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i'm back in warrington fella this weekend visiting the folks so i'm not gonna be able make it
carsington is like 5 miles from cromford mate on the ashbourne road, so right on my doorstep n all
just picked her up, ratty runabout for the win! :unibrow:
patched up the rust tonight, few electrical niggles to sort and i think the head gasket it less than perfect but for a coupla ton can't argue. new suspension, brakes and tyres all round and mot till november, good times!
let me...
erm, dont think he did addz mate, altho he may of, i tend not to listen lol i get jealous as mines off the road.
mike, whys your phone off? i need the bike servicing and was wondering if theres any chance this weekend, i'll try ringing you tomos
daz, your a crazy crazy man, but i love you...
i stripped the car, took all the panels off and attempted to prep the interior for paint, stripped the tar out etc etc so i've done some bits n bobs, probably saved a couple of days labour on it
ferrari is in for full paint, so dust aint really a problem at this stage lol
car is staying same colour and yes i had just had it detailed, hence why its here, i was pissed off with how shite the paint was still lol
tyres are toyo proxes r888's
09-05-2009 Bodyshop Progress
went down on saturday to strip some more bits and key up the interior ready for paint. all the panels are ready and most of the shell prep is done, just waiting on a part from france and some under chassis welding and its in for the paint back end of this week...
addz mate, its in sutton somewhere, right near chris' house, who did the detailing and dan dan the turbo mans garage,guy with naples mk 1 turbo at the ripley rr day sure you can seek it out ;-)
tom, no chance, i like the slightly retro leanings, its a 1994 car after all lol
i was looking at the d60 mate, and from having a play with one i'd plug for that over say a canon 1000d, prefered the nikons picture quality, and the feel of the camera overall.
however i got offered a dodgy deal on an old canon 350d i couldnt refuse so i'm using that for now and saving for...
few snaps after another wash and wax courtesy of mr chris of the legend :P
starting to get the hang of the SLR, less rubbish pics and more am pleased with! :wink:
i think i need to get a mechanical fault soon, am beginning to scare myself with all...
nope fraid not, had to shotgun in other stuff and post the car home, the AA now officially love me!lol
valver box again? i think not, on williams ones now from here on in!
too much power for the lowly valver gearbox was all, stomped it up through th gears coming out the service station after fuelling up ready for final leg from aachen to the ring, and when i hit 4th it did that!lol
box is gone now, did this last summer, guy i sold box to for spares let me have...
bloody hell thats shocking, if its already doing that imagine it at mk1 age now, there will be none left
i may buy and totally dry store a 197 cup, wont be any left in 5 years, it'll be worth a fortune
yeah mine somewhere between 250 and 270bhp, depending on that day and the rolling road, lol its a 1.8 16v turbo in mine, standard engine with a bit of tweeking,lol
ran a 12.9 first ever ever go at 1/4 mile last october, more to come this year
rob@backyard had a mk1 with a 250bhp 5 gtt...