Hedganian Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Driving without insurance is seriously not something to brag about. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 yeah you got me - im just bragging all over various internet forums waiting for my award Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Lol. When it comes to MOT time, you don't do a pre service? Just think *fruitcage* it and book it in? An engine swap would be pretty high on the list of things I think I wouldn't even contemplate DIY heh. I'd do it, but I'd take a few days off work to do it, over the summer, and get a proper engine hoist to do it with. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Me too Me three. Out of interest, how easy is it for a mechanically unsmart chap to put a Ford Puma engine in a Fiesta? Either totally easy and a wonderful first step along the road to becoming mechanically smart that you will remember fondly for the rest of your life. Or Literally impossible and you will want to burn it or sell it at a huge loss just so you never have to look at it again. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Either totally easy and a wonderful first step along the road to becoming mechanically smart that you will remember fondly for the rest of your life. Or Literally impossible and you will want to burn it or sell it at a huge loss just so you never have to look at it again. I have experienced both of these emotions with the corrado, and still do, equally. Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 The latter is most likely. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Go for it. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Do it! Fords are dead easy to work on. I swapped an alternator on my focus on the side of the road with just hand tools, and half the job was in the dark. Crack on! Also, browse forums, someone may have already done it and you may gain useful insight Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I figure it'll be a fun project, the engine's supposedly a drop-in fit, just need to make sure all the tubes and pipes and *suitcase* go where they should. Although I'm pretty sure the underside of the fiesta is 99% rust by this point so I might make that the first project actually; see if I can sand the rust down and apply a protective coating of some kind. Link to post Share on other sites
PureSilver Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Driving without insurance is seriously not something to brag about. It's all fun and games until your catastrophic stupidity leads to devastating consequences! Driving uninsured is functionally just as f***ing stupid as driving drunk, high, or unlicensed. F*** people who put a tiny amount of personal convenience above the safety and security of others, which in case you were in any doubt, means you, Skarclaw. I hope your award from the internet takes the form of a potentially unlimited fine and a disqualification from driving. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Christ on a bike me and my brother share the car and we had our wires crossed. Had no idea until my brother got pulled over and we sorted it the next day. *suitcase* happens!! edit: by "we" I really mean "him" as I did sweet F.A Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 It's too late for you now. Pitchforks have been handed out. Fires have been started. Rules and regulations enforced. Enjoy the lynching! Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 To be fair it didn't come accross to me as though he'd done it intentionally. Heck, I've accidentally forgotten about the MoT before! Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 just need to make sure all the tubes and pipes and *suitcase* go where they should. That's all being a mechanic is. If you need any tools let me know, I have loads. To be fair it didn't come accross to me as though he'd done it intentionally. Heck, I've accidentally forgotten about the MoT before! That's not even a problem. You just get it back dated to when it was supposed to expire. I was in a car crash at school, driver was uninsured. Lots of people were really upset about that, the other kid's parents sued the estate of the kid who was driving. Turns out the kid's parents told him he was insured, the car was a cut and shut 205 GTi that they bought him. I didn't bother suing, I was just happy to survive. At least they died before the fire started. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 stop mentioning fire. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Just seen a trailer for "Sausage Party" No its not gay porn. Yes it looks good. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 That's all being a mechanic is. If you need any tools let me know, I have loads. That's not even a problem. You just get it back dated to when it was supposed to expire. I was in a car crash at school, driver was uninsured. Lots of people were really upset about that, the other kid's parents sued the estate of the kid who was driving. Turns out the kid's parents told him he was insured, the car was a cut and shut 205 GTi that they bought him. I didn't bother suing, I was just happy to survive. At least they died before the fire started. Right. Been fighting it, but want to ask... Mind sharing details, or should I shut the *fruitcage* up? Guessing the fact you mentioned it allowed curiosity, apologies if not Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 In the last 2 weeks I've instructed Oxford UOTC cadets and potential NCOs on their promotion cadre. Turns out I like teaching people. Darkchild Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I saw the Manneken Pis. I had a few beers and of course the famous Belgian chocolate. Nobody blew me up. And the poor sods from CEN (the organization my workplace cooperates with) are just as exasperated with EC's idiocy as we are. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 New Top Gear trailer has 14K likes and 65K dislikes Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Do people still care about Top Gear? Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 "who on EARTH is this "Matt Leblanc" and why is he qualified to be on top gear" - your dad (he knows exactly who he is) Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 What qualifications are required to host a TV show loosely about cars but mostly about wasting money and acting stupid? Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 dunno - ask your dad !! Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 For my dad's opinion, see the above but make it about 40% grumpier... Link to post Share on other sites
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