Embarrassment

To date I have owned
1952 series one 80"
1953 series one 80" x3 still have 1
1954 series one 86"
1955 series one 107" ute- still have
1963 series 2A 88"- still have
1968 series 2A 109"
1971 series 2A 88"- still have
1974 series 3 109"
1979 series 3 88" x2-still have 1
1997 defender 110- Still have
I have 6 still out of 13 if I counted correct
my dad
1972 series 3 88"- still has
1979/80 series 3 stage 1 109" ute
1983/4 series stage 1 109" station wagon
1996 defender 110
so he has 1 out of 4
I think my grandfather had
1955 series one 86"
1960s series 2A
1970s series 3 109"
1970s/early 80s 109" red ute
and they are all gone :(
so I think he had 4 as well I will have to check with him how many he had and what they were

here is my s3 and defender. i just put it under members rides as i wont be doing anything to either of them
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-ri...-88-110-a.html

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Originally Posted by drifter

Yes, Darren is one of their well known guest pilots. I was a regular visitor at the shows for several years - and was there when the Sabre took to the air for the first time.The museum owns 2 Dragonflys - the one with the polka-dot tanks is the one David usually pilots.

Temora Aviation Museum :: Aircraft Collection :: Temora Aviation Museum Aviation

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That answers the mystery, the Dragonfly I saw did not have the polka dot tanks!!!:D:D I would love to fly the old planes, but unfortunately the finances involved makes it waaaayyyy out of my league. So, I will have to be satisfied with looking at them and taking piccies.

Well I am about half way through digging up the old tiles when the chisel bit in the orbital hammer drill snapped off. went back to Bunnings but it is not covered under warranty as it is a consumable.....bugga.:(

So, I bought a new one (chisel bit that is), this one is twice as wide as the old one (40mm versus 20mm), so I will see how I go tomorrow. couldn't be bothered starting up again today (too hot, anyway) so I called into the local on the way home and had a bit of liquid refreshment to wash the cement dust out of my mouth. I will start up again tomorrow.:D

Had my second visit to the dentist earlier this morning, having some root canal work done, not cheap either!!!:o two more visits to go, all this to save one tooth as I don't want dentures, even though I'm an old bugga.:D

Harvey Norman (Hardly Normal) rang, the flooring has arrive and will be delivered next Tuesday.:D So that's it from me, as you can see I have been a busy little black duck.

The wider bit should be easier as long as it isnt too much resistance on it.
I think root canal for me a few years ago was $1500 I opted to get rid of the thing only because they said it would probably come back again and need doing in a few years. Now the neighbouring tooth isnt very good either.
Oh jim how is the swear jar going, getting a bit more full ?

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Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

The wider bit should be easier as long as it isnt too much resistance on it.
I think root canal for me a few years ago was $1500 I opted to get rid of the thing only because they said it would probably come back again and need doing in a few years. Now the neighbouring tooth isnt very good either.
[B]Oh jim how is the swear jar going, getting a bit more full ?

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If it's misspelt, it's not swearing, Tony!!!!:p Yeah, I see your point about resistance on a wider bit, I think the original one snapped because I was applying too much pressure. Anyrate we will see how it goes, if it doesn't pan out, I will go back and buy the 20mm one.

Well, I'm still make slow progress with ripping up the old tiles. they are a mongrel of a thing to remove, they are slate and they shatter when you try to remove them, eye protection is a must as I have been hit on the goggles several times with shards of slate.

This is the floor tiles I am removing, whoever laid them did a shocking job as the are very uneven, you can even stub your toe on the edge of a tile if you are not careful, that's how bad they are.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/11/1263.jpg

A partially removed area, you can see by the scow marks left by the hammer drill, the tiles do not come up in one piece.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/11/1264.jpg

Here is the monster from the black lagoon, with his trusty rotary hammer drill, knee protection and safety goggles, not shown, but also worn are leather gloves and hearing protection.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/11/1265.jpg

The heat has been a killer, I'm not making as fast a progress as I would like because of high temperatures. Ah, well keep going and I will get there.:D

I am glad it is you and not me. How did you find the wider bit over the smaller one?

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Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

I am glad it is you and not me. How did you find the wider bit over the smaller one?

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It was better Tony.:D Mrs Aus bumped into a friend of ours who has done a few tile removals and he said I could easily go wider, it would make the job faster and easier.:D

So, off to Bunnings tomorrow to see what they have in their range, probably get something in the range of 80mm. I wouldn't like to go any bigger than that.:D

I am a bit over halfway and I just want to get it finished, then I can angle grind the floor to make it level for the new flooring material.:D

Hey Jim I think building landrovers would be easier then that.




But its looking good & will look good with the new floating floor..