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Fella came by today, lives down the street aways. Says I heard you come by the other day and lets fix those carbs. Seems he was in the business for some years. Now retired and races "Legends".

Neadless to say my carbs are now spot on, he brought a Uni-Sys and the special carb wrench as well. hehe.

Hay, I am going raceing with him, first one is 6 Apr. Does he have tools in his garage, even an engine hoist, etc etc.

Man am I one lucky guy. We even know folks in common from the service. Isn't life strange.
 
Glad to hear those carbs are bang on sir, glad you had a nice day!
So, is Miss Agatha done?
 
Amazingly small world.

I noticed a purple Midget in my subdivision the other day (only about 100 homes). I need to go back and see if it was visiting or a resident.
 
The world is indeed a small place, and isn't it wonderful.
 
That's just great when people out of the niceness of their heart help out. Good for you!
 
If you were here in my subdivision it'd be th' same.

I had a parallel event a few years ago: Herself had gone out for a "power stroll" on a Sunday and upon return told me a neighbor down th' block was unloading a Fiat 124 Spider from a flatbed. 'smiths stopped to ask what was happening. Turned out the woman had just acquired the Fiat to rebuild it (undefined engine "problem"). Out of curiosity I went over to look, asked if she'd done other projects like this. "No, but I have the book, the tools and I'm gonna do this."

Engine would rotate thru 200* and lock in either direction... I volunteer'd to be the "instructor" and over the next few months as funds became available (single mom, three pre-teen kids in private schools!) she did 99% of the engine rebuild with only instruction from me. "Weber carb 101" was held on an old school desk in her garage. When it came time to light it off for the first time she was like a school kid herself. It lit as planned and ran just fine. She was so excited I thought she'd pee her pants.

This neighbor is an I.T. consultant, we're kinda 'competitors' but now collaborate more than compete. It's good to be 'neighborly.' /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif
 
I've lived in KC for 10 years and thought I had a good idea where all the British car shops are located. I was driving a little north of a business I'vew been to many times and found another British car shop. Besides all the cars outside, He had an Astro Marten(is that a close spelling) on the lift, an old E Type Jag in the shop, and a TR250 involved with a pile of stuff in a corner.
 
Jack - "Git 'er done"....I'm coming your way in a week or so!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]I've lived in KC for 10 years and thought I had a good idea where all the British car shops are located. I was driving a little north of a business I'vew been to many times and found another British car shop. Besides all the cars outside, He had an Astro Marten(is that a close spelling) on the lift, an old E Type Jag in the shop, and a TR250 involved with a pile of stuff in a corner.[/QUOTE]


You talking about Carriage & Motor Works down on Southwest Blvd? If so, get them to take you into the 2nd building where all the olds stuff is stored!
 
Pete,

Our American friends are unlikely to understand your colourful English colloquialisms, even though they fill me with an overwhelming nostalgia for the old country.

Jammy = fortunate, lucky, with the barely concealed implication that the luck is largely undeserved.

Git = person that the caller holds in fairly low esteem, usually prefixed in use by "old" as in "jammy old git". Often used in jest, as in this case (I hope).

Most people who win the football pools (read lottery) can usually be characterized as jammy old gits by almost everyone, without even knowing them.

:smile:
 
Doc, I could do with your Weber Carb 101...

But perhaps I should not hijack this thread any more than I already have.
 
great news jack! you surely are one lucky SOG! now i wonder where my carb man lives??????
 
ncbugeye said:
Pete,

Our American friends are unlikely to understand your colourful English colloquialisms, even though they fill me with an overwhelming nostalgia for the old country.

Jammy = fortunate, lucky, with the barely concealed implication that the luck is largely undeserved.

Git = person that the caller holds in fairly low esteem, usually prefixed in use by "old" as in "jammy old git". Often used in jest, as in this case (I hope).

Most people who win the football pools (read lottery) can usually be characterized as jammy old gits by almost everyone, without even knowing them.

:smile:
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Aye, I'd 'ope it were in jest, hehe /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif !! Usually in a direct address, I would say in jest, If you and I were talking about another geezer, it maybe snide /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif !!
 
ncbugeye said:
Doc, I could do with your Weber Carb 101...

But perhaps I should not hijack this thread any more than I already have.
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No worries, Chris! Thread hijackin' is a speciality around here. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
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