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44 LIKE A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL...
I was looking at wheels again today. I keep going back to the manky black ones that some idiot has attempted to 'pimp' by spraying them...
Oct 8, 20242 min read
40 SUDDEN IMPACT...
I told Carl about getting an impact wrench to help when we spray the alloys. After a few seconds, he piped up that he already had one. ...
Oct 6, 20242 min read
37 TORQUE THE TORQUE...
We are potentially going to be painting 16 alloys, which is a lot of unscrewing and screwing of bolts, so I was thinking of investing in...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
35 SPINNING AROUND...
I've been thinking about the mechanics of spraying the wheels, and unless I'm doing it outside, it might be tricky. The plan was to...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
25 COMFORT AND JOY...
We have a Fiat 500 Sport as our daily driver, an Abarth look-a-like, but it doesn’t have the bigger engine or the turbo. We get all the...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
24 FLAPS...
Looking at images of the mighty Lancia Delta rally car, I noticed that it sports magnificent red mud flaps…I will definitely be getting a...
Sep 26, 20241 min read
21 I DAVANTI SOME OF THOSE SLICKS...
Everton FC has one of the largest sporting charities in Britain, Everton In The Community (EitC). We are doing something for charity,...
Sep 23, 20241 min read
20 KIDDA...
We went to the Yawn Again Festival at Future Yard in Birkenhead in July - basically, Bill Ryder-Jones (formally of The Coral) putting on...
Sep 23, 20242 min read
09 SHINEY CORNERS...
Remember I mentioned that Carl wanted gold wheels for his car? Yeah, well, I want white ones so it looks authentic. The issue is that...
Sep 15, 20242 min read
06 HANDMADE, WITH LOVE...
Now that we have a plan for getting the logos on the cars, we must decide how to create them. The easiest way would be to print them...
Sep 14, 20241 min read
05 STICK WITH ME KID...
So, we're about to embark on an exciting journey with the Abarth 500s. The plan is to keep one (me) and sell the other (Carl) after...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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