wait tiger, there's more...

i was waiting for the right moment to break it to you...

the thylacine shirt... it's... well... not a shirt so much as a rag now! I'm really sorry.

If it's any consolation you'll be happy to know the double layer fabric saved my skin, literally. only the tiniest bit of rash on my back. i'll buy another one once i'm able to put a shirt on, i promise

coming in from kurri, left towards mulbring on the northern end of the road. "White <Sumfing> Rd". Looked rickety but passable from a distance. Looked decidedly tricky on closer inspection.

[edit] nice jags BTW kotter. i aways wanted one of those red 4.2 litre ones from around/just before the XJ era.

yeah it sucks.

pump might be a week or so away. its at werk, and it looks like that's off the menu this week, only coz i cant get the immobilising sling on or off by myself to shower, etc. might have to change my nick to Stinky by Friday

6-10 weeks repair time on this one due to location. 20% chance of surgery req.

bad news, could of been worse of course.

no need to go stinky, just hang in the bath with a book.

Looks like an XK150 FHC (fixed head coupe)

Holy crap! Sorry to hear about your crash Jock. You can still lift a beer with the other arm, so you'll be ok. But I can't believe that pump hasn't been delivered.

I spoke to Climbo yesterday and he told me about Jocks crash, so reading the posts this morning I thought "Jocks done a Hincapie" when I read about the fork. Reading on I realised he must have had a second incident and trashed his race bike FARK!

Sorry to hear about it jock, if its any help I have a turbo trainer you can borrow and I'm keen to develop the track training program.

oh, and congrats HD!

OH, and no baby yet, almost a week late, clearer as slow as her dad!

sorry expat. i have failed you. but the pump will be delivered before my next bingle, rest assured.

finished yer paintin yet willlie?

Painted all weekend, still got 2 coats on the living room walls, 1 in the hall then we're done... or at least 99%! lots of fiddly tidy up bits, floor to patch up, deck andrailing to fix.
Then onto the garden

speak to my people about the garden: 13 1546

Twas me. Ack. What a horrible price for something that's just going to be smothered with my arse.

Thanks for looking for me.

Oooo. Jocko's busted up? Bad work that.

So what you do? Try to go over a rickety old wodden bridge with to big of a gap between the boards? Go over the bars? I love getting mental pictures of such carnage.

Sorry to hear about your crash, jock. Hope the recovery is speedy and the painkillers are "enlightening"!

BTW...anybody got an old STI left hand lever (for front deraileur) lying around unwanted in their shed? Nephew is interested in my old bike but dodgy STI means that it regularly sticks in the big ring & won't change down

I have some old 8 speed shimano shifers, can't remeber what they are (a lower model). If you want them their yours. I threw some rattly mouldy ultegra's in the bin a few weeks ago.

That looks like an XK150 too, judging from the wide grille. How do I know this? Well, I'd like to say that I own one, but unfortunately I know because that car was the inspiration for my final year Automotive Design Studio class project at Uni. Got a great book on them by Philip Porter called "Orginal Jaguar XK" which is well worth having.

Jock, you'll be suprised to hear that I actually don't mind hearing stories of my goodies getting wrecked. It's kinda proof they're actually getting used!

Speedy healing, mate.

Hey, did anyone watch Denton last night?

yep, that singer bloke's voice is weird, singing and talking.

The Jaguar Drivers Club had their national rally in Newcastle over the long weekend, so that's why the place was spilling over with examples of fine British automotive engineering.

I was going to post a picture of our very series 2 E-type FHC (like the one in the post but bright red) but for some reason, I can't post attachments.

matagi, go advanced and click the paperclip icon to attach files

Jock, I tried that, didn't work and for some reason, I can't click on the smilies and have them come up in my posts either (have to do it the hard way and type the shorthand in). Hubby just tried logging in as me on his computer and attachments and stuff all work, so I think my browser has its settings in a knot. I am about to do the dreaded upgrade, so will see how that goes.

Yay! Browser upgrade has solved the problem, so here he is ..... (I hope)

Thanks bmxer. Sounds like what I might be after - it's an 8psd 105 anyway. Will send you a PM.

And just in case it's not what I need, if anyone else has something in the shed don't chuck it out yet

the jag drivers club are well, an interesting bunch! My sisters fience is a major car nut and has a series 1 XJ thats really nice, with one catch. it has a worked Holden 308 in it. hence, it wasnt " pure enough " for any of the jag drivers club to notice his existence when he saw them up at newcastle and tried to start a conversation.

pretty sad behaviour from them really.

Nice E type matagi. Glad you got the pics to work.

BTW, do Jags come with a plaid coster cap as a standard accessory?

wow, that car is hot. Must look great being behind the wheel with all that bonnet out there.

I love the dash in those older jags, fighter plane cockpit style. I restored an old ford falcon from 1964 (ex parkes police car) in my early 20's and it cost me heaps for then. The cost of keeping the jag healthy would be a bit more I'd say.