Where is Bonzo???

[AshG]

Haven't seen Ronnie online for a couple of weeks. Has anyone seen or spoke to him. hope he is all ok

[MarkB]

Haven't seen Ronnie online for a couple of weeks. Has anyone seen or spoke to him. hope he is all ok

Not seen him, maybe Lesg will know as I know he pops in to see him when he is skiving off from messing with diggers and stuff.

[les g]

Not seen him, maybe Lesg will know as I know he pops in to see him when he is skiving off from messing with diggers and stuff.

Come on guys dont be dim....
think about the time of year..........
ok then for all you "TOWNIES" its silage time the farmers will will all be getting there first cuts of the season in

up to his elbows in tractors is my guess
cheers les g

[MarkB]

Better to be on a beach with this nice sun and blue sky than faffing with tractors

[les g]

Better to be on a beach with this nice sun and blue sky than faffing with tractors

DONT THINK HE WOULD LOOK GOOD IN SPEEDOS meself
might scare aware the "emmets"
think its better for the local economyif stays playing with tractors lol
cheers les g

[MarkB]

DONT THINK HE WOULD LOOK GOOD IN SPEEDOS meself
might scare aware the "emmets"
think its better for the local economyif stays playing with tractors lol
cheers les g

Well he is a braver than me if goes out in his speedos in this...windy then sun then piss with rain weather.....:)

[les g]

Just had this really silly image of Ronnie.....
in his speedos on Praa sands beach in this weather...
i cant stop giggling..
cheers les g
the only thing that comes to mind that might be a funnier sight would be me in a pair of speedos.

[MarkB]

Just had this really silly image of Ronnie.....
in his speedos on Praa sands beach in this weather...
i cant stop giggling..
cheers les g
the only thing that comes to mind that might be a funnier sight would be me in a pair of speedos.

Either would scare the sea to go out........:D

[flyerncle]

No way,even the tide would not take those two out. :p

[tkpm]

Any one heard from Ronnie, it's been a month since he last logged in?


Terry

[Bonzo]

Hi folks

Sorry to cause you concern with my sudden absence

I am fine & well, been mega busy doing some work about the home, not to mention taking care of some unexpected jobs.

Having made the decision to see my build through till the end, I started clearing up the workshop so as I could blow the cobwebs from the build.

Have decided to ditch the Zetec engine & fit that Vauxhall C20XE Redtop engine into the build before IVA.
I figure, may as well have the car I want right from the outset !!

To that end I have obtained an Omega gearbox, all cleaned up & ready to fit.
Got the right clutch here in its box.
Managed to find a decently priced Coscast ( Cosworth ) cylinder head

Was getting geared up to rip the Zetec out & have a trial fit of the Redtop so as I could make the engine & gearbox mounts, then I could measure up for the prop shaft so as I could get one made up.

So far so good but heres how events unfolded

My mate stuffed his Mk3 Golf GTI into a traffic island, done a good job on the front suspension …. If it could be bent, it was bent.
Got that fixed for him & back on the road ( That was a joy to work on, not )

Wifey went to put the Sunday lunch on & the electronic timer unit on the cooker went up in a cloud of smoke.
Done a fair few repairs on that cooker in the past but draw the line at spending over £250 on a new timer unit, time for a new cooker.
My good lady does a fair bit of cooking & only a range style cooker will do.
Well we all know what the ladies are like when it comes to shopping !!?? ended up with an even wider cooker.
Here’s the rub …. Have to switch all of the kitchen units about to fit it somewhere new as it can’t be made to fit in the old space.
New cooker up & running but still some units to sort, not to mention a shed load of tiling to do.

Clutch finally went on Juniors Hyundai Coup’e, got that replaced in double quick time.
Got the gearbox out during an afternoon session, fitted the new clutch, refitted the gearbox & back on the road by lunchtime the following day.
Some kind of record for my wonky bones, must admit, one of the easier FWD gearboxes to remove.

No sooner got that sorted & my trusty Jeep started to emit a horrible noise from the engine bay !!??
Got that traced to a faulty power steering pump bearing & a FUBAR aircon pump clutch.

This brings me to where I am at now …. Jeep in pieces in the workshop.

Have replaced the power steering pump bearing .
As luck would have it, the Jeeps AC pump is driven by a shaft that comes out of the back of the PS pump, simple fix, just remove the drive shaft, being as the air conditioning doesn’t work anyway I’ll loose no sleep over that …. Had my Mazda for over 6 years & never used the AC once !!

Just waiting for the final few service parts to arrive, with a little luck the Jeep will be back on the road over the weekend.

Then back to the kitchen unfortunately.


Les, Mark & Paul …. You lot crack me up

Speedos indeed, I’ll have you know that they are called Budgie smugglers these days, in my case, more appropriately, “ Humming bird smugglers “ …. I blame the cold water ?? :D

Been a good few years since I was last on the beach but in true Bonzo style it was quite eventful !!??

Took the boat down for a days fishing, cut it a bit fine with the outgoing tide & the boat ended up beached, as they say, high n dry

No great drama, got a long length of rope out of the locker, tied it to the chain in my sand anchor, tied one end of the rope to my stern cleats & took a walk up the beach & buried the sand anchor up good & proper.

Went home for some breakfast & to drop the trailer off, put me feet up for a few hours to await the turn of the tide.

Went back down the beach & couldn’t believe my eyes …. A holiday maker was stood standing there with my sand anchor in his hands saying “ Ohhh look what I have found “ :rolleyes:

At a distance, I politely called for him to leave it alone …. Big mistake, by the time the anchor bit in again, this old Muppet ere had a rather long swim out to the boat. :o

Life is never uneventful in Bonzo land.

Will catch up with the latest forum news over the weekend folks.

Back to the grindstone for me :)

[twinturbo]

Good to see you back.

TT

[AshG]

Went back down the beach & couldn’t believe my eyes …. A holiday maker was stood standing there with my sand anchor in his hands saying “ Ohhh look what I have found “ :rolleyes:

At a distance, I politely called for him to leave it alone …. Big mistake, by the time the anchor bit in again, this old Muppet ere had a rather long swim out to the boat. :o




can never understand why people can't leave stuff that doesn't belong to them alone.

[Bonzo]

can never understand why people can't leave stuff that doesn't belong to them alone.

Well they gotta do something with that 50p bucket & spade :D :D :D

As usual, her indoors thought it was rib cracking funny :rolleyes:

[robo]

Have just read your post bonzo. If you fell from a window you wouldnt fall up!

[Bonzo]

Have just read your post bonzo. If you fell from a window you wouldnt fall up!

Your not wrong there Bob :)

All part of the rich tapestry of Bonzo world :D :D

Life is never boring here, that's for sure :o