tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post7637424804897166483..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: all quietDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-45619634347235547892008-05-30T06:59:00.000+01:002008-05-30T06:59:00.000+01:00I'm sure you're right, Alan; come to think of it, ...I'm sure you're right, Alan; come to think of it, the brake I had on my old MZ was bigger, <I>and</I> had twin leading shoes...Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-46443620445488260382008-05-29T10:40:00.000+01:002008-05-29T10:40:00.000+01:00I think the front brake drum on my old Triumph Tro...I think the front brake drum on my old Triumph Trophy motorcycle was larger than the one in your hand...<BR/><BR/>Not that the one on the back of Dottie's Malibu is any larger!<BR/><BR/>One of the few things left I can do on the newer ones...<BR/><BR/>alanalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013341654649926300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-7370426856522139132008-05-25T13:23:00.000+01:002008-05-25T13:23:00.000+01:00All sounds very theraputic.All sounds very theraputic.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-16267814453169914022008-05-25T06:02:00.000+01:002008-05-25T06:02:00.000+01:00It's a Morris Traveller, Anji. They stopped making...It's a Morris Traveller, Anji. They stopped making them in Britain in the early 1970s, but they still make parts for them in Sri Lanka.<BR/><BR/>I wanted a car like this so that I could do the maintenance myself, Jo. Everything is very simple. I don't like the sort of modern car where you need to plug in a computer so that it can tell you what needs fixing.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday's technology today, Denise :-)Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-41443136698653782492008-05-24T21:53:00.000+01:002008-05-24T21:53:00.000+01:00I think i can remember the days of doing brakes......I think i can remember the days of doing brakes... just aboutDenise Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043443707615758087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-52931066044011209512008-05-24T09:04:00.000+01:002008-05-24T09:04:00.000+01:00Gazes open mouthed in awe at someone overhauling b...<I>Gazes open mouthed in awe at someone overhauling brakes on their own car</I>...<BR/><BR/>Do such things <I>need</I> doing?<BR/><BR/>If I attempted it it would be ME that would need overhauling about 5 minutes into the process. Actually that's a silly thing to write - I'm about as likely to try something like this as I am secure the Democratic nomination for the Presidency ;-) (Hey wait...there's still time!)<BR/><BR/>Stew sounds good :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356965133404249244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-82067989004687239982008-05-24T08:54:00.000+01:002008-05-24T08:54:00.000+01:00I can't remember the name of the make of your car....I can't remember the name of the make of your car. I can just see the wooden bits, do they still make them?<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your well deserved pause.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.com