A Car in Bits and a Trip to Diss Tandoori, Diss, Norfolk - 12th April 2004

Whilst in the beer garden of the Nelson pub in Southwold after a day at the beach, it was suddenly decided that a nosh-up in an Indian restaurant was required. Cue a few calls around on the spur-of-the-moment to see who was up for it, and another phone call to the restaurant itself to book. Before that, Nosher, with Marc's help, replaces a blown head gasket in the engine of the trusty Mark 2 Astra. The engine was actually a replacement fitted into the previous Astra, in which it had only done about 50,000 miles, but it had added another 90,000 in this one, with the car itself approaching 200,000 miles. Not bad for something bought from Eric Hawes the neighbour for about £600.

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previous album: A Trip to Sunny Southwold, Suffolk - 12th April

The 1300 k-series engine as it was

The cam cover has been removed

The entire cam is now off, exposing the springs

All the engine bits are scattered about the drive

A cleaned-up cyclinder head

The pistons

Marc bolts the valve block down again

Mikey-P has got the curry-sweats on

A smoky restaurant

The Boy Phil looks up, as Jess gives attitude

Mikey-P sticks his tongue out

Jess and Gov

Food is on

DH looks up from his well-stocked plate

Mikey P arranges all the mint wrappers

Nosher

Jess scopes out the bill

The Boy Phil checks the bill

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