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Post by wassy06 on Dec 23, 2018 13:53:43 GMT 1
Anyone near Gatwick ask for a drone off Santa 😂
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Post by Mr Kipling on Dec 23, 2018 13:59:47 GMT 1
Did u opt for the full on gearbox ??? |
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Post by paulincayman on Dec 23, 2018 14:05:20 GMT 1
Arrived yesterday , the long awaited +4mm stroker crank and clutch assy for the 385.
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Post by headcoats on Dec 23, 2018 14:22:26 GMT 1
Ordered some M5x10mm button head screws
99p from Santa LOL
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Post by peacey on Dec 23, 2018 15:10:55 GMT 1
Oil pump cover and mirrors , then a long wait until spring for the first ride  |
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Dec 23, 2018 15:46:40 GMT 1
Stepped back to the dark side, Triumph Street Triple has been my pressie to me. Picked up yesterday.
Still kept the 2-strokes so no need for anyone to panic!
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Post by loudpipes on Dec 23, 2018 17:26:23 GMT 1
Did u opt for the full on gearbox  Yes mate full nova shafts and gears. |
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Post by Mr Kipling on Dec 23, 2018 17:34:07 GMT 1
Did u opt for the full on gearbox Yes mate full nova shafts and gears. Sweet , its a well made box...Lovely jubbly… ;) |
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Post by markstrange350 on Dec 23, 2018 19:54:19 GMT 1
My first LC since the eighties will be arriving shortly . Can't wait .
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Post by copper99 on Dec 24, 2018 11:03:30 GMT 1
My first LC since the eighties will be arriving shortly . Can't wait . Thats going to be the best pressie ...ever maybe! |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Dec 24, 2018 23:13:53 GMT 1
Oh Jeez, got another prezzie earlier
Was reluctantly doing house work and noticed one of my eco drive watches had gone flat so went to move it in its case nearer the window to charge it up and the box fell open
Found a stash of £200 I'd forgot about
EBay here we go lol
Steve
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Post by markhoopy on Dec 25, 2018 0:29:14 GMT 1
A kitchen.
We're getting a kitchen.
Oh and a range cooker .. whatever that is.
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Post by andy748 on Dec 25, 2018 0:49:42 GMT 1
Subaru Impreza V5 Jap import for me, analogue car in a digital world, suits me fine! Oh, bloody thing drinks more than me! Andy.
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Post by bezzer on Dec 25, 2018 1:13:16 GMT 1
Billet clutch basket & associated bits and pieces off norbo, but he hasn’t replied yet ! 😳😬🤣 👍🏻
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Post by ypvs400 on Dec 25, 2018 6:10:29 GMT 1
A H#nda xl75 from 1977 , strange I know but I couldn't resist it |
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Post by JonW on Dec 25, 2018 13:38:57 GMT 1
Subaru Impreza V5 Jap import for me, analogue car in a digital world, suits me fine! Oh, bloody thing drinks more than me! Andy. Superb buy Andy! I couldnt find a decent enough V5 or 6 here a few months back, so bought an Evo V from Japan with 53k kms. Love these cars, reminds me of how much ground I covered very quickly in the early 2000s in these. Enjoy! |
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Post by ian350n on Dec 25, 2018 14:32:23 GMT 1
Powder coating of the all the frame brackets and wheels in the January to move my project onwards.
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Post by firmstools on Dec 25, 2018 15:35:25 GMT 1
New Mark Knopfler album and tickets to see him next year,
Dead chuffed but clearly my letter about the RD500 didnt get there in time. Next year then, I can wait....................................
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Post by Tobyjugs on Dec 25, 2018 16:10:38 GMT 1
New Mark Knopfler album and tickets to see him next year, Dead chuffed but clearly my letter about the RD500 didnt get there in time. Next year then, I can wait.................................... Maybe Santa thought you were a bad boy😁 |
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Post by firmstools on Dec 25, 2018 20:50:45 GMT 1
New Mark Knopfler album and tickets to see him next year, Dead chuffed but clearly my letter about the RD500 didnt get there in time. Next year then, I can wait.................................... Maybe Santa thought you were a bad boy😁 Damn, he must have seen that wheelie. Will try to be good next year. |
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Post by mak595 on Dec 25, 2018 21:18:57 GMT 1
Combined xmas and 50th birthday prezzy's really, a year sub to PS, a 60-300 torque wrench, a mini lathe and my RZ250 basket case....  |
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Post by 1966baz on Dec 26, 2018 9:30:23 GMT 1
Newly painted marsbar tank and sneaked in some old allspeeds from me to me. Hope everybody had a great day.
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Post by brucie on Dec 26, 2018 10:12:19 GMT 1
Hope everyone had a good day all i got was a Xmas card from the wife never mind there's always next year if I'm good
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Post by wallcraft on Dec 26, 2018 11:46:01 GMT 1
ABBA super bike stand of the wifey, which will be very useful for the 5jj. Hopefully use on the LC as well?
Mark.
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Post by bezzer on Dec 26, 2018 12:13:42 GMT 1
4L0 centre stand off my Brother, wrapped in tinsel so I couldn’t guess what it was! 🤣
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Post by reggieperrin on Dec 26, 2018 13:42:29 GMT 1
Mrs W has bought me and boy tickets to goodwood festival of speed. Result ! Come and look for me and say hi.. |
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Post by wassy06 on Dec 26, 2018 15:39:52 GMT 1
Mrs W has bought me and boy tickets to goodwood festival of speed. Result ! Come and look for me and say hi.. Will do, we’ve got the full on camping pass for the motorhome as well so plenty of beer available ! |
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Post by andy748 on Jan 5, 2019 19:59:12 GMT 1
Subaru Impreza V5 Jap import for me, analogue car in a digital world, suits me fine! Oh, bloody thing drinks more than me! Andy. Superb buy Andy! I couldnt find a decent enough V5 or 6 here a few months back, so bought an Evo V from Japan with 53k kms. Love these cars, reminds me of how much ground I covered very quickly in the early 2000s in these. Enjoy! Aye Jon. Getting a one with no rust on the rear aches is a nightmare, but i found one, big service Tuesday the undersealing, cosmetically challenged but i'll get that done in due course, bloody love the thing!  IMG_2565 by Andrew Jolly, on Flickr  IMG_2557 by Andrew Jolly, on Flickr  IMG_2561 by Andrew Jolly, on Flickr |
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Post by JonW on Jan 5, 2019 22:55:17 GMT 1
Superb buy Andy! I couldnt find a decent enough V5 or 6 here a few months back, so bought an Evo V from Japan with 53k kms. Love these cars, reminds me of how much ground I covered very quickly in the early 2000s in these. Enjoy! Aye Jon. Getting a one with no rust on the rear aches is a nightmare, but i found one, big service Tuesday the undersealing, cosmetically challenged but i'll get that done in due course, bloody love the thing! IMG_2565 by Andrew Jolly, on Flickr Thats a beauty! My Evo is also getting a service next week... at the local Subaru specialist as my mates owns it (LOL!) so I'm lucky enough to get to work using a lift and his expertise. Will get belts (I fear its never been done!), all fluids (there are many in the Evo as it has AYC - Active Yaw Control - in the AWD, of course i'm also doing the brakes and steering as well as gearbox, engine, transfer case etc), injector clean and fuel filters as well so that I have a good base point. Im not looking forward to doing the belts I have to say as the 4G63 is a tight fit in the Lancer. Much easier to do the belts on a scooby of course, tho head leaks and injectors are much harder of course lol. Swings and roundabouts... I always thought these cars were just like RDs in that back in the day we got them and set about making them our own. My MY00 was bought new but soon became Sti spec and also had the Godspeed 335 brake kit + brake bar/stainless lines etc, V5 STI spoiler and colour coded sills, PIAA driving lights, no cat full exhaust, Prodrive P1 17s, Eibach springs, ALK, Bump steer mod, uprated rear ARB and droplinks and more. Was an A road weapon. Seriously nothing was faster in all weathers. Loved that car. Less glamorous pic, I do need to do some... but this is my contemporary of yours:  Obviously (its in the pic lol!) I have a modern Subaru WRX which sticks to the road like glue. It's comfy, quiet, safe and easy to drive fast... Great for everyday ....but driving the older cars is such fun. Where the modern AWD is all controlled by electrics the late 90s cars are mechanical and hydraulic. The light weight makes a vast difference as well of course. Direct steering and AWD, along with 280bhp (cough! more like 300+ in our later cars) = Such fun! Perhaps see if you can get hold of one of these if you fancy a read, they were out in Sept-Nov here but i think gone now from newsagents. www.magshop.com.au/motor-30-years-of-subaru-tecnica-international In the vein of working on bodywork and also keeping this thread on track a bit as this is my Xmas present to my mate I offer this : As it's the Winter/Xmas shutdown at his place we've been restoring the body of his RX7 Series 2. It's been a punishing schedule (how on earth do those American shows do a whole car build in 2 weeks?!) to cut the rust out and prep all the panels even on an Aussie car which of course means less rust than a UK car as we don't salt roads in NSW. Tho this one has sat in a back garden for about 7 years and was pretty rough, even had holes in the rear of the roof along with floor, firewall (wiper box was full of leaves), A posts, interior pan box and hatch surround plus a bunch of small other areas. Here is the latest, finally seeing some colour in the engine and inside the doors etc. so it's starting to feel worth the huge 6 days a week, 10+ hours days workload...  |
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Post by andy748 on Jan 6, 2019 11:33:18 GMT 1
Lovely car there Jon, never owned an Evo but would love one. There's something about the scooby burble that i like though, this is my 5th so no stranger to the marque, the P1 was my favourite but prices have rocketed, but this is quick if not quicker than the P1, must be the Jap gearbox, there is a list as long as me arm of jobs to do, but it's a slow resto this one, just gonna enjoy it for a bit then slowly go through it. You are right, modern cars are just too easy to drive, not much engagement with the driver, i'm sure there are those that will disagree, but drive one of these and you'll see what we're on about! Now, roll on spring and some slightly warmer weather! Thanks, Andy.
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