Lost it again.

[shorty943]

I just can't find it. I've looked high and low.

I've got everything else I need.
Got the tools, beside the Landy. Got all the brand new parts.
I've got all the lifting gear, chassis stands, you name it.
But for the life of me, just right now, I seem to have misplaced my enthusiasm.:(

Maybe tomorrow I will ... damn it, I don't even want to finish that sentence at the moment.


Is it just me, or is the rest of the world, suddenly really busy too? No, that's not right. I haven't got time to be busy, I've got too much to do.

Oh, and we have a bonny wee bull calf, in the front paddock, born this last night passed.
Short purposeful snout, and no neck. He just sort of makes a wedge shape from ears to shoulders. At less than a day old, he looks like a real little bull.:D

Kettle sings, time to put a splash of warm coffee in some warming winter rum.
When the going gets rough, do it the Navy way.


Shorty.

[ladas]

When the going gets rough, do it the Navy way.


Shorty.[/quote]

This is the bit that worries me - something about golden rivets.:D;)

[harry]

hang in there mate, i think i will try a rumbo in the coffee to, but when i get to coffee i normally add drambuie.
get into it again as we need to see it on the road.
ah' i've never seen a a newborn calf, certainly sounds cute,
isn't god clever, to get all these animals making such cute looking baby things.
he obviously didn't have anything to do with bedford trucks

[shorty943]

And just wot, pray tell, have you got agin Bedford trucks, Harry?

They're slow, the brakes are questionable, they'll break an axle, at mere the suggestion of sand.
And for some odd reason, I have never owned any other truck but Bedford. From my first old "48" K model, up to the J tipper. Those slow old girls carried ridiculous loads, as a woodgetter's truck.
I even actually miss the old girl. Big swooping mudguards, painted black, against the British Racing Green body and white dropside tray, the huge big lights, on the braces from the radiator surround. 48 MPH, flat out ,with a Besser block on the throttle.:p
The woodyard bloke scratching his head at 4 1\2 ton on a 3 tonner.:angel::wasntme:

Hell, I am tired.
I just had to check to see if I had just hijacked someone else's thread.


Shorty.

[harry]

well i had a 34 ws and a 34 blc delivery van.
the van was a fun bit of kit, big six, wire wheels,go any where, beat all the vauxhall club cars hands down. i also had a set of sunrasias, ten inch steels which i got with it when i saved it from being a hot rod, boy did they make it look cool, but every time i put them on and bought fuel i got the crap shot at me for butchering a classic - only wheels mate, she's stock otherwise.
the ws was a market gardeners truck, 30 hwt. clever pomms, guarenteed a 50% overload, so they modified the rear diff bearings to self aligning to stop them chopping out with the overload flexing the diff.
even god loves bedfords.

[harry]

bedford busses are another thing altogether.
so shorty have we [me-i] hijacked your thread completly, or do you have a secret love for vauxhalls also?

[rick130]

you blokes are sick.
Land Rovers, now Bedford's and Vauxhall's ??:o

Next we'll have Ron in here eulogising his old Hilman's, then someone will probably start on Standard's.

No hope, the lot of yer. :D

[numpty]

you blokes are sick.
Land Rovers, now Bedford's and Vauxhall's ??:o

Next we'll have Ron in here eulogising his old Hilman's, then someone will probably start on Standard's. :D


And what problem do you have with Standard's.:o I learnt to drive in a Vanguard:p

[Phoenix]

I find going through photos of other peoples restorations is a good way to regain enthusiasm, REMLR is great for that :D

[CraigE]

I know what you mean Shorty. We have our first start up of a rather large acid plant this week and I am not to enthused about that. Especially being the only emergency response person on site over the start up.
Oh well another coffee and spend some more of the company money and I will feel better.
New calf hey, mmmm veal.:o

[p38arover]

you blokes are sick.
Land Rovers, now Bedford's and Vauxhall's ??:o

Next we'll have Ron in here eulogising his old Hilman's, then someone will probably start on Standard's.

No hope, the lot of yer. :D

My first registered car was a 1938 Vauxhall Model J 14hp. I bought it when I was 15 or 16 and drove it unlicenced and unregistered from Brisbane to Sydney when I finished high school. Then I had a 1955? Vauxhall Velox - 10 years old and a heap of ...

Never had a Standard but I used to work on a mate's.

Re lack of enthusiasm - I feel the same way some days, Shorty.

Ron

[abaddonxi]

Well you have to get it fixed in time for the expo in Sydney, or for Cooma.

Cheers
Simon

[blitz]

Spark plugs oil and all the filters to do a service on the engine, service kit for the auto. All sitting in the back of the landy all the tools and gear needed to do it but like you for the life of me cant find my enthusiasm either.

In fact driving the missus Prado coz I'm so uninspired

probably the cold weather.

Blythe

[abaddonxi]

Spark plugs oil and all the filters to do a service on the engine, service kit for the auto. All sitting in the back of the landy all the tools and gear needed to do it but like you for the life of me cant find my enthusiasm either.

In fact driving the missus Prado coz I'm so uninspired

probably the cold weather.

Blythe

Dropped to 31 degrees, has it?

Cheers
Simon

[shorty943]

Yeah, well. We plod along.
Head is now off. Quick decoke, valve lap, new valve stem seals, and slap her back together.

But, with the wooley west wind, howling in the shed door, rain being pushed along the Landy roof and making me all cold and wet.
Bah humbug, nice warm study, Rinnai space heater going, now for a splash of coffee in a cup of rum.

Maybe the fairey's, will make the day warm, and sunny tomorrow.

And we can recall the old times in our 1954 Hillman. Or the 64 Vanguard. Several "modern" British cars, like the Mini K, OK, Aussie built.
And have fond memories of our mechanical marvels. Like my sweet little T100 Triumph twin.

I suddenly realized, the 79 model S3, is the newest vehicle I own.
You reckon they ride rough? Want to take a ride on my "hardtailed" Triumph?
Yep, she's an oldie but still good for almost 125 MPH, just really rough to hang onto these days. Me thinks it almost time to pass that on to the lad.
As for the Barry Sheene Suzuki replica? That one is actually dangerous. It's got an attitude problem, always did have. That's the speedway outfit, I haven't ridden that ... thing for at least 15 years. I'm not scared of the bike, just what it can do, if it gets out of hand. Again. :angel:
I hand built the beast, I know what she can do. It has a very sudden power delivery at about 6,500 RPM, then just rockets up to 13,000 RPM with the front wheel in the air. Most satisfying.:D For a sidecar rider.


Shorty.

[UncleHo]

G'day Harry :)

And just what is wrong with Bedford SB & BLP Buses!! I drove them for 15 years on school runs those wonderfull old 330 diesels :) and 6-354 Perkins, the later 400 and 500 Hmmmmm! didn't like getting hot:( you just had to learn to respect the Vacc over Hydraulic brakes with a full load on 12 ton all up :o and the clark 5 speed crash box;) the noise of 85 kids drowns out the front mounted diesel and you watched the instruments on the rear-engined ones:D or :firedevil:

And crossing the Blue mountians along the Bell's Line of Road in snow in a J1 with a load of Explosives for Carcoar Dam (early 70's) was interesting 7.50 x 16 conventionals "Hi Milers" and never having seen snow before, let alone drive in the stuff:eek: 500kg of Kiri Dynamite 350 of AN60 and 1000 elec Dets:D My motto was 1 Flash and you wouldn't even find the Ash;)


cheers

[JamesH]

Well, I have some work to do on my T140E Bonneville but I have been puting that off coz I know it needs a new loom and $ is short.

For those who enjoy old style riding and $ is not a problem, there is a nice Vincent Black Shadow for sale on the cover of Unique Bikes.

[Blknight.aus]

its in the oil drain pan thats got the engine oil in it, right next door to the drain plug....

thats where mine gets to when the drain plug winds up in the oil anyway, specially if Ive been doing a hot oil change...

[shorty943]

its in the oil drain pan thats got the engine oil in it, right next door to the drain plug....

thats where mine gets to when the drain plug winds up in the oil anyway, specially if Ive been doing a hot oil change...

Damn, that must have been that squishy thing then, you know, when you hit your head, swear, drag yourself out and step into the oil drain pan.:(

At this moment, all is on hold, until I get the rubber dinghy out. It rained. A lot.
Need boat, to get across the river, running through the shed, and under the Landy, and I'm still waiting for the tide in the shed to ebb.:eek:

On the bright side, SA, is the driest state, in the driest continent, on the planet.
And the paddocks are really looking good this year. The new rainwater tanks are full already.

Apparently, yesterday and last night, it rained so much in the Adelaide area, it filled up Spencer Gulf, which then overflowed into Adelaide. Sort of.:angel:
80 knot storm winds, big waves generated, King Tide, and the heavens opened, all on the same day.
I'm glad I live on a hill these days. At least the lake in the shed, will eventually, run down into the valley.
And just as I type, it starts to rain again. Well, I am already in the study.:D


Shorty.