First time in over 3 months I've been out in an evening doing anything. Its freezing! I don't know how I lasted all of last winter every
night out there. Tonight my hands are like blocks of Ice, i expect it was determination and stubborness.
On plus side it was worth starting on the prep for the car to go into the bodyshop monday! wahooo!
Just come in! I was out in the hail last night!
Stripping the car though so not to technical and could keep gloves on!
Your braver then me. I had a sulk on when the cover blew off and i had to fight it back on.
We are moving house in a couple of months and i will have a garage. I am actually like an 8 year old leading up to christmas!
I had to have both heaters on in the garage this morning
Was out cutting some bar with a hacksaw, thought what the hell is that, clarett all over, big gash in me frozen finger!
First time for ages, last time till the summer!
I was cutting a fair bit of GRP, only around midday, only when the sun was shining. Cold, oh yes.
As is true to form, the coldest weeks of the year are around now. Although the northern hemisphere is starting to warm up on land, the sea is still a
heatsink for a little longer.
Last winter was exceptionally mild, I remember constructing the rear end of a chassis outside, not minding the layers of clothing against the weld
spatters, but not needing it either for the cold.
The wife's car has decided to destroy it's turbo so I've been outside the last few nights doing that - why do these things never happen in July?
I work outside All day every day .
It's when I say I used to live in a tropical country you realise how crazy I am.
Ps I'm still using my seven .... It's the only type of car I have
Working over the Christmas a bit of bar flew out the vice while drilling and my inner wrist , looks like I tried to slash my wrist. That was it time to go in, lucky
Been out In the garage tonight for 4 hours. Absolutley freezing it was
Been out in the workshop most nights for a couple of weeks. Had to take the engine out of the Discovery. Been chasing an overheating problem for weeks
and think I finally nailed it down to a leaking core plug at the back of the engine block. Only way to do it without cutting an F-in big hole in the
bulkhead is engine out. Those 300TDi engines are chuffing heavy!!
Been pretty nippy though I must admit, but the worst thing is waiting for the roof to take off! We live in a very windy spot near Bude in North
Cornwall and the past few days have seen some rather Winnie the Pooh days 
For Xmas 2013 my wife bought me 'Rally Mechanics Overalls.' Awesome. Expect to use them tomorrow.
Helping a mate with the restoration of his classic mini tomorrow, Bobble hat at the ready 
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Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Been out in the workshop most nights for a couple of weeks. Had to take the engine out of the Discovery. Been chasing an overheating problem for weeks and think I finally nailed it down to a leaking core plug at the back of the engine block. Only way to do it without cutting an F-in big hole in the bulkhead is engine out. Those 300TDi engines are chuffing heavy!!
Been pretty nippy though I must admit, but the worst thing is waiting for the roof to take off! We live in a very windy spot near Bude in North Cornwall and the past few days have seen some rather Winnie the Pooh days
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Originally posted by perksyBeen to Bude a few times and its one of our favourite places
Not been out and played in the garage/workshop. But we have been checking flying controls on a C17 and had the hanger doors open for the last few
days!!!
ATB Dan.
How I miss those days......NOT!! I used to be able to mope around in shorts and T-shirt in the winter when I was up on SAR in Northumberland, a
little too fragile for that milarky now though
Changing head gasket on my 300 tdi defender on the drive - hands like blocks of ice, lying in the engine bay. Got the head into the garage now so
slightly better. Hoping for no snow as I wont be able to play in it!
Woke up this morning to find me finger throbbing and pussy... Now wide open after pulling a bit of swarf out...
No idea how I got ali drill swarf in cutting a steel bar with a hacksaw!!