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hi all its my birthday today. so time to get my  into overdrive and get the mini on the road!so this is for all the northampton people out there! i need a couple of patches welded into the front floor pans drivers and passengers, i want a good job doing but as cheep as poss so any cheap mobile or static welders. in the region of earls barton. i also need to start taking diving lessons. so if anyone knows of, or have learned with any good cheap instuctors then i would like to know. thankyou for all your help robin! |
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if it aint mini then it aint a mini.
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GJM
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lol happy bday mate, now ya just got to get past ya test. The theory is easy, its the practical thats hard. I need to get mine passed by March with some luck.
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Happy birthday mate. My 17th birthday seems so long ago. Oh hang on it was a long time ago ;D
I'm in the Northampton area but cant weld yet. Hopefully someone will be able to help you out.
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Last Edit: Feb 9, 2005 21:33:34 GMT by ImpJimbo
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congrats mate.i cant weld either and I'm nowhere near ;D i remember being 17...just.driving round in my hand painted mk2 escort.ahh memories. pleased I'm not a young'un anymore though,now i can insure big and daft heh heh  ;D |
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I waited till i was 19 before i got my first car. Yes it was an Imp. ;D
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i could alredy drive by the time i was 17 so it didnt take long to pass my test.
or take very long to become an idiot.
or take very long to get done for wreckless driving.
that was the 2nd biggest mistake of my life (i wont go into the 1st)
my advice for new drivers-don't be a dick.there speaks the voice of experience ;D
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Another 17-year-old from round here lol, try DG Motor Services for the welding (cheap plug) my instructor is pretty good however i've just recently found out he also one of the most expensive. Have a word with mates etc tha are learning/driving i'm sure someone will know of a decent instructor.
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Everyone knows that 17 is the perfect age for whanging off the road into a ditch. get your test passed and get hooning!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Happy Birthday,
I cant wait till I'm 17. Just 4 months 2 go....
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Bli,mey, even i'm starting to feel old!  |
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i don't think I'm going to go in a ditch but i deffo cant wait to get on the road and go for a good drive round.i cnat wait till i can just jump in the motor and for a drive.id really love to have passed before the retro rides show in june so i can have a go up the strip at the pod but i highly doubt i will have but i can only keep my fingers crossed. i hate haing a car in the garage but not being able to use it! I'm going america at the end of march but after that I'm really gunna try my hardest on the car and on the driving. and hopefully while I'm out there i can get me hands on some cool styling bits for the mini!
robin
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if it aint mini then it aint a mini.
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Congatulations, i was 17, 2 years ago next week  Once you pass you will have a strange sense that you and your car are invincible which won't go away until you do something silly, just remember that your not and you will be fine ;D |
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Last Edit: Feb 10, 2005 2:49:46 GMT by RetroMat
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Happy birthday dude Geez, its been a long while since I was 17, but I can still remember how elated I felt that day when I passed my test. I managed to pass after ten lessons, though back in the day before theory tests & stuff - It must be much tougher now  Theres some shocking statistic about how likely you are going to have an accident within the first year of driving - I too can admit to driving like a complete in the first few years of driving - it was only when I nearly put my old BM backwards through a hedge that I properly calmed down As for local welders, I can only really recommend DG Motors too - they can be a touch pricey, but they'd do a decent job. Do you know anything about that garage on the A4500, halfway between Wilby and the Earls Barton cross roads, that seems to have an increasing number of old Vdubs outside? If they are restorers, then maybe they might be able to help - I saw a lovely 23 window split samba in there the other day  |
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Happy birthday mate! I've got fond memories of sliding about waste ground in any motor I could get my hands on wishing I could go on the road for real myself! Unfortunately the Imp that started my obsession when I was about 13 never made it onto the road with me, but ah well, I had another knackered late Imp saloon by that time! ;D ;D |
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I'm starting to feel like a grandfather  |
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