2 gear hub
tracked down appropriate shifter for it

i'm halfway through a little electronics project for johnS (sorry its taken so long i need about 3 hours uniterupted time to concentrate)

I have another electronics thing in the mix for somone else which is progressing, based on a some sucess this weekend

i have a Caliente 500 skateboard for resto hopefully in a container with Mr Fentons latest imports (thanks Ron)

the Motor is progressing in as much as i now have everything apart from pushrods and headers and the rotating assembly is off for a balance.
the head is built.

have stripped a UK sourced and obvioulsy very little used Hemi 6

i have tracked down an aussie single rail close ratio "PowerBrute" gearbox for the charger so am selling stuff on ebay to finance purchase and import

put in a stepped ladder attenuator in my preamp and replaced some valves with russian 70s old stock

top end strip and un sieze on a TV175 complete motor which i got off a geezer in east london.

the loft is going to get converted into a bedroom for daniel
and the kitchen i put in 8 years ago needs to visit the skip

to finance the gearbox

if anyone wants

toyota W50 steel case 5 speed RA TA toyota celica (like a type 9 but smaller and batter)
VW universal mexi/brazil AS41 engine case drilled tapped for full flow oiling only 3000 Miles takes 8 mm studs, case savers full hardware set apartf rom barrel and head studs you should use new
1641 barrels and pistons 3000 miles
jag 4 pot calipers. with 3.5 inch mount core for rebuild
Borgwarner 35 with torque converter and flex plate
SCAT offset VW manifolds IDF DRLA solex mikuni 48
full CB performance linkage kit + full flow filters
and 2x 36 DRLA dell'orto jetted for 1641 CC VW rpm range 4500 (van basically)

get in touch and make an offer

haven't put in for sale section because i don't like selling stuff

, i like hoarding stuff

.
have listed it here and now feel sick.... i might change my mind

but do want a new gearbox.

needs must

i'll be worrying about this all day

next

build motor
hoick out other motor
repair damaged caused by leaky battery
re do front end with NOS bits uppers lowers bushes and strut rubbers
build NOS ballnut screw and sector into steering box
re temper rear springs
build rear axle with camaro surgrip and buy some half shafts from moser
put in new motor
mount eletronic gubbins
mount crank sensor
mount up peugeot fans

based on past record thats 15 years worth of work

Dave

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:30 pm

Lately I have mostly been pulling Guzzi's apart.
Can't be arsed to photograph it........

Hope to start assembling the front end on the Barracuda tonight..............

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:48 pm

I have been fiddling about under the hood of the Vette. Initially it was just to clean a bit of salt corrosion off the engine and clean it up a bit. Just for something to do.

But then I found the rubber hose connecting the PCV system (I think?) to the intake manifold was cracked and leaking in several places. The car must have had a bit of a vacuum leak all the time I have had it.

I fixed that easy enough. But then thought I had better check a couple of plugs. This is where things started to go wrong....

The plugs did not look great. They are suppposed to last 100K miles but looked a bit shagged to me. Plug gap was 62 thou and after a quick google I found 40thou is what they should be set at.

So I ordered a new set of plugs.

But then I found that it is only 40 thou after December 2003 when they started using Iridium plugs. Before that they used a platinum plug that used a 60 thou gap. So the old plugs were not so bad after all.

Oh well never mind. I prefer NGK plugs anyway. No harm done. Just have to remove all the other plugs.....

I have never NEVER found a set of plugs more difficult to remove from an engine. And I thought the passenger side on a 440 ebody was bad....

I had to remove some pipework and get cable ties around the boots to pull them off. The plugs themselves are in TIGHT. Long ratchet needed in a very tight space.

I got them all out though. Over two nights. Except one plug lead pulled apart in the hours of struggle.

So now I have had to order new plug leads........

Actually i could have just bought ONE. But GM do a red version that is supposed to be much better. I just don't know how to break the news to the boss who is running the household budget....

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:52 pm

Wish i was fly on wall

" but but there red and it really needs them "

db · Post by db » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:53 pm

I've been mostly doing work on the house lately-
Worst job was to insulate under the floor of the front room.
It's a suspended wooden floor, very draughty, 9' ceiling so impossible to keep warm.
I spent the weekend mummified in overalls, facemask, goggles, etc in a muddy 18" crawlspace trying to stuff lengths of glassfibre beween the joists & nailing up battens.
It seems to have made a big difference to the room, but I'm NEVER doing it again!!

I have grabbed a wee bit of car-time, I wrestled the 4-speed into place on Sunday and left it hanging between the bellhousing and the prop loop. I gave up, exhausted afeter half an hour failing to shove it in it's hole.
Last night I had another go and managed to get the splines to engage

BIG sigh of relief! It's now bolted in along with the crossmember and the shifter fork.
Just the easy bits to chuck back on now

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Jan 14, 13 1:56 pm

It's often like that isn;t it? You struggle for hours and get no-where. Then after you have walked away and calmed down you go back and POP iwhatever you were struggling with goes straight in or out (depending on what you were doing).