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Aug 25, 2007 14:08:21 GMT
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I got up at 4am yesterday, stoked up the staem boiler in the Audi and set off with my A-frame to France. I stopped off on the way to pick up a Citroen C15 which I was todeliver to Mutha_bo11ox, she had bought it off eBay. What a wibblepoo heap. Came with a 'full MOT' but missing exhaust hangers, rusty and insecure headlights, no sidelight bulbs (wtf?) and indicator units not hooked up. I sense a quick negging coming on. Not my problem, anyway. I got down to Dover docks in good time to catch my 10am ferry:  I then trudged on for another 3 hours and deposited the van. Now for the good bit, time to pick up my new heap! CHECK IT:    I was well late by now and bricking it that i'd miss my return boat. I washed all the mud off the 929 (those pics flatter it somewhat). No time to argue with the seller who was just a young lad anyway. Hooked up the frame and set off back to dunkerque at fearsome speeds of up to 80 mph. I just made it back to the boat in the nick of time.    Once off the boat I drove on to Pogs storage facility and dumped the 929 before carrying on up to Crewe, got home at 6am, no sleep for 26 hours! During the day the ignition switch packed up on the audi meaning now the starting procedure involves a bit of 'gone in 60 secs'-style hot-wiring action, other than that, despite me stressing myself out to the point of chunderage, the operation went swimmingly. The 929 is in decent nick, needs a bit of bodywork and sadly has no keys, but I am still very happy to own it. |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Aug 25, 2007 14:17:49 GMT
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Glad to se you made it home without any hassle form the boys in blue.
Did you brake the steering lock on the 929 or how did it follow you around the corners without any keys?
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Aug 25, 2007 14:27:30 GMT
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Great to hear you've finally collected it, top marks for undertaking the trip. Makes all those who say "Lovely car, bit too far away for me" look like they're not really trying...
Awesome car too!
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Aug 25, 2007 14:30:28 GMT
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r e s t e c p. I'll go and have a butcher's hook round it in a bit then.  |
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Marc
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Aug 25, 2007 14:32:35 GMT
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What an effort.
Maximum points sir.
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Aug 25, 2007 15:00:01 GMT
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thats a tasty bit of j. can we get htw to change xB's god status to hero?  |
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King Maz
Part of things
Only 16 left!
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Aug 25, 2007 15:58:50 GMT
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That is a superlative effort, I may have to change my username yet.
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Aug 25, 2007 16:45:51 GMT
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The king is dead etc you mean? MrB, what an awesome car. I am not worthy to even look at it.
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Aug 25, 2007 16:50:43 GMT
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Fair play boss!
That is one immense journey to undertake.
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Rust is lighter than carbon fibre.
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Aug 25, 2007 16:56:49 GMT
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Glad to se you made it home without any hassle form the boys in blue. Did you brake the steering lock on the 929 or how did it follow you around the corners without any keys? These A-frames oprate using the gift of magic! The towed car just steers itself, like when you drive no-handed, and as long as you get the stras done up really tight, it has no possibility to go anywhere else but to follow you exactly. They are amazingly stable to tow with, at 80 you could easliy forget there is a car attached behind, just the busy turbo boost gauge to show you how hard the Audi is working. |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Aug 25, 2007 16:59:56 GMT
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f*ck a doodle doo!!! stack light faux yank barge wibblepoo FTMFW ;D ;D
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Aug 25, 2007 17:08:42 GMT
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Nice, I'll have a poke about next time i'm down.
p.s. cool road trip.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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Aug 25, 2007 17:18:11 GMT
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Classic trip action and for extra points you got a car that is "Colonel Decker" green!!
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Aug 25, 2007 17:26:10 GMT
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What can I say except GOOD WORK! Hope to see it at a show or something.
What's wrong with the bodywork? Looks fine to me bar that dent.
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bryn
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Aug 25, 2007 17:46:13 GMT
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Haha, why make things easy on yourself? Like towing your own trophy along in a celebratory fashion...
Good looking motor, love the B pillar curves, like they designed the two halves seperately. Any plans for it?
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Aug 25, 2007 17:59:47 GMT
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OOH ! yes yes yes sir.
Whats the PCD on these babies ?!
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Aug 25, 2007 18:03:18 GMT
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I would guess that the PCD is ONE-OH-STUPID millimetres, like most oddball Mazda's of the era.
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Aug 25, 2007 18:09:34 GMT
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I would guess that the PCD is ONE-OH-STUPID millimetres, like most oddball Mazda's of the era. Aha ! I suspected as much. From the WTF!?! type of measurement choice.  ;D |
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Aug 25, 2007 18:27:10 GMT
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I would guess that the PCD is ONE-OH-STUPID millimetres, like most oddball Mazda's of the era. Absolutley right, any fancy wheels for these cars have to be machined from solid. |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Aug 25, 2007 19:05:54 GMT
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Was gonna ask what kind of fuel consumption does the A-frame induce ??
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;D