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baur320
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Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:44 pm

So are you coming on the run around the Cleveland Hills in a couple of week Paul?
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Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:17 pm

possibly depends on cash flow m8 am in edingburgh next month then hols in august 5 kids in haggy .................... BLOODY EXPENSIVE LOL
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Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:28 pm

well hopefully be in garage by next weekend depends if can find someone t come into it wif me ...... then the rebuild begins am itchin t get started lol
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Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:52 pm

I thought it was fixed Paul?
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Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:45 am

it is m8 but am doin full rebuild mate ........ got few toys to go on it
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Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:45 pm

well original garage fell thru but managed to source another one just waitin til end of month then the rebuild starts
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Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:30 pm

just bought an armrest off ebay will post pics up when it arrives
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:29 am

THE GARAGE




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MY NEW PLACE FOR HOBBY
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:31 am

that's a nice bit of space Paul, I'm jealous
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:34 am

ya'l be even more jealous when ya find out its only tenna a week m8
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:35 am

am doin work on mine from next week in there
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:41 am

nice workshop,plenty of room in there 8)
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:06 pm

yup al be on phone t ya soon micheal
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:22 pm

Fookin hell Paul you need a bonfire mate.....

Complete with shopping trolley as well I see :D
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:47 pm

na most of that is pub furniture so hence why its been stacked up in the sides ........ gonna rearrange it better next week its so can get car in on friday
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:13 pm

coming along nicely :D are those pics from tynemouth?

nice garage you have aquired there! lots of space and a bargain at 10a a week :cool:
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:20 pm

yeh i only live in howdon m8 i used to be in tynemouth all the time in it ....cant wait til its ready to go back on the rd like
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Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:26 pm

thought it was :)

i work in wallsend, was going to say not seen you about but i wouldnt if its not been on the road LOL
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Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:48 am

its parked on the drive along with the other 2 hahahahaha just opposite aldi m8
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Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:08 pm

took the bushes out of new beam on tuesday so time t start cleaning it all up and gettin it ready for fitting ......
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I hope you get it sorted soon mate winkeye
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hopefully back out by june
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Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:34 pm

well ave stripped the new engine apart the head is goin to my m8 place in hebburn .....

MB motorsports where he is goin to skim and port polish the head for me then its a case of buyin the bits for the engine need to find out where i can get the piston rings from n that to do rebuild
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bigredbmw wrote:well ave stripped the new engine apart the head is goin to my m8 place in hebburn .....
Hope you know what you're doing Paul - there's some scallywags in Hebburn mind.
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baur320 wrote:
bigredbmw wrote:well ave stripped the new engine apart the head is goin to my m8 place in hebburn .....
Hope you know what you're doing Paul - there's some scallywags in Hebburn mind.

its ok m8 thats my neck of the woods originally mate am probably related to them hahahahha

its going to a rally garage behind the fire station all he deals in is rally cars so just be quite gd when finished hehehehhe
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:33 am

well update of pics

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engine comin out next week so can start doing brake pipes and pther bits while engine is gettin rebuilt
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:42 am

While the engine is out I would check the bulk head for corrosion mate as well. Should be good when done though :D
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Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:46 am

iiii its all getting checked m8 ....... am replacing all brake pipes as well ....... rear beam is gettin done eventually
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:40 pm

Duke137 wrote:You need them mirrors and brows painting too bud, that car will look nice when done

Don't take the wrong way, but that website address is a FAIL.

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Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:49 pm

crack on kid 8)

did you get that spigot bearing yet ? i posted 1st class ya coont.
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:51 pm

That's Mashamoto or something isn't it Paul?

Get those airhorns off Magpie?
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magpie wrote:crack on kid 8)

did you get that spigot bearing yet ? i posted 1st class ya coont.

check ya texts ya old fart ......... yeh got it ....
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Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:25 pm

baur320 wrote:That's Mashamoto or something isn't it Paul?

Get those airhorns off Magpie?

na got them from halfords yrs ago m8 .....


na not masha its mb motorsports ........ masha deals in imports my m8 lee used t work there .....

mb is my m8 micky boak he is a rally driver knows his stuff about cars like
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coming along keep it up :D
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bigredbmw wrote:
magpie wrote:crack on kid 8)

did you get that spigot bearing yet ? i posted 1st class ya coont.

check ya texts ya old fart ......... yeh got it ....

ohh btw any future parts you may need are now Double £££ :roll:
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