Getting There! 2 The AFN strikes back..

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Oh...and then there's emmerdale of course...more scores there..

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For god's sake Andy post the piston sizes before somebody mentions Hollyoaks :(
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I don't watch that rubbish..

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Bet you do, even series locked the late night version I reckon
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max and caddy wrote:I don't watch that rubbish..

Methinks he doth protest too much
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Honest...I was just polishing it... :oops:

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Few more goodies arrived today... :D
Bargain glowplugs
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New rear oil seal and housing
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Head bolts
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Piston rings
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Also got some injector washers, but I'll spare you a picture of them...
Should hopefully be able to get it all boxed up ready for posting soon.. Can then get on with emptying the interior out of the van ready for the bodywork :D
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What's the plan with the bodywork? Is it a full resto or a quick tidy up?
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full resto, it's in with metalmick8y shortly
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Money-pits, what would we do without them :lol:
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dont know,but what the red on the table ,cant make out the label :rofl

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Kermit'skeeper wrote:Money-pits, what would we do without them :lol:

We could pay off the mortgage and retire! :lol:

But good times and experiences are well worth owning a money pit! :ok
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Well, it's either this or smoking crack.... A crack habit could be cheaper.........
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Might try an opiate drug habit next..., but for now I'll spend all my spare time and money on my own working on the van.
A drug habit might be bad for my relationships with friends and family :wink:
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syncroandy wrote:Do you guys want me to dig out pistons from that block and check the size ?

Don't where he's buried them but taking some time to dig them up again!

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