Just got my $900 cheque from Kevin 07. Thanks dude.
Now being the patriotic sort I'm thinking how to spend it.
My first suggestion was a new set of tyres for my bus. I'll try and buy Australian made and do the right thing for my fellow workers. Dunlop is about the only brand that fits that criteria I think.
My mechanic has been designing a breather bottle thingy to catch the oil blowing back or whatever it does from the carbies so that should knock the lot off.
What do you Volks have planned?
My darling wife who I love to bits isn't in full agreement with me here, but if I suggest to her that she should lash out on whatever tickles her fancy I still might have a chance.
Now being the patriotic sort I'm thinking how to spend it.
My first suggestion was a new set of tyres for my bus. I'll try and buy Australian made and do the right thing for my fellow workers. Dunlop is about the only brand that fits that criteria I think.
My mechanic has been designing a breather bottle thingy to catch the oil blowing back or whatever it does from the carbies so that should knock the lot off.
What do you Volks have planned?
My darling wife who I love to bits isn't in full agreement with me here, but if I suggest to her that she should lash out on whatever tickles her fancy I still might have a chance.
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No vw bits for me:(
Kevin Rudd was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the
classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
their meanings. The teacher asked Kevin, the saviour of 'working
families', if he would like to lead the discussion on the word
'tragedy'.
So Kevin (the saviour of 'working families' ) asked the class for an
example of a 'tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on a
farm, is playing in the field & a tractor runs over him and kills him,
That would be a 'tragedy.'
No, said Kevin - that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty
children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy'
I'm afraid not, explained Kevin - that's what we would call great loss'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Kevin searched
the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his hand..
In a quiet voice he said: 'If A plane carrying you and Julia Gillard
was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that
would be a tragedy
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Kevin. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?'
'Well,' says little Johnny 'it has to be a tragedy, because it
certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an
accident either!'
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Dutchy said:No vw bits for me:(
Kevin Rudd was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the
classes. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and
their meanings. The teacher asked Kevin, the saviour of 'working
families', if he would like to lead the discussion on the word
'tragedy'.
So Kevin (the saviour of 'working families' ) asked the class for an
example of a 'tragedy'.
A little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on a
farm, is playing in the field & a tractor runs over him and kills him,
That would be a 'tragedy.'
No, said Kevin - that would be an accident.'
A little girl raised her hand: 'If a school bus carrying fifty
children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a
tragedy'
I'm afraid not, explained Kevin - that's what we would call great loss'
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Kevin searched
the room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
tragedy?'
Finally, at the back of the room, little Johnny raised his hand..
In a quiet voice he said: 'If A plane carrying you and Julia Gillard
was struck by a 'friendly fire' missile & blown to smithereens, that
would be a tragedy
'Fantastic!' exclaimed Kevin. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
that would be tragedy?'
'Well,' says little Johnny 'it has to be a tragedy, because it
certainly wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an
accident either!'
Haha, good one. Did little Jonny have Groucho eye brows and a bald head?
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I reckon he did. I also think he had a surly look on his face because he hasn't got any friends and Uncle Rudd isn't stimulating him. :oD
Unfortunately my $900 looks like it'll be paying for new pistons, barrels and rings on my 1600dp motor.
Steve Muller put a breather box on it last service and it's still pushing out more oil than Bahrain so he reckons it must've done a compression ring.
It was a second hand motor and although it had only done 20,000km when I picked it up it sat in my garage for 6 years and there's every chance condensation got into the bores.
It's pointless only replacing one of them so he'll do all four and use 87mm barrels and pistons to push capacity out to 1641cc.
The motor should be a ton better as I reckon the ring has been slowly going for a while and it also should have a little more poke thanks to the 57cc bigger capacity.
It's just a bit but it all helps.
I'd like to go a 1776cc, 1914cc or better still a stroker but since a mild 1776cc starts at about $3000 it's just not an option.
Bloody exchange rate!
Pity Uncle Rudd couldn't fix that. :o(
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Andy's blown his engine and Kevin's blown the economy!!! I'd leave my van in the garage for a few months in exchange for the sacking of rudd and his fools...
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Andy fixing his donk is going to help keep the economy going. A bit of local work for local folk, with a few imported parts thrown in keeps the whole thing ticking over. the 1641 is a big improvement over the stocky from what I've heard. With the IRS and taller gearing of the beetle box, your bus will go like the clappers, it might take a bit longer to get up to speed than the bigger ones but 110 is as fast as we are allowed to go anyway.
I went for Michelin tyres in the end, they are very nice and my speedo is reading acurate, so it was a win all round.
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Andy's blown his engine and Kevin's blown the economy!!! I'd leave my van in the garage for a few months in exchange for the sacking of rudd and his fools...
No strong feelings about Uncle Rudd then, Dutchy.
Just over a week before the '67 goes in.
Just hope it won't cost too much.
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Andy Wood said:Andy's blown his engine and Kevin's blown the economy!!! I'd leave my van in the garage for a few months in exchange for the sacking of rudd and his fools...
No strong feelings about Uncle Rudd then, Dutchy.
Just over a week before the '67 goes in.
Just hope it won't cost too much.
Well whatever it costs, you will have $900 head start. When I recoed my 1600 there wasn't much change out of 2K. It will be worth the investment though when, you get in to got on a long drive and you know the engine is going to last the distance. I did 2 Sydney trips on the pre reco motor with virtually no compressionand it used 2 litres of oil each way. Every time I got it up to 100 or so down the hills I was sitting there thinking "is it going to self destuct?" Once I got home I bit the bullett and did the engine and lived happily ever after.
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i put the 900 coins into a new set of kadrons for the panel..
arriving hopefully next week so i can breath life into the limp carcass in the shed out back.. its a sorry state really.. but it'll be like real good ready for its new home on the sunny coast in qld in june.. ;)
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h said:
h, is your Panel the one that was on eGay?i put the 900 coins into a new set of kadrons for the panel..
arriving hopefully next week so i can breath life into the limp carcass in the shed out back.. its a sorry state really.. but it'll be like real good ready for its new home on the sunny coast in qld in june.. ;)
The white one?
If so it looked a real steal.
Ed. Sorry, just looked at your page and clearly I'm wrong.
Did anyone else see that white '70 Panel on the farm on eGay?
It went for about $1450.
Great Lowlight project.
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nice pic dave.. all 3 little ducks in a row..
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