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At the end of the year me video be 13 years old. It has just gone past 100k views.
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City E had a 2.9 diff, geared for 120 mph but would only pull about 80 in top same with other diffs, either economy or performance, cant have bothIt was originally a City E which ran like a Swiss watch. When I put the MG Metro engine and gearbox in I kept the E gearbox. If I had kept it any longer I would have put that back in as it had started to whine in top. The E gearbox had a higher diff I think as the E was for "economy" It would have run really nicely like that. When I sold it I included the original engine and box so maybe the new owner did just that.
I'll have to check the reg to see if it is still on the road.
Yours sounds as if it would have driven quite manic! Great fun!
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We have a tin shed, but it is braced proper like and anchored to the slab ....
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Afternoon folks.
Been on light duties today
No issue at the time my foot wasnt on the floor so just carried on. Well I can tell you that at 2am it came back to let me know. couple of pills and managed to get back to sleep, but its a bit painful to walk on today.
I am not one to take pills but I did last night and have had topup today.
M has gone into town with friend to look at/buy bathroom tiles, and bring home take away
Hope you all survive your wind problem, is it the diet
J
Ah its horrible when you hurt yourself sorry matey
, so really you stumped your foot 
I'll get my coat.............
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Ouch!
The mech who did the company cars back when I was a rep once dropped a Cortina auto gearbox on his instep and yes he was wearing steelies. Lucky not to break anything and limped for quite a while.
So, much sympathy.
I had a trailer hitch fall onto my foot a few weeks back, lucky the steel toe cap took most of the hit still got hit on the fore foot
that would had been a busted foot. I always wear steelies & I was wearing my jolly fireman's boots when this happened they deffo
saved my foot.
I have proper chainsaw boots when sawing too. Quite expensive but better safe than sorry.
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I borrowed one of the yards new vans & went to the builders yard an no-one was about so I parked it up in the shed
an went to look for gutting stuff. After 5 mins the owner came in oh its you Kev I didnt recognise the van so came to see,
are you alright to help yourself can you just close the place up as I need to go to a job, me aye ok I'll catch up wit you later.
Tis nice to have that trust init.
an went to look for gutting stuff. After 5 mins the owner came in oh its you Kev I didnt recognise the van so came to see,
are you alright to help yourself can you just close the place up as I need to go to a job, me aye ok I'll catch up wit you later.
Tis nice to have that trust init.
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I met a new friend today. A little brown and white fellow jumped out of a bag of tree saplings in my wheelbarrow. It landed on the ground and hopped about on its back legs like a tiny kangaroo and executed a semi circle around me before disappearing into a hedge. I wondered what it was. Jerboas are like that but they're not indigenous to my location. There are various kinds of hopping mice, but they're not supposed to live round here. I think it may have been a wood mouse as they sometimes move like that. He looked very sleek and spruced-up in his little ginger coat with a white underside.
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You've obviously done your homework!City E had a 2.9 diff, geared for 120 mph but would only pull about 80 in top same with other diffs, either economy or performance, cant have both
As you say, you can't have both!
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Ouch! Sorry to hear it, did something similar the other week. Hurts doesn't it?Afternoon folks
Been on light duties today
No issue at the time my foot wasnt on the floor so just carried on. Well I can tell you that at 2am it came back to let me know. couple of pills and managed to get back to sleep, but its a bit painful to walk on today.
I am not one to take pills but I did last night and have had topup today.
M has gone into town with friend to look at/buy bathroom tiles, and bring home take away
Hope you all survive your wind problem, is it the diet
J
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That's great. We miss that attitude over here, it is prevalent in Frogland.I borrowed one of the yards new vans & went to the builders yard an no-one was about so I parked it up in the shed
an went to look for gutting stuff. After 5 mins the owner came in oh its you Kev I didnt recognise the van so came to see,
are you alright to help yourself can you just close the place up as I need to go to a job, me aye ok I'll catch up wit you later.
Tis nice to have that trust init.
Used to build the engines and swap diffs, pic of my racer, the red oneYou've obviously done your homework!
As you say, you can't have both!
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Nice!Used to build the engines and swap diffs, pic of my racer, the red one
I seem to remember you telling us about this a while back. You do know more about Minis than I do and prolly a few others on here!
That time I think we talked about carbs and maybe camshafts
.Yes I remember, more about distributers and timing I think , I'm in pub at momentNice!
I seem to remember you telling us about this a while back. You do know more about Minis than I do and prolly a few others on here!
That time I think we talked about carbs and maybe camshafts
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I bow to your superior memory!Yes I remember, more about distributers and timing I think , I'm in pub at moment
Enjoy the bevvies!
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Here's the new Usian Bolt.... 16 year old Aussi Gout gout
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Is that you providing the entertainment? A man of many talents.Yes I remember, more about distributers and timing I think , I'm in pub at moment
I've got plenty of squirrels of my own already. Back home in Leicester Xylia's been putting nuts outside the back door for a squirrel that comes in our yard. The trouble is I tend to tread on them as I go in and out.
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