clairetoo
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 05:57 PM |
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The only tool you will need on a Sunday afternoon is the only tool you dont have .
Do as much of your build out on the front drive as possible - it's a great way top get chatting to the neighbours .
There are about a thousand more parts in a car than everybody tells you - and Halfords dont sell any of them .
And.....no matter how much you shout and swear at it - it still wont fit 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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BenB
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 06:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob tatt
the now very ex was sh***ng her riding instructor.
who was a women as well 
Ouch!! For a minute I thought that it was a euphamism!!!
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 06:24 PM |
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It won't build itself, no matter how long you leave it.
There is always brake/clutch fluid left in the pipe/master cylinder/slave cylinder even if you thought it was empty.
I can no longer cut in a straight line.
There is always at least one part that would've been easier to fit before the part you have just fitted. (or, there must be a logical order to
do this one but no matter how much I sit and think about it I will still get it wrong).
I am no longer a perfectionist - Life's too short!
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ken555
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 06:38 PM |
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quote:
quote:
the now very ex was sh***ng her riding instructor.
who was a women as well
Can't say I've come across this one though I'm afraid, I'll keep it in mind though...
In mind, I'm looking for the video on You-Tube
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richard
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 07:46 PM |
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Luego Velocity panels did not fit a book chassis.
You friends will get friendlier as you complete the car.
Pot holes hurt
I need a louder stereo for motorways
I'm really should back up my computer
Do not seam weld the chassis until you have all the bits fitted and tack welded.
It really is NEVER finished
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owelly
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 08:00 PM |
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It's far better to not start building a car, rather than start it and confirm the reason why you din't start it ages ago....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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davie h
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 08:10 PM |
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i found out that the wife was pregnant the day i started my build
also the little bits of metal that fly off the tool can go right through tracksuits and embed themselves in your leg
some parts/metal suppliers look at you as though youve escaped from the nut house when you try and explain the reason that you need a certain part is
that your building a car but then again some are really interested and cant do anymore to help
Davie
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 08:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by davie h
the little bits of metal that fly off the tool can go right through tracksuits and embed themselves in your leg
Davie
And yet you never learned to put on overalls 
I liked the one about metal, everything I do to it makes it either sharp so it cuts me or hot so it burns me.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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l0rd
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 08:56 PM |
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I have realised that by thinking of my future build and rubbing my chin, I don't need to shave any more.
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hellbent345
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 09:39 PM |
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even at this early stage, i have learned that no matter how perfectly you line tubes up, they go where they please when you start to weld them!
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James
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| posted on 25/9/08 at 10:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob tatt
the now very ex was sh***ng her riding instructor.
who was a women as well
Blimey! What bad thing must she have been doing that you let her become your ex???
[Edited on 25/9/08 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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RK
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 02:08 AM |
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Useless without pics...
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oldtimer
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 07:23 AM |
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One out of every 10 objects that you drop right at your feet will never be seen again no matter how hard you search. One in every 5 will only make
itself known after you have spent a long time finding a replacement for it.
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smart51
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 07:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer
One out of every 10 objects that you drop right at your feet will never be seen again no matter how hard you search.
How true is that! I was once working on the back of my car with 1 spanner and 1 allen key. The garage floor was clean and empty of all debris. I
dropped the allen key but could I find it?
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adithorp
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 12:11 PM |
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After thirty odd years of fixing cars I've learn't that...
When you drop something and you saw the direction it bounced, always look in the opposite direction to find it. Also all cars have a big secret magnet
under then that attracts all dropped tools towards the centre of the car where you can't reach them.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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ken555
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 02:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer
One out of every 10 objects that you drop right at your feet will never be seen again no matter how hard you search.
How true is that!
I was trying to free a sticky Clutch Slave Cylinder, and applied about 5 Bar from the compressor to it.
Never did find the piston 
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 02:10 PM |
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Additional consumable never mentioned in build manual SKIN
And this is not an accronysm i mean the real thing
quote:
Originally posted by andylancaster3000
- One consumable not often mentioned when building cars which probably should be: Blood; probably a good pint of it over course of a longish build.
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 02:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ken555
quote:
Originally posted by smart51
quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer
One out of every 10 objects that you drop right at your feet will never be seen again no matter how hard you search.
How true is that!
I was trying to free a sticky Clutch Slave Cylinder, and applied about 5 Bar from the compressor to it.
Never did find the piston
Wasnt the hole in the wall a clue?
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ken555
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| posted on 26/9/08 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Vindi_andy
Wasnt the hole in the wall a clue?
I was clever enough to do it in the doorway.
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bigpig
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| posted on 30/9/08 at 08:21 PM |
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a) you need to a separate earth for the right hand side light on a Sierra wiring setup (i.e don't share the main/dip one)
b) once you have sussed that, electrics are easy
c) its the rest of the sodding car thats the problem.
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eccsmk
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| posted on 30/9/08 at 08:49 PM |
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1) reciepts are really dificult to hide especially with the amount you'll have once you;ve finished your build
2) locostbuilders is the best place to find out anything to do with your build !!
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