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				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
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11 Jul 2001 16:26by bryan eidins woking surre
				i have just got my new rear shocks for the "73 i will be changing them thursday is there anything i need to know beforehand that might cause me problems,also how long should they take to change. 
many thanks
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
12 Jul 2001 8:29by dave-r
				20min job from asking your lass to make you a cup of tea while you jack the car until you wipe your hands on her best towels. 
 
Take the bottom two nuts off first and put them on last. The top bolts can be tricky to reach if I remember right but no real problem.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
12 Jul 2001 8:49by Joel
				I have always wanted to ask an English person this. Do Brits always have a tea time, at the same time, everyday, with those hard little stale biscuits, or is that an American stereo typing?
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
12 Jul 2001 8:57by dave-r
				You can type in stereo? 
 
No. We don't have set times for tea. That was a thing POSH people did in India. Most of us don't even get tea/coffee breaks at work any more (sob!).
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
12 Jul 2001 9:23by Joel
				I like root beer quite well myself. Never liked alcohol, though I am tempted to try a Guiness.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 0:04by frank
				hey joel go w/fosters MUCH better than guiness unless you like dark beer...

 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 3:48by Joel
				I have never had beer myself, but my brother says light beer is not so great tasting.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 10:54by dave-r
				Newcastle Brown Ale. It's like mothers milk to me.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 19:41by Johnny-D
				Joel, Why don't you try Yaeger Meister (sic?). Goes down really smooth and although it is not "technically" Beer, I do Highly recommend it as a good way to enjoy a pleasant drive at high speeds down twisty country road . . .
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 20:50by Joel
				I would, but alcoholism runs on dad's side of the family so I am very wary of what I drink.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
14 Jul 2001 20:52by Joel
				Besides, it is illegal to drink and drive in the States.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
17 Jul 2001 11:47by Madman Stephan
				I remember being a passenger in my uncle's AMC AMX and hearing the clatter of 40oz bottles of booze underneath the seats. The interior was re-upholstered to look like the inside of a coffin. Interestingly enough, he put in an actual bar in the back of that car! He had all types of glasses, liquor and wine. I miss the 70's....
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
17 Jul 2001 13:13by jeff
				Dave, when I lived in New York back in the 80's. I went to the Empire diner one lunchtime and noticed they sold Newcastle Brown Ale, as I have always liked it I thought I would have a bottle or two! 
To my horror I read the rear label, it said, the Queen mother drinks Newcastle Brown Ale, and in the evenings along the long corridoors of Buckingham palace you can here the shouts of "give us another bottle of newkey luv" coming from the Queen mothers bedroom! I was shocked and insulted! But have alway remembered it, so when ever I am partaking the Newcastle brown stuff, I too can be heard shouting the same.
			 
			
		
			
				Advice on changing rear shocks
				
Posted: 
17 Jul 2001 20:17by Joel
				Kay, I will just knod my head and smile, cus that sounds just a little odd, know what I mean, Vern.