Topic: Look what I just bought! (Read 15371 times)

TB613 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 25, 2004, 03:55:04 pm »

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One thing we did notice when getting a drive-belt attached to the engine - a few of the bolts have been replaced with the wrong kind, so I'm now having to juggle between 9/16 and 5/8 sockets, and a fairly dumb 15mm one for the few 15mm bolts that some [bleep] stuck on there. One of them on the alternator has pretty much welded itself in place...guess I'm going to have to break out the nig hammer for that one!

The SAE/Metric mix may have come from the factory, GM has been mixing standards in the US for quite some time which drives anyone trying to work on them nuts.

James_Smith · « **Reply #44 on:** May 20, 2004, 02:06:13 pm »

Sweet!!!

Oh yes. Completely unsuitable for someone on a student budget with Britain's petrol prices, but I just don't care....

Sirgod · « **Reply #45 on:** May 20, 2004, 02:09:10 pm »

£460.00 Wow. Great deal for It to begin with, and yes th Prces for Petrol are high, But that's a steal. You can hardly find those New in the US anymore.

I'm Happy for you James.

Stephen

Stormbringer · « **Reply #46 on:** May 20, 2004, 02:09:55 pm »

It's always good to have wheels.

James_Smith · « **Reply #47 on:** May 20, 2004, 03:31:07 pm »

Cheers Stephen, Storm. That auction got very panicky towards the end - I think I had around 25secs to go when I put the final bid in. Thank god my computer stayed running long enough to complete it, damn thing crashed about 10 mins after!

Hopefully, me and Dad can have some fun with this lump. Dad needs something to move equipment out to places (he works with environmental monitoring equipment and software, so needs to transport dust gauges and sampling equipment around quite a bit), and I need something huge to have fun with on the roads!

Sten · « **Reply #48 on:** May 20, 2004, 03:47:14 pm »

Good god man you will be driving a battlestar with wheels!

J. Carney · « **Reply #49 on:** May 20, 2004, 03:53:09 pm »

LOL, where I'm from, fathers CRINGE when a Land Ship like that pulls up in the driveway... especially one with a 'properly equipped cargo area.'

Capt. Mike · « **Reply #51 on:** May 20, 2004, 04:22:00 pm »

Got yourself a "Yank Tank". The "B" roads are gonna be fun, let alone the "A" routes.

When I was stationed at RAF Croughton, one of the guys had brought a '80 Dodge Ram Charger over (I just bought a Brit car with the right hand drive). Just becareful passing, you won't be able to se around the car in front of you.

Mike

James_Smith · « **Reply #52 on:** May 20, 2004, 04:26:44 pm »

Yep. Going to have to learn to drive all over again (first time LHD, first time autobox, first time trying to drive something 219 inches long!)

Kmelew · « **Reply #53 on:** May 20, 2004, 04:49:46 pm »

Woohoo!! A battlewagon!!

BTW, where does one buy parts for it in the UK?

Capt. Mike · « **Reply #56 on:** May 20, 2004, 06:15:00 pm »

You might try around RAF Lakenheath or up to Menwith Hill..lots of American GI's...Probably some forums over there with some places, too.

Mike

IndyShark · « **Reply #57 on:** May 20, 2004, 08:40:27 pm »

If you fill the gas tank up, the car will double in value!

IndyShark · « **Reply #59 on:** May 21, 2004, 07:15:42 pm »

I am not kidding! Petrol prices in the UK are outrageous! (that's gasoline for us Yanks)

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