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[Darkwood]

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

Rules....No Offensive material... edit if required before posting as this is the public arena.
Anything to do with the trade or in and around it ...H&S pic's welcome.



I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago. mg_smile:

 

[brianmoooore]

And for a bit of Class - The Riley Elf and the Wolseley Hornet.

Bought a fairly new written off Hornet from an insurance company and rebuilt it into a new Mini shell, giving me a luxury version compared to the factory car
Registered it as a brand new car on my 18th birthday. TUO531J

 

[ruston]

Bought a fairly new written off Hornet from an insurance company and rebuilt it into a new Mini shell, giving me a luxury version compared to the factory car
Registered it as a brand new car on my 18th birthday. TUO531J

I had a load of Mini's , I used to repair them as a side-line.
I lived in the country, providing the snow was not too deep they would go anywhere. To be honest forbye the usual gremlins they were quite reliable, and fun to drive.

 

[pc1966]

My first car was a Mini and was generally very good. Rust often gets them in the end, but the only real operational problems was the ignition getting soaked under heavy rain/spray and misfiring.

 

[ipf]

My second was a mini, 2yr old 1000, without a scratch, for a grand.
First was a '62 Triumph Herald for £60 (LV 6571)....sold after 2yrs for £70.
That number plate would be worth a fair bit, these days.
Morris Minors all over the place with a fair few Austin A40's too.
Those elf's and hornets were a class up. Even then, BMC were taking over the smaller private firms.

 

[ruston]

My second was a mini, 2yr old 1000, without a scratch, for a grand.
First was a '62 Triumph Herald for £60 (LV 6571)....sold after 2yrs for £70.
That number plate would be worth a fair bit, these days.
Morris Minors all over the place with a fair few Austin A40's too.
Those elf's and hornets were a class up. Even then, BMC were taking over the smaller private firms.

I had a 1959 Riley 1.5 , twin one and a half inch carbs, Nice interior ,walnut veneer dash. like the proverbial off a shovel. Basically a Morris Minor chassis . It was prone to rust too. I think they were all prone to the tin worm then, even the higher marques ,particularly Jags.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Vauxhalls were the worse cars for rust back in those days, except for Lancia of course.

 

[pc1966]

Other than Volvo (I think) most cars rusted like mad until about 20 years ago when they all seemed to get much better. But some (e.g. 70s Vauxhalls) seemed to go before they were paid off, let alone 5-10 years of life!

That used to be a typical bloke's Saturday activity, if not at the football it was rubbing down and repainting rusty bits on their cars!

 

[DPG]

I'd have said the Fiats back then were among the worst. But as above , they all rusted, even some of the prestuge brands. Weren't E type Jags well known for poor metalwork?

 

[Mike Johnson]

Some manufacturers where more switched on than others, Porsche started hot dip galvanising the 911 in 1975.

 

[Mikegh]

The Japanese were dire then in the 70s/80s for rust if memory serves

 

[telectrix]

The Japanese were dire then in the 70s/80s for rust if memory serves

no worse than british rust boxes. i once bought a 1968 Anglia at 3 years old. chassis welding required for MOT.

 

[Zerax]

Alot of the problem with our cars rusting... is all that highly corrosive salt that the general public demand is spread over the roads every winter... and all because we insist on using summer tyres when it's icy !

 

[telectrix]

even winter tyres are useless on ice, unless you are 4wd and lsd. even then you'll have sometracrion but still skid. onlty thing is studded or spliked tyres.but is it worth the epense for sa couple weeks of icy rods. bring om global warming. problem solved.

 

[Intoelectrics]

even winter tyres are useless on ice, unless you are 4wd and lsd. even then you'll have sometracrion but still skid. onlty thing is studded or spliked tyres.but is it worth the epense for sa couple weeks of icy rods. bring om global warming. problem solved.

That's ok, we will all be going around in boats by then, when the sea level rises, so no need for tyres. Though the salty water may still present a problem for the tin boats ?

 

[nicebutdim]

That's ok, we will all be going around in boats by then, when the sea level rises, so no need for tyres. Though the salty water may still present a problem for the tin boats ?

Still need them as fenders.

 

[telectrix]

or Burns?

 

[ruston]

no worse than british rust boxes. i once bought a 1968 Anglia at 3 years old. chassis welding required for MOT.

They were notorious for rotting at the strut tops and rear spring hangers. The rest of the car was in a rush to keep up with them. Particularly the front wings around the headlights.

 

[telectrix]

They were notorious for rotting at the strut tops and rear spring hangers. The rest of the car was in a rush to keep up with them. Particularly the front wings around the headlights.

mine was actually the rear chassis close to the spring hanger.

 

[pirate]

Fenders, eh?

 

[Micktw68]

Fenders, eh?

 

[Julie.]

Take your pick

 

[Micktw68]

Take your pick

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Oooo Nice. Looks like a swanky version of the old twin reverb. Whats that strat, a American Pro or HSS ?

 

[Julie.]

Oooo Nice. Looks like a swanky version of the old twin reverb. Whats that strat, a American Pro or HSS ?

The strat's just an hss original body Mexican.

I actually prefer the hp Gibson, although my strat is out of the picture - those are all my husband's in the photo.

The amp is a cyber deluxe all solid state, with about 60 modes, so if you want it to sound like a valved Marshall or a subway rocket mesa boogie then you just select that mode.

Tbh it sounds so much like the real thing, we sold the rocket and Marshall and most of the other amps, just this one and a practice amp left.

 

[pc1966]

Take your pick

Ah, but is it the pick of destiny?

 

[littlespark]

Take your pick

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That is a “fine four-fendered friend”!

 

[pirate]

More of a Gibson Les Paul fan myself, but have played a friend's strat and really liked it

 

[Micktw68]

The strat's just an hss original body Mexican.

I actually prefer the hp Gibson, although my strat is out of the picture - those are all my husband's in the photo.

The amp is a cyber deluxe all solid state, with about 60 modes, so if you want it to sound like a valved Marshall or a subway rocket mesa boogie then you just select that mode.

Tbh it sounds so much like the real thing, we sold the rocket and Marshall and most of the other amps, just this one and a practice amp left.

First born with my 54 esquire, that he thought he was going to take to uni , I bought him a sea foam American pro instead. And my 85 strat that I’m refurbing after 30+ years of abuse

 

[ipf]

Although it needs attention, this 1930's 'LEP Co'( Lancashire Electric Power Company) head is a work of art.
.........but take a look at the cables plastered, or not, into the wall!
Looks like the place could be a mess. T+I tomorrow.

 

[Dustydazzler]

New wiska box suggests some fairly recent alterations

 

[ipf]

Sorry sir, that were me..........when asked to sort the faulty door bell a couple of weeks back.
How I found it, with the old XFR below it.

 

[FatAlan]

?Couldn’t you get grey glands to go with the box or even a white box to go with the glands?

 

[ipf]

?Couldn’t you get grey glands to go with the box or even a white box to go with the glands?

I could have just got a new lid for the browny, I suppose. ?......from some museum or other.

Tough day today, CU was under the bleedin' stairs. These jobs for friends!!
Two CU's the original one's a real balls up, mess. Faults all over the place and awful standards.

The second board, for the extension, was done decently, but then, just to rub it in........ socket connections and in board, the RFC tester's nightmare!

 

[Dartlec]

"The cable came loose from the big bulky black plug so I just connected it to a new plug"




That will have done the 12V camera lots of good I'm sure....?‍

Will find out Monday if he got lucky or not with protective circuitry...

 

[DPG]

"The cable came loose from the big bulky black plug so I just connected it to a new plug"

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That will have done the 12V camera lots of good I'm sure....?‍

Will find out Monday if he got lucky or not with protective circuitry...

My money's on that being a dead camera now!

 

[static zap]

came loose from the big bulky black plug

The fact some run worryingly warm , could be a fire hazard ! ( Is NOW )

 

[Mike Johnson]

Oh a back box straddling the grout line!

 

[MrPupsi]

I thought the last one I put up was bad….

 

[Dartlec]

I thought the last one I put up was bad….

That's almost impressive...

but......why!!! Cables look long enough - what possible benefit is there in doing it that way??

 

[Dustydazzler]

I’d be ripping that shyt straight off the wall and re-doing it all again

 

[GBDamo]

I thought the last one I put up was bad….

Can't fathom where the dark brown tail in the second RCD goes.