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Aye good Luck John, Im going to try and get down to watch the goings on, alot of fantastic work there from all concerned. Callum W

Heatwrap on headers is always on borrowed time, eventually you are at some point going to have to replace it. Everytime you drive from cold in the wet the wrap will get soaked and you will get the steam scenario regardless of what you do. Drive the car and dry it out, if its wet the road spray will wash away the coolant, I wouldnt say it was any great drama, I have done this several times and it didnt seem to shorten the heatwraps life any less than it is, IIRC it lasted a couple of years before it became tatty and I had to replace it. Personally I wouldnt bother too much mate. Callum W

Thank you. Your words touch me. The fettling is nearly over. The fatboy is dead. Long live the CK. Callum W

Ian, Ive just seen what you were talking about, lol yes that is very dangerous. The use of chains for lifting in the North Sea is not illegal! However companies choose not to use them for reasons known to themselves, the reasons I mentioned earlier or perhapes accidents in the past. The use of chains in the manners as shown in the TV program should be banned anywhere. Callum W

The use of chains is not illegal in the UK, its just that some places still say this despite not really knowing why. This old wifes tales comes from the early days of drilling when all chains were HT Steel and not Grade 80 Alloy steel as they are now a days. HT steel was very prone to work hardening, and Hydrogen enbrittlement because of the presence of H2S. I have heard all sorts of rubbish about chains being banned for lifts over 1 metre, and chains being banned because of the amount of accidents, spark hazard etc etc etc. BP do not like chains for the above reasons, although nowadays hydrogen embrittlement and work hardning are not really an issue Whatever policy your company adopts you naturally have to work to it, however as long as a chain has a SWL, a serial number and is under a recognised scheme of inspection and is certified then you should be able to use it. Callum W

lol, you couldnt resist it could you? good luck mate

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=19852 Im going.

What a great weekend! Im glad you or if you prefer the plural, youz, had such a fantastic time. Cant wait to get my car back! Callum W

If you want the carbs set up, properly jetted, and if it doesnt have electronic ignition and you want the ignition set up as well give me a shout, im sure I have a box of needles kicking about somewhere, and I can balance them! callum W

KZOK 102.5 Seattles classic rock station I listen to it online on iplayer, first listened to it when I was at Fort Lewis WA in 1999 and have loved it ever since its the best rock station around. Im glad i can listen to it round the clock online these days! Grow a panchos villas moustache, a set of buggery grip side boards and mosh til your hearts content, I do. Enjoy Callum W

If that is the original CRD impreza, I would steer clear of it. They had all sorts of problems with it in 2003/4 when they were running it. The cooler at the back of the manifold was for cooling the fuel if I remember correctly, however if its cooling the oil I would question its positioning. If the back brakes are 4 pots normally found on the front of a classic then chances are its the same car. I remember when George Smith who worked there at the time did that conversion. On a positive note the quality of the work George did on the car was very very good as well, however...........I remember the car being a 4 door STI RA, that at first glance looks like a 2 door. I cannot remember if they re shelled it or had a fire or what happened. Personally I would steer clear of anything related to CRD. Callum W

The car of a madman. I like it.

What boost were you running mate? Callum W

The first stand alone boost control unit I used was a greddy Profec B 2. It came with a solenoid that replaced the standard one, the wiring harness and the controller which had high boost set by you, low boost like wise and other low tech nif naf and trivia I never bothered with. My boost gauge was fairly accurate and whilst mapping on a possum link ecu the boost reflected by the greddy and the gauge were both accurate. It was cheap and cheerful and did exactly what it said on the tin, and could be hid away in a pocket or a glovebox. I think these Greddys are fairly cheap now. It could be turned up or down. Or switched off. Callum W

The staff car was a very quick car and nice preparation for what you have now. Its not until you've driven a car in which high speed is effortless, that you start to appreciate thing a little differently, and how easily you can get yourself into a bit of a mess before you realise it all too late. Its a lovely car gaylord, Enjoy. Callum W

Good luck buddy, Id be interested to hear how your cars running when you get into things, after Uncle Stevens fettling. Callum W

"Torry seems alot quieter these days!" commented uncle charlie.

Chales Bronson, football sock, £20 worth of shrapnel, you know the script.

Sorry thought It was a classic. But still check your boost pipes.

Go away, disconnect you battery, have a cup of tea, touch yourself, beat up a pensioner, whatever, about 2 hours later reconnect your battery and use nothing but V power again, and if it doesnt work ill bet you have over filled your oil because of your long run and you boost pipes are blocked so the actuator isnt doing what its supposed to. Take off the pipes from the actuator to the boost solinoid, spray brake cleaner into the pipes cleaning them out, and the boost solinoid, reconnect and all will be well. Callum W

Your hairs too long............... And your a homosexual so no. ;-)

1 of 3 things will happen 1. Nothing 2. They will lose the helmet or say YOU have contaminated the evidence and its not admisable 3. They will accuse you of something. Ive had enough. Im forming a vigilante group.

My mates garage in Torrie got broken into on Sunday night monday morning and his quad was stolen. The Federation turned up and couldnt have cared less. It makes my blood boil. You get plod on here defending themselves then when it comes to dealing with actual incidents its Laurel and Hardy or Robocop. What qualifies me to say this before these clowns come on and try say how hard their job is? Ill let you all into a secret, I was a Policeman for 4 years before I got a life and did a job where I could make a difference for real. Ive done 13 operational tours of Northern Ireland in one role or another but Ill tell you this, not once did I see a soldier push a bystander to the ground that had nothing to do with a public order situation. Someone wants to get a grip and start re educating, re training and re assessing these muppets before we end up in faceless police state where there is only right and wrong and no compassion, thats if it hasnt happened already. AAAAAAAAAAAND relax...................... Rant over.