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Rain stopped play...
Following much swearing, knuckle rash and an exchange of envelope full of ca$h my garage disco3 contents have swelled to more than just a tyre mountain, unfinished driving lamp electrics and bits of (unwanted) trim...
Sadly the onset of 'typical Manchester weather' has prevented fitment of 'new item'
Many thanks to MX for allowing me first dibs Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
8th Mar 2008 5:16 pm
CY
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Re: Rain stopped play...
SN wrote:
........... has prevented fitment of 'new item'
How did you get that Expo rack by Mrs SN ...
thought that would have been a divorce case?
[or does she just think it's another base for the kids bunk beds?] I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
8th Mar 2008 10:23 pm
SN
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ronp - I played the 'birthday present early' game....
Fairly straightforward fitting of rails and rack this morning - about 90 minutes for the whole job...
Its getting there 8)
Now need to work out how to slip ladder and additional lights under the financial radar... Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th Mar 2008 1:13 pm
DiscoStu
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Looking good, Steve
As for the other bits - the rack is unusable without a ladder, and there will be terrible wind noise unless you get the holes filled with something light-sized..... Disco 5 HSE Lux
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9th Mar 2008 1:41 pm
CY
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Chris
I am in E'burgh tommorrow - is it that bad? - I hear weather is going to be V bad tonight / Monday - so flight mght et exciting
9th Mar 2008 2:05 pm
ronp
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Looking mighty fine Steve.
Looking mighty bad Adam.
I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
9th Mar 2008 4:27 pm
CY
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adam wrote:
Chris
I am in E'burgh tommorrow - is it that bad? - I hear weather is going to be V bad tonight / Monday - so flight mght et exciting
Being in Edinburgh is a good thing, of course, despite the weather . It's a bit on/off today, had a few rain showers here and there but nothing bad enough to stop me cleaning the fleet (although it did rain quite heavily after a layer of wax and washed it straight off ).
There's set to be rain and sleet tomorrow but nothing to match the wading we were doing through town on Saturday...
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CY wrote:
It's come along big time Steve... I remember this
Looks great
That photo was taken about a mile down the same lane as the recent one - quite a change in two years Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th Mar 2008 5:12 pm
CY
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SN wrote:
That photo was taken about a mile down the same lane as the recent one - quite a change in two years
And with artistic licence you can invert the recent one and stick them together for an effective Before & After
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CY what is that car your wading in? I hope its got a snorkel
9th Mar 2008 5:23 pm
SN
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As it has a dangerous speedo (ie in the middle) I assume its French
How, in these times of speed cameras, manufacturers get away with centre mounted speedos I do not know - it is so dangerous constantly flicking from watching the road in front of you to looking left to read your speed (so speaks a previous owner of such a vehicle)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th Mar 2008 7:14 pm
CY
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Gareth, it's this:
so not your ideal wader but the theory was that if the Ka in front made it then it was worth a go... the brakes still work.
Steve - You're right although it's bright orange and crystal clear and, in this car anyway, you can usually make out what it reads without really looking down from the road at all (so speaks a less experienced but practising driver ) thus making it safer than looking down vertically to read the traditional dial.
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