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    Well done to Harry ...

    in Legislation, Licenses & Registration

    Posted

    Well done to my Son Harry for passing his driving test.. not so well done to the Insurance companies..

     

    It's just cost him £3,500 to get his first car insured, only a 1.4 Fiesta.. some quotes were more than double that.

    To get it as low as he could he used http://www.ingenie.com/?gclid=CP2npvHCq7ACFUxlfAodIiWdXg & has to have a Black Box fitted to monitor his driving.. He also had to add me as a named driver to get cover. Having a posted code almost on top of J28 M25 didn't help..

     

    No wonder there are more teenagers than ever driving with no Insurance whith premiums like that...

     

    Holy s**t that is expensive ! I'd better get saving up for my sons first premium now (he's only 10). Well done to Harry on passing his test. I hope he enjoys his motoring and the freedom and opportunities it will present :)

    What MV do you own?

    in MV Chatter

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    Update on vehicles owned. it seems to have grown without me knowing it...1. Leyland Daf still some air leaks but will slowly eradicate them all, bit of play in one track rod end, being replaced as soon as part arrives.2. Foden, in shop next week for more work, to body, to replace rubbers on suspension, fit a silencer to the exhaust, will need some new tyres and we will fit a mechanical cab lifting mechism. PLus fitting of new winch.3. Ural box, needs horns fitting. and an electronic fuel lift pump4. Ural flat cargo, mostly done.5. FUG some water leaks and registration needs sorting6. Zil flat bed, some body work and some tidying to do and finally registraion.7. Zil cargo runs fine awaiting registration.8. Zil Decontam unit is in process of being rebuilt.9. ZIl camper needs furnishings and registration.10 Zil wrecker awaiting finishing..more boxes and a rear hydraulic winch fitting11. Brads zil needs timing and electrics sorting for forum weekend13. FH77 needs air brakes sorting..15 Saracen...all done apart from paint...will need a the second gear brake band replacing at some stage...16. Ferrett fuel pump needs attention and she is going to sand colour17. Stalwart OBRIEN stuck clutch18. Paulwart running fine.19. Ural 375, awaiting installation of ford 7.3 litre diesel engine...cannot wait, plus a loggers crane.20. UAZ 452 awaiting registration21. Gaz 69 awaiting MOT and registration.22. Zil rear crane, Nikita blew up its exhaust and now needs this replacing with other tidying work and fitting of a better flat bed behind the crane and relocation of the hydraulic tank and the equipment boxes...could also do with wider support legs for the crane, thinking of fitting extension legs to it to add about 3 or four foot either side, should make it much safer as when it has a full 1.5 ton load at full reach she will fall over when the load is moved to the full reach sideways....not safe...23. Tatra 2 door awaiting flat bed24. Tatra 4 door awaigint engine and a restoration and paint.25. MTLB working fine, needs a bit more fancy work inside.26 432 needs paint27. 434 needs fuel pump and hydraulic control gear.28. Unimog is for sale29. star 266 awaiting registration30 Star 660 leak on front airover hydraulic brake31 Star 660 awaiting head replacement.32 Zil rear cab crane awaiting flat bed and work to crane then registration.33. M62 awaiting work on wings and cab and air leak on brakes then paint.34 M817 awaiting full respray and a bit of bolt together work.35 Man truck running sweet.37 weeks trailer aweaiting cosmetic restoration and MOT38 MESA trailer in use but will be getting better ramps, a slightly longer rear end and an extension to the front tow bar. then we need to weigh it to see how much it weighs emplty and then we can work out the full load it can take,...hoping we can get it down to 1 ton empty and then carry 3.5 tons on it...max load is 4.5 tons.39 Zil 131, spare truck is going to be converted into a driven trailer, like the zil 137...well thats the idea, if it ever happens we will never know...may be better to get a new cab and get it running again...time will tell...40 Diesel zil need new fuel pump, awaiting fitting. 41 Kirovets should be with us some time next week. 42. BRDM is awaiting collection from Poland.43. Munga 1 ready for road44. Munga 2 awaiting rebuild45. Munga 3 getting diesel engine.46. Green Goddesssaracen wreck...to be modified...
    Wow !! That is one hell of a list ! :)

     

    Military Vehicle Day Duxford IWM

    in The meetings log and photobook

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    we are not booked in (left it to late to post) can we book in at the gate on the day ?steve
    Steve, checking the the application form it says: Entries received after 11 May will not be processed and applicants will need to register on the day of the show. A 2012 show plaque cannot be guaranteed. On the day registration excludes listing in the event programme. All exhibitors registering on the day will be subject to an administration charge of £7.50 per entry.

    Prometheus - Short Film Review

    in Other Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Vulture

    Last night a small posse of us saddled up and dropped-shipped into the latest of the Alien film franchise 'Prometheus'. Myself I have deliberately not watched any of the trailers or read any of the reviews, so that I could see the movie unencumbered by pre-conceptions.

     

    The first thing to say is that, if you are a fan of the Aliens movies, this IMHO is a MUST see film. :thumbsup:

     

    On the up-side it is real visual treat; the sets are gorgeous and the way the script answers some outstanding questions from previous films is very well done. Camera work is good, and so are the special effects. The lead actress provides quite a gritty (Ripley like) performance.

     

    This is the point I now say, don't read any further further if you think my criticism might spoil your enjoyment if you haven't yet seen it.. Plus there is some plot spoilers...

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    On the down-side the script is such a disappointment :cry: :-(.... Character development is poor, in fact really really poor in some areas, plus some of the characters are rubbish as are big chunks of the story. For instance one of the guys starts feeling unwell and spots a tiny creature in his eye. Does he mention to anyone, his partner for example ? NO, he just presses on. Why the Android decides to experiment with contaminating the crew is simply not explained. And so it goes on, and on... :banghead:

     

    I have seen many of Ridley Scott's films, and consider this to be the worst scripted one I have seen.

     

    Overall ratings out of 5:

     

    Value For Money (for sheer entertainment): 4.5

    Linkage Into Existing Alien Movies: 4.9

    Overall Quality Of Script: 2.5

    CCKW - Slow Cranking

    in American Vehicles

    Posted

    Vulture - has your fuel pump got a priming lever? I hate engines chewing over until the fuel lifts up and fills the carb (as might typically happen after standing a long time between runs).

     

    N.O.S.

     

    Yes it has, and I normally give it a couple of squirts to fill the in-line fuel filter I have. You may recall a few months back I left the lever up, and in that position it cuts the fuel off, then I was left wondering why it wouldn't start at all ! :n00b: :nut:

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