northernbstard

Never had an Alfa only a van and a bike

Same here mate Bit of a bastard though when you can't even change your own pads these days without the need of specialist tools Seen thicker crackers than the old front pads though

Christ tonight what a bloody mare that was All done & dusted now Had to use a rewinding tool to get the pistons on the rear to retract but the one that was giving me the problem was a right twat and after a dozen attempts I packed everything away and resigned myself to stripping it down tomorrow A quick shufty on t'interweb about bosch calipers and Renault Master vans of all things?... I had another crack at it and the bastard played ball Dropped a bollock though Shot off down the street and realised I hadn't tightened up all the wheel bolts properly Proper expert now on MiTo brakes

Good starting point though lads Given me a little light at the end of the tunnel

'kin piss take A 'wind up' tool is needed apparently to change bloody brake pads these days Fucking 'wound' me up for sure ... My lads mate is going to borrow one from work tomorrow I shall report back

No... I ain't that daft

Looking like the only option at the moment, fucking German Bosch shite Luckily only started on one rear but will need to work out how to push the piston in before tackling the other 3 ..I'm not stripping all the fuckers down

Yes used a big 'fuck off' engineering G clamp but never budged it Lucky fucking Eddie strikes again

Yes tried that and also undoing the bleed nipple, feels like hydraulic lock

Changing the discs and pads on the Mito, and with moving the caliper out of my way the piston has moved outwards... I've tried the usual route of compressing it back into the caliper but no joy My lad reckons you have screw it back which I tried but the piston has come out even further now (a good inch) tried both clockwise and anti ... Can anyone advise .URGENT' I've got no brakes at the mo

That's true dedication An Alfa driver for the future for sure

Same here Oh hang on (looks out the rectangular window) ...It's bloody stopped now Some peoples reserve never fails to impress me at times... Well done to all

HOW MUCH They'd best be printed in gold leaf at that price

Anyone got a contact for show/number plates Been scouring t'interweb for a front plate for the MiTo ... Want to get rid of the 'kin club foot front plate holder and fit a plate to the original factory moulding on the bumper.... Problem is the sizings on most sites are all the bloody same but not the size I need Only one I've found compatible was at Halfrauds but the dumb shit saleswoman at my local one hadn't a clue .... Size I need is 360mm x 120mm ish Or approx 15"x 4 1/2" in old money

Small bloody world.. Started work with a guy today who asked me if I'd heard of MFN as he was in a tribute band and had played up there a few times, the bloke who's kitchen we're fitting is also a band member and the geezer that owns the venue is the ex Showaddywaddy drummer 'kin hob nobbing with celebs

Check out MFN (nottingham) big fella ...Huge place and do loads of car meets there

Oh bollocks me and my big gob again Just looked at the pics I took Bear with me ...I'll see what my lad has got when he turns up

Will pissed up ones be OK

Well I can see you're all agog Can't believe I've lived about 6 miles from this place for nigh on 30 years and never even heard of it Impressive if you're into that sort of stuff and acne ... They've got a right cash cow there tho' circa 500 cars at anyone time at 2 quid a head, large boozer and huge barbeque marquee with a couple of traders on site to boot I'm in the wrong game

I was kinda hoping someone would say that Are you going this time then Nice cleavage btw

Modified car show Shipley Nottingham tonight for anyone close enough to make it... Privately owned venue by the drummer from AC/DC from all accounts (don't quote me) who holds car and bike meets according to my lad ... Will be going to check it out and shall report back forthwith.. Could be an alternative venue for the Higham do

As long as what goes 'on the road '...Stays 'on the road', I'm in

Come and see us play... ? I have

Gert has just informed me that she's going to be in some place called London that wkend .. Decisions Decisions... What is a man to do