Today I mostly .....

Alejoint · Post by **Alejoint** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 10:56 pm

Changed the L.H. engine mount on the Bronco.

A 30-minute two-person job that took 2 1/2 hours doing it all by myself...

Zelandeth · Post by **Zelandeth** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:38 pm

Completely dismantled, de-wired and reassembled my workstation.

The result:

I dislike cables trailing everywhere, so everything has been re-bunched together. The only ones which are loose are things which regularly need to be plugged into other things, hence need to move. See also, headphones and the black wire under the desk is the RF in lead for the monitor for when the Spectrum comes out or I'm testing a VCR without a Scart output for someone.

Yes, I do curse myself for it every time I come to move a piece of equipment too. Though that happens very rarely! I'm a creature of habit who doesn't like changing things generally...so stuff tends to stay where it is until I have a good reason to shift it!

Yes, all the stuff on top of the speakers IS held in place, in most cases by blu-tack.

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:15 am

You been watching Naked Gun when Frank walks into the sex shop ?

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:59 am

What you been watching then ? Police Squad?

Zelandeth · Post by **Zelandeth** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:49 pm

Okay, I've been asked some slightly strange questions in the past...but that was a first.

The tubular glass thing on top of the left hand speaker is actually a Galileo thermometer. The floats are usually filled with coloured liquid, they're clear in this one as it's intended to glow in the dark - which it does for about ten seconds.

...And I thought *my* mind spent too much time in the gutter...

mooshaker · Post by **mooshaker** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 5:26 pm

removed one rusty rebound stroke buffer bracket and to add...found a worn/split suspension bush ..is this the first one ever in the history of anything

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:12 pm

Decided to attack a little bit of returning rust on the X member of the Landy....How bad can this bit rust be........ahhhh f*** ....that bad.....Put the screw driver through the rust.....
So ended up breaking out the angle grinder and cutting out a the rust and butt welding in a plate and grinding it smooth.

Zelandeth · Post by **Zelandeth** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:23 pm

John,

Sounds like a similar experience to what my flatmate encountered with his Jag last weekend! A casual poke at a bit of peeling underseal ended up needing three plates and several hours of work to repair!

One of my missions for the weekend is to treat the surface rust on the underside of the floor on the 306 - fingers crossed I don't end up poking any holes in it...

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:30 pm

I was kinda expecting it and boy it didn't disappoint!

Now I need to get the rest of the chassis treated and sprayed.

CCCP-1985 · Post by **CCCP-1985** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:22 am

Spent hour and half messing about with points and condensers

folowed by 10 minutes fitting new HT cables (which are far to long

), proceded to spend half hour bypassing the coolant flow pipe to my carb as the water jacket is leaking

and finaly, spent 10 minutes cleaning my sisters massive alloys on her Nissen x trail (should have bought a Niva

) so that makes my good deed for today

THE END.

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:57 am

Down the back of the couch?

excossack · Post by **excossack** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:39 pm

Is the Merc OBD compatable or does carsoft use the Star? diagnostic stuff?

Neil Chowney · Post by **Neil Chowney** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:50 pm

Star, is this the same as I need for the Smart car?

Lynn · Post by **Lynn** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:10 am

Today 26 years ago I mostly got married.

s_zigmond · Post by **s_zigmond** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:27 am

Lynn wrote:Today 26 years ago I mostly got married.

You get less for murder

Happy anniversary