& surprisingly light. The 7.3 V8 diesel in that truck weights about 1000lb, that 27l V12 only weighs 700lb more. The cams are hollow & weigh less than a cam from a Kaw Z1.
...they run 60-65psi. Photo shoot at the engine shop, truck isn't insured for commercial work.. or even as a daily driver. The engine left shortly after on a different truck.Wossname wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:42 am I’ve got to ask - why have you got a 27l RR Merlin engine in the back of your truck? Transplant project, or your new coffee table?
The Hurricane is a surprisingly large aircraft when you're stood next to it tbh.
About a third done. . Arm aching so beer break. About 90 mins daylight leftYorick wrote: Wed Oct 29, 2025 4:59 pm After seemingly ages prepping , priming and painting the path at side of house, today was the comparatively easy bit
Shitty painter did side of house and it all came up so had to take it back to the concrete. Bloody hard work
Today just applied primer to rear. I'd filled the cracks previously.
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The 2 pack primer just for this area was 75€. Might as well do it properly
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Was hard work as bastard 30c today. Had to wait till sun went behind house or i would have been blinded by the reflection
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My mate here is a decorator and he recommended the place he uses.Taipan wrote: Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:59 pm Hell of a difference! I'm guessing at tyhat price it must be pretty durable too? Oh, and get on with it or you'll get a line in the paint finish!
From the tip?derek badger wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 3:45 pm Also got a Tennent's Lager Christmas jumper. Very classy...
The hi-fi stack looksderek badger wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 3:45 pm Went to the tip, as usual came away from the recycling shop with nearly as much as I threw in the skips.
Always wanted a Target Hifi stand with the glass shelves and isolation spikes. Always too much money and even second hand ones are going for £80-100. Picked this one up at the tip for £7.00.
Also got a Tennent's Lager Christmas jumper. Very classy...
but the room acoustics look a bit 'glassy'. 
(he built the log store from scratch, added the braces later and has never seen the point of altering them). 
We went to a carvary and our table was opposite the exit point from the serving aisle. Now there's nothing like a belly full of a big roast dinner and nice snooze to sleep it off, but some of these people came out with what can only be described as gravity defying balancing act of roast potatoes! 
People underestimate how big they are until you stand next to one out of the aircraft...