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Re: G16VBX

Post by Vanny » 15 May 2010

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Re: G16VBX

Post by docchevron132 » 15 May 2010

erm, 9009's gearbox failed on Thursday. It was due to go to the Harbouside event tomorrow, so I set about making it work.
Which I have. Quite sweetly actually.
Anyhow, I was putting the old girl back in the shed and clipped a subframe I'd left laying around for ages... Blew the rear O/S outer tyre out..
And bus tyres tend to be not cheap! Since I wrecked it I'll replace it, but it means the bus aint going tomorrow, and I feel a tad bad about it, although it's owner was quite alright about it, but either way, I was slightly annoyed with myself having fixed the box to end it's day out by trashing the tyre...
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Re: G16VBX

Post by smiffy » 16 May 2010

I'm sure we can find a useable 11R22.5 tyre somewhere!
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but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!

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Post by docchevron132 » 16 May 2010

I have. Not brand new, but not old, and with more tread than the current flat tyre has, so it's not all bad, although it aint that cheap either, but convenient..
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Re: G16VBX

Post by jayw » 17 May 2010

How much you paying for that? I can most likely find a 2nd hand one cheap, still got plenty of contacts from the worshop days...
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Re: G16VBX

Post by docchevron132 » 18 May 2010

Final price depends on amount of tread, could be £100 - £200..
Not too fussed really, and it's a done deal, so something to do next saturday before breaking 2 BX's and a 205..

That said... Any idea where I could lay my hands on 6 Michelin X 275/70 22.5 tyres for not too much??
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Re: G16VBX

Post by smiffy » 18 May 2010

Do they absolutely have to be michelins?
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Re: G16VBX

Post by jayw » 18 May 2010

docchevron132 wrote:Final price depends on amount of tread, could be £100 - £200..
Not too fussed really, and it's a done deal, so something to do next saturday before breaking 2 BX's and a 205..

That said... Any idea where I could lay my hands on 6 Michelin X 275/70 22.5 tyres for not too much??
4 drive, 2 steer i'm assuming!
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Re: G16VBX

Post by docchevron132 » 18 May 2010

Thats the ones mate.
The front ones I am tempted to brand new on, I've had a blow out on a Lance before, it was less fun than being arse raped and fingered by an elephant..

And JD, ideally I'd like Michelins yes, for reasons I've mentioned about 50 million times..
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Post by Philhod » 18 May 2010

What's up with the 205 Doc? Is it repairable? I'm looking for a small engined petrol one for Gregzee, for not much money. :)
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Re: G16VBX

Post by smiffy » 18 May 2010

It's just that I've found 6 brand new tyres in that size, including delivery for £1000
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Re: G16VBX

Post by docchevron132 » 19 May 2010

Chinese tyres though...

Erm, not the XS Phil, that's Kates, and it might even go back to her one day..
I refer to the CJ... There was very little wrong with it, before I raped it for bits and drove the forklift into it...
Now it's a "suit enthusiast" car... Gratis if you want it though!
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Re: G16VBX

Post by Philhod » 19 May 2010

:lol: :lol: :lol: at "suit enthusiast" Thanks Doc I'm off to the auctions again next week so I'll leave that for now thanks. :lol: the XS would be to high to insure anyway.
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Re: G16VBX

Post by Bx Bandit » 19 May 2010

Vanny wrote:nay
Phew - our cars are safe then! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Post by docchevron132 » 19 May 2010

Yeah, why not scouse boy? After all, we have an off roadinf track aswell......... [coat]
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Re: G16VBX

Post by Bx Bandit » 19 May 2010

Prap's he'll be making bunnies?
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Post by Philhod » 19 May 2010

Yeah, why not scouse boy? After all, we have an off roadinf track aswell.........
Yeah but yous aint got no ravines then, have you?
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Re: G16VBX

Post by docchevron132 » 20 May 2010

yeah, it's called the river severn!
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Re: G16VBX

Post by Philhod » 20 May 2010

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: More of a slight slope, I would have thought.

However, that mud is something else!!!! :lol:
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Re: G16VBX

Post by Bx Bandit » 20 May 2010

:lol: :lol: :lol: I'm sure our Vanny could roll a BX on a skid pan!
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