renrut
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| posted on 14/2/16 at 10:07 PM |
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Life gets in the way!
Hey all,
I'm not sure how many people on here would remember me but the usual story of a small person arriving combined with promotion to a more
responsible job cut short a lot of my 'free' time. So to recap I bought an MG midget in a very sorry state about 4 years ago after wasting
2 years previous to that on a bike engined rwd Seicento project (not the yellow one that keeps tempting me on Ebay mind!).
I'm posting now as I'm about a month off getting the Midget its first MOT in about 20 years!
It now sports a 1400 K series engine from a more trouble than its worth Metro GTi and rebuilt 5 speed sierra box (still feels like a wooden spoon in a
bucket of bolts) and keeps the live axle and dubious suspension. So it has a lot in common with Locosts 
I've been quietly beavering away on spare days off for the last 4 years, in between nappy changes, tantrums and working away and then working
like a garage ninja in the spare evenings too as the garage is directly below my son's room!
After 4 long years I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and its not due to more tinworm (there was a lot). It still looks crap
but I can sort the cosmetics once its roadworthy!
Plan is track days and sunny days which I'll hopefully see a few of this year!
Why are all the fun things in life expensive!
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 06:38 AM |
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Why the hell do we do this to ourselves, working in freezing garages, throwing money at projects while trying to keep the family happy. Still
it's worth it in the end, I think! Good luck with the Midgets MOT.
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nick205
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 08:58 AM |
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Best of luck with the MoT.
Life certainly changes, I sold my MK Indy after going from 1 to 3 kids when we had twins 2nd time around 
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tegwin
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 10:17 AM |
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keep talking gents.... this is the best contraception I have heard in a while..... 
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nick205
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 10:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
keep talking gents.... this is the best contraception I have heard in a while.....
Hehehehehe - I can see the sense in this!
We planned to have 2 kids, not 3 (they're great, but 3 kids and 2 parents is a bit of a task!).
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ravingfool
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 10:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
keep talking gents.... this is the best contraception I have heard in a while.....
+1
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mcerd1
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 11:15 AM |
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Just heard a friend of a friend the other day who has 2 boys (about 5 & 3) had just found out that they were having an unplanned 3rd - except it
turns out the bump is twin boys 
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renrut
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 12:47 PM |
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I bought my midget 2 months before I found out she was expecting :O
My brother clearly planned ahead though and is still restoring an elan +2. Mind you I could buy 2 midgets for the price of his rear suspension.
Why are all the fun things in life expensive!
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nick205
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 04:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
Just heard a friend of a friend the other day who has 2 boys (about 5 & 3) had just found out that they were having an unplanned 3rd - except it
turns out the bump is twin boys
Now 2 to 4 is just showing off
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renrut
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 05:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
Just heard a friend of a friend the other day who has 2 boys (about 5 & 3) had just found out that they were having an unplanned 3rd - except it
turns out the bump is twin boys
Now 2 to 4 is just showing off
That sounds like a massive handful!
Why are all the fun things in life expensive!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 07:23 PM |
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I think once your over 3 the next ones makes little difference?
BUT 2 is more than enough for us ;( We managed to build the kit before they arrived
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Nickp
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 08:32 PM |
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Ey'up Will!! Glad to see the Midget's finally getting there, good luck with the MOT mate
Not sure if you've seen but I've been busy on the Haynes too. Coming along quite nicely
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=198679
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garyt
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 09:25 PM |
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good luck with the mot,
no "horror stories" myself but my dad was posted to Germany (RAF) in the 50's and on his return went and put a deposit down on a
lotus 7 arrived home for mum to tell him "I" was on my way  so I DID the spoiling he hee, mind you not sure he has ever forgiven
me......
remember we are not mad just creatively insane !!!!!
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renrut
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 11:16 PM |
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Thanks for the MOT luck - I'm going to need it!
Hey nick, I heard you were making good progress from Lewis when he collected an engine from you for his e30. I haven't been following any build
diaries, it would have made me frustrated that I couldn't get more done. I'm hoping to get to one of Franks track days this year too.
Why are all the fun things in life expensive!
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Nickp
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| posted on 16/2/16 at 07:04 AM |
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Yeah Lewis's E30 is a nice thing, had a couple of goes out in it at Blyton. Should be even better once he gets his M52B30 built and installed
I've done Blyton in a different car each time (Z4 3.0 next month) but that should settle down once the Haynes is built
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JohnH
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| posted on 16/2/16 at 09:09 AM |
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I've been building my Aries for god knows how long. With 4 kids, trying to do a house up, self employed and not having a garage, so I have a
container, but it's 10miles from home with no electricity (use a Jenny)...... Have thought about selling up a few times. Then you get a good run
at it, when it's a bit warmer. Then you feel a lot better. Should be finished by the time I retire HOPEFULLY 😬
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Irony
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| posted on 16/2/16 at 09:27 AM |
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Great thing about this hobby is you can just shut the door and leave it for a few days. I had a kid and renovated a house and moved into a new house
during my build. If the missus moans about garage time I say my hobby before the car was chasing girls, so I could sell it and revert. If that
fails I insist on watching wheeler dealers. She then asks me to go.
Good to hear of another car nearly OTR
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nick205
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| posted on 16/2/16 at 12:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Great thing about this hobby is you can just shut the door and leave it for a few days. I had a kid and renovated a house and moved into a new house
during my build. If the missus moans about garage time I say my hobby before the car was chasing girls, so I could sell it and revert. If that
fails I insist on watching wheeler dealers. She then asks me to go.
Good to hear of another car nearly OTR
Nice! Make the past sound dreadful and the future could be rosy
I was lucky enough to have got most of my Indy done before we moved house and had kids. The lack of sleep slowed me down for a while, but he got to
sleeping through quickly and I was back in the garage building. Things is now I look back we could have opted for a 4th bedroom over a garage, but
who was to know we'd have twins
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