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thomo - March 11th, 2012 at 04:11 PM

been keeping a eye on a slpitty not far from home went and aprouched the owner to see if he was interest in selling it as it had sat outside for years hes reply was no using it for parts


whathaveidone - March 11th, 2012 at 04:18 PM

Did you see what he had in his shed??????


thomo - March 11th, 2012 at 05:29 PM

they have speed way cars there was also a baywindow camper in front of the splitty but both are covered in landterner


silver - March 11th, 2012 at 05:39 PM

lantana


whathaveidone - March 11th, 2012 at 05:42 PM

I knew what he ment!!!!!!!!!


silver - March 11th, 2012 at 05:43 PM

meant


whathaveidone - March 11th, 2012 at 05:45 PM

See You knew what we ment to!!!!!!!!!!


silver - March 11th, 2012 at 05:45 PM

meant too


whathaveidone - March 11th, 2012 at 05:47 PM

Geeeez, What are you? A skool teacher????


silver - March 11th, 2012 at 05:49 PM

"School" lol I give up! I am not a teacher, I work for a greeting card company


MickH - March 11th, 2012 at 05:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by silver
"School" lol I give up! I am not a teacher, I work for a greeting card company


LOL:lol:


whathaveidone - March 11th, 2012 at 05:51 PM

:lol::rolleyes::lol::rolleyes:


shokwave2 - March 11th, 2012 at 05:58 PM

http://troll.me/images/pissed-off-obama/gtfo-grammar-police.jpg


Bizarre - March 11th, 2012 at 07:11 PM

fark me - thats the best larf I have had for ages!!!

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


donn - March 11th, 2012 at 07:54 PM

Don't look like a grammar, looks like a grampar.


beetleboyjeff - March 11th, 2012 at 09:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by thomo
but both are covered in landterner


I reckon he was closer than you think - it should be 'landturner' - from my experience, it turns land into useless scrub. lol


Joel - March 12th, 2012 at 08:23 AM

You would curl up in the fetal position and cry if you knew how much of this still goes on.

On a similar topic, I found out a few weeks ago talking to a freind that one of the local VW mechanics was winding his buisness down now after 25 years due to bad health a few while back.

He had 2 shipping containers full of parts out the back of the workshop that he said to my mate take what you want cos it's all going for scrap next week :rolleyes:

He didn't have VWs anymore so it all went to scrap.


coletrickle - March 12th, 2012 at 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by Joel
You would curl up in the fetal position and cry if you knew how much of this still goes on.

On a similar topic, I found out a few weeks ago talking to a freind that one of the local VW mechanics was winding his buisness down now after 25 years due to bad health a few while back.

He had 2 shipping containers full of parts out the back of the workshop that he said to my mate take what you want cos it's all going for scrap next week :rolleyes:

He didn't have VWs anymore so it all went to scrap.
Dude you say he's a freind?i'd say he's an acqaintance cause a freind would have rung u that day!


Joel - March 12th, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Well yea more of an aquaintance, someone I only see once a twice a year.

Anyway it's not as if I don't already have too much VW crap laying around.


gerggl - March 12th, 2012 at 05:10 PM

You can never have enough VW "crap" lying around ...someone's treasure is in there!


whatnow - March 13th, 2012 at 11:50 AM

believe me you can have too much crap. yes someones treasure is in there but could they bloody wellhurry up and give me the $ and make it go away.

that being said i think i'm getting more soon... i just can't see it get chucked out. :crazy:


Joel - March 13th, 2012 at 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by whatnow
believe me you can have too much crap.



This x4000000!

I hate seeing it go to the tip too which is the main reason it's got so bad but everyone only wants it when it's gone.

I and many other members on here have had big clean up sales and it always turns in to a tyre kicking waste of time usually and goes to the tip anyway.

I've given so much of it away free, most people are very appreciative but its the couple that aren't that really leaves a bad taste.

Anymore 50/50s Henry? ;)


whatnow - March 13th, 2012 at 08:34 PM

errrr maaaaaayyyybeeee. :) got any vintage speed stuff???


Joel - March 13th, 2012 at 08:39 PM

Shoulda asked me last week, I just chucked 3 Judsons and a pair of Okrasa heads in the bin.


whatnow - March 13th, 2012 at 08:43 PM

not interested in that crap anyway. it's denzel no nothing for me. :D


RISKY4LIFE - March 13th, 2012 at 08:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Joel


I've given so much of it away free, most people are very appreciative but its the couple that aren't that really leaves a bad taste.

Anymore 50/50s Henry? ;)


I too have given stuff away there is one local bloke who will take anything that he can shine up (he rubs to hard sometimes) lol but he dose appreciate all things Vw so it worth it!!!!


whatnow - March 13th, 2012 at 09:13 PM

that blokes a c#*t. :rolleyes:

btw you weren't complaining about how hard i was rubbing at the time :kiss:

remember that smashed up 70's wheel, well the boss and rear plastic but were modified and fitted to this...

cut and pasted from another forum...

a beat up old formula wheel. ex leyland square front mini GT? the splined bit was modified from a dead 70's aftermarket wheel.

not bad but still missing something.

http://s7.postimage.org/xhput0okn/boss1.jpg


ideas worked out and sketched up. time to get started. my bow compass dissappeared in a house move years ago so i had to work out how to get a perfect circle some other way. i spent a good hour wandering around the house with a ruler trying to find something the right dia before i thought of this solution. :oops:

http://s7.postimage.org/ioymocgo7/boss2.jpg


the end of night one all the major bits cut out, i was enjoying it so much i didn't realize it was about 5am by this stage (on a week night). the next day wasn't pretty, i can't get away with that sort of thing anymore.

http://s3.postimage.org/bjmjkmwy7/boss3.jpg

going together

http://s4.postimage.org/m56ewnqfd/boss4.jpg


http://s7.postimage.org/6c460ekiv/boss5.jpg

the first layer on the outside and the inner layer cut and drilled ready to go in. the holes are so when the car gets hot the expanding air inside doesn't crack all the joints.

http://s7.postimage.org/pdmsle8h3/boss6.jpg

skip ahead a bit. not my best work + you can see some of the uglyness left from removing the f'd up paint. thankfully you won't see most of the ugly bits or any of the bad marks with the horn button on. :D

http://s3.postimage.org/d99vhaxqn/boss7.jpg

the bit you see came up quite well. when it comes down to it the wheel is rather ratty anyway.

http://s7.postimage.org/crv7qwgh3/boss8.jpg

and the big reveal.

http://s1.postimage.org/qmb4quzgb/boss9.jpg

now i just need to extend a column and shaft so i can reach it when it is in the car.


RISKY4LIFE - March 14th, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Very nice work there H bags !!!