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Moop

So, another week of nights approaches, and we’re trying to get a car ready to go on holiday. The minor’s exhaust is fouling the suspension,…
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Another day in the dirt

Not all car stuff today; to skip the car stuff just scroll down to where it proclaims that car stuff endeth. :) So, today I…
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Progress, but not in a very useful direction

DAF
So, I spent some time fitting the radio ‘properly’ to the car (there’s a bit of a limitation to how neat it was going to…
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Another long day in mechanic mode

So today was hard going. Started at 9:30, finished at 17:30 with only a break for lunch and a couple of quick trips to (a)Halfords…
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The sun is shining, it’s a beautiful day

And I’m lying on the sofa. In a bit I’m going to take Vixy (the other DAF) out for a little jaunt to check out…
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No going back

So, the Dell and the Apple are both now on ebay. Shinymac and Lapytopy will hopefully go to new owners, although to be honest, I…
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Wakey wakey rise and shine

Said my body at 4:45am. I’m not quite sure why, I think I was woken by my throat, and then my brain started listing all…
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Amazingly, I’m not working on the car

It’s Sunday, it’s cold out, and guess what. I’m inside! Inside! I can feel all my limbs, my peripheries are not the temperature of something…
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Defeated by one nut.

So, the plan was to do the clutch on the DAF. This is, obviously a simple job… 1) Remove the bonnet, bumper and grille 2)…
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Shedloads of Cash

Yesterday I engaged in shameless money grubbing, despite being exhausted I drove for an hour and a half after a revoltingly early wake up call,…