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Thanks chaps...
It is very much appreciated.

To be honest, my house, garden, van, the Vectra and Cavalier all need a lot of TLC, so plenty of stuff to snaffle up what wages I earn. Just like me, everything is looking a bit ramshackle... well a lot really. A lottery win sure would help - lol My hope for my own forum involvement is to reintroduc...

Same here, I have had just one right lower A pillar pressing, but as many as four for the left. One of those was a black coated panel. I have bought one from every well known supplier in the hope that one would be okay. Sadly not. I reiterate, not the suppliers' fault, but the manufacturers. And the...

Thanks dear chap... Just having a few days away from work and the stresses of difficult unrealistic service users. I don't think that I advertised my birthday or date - lol. I have hit that age where I am nearer to 60 than to 50, but I only feel half as old in my head. Mentally 30, going on juvenile...

Thanks Gary, It used to be Andrei, (Cavalier342) that used to pop up the birthday post for me. Bless his socks of cotton. Old man! - ha ha. I think I am 17 years older than you, my friend. :) Strangely I don't feel particularly old, except when I look in the mirror for shaving - lol. I am the oldest...

You have been quite active behind the scenes Gary. Hopefully as we start heading into spring, things will pick up again. I am looking forward to the next few months, and the future of the forum as a whole. I just need to lead by example and de-mothball my own Cavalier, and maybe finish off the last ...

Stupid question here, but... Are there any Daewoo Nexia used panels out there? Essentially, a Nexia (or Le Mans as it is in some countries) was a mk2 Astra. I recall seeing a Nexia in Ellesmere Port in 2015-ish, with the astra badging on it. Scrub that, I just noticed that the profile around the ind...

I think all "zero-hour" contracts should be banned. My colleague at work lives alone with a mortgage, and was previously a care agency worker on zero-hours. She reported a similar line of despair at the erratic hours and very poor wages. I can only hope that your wife gets a lucky break. A...

I don't know... but these pattern panels are the worst I have ever seen. A huge 16 to 19mm (5/8" to 3/4") out at the bottom. https://i.postimg.cc/RVp6G2ZQ/20210630-020950.jpg Only Klokkerholme in Denmark make them. So even the best UK suppliers, Heritage and Brickwerks have to sell them as...

I managed to get a couple of panel cuts for the bottom A pillar corners. I was totally fed up of badly fitting pattern panels. The cuts don't look fantastic, but I hope a bit of shot blasting and descaling the paint might help. Before - as they arrived. https://i.postimg.cc/bN5tnQYz/001-37.jpg https...

Oh bugger!! It is hard to tell how bad or how big the affected areas are. I am assuming the suspention towers are all rusted, and rear inner sills. Not too big a job if they patch it. But a bit of a sharp intake of air between the front teeth for the price of the work if done properly. A lot of comp...

Fingers crossed for you fella -
It is sounding promising.

Looking nice and tidy. Getting closer to being built up. Are you going to final coat all the doors, hatch and bonnet off the van.? That is the usual way to avoid missing anywhere with the top colour coats. It does help being indoors. Still not tropically warm, but not as cold as outdoors. Just have ...

I was more cheesed off because the bolt that sheared was a brand new stainless steel exhaust stud. So only fitted about five minutes. :wall For some reason all the studs were tight at their tips when tightening the self locking exhaust nuts, but seemed to ease-off a little when on the main part of t...

Next job was to bead blast the engine carrier - sorry but I failed to photograph it. Then onto the exhaust, yet again. I fitted some shiney new stainless exhaust studs, along with copper coated steel nuts. Annoyingly one nut decided to bind, and whilst removing it to clean the threads, the stud shea...

I have been threatening to set fire to the van for years, but tonight I put my money where my mouth was... Or at least the MAPP gas torch. This looks a lot tamer than reality with flames and billowing smoke everywhere. https://i.postimg.cc/C1gZrZCf/20240301-215607.jpg I hadn't lost the plot or final...

Better late than never, but the wheelchair hasn't been used until tonight. So it's first use of the lights 'in service' so to speak. It behaved perfectly which is amazing. https://i.postimg.cc/zvDy59cz/20240301-180904.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/qRxNPkQD/20240301_180914.jpg We are out again on Sunday, ...

I am sure that I am the oldest git in the village. (Mid-fifties - closer to 60 in two weeks). So we cannot blame age - lol. My brain is at it's most lucid late at night. From about the time you go to bed. Even after a full day at work, and two hours commuting. Besides, once I start a project, I try ...

All wired up and working. :geek: Although I had got it wrong at first. I wired up the switch loop wrong. I noticed at 1am this morning, that I had wired it up so that the lights were on permanently. I sussed it and rewired before going to bed 20 minutes later. When I got up, I checked it all again, ...

He is still working on it. Most of the car is primer grey, and there is no back bumper. I have warned him countless times that the primer will not protect the steel of the car body from the rain water. Looks like it still needs attention to the front wing, close to the headlamp and bonnet. He replac...

I work for the NHS, in quite a high position in my department. We are recruiting for relatively low paid admins for the department (NHS Agenda for Change Band 2's and 3's). Sorry, not within reasonable travelling distance for your wife. A close friend has to screen the applications. There were 125 a...

Ah.. you mean the Traveller, or Woody. All very nice if you are a fan of wooden car bodies, including the squeaky wooden rear doors. I worked on one about 20 years ago. Failed horn push and a few other bits. A total of about five fuses in the engine bay. Radiator fan, Wipers, Blower motor, Interior ...

I have almost finished up the external looms for the chair. There are three looms. 1 - External voltage supplies. Battery +24 volts. Battery - (ground rail) Reverse Motor +24 volt inputs (2 off). 2 - External lights This was wired up and fitted last week. 3 - Control Switch. This still needs looming...

I tend to expect about £300 to £400 per car at MOT time.
Not cheap, but cheaper than getting a new car.

Topless cruising -
sadly you are the wrong gender for that image in my head...

Apologies, that is me being a potential letch.

I think the fact that they have a very fast staff rotation says it all. Sadly they are probably only paying minimum wage, and so staff are considered to be worth no more than a burger flipper at MacDonalds. Can your wife not try looking at a better chain of hotels? Although I am sure that they all b...