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29th June 2013, 07:51
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That's good news Nick, but now I have to go and buy another Quorn Nut Cutlet!
As long as it is organic Quorn...
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29th June 2013, 18:26
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Great day guys , cheers chris
The journey back to Andover was far better than the journey down thanks to chris and his angle grinder .
The wife has even managed to get sun burnt
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29th June 2013, 18:40
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Hope there is loads of pictures. Gutted i couldnt make it
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29th June 2013, 20:47
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Great day guys , cheers chris
The journey back to Andover was far better than the journey down thanks to chris and his angle grinder .
The wife has even managed to get sun burnt ��
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Great to see you and Sophia today, glad you enjoyed the day. I think we are all a little sunburnt!!
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29th June 2013, 21:00
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29th June 2013, 22:07
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Glad you had a good turn out and the weather was good for all of you
Love the look of the 7 chassis car with its riveted panels
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30th June 2013, 06:42
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Very impressive line up.
I'm also sure that there was a lot of ideas & tips exchanged between builders too.
Glad the weather was good given our recent levels of rain.
Cheers, Paul.
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Thanks Paul, come on down.
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Thanks for the invite Chris.
Unfortunately I've got my own BBQ this afternoon & have spent the week "tidying up".
Which reminds me I need to get off the computer and finish my chores!!
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30th June 2013, 08:03
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30th June 2013, 14:07
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Originally Posted by redratbike
What the f@&£ is this!!!!?????
Sussed it, you are building one of these
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What engine is that anyway?
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30th June 2013, 18:29
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I think it is a hemi from the plug layout.
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30th June 2013, 18:51
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Repeat after me....."this isn't my daily driver and I havn't got a bag of sweets in the drivers door pocket"!!
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30th June 2013, 18:55
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It is a hemi, from an LS400 Lexus. A 4 litre V8 in a Spitfire chassis may cause some traction problems, but hopefully the diff will explode before I go sideway and on fire through a hedge.........
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30th June 2013, 20:11
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Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive
It is a hemi, from an LS400 Lexus. A 4 litre V8 in a Spitfire chassis may cause some traction problems, but hopefully the diff will explode before I go sideway and on fire through a hedge.........
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Well done was just trawling google images to see what it was..so these can be squeezed into an mx5 can't they?????
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30th June 2013, 20:17
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Originally Posted by redratbike
Well done was just trawling google images to see what it was..so these can be squeezed into an mx5 can't they?????
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Correct! The Spitfire chassis is just a useful trolley to move it around on.
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30th June 2013, 20:53
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Thanks for a great do Chris! Thanks for coming to find me too, I promise to get a sat nav that works or a map that has Hurst Moreton on it for next time! Better late than never!
The new workshop is fantastic and perfectly retro for all your cars. Nice size workshop and a forecourt too. A good show of 250's, and nice to put faces to forum names and look at the cars. It interesting how they come from the same moulds, but all look so individual.
It was a long day for me, last minute jobs in the morning, insured it (£115, Adrian Flux) then off to the MOT at 10.30 (already late....). Arrived with smoke pouring out of one front wheel, and a seized caliper. Super MOT tester Mark had it on the ramp and a new caliper arrived before I new he had ordered it!! A tweet of headlight aim, some brake bleeding and it passed. :-D Many thanks to Mark for his enthusiasm and time on a Saturday
Hoofed it 95 miles down to Dorset, where I clocked up another 25 miles getting lost as my phone is ill, and confused.
After the meet I hoofed it again (all legal limits Towed!) to Washington just past Arundle bringing the day's total mileage to 180. :-/
It was my first real drive in an MX5. It loves to rev, and goes around any corner I thought I would not make....great B roads in Dorset. The exhaust is a bit of a drone on the m way but worth it for the rest of the time.
Back home today so total miles about 225 this weekend.
THANKS AGAIN TO CHRIS AND DAN FOR A GREAT DO!!
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30th June 2013, 21:00
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Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive
Correct! The Spitfire chassis is just a useful trolley to move it around on.
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I did wonder that the gearbox was about a foot higher than the diff
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30th June 2013, 21:59
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Originally Posted by seanick
Thanks for a great do Chris! Thanks for coming to find me too, I promise to get a sat nav that works or a map that has Hurst Moreton on it for next time! Better late than never!
The new workshop is fantastic and perfectly retro for all your cars. Nice size workshop and a forecourt too. A good show of 250's, and nice to put faces to forum names and look at the cars. It interesting how they come from the same moulds, but all look so individual.
It was a long day for me, last minute jobs in the morning, insured it (£115, Adrian Flux) then off to the MOT at 10.30 (already late....). Arrived with smoke pouring out of one front wheel, and a seized caliper. Super MOT tester Mark had it on the ramp and a new caliper arrived before I new he had ordered it!! A tweet of headlight aim, some brake bleeding and it passed. :-D Many thanks to Mark for his enthusiasm and time on a Saturday
Hoofed it 95 miles down to Dorset, where I clocked up another 25 miles getting lost as my phone is ill, and confused.
After the meet I hoofed it again (all legal limits Towed!) to Washington just past Arundle bringing the day's total mileage to 180. :-/
It was my first real drive in an MX5. It loves to rev, and goes around any corner I thought I would not make....great B roads in Dorset. The exhaust is a bit of a drone on the m way but worth it for the rest of the time.
Back home today so total miles about 225 this weekend.
THANKS AGAIN TO CHRIS AND DAN FOR A GREAT DO!!
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An heroic effort on your part Nick Glad you made it, everyone was waiting to see your car.
I have uploaded the video of your farewell drive by, which has clearly been sped up for dramatic effect!:
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30th June 2013, 22:36
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Thanks for a fun afternoon, well worth the 350 mile round trip, although I'd have preferred to do it in something more relevant than a 'Transit Connect', but I did have Nick's old Scimitar engine and gearbox in the back as justification.
I append a few snaps and hope that if you hold a similar event next year I'll be in something else Ford-powered!
'I think I'd like a beer..'
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1st July 2013, 06:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by landmannnn
I did wonder that the gearbox was about a foot higher than the diff
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It's being moved a bit further back then a chain linking g/box and diff not just a bicycle one but a 3/8 x5/8 Norton item........
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1st July 2013, 08:34
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Originally Posted by Patton
It's being moved a bit further back then a chain linking g/box and diff not just a bicycle one but a 3/8 x5/8 Norton item........
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Methinks you have been watching too many re-runs of scrapheap challange on Dave.......
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