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<blockquote data-quote="yoeddynz" data-source="post: 788495" data-attributes="member: 29813"><p>Me- "oh hey Hannah- we have to go to town right? "</p><p></p><p>H - "yeah we need to do a shop"</p><p></p><p>Me - "cool....... well while we are there why not let me take you somewhere special and show you a good time?"</p><p></p><p>H -"oooh neato. Ok ! Much excite!!! What could it possibly be?".....</p><p></p><p>One hour later....</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/phkhgwBL" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0j1YJxMD/20201002-164509-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Yuss!!!! Ka-ching! Score....</p><p></p><p>A friend who manages the local wreckers let us raid the one and only little k11 there. (apparently it was driven in without a single fault. Ran perfectly. But rego had been let lapse. The farkers! Its a manual 2 door!!! who does such crimes to let regos lapse)</p><p></p><p>anyway- we got all these bits that we needed to either fill in the blank spaces on the new car (Meredith?) or complete Millie so we can sell her on. Ok - I know.. I should not really anthropomorphise cars but I cant resist... they are just so cute.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/grSL4PJM" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yYBh11zz/20201002_184611_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So yeah- a good haul. Bits included : a thermostat! Hopefully good- looks better than a Tridon branded one.</p><p></p><p>An air box and filter - this car we robbed is a face lift and they changed the airbox with a better sealing arrangement.</p><p></p><p>A cold air feed. Its longer and feeds from behind the light. Millie doesn't have this feature but the new one (Margaret?) does. They obviously thought it was such a neat idea that even the poverty spec 1.0 facelifts ended up with it too.</p><p></p><p>A horn - because the twin horns on Millie don't work properly so lets go back to standard.</p><p></p><p>A radiator overflow bottle- missing on Millie.</p><p></p><p>Complete strut assemblies - because why not. They were sitting on the drivers seat and needed a home. The cv boots are good so they can replace the torn ones on Millie.</p><p></p><p>A windscreen washer cap- MOM (that's missing on Millie...)</p><p></p><p>Rear parcel shelf - MOM</p><p></p><p>A clutch cable - Millie's is pretty yuck. Could just do with a lube. But now we have a spare.</p><p></p><p>A ciggy lighter - for Impy!</p><p></p><p>A load of fuses and a few bulbs- because I'm a magpie for them at wreckers. I've never had to buy fuses yet.</p><p></p><p>However- I am saving the best bits for last. While I was tinkering away in the engine bay Hannah was scrummaging about in the car (no mean feat because it was a prick to get into- OSH would have a field day! ) and she found these...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/p5pT3pTs" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/5ymCYzMW/20201002_184627_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Genuine Nissan March items complete with the little bubble car logo that they used for the marketing and subsequent merchandise. Soooo cool (for nerdy k11 foamers like us) and Hannah was well chuffed with her score! They'll need a proper good clean but should come up ok.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/HrKHZd8t" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/DzfZzz2R/20201002_184638_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/HjxVrP2b" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/MZ0RrCf3/20201002_184652_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I told her she'd have a good time and I didn't lie <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yoeddynz, post: 788495, member: 29813"] Me- "oh hey Hannah- we have to go to town right? " H - "yeah we need to do a shop" Me - "cool....... well while we are there why not let me take you somewhere special and show you a good time?" H -"oooh neato. Ok ! Much excite!!! What could it possibly be?"..... One hour later.... . . . . . [URL='https://postimg.cc/phkhgwBL'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/0j1YJxMD/20201002-164509-Large.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Yuss!!!! Ka-ching! Score.... A friend who manages the local wreckers let us raid the one and only little k11 there. (apparently it was driven in without a single fault. Ran perfectly. But rego had been let lapse. The farkers! Its a manual 2 door!!! who does such crimes to let regos lapse) anyway- we got all these bits that we needed to either fill in the blank spaces on the new car (Meredith?) or complete Millie so we can sell her on. Ok - I know.. I should not really anthropomorphise cars but I cant resist... they are just so cute. [URL='https://postimg.cc/grSL4PJM'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/yYBh11zz/20201002_184611_(Large).jpg[/IMG][/URL] So yeah- a good haul. Bits included : a thermostat! Hopefully good- looks better than a Tridon branded one. An air box and filter - this car we robbed is a face lift and they changed the airbox with a better sealing arrangement. A cold air feed. Its longer and feeds from behind the light. Millie doesn't have this feature but the new one (Margaret?) does. They obviously thought it was such a neat idea that even the poverty spec 1.0 facelifts ended up with it too. A horn - because the twin horns on Millie don't work properly so lets go back to standard. A radiator overflow bottle- missing on Millie. Complete strut assemblies - because why not. They were sitting on the drivers seat and needed a home. The cv boots are good so they can replace the torn ones on Millie. A windscreen washer cap- MOM (that's missing on Millie...) Rear parcel shelf - MOM A clutch cable - Millie's is pretty yuck. Could just do with a lube. But now we have a spare. A ciggy lighter - for Impy! A load of fuses and a few bulbs- because I'm a magpie for them at wreckers. I've never had to buy fuses yet. However- I am saving the best bits for last. While I was tinkering away in the engine bay Hannah was scrummaging about in the car (no mean feat because it was a prick to get into- OSH would have a field day! ) and she found these... [URL='https://postimg.cc/p5pT3pTs'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/5ymCYzMW/20201002_184627_(Large).jpg[/IMG][/URL] Genuine Nissan March items complete with the little bubble car logo that they used for the marketing and subsequent merchandise. Soooo cool (for nerdy k11 foamers like us) and Hannah was well chuffed with her score! They'll need a proper good clean but should come up ok. [URL='https://postimg.cc/HrKHZd8t'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/DzfZzz2R/20201002_184638_(Large).jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://postimg.cc/HjxVrP2b'][IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/MZ0RrCf3/20201002_184652_(Large).jpg[/IMG][/URL] I told her she'd have a good time and I didn't lie :) [/QUOTE]
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