I picked up a british import

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  1. TheSecondComing Forum Addict

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    Bump keys, and yep they are as good as they look after a bit of practice - www.ukbumpkeys.com - one set of keys is cheaper than replacing a whole lock set!
    Buy their wee hammer too, it makes it a lot easier to learn. Search for it on youtube, there are a stack of vids....
     
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    I'd think NI probably has more Mk2 Escorts than the rest of the world put together!:lol:
    And Corollas as well, particularly in the Republic. Rally stages? Well, there's plenty of empty land... I think it's a requirement if you are a farmer's son to have a Mk2 Escort to hoke around the lanes!
     
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    You do know how hard it is to get a full-bore rifle on the UK mainland? You have to have permission to shoot on suitable land, as well as a GOOD REASON to shoot on that land. Suitable land would be somewhere which isn't Reading, but is countryside. Permission to shoot on that land is granted by the Chief Constable of the area, and the good reason to shoot on that land would be pest control - whether they be deer, flying monkeys or rabbits.

    So I would imagine that Dave has land he can shoot on, a reason why he is allowed to shoot there, approved by the Chief (you probably taught him how to drive) Constable, and hence he is allowed to own guns that you aren't. If he bags one which is an edible species then all the better.

    As for turning a car into a tractor - I doubt you could even change a wheel yourself, far too strong. You'd snap the wheelbrace in half in a second.
     
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    As well as half the hot Mantas, most of the HS/HSR Chevettes, Droopsnoots, Sportshatches....
     
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    i dont think he has 24s :lol:
     
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    They'd be too bulky, they would impede his fighting skills. Sticks to 22", but they are full of diesel torque....
     
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    Yup, lots of the nice cars are over here. We stole them all, of course, but I mean they are just old cars now. What's the statute of limitations so I can show people my hidden underground garage full of Droopsnoots, Mantas and Sunbeam Lotus'?
     
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    You do realise that wasn`t actually his collection? ;)


    (Read his post again...)
     
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    Watch and see.... I can get into my house, my neighbour's house, and pretty much any house in the road. Just a set of bump keys, and a flick of the fingernail opens your nice secure house, triggering the alarm which your neighbours will ignore as always.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr23tpWX8lM
     
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    Oh, and your home/contents insurance won't cover it, as it leaves no evidence of a break-in. Get a Banham Lock, they cost a lot but are (nearly) unpickable.
     
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    Most of my ammunition comes packed in metal "spam" cans, and has a heavy coat of lacquer covering it. In fact a couple of them were dredged out of a flooded basement after sitting under water for a couple of years.

    BTW coconut oil is NOT a good lubricant for guns, Fish oil however makes a great gun oil.

    Funny you should mention coconuts, They are great fun to shoot at, as they explode quite spectacularly when you inject more fluid into them.

    As far as hunting goes, I don't do it, The most I've been known to do is vaporise the odd woodpecker that comes tapping on the side of the house with the shotgun. (Actually come to think of it, i did take a couple of shots at someone that almost ran me down with their truck when i caught them trying to steal a car of mine)
     
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    The shiznit.
    Two on my front door, they are standard kit in the city.
     
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    Funny you should say that. I tried to help a mate (partly disabled) change a wheel. The locking wheelnut was a bit stiff so really gave it some stick, and sheared the bolt in half! Needed drilling out - oops.
     
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    I did the same once, it was a right ball-ache. Normally once you shear the head off you can just cut a notch and undo them with a screwdriver, as there is no pressure on them anymore. But this was siezed, very siezed! One oxy torch later, copious amounts of penetrating fluid, and it finally came free with an eezi-out.
    Cheap locking nuts FTL.
    My old man, who was pretty mechanically capable, was horribly embarrassed when he got a flat tyre on his Discovery. Could he shift the wheel nut? Could he feck. Borrowed my 30" breaker bar and it just split the socket.
    RAC out, windy gun - "It appears you were trying to tighten the nut, rather than loosen it, Sir".
    He NEVER lived that down...:lol:
     
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    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Did the same on my bike taking a pedal off (similar action required) - each side has the opposite thread and I forgot.

    Finally remembered, heaved like a ba5tard, it suddenly loosened, I slipped and sliced my hand open on the crank teeth.

    Had many a struggle getting a wheel nut off. Worst is when you are helping a maiden in distress and it won't move. [:$]
    Scaffold pole always good for leverage if there is one around.
     
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    ive snapped a few wheel nuts in the past (bound to happen when packing 24s...) such a load of hassle getting that sorted out.

    nowadays im well anal with grease and torque wrenches even on wheel nuts
     
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    anal grease? you've spent too much time with Dave mate
     
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    ahaha, lol @ prof

    matt, it does help im good at reading torque settings from haynes, even when it lies lol :)
     
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    haynes book of lies is even less use when your 24s want to destroy everything
     
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    I picked up another import, This time a French one, a cookie to the person who guesses what it is
     

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