TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Bravo, now that would make for another great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Mungler - my youngest has already propped me to do another car and I have been looking for a part finished car. I would need to strip it and start again, but they are normally fairly complete and a whole lot cheaper, when someone has lost interest. Lotus Super 7 / Westfield / Robin Hood type is my lad's choice. I fancy putting a CR500 Honda motocross engine in either an aluminium frame or a KTM, but just in process of trying to acquire an engine. The rest is easily obtained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 You know I’d be up for it - just say the word ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 25 minutes ago, Gordon R said: Mungler - my youngest has already propped me to do another car and I have been looking for a part finished car. I would need to strip it and start again, but they are normally fairly complete and a whole lot cheaper, when someone has lost interest. Lotus Super 7 / Westfield / Robin Hood type is my lad's choice. I fancy putting a CR500 Honda motocross engine in either an aluminium frame or a KTM, but just in process of trying to acquire an engine. The rest is easily obtained. I will be interested in following this thread, or a new one if it spawns... Firstly as I built (and raced) a Lotus 7 years ago, from the ground up Secondly I can't get this 'make a road going tracker from a CR500/Maico/Husquarna' thing out of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 I know I know and I know how daft and impractical a Cobra would be, and this rain free summer hasn’t helped. But... there’s something about that V8 burble and the ensuing pant twitch. I’ve even found myself looking at TVR Griffs and that’s having worked for a specialist litigation firm in London that did the ‘my car just doesn’t work’ Defence work for a now defunct TVR main dealer. Indeed, my boss at the time bought a brand new Griffith and drove it to Italy where it promptly fritzed and permanent locked him out and immobilised itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 To answer the original question, shooting (stalking only these days) making pretty well anything - knives were the last thing from memory, previously - fishing, pike or trout, building rods, cycling, walking, fixing cars, building cars, more recently building a custom motorcycle. Not sure what to do next, hopefully another motorcycle - who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The gouse Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 31 minutes ago, Dunkield said: To answer the original question, shooting (stalking only these days) making pretty well anything - knives were the last thing from memory, previously - fishing, pike or trout, building rods, cycling, walking, fixing cars, building cars, more recently building a custom motorcycle. Not sure what to do next, hopefully another motorcycle - who knows. If your not sure what to do next I’ve got a group B 205 rally car that needs engine rebuild if your short of something to do. It’s not been out the garage for 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Gordon R said: I fancy putting a CR500 Honda motocross engine in either an aluminium frame or a KTM, but just in process of trying to acquire an engine. The rest is easily obtained. My next build is putting a Suzuki XF650 Freewind engine into a Tigcraft ex-racer frame to make a superlight road-bike. I've got all the bits in the loft, just got to wait for the weather to cool so I can sort out the workshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 Any bike I do will be a moto-crosser - far easier with little wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 My job means I can be anywhere in the country from day to day, so my shooting is now curtailed mostly to the game season because weekends are the only time I can guarantee to get anything done or spend time with the family. Otherwise, I still brew my own beer and mead, still love to cook and have taken on an allotment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 16:15, The gouse said: If your not sure what to do next I’ve got a group B 205 rally car that needs engine rebuild if your short of something to do. It’s not been out the garage for 6 years. Ha ha, sounds nice. I have a colleague with a Celica 4x4 turbo asking me the same, he thinks if he gets me drunk enough I will agree to doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The gouse Posted August 2, 2018 Report Share Posted August 2, 2018 4 hours ago, Dunkield said: Ha ha, sounds nice. I have a colleague with a Celica 4x4 turbo asking me the same, he thinks if he gets me drunk enough I will agree to doing it The Celica awesome car in there day with the Lancia delta, thats when cars where cars and drivers where drivers, the sound of them in the Forrest was just awesome. Will get round to having the engine rebuilt then take her out one more time then give to my boys, mick the machanic from Congleton as always rebuilt my engines. He built Richard burns 205 when he won the British championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 House renovation, bee keeping with the odd session of ...sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 18:13, Gordon R said: Any bike I do will be a moto-crosser - far easier with little wiring. This appeared in my feed this morning, I wish it would stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 i make a few nets during the summer and like gardening till the ferreting and shooting season comes round again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) On 29/07/2018 at 18:04, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, going dust off my metal detector this year, hello, well i dusted it off but the ground is like ready mix 2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: hello, well i dusted it off but the ground is like ready mix hello, surely there are a few more detectorists on PW Edited August 5, 2018 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Quote This appeared in my feed this morning, I wish it would stop Obviously a CR500 motor, but the frame escapes me. It could be a one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 29/07/2018 at 17:18, pegasus bridge said: Fishing for me, almost exclusively for pike using lures . +1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 15:31, Mungler said: I know I know and I know how daft and impractical a Cobra would be, and this rain free summer hasn’t helped. But... there’s something about that V8 burble and the ensuing pant twitch. I’ve even found myself looking at TVR Griffs and that’s having worked for a specialist litigation firm in London that did the ‘my car just doesn’t work’ Defence work for a now defunct TVR main dealer. Indeed, my boss at the time bought a brand new Griffith and drove it to Italy where it promptly fritzed and permanent locked him out and immobilised itself. A friend and I have been messing with a Tiger Super 6, bought complete but needed bits doing to it, new bushes, windscreen, dash needed rebuilding and electrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 30/07/2018 at 08:48, AVB said: I wish I had a hobby other than shooting. Or at least one I could enjoy whilst working in Tokyo. It’s not doing me any good sitting here either working or twiddling my thumbs. get to a dojo, its called Judo and will change your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Just spent the morning cutting and drilling pegs for nets so suppose i could add woodwork to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 I’ve been out of the shooting scene for the last 3 years or so, due to a house move and general loss of interest. Looking into getting back into it, though. For the last couple of years, i’ve been attending various charity events dressed mostly in plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, Bigbob said: Just spent the morning cutting and drilling pegs for nets so suppose i could add woodwork to the list That's a fair point....I used to make my own nets; have a bag full somewhere. Does that come under knitting? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Scully said: That's a fair point....I used to make my own nets; have a bag full somewhere. Does that come under knitting? ? More like Tating SWMBO said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 4 hours ago, humperdingle said: I’ve been out of the shooting scene for the last 3 years or so, due to a house move and general loss of interest. Looking into getting back into it, though. For the last couple of years, i’ve been attending various charity events dressed mostly in plastic Does that come under Fetishes ?. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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