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The axle is back!

It has been rebuilt by the brilliant JB Engineering, alias Billy and Jack Bellinger. I arrived at their workshop today, and all I could see was a new axle by the door! Turned out it was mine, not only scrubbed … Continue reading

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A couple of days in Beeston

With Em and co…nice weather for just wandering around…and no jobs to do there!!! Elvaston Castle is a superb place to walk around, as is the Highcliffe park, in Notty. And now; a study of trees, water, ducks…

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Chesterfield Car Fest

I should have been there with my Mog today, but the back axle issue dictated otherwise. I caught a bus into Ches, had a good look around, saw only 1 Mog, 1 Landie, one pal, and had just one ice … Continue reading

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Hucknall Flight Test Museum

a couple of dozen of us from the car club visited here today…a great visit, learned a lot…

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Brill train ride on the Nene Valley

Headed by a steamie…great day out!

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New! from the inventor of the Internationally-Acclaimed Award-Winning Unstone Grip…

Welcome to the Unstone Easy Riser. If you want to lift your beloved car by just a few inches, perhaps to aid hosing underneath…try using a pair of Unstone Easy Risers. Manufactured in Unstone from recycled wood…these take up little … Continue reading

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a bit more safety

and better for the car…I have put another pair of axle stands under the car, ahead of where the axle should be…this means there is no ‘bend’ in the chassis, as happens when there is just one pair of stands … Continue reading

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Mog on holiday

It used to happen around this time of year…the dry stone wall affair, Beecher’s at Aintree, a couple of sprints/hillclimbs, but this was totally uncalled for! Took the axle and all the bits to Billy Bellinger’s yesterday, had a very … Continue reading

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the joys of motoring!

driving back from Sheffo last night, along the newly resurfaced A61, all of a sudden, the headlights went out! No dipped, no main beam, but when pulling the arm thingy towards me, as in used for flashing, the main beams … Continue reading

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Any decent welders around?

Found the root cause of my axle noise and lockups…

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