SKYLINE GTR Race car MOT - LANCS

SKYLINE GTR Race car MOT - LANCS

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Mtomlin

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206 posts

214 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Hi Guys,

I have just moved back to Lancs having lived overseas for the past decade or so and am trying to get my track / race car MOTd that i had built in the middle east. Plan is to do some track days with it, and if i can get it road legal do some occassional sunday blasts in it.

One of the main things missing ( other than the TT RB26 that is ) is windscreen wipers, so i want to get a mono wiper kit or something - anyone have any ideas where to get this online?



Car is now a LS6 Swap RWD with Nitrous, stripped out to about 1200 Kgs.

Also being completely new to the area if any ones local be good to catch up i am a stones throw from Botlon

Cheers

Matt

Furyblade_Lee

4,107 posts

223 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Animal!!!!!

Its Just Adz

13,944 posts

208 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Hi Matt, wow what a car!!!

I'm in Preston so not far. There is a great local meet here, check out Wheels Up North on Google or social media.

Its Just Adz

13,944 posts

208 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Just noticed, MOT.

Check out Rocket Car Repairs in Blackburn.

I've no experience with them, but they used to run the fastest VW in britain (800hp Scirocco) so I'm guessing they know the way round a competition car.

Glenn63

2,732 posts

83 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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What a car! I’m from Chorley not to far. Stevie at Grinspeed in leyland (top bloke) deals with a lot of highly modified cars (usually Hondas) I’m sure he’d know a suitable MOT place.

Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Cheers for the input, ill follow up with these chaps

I did see the wheels up North event and was planning to come down but my car arrived in London so i ended up driving down south that day at 4am to collect it so was just to tired to then come back out again when i got back.

Hopefully ill make the next one, as long as i can get it all registered and MOTd


Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Its Just Adz said:
Hi Matt, wow what a car!!!

I'm in Preston so not far. There is a great local meet here, check out Wheels Up North on Google or social media.
Be good to catch up some time, im about 15 mins from preston i think not far at all

Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Glenn63 said:
What a car! I’m from Chorley not to far. Stevie at Grinspeed in leyland (top bloke) deals with a lot of highly modified cars (usually Hondas) I’m sure he’d know a suitable MOT place.
Thanks Mate, I will 100% give him a call i have an option in newcastle but i cant be arsed to drive it 3 hours on a trailer for the process if i am honest!


kingkongsfinger

243 posts

170 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Live in Horwich, look forward to seeing it on the local roads !!!

d_a_n1979

8,093 posts

71 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Glenn63 said:
What a car! I’m from Chorley not to far. Stevie at Grinspeed in leyland (top bloke) deals with a lot of highly modified cars (usually Hondas) I’m sure he’d know a suitable MOT place.
Another vote for Stevie & Don here at Grinspeed; they look after a LOT of various cars, not just Hondas... They've quite a few AC Cobra customers, as well as the usual Honda/BMW/Subaru/Mitsubishi etc wink

They're good lads and know what they're doing and it's done right!

Preston myself

Seems there's quite a few of us local enough

Its Just Adz

13,944 posts

208 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Yes does seem there is a few of us local, be good to meet up for chat / beer.

d_a_n1979

8,093 posts

71 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Its Just Adz said:
Yes does seem there is a few of us local, be good to meet up for chat / beer.
Meet up at Grinspeed on a Friday; drink his coffee/beers and eat his pizzas biggrin

Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Would be happy to bring the car down , i need to show him it anyway so would be great to meet up

i literally know no one in this area except the mother in-law!

Spoke to him this morning, he is happy to help - so great shout lads appreciate the help




Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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kingkongsfinger said:
Live in Horwich, look forward to seeing it on the local roads !!!
I am in Chapeltown, I bought my tourag for Horwich !

learning the area a bit now, be good to all get together

Glenn63

2,732 posts

83 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Mtomlin said:
Would be happy to bring the car down , i need to show him it anyway so would be great to meet up

i literally know no one in this area except the mother in-law!

Spoke to him this morning, he is happy to help - so great shout lads appreciate the help

Itl be in good hands, let me know what day your heading down, If I’m free Il pop down and have a look at that car if you don’t mind.

Mtomlin

Original Poster:

206 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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yeah will do , ill let you guys know when i am heading down there

Will likely be a Friday, i work from home but Friday afternoons are pretty quiet for me

Roboticarm

1,450 posts

60 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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MK autos in blackburn would be a good shout

Martin and Scott are JDM specialists, initially they focussed on Celica GT4's but now cover all sorts of high performance JDM stuff

https://www.mkautorepairsandtuning.uk/

LiquidRS

11 posts

67 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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This car must be so slow with an LS lump in it, GT86 levels of performance? smile

IanUAE

2,927 posts

163 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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I remember that car when it was called "Hot Wheels" and driven by Chris Wishart.

Harfi88

459 posts

61 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Mtomlin said:
I am in Chapeltown, I bought my tourag for Horwich !

learning the area a bit now, be good to all get together
I grew up in Edgworth. So hopefully I’ll see the car out and about. There are some brilliant roads close by.