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  3. Following posts and subsequent notificatiin

    in Forum Help and Suggestions

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    27 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

    we thought we could hide at the quarry and join in on the 4th lap but Mr Rosser was up on the roof 

    with his telescope

    we all had to do it again ....Twice   Phew 

    Pete

    Its almost as if it had been done before! They used to hide at different places to catch you out if you tried a short cut. I think one of the boys even cought the bus for a few stops once. It was a mad race then about 150m from the end we would hide up so we came in the last places! That way we were first to go the next week. On a friday so last lesson almost a job and go home. I lived about 10 miles from the school and the first year a coach was provided but was cut from the second year. Often i would race the bus home! As it had to stop every stop! And there was a field i could cut across, could not do that now, as its the m25! Now there's some stories about when they built that i could tell.

  11. rotisserie jig

    in Tools

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    Used mine to restore two spitfires, usually come up for sale between 100 and 200 pounds.

    Great for making welding in the right position. Get the sills welded in position with the body on the chassis first, and floor pans at least tack welded when on the chassis. It makes line up better. Even on the gt6 i would brace the doorway, definitely with a spitfire.IMG_20200803_154317.thumb.jpg.4dec1395010a8e9fa0ec0bc8faa7db7f.jpg

    Saves being upside-down welding!

  13. Flippin' Bangers Spitfire

    in Spotted

    Posted

    Seen this before, makes you laugh how some are very simplistic "you can do this with no effort or money and get a profit ". There is a restoration place near me, could never afford to put my car there! 70k restoration on a tr4! With a few mods. Reckon the only way they would make 800 profit is if they sold it for parts, which still happens alot.

  21. SELL or SWAP.... (Do you swap UP or DOWN) ?

    in My Triumph Restoration Project

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    5 minutes ago, Jeffds1360 said:

    Back in 1971 I swapped a vitesse 6 cv for a Ford 105E with a 1500 pre crossflow engine but it was full rally prepared....

    .....quite enjoyed the anglia,  met the wife to be because of it's flared arches and peco exhaust....

    Now..... I wish I'd kept the vit :(

    The old dilemma. 

    I met my wife of 30 years due to being in a bad motorcycle accident. Wish i had not had the accident but if i didn't i would never had met the wife.

  22. SELL or SWAP.... (Do you swap UP or DOWN) ?

    in My Triumph Restoration Project

    Posted

    Trust, both happy before and after are the key points.

    Swapped labour for a tr7, both happy with the deal

    Swapped dt175mx for a mk1 fiesta (some cash my way). Both happy

    Those were with people i knew.

    Swapped a Mgf vv for a rover v6 75 lpg. Got what i needed (5 seat car ) but had to sort a few suspension/ power stearing problems, so came out worse on the deal, did not know the guy and lived opposite ends of country. Different forum and surprise he left that quickly after!

    Would swap again if the deal was right but definitely learned some lessons. 

  25. SELL or SWAP.... (Do you swap UP or DOWN) ?

    in My Triumph Restoration Project

    Posted

    I swapped , it turned down as the person had neglected to tell me the power stearing was leaking (subframe out job) and gearbox mount was about to go! As we met half way between where we lived and short test drives in each it was a bit late by the time i found out. I would do another swap but a very good look over the car i was getting. Have swapped a motorcycle for a car before with no problem, that time though we worked together and both knew the vehicle's. 

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