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James_H

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So i've landed a job for a small(ish) firm with some pretty damn good contacts for getting stuff built/machined as they do quite alot of work on turbines and stuff i don't understand (yet).

Walk into the workshop on my first day and this is what im told:

"Inbetween the bits of work we book/bring in for you to do we have two cars for you to fix and rebuild."

First one is a crash damaged focus that they have had for 8 months for what ever reason and (up untill today, my second day) hasn't ran. Boring.

Secondly, the bosses sons lonely little Mini Clubman sat at the back of the workshop! BINGO. Its a rolling shell with a metro 1275 chucked in the front. Thats is all. I've got to re-wire it, get it running and just generally rebuild everything.

So now that i've got to go to work and build a mini i'm hoping that will give me some inspiration (and a pay cheque!) to be able to carry on with mine again. Not a bad start to a new job!

Cheers, James.


Carlzilla

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Awesome *happy*

On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper

On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!!

17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine)


almichie

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Ha! Good job, what are you employed as? What's the company? Does it deal with gas turbines??

On 7th Nov, 2011 apbellamy said:
Shaft seems nice and snug


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
no no no no, you need more boost! you can never ever come on here and say I have enough boost, that's just silly.


On 29th Mar, 2010 Star Mag said:
these give no problems with good head


hazpalmer

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sounds good!


James_H

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On 28th Jul, 2011 almichie said:
Ha! Good job, what are you employed as? What's the company? Does it deal with gas turbines??


I'm an 'Automotive Technician'. Or grease monkey. They are called Servo Engineering on Sowton ind est, Exeter. They do alot of overseas work on i presume gas turbines, and other 'rotary industrial machines'. They have just been in greece for 3 weeks on the start-up on a turbine out there that is used as a back-up generator for the island or something.

In all honesty, i'm not that sure. I currently know feck all about turbines and stuff, and i've only been there 2 days. I just pick up the spanners and have fun on what i know for the moment.

James.


hazpalmer

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better then my job of electronics technician, which involves plugging boxes into a 25 year old bit of kit :(


scott the joiner

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The problem there is building a mini at work all week = you can't be bothered to do yours on the days off. The amount of joinery jobs I've got to do around the house keeps mounting up I just can't motivate my self to do them


Alex1340

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Sounds more fun than my job. I don't even get to leave my desk all day never mind build anything!
Do you think you can convince them to turbo the mini?? *wink*


bennyy

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I do agree, if it was me building up a minie all day I wouldn't fancy going home and doing mine all night, then going to work the next day and doing a mini, then yours at night.. Yoiu get the picture.

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On 15th Mar, 2012 wil_h said:

Yes, Carl says he gets requests for rimming all the time

On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble *wink*


almichie

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Your all missing the point, you can take bits of yours in to do whilst at work thus saving time at home - they'll never know.

On 7th Nov, 2011 apbellamy said:
Shaft seems nice and snug


On 24th Mar, 2012 apbellamy said:
no no no no, you need more boost! you can never ever come on here and say I have enough boost, that's just silly.


On 29th Mar, 2010 Star Mag said:
these give no problems with good head

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