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For those who wanted to see Max's new van..

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A few of us got together over the new year for a bit of a drive, good food and a massive party in a barn in Wales. It was a right good old laugh and Max's first bit of off roading,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMdGN0RM5AM

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I'm speechless!
No not really...Good to see that Max managed to buy a syncro with the wheel on the correct side
Where's that lanky bloke with a chainsaw when you need him eh?
And you claim never to have tried a Dutch oven???
Then the small matter of over-stressed small diesel engines... bad luck mate.
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silverbullet wrote: Then the small matter of over-stressed small diesel engines... bad luck mate.

It wasnt that, that did it

The head will be on its way to you soon....

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Nice and flat in no time (well not much, might even do a while-you-wait if it's stripped and not dripping with black oil...)
I'm at the works tomorrow if it helps.
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It will be in a few days as I want to get the new Gasket and new head bolts Etc.... Quite looking forward to doing it strangely enough Another notch on the bed post as so to speak.

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The head will be on its way to you soon....

Oh dear.....

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v-lux wrote:
The head will be on its way to you soon....

Oh dear.....

You know what did it dont you

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jed the spread wrote:You know what did it dont you

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if i knew thare was going to be a party and a bit of driving i`d have come too. if i can help anyway with the van jed give me a ring.

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Thanx Jed
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f*!k sony! theyve blocked the video I jove your videos jed, keep them coming!
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Ooh Jed, we're skimming a diesel head are we.. ? You sure

Trust you've checked it for the typical cracks

PS I know a man with a good AAZ head for sale

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I havnt had chance to take it off yet as I have quite abit of work to do this week. Quite exited about doing the job though as I have never done it before

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