Delta's Tea-Break Natter (The Lighter Side) 2011

[GORDON STREETER]

Yes she will give "private" lessons, the boys at school seem to like her !
And Joe, she can teach you the difference between your and you're !
PS but she's older than Iain

[zefarelly]

how young? I can hear the crack of whip . . .and Gordons back . .its like a snare roll

you did that on purpose you dirty old man!

[GORDON STREETER]

Not so much of the "old" thank you !

[delta]

Right I have taken a lot of stick over the past few days so now Im asking for some help. How do I get back from Porto which finnishes on Sunday the 19th of June.Get the truck back to Stoke Row then the Galaxie to Goodwood on the 22nd.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by delta

Right I have taken a lot of stick over the past few days so now Im asking for some help. How do I get back from Porto which finnishes on Sunday the 19th of June.Get the truck back to Stoke Row then the Galaxie to Goodwood on the 22nd.

Do you need to take the Galaxie? Could someone else take it and you, if necessary, meet them at Goodwood on the way back from the Ferry?

[Peter Mallett]

When do you need the truck in Stoke Row?

[delta]

I know what you are thinking Peter. Fly back home,sort out Goodwood then fly back to Porto.I am just waiting to hear if I can get on the Monday ferry from Santander. If I can its a result.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by delta

I am just waiting to hear if I can get on the Monday ferry from Santander. If I can its a result.

Looks like you will have over 400 miles to do depending on exact route and ferry leaves Santander at 1500hrs monday. Presume you aren't taking any GD cars, so as WSM is first race sunday and FJ over by 1400hrs it can be done........ I guess other trucks will be pushing to get that ferry as well, so you won't be alone!

[Peter Mallett]

That was my thought and the reason why I asked the question. Porto is great but the logistics are a nightmare unless you combine it with a summer holiday.

[GORDON STREETER]

You can borrow my Superman outfit Iain

[Peter Mallett]

Nah, he'd probably want to know what the "S" meant on the front.

[delta]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Nah, he'd probably want to know what the "S" meant on the front.

Hang on a minuit,Youvvvvvvvvvvveee.Insulted me all week for not using proper english now your doing the same thing you're self.Cannot find "Nah"in the dictionary. "Makes my blood boil".Good old Gordon knew someone sensible would come up with a solution. Offer a accepted thanks Mate..Any chance of someone posting the superman music.

[zefarelly]

assuming the Supertankers testing at woodgood, reschedule it, why kill yourself?

not constructive comment granted, I was considering your sanity

[Peter Mallett]

[Peter Mallett]

You admit to owning a dictionary?

[Peter Mallett]

On a serious note, it seems to me that we are all busy people. Losing two or thee days may not be an option. However if we were to arrange a joint trip whereby the cars and tools were transported as a group rather than by individuals then these jaunts may be more practical. Roger W alluded to something similar in another thread.

Just a thought.

[GORDON STREETER]

I've found just the thing for quick engine removals at a meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExFWTojU_M
You might have to use a bit of T Cut afterwards !

[Peter Mallett]

Hmm,

My client tells me that your link ist verboten!

[Lancsbreaker]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Hmm,

My client tells me that your link ist verboten!

Nothing wrong with the link unless you're touchy about seeing Yank tanks wrecked.......effective bit of kit but you'd have to be processing a lot of cars to get it to pay for itself.

When I owned a full-blown breakers yard if we had enough time we might rip the non-saleable engines out with the Hi-Ab before the cars were crushed, but at the then current prices for whole cars as scrap versus the same car with the engine and box ripped out and the two scrap streams sold seperately, it was marginal whether it was worth the time and effort. The differential may be greater at current prices, of course, and with more aluminium in the modern engines they are likely to have a higher value...

Now I just specialise in Alfas my turnover of cars is much lower, of course, and I do tend to spanner all the engines/boxes out before scrapping them...

Of course we didn't need to use T-cut afterwards, Gordon ;-)

[zefarelly]

I wonder if they can pull the engine without crushing the block castings or rendering them scrap as opposed to recyclable.

T-cut the average alfa and you'll be staring at thin air!

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

T-cut the average alfa and you'll be staring at thin air!

I must admit the old "soap sud"s used to rot away in no time

[Al Weyman]

4 times I had that heavy old gearbox out but finally got the clutch operating, just 24thou of shims on the preload made the difference between it release or not. In some ways I am glad as I also noticed during one of the strip downs the the pilot bearing had fallen apart so changed that as well that may have wrecked the Tilton clutch.

[Cliff Ryan]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

4 times I had that heavy old gearbox out but finally got the clutch operating, just 24thou of shims on the preload made the difference between it release or not. In some ways I am glad as I also noticed during one of the strip downs the the pilot bearing had fallen apart so changed that as well that may have wrecked the Tilton clutch.

So does that mean you are good to go this weekend @ Mallory then?

Shame I won't be racing as it may have been a chance for you to even the score a bit. Did I mention that it's 4-1

[Al Weyman]

Originally Posted by Cliff Ryan

So does that mean you are good to go this weekend @ Mallory then?

Shame I won't be racing as it may have been a chance for you to even the score a bit. Did I mention that it's 4-1

Yeah I will be there shame you have wimped it!

[zefarelly]

I like a bit of rocket science now and then, 25 thou, thats less than 1/32"

which is probably tighter than the big end clearance!