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Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:02 am

Yep me too

http://youtu.be/HTN6Du3MCgI

STEVE5M · Post by **STEVE5M** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:27 pm

Sud 145 wrote:Ooeer could get unwanted attention in that venue. Say no more.

Ha ha!! You didn't think I would be stopping did you?

Nige005 · Post by **Nige005** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:08 pm

STEVE5M wrote:
Sud 145 wrote:Ooeer could get unwanted attention in that venue. Say no more.
Ha ha!! You didn't think I would be stopping did you?

In a GTV you may not have a choice...........

I'll duck whilst picking up me coat !

( From a fellow happy GTV driver, hope I'm not tempting fate. )

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:46 am

Morning guys ...

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:23 am

Morning

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:40 am

Today I will be parts shopping part 2 ...
Injectors today ...

However .. I did have some more on Sunday for mothers day .. Graeme bought me some drop links ... now thats my sort of present ...

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:00 am

He knows how to spoil you

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:37 am

He knows me very well !

One of my girls got me some Gliptone leather cleaner and conditioner along with some post hair shampoos and conditioners ...

Blummin lousy day here today .. fog and misty rain...

however off out to get daughters car washed .. need some fresh air .

Sud 145 · Post by **Sud 145** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:43 pm

Down south our cars are covered in this damn red dust. How to get it off not owning a hosepipe?

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:54 am

Is it really that bad ... have seen it on the news .. we have had like a haze for a few days but the cars have not shown any dust / pollution ..

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:48 am

Sud 145 wrote:Down south our cars are covered in this damn red dust. How to get it off not owning a hosepipe?

Have car jet washes not filtered down the Sussex yet ?

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:49 am

Our cars are covered in that sand stuff ...

... how annoying .. I only washed them yesterday too!

Sud 145 · Post by **Sud 145** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:28 pm

Joe1968 wrote:Our cars are covered in that sand stuff ... ... how annoying .. I only washed them yesterday too!

See what I mean now Joe and NO I wouldn't dream of using a jet wash on my car....

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:01 pm

Its horrible stuff ... as the day has gone on it looks like someone has used a big sieve with sand on the cars ... it just looks sand coloured mostly .. however ... where it has fallen against the wiper scuttle and sever other areas its does have an orangey redness to it. Anyway .. I'm not using my car this weekend so it can stay as it is and get done monday. Not got time tbh ..
Tomorrow I am collecting my eldest from Luton airport .. 125 miles away and Sunday we are off to Silveratone 90 odd miles away .... got some free tickets from Alfashop .... so we shall take the ugly car (Guilietta) free fuel and not putting the miles on my 156 ... . its fastly aproaching 154k .. mind you the plan is to get as many miles on it lol .. so really its just about graeme having free fuel ...

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:01 am

Morning sleepy heads ...

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:06 am

Morning joe

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:59 am

Hows the head ...Hangover ... ?

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:09 am

Fine thanks , trying to get motivated to get in the garage and fix the the exhaust

Post by **KevJTD** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:12 am

morning guys.

jo, i know i often don't turn up in an alfa to this meet, and don't think i've ever taken a sud to it, so thought the first meet should be ticked off...........shame i forgot to invite anyone

recognise the venue?

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:18 am

Byards Leap!!!! ...

shame on you Kev

Where are you off ?

@ John ... I thought you'd have been suffering today ..

No drinkies for me last night .. driving down to Peterborough today .. staying over tonight so can't say I wont be partaking in a dark australian later .... might even have alcohol too ...

Johnboy · Post by **Johnboy** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:25 am

No only had acouple or four . Taking my dad out this afternoon tho for a couple

Right got to go ciao

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:26 am

Have a good day ..

Toodle pip ...

Alfasixnut · Post by **Alfasixnut** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 9:18 am

I'm up and about early today - and hoping to get stuck in on the 16V Sprint project!!

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:45 am

Great day here in Peterborough ... sat in the garden catching a few rays ..

in fact .. being rather lazy .. still in my pj's ....

AlfaCorseChris · Post by **AlfaCorseChris** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:25 am

Bloody mechanics / electricians

RANT OF THE DAY:

IF you are a mechanic, or an auto electrician, or you like to be considered as both, and you've no idea what an old Alfa is, JUST TELL YOUR CUSTOMER THAT YOU CANT DO IT !!!

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, then they will lose the customer and that customers money as well !!!

Been working on a Spider S3 for the past 2 weeks

Changed engine mounts, removed gearbox, changed clutch kit and gearbox mount, changed and balanced carbs, starter motor, throttle linkages etc etc... All these done in 3 afternoons. The rest of the 10 days, I've been fixing gremlins in the wiring of the car, finding short circuits, bad connections, messed up and bad groundings, lose cables, bypassed relays etc etc.

Almost done now, just the power window relay to sort - but I'm gonna need some help for that as I cant figure out why it doesnt reverse polarities

- and then a good wash and polish, and off it goes !!!

oh and Joe... its time you change into something more suitable !

Alfasixnut · Post by **Alfasixnut** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:11 pm

I sympathize with your pain Chris - It took me months going from one auto electrician to the next with the 6C........

then I ended up doing it myself.....

AlfaCorseChris · Post by **AlfaCorseChris** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:52 am

All sorted

And by all, I mean ALL !!!

Every single feature works on this car now, every single switch, every single illumination light

I'm quite pleased with myself

Only the rear diff oil to change now, and off it goes for a professional compound, polish, nano treatment and engine bay wash

I probably shouldnt bring this subject up in this thread, but I thought that by mentioning "polish" I would get the attention of Joe as well

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:15 am

I see everything ....

AlfaCorseChris · Post by **AlfaCorseChris** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:18 am

Joe Eagle Eyed 1968

Joe1968 · Post by **Joe1968** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:08 am

I might not post much .. but I do check out whats going off ...

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