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Offline Mr Alford

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« on: December 08, 2007, 15:46:08 »
had a little incident offroading tday bent my roof and ripped the snorkel off

used a rubber mallet to bang it out so it looks ok now but still looks a little abused and im gonna welt the snorkel back on tmrw

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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2007, 16:28:39 »
Opps  :shock:
I guess the branch was lower than you thought
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2007, 16:32:04 »
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I guess the branch was lower than you thought


Must be the understatement of the week....

Bet you wished you'd gone to Specsavers  :lol:  :lol:
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Re: Ouch
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2007, 16:59:29 »
Quote from: "Mr Alford"
had a little incident offroading tday bent my roof and ripped the snorkel off

used a rubber mallet to bang it out so it looks ok now but still looks a little abused and im gonna welt the snorkel back on tmrw



Don't worry mate i'm used to having little incidents like that one, normally when i'm with Chris9119  :oops:  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2007, 17:11:49 »
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Don't worry mate i'm used to having little incidents like that one, normally when i'm with Chris9119  :oops:  :lol:


I promise he wasn't out with me  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2007, 17:28:21 »
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Opps  :shock:
I guess the branch was lower than you thought
 :)


na i missed the track by about a foot altho im alot higher than the guys i was out with as well didnt help

snorkel is going back on tmrw might put it in the wing well see how we get on

but the dents ive got a machine that will pull em all out and i have taken my roof lining out neway, was quite creepy watching my roof get closer and closer lol :oops:
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2007, 18:37:47 »
Ouch indeed! At least it didn't get the alpine light...
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 21:25:44 »
this reminds me of a video on youtube...  :lol:  :lol:

Am i correct in thinking the aussies have sticks on the front bumper, which go up to the height of the roof, and mark the front corners? - might be a sensible item for the xmas list!  :wink:
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 21:39:18 »
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this reminds me of a video on youtube...  :lol:  :lol:

Am i correct in thinking the aussies have sticks on the front bumper, which go up to the height of the roof, and mark the front corners? - might be a sensible item for the xmas list!  :wink:


it was the one day i didnt bring my saw
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 22:23:24 »
got a piccy of it with the straightened roof so we can see your handywork?
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2007, 23:08:09 »
if your landy was standard height, would it have still "touched" the tree?
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2007, 23:38:52 »
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got a piccy of it with the straightened roof so we can see your handywork?


doing it tmrw morning

and it wouldnt have hit the tree if id had standard height and tyres
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2007, 14:04:29 »
right heres whats ive done tday

this is what i started with and the goal is to weld it back on as i ripped the old one off



the finished product



now to set about relocating the thing
took in total 30 mins nice easy job

the finished product


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« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2007, 02:44:33 »
only got one thing to say DUCK
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Re: low branches
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2007, 06:46:36 »
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only got one thing to say DUCK


???
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Re: low branches
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2007, 13:44:01 »
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Quote from: "lurch_917"
only got one thing to say DUCK


???

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/duck_2?view=uk

Not exactly easy in a disco, maybe in a series where you can lower the roof and windscreen (and then raise them back up again afterwards intact).
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« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2007, 00:36:02 »
...or possibly devil duck, the guardian of landrovers.. :twisted:
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