Calv Posted May 4, 2003 Posted May 4, 2003 The heels are 5" The engine is 8.6 litres. Calv's bus, Xaphod's heels Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
Calv Posted May 4, 2003 Author Posted May 4, 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, a little explanation is necessary. Calv and Xaphod went to see Calv's historic bus this afternoon. Regretably, it's feeling a little sick with what we believe a broken valve, so the cylinder heads are coming off tomorrow. While I was standing astride the engine, as in the picture of the first post, I thought of the 5" heels, 8.6 litre line. Having sorted out the camera and upload this afternoon, there was only one thing to do but to go back there (24 miles each way) and take the photos before it is all reassembled. Here are some other pics we took, starting with Calv's stils next to the engine. Plus a couple of pics for the gaspedal crew. Calv, whose brain is misfiring on Belgian beer in sympathy with his bus engine. and xaphod, whose brain is being weirder than normal weird. Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
WarrenB Posted May 5, 2003 Posted May 5, 2003 I always knew they went together. Nice pics, nice heels! Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, I'm from the Earth.Now wearing HH Penny Loafers full time.
Calv Posted May 5, 2003 Author Posted May 5, 2003 Thanks for the interest BobHH, the bus is a 1961 Bristol MW with 45 bus seats. Sitting on its side, under the floor is a 8.6 litre 85 BHP Gardner 5 cylinder diesel engine, which is due to be looked at closely today to see where the knocking sound is coming from Here is a link to a page showing ours, and several other preserved examples. http://classicbristolbuses.thornet.co.uk/mw.html Just scroll down until you find 357 MHU and that is the bus in question, which I own 50%. We have it for 14 years and have done several thousand miles in various trips. We have even taken it to France through the Channel Tunnel on 2 occasions. Note the stillettos were not everyday wear for the drivers (I think!), as the pedals are so heavy. How the regular drivers walked normally after a shift in the cab I do not know, as double-declutching with that clutch pedal resulted in a sore knee and operating the gas pedal made sure the other one ached. After 2 or 3 hours you feel like John Wayne getting off his horse! Power assistance was unknown in those days, apart from vacuum assistance for the brakes. Great fun though and we have given a lot of people pleasure over the years. Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
Bubba136 Posted May 5, 2003 Posted May 5, 2003 Calv wrote: there was only one thing to do but to go back there (24 miles each way) and take the photos 24 miles isn't far and the trip is (would be) well worth it. Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public.
BobHH Posted May 6, 2003 Posted May 6, 2003 Very interesting. I guess the only British buses I knew about were the Leyland double deckers, from riding them in Hong Kong and London. I have seen others around but didn't have a chance to pay much attention. And, I haven't ridden a city bus in the U.S. in ages! Have done so in the UK, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, etc. Mostly autos, trains, subways, highway or tour buses. My favorite old U.S. bus was a 1950s ACF Brill city bus, gasoline powered (I think, at least it sounded that way) with an engine under the floor. It was fairly low powered, but very stylish, I thought. Similar but better looking than their Trailways highway buses. GM came out with their rear-Diesel-engine buses about then, which were very comfortable and nice. Never got to drive one, though. The first vehicle I ever drove was a gasoline (petrol) tanker!! Haven't driven one of those in decades.
Yamyam Posted May 6, 2003 Posted May 6, 2003 Wow! Must admit, I'd quite like to see that in real life. If I win a million, I'll get my HGV license, and then I'll get a big truck. That'll put the wind up the neighbours. Actually, I once saw an old Pathfinder airport fire engine for sale. I was tempted, but didn't have the eight thousand spondulies required Obsessed is such a strong word. I prefer to think of myself as "differently enthusiastic"
xaphod Posted May 7, 2003 Posted May 7, 2003 I keep getting tempted to buy a Daimler Ferret armoured car, but all the fun keeping houses and boats maintained won't leave me much time! BTW the Ferret is a 4.5 ton armoured vehicle with a .30 cal machine gun on a fully rotatable turret, the whole powered by a 4.2 litre Rolls-Royce B60 petrol engine .... 8 miles per gallon I sometimes play the story in my head of inviting out a classy young lady, suggesting that we will take my Daimler .... then see her reaction when I turn up with a serious piece of military hardware ! Xa
Francis Posted May 7, 2003 Posted May 7, 2003 Wow! Must admit, I'd quite like to see that in real life. If I win a million, I'll get my HGV license, and then I'll get a big truck. That'll put the wind up the neighbours. Actually, I once saw an old Pathfinder airport fire engine for sale. I was tempted, but didn't have the eight thousand spondulies required we were going to wind the neighbours up, BIG STYLE ! how would you feel about having a steam traction engine park up in front of your place ? we nearly did! Our car suffered a puncture and by the time we realise something was wrong it was too late for the tyre. Shredded! Having no wheel brace or jack we decided to continue on the 6 miles to Cavalcade and seek assistane from any of many engineers or turn back home 6 miles and worry about how to get all our 2 car loads of stuff back from Cavalcade. Option 1 won! Limped back to the rally field and obtained a jack and wheel brace, put spare wheel on and Bob's your uncle! Calv, I'll have a few words down at the station tonight about your plight. The society might even have some spares! You may even get an invite for cavalcade and other rallies
Calv Posted May 11, 2003 Author Posted May 11, 2003 A update on a poorly bus. Thanks all of you who expressed an interest in the bus. 2 weekends and lots of oil and grease later (most of it on me!) we now have the problem fixed. Turned out to be a broken piston ring so off with the head and sump and extract the faulty piston. The liner was ok but the piston was scrap. We got put onto a mechanic who came along to guide us and between us we got the piston out and replaced. New rings and a valve and 2 days work and the bus is now restored to health - thank goodness. Test run next Saturday and next rally on Sunday. Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
xaphod Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Time for more sillyness. Earlier this year the enviro-creeps blew up my diesel engine with their barbaric test to see if it's emissions are acceptable. The UK test involves opening the accelerator wide with the gears in neutral and waiting for the engine speed to max out at the speed limiter (something like 15% in excess of red line speed). They don't do this once, but 6 times in succession. Anyway, it turned out that my diesel broke a piston ring, so I had to strip the engine. To continue with the diesel engines topic, it was mandatory that I got out the Fuss courts. Now, you will notice that there are 3 pairs here .... did I mention that I like these so much that I bought 2 more pairs for when the first ones wear out? Xa
Ionic Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I bet you are going to tell us now that 'way back when' at Uni, you played with the student union's vintage fire engine too!! /I /I
Bubba136 Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Hmmm! And, if he did, I wonder if he wore red pumps while working on it? By the way, was that fire engine a "Pumper"? :rofl: Being mentally comfortable in your own mind is the key to wearing heels in public.
xaphod Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 ..... now how do you know that we had a fire engine as a Uni mascot ??? Xa
Firefox Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 We didn't. We had the God of Thunder Car. Only the RCS woofters had a fire engine called Jez.
dimpantyhose Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 A high heels powered diesel engine What a beautiful engine *LOL*
Firefox Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Does it have a big diesheel pump to inject the fuel ?
genebujold Posted October 12, 2003 Posted October 12, 2003 I love the bottom-most pic (very powerful, in both respects), as well as the caption: The heels are 5" The engine is 8.6 litres. Sweet! And I wish I had a pair of leather pants and heels like that. There's plenty of shopping time before Christmas...
Calv Posted October 12, 2003 Author Posted October 12, 2003 Hi, Gene, The heels are from 'Fuss' of Germany www.fuss-schuhe.de BTW, this particular style go up to size 45 EUR, so most guys can get a pair to fit. Regretably the heel height does not increase in proportion to size, but even so, they are a very elegant court (pump). I got the leather pants (women's size 16 which fit me well) from a UK cash and carry (Makro), but you should be able to find something similar because they are in fashion at present. Xa .... on Calv's machine. Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
xaphod Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 . Gearboxes and thigh boots .... now the title of this thread is pretty bizarre, but starting another called 'gearboxes and thigh boots' is pretty well certain to get me carted off to the funny farm ! Xa
nhoj62 Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 xaphod great pic of the boots with the gearbox, got anymore pics?. later nhoj62 the higher the boot, the higher the heel, the better the feeling!
shyguy Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Hmm what an unusual combination. Gearboxes and thigh boots. Anyone got pics of stiletto pumps and a differential casing?? He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes. Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly
raccoon Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Just now I realize how ugly gearboxes really are!
shyguy Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and mechanically some gearboxes are more beautiful than others. But the boots look better He was so narrow minded he could see through a keyhole with both eyes. Brown's Law: If the shoe fits, it's ugly
xaphod Posted October 4, 2004 Posted October 4, 2004 For shyguy, Lathes and gold wedges OK, if it's me for the funny farm, the Editor of 'Style' magazine (from whence the pic came) will have to join me ! Xa
Calv Posted October 9, 2004 Author Posted October 9, 2004 . Gearboxes and thigh boots .... now the title of this thread is pretty bizarre, but starting another called 'gearboxes and thigh boots' is pretty well certain to get me carted off to the funny farm ! Xa from Xa on Calv's computer I thought I would put up some pics showing the gearbox in the correct position (under the 4wd) and, more importantly, the thigh boots on my legs ! Thigh boots and POTATO HARVESTERS ! The things we do to entertain you guys and gals ! Drove into the country and found a potato field ready for harvesting. Had to get a photo of the harvester, but to keep the subject on topic the foreground was filled with Xaphod and his repaired 4wd. (Note for all you muddy boot fans - there wasn't any! The field was dry) Not sure what the traffic driving by thought - but who cares? Calv and Xaphod Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
Nova Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 Xaphod, about the diesel from last year... You gotta come to America, mate. I feel so bad for your poor engine. I'd be beating someone's head in if they redlined my engine even ONCE. Only I get to do that!!! Jen If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Calv Posted October 9, 2004 Author Posted October 9, 2004 Hi, Jen, I now wind down the rev limiter just before the test, so even if you park a brick on the 'gas' pedal, the engine will only get up to the red line and not exceed that. It pisses off the tester, but they are not allowed to take any tools to the vehicle to make adjustments, so that have to make do with it, as is. Xa Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv
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