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« Reply #60 on: 26 January 2008, 22:01:24 »
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D


It bet it was better than an Escort Abysmal ((c) Top Gear)
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« Reply #61 on: 26 January 2008, 22:02:41 »
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D
Funnily enough, I was in your patch when I had it. Used to live in Elmstead Market.

I do wonder what they'd be like to drive today, in comparison to my current cars. As long as I could dump it by the side of the road and walk home when I'd had enough. I wonder how far I'd get?

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IT is basically a LWB Minor - I rode in one once - IT WAS DIRE!
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« Reply #62 on: 26 January 2008, 22:06:11 »
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IT is basically a LWB Minor

Yep. Hence the annual job of changing the front lower trunnions.

Another BL "management says we've got to use x,y&z from the parts bin" design.

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« Reply #63 on: 26 January 2008, 22:07:32 »
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i dont ever again want to try a morris ital.....with or without mud flaps! the memories just wont go away. ive tried counselling and everything! ;D ;D ;D


It bet it was better than an Escort Abysmal ((c) Top Gear)
Now Escorts of the era (ie MkII) weren't too bad, and much better than the shite BL were churning out at the time (before they got in to bed with Honda)
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« Reply #64 on: 26 January 2008, 22:07:33 »
when i was 16/17 i was passenger in a works Ital pick up iirc
we were doing 70ish we hit a dip in the road went airborne for a second or so landed hard and broke the leaf springs it was like a scene out of the cannonball run. It scared the crap out of me
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« Reply #65 on: 26 January 2008, 22:09:01 »
Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....
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« Reply #66 on: 26 January 2008, 22:16:41 »
I had sparks once. ISTR I was nominated driver after a party and the car got loaded to the roof with pished students, including the boot (it was an estate).

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« Reply #67 on: 26 January 2008, 22:17:29 »
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Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....

the blokes i used to work with had a competition to see who could make the apprentice's they had at the time scream the loudest or get out of the car shakeing the most
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« Reply #68 on: 26 January 2008, 22:21:45 »
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Had the Ital diff leave a scrape mark on the road before. Similar scrap mark in my undies as well....

the blokes i used to work with had a competition to see who could make the apprentice's they had at the time scream the loudest or get out of the car shakeing the most
Common around our way as well ;D

Also, we used to have races, but only allowed to use 1st and 2nd gear.  Strangely, I only ever wrecked one engine, and that was not my fault (they gave me a temporary Ital when mine was in for repair, but had a damaged engine mount).  Engine dropped at about 80mph.  That was one of those 'oh dear' moments as well...
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« Reply #69 on: 22 May 2009, 12:11:25 »
LOL, I was reminded of this incident yesterday.  Every time I drive past the layby where I managed to stop it, I always have a look at the oil slick, and a little chuckle to myself of the 'fond memories' (Not!) of the incident.

However, this time when I drove past, it looks like the oil slick is barely noticible now. I'm surprised how long it has taken :o
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« Reply #70 on: 22 May 2009, 12:19:14 »
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'fond memories'
Do you still have the same memories of the tractor in general?
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« Reply #71 on: 22 May 2009, 12:48:31 »
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'fond memories'
Do you still have the same memories of the tractor in general?
Both Mrs TB and I miss the tractor  :'(

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« Reply #72 on: 22 May 2009, 12:53:56 »
How about fitting a sumpguard?

 I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!

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« Reply #73 on: 22 May 2009, 12:56:49 »
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How about fitting a sumpguard?

 I don't suppose anyone ever rallied an Omega but I bet someone has made a sumpguard. I might be interested in one if anyone has ever seen one!

varche

I suspect in this case, the key is probably not to launch the car  :-[
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« Reply #74 on: 22 May 2009, 13:38:27 »
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running two cars is like having two women.....costly on the pocket and very time consuming

agreed.. :y
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