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johnny cade
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 Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 9:10:42 PM
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lol...sounds awsome...ill have to swing by and take a look...
im about to mount a new wing on my VN...im not sure what its off...VY or something like that, something i dont care about, i gotta make some custom feet for it though, cause their to curved...stupid feet! ill be taking a crash course in fibre glass :P |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 10:52:03 PM
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Being able to use fibreglass properly is something that I've always wanted to learn, I guess I should ask my mum to teach me (she used to surf a lot and had to repair her board a bit). It's just somethig that I've thought might be handy.
I'm not a huge fan of rear wings on VNs, there is only one that I like, and I think it's off a VP. If I can find a picture I'll post a link. But after the beer that I've had tonight, I can't be stuffed hitting google for it :)
The wing from a VY on a VN though, you gotta post pics of that when it's done, should look rather unique.
BTW: 5 pages. WAY off topic, but it's still a semi-serious discussion, so it's all good. |
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James Mongan
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 11:13:27 PM
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| hey mouce which VP spoiler do u think looks good is it the really fat one with the long pointed arms and 2 legs, if so thats the one that i've got on my VN i think it looks cool... |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 11:48:21 PM
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The VY spoiler looks awsome on the back of my VN...i had it temp mounted before i bought it so i could see what it looks like. were also gonna raise the feet 5cm so it sits high...Ill post a pic when its on...cause it looks wicked...
Ill google the VP wing and see what its like...oh yeah...awsome 5 pages, it might be WAY off topic, gone from mechanics to visual, but as long as its a serious discussion then its all good, this way ppl who come on can learn something else as well.
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He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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lolo
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 12:49:03 AM
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| Hell only wing I think looks half decent is that thing they call a wing on the back of the VN SS, pretty small eh but yeah my car aint gonna have no wing I think they look pretty crummy on VNs and VLs and bout the intercooler, I figured maybe someone might be able to plumb into the the cooling system, or maybe an easier idea would be to get one of those PWR race coolers for $800 meh its 1am and Im on the forum.... most people would say I'm sad, I say Im Passionate |
Marcus Rogulic R.I.P (1980-2007)
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mouce
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 09:36:21 AM
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http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/647000-647999/647860_15_full.jpg
You can sort of see what it's like in that one, I'm pretty sure it's off the VP, though I have a hunch that I'm wrong about that. Either way, a little low one like that...if I was to get one, that's what I'd end up with. But at the moment the car is just a stock standard execudore, so there's no point. Got other stuff to do first (tyres, rims, suspension, sound system, bigger fuel tank...)
What's wrong with being on the forum at 1AM? I see no problem with that. :) |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 3:47:19 PM
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hell no, nothing wrong with a 1am forum checkup...hell i was on here at like 3am at one point :p but i think that might be pushing it :P
Ive got an 80L fuel tank in my VN so thats all good...but im lookin for new rims, tyres and suspension, thats about it. But this wing was only $50 cause i bought it off a m8 of mine who was just gonna put it in his roof and leave it there to fall into the undesirable darkness...and it looked cool so i bought it...plus ill get some fibre glass experience |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 3:48:22 PM
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| and with that VP wing, mine doesnt sit much higher (yet) but it curves around the boot more...ill post a pic if i can find one |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 7:07:50 PM
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Hopefully my rims/rubber will either be this week or next (at the latest). Hopefully 'The Tyre Factory' can fix me up with what I want, I've heard good things about them. I'm going to just get them to fit the rubber to the rims and balance it, I'll chuck the wheels in the boot and fit them to the car myself because there's a few other things I want to check out while the wheels are off.
And if I got them to do it I probably wouldn't get around to looking at how fuc&ed my suspension rubbers are. How big should the cracks be in the tower bearing plate? LOL. |
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lolo
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 8:47:21 PM
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| yeeehaaaa got me a 100 litre long range tank for $96 on ebay, now time for a good fuel pump...mate I actually have had the laptop on day and night...vncommodore.com is always on just in case lol as for the suspension, mine is all shot to pieces, hopefully gonna get those adjustable race coil overs at the same time as the VT brake upgrade....BOOYAH |
Marcus Rogulic R.I.P (1980-2007)
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mouce
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 8:51:58 PM
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100ltr tank for the VN? Didn't even know that it existed. Sounds like a mad tank to get, I'd love one. 100km @ 7L/100km (open road) and that works out to be about 1400km range from a single tank. The only problem is that the extra weight from the fuel would start to impact on the fuel usage, but it would still give well more than 1000km on a single tank. Should be about 900km around town if you can drive it 'nicely'.
Was it a custom made one off item, or is there a company which made/makes them? Sit down a fair way though wouldn't it? |
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lolo
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 11:00:05 PM
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| yeah it does, n I dunno who made it it looks almost exactly like the 80 litre tank save for that little extra size, and it fits perfectly since I saw the guy taking it off his VN.... now i can buy fuel once every two weeks or whenever its the cheapest... ALSO have any of you guys tried the new Vortex Premium 98 or whatever its called??? My car is running so smooth and strong with it (got a full tank of it) with the tyres on 40psi, today my VN really behaved lol I think its the most Ive ever enjoyed drivin the bugger |
Marcus Rogulic R.I.P (1980-2007)
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johnny cade
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 11:21:25 PM
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yeah i tried it...it did ok, but i chew through it to quickly to keep using it, got a bit of a lead foot :P
my VN usually behaves, hasnt broken down once, blown pipes but nothings ever broken |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 11:27:57 PM
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I hope you got the tank straps for it, otherwise fitting it is going to be a whore of a job.
Vortex 98 (according to the latest press release from Caltex) is available across NSW and the ACT, with Victorian servos only just starting to stock it.
The only difference between that and the normal Vortex (there are two different Vortex fuels), that I can see from the info on the website is that the Vortex 98 is a 98RON fuel, where as the normal Vortex has a minimum of 95RON (it can be higher of course). Most importantly it's an E0 fuel, so looks like I'll have to test this fuel out now.
I've just finished testing the new 'ecconomy' range (ULP and U95) of unleaded fuels for Shell. That's right FOR Shell...it had been noted that I have my book with me, and I got chatting with someone and she asked me to let her know how the fuels went in my car. Well...and I hope someone from Shell reads this...THEY WERE SH1T! The ULP gave me the worst results I've ever had (and that includes the batch of E5 fuel I tried foolishly once), the U95 was about the same as the old ULP, it's just more expensive. Thankfully Shell PULP (Optimax) still seems to be okay, doesn't look like they have touched that one. If they apply the same 'formula' to the Optimax 98 fuel I will have to find another brand of fuel to use.
I will freely admit that I prefer to use Shell Optimax 98 where I can, but failing that Caltex Vortex is my second fuel of choice. Gotta test out this Vortex 98 fuel when I can find it. Once I've got some figures on it, I'll post up (might start a new thread for that). |
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James Mongan
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 11:30:47 PM
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i drive mine hard every day and it stil purrs.
as for the spoilers mouce the one i got is actually an SV5000 VN i think or its an SV VP cos i found a pic of an VN SV5000 wing and it looks very similar, i also own one like the one in ur pic but i didn't fit it as 2 of my m8t's already have the same ones on there Vp and Vn's... |
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James Mongan
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 11:33:49 PM
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just went on e-bay theres exactly the spoiler that i have got but there wanting 150 for it and i only paid 50 how cool is that... ;-)
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johnny cade
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 12:06:14 AM
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| my arms and legs fell off. I drive the crap outta mine all day and it still ****s itself :P but never broke down...its an X cop so u know its taken a hammering... |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 11:58:56 AM
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There's actually two types of 'officer' when it comes to driving the cop cars: The ones who pound **** out of their cars because they know that they will get another one eventually, and then there are the ones who look after the cars because they know that without them they would be stuck behind a ****ty desk all day. So it depends on what type of police officer you had driving your one.
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johnny cade
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 1:32:05 PM
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given the mechanical state of my VN id have to say the 2nd one...its not that bad a car
but still it must have taken a pounding |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 4:10:48 PM
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It would have seen a lot of distance (I'm guessing) but more importantly it would have seen a lot of hours. Actually, being a VN interceptor, I guess you've got the cop instrument cluster? Doesn't that have 2kph increments on the speedo? That would just piss me off, it would look way too cramped for my liking.
Either way, it sounds like you got a good one.
Also...for anyone who is interested in a bunch of guys just hanging around and just doing random **** and filming it when they get bored. Check out this bunch, some are funny, some are sick...but I manage to laugh at most of them. http://boredom-induced.com/integration/index.php?id=24 Just a bunch of guys who hang around and do some really crazy (fun) stuff with cars and other random objects. Hope you've got broadband...there's quite a few vids to download. |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 11:53:21 PM
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| lol...im lookin at the site as we speak...Yes my intercepter HAD the cop cluster, but i swapped it out for a custom built guage cluster that my dad built me...it looks awsome :D |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 4:26:38 PM
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OMG!!!! TRAGITY HAS STRUCK! i cant drive my VN for like...4 weeks at the least...
OMG!
i dislocated and broke 3 of my toes on my right foot (as a recap thats the one you make the car go forward with) and i had to have pins inserted...no one really cares about that but the point is NO DRIVING FOR LIKE 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!
everyony shed a tear for me |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 7:01:43 PM
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Just think about all the money you're going to save on fuel!!!
Seriously, that sucks big time. How are you going to be getting around? Because it's not like you're going to be able to walk either.
I AM going to ask the obvious question though:
How the hell did you manage to do it?
The money you save will be quite a bit though, let's say that it's about $50 a week, over (about) 6 weeks you're looking at somewhere around $300, there's a couple of subs in that. Under car LED's, or neons if you want...how much for a window tint?
This could also be a good excuse to spend a fair bit of time working on the car (if you can). |
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lolo
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 7:39:34 PM
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| Hell youll save more than $300...at least I would... +++++++NEW VORTEX98+++++++++ lately Ive been getting about 90kms out of 15 litres of normal vortex, today I hit 120kms on 13 litres of the NEW VORTEX 98 WHATEVER IT IS.....BOOYAHHHHHHH |
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 7:54:39 PM
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JACKPOT for all you guys in melbourne... My girlfriends dad has a mate who has just opened a racing shop... he does turbos, aluminium fabrication, he did the aluminium rollcages for those monaros Bob Jane set up to race but couldnt fund anymore (some monaro supercar thing that was supposed to become like the V8 Supercars) I dont know the fine details yet but I'm gonna try get deals and discounts for vncommodore.com members..... BOOYAH
HOW MUCH LUCKIER CAN I GET, he sets up shop just as I plan the rebuild of my weapon wooohooooo he also has heaps of experience with forced induction, having built, owned and sold for profit a big block twin turbo torana.......Im fuc&ing ecstatic |
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mouce
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 9:47:27 PM
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That sounds like an awesome store...feel like naming it? Where abouts are they? Do they have a website? Sounds like they could be a really good store to get behind. Should talk to David (on here) and see if they can advertise on here.
I do remember hearing about the Monaro cup, but don't remember if it ever happened or not. Would have been good. Just think about all the stuff they could do for a VN...
Lightened flywheels, full engine rebuilds, gearbox rebuilds, driveshafts, cages, suspensions...I think I need a bib! |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 10:24:00 PM
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lol...just get me a towel...and leave it...
anywho...WHERE IS MY TEAR? i feel so dissapointed in you guys
hey lolo...email me the details of that store would u
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He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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mouce
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 10:55:16 PM
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Hmmm...well...
 
there's no 'tear' as such, but hope that will do. Hope it makes you feel better.
Seriously though...what the hell did you do to it to break three toes? |
Bite off more than you can chew, and chew like hell - Peter Brock (1945-2006) |
Edited by - mouce on 11 Jul 2006 10:57:07 PM |
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johnny cade
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Posted - 12 Jul 2006 : 12:01:09 AM
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he he he...they werent so much broken as they were crushed...i had a 1969 HQ holden reversed over them...lol...those cars are NOT light...
he he he...no work for me for 3 weeks either...YAY PAID LEAVE HERE I COME :D
good thing i saved up enough, working on computers might be a bit hard when ur foot is a pancake :P their not crushed...just swallen, squishy and pinned
They dont cut ur toe open to pin it anymore, they just set it straight...put the pin in an air gun, and shoot it through the top of ur toe...WHILE you awake...stupid doctors dont know what their on about |
He sees an old man and says “See we’ll part with your hard,
Earned cash or rest in peace we can start with your heart.
Some girl steps not afraid she’s gonna cop it sweet,
And gets decked before she made it even on her feet,
The old man leaped to her aid and to his horror he’d,
Thrusted his chest into the blade of his robber s piece,
He grabbed the wallet, dropped the knife as he fled the car,
Concerned about the loss of life he’d never went this far,
What’s done is done, he’d got the prize and he’d spent his half,
Of two dollars in change and a pension card. |
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