willay
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I hate sundays.
At about 5am on the M25 this morning I found that my gears were abit bodged and stuff, limped her home about 40 miles and looked at it this morning:





Yes, the engine seems to have tried to make an escape but failed!
Can still drive her but it makes all sorts of fun noises, tomorrow I'm taking her to the train station and after a half day in the city I'm going to ring the AA and tell them I've broken down ... and get towed to my M&D to get it sorted.
In the meanwhile I might get the boat out to take me to and from the station:



And thats why I hate sundays, and pretty much the whole of March lately 
To be fair to the gearbox mount, I give the car absolute death and the suspension forgives no one.
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willay
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this thread doesnt even make any sense to me, basically I broke one of my gearbox mounts and I'm miserible.
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jr
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PMSL
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willay
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Was a great moment on the M25, I dont even know when it broke, I just know at one point I needed to go from 5th to 4th and I was like WHOA NELLY that clutch pedal is high! the gearstick was as loose as a fat bird too which raised my suspicions
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fir3vip3r
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FPMSL at this thread... you do have a way with words mister willay
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Matt L
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FLOL sounds like fun.
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Ben G
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plus side of tints, no one can see you driving
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willay
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yeah, they will think i'm a ghost or something.
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Whittie
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willay
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whittie what are you doing out of OffDay?
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Whittie
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Saw a thread by you
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willay
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:kiss:
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Fro
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Now i see what you meant about the engine looking tipsy
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steve_b
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how the hell did u do that??
bolts must have worked lose
u wont snap a steel engine mount?????
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jr
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you havent see how willay drives
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Scotty C
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Are you going to tell me theres a LET in that blue 5 door corsa?
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willay
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nope, 1.2 16v
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Whittie
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no, its a 1.2
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Whittie
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repost
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willay
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quote: Originally posted by steve_b
how the hell did u do that??
bolts must have worked lose
u wont snap a steel engine mount?????

rubber looks fucked
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Dave A
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amateur bodge?
if its the rubber, just whack some bathroom sealent around it and for extra strength add some masking tape. should be fine.
[Edited on 25-03-2007 by Dave A]
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Fad
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Oh dear Will what in god earth were you doing on the M25 at that time 
I broke my gearbox mount once Lee kindly welded it to the body which sorted things out
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willay
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I was racing any cunt that wanted to give it, obviously Fad
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willay
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quote: Originally posted by Dave A
amateur bodge?
if its the rubber, just whack some bathroom sealent around it and for extra strength add some masking tape. should be fine.
Holy shit Dave, what next, double side tape to hold the sparkplugs in? Thanks mate.
[Edited on 25-03-2007 by willay]
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Fad
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quote: Originally posted by willay
I was racing any cunt that wanted to give it, obviously Fad
What happend to not giving it death so you could attend a R day 
You have have the mechanical sympathy of a Nascar driver
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