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The Spare Wheel Mount - Some More Ornamentation
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Well at least I like your two-wheelers Fouad .... even if no-one else is leaping forward to say so.
(Makes me wonder what the repsonse would be if I were to show some of my clock collection on ih8mud.... )
As always Tom, you spoil me with your words of appreciation. Thanks, mate.Well at least I like your two-wheelers Fouad .... even if no-one else is leaping forward to say so.
(Makes me wonder what the repsonse would be if I were to show some of my clock collection on ih8mud.... )
Hmm...funny you should mention that Mike...'cos so would *I* love to see the clock collection! After Biryani recipes and 4bhp motorcycles...antique clocks sounds JUST the thing.I'd love to see your clock collection.
You know, mate...I'm pretty sure there is more to come. I've mentally resigned to fate that this build is never going to truly end. It's simply going to...evolve. I just hope that my chronicles of its evolution - interspersed with the bizarre anecdotes I sometimes narrate - don't bore everyone to death!This is similar to the grand finale of a firework show... A lot of oh's and ah's at the spectacular display. I only hope there is more to come.
As always Tom, you spoil me with your words of appreciation. Thanks, mate.
Hmm...funny you should mention that Mike...'cos so would *I* love to see the clock collection! After Biryani recipes and 4bhp motorcycles...antique clocks sounds JUST the thing.
Perhaps we need a new thread somewhere in the bowels of ih8mud..."Sinister Side-Shows That Exist On The Dark Fringes Of Toyota Tech"...
I'd love to see your clock collection.
..Hmm...funny you should mention that Mike...'cos so would *I* love to see the clock collection! After Biryani recipes and 4bhp motorcycles...antique clocks sounds JUST the thing. ..Perhaps we need a new thread somewhere in the bowels of ih8mud..."Sinister Side-Shows That Exist On The Dark Fringes Of Toyota Tech"...
Fouad I agreed we'd need a new thread, perhaps lostmarbles can start one, call it "Clocks".
I dunno about a whole thread dedicated to clocks. But a few posts going off on mild tangents (like Cooking, Vespas and Clocks) has got to be healthy for everyone... Right? (Trying to understand other OCD-suffers is good mind exercise.)
Be thankful that none of us so far has confessed to collecting teaspoons. (Apparantly some people do!) So we must be vigilant! Teaspoons would certainly be a step too far! And THOSE SORTS OF PEOPLE are the ones we should immediately ostracise if they ever have the nerve to turn up in our midst and contaminate our beloved landcruiser site with their petty perversions.
On the other hand, old things with dials and hands are stimulating to mechanically-minded people like us who appreciate style and craftsmanship! No?
Not only old clocks but old barometers, voltmeters, ammeters, bla bla bla... But being old and having "dials and hands" doesn't capture it really because my barographs have "revolving drums and pointers/scribers" but yet they still intrigue me in the same way.
But as far as clocks go, my real love is the ones with the dangling hypnotic pendulums .... ("Ours is not to reason why" as they say.) However those clocks (about 20 of them) are presently packed away awaiting my building of display shelves. So I'm limited to photographing the few less-flamboyant clocks that I have on display.
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Almost as good as looking at THE PHANTOM eh Fouad?
PS. All clocks have to be screwed/wired down because it's rather like San Francisco here. We have the odd earthquake and are constantly expecting THE BIG ONE....
I just loved the way you made that sound, Tom. "Spinach...it's GOOD for you, yeah?"I dunno about a whole thread dedicated to clocks. But a few posts going off on mild tangents (like Cooking, Vespas and Clocks) has got to be healthy for everyone... Right? (Trying to understand other OCD-suffers is good mind exercise.)
Absolutely. I mean...extreme cutlery?! Er...no thanks.Be thankful that none of us so far has confessed to collecting teaspoons. (Apparantly some people do!) So we must be vigilant! Teaspoons would certainly be a step too far! And THOSE SORTS OF PEOPLE are the ones we should immediately ostracise if they ever have the nerve to turn up in our midst and contaminate our beloved landcruiser site with their petty perversions.
I loved the photographs. Being an ardent admirer of the fusion of form and function, clocks, barometers, voltmeters, and the like are indeed exactly that: a seamless blend of practicality and ergonomics.On the other hand, old things with dials and hands are stimulating to mechanically-minded people like us who appreciate style and craftsmanship! No? Not only old clocks but old barometers, voltmeters, ammeters, bla bla bla... But being old and having "dials and hands" doesn't capture it really because my barographs have "revolving drums and pointers/scribers" but yet they still intrigue me in the same way.
But as far as clocks go, my real love is the ones with the dangling hypnotic pendulums .... ("Ours is not to reason why" as they say.) However those clocks (about 20 of them) are presently packed away awaiting my building of display shelves. So I'm limited to photographing the few less-flamboyant clocks that I have on display.
LOL...ALMOST, Tom. Almost.Almost as good as looking at THE PHANTOM eh Fouad?
Wow! What a lovely rig, Mike!Here's my little mule, even though is a rhino. I thought we'd spice things up a bit. More pics available in my sig under my other rig.
Thanks, Don. The seats are a real treat, when it comes to function, too. Your bum and spine are nicely snuggled in them, and the driving position - something which I never realised was lax on the OEM seats - is absolutely perfect. The interior of the Phantom is going to wait for a while, though. I'm going to set up the air-conditioning, the heating, the wiring, the brand new (old) instrument cluster, the dash plate (with all its function buttons), the wiring, some HID headlights, a tachometer, and some other goodies that pertain to electricals and the like. The rig will also be getting a sound system - ANYTHING to drown out the bellow of that exhaust stack! And finally, after we're done painting it, we'll see how we can upholster and refurbish the seats and the insides of the rig. Will be posting pictures, of course.Fouad,
I like the Old scooter pics and anything else that is old that gets restored! (except the teaspoon thing). Feel free to post pics of anything that is cool. Love the new pics of the Phantom and those seats look great.
Don
What a marvelous sight! And what a fabulous capture, to boot. The Vespa which I have was used by my Dad, when he was in his early twenties. Very much a time of "teddy" pants and pointy shoes! Whilst I don't ride the scooter much, it does get a spin every now or then. Reassuring to have a slice of family history still with me!love the old Vespas. my step-father had a couple when I was growing up, but they were not so beautiful as these.
I would like to share a photo with you that I took in Berkkely, CA some years back. I was in a book store when I heard the ruckus, followed by the strong smell of exhaust and gasoline, and I had to see what was going on. The entire block was filled with Vespas and other scooters (must have been 40 - 50), all keeping their revs up (I am guessing so they wouldn't die) at the red light. Unfortunately, my lens was not wide enough to capture the whole gang, nor could I have scooted back enough to get them if it was, and I didn't have much time to get more angles. The light turned green, and they were off. This cross section was the best I got, but I have always liked this photo.
http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/zz11/twoyotas/IH8MUD/vespas.jpg
for some reason I have a strong urge to melt down all my teaspoons now
My first vehicle was a 1956 Vespa GS, I pushed it about as much
as I rode it.
This is what a friend of mine's wife does with old teaspoons,
collectors beware, www.wristybusiness.net
My OCD;