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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Herne Bay
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 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:05 pm Post subject: Scaredy-cat car |
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We usually do photos of our cars in the snow about now. The Special started instantly before I opened the garage doors. Then it saw the snow and wouldn't even fire again. Took a photo anyway.
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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I love that car.
Hope to see it in the flesh one day |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Herne Bay
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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It should be at The Herne Bay Shows this year Roger. When the weather gets better I'd like to take it on one of the Thanet Classic runs.
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welder
Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 265
Location: North Warwickshire
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Pigtin, loving your special. What's it based upon?
I'm intrigued as to the use you put the microwave oven to. Or is it a very early example of Satnav?
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Microwave is useful softening window rubbers so they can be persuaded to fit - 30-40 secs usually does the trick. |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Herne Bay
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| welder wrote: | Pigtin, loving your special. What's it based upon?
I'm intrigued as to the use you put the microwave oven to. Or is it a very early example of Satnav?
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Austin 7 chassis, Reliant engine and Gearbox and any odd bits I could scrounge. This includes the remote gear mechanism from a 1935 Triumph Gloria. Heavy guage alloy sheet and bracketry from a Tenpin Bowling Center Lane conditioner. Front hydraulics from a Morris Minor; hydro-mechanical rear braking from an Austin A30. Two suspension units from a Honda 90... etc' etc'
It's going to be difficult to explain the Microwave, but I'll try. Do you remember the scene in Frankenstein where the monster was surrounded with electrical gizmo and was resurrected to the crackling of electricity and the flashing of lights?
Now the microwave is as near as I can get to the venerable Viktor Frankenstein's equipment for use in the ressurection of cryogenically preserved lugworm.
The long deceased invertibrates are laid in rows within the device, and 'nuked' for approximately 15 seconds. They then swell out and assume the rosy glow and appetizing aroma of a fresh lugworm. The spark of life, of course, is still absent but when mounted on a hook and presented to a hungry fish this is no problem.
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Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL |
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Mog
Joined: 30 Dec 2007
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Location: Sydney
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Your bench looks a mess, mine is twice as bad ! |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 2135
Location: Tiptree, Essex
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:10 am Post subject: |
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Not a mess,
Used.
I tidy mine now and again, and then spend half the day looking for things |
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: Nairn, Scotland
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Pigtin, is the microwave in the kitchen broken then?
Your garage is particularly well organised and tidy because I see that you have even got room to put cars in it...better than most people. |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1879
Location: Herne Bay
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| colwyn500 wrote: | Pigtin, is the microwave in the kitchen broken then?
Your garage is particularly well organised and tidy because I see that you have even got room to put cars in it...better than most people. |
The microwave in the kitchen? You are stirring painful memories there colwyn. I live in the hope that one day the memsahib will forget the time I resurrected my lugworm in it. It is over a year now and the smell still seems to linger.
I wish I had room to get my boat into the garage as well, but a car would have to be sacrificed before that can happen.
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012
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Location: Nairn, Scotland
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I found the answer Pigtin: a bit of psychology.
Park your car facing backwards to the door and promise it that you will put up the hood once it has driven out. ( In my case, don't remind the car that the hood is in shreds).
_JAN7332 by peterthompson, on Flickr
It worked a treat.
_JAN7333 by peterthompson, on Flickr
Oh, just remembered; does your car actually have a hood?
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1879
Location: Herne Bay
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:38 am Post subject: |
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That looks good. I can't remember ever seeing that model with the hood down before.
I have a bolt-on windscreen and full weather equipment for the special... it's just so damned claustrophobic I never use it.
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