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by unzippy
Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:30 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: eBay 996 build thread
Replies: 813
Views: 112618

Re: eBay 996 build thread

Happy days 8-)

Do you have to run it in or can you rag straight away?
by unzippy
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:57 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20050
Views: 2288127

Re: Your fleet running reports

But if you buy one now, it’ll be very helpful next time ! SJ Top Top - Buy tools you don’t need right now, so that you have them ready when you do need them. I know it sounds perverse but it often pays dividends. Amen brother 👍🏼 Buy tools you don’t need right now, this will ensure you never need to...
by unzippy
Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:19 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rear Brakes - electronic handbrake arsery
Replies: 8
Views: 1467

Re: Rear Brakes - electronic handbrake arsery

NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:18 am Every VAG caliper I’ve ever worked on since the millennium has needed to be screwed back.
This. Including pre millennium.
by unzippy
Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:35 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ashes
Replies: 88
Views: 11024

Re: Ashes

Same old same old - how do you get Smith out?
by unzippy
Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:44 am
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Worst tv prog you have ever seen?
Replies: 50
Views: 7282

Re: Worst tv prog you have ever seen?

PM Question time.

But there is an awful load of shite on Aus telly, I stick the food channels :lol:
by unzippy
Wed Aug 28, 2019 12:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: FTAO People who travel a lot with work.
Replies: 82
Views: 10955

Re: FTAO People who travel a lot with work.

Anyway, back on topic, I worked out on my last flight that I've taken 30 long-haul flights in just over a year. Say an average of 6 hours each time, that's 180 hours, which equates pretty much to a working month. And am midair now. Totally and utterly over it. Fatherly duties traveling to Germany o...
by unzippy
Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:48 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: Windows 3.11
Replies: 30
Views: 5142

Re: Windows 3.11

Bloody kids!

Amstrad PCW 8256 or 8512 with a 3" 'compact floppy' drive running Locoscript for word processing and Head Over Heels for fun.

Image
by unzippy
Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:40 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: Home CCTV
Replies: 111
Views: 46219

Re: Home CCTV

We fitted a Ring camera a week ago and I highly recommend them if you only need a few cameras. They have a very polished app and the model we fitted has floodlights, sirens and two way communication. Other benefits are that we needed CCTV in an area with no power, so plugged a solar panel in and it...
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: FTAO People who travel a lot with work.
Replies: 82
Views: 10955

Re: FTAO People who travel a lot with work.

Simon wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:53 pm
Everyone sees who's the first person to leave the office, but no-one notices the first person to arrive.
Maybe because there is no one there to notice you arrive because you're the first to arrive...?
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: BBQs
Replies: 968
Views: 106991

Re: BBQs

Back in March my mate Jimbo asked me to help out with catering for an event at his local pub. I jumped on a plane and headed over to Hobart, Tasmania. https://i.imgur.com/tjbF6eL.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3WTmiuX.jpg Al, landlord of The New Sydney Hotel (http://newsydneyhotel.com.au/) was running one ...
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: BBQs
Replies: 968
Views: 106991

Re: BBQs

This BBQ thread - people were talking about it in the new BBQ thread.
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:18 am
Forum: General
Topic: BBQs
Replies: 968
Views: 106991

Re: BBQs

bump
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Any Weber fans?
Replies: 44
Views: 6597

Re: Any Weber fans?

26" Weber Master Touch in Smoke Grey with rotisserie, Slow 'n Sear and Drip 'n Griddle. Weber Go Anywhere charcoal. Weber Go Anywhere gas. Grilletto, son of Hibachi. Random Aussie wannabe gas Weber that I rescued then refurbed. Different tools for different jobs ;) https://i.imgur.com/Yar76GH.j...
by unzippy
Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ashes
Replies: 88
Views: 11024

Re: Ashes

I know we're anti-sports on here but is it just me glued to this? Balmer? Archer is a weapons arsenal! Six-fer ftw today. Hello! I was back in the UK on my hols, just happened to coincide with the first 2 Tests ;) Flew back to Aus while the 3rd started, jet lagged to fuck, slightly delirious throug...
by unzippy
Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: eBay 996 build thread
Replies: 813
Views: 112618

Re: eBay 996 build thread

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:51 am Can there be any oil left in the sump? Using maths it would have gone through 10 litres in that time.
If the issue was there when Dave collected - which was what I was leading up to.
by unzippy
Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:59 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: eBay 996 build thread
Replies: 813
Views: 112618

Re: eBay 996 build thread

NotoriousREV wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:24 pm It’s used a litre of oil in 50 miles. I’m guessing it’s all in the cooling system.
How many miles in total have you done since owning?
by unzippy
Wed Jul 24, 2019 2:19 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Australian hire car lottery.
Replies: 61
Views: 9023

Re: Australian hire car lottery.

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:38 am the Aussies are Brits with an accent.
They are really not. Well, maybe the ones that made the effort to leave Aus and explore the world are. But not the locals.

The biggest surprise for me is that Australia is a foreign country :lol:
by unzippy
Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:41 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2777
Views: 429783

Re: Decent car YouTubes

Watching now.

Just watched MCM at Worthersee. Made me a bit homesick for all the Germany roadtrips and carshows. That Edition One G60 8-)


by unzippy
Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:59 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: New Supra
Replies: 279
Views: 38387

Re: New Supra

JLv3.0 wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:17 pm
Maurice wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:58 am
I had to switch it off before the end due to the presenter.

What did it put out?
He's awful isn't he. Absolutely unwatchable and his stupid arm movements make me want to dismember him.
Shame his mum put out :lol: