What made you feel good today?

[asagaai]

Taking my FGX XR8 for a drive on Sunday afternoon with sunny 20 degree temp.

Was water blasting brickwork and decided after 2.5 wet hours I needed a break.

Not having driven my FGX XR8 for 3 weeks, decided to take it for a "country -ish" run.

Over the following 50 minutes I gave it a good Italian Tune and came with a grin like a cat that got the cream.

Yeah- may not handle on tight corners but on the right roads WOT it still has it....

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by asagaai

.....Not having driven my FGX XR8 for 3 weeks, decided to take it for a "country -ish" run.

Over the following 50 minutes I gave it a good Italian Tune and came with a grin like a cat that got the cream.

Yeah- may not handle on tight corners but on the right roads WOT it still has it....

Did the same thing this morning with the same effect.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Tonz

Lower Eyre Pen started 3 weeks ago.

Yeah, at minus 3 mornings and heavy frosts around little London (Wang) atm I was surprised.

[.:4:.]

Did some i suppose you could call wood working today. Measure and cut sort of stuff. The trusty old black and decker workmate 200 portable workbench, the 30 odd year old particle board bench tops were shot. My grandpa passed that down to me years ago and it sat in my car hold for years as i had no use. But i did find a use a few years back and it has been well used. So clamping firewood to cut it.
But the tops were shot. So the 20mm thick, 150mm wide, 900mm long particle board tops i replaced with 40mm thick, 200mm wide, 1200mm long boards of treated pine. I did need to cut out 2 150mm x 70mm notches for the clamp handles. And it does need a bit more of a sand as the paper on my electric sander i need more of. But deffinately got a new lease on life. And i only had to cut once. But i am pretty good at eyeing things off and then measuring. Its a bit heavier then before so maybe not as portable. But with both ends wound together it goes from a vice to a usable bench top 400 wide and 1200 long.

Knocked another model off the shelf, so i decided to commence a quick 3 day turn around of a murdered out Peterbilt 359
















Hopefully the spiders liven the kit up somewhat ?


Just need to scratch build a bull bar and add some KEITH mudflaps ...

[Sprintey]

Very cool. Always wondered why no-one made 1:24 scale plastic models of Aussie cars...

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by TrVrPhiLpsiNdstrys

Knocked another model off the shelf, so i decided to commence a quick 3 day turn around of a murdered out Peterbilt 359


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Hopefully the spiders liven the kit up somewhat ?


Just need to scratch build a bull bar and add some KEITH mudflaps ...

Nice work on the Pete. A 359 would be a bit odd with Aussie bits on considering we never really imported them here, most landed here with Alcoa's and gullwing bumpers. Did you try Auslowe for Aussie custom bits.
https://www.auslowe.com.au/

That's not to say I haven't seen them around.

[Citroënbender]

So far, my extended Territory door seals are keeping the rain out. Win.

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Nice work on the Pete. A 359 would be a bit odd with Aussie bits on considering we never really imported them here, most landed here with Alcoa's and gullwing bumpers. Did you try Auslowe for Aussie custom bits.
https://www.auslowe.com.au/

That's not to say I haven't seen them around.

Yerr probably right...

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by TrVrPhiLpsiNdstrys

Yerr probably right...


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Very nice. You sure that's a 359 and not a later 379, ex hood and square headlights give it away.
What's the air cleaner housing look like.

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Very nice. You sure that's a 359 and not a later 379, ex hood and square headlights give it away.
What's the air cleaner housing look like.

[Tassie f100]

Yeah I reckon I would be interested.Dunno about 1/24 might be a bit too fiddly,but 1/16 or thereabouts would be easier.At 1/16 would finish up with a model around 25-30cm with plenty of detail

[.:4:.]

I was still sort of irritated/concerned about life stuff. So i dug around the car hold, yet found more sand paper in the spare room in my house. Sheets of 60 and 80 grit. But thats fine. Todays project of the working work bench, its function over form. So doesnt have to be pretty iff it works.
My sander is old as. Its not a belt sander or an orbital. Its one of the ones that vibrates and sands. Its not noisy, so i just cut the paper to size and got back to sanding. Its, atleast to myself, really relaxing. Making things even and stuff. Its never going to be great, but its a work bench. Its wood i had around the house, im not complaining about buying **** wood. I did give it a test run clamping fire wood and chopping it before round 2 of sanding. It does work well.

[MITCHAY]

It's Friday, 2 days off. No other reason

[Tonz]

This is my foray into model building. '48 Ford F100

SWMBO has a newish laser cutter and this was my birthday present. over 200 pieces and around 400mm long when finished.
Still deciding as to leave raw or paint...if latter what colour.
When Christmas arrives I think a '56 F100 will join the ranks.

[fnp]

The XR8 was loving the cold air this morning. Exhaust sounds noticeably fruitier with a bit more burble on the over run. Not running the car particularly hard, just enjoying the mid range shove and giving the gearbox and clutch a good workout with some gentle healing and toeing. Was a good run!

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by fnp

The XR8 was loving the cold air this morning. Exhaust sounds noticeably fruitier with a bit more burble on the over run. Not running the car particularly hard, just enjoying the mid range shove and giving the gearbox and clutch a good workout with some gentle healing and toeing. Was a good run!

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I know that feeling, when the Miami is on song with some cool air they feel unstoppable!

Being able to go out to a restaurant for lunch

[.:4:.]

Im also going out for lunch today, those steak flags always make me laugh. Only because as a joke my grandpa always keeps his as a merit award. His always say well done.

Good company and good food ugh i'm gonna get fat again...

[.:4:.]

Well, making a workbench pretty is kind of pointless, plus its been raining so i wasnt going to drag an extention cord out the back just to keep sanding. But its looking not too bad with the new tops. Got myself more fire wood and the reconditioned work bench works really well. Cannot complain.

[Citroënbender]

Konfetka has sent a picture taken today of her youngest granddaughter, from memory aged six - they’re out and about in Riga. This kid is absolutely adorable, happy and clever; makes me smile every time.

[Syndrome]

[Citroënbender]

From this:
https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...postcount=3190

Our Federal Government has announced, Australia will now award a posthumous VC to Seaman Sheean. An injustice has been addressed.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

[X-AHH]

I felt good today knowing that it doesn't matter if the car next to you at the lights is worth more than your house, it still has the same radiator cap that your first car worth a few hundred dollars had

https://youtu.be/kXglSwgnCAk

[jaydee]

Did my tax today, getting a good refund (not enough for a car, but enough to have a holiday in Broome).
Apologies to all those in lock down (Vic) or self isolating.

[.:4:.]

Went for dinner with the little unit. He typically doesnt like getting stuff you need to cut up. But he wanted a t bone. So i asked him how he wanted it. He said meduim. I asked mash or chips, he said mash. I asked salad or veg, he said salad. I asked gravy, mushroom or dianne, he went with dianne. I ordered the same thing. He knows im very knife in the right hand fork in the left, and also he isnt a baby so i dont cut his meals up for him anymore.
The steaks were good and the little unit did an absolute number on what was on his plate. Including the salad. And not a single thing did not make it to his mouth. For a 10 year old, he did good.

[roKWiz]

Getting in and out of the quarry before the rain with the truck still clean.

[X-AHH]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Went for dinner with the little unit. He typically doesnt like getting stuff you need to cut up. But he wanted a t bone. So i asked him how he wanted it. He said meduim. I asked mash or chips, he said mash. I asked salad or veg, he said salad. I asked gravy, mushroom or dianne, he went with dianne. I ordered the same thing. He knows im very knife in the right hand fork in the left, and also he isnt a baby so i dont cut his meals up for him anymore.
The steaks were good and the little unit did an absolute number on what was on his plate. Including the salad. And not a single thing did not make it to his mouth. For a 10 year old, he did good.

Mine used to do things likethat just before a growth spurt.

He might outgrow his clothes soon.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by xahh

Mine used to do things likethat just before a growth spurt.

He might outgrow his clothes soon.

My kid learnt early that you get more food off the plate if it lands in his mouth not on his shirt. But even at 10, he is as tall as his mum, so 5"4', and weighs more then me at about 70kgs.
I also let him choose whatever off the menu. His mum never lets him past the kids menu when she takes him out. Theres not a huge amount of anything nutritious in nuggets and chips.
I do cop it from her at times when she finds out his meal was $30 odd, i wouldnt do it if he didnt polish the plate. But its the 1 night a week he has a proper 'nice' meal. Yeah theres nothing wrong with the standard meat and 3 veg his nana cooks, its just not exactly exciting.
But the 350g tbone which is the tuesday special, for $15 its good and good value in my book.
Whats also good is my mum tags along. She lives alone so typically will do 1 big cook at the start of the week, a caserole or what not, and freeze the rest for dinner for the next few nights, so tuesdays are her red meat or seafood night.
Also, it took me a long time to get my mum past her snobbery, pull her head out of her ****, and even step foot in a local pub or club. She had it in her head that thyre all just pokie rooms and smokers areas. And ****ed idiot punching on. Well, maybe my local pub gets a bit louder at 11pm on a friday night, but the pub and bowlo on any other night at 530 for dinner is pleasant.
The bowlo especially, theres a lot of old biddies who mum catches up with weekly. And just because theres a pokie room and a smoking area, doesnt mean you have to go into them.