Does anyone else get nervous when things appear to be going TOO well?
BenB - 7/8/08 at 01:25 PM
Recently I've been having a very strange time in the garage where everything seems to be going well!!!!
I'm making up a plastic plenum for my EFi conversion and everything seems to be going my way in the most unlikely ways.
e.g.
"Somehow I need to connect some 100mm ventilation ducting to some 110mm soil and vent pipe..... Oooh look the vent pipe is a perfect push fit
inside the soil pipe"
"If I take off the throttle position switch off my k-tronic "made in West Germany" throttle body I wonder if it will have a D shape
spindle which I can adapt to fit the throttle pot of my Rover 200 throttle body.... ooh look it's a perfect fit, no adapting needed, just a small
ali bracket"
"I wonder what size tube is on the bottom of the ST1100 carbs. It would be nice if it was plumbing size then I could use some high temperature
polypropylene pipe and use solvent connectors for the 45 and 90 degree bends.... ooh look it's 40mm exactly- the same as the solvent
pipe...."
"I wonder what strange old size bolt is used on the throttle bracket mount on the side of the old West German K-tronic throttle body... Probably
UNF or something strange I'll have to order.... ooh look its M8- got tons of those of various lengths"
It's getting scary- things are going much too well. I wonder what's around the corner 
TimC - 7/8/08 at 01:27 PM
Well, you won't find funny threads on a German car often. Everything on even the earliest beetles is Metric.
bilbo - 7/8/08 at 01:27 PM
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=94686
BenB - 7/8/08 at 01:31 PM
Better get building then
02GF74 - 7/8/08 at 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by TimC
Well, you won't find funny threads on a German car often.
Germans aren't reknowned for their sense of humour.
omega0684 - 7/8/08 at 02:03 PM
just smile and wave boys, smile and wave! 
jabbahutt - 7/8/08 at 02:15 PM
I know what you mean, for every mechanical/trim thing that goes to plan I know that there is an electrical gremlin just waiting to pull the rug from
under me
just look at my recent posts
r1_pete - 7/8/08 at 02:16 PM
The trick is to know when to stop, if you plough on something is bound to go wrong a spoil the job..
My cup is half empty....
Richard Quinn - 7/8/08 at 04:23 PM
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Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Well, you won't find funny threads on a German car often.
Germans aren't reknowned for their sense of humour.
Tell me about it. I've got one sat in the next office!
David Jenkins - 7/8/08 at 05:27 PM
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Originally posted by 02GF74
Germans aren't reknowned for their sense of humour.
My boss is Italian... he does have a sense of humour, but it's WEIRD!
Oh - and I agree with the 'walk away while you're winning' philosophy. You'll feel happy about the next task.
iscmatt - 7/8/08 at 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Well, you won't find funny threads on a German car often.
Germans aren't reknowned for their sense of humour.
haha nice one!
eccsmk - 7/8/08 at 10:32 PM
sooo everything is going well nice and easy
gggrrrrrrrrr
i hate people who have good luck
sorry did someone say smile and wave?
sorry i couldnt help my self