Oswestry - Lake Vyrnwy

Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at

www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery



--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>
>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery

I was close to cross axled wasnt i! You can see why i was having
trouble when you look at how shiney and smooth the mud has made my
tyres. I wasnt digging in, just polishing the grass!

Tom Woods <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>
>> www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>
> I was close to cross axled wasnt i! You can see why i was having
> trouble when you look at how shiney and smooth the mud has made my
> tyres. I wasnt digging in, just polishing the grass!

Just surfaced from my pit.. finished the night shift and got my head down at
8am.

I couldn't get comfy at work until I fitted Morphs Steering wheel to the
desk ;-)

Piccys look good Tim, I'll upload mine in a mo once my eyes open fully.


Lee

Lee_D <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:

> Piccys look good Tim, I'll upload mine in a mo once my eyes open
> fully.

http://www.lrproject.com/pictures/oswestry/index.html

Right proper old adventure. Also learnt alot, like when planning a route if
some one says "you'll fit through easy" runaway. Think of a time the route
will take and multiply by four. And roads which look massive on a 50000
scale map after gazing at lanes for hours are in reality not much bigger
than the track, they just have tarmac.

Tom you retrieved the truck yet?

Lee
--
www.lrproject.com
Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
home in the USA.
Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
Morph - He's "living the dream".

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>
>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery

Kewl, who invited the pimp in the silver jap thing? ;-)

Lee, how 'legal' is your spare there in terms of obscuring the
numberplate? Would it be better to have a square, two line
numberplate in the same place?


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:45:29 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>
>>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>
>Kewl, who invited the pimp in the silver jap thing? ;-)
>

erm, not sure he ever actually was invited....


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:41:57 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>
>>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>
>I was close to cross axled wasnt i! You can see why i was having
>trouble when you look at how shiney and smooth the mud has made my
>tyres. I wasnt digging in, just polishing the grass!

Of course, it could just be that a skilful photographer has allowed
the wheels to blur ever so slightly to give an impression of
movement...

I'm wasted on you lot!

--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70
'06 Nissan Navara aka "The Truck"

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> uttered summat
worrerz funny about:
> On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>
>> www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>
> Kewl, who invited the pimp in the silver jap thing? ;-)
>
> Lee, how 'legal' is your spare there in terms of obscuring the
> numberplate? Would it be better to have a square, two line
> numberplate in the same place?

I'm sorry do I know you ;-)

It depends on how you look at it I guess. Fair to say that any Speed camera
should pick out the number on the same side of the road but probably not the
other. Cheaper option would be to display it Grumble stylie I guess.... I
like cheap! I've still got one of those chrome trim thingys from the Rangie
which I did intent putting on when I relocate it anyway, may as well have
some bling in the DMZ.

Next time I have a "tuit" I'll shift it and bung some rivets in the holes.
There are still two holes from the military number plate I need to fill
anyway which are allowing cold air through..... just the other 99.8% of
draught to locate and stop then. Give me 2 months and it'll be too hot
again.



Lee
--
www.lrproject.com
Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
home in the USA.
Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
Morph - He's "living the dream".

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:16:41 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Tom you retrieved the truck yet?

Retrieved thisafternoon, though it is now running very hot (It used to
run below N and is now on the red line). Had to stop for it to boil
for a while just before nantwich, which quite annoyed some old bloke
who's house we were devaluing by being outside.

I have to say that, looking at it in the daylight i chose quite a nice
place to brake down! - the view putting my pulley back on was much
nicer than my usual views while fixing the landy!

It surrently gives the driver a permenant sauna effect - so hopefully
the running hot is due to the popped expansion tank and not the head
gasket!

Now... can i just block off the expansion tank feed or change the
waterpump to a 90 item to eliminate it?

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 14:16:41 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> Piccys look good Tim, I'll upload mine in a mo once my eyes open
>> fully.
>
>http://www.lrproject.com/pictures/oswestry/index.html

I'll upload mine tommorrow. Been too busy today! I have managed to get
through a complete tank of LPG in the car in one day!

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Retrieved thisafternoon, though it is now running very hot (It used to
> run below N and is now on the red line). Had to stop for it to boil
> for a while just before nantwich, which quite annoyed some old bloke
> who's house we were devaluing by being outside.

I'm not familiar with your cooling system but I'd say it will be the
expansion tank. The water will boil much quicker as it's not under pressure.
New expansion tank should sort it fingers crossed.

May be worth a trip to the scrappy or a trawl of ebay.

I'm more releived that you found it again, I had visions of mustering a
search party ;-)

Lee

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:26:27 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:41:57 +0100, Tom Woods
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>>
>>>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>>
>>I was close to cross axled wasnt i! You can see why i was having
>>trouble when you look at how shiney and smooth the mud has made my
>>tyres. I wasnt digging in, just polishing the grass!
>
>Of course, it could just be that a skilful photographer has allowed
>the wheels to blur ever so slightly to give an impression of
>movement...
>
>I'm wasted on you lot!

The back wheel isnt spinning!. You cant see any of the thread on it

On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>
>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery

mine

http://www.tomwoods.co.uk/pics/06-04-10 - Oswestry Greenlane/

hope that url doesnt break

On or around Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:57:29 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 00:15:44 +0100, Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Pictures (at least, the ones I took) are at
>>
>>www.charlottehobbs.com/gallery
>
>mine
>
>http://www.tomwoods.co.uk/pics/06-04-10 - Oswestry Greenlane/
>
>hope that url doesnt break

I thought the next-to-last one was a view from an AA van 'til I saw the last
image.
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:51:25 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I thought the next-to-last one was a view from an AA van 'til I saw the last
>image.

Acting as an AA van in those pictures

On 2006-04-10, Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote:

> http://www.tomwoods.co.uk/pics/06-04-10 - Oswestry Greenlane/
>
> hope that url doesnt break

It snapped while it was coming down my internet connection, which is
now blocked due to backing up porn. I'll send you the plumber's bill.

Nice picture of a windscreen wiper in there...

I went to the lanes around Ostrichwee as well some time ago, and
intend to go again one of these days, I've got a fair few routes in
Memory Map to try. Lee and I swapped overlays so that's given me some
more to have a crack at.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

On Sun, 9 Apr 2006 20:07:01 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Next time I have a "tuit" I'll shift it and bung some rivets in the holes.
>There are still two holes from the military number plate I need to fill
>anyway which are allowing cold air through..... just the other 99.8% of
>draught to locate and stop then. Give me 2 months and it'll be too hot
>again.

B'grit, that reminds me of the 'fallen off the list' job of replacing
all the itchyscratchy stuff with Celotex... :-(


--
"We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one
of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being
increasingly capable." Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs
In memory of Brian {Hamilton Kelly} who logged off 15th September 2005

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> uttered summat
worrerz funny about:

> B'grit, that reminds me of the 'fallen off the list' job of replacing
> all the itchyscratchy stuff with Celotex... :-(

Well I can use Morph again without a complex...number plate relocated
complete with blingy ex RR trim your worrzelships ... also finished off two
more cupboards while I had my tools out... One more area to box in then it's
on to either put doors or sliders on the main cupboards, choices choices!
It's all beginging to look very homely now. I've got my first full on
camping session planned (solo) , much cheaper than a Hotel though I don't
know what the chaps at Thames Valley will make of him on their H.Q. car
park. Couple of months to go yet though, site is at the back of a pub....
dunno how I'm going to survive three nights ;-)

Lee D


--
www.lrproject.com
Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
home in the USA.
Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
Morph - He's "living the dream".