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So what you been up to this weekend?

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So what you been up to this weekend?

I had the Cav MOTed Saturday morning. Then in the afternoon I borrowed a trailer and dug my quad bike out from the back of my old mans garage.

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First time the quad has been out this year, It started no problem to, still had plenty charge in the battery. Had to cut short our fun tho, as it run out of petrol. Had to switch to the reserve to get back to the car. I forgot to take the spair petrol can and top up the quad before leaving :oops: .

Then this afternoon we all went out for a run in the Cav. Stoped off at a few places to have a sandwitch, a pee and an ice cream.

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The weather was good most of the time, had a few sunny showers and the wind was starting to blow more as the afternoon went on.

That was my weekend.

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Nice pics there buddy, sounds like you had fun :)
I didn't do much, still looking for a cheap enough fuel pump :( My beloved Cav is still waiting in the drive just itching to get back out on the road. Just went out cycling really, and stayed in.
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nice cavy looks fantastic :thumb quite like the astra estate too! :p bit parshall to one of them 8-) looks clean

scenery looks fantastic aswell great pics

sweet :D
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Yeah, Cavvy looks darn good :thumb

Think yourself lucky...

I spent yesterday shopping with her indoors :wall

And today, I did the washing, cooking, cleaning and general boring stuff!!

Just like any other weekend really - Woo hooo, I sure know how to live :thumb
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Spent most of the weekend playing with my cav motorsport front bumper off cut holes & fitted fog lights, not working traced problem to the plug on the back of the switch loose & not connecting properly pushed home let there be light :thumb . fitted vectra handles to 3 of the doors, just the drivers left to do.
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For the most part, I slept. Pattern is completely fubared now so I barely know when its day or night (apart from looking outside).
Took the rear astra beam to a machining company this morning who have said they will sort out that sheared bolt and then went to bed.

Knackered.
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Cavalier342 wrote:Nice pics there buddy, sounds like you had fun :)
I didn't do much, still looking for a cheap enough fuel pump :( My beloved Cav is still waiting in the drive just itching to get back out on the road. Just went out cycling really, and stayed in.
Andrei :wave
Im sure you wiil find a pump soon and get the Cav back on the road.
solaris wrote:nice cavy looks fantastic :thumb quite like the astra estate too! :p bit parshall to one of them 8-) looks clean

scenery looks fantastic aswell great pics

sweet :D
Thanks. The quad pics were taken next to a beach at a shooting range and the Cav pics were taken near Aviemore and Grantown up in the hills.
Robsey wrote:Yeah, Cavvy looks darn good :thumb

Think yourself lucky...

I spent yesterday shopping with her indoors :wall

And today, I did the washing, cooking, cleaning and general boring stuff!!

Just like any other weekend really - Woo hooo, I sure know how to live :thumb
Aye you sure know how to live. lol :D
iangsi wrote:Spent most of the weekend playing with my cav motorsport front bumper off cut holes & fitted fog lights, not working traced problem to the plug on the back of the switch loose & not connecting properly pushed home let there be light :thumb . fitted vectra handles to 3 of the doors, just the drivers left to do.
Good work on getting that things done on your Cav
Envoy CDX wrote:For the most part, I slept. Pattern is completely fubared now so I barely know when its day or night (apart from looking outside).
Took the rear astra beam to a machining company this morning who have said they will sort out that sheared bolt and then went to bed.

Knackered.
That will be easy fix for them. The joys of working nights, when you have things that need doing throu the day. The need for sleep soon catches up with you.

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Saturday
8am - Ripped up patio.
8.30 - Moved Shed off patio.
9am - Gave Son a lift to work
9.10 am - dug up 4 inches of ash, soil and sand, and moved it in 12 barrow loads to front garden, making the hill bigger.
11am - Moved 1 ton of little stones in 12 barrow loads from front to rear
Noon - Moved 1/2 ton of sand.
1pm have pie and chips
2pm - Moved 1 pallet of Yorkshire @old Town Slabs into back
3.30 pm - Carefully placed each Slab into place to work out pattern
4.30 pm Stop
Sunday.
8am Carefully transport a barrow load of sand from front to back, mix cement, Fix down those slabs that are going to sit on a concrete base. Do this 5 times
9.50 - help some woman take 12 slabs away in a trailer (brother in law advertised them free on www.southport.gb.com
10am - stop for bacon sandwich
11am - Build Step up to back door
11.30 am - get on with picking up slabs, moving sand under them and leveling them into place
1pm - stop for lunch
2.30 - Mix 3 loads of mortar, and grout between each slab.
4.00 - take debris to tip
4.30 - Move Shed Back
4.50 - move Pots and plant back
5.00 tidy up
5.30 - Try and explain to wife why there's a slope, which apparently she never asked for. (It's a big fecking late to discuss that now ?)
6.30 - Roast Dinner
7.00 Ironing
8.00 Pack Bags
8.30 Bath
9.00 Have serious discussion with wife about my grumpyness when all she wanted to discuss was the slope
Midnight - finally get her to shut up.
Monday
4.30am Wake up for no reason.
4.55am Wake up to alarm
5.15am Drive to Derby
7.00am Start work
5.30pm clock off.
6.00pm get to digs
6.15pm Log onto Companies House Website and do online annual submission for my Ltd Company
7.15pm - make tea - fray bentos and home made chips in the oven
8.15pm - Look at how to get to York UIniversity on Wednesday.

I'm off to bed in a bit. I'm fecked.
Tomorrow I do a days work, drive 110 miles home to attend a party to celebrate my nephews degree.
Wednesday, Return trip to York University to attend an open day with my son
Thursday, back to Derby, for 7am, 2 days work and then back home for a Dental Appointment at 5pm on Friday.
And then take the wife on a date (Apparently I asked her out when she was spending 4 hours sorting out our relationship)
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Blody hell mate, when did you get a chance to breath with doing that lot.

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wouldn't it of been easier to move the shed off the patio before you ripped up the patio?
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got my cav mot'd, passed with only a couple of advisories (which i knew about anyway). rest of this week spent in the recording studio, other than going to see the magnificent robert cray band in cambridge last night. nice. oh and match of the day last night. today has been spent watchin the f1, catching up on bits and bobs, just got the bbq going and ready for the world cup final! whoo hoo! i'm off for some bangers! :D
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Well heres what ive got up this weekend. Saturday morning I was working, then cleaned the Cav in the afternoon.

Today I went to see a trailer someone had for sale.Took the Cav out since it was a nice warm day (got up to 25c). The trailer turned out to be what I was looking for at a price I was willing to pay. So I bought it :D

The bloke said some nice things about the Cav made me smile, then he said him and some of his mates killed a Cav turbo for its engine to fit in to a Corsa. I said what a waste of a Cav turbo :( .

Came home the long way with a stop in Banff for something to eat.
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Then tonight after I came out of the gym some silly cow in a blue pug estate car nearly took the front off the Cav. She never slowed down coming on to a round about I was half way round. I was not happy at her :evil: :evil: . Ive got her number plate might have a wee trip to the cop shop tomorro.

That was my week end.

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been absolutely shattered all weekend, however started working on a few things.
Got the fiesta somewhat boxed up. Missing a door lock though.
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Still living the highlife.. :lol:

Washing, cooking, cleaning and generally being an all round good husband to my wife, and a good daddy to our puppies. :thumb
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Well this weekend is not going good for me. As Ive broke my collar bone, ie a Clavicle fracture. Did it at the back of six this morning by falling off my quad bike :cry

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Ouch you alright otherwise?

Isnt there issues with breaking your collarbone?
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im fine no pain except when I move some ways. Ive a lump on my sholder ware the bone is sticking up. The docs at A&E just put my arm in a sling. Its ment to fix its self, but if not ill need an opperation. Got the fracture clinick in 3 weeks to check hows it healing. It my left arm thats took the hit, so could have been worse if it was my right one.

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raised the cav

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then found the bloody thing has been rotting away without me knowing !!

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looks like Im going to have to do a boyd coddington restoration around the boot floor pan , pics will follow (you will never know oince its done )
now running a swedish vauxhall...

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"boyd coddington restoration" hahahaha classic! chip foose would be proud! :lol:
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why raise it?
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ilovemyelite wrote:"boyd coddington restoration" hahahaha classic! chip foose would be proud! :lol:

might even get ex boyd employee "charlie" from overhaulin to spray it :lol: hmmmn now where's his number

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Squig wrote:why raise it?

sick of the ride it was giving me, a panzer tank would be more pleasant
now running a swedish vauxhall...

the old cav vid
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the new saab vid
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gave the mondeo a quick wash :thumb cav the cav its usual 3 hr wash :love
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blackv6 wrote:gave the mondeo a quick wash :thumb cav the cav its usual 3 hr wash :love
good on you :thumb

last time i washed a ford i used a bucket of cold water and an old yard brush :lol:
now running a swedish vauxhall...

the old cav vid
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the new saab vid
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Sitting at work nursing my head, smacked it on the door of the cav on the way in. Feel iffy.

Put the astra back together completely yesterday.
Cav's had nothing really done to it.
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cut arch lips off sat, went scrapyard sun, got some bits to make a boost gague holder and some mint trim bits.
Made a rear strutbrace with turbodan for his nova.
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