tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post7820421059114809708..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: back on the road againDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-44184709418391459122012-12-08T17:09:06.945+00:002012-12-08T17:09:06.945+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015649866490444036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-39315794093543334162012-12-01T06:49:57.274+00:002012-12-01T06:49:57.274+00:00I think the days of Waxoyl are long passed with th...I think the days of Waxoyl are long passed with the Trav, Jenny... I foresee some major restoration work in the medium term. Ouch.<br /><br />Forget the cider, Deb? -perish the thort!<br /><br />It's my all time fave pic from my photostream too, Caroline. Oh dear, that timber looks so clean! -there's moss and a toadstool growing on it at the mo.<br /><br />It's so frustrating, Halle, isn't it? -in an ideal world I'd have a workshop for the car, and all the tools laid out. Having a rainstorm hit while the car's in pieces, as happened last winter, is totes miserable....<br /><br />I looked it up on the OED< Anji; yes! That's jolly interesting. It can refer to the heartwood of a tree too; presumably a dowel made of the core would be more solid than another part because all the rings are concentric. Sound likely?<br /><br />I like Woodruff keys too, Stace. My MZ's clutch was not equipped with one; it was pressed onto a taper on the end of the crankshaft. Which led to an unfortunate spinning-off incident in deepest Somerset one afternoon. Talking names, have you heard of Miss Shilling's Orifice? -an important modification to the Merlin engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Shilling%27s_orifice<br /><br />Sond chap that Pirate, Gwynneth. Ideally there'd be a folding bike installed in the back of the car like a lifeboat.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-22363166016918373782012-11-29T22:07:12.460+00:002012-11-29T22:07:12.460+00:00Mobile again...lovely vehicles....and, as The Pira...Mobile again...lovely vehicles....and, as The Pirate just said Great, you have to have a bike to fix your car!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-46412083376741841562012-11-29T18:52:50.025+00:002012-11-29T18:52:50.025+00:00Don't you love old cars! When the woodruff ke...Don't you love old cars! When the woodruff key failed on my Spitfire no one I worked with even believed it was a word! Let alone a tiny slither of metal that allows the car to move.<br /><br />The only thing is... I'm not sure if this makes me miss my Spitfire more, or makes me a little scared for getting it back with my friendly mechanic (aka dad) 1600km away!<br /><br />And I agree with Caroline, I adore that picture!Stacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-75433654057315704012012-11-29T18:04:32.714+00:002012-11-29T18:04:32.714+00:00Trunnion, that comes from French for an apple core...Trunnion, that comes from French for an apple core, doesn't it? (My eldest son always called his little brother trognon).<br /><br />It's easy when you know how - I could manage the ginger beer and cream tea part.<br /><br />Housewives choice, I remember thatAnjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-19060769351310942972012-11-29T14:48:12.625+00:002012-11-29T14:48:12.625+00:00Dru, I am firmly with Deborah on this one, now tha...Dru, I am firmly with Deborah on this one, now that I have stopped laughing at the line <i> "getting the bit between the teeth, it was quick and straightforward."</i> Well actually, reading it again gave me another chuckle, thinking how every project I take on always takes at least three times as long as it seems it should; nothing being as simple as it looks. <br />It may be that you are dealing with a technology designed to be accessible and straight-forward, whereas I am not. <br /><br />Glad to know you will not be 'throwing a shoe' anytime soon at least! :)Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-49075636964191259212012-11-29T11:19:42.313+00:002012-11-29T11:19:42.313+00:00Dru, your Moggy blogs are great for stirring up th...Dru, your Moggy blogs are great for stirring up the old memory cells with words like trunnion and waxoyl, even get a physical shudder at the memory of skinned knuckles dealing with recalcitrant rusty bolts. And you reposted my favourite Moggy pic...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-31289878336777890142012-11-29T08:41:26.346+00:002012-11-29T08:41:26.346+00:00I like the cream teas and ginger beer bits best. O...I like the cream teas and ginger beer bits best. Oh and don't forget the cider, Dru. Deborah Harvey Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023927527337407685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-77115879403319588212012-11-29T08:07:18.096+00:002012-11-29T08:07:18.096+00:00Glad to read you're roadworthy again. I think ...Glad to read you're roadworthy again. I think I'd get busy with the Waxoyl on that crossmember, too many memories of dissolving 1970s steel.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.com