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Geoff

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• May 27, 2005

• #21

On Thu, 26 May 2005 21:42:06 +0100, "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]>
wrote:

->so Ian Rawlings was, like...
->> Mind you Lyndon's buggy
->> was good (the one he got in 2002 or so IIRC), wouldn't mind one of
->> those.
->
->Hey, Wild Thing is still doing its stuff then? (Previous owner enquiry.)

Yes and No, she is currently sitting awaiting new bushes and maybe a new engine,
the problem is finding the time to get it done :-(

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Ian Rawlings

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• May 27, 2005

• #22

On 2005-05-27, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote:

> A buggy will cost a lot more then 2k and you might be pressed to get
> a decent bob for that money (unless you do it yourself of course)

I've seen some not bad ones for 1,500 or so, however I'm trying to
steer him into getting something more conventional as he's not
mechanical and doesn't want to do mudplugging days at dedicated
tracks, so a bobtail is too much for him really.

> The official stuff for all that is still on Channel-4's site, we get
> to go back and do it all again soon.

Yep, I'll watch it this time, I stopped watching scrapheap ages ago,
didn't know you lot were on it!

> Why give it away, why not use it still it breaks, then give it away !

He's not the world's most sensible chap ;-)

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Richard Brookman

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• May 27, 2005

• #23

so Geoff was, like...
> ->Hey, Wild Thing is still doing its stuff then? (Previous owner
> enquiry.)
>
> Yes and No, she is currently sitting awaiting new bushes and maybe a
> new engine, the problem is finding the time to get it done :-(

Jeez, the bushes were on the way out when I had it. But the engine was a
blinder. You must have been very cruel to it.,..

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Rich
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Geoff

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• May 31, 2005

• #24

On Fri, 27 May 2005 19:04:07 +0100, "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]>
wrote:

->so Geoff was, like...
->> ->Hey, Wild Thing is still doing its stuff then? (Previous owner
->> enquiry.)
->>
->> Yes and No, she is currently sitting awaiting new bushes and maybe a
->> new engine, the problem is finding the time to get it done :-(
->
->Jeez, the bushes were on the way out when I had it. But the engine was a
->blinder. You must have been very cruel to it.,..

The bushes were shot, the engine knackered, the gearbox was on the way out, the
brakes didn't work, the seats were mouldy, the exhausts were rusted through, the
radiator was blocked, the fiddles didn't work, the paint work was very faded and
the roll cage was rusting, I still wonder why we brought her ))


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Geoff
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Richard Brookman

Guest

• May 31, 2005

• #25

so Geoff was, like...
>
> The bushes were shot, the engine knackered, the gearbox was on the
> way out, the brakes didn't work, the seats were mouldy, the exhausts
> were rusted through, the radiator was blocked, the fiddles didn't
> work, the paint work was very faded and the roll cage was rusting, I
> still wonder why we brought her ))

Yeah but yeah but yeah but
Apart from that she was a fine vehicle...

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Rich
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Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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Geoff

Guest

• Jun 2, 2005

• #26

On Tue, 31 May 2005 19:57:33 +0100, "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]>
wrote:

->so Geoff was, like...
->>
->> The bushes were shot, the engine knackered, the gearbox was on the
->> way out, the brakes didn't work, the seats were mouldy, the exhausts
->> were rusted through, the radiator was blocked, the fiddles didn't
->> work, the paint work was very faded and the roll cage was rusting, I
->> still wonder why we brought her ))
->
->Yeah but yeah but yeah but
->Apart from that she was a fine vehicle...

I think the wheel nusts were okay :=)

I forgot to mention last time I driver her down a stupidly steephill the
steering wheel broke.....................

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Geoff
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Ian Rawlings

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• Jun 2, 2005

• #27

On 2005-06-02, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote:

> I forgot to mention last time I driver her down a stupidly steephill the
> steering wheel broke.....................

Sounds like a problem with the weight distribution! <ducks>

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Geoff

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• Jun 2, 2005

• #28

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:13:20 +0100, Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> wrote:

->On 2005-06-02, Geoff <[email protected]> wrote:
->
->> I forgot to mention last time I driver her down a stupidly steephill the
->> steering wheel broke.....................
->
->Sounds like a problem with the weight distribution! <ducks>

That didn't help ! I should have had the harnesses tighter, ged knows what the
steering wheel came off but it was almost rusted through.

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Geoff
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Richard Brookman

Guest

• Jun 2, 2005

• #29

so Geoff was, like...
> > I forgot to mention last time I driver her down a stupidly steephill
> the steering wheel broke.....................

Was that a steering wheel?

Off a Triumph Dolomite, I reckon, and mostly rust way back then.


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Rich
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Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)