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    Cars you should have kept.

    Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible , cant remember what happened to it Mk1 Ford escort Mexico , sold to Bro in law who trashed it 1980 Mk2 ford escort sport , sold to some young guy who wanted to build a race car . I have learnt my lesson , not selling any more guns or motorbikes or my Capri
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    Nobody fishing?

    3-4 lbs would have to be a good feed for two , if you take it:):) . I would take a 2lb trout if one of my neibours asked for one ( they are mostly older folk but we do trade produce and capture ) but normally I dont keep them as I get other better eating fish ( also traded ). Nice that...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    10 speed auto seems to much unless the torque band is pitiful. When I 1st got the 6 speed I sorta thought that was to many but I do like it now . My other car 2003 Rav4 has only 3 speed and overdrive and it really needs a couple more . My old car was a 350 sbc with a powerglide (2 speed )...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Yes its an auto I think it may be a U160L , not sure now . Paddles are so slow that your better off just leaving it in D . Fits behind a 2GR-fe Toyota V6 FWD if that helps :) As for the skip shift ......... why 🤯🤯🤯. That seems berserk to me . I wonder how many crashes or shat pants that causes .
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I got a 6 speed and it does get a bit indecisive in the twisty hills , I just paddle it down to 4th ( or whatev ) and unless the revs get to high (red line ) or low it stays there ............until I go back to D ........even if that takes untill the passenger seat unwanted information/...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Still got them on the Capri , and as for the electric windows Id be a lot happier if they could make up their mind when they are going to work. If I turn motor off with trans in D the radio will stay on and the windows will work for ever with ign off .........as long as you dont open the...
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    Nobody fishing?

    It is a nice looking pond You guys seem to have such a wide variety of fish that a pond this size would be self supporting and provide edible fish , where as here apart from tiny fish we only got trout , salmon and ( in some places )perch and a lot of our fishing waters rely on being...
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    After seeing the above I think I would try a dremel with either a bur or a stone to wizz thru the gelcoat.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Bit of a repower . I havnt got enough feet for a manual trans so I figured if I have to go auto might as well be a V8 .:):)
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    Are they self tapping screws ?😬 Plus me for the countersinking
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Apart from the gravel on the beach that could be just about any lake in NZ . Boat looks good . I do like to see older stuff that is well presented , helps me to know that there are still sensible people that are not blinded by modern technology. Someone mentioned about how 10% of the...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Hilux's and older landcruisers (40 series ) are big money here , most of my neibours have one . Spud 's ( no , hes not Irish ) has over 400,000kms . But sad to say Rangers are everywhere ........all the arseholes used to have BMW's now they got rangers . Lots of 2wd rangers for work...
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    Nobody fishing?

    :mad: Dont get me started on the state of my broadband ,or how much its .........nah , gunna stop now :)
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    Solar charging batteries

    I just got an Amazon smart charger and it says ( and you'd need to be a linguist to decipher the translation to english ) not to charge lifepo batteries without BMS , which I assumed was part of the battery. Pissed me off :D I actually had to read the bloody instructions ........one of them...
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    Tohatsu M18 gearcase dismantle

    As above , its time to strip / inspect gearcase and after watching a few vids I have the plan but one thing the vids dont show is how to get that bearing carrier out of the case if it dont want to come out . I have heated , CRC'd and used a lever in the lever slots . It has moved about 10...
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