MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - DAY 3 - now completed!

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trabitom99
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Re: MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - Intermission

Post by trabitom99 » 24 Oct 2011 08:34 am

macplaxton wrote:These updates will have to wait until I get back to a proper desk, keyboard and chair - but they will be done. Last day tomorrow.
Bump! More pics please :-)

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Re: MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - Intermission

Post by macplaxton » 25 Oct 2011 03:51 pm

trabitom99 wrote:
macplaxton wrote:These updates will have to wait until I get back to a proper desk, keyboard and chair - but they will be done. Last day tomorrow.
Bump! More pics please :-)
Er, yes. :oops: I'm back in the proper (untidy) desk, keyboard and chair. Will try later, as you know I've kind of distracted myself with dizzler acquisitions and the like. :?
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Re: MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - Intermission

Post by SteveP » 30 Oct 2011 11:18 am

Great pictures. Still can't believe this car came from a scrapyard - now it looks awesome and is enduring a European road trip, I can't even see there being any issues other than the wipers? Or have I been skim reading again :lol:
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Re: MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - Intermission

Post by MCHUDD » 30 Oct 2011 05:19 pm

Hi steve.
That motor even made it all the way to Belfast to deliver those seats. sm11 sm77 sm83 sm82
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Re: MacPlaxtons' holidays 2011 - DAY 3 - now completed!

Post by macplaxton » 30 Oct 2011 05:49 pm

If you flick back to page 2 of this thread, you'll find that I've actually finished writing up DAY 3. 340pw

DAY 4 coming up soon!
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