Jon Ison
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Can't think of a title.....
but whats the novelist bit you seen used to get round a problem ??
Having seen Leigh's "Stainless table spoons" holding his headlights on made me think others must have used odd bits too.
BTW had he not told me i would never have known they look the part but his missus is still searching for them, should we tell....
Ray just down road from me made good use out of the base of a frying pan too...
Any more ???
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 05:00 PM |
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Have you seen my spoons?
Thanks Jon!!!!!!!!!!
Leigh.
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 05:04 PM |
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Spoons
And thanks very much for the rev counter.
Leigh.
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bob
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 07:09 PM |
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House brick
when marking out rear arches on my tod,rested arch on two house bricks forward side while marking out the holes.
Also bled rear calipers with broom handle on pedal ,this was before back panel and arches were fitted. Then i discovered eezzi bleed,cheers to zetrec
for that.
Also some adapted machinery parts from work here and there
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chrisg
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 07:38 PM |
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Roland and marcus's dog bowl fuel fillers?
cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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paulf
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| posted on 28/12/04 at 11:00 PM |
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I used the tubing from an old metal framed glass coffee table to make the front wing supports, it was thick walled and about 15mm od, it hasnt cracked
yet.
Paul.
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/12/04 at 12:37 AM |
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Roland and Marcus
Sounds like a magic act or jugglers Chris The Flying Lumbys would be good as well  . I have a washing liquid bottle for an expansion tank.
It's only temporary though. 2 years now
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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barrie sharp
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| posted on 29/12/04 at 08:29 PM |
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I used a bit of a house raditator cover for my front grill in the nosecone (i think it looks ok)
the cars looking good" a blind man would be pleased to see it"
''stop press'' the blind mans seen it said "it felt ok"
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 29/12/04 at 10:17 PM |
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The legs from a wheel barrow to make an exhaust when I ran out of suitable tubing to complete the job
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/12/04 at 11:07 PM |
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That sounds good.
Made me think of a Reliant Robin convertible with twin exhausts. Every time I park my barrow I get a welly full of gobbo, I can't understand it
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yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Marcus
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| posted on 30/12/04 at 08:59 PM |
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Pete -
You ever seen our juggling / acrobatic act. I got quite good at juggling angle grinders until on bit me on the leg!!
As for the acrobatics - just getting in and out of one of these cars qualifies
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Northy
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| posted on 30/12/04 at 09:15 PM |
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A fire guard for the nose cone grill....
OK, that's not rocket science. I'll get mi coat.....
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/12/04 at 10:40 PM |
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If it's mostly Ford why does it say Rover on it?
Because they only had that or Fido left at Petsmart, right Marcus .
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Rorty
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| posted on 31/12/04 at 06:01 AM |
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I once used an aluminium fire extinguisher to make a can to seal a chain-drive diff. Looked factory!
I also used a nice new stainless beer keg for a pressure washer for off-road racing clean-ups between races.
I used to go skiing in Switzerland/Austria/Italy when I was younger and always packed a 10mm spanner in my case. For apre ski entertainment, I would
take my spanner and find a VW Beetle and "borrow" the bonnet (US = hood) for a tobbogan (requires waxing). With a rope through the handle
to hang onto, it will carry 3 people and is easily steerable by leaning.
Those were the days!
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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