Dick Twitchen
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I am afraid I dislike this political dialogue but, like much of the debate on political/military/world affairs, it is not as clear cut as some believe. Nuance is a apparently a dying art. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/08/non-dom-donors-who-has-given-money-to-which-parties
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Rich, I've gone down the inspection plate route, and go down the groaning route when I have to remove the tunnel. The drawback I think I can see with your idea is that you have to remove the carpet to get the leeway required to get the cover over the gearlever. This would then require the H support to be removed anyway. Dick
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They get the same thumbs up from me, all my dealings with them first class.
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I would try Spitbitz as they have decent amount of stock and may be able to help. Dropped some Herald bits off yesterday to them that came into my possession via a chums garage clean up. http://www.spitbitz.co.uk/html/used_parts.html
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Been using it for many years with the GT6 and first class results. Sometimes it seems you only need the wipers when the car is stationary, rest of the time the water just runs off. Dick
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You are absolutely correct!
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You are correct. It can sometimes be a fiddle to get the belt fitted once the interior trim is in place, but from the photo that is some time away. Dick
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Good morning to Norway from a very wet South Coast! It is the 'spring bar' that the quarter bumper/over rider attaches to in order to provide some strength rather than just bolting to the body work. Dick
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Common Pete, you remember the seafarers saying "Even old ladies need loving"
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They are and through the club shop. Dick
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Quicker hit than sniffing it I suppose......!
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Pete, I've just logged in and gone to the Club Shop with no problem, straight in. Dick
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Aidan, Just had my O/D gearbox off and then back on the engine (thrust washer issue). Engine is on a stand and a chum was able to lift the gearbox by hand whilst I did the alignment and got a couple of bolts in place. If you must do it on your own follow John's advice. Dick
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'Anchors Away' is the march of the USN as opposed to the RN and some other Commonwealth navies who have' Heart of Oak'. When weighing (raising) anchor the sequence is 'anchor aweigh' (off the sea bed), ' anchor clear of the water' (I can see it), 'clear anchor' (nothing entangled, hopefully, like old cable,wire, bits of old cars etc). That really is nautical drifting! Dick
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At new/big events I stick a name card in the windscreen and have never found a problem with people not connecting the two.
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Easier than the olden times, before me and Pete, Larboard and Starboard. Dick
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But Oliver Reed was not able to cope with a matelots run ashore! Dick
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Herald 13/60 Resto + Auto Conversion
Dick Twitchen replied to Richeee's topic in My Triumph Restoration Project
For what it's worth following my Resettlement Course at Contour Autocraft some 17 years ago I would recommend re-skinning the doors first then build/fit around those. This is most appropriate when it comes to sills and the B Post. It was too late for me by then! Dick -
Inter-Club International< Malvern 28-30th June 2024.
Dick Twitchen replied to JohnD's topic in International
And the back cover of the same edition. -
My Courier came yesterday.
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After six months based there with the RN in 1973, yes and yes. As a lowly Midshipmen from Coventry (born three miles from the Standard) I was sometimes left ashore for the day to sort the Captains MGB, Navigating Officers TR and Gunnery Officers MGA. May explain why I partially failed my Fleet Examination Board shortly thereafter, but career did recover! Dick
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Try James Paddock for your spares, they have carb items listed and supplied me very quickly via a phone call. Dick
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One of the shanty singers down the sailing tonight, does that count?
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Last time I was chatting to Mike Papworth he was always on the lookout for gearboxes and related items, may be worth giving him a ring before scrapping and I know he frequently travels the country. Dick
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This was to be expected and 'normal' given the Spring (high water) tides coincident with the below average barometric pressure combined with heavy rainfall run-off. Height of tide this morning in Chichester Harbour is just shy of metre above prediction. 50kn winds on Wednesday night, not a cloud in the sky this morning! Dick
