andromedaAndro M31
Object type: Spiral Galaxy Distance from Earth: 2,500,000 light years / 77,000 parsecs Distance across galaxy: 160,000 light years.
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I missed it, my UHF antenna has come loose and is resting on the roof. (So can't get SBS or Bris 31 till I get it fixed.Posted 15 Jan 07
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Pics must have been taken today then, as it is the only time it has rained here for a while?
Looks like a good straight unit Rusky!
I've got a poinciana tree (like in the first pic) in my backyard too.
Posted 18 Aug 07
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Ok you asked for it.......My first car was a 1927 Model T Ford utility. (pickup)
I payed £20 for it (in 1956) as it had a buggered diff and had been sitting in a farmers hay shed for about 15 years.
We towed it home (about 15 miles) and I had some new thrust washers machined for the diff, then I put a battery and some petrol in it and after a few turns of the crank handle it burst into life. I was the laughing stock of the town at the time, with my old bomb.
(wish I had it now).It looked very similar to this, except that mine had wire spoked wheels..
This is a view of the controls..... (pic shows LH drive)... The pedal on the left is your gear pedal,,,,Pressed right in for low gear and right out for top gear (only two gears) neutral is with the pedal in the half way position. When the hand brake lever is pulled on, the gear pedal is pulled intp the neutral position... The centre pedal is the reverse pedal. to get reverse you hold the left (gear) pedal in the neutral position and press the centre pedal in..... The right hand pedal is the foot brake, which works through the gearbox, but the hand brake worked through the rear brake drums. (only rear wheel brakes on the Model T).........
You're probably wondering where the accelerator pedal is?? well there isn't one! There was a hand throttle lever on the RH of the steering wheel and a spark advance/retard lever on the LH side. This may seem difficult to drive, but it really wasn't once you got used to it..
This is what the engine looked like....
The big box on the top of the engine contained the four ignition coils. (one for each cylinder)
The four induction coils each had their own (electro magnetic) buzzers (to make/break the current) and were enclosed in wooden dovetailed jointed boxes, which were then placed inside the larger metal box that you can see in the pic. There was no high voltage distributor as such, but the buzzers on the coils were earthed out (ign timing) via a commutator on the front of the camshaft........
I hope I haven't bored anyone.
(feel free to ask questions)Posted 31 Aug 08
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Oohhh, Did I ever tell you I lurrrve Astons....
Nice note.....
Nice car.....
Great clip,,Deezee....
Posted 27 Aug 08
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Wow 50000 eh? (Pity the population of the UK is a tad over 60500000)
Posted 22 Aug 08
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Is the Alleged Speed edited too?
Hahaha, if it isn't, then Ruski would hold the world speed record for driving a Landy along Thynne Rd Morningside at 240kmh. (which is in a built up area and has a high school at the Balmoral end)
Posted 21 Apr 08
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Maybe for th best for Aston Martin to get away from Ford, I love those cars. (even more than James bond)
I love the Aston grille shape. (and all the other shapes as well).
. Posted 09 Mar 07
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(he should be shot for that)
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