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A Priest was doing the rounds of the bars, looking for converts and souls to save. He walked into a bar and found the seven dwarfs standing at the bar. Dopey approached the priest and said that he needed to talk to the priest. "Very well my son, what seems to be your problem?", said the priest. "Oh, ... I was just wondering if there were any dwarf nuns in Rome?", Dopey replied. "No, .. I'm afraid there are no dwarf nuns in Rome", answered the priest. "Well, ... are there any dwarf nuns in Italy?", "No my son, .. there are no dwarf nuns in Italy". Dopey began to get agitated and wore a worried frown as he asked, "Well then, what about the world then, huh, huh, there must be some dwarf nuns in the whole world?". The priest's reply was, "No, .. I'm sorry, but there are no dwarf nuns in all the world". At which point the remaining six dwarfs began chanting; "DOPEY F"d A PENGUIN, .. DOPEY F'd A PENGUIN". Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hey Stephen, Thanks for that link into the past mate. You're dead right, it was interesting to "GO BACK". I don't believe that I actually said that I'd rather call "Precious" ............ FRED ????????? Rick. :devious: :devious:

Pull the other one mate, it whistles. Never bullshit a bullshitter. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Tomo, You need to be very, very, VERY careful with items placed on show. The general public is choc-a-block full of low down thieves. At a recent show and shine, I discovered that some b*&$*&^%ard decided they liked a bag I had in the back of "Precious" more than I did. Fortunately, it was empty which was a good thing because if my thermos of coffee had still been in it I would have REALLY been upset. To get to your question, I had both sides of the original brochure copied, framed it, adding a few pics of the stages of resurection, plus a short story on the history of "Precious". People spend quite some time reading it, especially the tech data on the brochure. It saves me being asked a lot of questions I might not know the answer to. (Although, ... I suppose I could try faking an answer in the hope that the questioner won't know the truth). Zed 1.bmp

G'Day Darbji, As 26th-Z said, welcome. You'll often see me refer to "Precious". She's a '74 260Z Sports Coupe. My wife gave her the name "Precious" some years ago. I still don't know whether it's because "Precious" is "Precious" to me or due to how much I've spent on her. albert-ey, I guess I've answered your question as well huh ????????? As to WHY, ... well, being a typical red blooded, macho Aussie bloke, I'd feel rather self conscious admitting that I was madly in love with a car named Fred. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hey there Adam, Sorry mate, but my 260 has a condensor (capacitor), and missing of the engine after a period of running can indicate a faulty condensor. Rick. :devious: :devious:

I'm inclined to agree with Enigma and would lean more towards the coil being the problem. Adam, I wonder if it could be the condensor breaking down. What do you think ??. Rick. :devious: :devious:

"It is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it". Has a lot of applications. Rick. :devious: :devious:

G'Day there Mike, There's a personal, humerous side to this joke. I've got a sister named Sharon who'd fill the bill quite nicely. Even without booze. Rick. :devious: :devious:

David, Terry Pratchet ? His books are Great Mate. You need to have a sense of humour though. Rick. :devious: :devious:

A teacher gave her class of 11 year olds an assignment; Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories. Enrique said, "My father's a farmer and we have a lot of egg laying chooks. One time we were taking our eggs to market in a basket on the front seat of the car when we hit a big bump in the road and all the eggs went flying and broke and made a mess". "What's the moral of the story?" the teacher asked. Enrique replied, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". "Very good", said the teacher. Then little Gazza raised his hand and said, "Our family are farmers too, but we raise chooks for the meat market. One day we had a dozen eggs, but when they hatched we only got ten live chicks and the moral of this story is; 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch". "That was a fine story Gazza. Now, ... Will, do you have a story to share?". Will said, "Yes, my Dad told me this story about my Aunty Sharon; Aunty Sharon was a flight engineer on a plane in the Gulf war and her plane got hit. She had to bale out over enemy territory and all she had was three bottles of rum, a machine gun and a machete. She drank all the rum on the way down so they wouldn't break, and then she landed in the middle of a hundred enemy troops. She killed seventy of them with the machine gun until she ran out of bullets. Then she killed twenty more with the machete until the blade broke. Then she killed the last ten with her bare hands". "Good heavens", said the horrified teacher. "What kind of moral did your father tell you from that horrible story?". Will replied, "Stay the f*ck away from Auntie Sharon when she's been on the wizz". Rick. :devious: :devious:

Good one Craig, I couldn't have done better than that. However, I still don't know what a bloody blog is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rick. :devious: :devious:

Relating to the new profiles, I had no trouble at all filling out the My Name, My Address, My date of Birth etc. etc. etc. But I'm buggered if I know what MY BLOG is. LOL Rick. :devious: :devious:

Credit where credit's due you blokes. Mike's forever trying to improve the site and make it easier for us to navigate. Goodonyamike, you get top marks from me mate. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Ed, To add or not to add, that is the question. And, as with so many things pertaining to Zeds, it's a question that only YOU can answer. However, having asked for opinions, here's mine. I've been considering adding mudflaps as an added protection against paintchips. Those tin things you've got are only good for use on a trailer queen that would never be driven on the open road anyway. I've been considering black rubber guards, such as you see on the modern cars that actually stick out beyond the body line, which would be necessary to give ANY protection to paintwork. Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure that it will be the best for YOU. Enigma, That rough, bubbly stuff you refer to, while I don't know what it is, was applied to my "Precious" PRIOR to painting. Seems to work well. Rick. :devious: :devious:

I guess it's about time someone from the deep, deep south contributed. The bloke who painted my "Precious" for me gave me a 2ltr bottle of; "FLASH" Liquid Paste Wax Protects with Carnauba Wax and Dupont Xonyl. A Malco product. It can be applied in direct sunlight and buffs up to a deep, deep shine. I use it every three months or so whether it looks like my baby needs it or not. Rick. :devious: :devious:

My Zed came fitted with a tow bar which I very quickly removed, leaving a couple of holes in the spare wheel well. That was a STRONG attraction for exhaust fumes. You say that when driving with the windows up there's no exhaust fumes. Possibly because there's no circulation of air at all. I'd be inclined to try Carl's dollar trick and if that doesn't show the cause of exhaust invasion, I suggest removing the plastic panelling in the back and checking out the wheel wells for signs of daylight. What about the tool boxes. Ensure that the tail lights are sealed properly into the body. Heck mate, check everything again but, if the S.U's are properly tuned, running well and giving good mileage, I doubt if playing around with them is going to solve your problem. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hey there Been Dipped, I'm in full agreement with you there mate. My "Precious" wouldn't be the lovely lady she is today had it not been for the assistance I've had here. I've also made some great friends here. I hope to meet them in person one day. (I'll need to win Gold Lotto first though). Rick. :devious: :devious: :devious: :devious:

G'Day again Chrisa, I think it's significant that Will hasn't even mentioned the cost of return postage. That makes your offer all the more generous. We all acknowledge how much time and effort Will's donating to this project but I notice that it goes even further than that. Now, ....... Will's not the sort of bloke to blow his own trumpet and tell us all just how good he is, so I'll do it for him. Has anyone else noticed how many forums bear his sig as the Moderator ??????????. I checked through the forums from "Help Me" to "Misc", (13 or 14 I think, I get confused when I run out of fingers), and they all read hls30.com as moderator. Now THAT'S what I call DEDICATION !!!. I wonder when he gets time for his Zed ?. I reckon he's owed a vote of thanks. Thanks Will, Rick. :devious: :devious:

Good to hear from you again Bill, Is that a pic of your "very special friend" ????? As I recall, ... you've always been a "BREATS" man. ROFL Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hey there Chrisa, That's a very generous offer mate. Might total quite a few dollars though. As Will's efforts are for the benefit of all club members maybe there's another way around the problem of postage. Perhaps we should seek donations from club members to offset the financial burden on Will instead. After all, he's already donating quite a considerable amount of his time to this project. If, .. after covering the cost of all the postage, .. there were any funds remaining, they could be forwarded to Mike to be used in the running of the web site. Wotcha think Will, Chrisa ?????? Rick. :devious: :devious:

Yair, I agree with you Tom, ......HEY SPIKE !!!!!!! A chunk a'cheese, a chunk a'meat, a chunk a'money ???????????????????? HUH ?????? Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hmmmm, Not too good, I'll try again. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Hope this works out . While we're on the subject of radiators, here's an old, old, old method of finding a leak in the radiator. Rick. :devious: :devious:

Well, well, well, Not only does the world owe a vote of thanks to good old Aussie ingenuity for the humble old ute, (known by Northeners as a pickup), but here's pic proof of the original ride-on mower. Rick. :devious: :devious: rideon.bmp