DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

The Garage Bitch welcomes the prospect of some peridiotic spanner waving

Errrrr, I mean periodic

Come a loooooooooong way since we took it to Cannock to be dipped Peter. Fantastic job mate. Take a bow

It's been a while since I have managed to swing by Chez K and wave a few spanners with him. However, I am absolutely delighted to see that my absence has not been detrimental in Project '79 Targa Restoration moving forward.

Mon plaisir mon ami and good to catch up ..... errrrrrrrrr I mean ....talk bo££ox :lol: Enjoyed my wee hurl (quaint Scottish term meaning means of conveyance, not chucking stuff oot the windae) in the co-pilot's chair. I wouldn't worry about that 2.5-3k drone you have mentioned earlier in the blog. ...

Yaaaaaaay

They might be "bitty" but they're good

Well done mate

Sounds like a good TFFT day

I am here you know

A pleasure as always my fellow mucka And I had forgotten about the fire extinguisher. I just stuck both hands out and pressed on whatever it rested on to help me up. A proper "Fetch me my brown corduroys" moment I can tell you. Nearly shat meself :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I should have...

I'm tossing a few cabers as we speak to get match fit for Friday boss

PeterK wrote:SWMBO likes the sound of the engine.
Somewhat surprisingly, she came and listened appreciatively, rather than with her annoyed face on, when I ran the engine at 2K for 20 minutes.

She looked like a proud mum admiring a new baby in the family

Definitely a successful waving of spanners session (other tools are available) You looked really excited at the prospect of another 17 minutes in the drivers seat when I rolled away on my bike. :P Laughed at the "calmed down a bit" comment above although channelling my inner Gene Kelly doi...

None taken

If I didn't know better having helped take it out, put it in, take it out, shook it all about I would think "Naaaaaaah, no way that is going in that hole

Well done mate

All very frustrating through absolutely no fault of your own.

Small comfort maybe but at least you found out about the dodgy batch before you fired it up. Now that would have been a seriously proper ball ache

If I had visited when originally scheduled your engine would have been fubar too. You know I felt guilty at bailing at short notice but how lucky was that in hindsight? We're going to have to remove the engine again regardless but you hopefully won't feel as bad than if it had been started and wreck...