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Offline Guy

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #110 on: 13 July 2009, 00:25 »
christ that sounds horrible!!  i bet that did hurt a lot!  :shocked:

fair play to you for posting from your hospital bed!

hope you make it home soon

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #111 on: 16 July 2009, 17:22 »


who's eating their lunch  :laugh:

took a quick pic while the bandage was being changed. after chatting to the doc today i think its gonna be unlikely that i can get the car finished before the prept trackday, which sucks  :cry:

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #112 on: 16 July 2009, 17:49 »
Strange - when I've nicked myself with the grinder I've generally stopped when I've noticed I was cutting into my flesh, or it's hurt.

Fewer 'stranger w@nks' young man - it looks like it's causing nerve damage.  :grin:
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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #113 on: 16 July 2009, 18:44 »
that was a nick with the grinder!



was using one of those badboys

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #114 on: 16 July 2009, 19:05 »
Man that looks painful, looks to be healing Ok though.

i think its gonna be unlikely that i can get the car finished before the prept trackday, which sucks  :cry:

I've not booked mine yet due to possible lack of jobage. If you haven't got it done and if you can you want to swap the evening onto my car and go twos?

Nick

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #115 on: 16 July 2009, 21:25 »
mmmm goooey  :grin: hope ya get sorted soon  :cool:

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #116 on: 16 July 2009, 23:06 »
Meh, clear lack of either tool control, or sufficient PPE.

Workshop skillz FAIL.
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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #117 on: 16 July 2009, 23:23 »
ill wear my high vis jacket next time  :afro:

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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #118 on: 01 August 2009, 10:18 »
harness bar and arch all ready to be welded now. just need to get the seat rails in position then my mate can get all the remaining welding done.



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Re: '85 gti
« Reply #119 on: 01 August 2009, 10:20 »
Good work mate, that bar looks pretty meaty and should stiffen up the back end loads as well!

Nick