Dave Robsons Challenger R/T

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon May 18, 09 9:52 am

Well done mate!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon May 18, 09 10:01 am

Thanks Guys. I don't remember much about the last two years but I must have done something right because the engine feels really strong.

I think I just remembered how to set the headlights.

You have to be 25 feet from a wall and you mark a wall with a horozontal line at the same height as the center of your headlights.
You then place two vertical lines the same distance apart as your lights through the first line so that they cross exactly where the center of your headlights would be.

From 25 feet on main beam the light pattern (if I remember right) should be centered on (or is it just below?) the crossed lines.
When you switch to low beam the pattern shifts to below and to the left of this point.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon May 18, 09 10:17 am

This is what I'm using Dave

Obviously it's from the manual so you have to reverse it.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon May 18, 09 11:08 am

Excellent!

I never thought to look in the manual.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon May 18, 09 11:11 am

Mind you. To get 25 feet to my garage doors I will have to block the road.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon May 18, 09 11:14 am

Yeah, I'm having the same problem

I have a neighbours garage which is perfect, white doors right on a bend in the estate. I wait until he goes out to work and then put electrical tape on it and measure up (shhhhh don't tell anyone

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Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Mon May 18, 09 1:39 pm

do it at 12.5 or 6.25

use a bit of pythaggy

(short side)^2 + (next longer side)^2 = (the long side )^2

so (SS)^2= (TLS)^2 - (NLS)^2

square route of what ya get is ya new short side measurement

Rt angled triangle innit.

Dave

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon May 18, 09 2:25 pm

My maths teacher at school during 6th form (a very smelly woman) mocked me in class because I asked her to run the old pythaggy thing past me seeing as I had missed it when covered in previous years. She refused to tell me because it was something "every first year knows".

So when she asked me to hand her a paper I deliberately dropped it at her feet. When she lost her temper with me I responded by throwing my desk at her. The complete desk. But it didn't actually hit her. Maybe her foot at most.
The girls in class shouted "Go on Dave! Chin the smelly Cow!"

I had to be interviewed by the headmaster and then sent to say sorry or face expulsion. I went to her next class and said sorry as petulantly as possible and told her she wouldn't be seeing me again and she was happy enough about that.

So the only maths I know is what I taught myself after leaving school and pythaggy has never been one of those things.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon May 18, 09 3:17 pm

Ah, the Squire on the Hippopotamus...I know all about that...

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue May 19, 09 10:08 am

OK

basically if you work it out its not worth working out.

in fact this is probably the first time ive used it since i sat my exams...useful yes but not very often as i rarely have to work out ow far over the river the hook on my line is when my rod is at is 12 foot long and my line is hanging only 4 foot from rod end to surface of perfectly flat river with a bank of exactly 2 foot above water level.

at 12 meters its just less than 2 inches for the pattern to move

I once threw a child at a desk.....he got in the way of a fight i needed to break up.

he was quit apologetic and was called david and so am i!!!!

coincidence or what

Dave

db · Post by db » Tue May 19, 09 12:58 pm

Congrats Dave, your tale is an inspiration mate

Should be quite exciting when you're on all 3 carbs!!

phil442 · Post by **phil442** » Tue May 19, 09 1:48 pm

Cheers, Dave - just lightened up a crap Tuesday.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed May 20, 09 3:43 pm

One MOT in my possession thank you very much.

Passed despite the wire for the brake light pulling out of the spade connector. The 'prentice there found a new spade and crimping pliers for me and saved the day.

I also have a horrible noise when cornering wich I think and hope is just the exhaust catching on something.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 20, 09 4:02 pm

Nice one Dave

It has been hard fought mate well done

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed May 20, 09 4:23 pm

Nice one