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General Banter / Was your car "designed" or "styled" ?
« on: October 11, 2013, 07:41:40 pm »
It's easy to confuse the terms 'design' and 'style,' but the Design Handbook attempts to explain the difference between the two


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General Banter / What a Cracking Sunday for October !
« on: October 06, 2013, 05:01:45 pm »
Too good to waste so I had

Dropped into Jacks Cafe on the A5 :




The best bacon,sausage and egg roll ever



Went up to Silverstone to watch the bike racing :




Had to clean the old gal when I got home and Harvey helped out :




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General Banter / Camaro Drag Racing Video for Titsy.
« on: October 02, 2013, 07:15:34 pm »



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General Banter / Putteridge Bury Car Show Sunday 29th Sept.
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:56:46 pm »
Could well be the last show this year & the weather is


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General Banter / New car in the F Body Garage.
« on: September 28, 2013, 12:03:30 pm »
Well Senior F Body Kid has surprised me by getting herself some new wheels
Even if she did sell "our" trusty Panda

OK lets get the bad things out of he way first

It's a Vauxhall and called "Adam"



Now she test drove lots of different cars, but much to my surprise, she wanted this car with some very specific options, the bottom is painted "Purple Fiction" and the top, mirrors and front grill bar are painted "White My Fire"
Yes they really are the names



Dark tinted rear and side windows :







Big chunky Alloy wheels painted dark Titanium



Yes that is a Purple interior, which I actually like





Boots not a bad size :



Smart dash :



Matching key



She has also really surprised me with the options

Cruise control and speed limiter ( the car cannot go over the set speed ) :



Bluetooth and whatever :



Clocks :



Intelink infotainment system

Links wireless to your Phone so that you can play your music, use your Satnav, phone book, pictures etc, basically anything that's on your phone and download any Apps :



Electronic Climate Control shown above

Also includes DAB radio and everything is touch screen :





1.4 Petrol engine so it goes OK :



Full length glass sunroof :



Front and rear LED lights :





Custom mats :



Finally a "Harvey"



Although Senior F Body Kid has shown little interest in cars for the last few years ( unlike Junior F Body Kid ), she seems to be a Closet Petrolhead

NB : Given a good old my yours truly this morning

56
General Banter / Awesome Model Jet Planes.
« on: September 18, 2013, 05:43:41 pm »
Skip the first 1min 30 secs of intro


57
General Banter / How an Engine works GIF.
« on: September 17, 2013, 07:15:59 pm »
What it says


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General Banter / Good Old Divvy L A.
« on: September 13, 2013, 11:27:29 am »
Sent Rosa's Panda Logbook and MOT to the DVLA to put the registration number on retention on Tuesday this week ( she's bought a new car )

Got the new registration number, new mot and new tax disc back this morning

Bloody good for a bunch of

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General Banter / ArtB's old Nissan Shed of the week !
« on: September 13, 2013, 11:02:05 am »
Not sure if it's "the" actual car but looks the same

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=28457

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General Banter / Speed Kills !
« on: September 12, 2013, 08:42:31 pm »
You hear frequently from insurance companies, police, and the media that 'speed kills.'
It doesn't, and this is the best debunking of that myth that I've ever seen


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General Banter / Can you have too many Vipers ?
« on: September 12, 2013, 08:06:12 pm »
Over to Baz


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General Banter / Classics on Croxley Green Sunday 15th Sept 2013.
« on: September 12, 2013, 09:02:18 am »
10am to 9pm.
Car Information: we are site full by 12 noon every year. we have a public parking area which can hold over 400 cars next to the show so you will not miss out.

If you have a Scammell (sure ArtB must have one of these ) and want to be part of the special road run to Tolpits lane factory site this year please contact us for full details. The more we have the better it will be and this one will go down in the History books.

Event Description: Again we joined up with the now super famous Carters Steam Fair as seen on TV for the 11th car show in September. Step back in time with the old steam rides to the rock and roll dogams see the old cars mixed in with fair one of the best show weekends in the country

Location: Croxley Green
Area: Hertfordshire
Region: East:
Postcode:WD3 3HN

Standard Admission (£): Free any donations welcome to charity
Admission with classic car (£): Free any donations welcome to charity

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General Banter / New Edition to the F Body family!
« on: September 05, 2013, 01:38:59 pm »
Well after 18years of badgering I finally agreed to get another dog, the plan was medium sized bitch that doesn't malt

We went round Woodgreen, Battersea and many other dogs homes, but they are nearly all full of Staffy's or Staffy crosses

Then a couple of weeks ago went to the Appledown Rescue Kennels in Eton Bray, just at the bottom of Dunstable Downs.

They had over 75 dogs looking for a loving home
Nothing really seemed right until we met a dog being walked by the kennel staff in the car park, I think it was the puppy dog eyes

All the dogs in the kennels are named by the staff and last months names were all tamagotchi names, ladies and gentlemen please welcome Pluck Shreddington

http://moshimonsters.wikia.com/wiki/Pluck_Shreddington

Now called Harvey

At the kennels with Junior F Body Kid :





He's a little darling despite being male and malts like hell

He is a Cocker Spaniel / Collie cross stray, about two years old and had to be neutered before we could rehome him, this resulted in him having to wear the cone of shame :



He hated it that much he even hid at home :



So after much internet research we crossed our fingers and bought an inflatable Buster collar :



He is now so much happier and playful. With any rescue dog you are taking a massive leap into the unknown regarding the dog and it's habits or lack of

However Harvey has been brilliant, he is 100% house trained, so much so that he won't even wee in the back garden
He sleeps all night in the kitchen without making a sound and now that we are using a harness doesn't pull on the lead.
He also loves getting into the car and lays down until you arrive, unfortunately his bits are still very very sore and he now has kennel cough
So it's just very short works and no ball games which he seems very interested in

Took his Buster collar this morning to see if i could get him to sit still long enough to takes some pictures







The only strange habit he has is, despite being very hungry when I put his dinner bowl out on the patio, he won't eat it unless i give him permission and call him a good boy

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General Banter / Sharnbrook Supercar & Superbike Show Sunday 8th Sept 2013.
« on: September 03, 2013, 07:00:06 am »
Sharnbrook Hotel on the A6 just outside Bedford

11am - 3pm  :  MK44 1LX

Always a good selection of classic and very modern cars and bikes


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General Banter / Some people are just lucky ?
« on: September 01, 2013, 05:42:06 pm »

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General Banter / Baldock Bike Bash.
« on: September 01, 2013, 05:24:27 pm »
Managed to nip out for an hour or so this afternoon





Plenty of people there and the beer was cold


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General Banter / Kensworth Car Show Sunday 1st Sept.
« on: August 30, 2013, 03:59:11 pm »
A Friendly Little Show organised by Beds & Herts Vintage & Classic Car Clubs.

Beds and Herts 18th classic rally at Kensworth.

A. Veteran & Vintage Cars up to 1930. B. All Austin Sevens and Variants C. Post-Vintage 1931 to 1950 D. Classic Cars 1951 to 1962. E. Classic Cars 1963 to 1970. F. Classic cars 1971 onwards G. American Cars. H. Commercial Vehicles. I. Public Service, Utilities & Military. J. Motor Cycles. K. Tractors. L. Best Car Clubs Display. M. Best pedal power vehicle.

Location: Kensworth

Postcode : LU6 2PH

NB : Unlikely to make it due to my nursing duties, but I did use the Camaro to go fishing the other night

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General Banter / Viper Club Of America do an AACI ?
« on: August 28, 2013, 08:45:25 am »
Just like AACI and other car clubs VCA appear to going into melt down

1) Find a way to get members to increase the annual dues voluntarily (Venom membership)
2) Create a "for profit" sub company in your own name and create incorporation language that prevents transparency
3) Appoint yourself, family members and friends as the board of the for profit company
4) Work out a way to gain parts from the OEM at below market price, without an open or sealed bid process by slick talking and more
5) Work out a deal so your friend's warehouse could be used for part storage. thereby keeping inventory and all close by and out of sight
6) Fire the PR company and create your own for profit company (Coast to Coast) to replace them, with a family member as the owner/president. Use this firm to hire family members and be able to state the the VCA is not paying (directly) for any employees. Even lie about it and call everyone a volunteer.
7) Revise the function of the PR firm so that all advertising revenue goes to the PR firm direct with no oversight
Increase the price tag of the magazine to increase the revenue stream to the personally owned PR company
9) Eliminate the major competition and prevent them from an equal opportunity in using the VCA web space for advertising
10) Use the leverage of the club to cut exclusive deals with parts manufacturers to eliminate competition
11) Manage to maintain prototype parts for personal use/evaluation at no cost
12) Use the moderating power of the VCA site to eliminate any discussion that undermines any of the above

Seems like normal big club business to me

http://jalopnik.com/why-chrysler-is-at-war-with-the-worlds-largest-viper-c-1201999758

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General Banter / Brill Car Show & Great Train Robbery Sunday 25th August 2013.
« on: August 20, 2013, 07:11:31 am »
Event Description:  12.00 noon - late.

Forming part of the Brill Festival weekend & now in its 10th year, Brill Classic and Sports car gathering is an increasingly popular, relaxed and informal gathering of Classics, sports cars, bikes and anything of interest that people are prepared to bring along.
For 2013 only, an additional display area will be set up to recognise the 50th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery and it's links with the village. This will consist of an exhibition of period media material, Photos, maps etc alongside vehicles that would have been in current use in 1963.

Location: Brill Between Bicester and Thame
Area: Buckinghamshire
Region: London & South East
Postcode: HP18 9RT

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General Banter / Flitwick Car & Bike Show.
« on: August 04, 2013, 06:07:56 pm »
Nice little show with a good variety of cars and bikes

Pictures :

http://s29.photobucket.com/user/fbody007/slideshow/Flitwick%20Car%20Show%20040813?sort=2

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General Banter / Camaro Service & MOT Time.
« on: July 30, 2013, 04:48:27 pm »
The old Gal is nearly another year older

Been spending the last week servicing and checking the old Gal before her MOT when it stops raining



Oil & Filter changed, I changed the brake fluid two months ago





Air Filter and MAF screen were fine





Spare wheel doesn't ever see much daylight



Also ran all my OBD2 & Diagnostics programs using a state of the art computer I bought new for the task some years ago, it's a Pentium 166 with 20mb of memory



Nowt wrong with Windows 95





Only managed 931 miles in the last year

When it stops raining I'll drop it in for an MOT

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General Banter / The "NEW" Toyota Corolla.
« on: July 24, 2013, 04:27:55 pm »
Enough said


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Classifieds & Useful eBay Links / Remote Control Garage Door For Sale.
« on: July 24, 2013, 04:04:56 pm »
It's a standard single size (Height 77" - 195.5cm & Width 83" - 211cm) Wessex Fiberglass Garage door with a galvanized steel frame.

It has an electric Slave Door remote control opener with two remotes.

Note : This is a quality screw type opener, not a cheap chain driven type.

The flowers are only stickers and can be peeled off :













Length of screw unit overall = 306cm.







I made and fitted a rubber gasket to seal the top edge which is removable if required :





Overall in excellent condition, after all the Camaro rarely comes out !

I'm an only selling it because I am replacing it with a roller shutter door because Management's car takes up all the drive space, meaning I can't open it





Two remotes :



Yours for only £150 ono , buyer collects from Luton ( would fit on a large roof rack or probably inside Roadkills Mondy ).


Video of door opening & closing, it also has a safety bump stop feature that reverses the door should it hit an obstickle whilst opening or closing and an integral light which stays on for three minutes after use.

http://youtu.be/CRUw-PSI-OM

It also has an additional security bolt fitted to the bottom rail :


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General Banter / Don't leave your NOS bottle in the sun ?
« on: July 08, 2013, 07:29:29 pm »
Boom Baby


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General Banter / Happy Independence Day.
« on: July 04, 2013, 07:44:35 am »
Happy Holidays to you and yours !


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