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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 03:28 PM
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Default so what have you done that's not gone to plan?

Motoring wise?

Changing the broken instrument cluster on the Mondeo for one that has put up the esp light is currently how I'm ruining my car life so what have you done to yours?

And don't use "my mate" here man up to your own fuck ups
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 03:40 PM
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I had my sierra cosworth setup a week ago and a few days later the turbo blow's its oil seal's and now currently waiting to get the turbo done
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 07:13 PM
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Bought a jeep
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:05 PM
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Welded the wifes focus last week and set fire to most of the trim in the boot and the wiring loom.

Its all sorted now. I should of taken my time and took the carpet and trims out.
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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Met a woman bought a house and sold my 3dr.
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 11:02 PM
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Got married
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Stevie RS Boy
Got married
as above
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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got pissed off changing hub on mondeo, driveshaft wouldnt but.. mashed it with a brick hammer... fucked the threads ... opps
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:09 AM
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was last year but, replaced a drive shaft, forgot to refill gearbox. on me own car may i add lol.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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topped oil up on cos took it for a hard drive with no filler cap on,somehow i stopped before all the oil was pushed out and i didnt lose the filler cap either.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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Replaced a piston with broken ring lands for a standard mahle item. Didint measure them and it slapped around inside the bore. Now awaiting a rebuild with forged bits.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 11:01 AM
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Fitted a power steering pump to a fiesta, the ones where u gotta fit the pulley on the spindle, bashed the spindle straight through the back of the new pump while puttin the pulley on :-( boss bought another one after laughing felt like a right tit but was rushing around like a mad man
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 12:21 PM
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Fitted a roll over bar to a jaguar xk120, got the measurements wrong and cut the two holes (34.5mm) in the rear deck in the wrong position. Had to weld them up and start again. Doh.
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