Little jobs done, now the GT3 is ready for the Pyrenees
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Had a few little jobs need sorting, so while it was up on jacks, wheels off, waiting for new Michelins N4 from Chris @ Excel.
1. Drill/poke out blocked holes on discs. ( thanks StutgartMetal for helping, while drinking a lovely cold blonde bier )
2. Fit new fan resistor, old one had corroded away.
3. Bumper off, and clean all the debris away from the rads. I thought I kept the leaves out with regular checks and vacuuming, but its not till you actually take the bumper off, and check in between the rads, you realise how these rads rot if not checked.
4. Oil change.
5. General look around. It's not till you have a good look at the GT3 suspension you realise how amazing it really is. Now coming from my last rally car, a Mazda 323 4x4 Rallye,1988, with 4 shocks and 4 springs, with anti-roll bar, the GT3, looks very complex kit.
Saturday I'm off to Ayamonte, via Albert ( to visit the WW1 unnamed soldier graves) Millau Viaduct via The Cevennes National Park ( on recommendation from Jackal ). Next the N260, right to left, dropping out at Pamplona, into Madrid, and onto Ayamonte. The wife and kids are flying there, and I'm having the time of my life
1. Drill/poke out blocked holes on discs. ( thanks StutgartMetal for helping, while drinking a lovely cold blonde bier )
2. Fit new fan resistor, old one had corroded away.
3. Bumper off, and clean all the debris away from the rads. I thought I kept the leaves out with regular checks and vacuuming, but its not till you actually take the bumper off, and check in between the rads, you realise how these rads rot if not checked.
4. Oil change.
5. General look around. It's not till you have a good look at the GT3 suspension you realise how amazing it really is. Now coming from my last rally car, a Mazda 323 4x4 Rallye,1988, with 4 shocks and 4 springs, with anti-roll bar, the GT3, looks very complex kit.
Saturday I'm off to Ayamonte, via Albert ( to visit the WW1 unnamed soldier graves) Millau Viaduct via The Cevennes National Park ( on recommendation from Jackal ). Next the N260, right to left, dropping out at Pamplona, into Madrid, and onto Ayamonte. The wife and kids are flying there, and I'm having the time of my life
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What I drove of the N260, was great. But I bailed at Sort, as I ran out of time to get to Madrid. I was planning to go to Pamplino before dropping down to Madrid, these twisty bits, take a lot longer don't they? I also had to delete Cevennes National Park, before Millau, but I'm going through this on the way home, as recommended by Jackal, I've been using his routes in reverse. I'm going to start at Ripoll, the take the N152 ( another Jackal recommendation )
The road I used to leave the Pyrenees, C13 was brilliant, a super smooth piece of Tarmac, with plenty of safe overtaking points.
The GT3 is now sunbathing down in Ayamonte, after a perfect 2000 miles.
The whole journey, and I only saw 3 911's and one UK Boxster, its only London, you see them on every street corner.
Driving it around down here, is not for the self conscious, the whole town seems to stop and stare, scary!
Fuel used so far, £80 first fill in UK, 470€. Not bad I thought.
Love the Sanef tag
The road I used to leave the Pyrenees, C13 was brilliant, a super smooth piece of Tarmac, with plenty of safe overtaking points.
The GT3 is now sunbathing down in Ayamonte, after a perfect 2000 miles.
The whole journey, and I only saw 3 911's and one UK Boxster, its only London, you see them on every street corner.
Driving it around down here, is not for the self conscious, the whole town seems to stop and stare, scary!
Fuel used so far, £80 first fill in UK, 470€. Not bad I thought.
Love the Sanef tag
Big E 118 said:
Gabby123 said:
Looking great ....... Might want to take it easy on parts of the N260 ....... the road surface is now utter crap in places. I've just got back and certain parts we didn't do, still a lot is good though
Bizarrely now in Spain, the lesser roads, ie their minor roads are better tarmacked and more fun than their N rated roads in a lot places.
Ah, we are going down in September and plan on doing the whole length of the N-260. Are there certain sections that are bad or just random spots?Bizarrely now in Spain, the lesser roads, ie their minor roads are better tarmacked and more fun than their N rated roads in a lot places.
On another thread someone mentioned the Campo - El Pont de Suert part was poor. Any interesting diversions you can suggest would be welcome info!
Edited by Big E 118 on Monday 4th August 11:35
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Freddie44 said:
Big E 118 said:
Freddie44 said:
Sorry to potentially high-jack a great thread, it just looks like someone might be able to help..
I've been trying to find a way of making Euro trip maps and then entering them into a map system and then the thing actually sticks to it when you start on the trip. Google maps allows me to make a great trip but then does what it wants when we get going; very frustrating when your enjoying a gt3 in the corners
So, is this right...?
1. Make routes on my MS computer in Google maps - convert to .itn file on free internet software
2. Buy a Tom Tom (which one?)
3. Import these routes into the Tom Tom
4. It works and keeps hold of the actual route at all times
Cheers, F
I've got an old Tom Tom One that I kept for this kind of thing. Most of the new navs don't allow it.I've been trying to find a way of making Euro trip maps and then entering them into a map system and then the thing actually sticks to it when you start on the trip. Google maps allows me to make a great trip but then does what it wants when we get going; very frustrating when your enjoying a gt3 in the corners
So, is this right...?
1. Make routes on my MS computer in Google maps - convert to .itn file on free internet software
2. Buy a Tom Tom (which one?)
3. Import these routes into the Tom Tom
4. It works and keeps hold of the actual route at all times
Cheers, F
You might be able to pick one up on ebay cheaply. They were only about £100 8 or so years ago!
My M3 lets you send mapped routes straight to the car via the onboard sim, not much help when I want to take the Porsche!
I bought a brand new TomTom at Xmas with Europe and maps for life, which is no good for this
Jackal lent me his older 9.510, which isn't up to date with new roads, but can load routes via Tyre to Travel.
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