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Bigger, that's bad news. Would you consider a engine swap to solve it all in one hit?

Glen Shorrock ?

This is one of many conversions, lots of different ways to the similar result. Caution they are American so make it seem they are geniuses to make it work.

Correction it uses a belt drive in some conversations. 1100 head with 1293cc is big torque and 127 HP at 7000rpm. As yours in rwd the conversion is easier.

I assume the 1500 is still the old A series engine? I thought they only went to 1275cc ? As an aside if it is a A series, then you can double the power and triple the reliability and have more revs as well. The solution is a BMW K series 1200 head, they basically for straight on and use a chain drive off the crank to the 16 valve head. These heads are legendary for toughness and huge distances. Lots of modded minis had this done. Results in 120 HP. Minimum and includes great fuel injection. They suit very well as not bike like in extreme revs etc and huge torque at low/med revs. Better economy, huge power and dead reliable. Just a thought.

Garages have only footpath but windows have a driveway.

And the best. Penfolds 707, yes named after the aircraft is the best I have ever tasted. Probably the best my lips will taste in a lifetime. Unless I get filthy rich 🤑 then $800 is a trifle expense.

Boats are great ways to live but better at spending money. They cost much more when no used or left long periods, just like aircraft. Those who spend the most tend to know the least and have more money than sense. They can actually be money spinners eg yacht doing day trips for tourists. Some are booked 3trips a day 7 days a week. I know one that's done 100 days straight bookings.

Bugger that, I am worried about blisters on my tongue 😛

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Exactly I am surrounded by a world renowned RAMSA bird sanctuary and national Park in one of the world's best harbours. I might not be flying but nature shows me everyday. Too see a Sea Eagle fish then roost on the island is priceless. And some of the world's best seafood is only a bit of effort away.

My health's shot, I am poor... But I live on a boat and do what I want. Cheers

Yep, Sadly, I was never able to approve a pneumatic drug dart gun but sure dreamed about it. Star trek style would have been great, maybe even a Fazer set to stun. Now my biggest threat is swimming with sharks, pure bliss and safe....relatively.

This place reminds of my old work... I always felt great going to work, no matter how fucked up I was, the staff and clients/patients were far worse. Naturally entropy ie: from organised to disorganised is the nature of the beast. Or in my case bat shit crazy situations on a daily basis. There is a particular skill of knowing how to lead by getting in amongst it and standing back and taking the aerial view. It can't really be taught, just like wisdom. Notice, I never used the "management" word. It has been so poisoned by modern capitalist theory that it is the enemy of society. I would however suggest some should remember my advice at work.. "Stop griping about shit that you can't change or doesn't really matter and concentrate on what does. So take your bloody pills, and chill the fuck out" Then I would leave the staff meeting and see the clients.

If I had been shoved in a mine to slave away and never run green grass fields- I would be pissed off as well.

Wow, Long time since a penny was spent for the look.

Given almost all are alloy hulled tinnies, it is not a problem. A steel boat is normally only found in commercial big stuff or some yachts in which case some expoxy primer including the rivet holes is needed. I know it's a pain but sure helps prove you own the tinny esp if the spare plate is well hidden. Locally it cost $120 a year to park a tinny/ kayak/ row boat in the council on shore storage racks. No sticker and they can legally take and destroy/ sell your boat. The council controls everything above Highwater mark. This provides no proof of ownership. But a plated boat ie my 13 ft Titanic only cost $45 year for full rego and I can legally park anywhere on water or shoreline/boat dock. The boat is plate is forever after a $80 fee. It is heaps cheaper to do full rego and is far better than an a local council sticker. It's the stickered ones that get stolen not the plated ones. Sure a tiny motor means no rego or licensed but a faster motor and rego is cheaper and my boat and motor are registered nationally and easy to trace for theft. It is paperwork but the cheapest and safest way to go. Come a big storm when boats go missing, I know mine will come back, the water police, Maritime and rescue boats all know it's mine. Actually if mine goes missing they will go look for it. They only have to check the rego or hull plate and bingo, they call my mobile. No plate and I would have no chance of getting it back, no ability to prove ownership. Really the hull plate is the cheapest, best investment you will ever make. My larger vessel, registered internationally as a "ship" also has two of the plates, not ideal as one is riveted to my teak wheel station but not a big deal in the scheme of things. If your worried about the alloy plate and corrosion, it's the least of your worries. PS Nev I don't think it's you that need the pills.

You can bet at least he didn't get the army to wait until he arrived so they could do a photo op of moving a wet couch. That's a Scummo move

Nev, sorry there are no Mercs that heavy unless you go commercial vehicles. The big ones are selling as fast as they import/ convert them. Over 10,000 of the biggies last year and much more projected. Even a new landcrusher is close to 3 tonnes.

Now that's a good idea, Michelle Obama is popular esp with the youth and ethnic voters. Other possibility is Gavin Newsome, the California governor. He is impressive but would be seen by many as just a woke Californian.

I really expect a lot of those orders will never be filled as demand will collapse after the hangover wears off. The Aussies will never get one as it could not meet our ADR and new euro standards we are taking up. Many US orders will be from queue jumpers hoping to secure a place to sell later for a huge profit. That market will quickly be filled and a lot will be left with trucks they personally did not really want. I expect most have been ordered as speculative investment. Naturally Tesla will use these deposits as interest free finance. At $1000 ? Each that's 2.3 billion.

On a new tack. Today I bought some batteries, only a 8 pack of AAA. Bloody $12.00 and enough packaging for at least 24 instead of 8. A joke of waste that says everything about why the world's gone to shit. Mass package,mass marketing and bugger all product. And yes I had to fight to open the pack as well. Almost as much packing as a new bloody phone.

Here is a regal looking Eastern greater Egret in full breeding plumage and skin tones. Beautiful..

I save weight to reduce mtow,. I bring my own pole.

I'm am with you OME. The "narrative drive/ride/fly" is a live saver. I have used this method my whole life and it's saved me many times. I also call it "piano theory". Unless a piano falls from the sky and hits me in the back of the head, it's my fault for not seeing it coming. No amount of wingeing helps when your mushed or dead. They don't say at the funeral " it's ok, it wasn't his fault, your still a mushed meatbag " That works for any moving machinery, situational awareness is king. Always stay far ahead of the machine, constantly scanning for the unexpected, expected and damn idiots human or animal. That also means drive/ride/fly/sail to the conditions. Peeps who allow others to determine their safety are generally called the corpse.