1. matcal1999

    Snow Plough

    i like it. does that mean you can claim a rebait on the **** take that is council / poll tax!!!!!
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    Shes home boys

    yeah glad you got it back ok, you couldnt have picked a worse day lol im lookin forward to seeing the pics tomorrow
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    id like a gsxr but if i buy anything else i think i might end up divorced lol
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    yeah i was trying not to undo the bulkhead but it looks like i might have to so what bike have you got? ive got a diversion xj600 92 and zzr1100 90. boys and thier toys eh lol
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    sounds nice. i wish i had alreadybuilt 2 of them id know to buy a decent grinder lol ive used it more than my spanner/ sockets and burnt 1 out and gone through 2 full cutting discs so far!!! have you any idea how to remove the steering box on a SIII. i have removed the nut n bolts on the...
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    can you post some pics? it makes me feel much better knowing threr are other people in the same boat. grinders and welding torch in hand:-) :-) :-) :-)
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    im with you mate, im lookin for a big 5m tarp for this weekend cos the weather is gonna be crap. what are you doing to it anything serious?
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    yeah im lookin for a cheap gazibo cos its gonna snow and or rain over the weekend and i cant afford to loose the time on my project
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    the first pic is my bike lol its started running like a bag of sh*t i thik the rocker cover gasket has gone there is oil round the top of the spark plugs
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    sounds like a plan johnny! ive had a pretty good day on mine until i knackered my cutting disc and then after a trip to b and q i fried my grinder lol lucky i had a spare!! i think ive only undone a couple of bolts today tbey have all been cut off!! ive removed all the floors,seat box...
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    so what route are you going with it resoration, preservation or just mot'd and legal? ill be happy with mine being legal im not really bothered about it being pretty. my first legal drive will be to a muddy field and im gonna have it spinning all 4 to get it looking like a lany...
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    i was pretty lucky with the transit i got mine home on the suspension wss nearly on the bump stops lol
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    cool its pants that they changed the rules on driving licences i drive a 22 tonne waggon a lot of the time but i cant tie a 1 ton trailer the wanfers :-(:-( what are yiu towing it with? another landy?
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    congratulations on the bambino. it looks like you will have plenty to weld. where is it and how u getting it back it might be a bit dodgey driving it with the door hanging off lol i have a spare grille if you want it
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    cool thats only 20 mins away. are there any desent green lanes round your way? have you got your eye on anything specific for a project?
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    yeah i can weld, well kind of. im gonna have to get better pretty damn quick. i just hope my cheap electric mig will be up to it or my wife will go spare (again) if i end up buying another lol i like my projects ive still not quite finished my zzr1100. its still waiting for a piece of exhaust...
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    well this is what ive done today. im going to strip it down to the chassis only leaving the running hear and engine in hopefully. and rebuild it bit by bit. its gonna cost a fortune in nuts and bolts alone! my wife isnt impressed but if she had everything her way im sure she would get bored...
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    hello everyone

    thanks guys, check out my other post http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f6/i-think-i-might-have-bitten-off-more-than-i-can-chew-176829-2.html#post1802848 i think ive done it right.
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    I think i might have bitten off more than i can chew!

    thanks i think that is the best advice ever it was starting to get me down a bit until i read your post now im ready to find the next little job lol ill post some more pics afyer my tea and let you guys see what ive uncoverd today