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  1. HotBed
    I cannot remember the title of the drama programme in which the pilot of a Lancaster bomber, buys his old aircraft and restores it, (this is made and set in the late 70s early 80s), assembles his old crew and flies on the last mission that they didn't do in ww2, tragically the bomber crashes over Germany at the end of the programme, anybody remember it ?.
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    Looks like he's had enough of the bike as it's on ebay at the moment. Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322413356034
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    My Oy has got 11.00x16 michelin x tyres on it and a couple need changing through bulging and wires poking inside, what are people fitting to their lorries ?, the michelin x's changed to xl but are not available I think anymore, they are good tyres and radial, does anyone know of any for sale or any other type / make available. Cheers.
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    Don`t forget to get the valve seats done, I have a six pot Land Rover and have just fitted an electronic distributer from Power Spark, it was £100 including coil and leads and it goes very very well, they do do a change over box that alters the timing for petrol and gas, it runs a little retarded on petrol, but at £180 extra I did not buy it, as I start on petrol and as soon as I can I change over to gas. :-)
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    Loverly.
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    if you change the carb and inlet manifold to a post war one you will get nearly double the MPG.
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    my Vac pac did not work so I gave it to Richard Farrant to recondition it for me, my brakes work very well now. :-D regards Graham
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    my Grandfather had one of these water tanks and for many years it served as a TVO tank.
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    it would be nice to view it and not have to buy Microsoft office 2010
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    hi David, I have a pair of Goodyears as in your photos, they came off the late Cyril Groombridges Bedford OY as he managed to get a pair of NOS ones 2 yrs ago, I will not be fitting them to my OY as I am going to keep the Michelin Radials I have on the lorry, you can have the pair for £50. PM me if your interested. regards
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    what a blast from the past, :wow: life is full of circles Snap, good to have you back. regards
  12. HotBed
    great restoration, glad to meet you at W+P in the queue to the arena.
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    I did think about it but I don't think there are any spaces left, I have got the brakes sorted on the OY, the vacpac was seized up, RF sorted for me, he did your K6 as well. good luck
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    you`ve got some bottle, not only driving it back 90 odd miles without a toolbox and now your off with it to Normandy, is it still in sand colour ? after banging my head numerous times on the RSJ are you taking it out for the trip ? regards
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    by the looks of it you want to turn the rear wheels round as the they should be dished out, and will look a lot better, I had 1100x20 on mine instead of 900x 20 it looks a lot better with the bigger tyres. Loverly looking in sand like my old one was.
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    :wow:
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    and my old K6 Gantry has a new home in Essex, I agree its a loverly looking lorry, with leg room for someone who is 6ft, but I wished they made the windscreen higher as you stoop forward to look out, and the Gantry could do with a 7.5 litre engine :cool2:, where as my OY goes well but I need to be 5ft to fit in the cab. any pics of it ?.
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    have any of you tried John Morter, as I have just brought the thumb eye on the end of the spring from him and an outer side panel spring, they were both NOS.
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    lovely piece, amazing what you can still find in Barns.
  20. HotBed
    just eat more pickled eggs Rick.
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    I gave up using grease buckets years ago, just use cartridges and buy yourself an Alemite Grease Gun, they are the best :-D regards
  22. HotBed
    make sure the plungers turned round from using cartridges and you`ll be fine Paul. :-Dregards
  23. HotBed
    hi paul, firstly you need to turn round the plunger rubber if its been used for cartridges and then suck it out of the tub like a syringe, then finish off with a spatula or piece of wood. :-Dregards
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    why don't you just go and have a look at Brians trailer, simples :-D.
  25. HotBed
    i was begining to think you`d lost your touch mate, well done regards
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