Mick The Mig

Comfort is down to what ever seats have been fitted, scimmies are reknown for the front seats falling apart. Fuel consumption is poor, mine has an auto box and returns about 20 - 25 mpg, worse if your spanking it down the M11. But its great fun upsetting the BMW drivers who wonder WTF has just gone past them. Spares are not to much of a problem, many new parts from specialist dealers. Other parts from the Bay. Get the CD rom manual which lists in at the end where a lot of the parts were used elsewhere. i.e. door handles from Mini Cooper, rear hatch from Lotus, front suspension from TR3 etc.

Happy Birthday Johhny Boy

Looks like "Swiss Tony". Would you buy a used car from this man?

I went up to the shed to check out my '65 BSA a65 only to find the oil tank have drained down into the sump and then onto the floor. Best part of 4 pints GTX in a big puddle!!!! Thought to myself OK a job for the easter week-end but it appears I have an appointment with a garden fork, so says my missus.

Blimey Jim-Bob is there anything you don't know about Mk3 Capri's???

Best wishes, hope you get very busy

Aichefbees = Hatchet Faced Biffers = Doctors Receptionists/Librarians etc

Boats are great fun in the summer, I used to own one and we used it for fishing in the winter, not so much fun, just bloody cold. Best description of a boat is a hole in the water and you throw money into it!!

Hello Copey. Got to say I agree with you, people in general seem to be in to much of a hurry to be polite. This must be a result of the " right here, right now " attitude that seems to be the norm today. Remember you are in charge of time, times not in charge of you.

Looks well clean and tidy. Problem as always is keeping it that way. My Bike store has a nice clean painted floor, but I haven't seen it for years. It's covered in "noodles" pinto parts.

Thanx Jo

Sorry to be a bit dense, I'ts my age you know. But I logged on to Paypal and their record shows my renewal date as 2010, has my sub for 2009 already been taken? Please help an old duffer!

Just noticed my contribution expired 28th Feb. Thought it was updated automatically?

Thanx everyone, have reached the time of life when I've stopped counting but meeting with OSF and the Medway Monkeys is good fun

Put me down, plus 4 guys from the workshop

Hiding from Noodles, rumour has it he's fitting his 2.1 pinto this week-end

Was transporting some decorating materials with a mate when a 5ltr can of white emulsion burst in the boot of his car. After three hours with rags then filling his boot with water and throwing the boot carpet away you could still tell what had happened. You know what it's like cleaning paint brushes, imagine cleaning up after a 1 gallon paint roller!!!

I always told "nettles" & "noodles" I wasn't ready to be a grandfather. It seems they have taken this on board and there's no sign of impending babies as yet! Still they havn't really finished their own childhoods, as they are still playing with cars etc.

Nice one Jim.

Better than using through bolts, weld bolts to back of bumper, fill holes with weld, grind flush, paint. Gives smooth cool look to your ride.

Class act.

No trouble, super fast

Grip back of bolt in vice, centre punch head, 8mm drill, job done.

A word or two of advice. If you go self-employed but are only contracting to one company, the tax man considers you to be still emploted by that company and you lose some of the advantages of self-employment. You should keep records of other jobs you do to prove your truly self-employed. Get yourself an accountant. preferably another one-man band, they are usually simpathetic and can advise the best actions to take. I went self-employed 27 years ago, its been hardwork but rewarding. Wishing the best of luck for the future.

It's back. I just turned round for a minute and that Green 'un's back in my front garden.