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General Discussion Area / Re: who drove what in what?
« on: 07 February 2008, 13:57:21 »
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General Discussion Area / Re: Best (cheapest) place to buy Irmscher?
« on: 05 February 2008, 22:30:10 »Quote
QuoteQuoteQuoteA multi story carpark with an Omega with Irmscher body kit on it
Many members have tried to buy the kit, and all have discovered that it's not made any longer.
Reminder to self :
Don't park in multistory car parks in cornwall ......
what Multi-storey car parks in Cornwall???
they've only just got internal combustion .......
Multi-storey down there means more than 1 book in the house.
There are a couple in Truro, can't think of any others
What? Books?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Speed Camera Vans!!!!
« on: 08 February 2008, 17:24:04 »Quote
Tilt the plate too!
The plate is a stick-on one across the nosecone.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Speed Camera Vans!!!!
« on: 08 February 2008, 17:20:54 »
Interesting.
Not a lot of frontal area on a Westfield. Maybe I should remove the windscreen as well. SWMBO will freak but I reckon that'd make it tricky to get a return.
Kevin
Not a lot of frontal area on a Westfield. Maybe I should remove the windscreen as well. SWMBO will freak but I reckon that'd make it tricky to get a return.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: What was the big Opel Coupe they did in the 80's
« on: 09 February 2008, 00:05:12 »
Mate of mine had a Chevette. Complete lemon that his dad bought him, and then claimed he bought a rubbish one so he learnt about car maintenance.
I think we had the gearbox in and out about 5 times. Eventually built a good gearbox out of all the shells in his garden and it was lovely. Until the prop UJ broke and thrashed around taking chunks out of the back of the gearbox.
For a 1.3 you couldn't half hang the back end out though.
Kevin
I think we had the gearbox in and out about 5 times. Eventually built a good gearbox out of all the shells in his garden and it was lovely. Until the prop UJ broke and thrashed around taking chunks out of the back of the gearbox.
For a 1.3 you couldn't half hang the back end out though.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: What was the big Opel Coupe they did in the 80's
« on: 08 February 2008, 20:34:19 »Quote
Monza. That's the Johnny. Yes beautiful looking car. Has anyone seen one lately :question
I don't recall seeing one since the early 90's
Guess the rust worm had it's way
I see one or two every day on my way to work.
I used to lust after one on my way to school every day. Then, one day, it got T-Boned.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Aaargghhhh!!! No one said . . .
« on: 08 February 2008, 17:16:11 »Quote
Plank across the engine with me sat in the middle allowed for best access
If I tried that next job'd be changing the engine mounts.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Aaargghhhh!!! No one said . . .
« on: 08 February 2008, 17:15:05 »Quote
Tkaes me about 45mins to drink tea whilst watching Tunnie do a DIS pack
Crikey! what do you use as a mug - a bucket?
I guess watching is thirsty work- so you have to go for a couple of refills.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Mondays V6 Lifter change
« on: 08 February 2008, 14:55:21 »Quote
someone elses problem now
Ahh. Anyone we know?
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Mondays V6 Lifter change
« on: 08 February 2008, 14:20:02 »
There should be a liberal amount of oil under the cam covers. The oil fed to the cam bearings and the lifters should just pee out and lubricate the cam lobes by splash before draining back to the crankcase.
If it was dry under there (and it had run relatively recently) it doesn't bode well.
I guess this is how a camshaft came to go rusty...
Kevin
If it was dry under there (and it had run relatively recently) it doesn't bode well.
I guess this is how a camshaft came to go rusty...
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Martians and Venusians II
« on: 08 February 2008, 18:53:50 »
MAN'S DIARY:
Friday, February 8th. 2008
I wonder if it's my crank sensor or my DIS pack... Wish I had a paper clip. Got my leg-over though
!
Kevin
Friday, February 8th. 2008
I wonder if it's my crank sensor or my DIS pack... Wish I had a paper clip. Got my leg-over though
!Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: What the Hell is this all about????
« on: 08 February 2008, 17:12:43 »Quote
QuoteAnd of course, that's what the OOF is here for. To stop people getting ripped off when trying to maintain their Omegas.
I would say do it for £3.50 (or how much it ist for a window sticker) buy it now, make the add state you get a OFF window sticker, but have links to the forum in the add
The guy can't argue to ebay then that your trading un fairly
That's not a bad idea... Publicity for OOF if no-one buys it, publicity if someone does, and sticks it in their car.
.. and someone with a problem will pay nothing for good advice rather than a tenner for nothing.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: What the Hell is this all about????
« on: 08 February 2008, 16:43:34 »
Stupid T**ts trying to charge money for their (very limited) knowledge.
Kevin
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Got my daughter into a good school
« on: 08 February 2008, 13:04:23 »Quote
QuoteQuoteYou can fit three in the back easily BTW
Not ruddy likely! I'd do a Jimbob before even getting close!
Kevin
What about your wife? You haven't been married that long have you?
She's probably the least keen of the two of us on having kids.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Got my daughter into a good school
« on: 08 February 2008, 12:39:04 »Quote
You can fit three in the back easily BTW
Not ruddy likely! I'd do a Jimbob before even getting close!
Kevin