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Offline archie837

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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #20 on: 13 August 2010, 16:44 »
Erhum! I am not from Basingstoke, I just happen to live there! :grin:

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Your posh roots don't count for sh1t when you iz living on da streets of da ghetto yih?

Or some basingspeak like that?
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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #21 on: 13 August 2010, 17:34 »
does yours use the 4 rib belt, about 3/4" wide? as it's an ABF the mounting points will be the same between all models so you should be able to remove you whole tensioner and convert to run the newer style pulley and tensionor?
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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #22 on: 13 August 2010, 18:21 »
its all sorted, local firm replaced bearing for me, 30 squid and one happy chappy!!!

Thats well funny man, i worked in tadley for years. ashby signs!!! do you know darren maclean, byron riley at all.

I escaped 4 sure, u get me blood!!!  :grin:

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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #23 on: 13 August 2010, 18:30 »
its all sorted, local firm replaced bearing for me, 30 squid and one happy chappy!!!

Thats well funny man, i worked in tadley for years. ashby signs!!! do you know darren maclean, byron riley at all.

I escaped 4 sure, u get me blood!!!  :grin:

Oh my fcking days... I had an interview at Ashby. But yeah went to school with Darren and he lived down my road. But that means you prob know woody? poss Brad and Bob as well

small old world
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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #24 on: 14 August 2010, 15:10 »
i do indeed, very small world!!

I gotta get up and catch up with darren, have a beer with him. he's funny!!

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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #25 on: 14 August 2010, 15:11 »
went to the great escape festival in brighton with woody and darren a few years ago!

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Re: discontinued parts - where from? 10 year agreement?
« Reply #26 on: 15 August 2010, 00:58 »
Yeah wood said tonight.!guess that was the great escape where crouchy broke darrens leg?
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