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Anybody looking here for recommendations, steer clear of Omega Roofing and UPVC. Three months after 'completing' the work (a new roof) and being paid they still haven't been to finish the final tasks which they said they needed to do after the scaffolding was down. Repeated calls and messages are ignored by Stephen.

Should have known - they are not registered with any of the trade bodies. Avoid.

I have pictures which show their unprofessional work.

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We need someone who can do a brief manual task that requires going up ladders (approx 1 hr).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Yes still there, I think occupied by TK Max and a building society, I don't go down very often so not sure of occupants. I'm sure an avid shopper will know.

The Caledonia now called The Monkey Nuts has been closed down during a review of the licence for a number of reasons including a knife and a firearm. There are also allegations of drug taking and drug dealing.

Nothing changes down skid row!

Appears it was also called Eleanor Rigby's Bar at some time. This pub might have the record for the number of names changes.

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I think there is a vintage vehicle storage/club along Wallasey Dock Road between Duke Street and Penny Bridge?

Since companies have popped up acting as agents for people's drives and garages prices have gone really silly (eg asking £30 a day for a driveway).

Further afield ....

Hooton Airport Trust might still store vintage vehicles.

Some 20ft container storage places allow you to store cars in the containers, a bit expensive on Wirral, cheaper in North Wales, cheapest I know is by Greenfield.

Self-Storage places ask silly money for outdoor let alone indoor but some removal firms are more reasonable and have indoor storage.

Sometimes its worth wandering around and see if you can find an industrial unit under-utilised and ask, a lot of small firms are happy for any extra income.

If you could find a group of reliable people you could rent a place together but generally some members don't pay up and it all falls to pieces.

tl;dr its not cheap these days

Should be fairly cheap from any scrapyard, they don't bother trying to sell them on unless they are near/known perfect.

There's more recent cars with similar sort of basic (no-ecm, no-injection) engines which should be easier to obtain. Peugeot/PSA TU1/k engines spring to mind, though it is OHC rather than OHV and the bolts are all metric not imperial. Those engines are probably a bit lighter than an A-series so easier to work on.

First engine I stripped down was a BL-B-series, followed by a GM-BLY.

Best advice I can give you is to get a decent socket set, stripping the heads on stiff bolts is the last thing you need. I tend to have a set of 6-point impact sockets as they are much less likely to spin on bolt heads and they are surprisingly cheap. A cheapo 12-point socket set is fine for co-operative nuts and bolts but if you are doing it outside a lot of toolsets are not chromed these days (lidl) and will rust if they get damp/wet. And of course you need a torque wrench for rebuilding, no need to spend silly money on those although the electronic ones are a lot quicker and easier to use, all mine are mechanical and work fine.

Good ratchet spanners are a godsend but not cheap, perhaps not as useful for engine-out work. Cordless impact drivers save an awful amount of time and patience.

Cheap air tools are pretty useless.

Most cars have been metric for a long time, if you start on a imperial A-series you will need another toolset for metric - noting its not totally uncommon to find imperial bolts around exhaust and brakes on a car that is otherwise metric.

Its a bad hobby to get into, you end up collecting more and more tools especially with modern cars, my collection is bad enough and the newest car I've worked was a 2000 model.

Hey! While it's been a while since this post, I thought I'd chime in just in case others are still on the lookout for a spot like this. If you ever find yourself in searching for restaurants in the sydney cbd, Dixson & Sons is a gem. Though not in Bromborough, it exudes the same cozy atmosphere with its outdoor seating. I remember stumbling upon it during my trip and being impressed by their Sunday hours. Even if it's a bit late to help the original poster, maybe someone else will find this recommendation handy.