Recent content by Mark.B

It was cheap! I didn't really want it at the time I got told I was having it by a friend that was moving abroad! And I missed my 172 cup a bit so 🤷🏻‍♂️ Gradually been sorting it out and was just planning on keeping it for now as a weekend toy as I thought there can't be that many standard ones...

Just after opinions what this 172 I rescued from a barn last year is worth now? 53 plate 172 99,000 miles Apart from a set of lowering springs (which will be changed back to standard soon) and a sports cat its all original. Even has the standard radio, cd changer and a standard exhaust system...

Some actual progress tonight 😱

My car has got weight on its side, it was 1180kg on the local weighbridge. A lot of the modern hatches are fairly lardy! Yes I always ran in A4. I know what you mean about people with big wallets, at Combe there was a guy that used to turn up with a 600bhp Nissan Gtr (this was nearly 10 years...

With a £100 ebay intercooler 🤣 I've had a couple close calls but nothing that big! I took a chunk out of the bank on the outside of sawbench once, took the tyre off the rim and the bumper still has the battle scars 😊 Had a massive brown trouser moment at Castle Combe sprint one year too, I...

The yellow car was Den, its his fault I started racing mine as I used to go to Wiscombe with my mate that raced his yellow Mk1 golf and think "I'll have a go one day" He was lucky with that tree at Mamhead, the car was in his yard for a while after he stripped it down and the tree went a fair...

People pay silly money for uncut bumpers, I've got a spare but its cut for a front mount ☹ They look crap cut out, I managed to trim the back of mine so it goes over the intercooler to keep it standard looking.

I decided last week I need to crack on with this now after pretty much doing nothing all last year 😚 In my defence work has been pretty hectic and I've been messing about with cars way cooler than an old Nissan Sunny 😂 I've bitten the bullet and just sorted the garage out, got it up on stands...

I was at M sport when they were filming that on the track, utterly bonkers little thing 😎 I assumed it was a 6R4 when I saw it in the workshop with a cover over it, couldn't have been more wrong if I tried 😂

Think I asked about 6 months ago but all the 172 cups around at the moment seem like they are priced higher now (whether they're selling or not is another thing 🤣) so thought I'd get some opinions as I'm going to put it up for sale once the mot is done this week. 52 plate 172 cup Mileage is...

Took the decat off my 172 cup and sports cat fitted, fitted new front anti roll bar bushes and clamps as one was snapped (probably why the handling was a bit sketchy lately!) Mot tomorrow then I'll be putting it up for sale 😪

The general rule of thumb with E85 is 30% extra fuel as the calorific value is a lot less than petrol. I used to run my Gti-r on E85, the standard injectors were 444cc and I went upto 700's. Pump was changed for a Bosch 044. Never tried it on a naturally aspirated car but its amazing on a...

I reckon those brake pipes would burst if you had to stand on them hard 😉😮 I certainly wouldn't be selling the car for any of those problems though!

I parked the van out the back of the hanger where all the cars are kept and ended up watching a few laps everytime I went out 😂 Also spotted a blue and 2 white 200's and a black Megane.

I'm working at Palmersport today and spotted a couple clios already, blue 182 and a white 197. Anybody from here.