Murtaya

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p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Friday 20th January 2012
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no mention of murtayas in ckc encylopdia of kit cars-relegated to last page as "others to consider"....
your car sorted nick?
martin

Moogle

257 posts

171 months

Saturday 21st January 2012
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p1doc said:
no mention of murtayas in ckc encylopdia of kit cars-relegated to last page as "others to consider"....
your car sorted nick?
martin
Isn't that because CKC had a massive falling out with AMS or something?

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Monday 23rd January 2012
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no that was kit car magazine as ams had not paid advertising fees!,bizarrely this month's kit car magazine has a glowing report of 4 pages of orange murt demo
martin

Gnits

Original Poster:

919 posts

202 months

Monday 23rd January 2012
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Garaged until I have sufficient funds to spend on it instead of doing it on a budget!

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Tuesday 24th January 2012
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Gnits said:
Garaged until I have sufficient funds to spend on it instead of doing it on a budget!
depends what you plan to do to the engine stroker with hybrid turbo??
martin

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Monday 30th January 2012
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murtaya.com updated some nice new pics of dash and slightly altered exterior
spilt some diff fluid last week - lovely smell on hot exhaust!
martin

Hiryu

161 posts

213 months

Tuesday 31st January 2012
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...I'm hoping to make the new site go live at the same time I get the car. I just created a new page that allows you to see pictures of all the Murtayas out there (that I know of, at least) and sort/filter them by owner, color, body type, etc. so you can see the ones you like best:



http://www.murtaya.com/Murtaya.Web/Images/DeepZoom...




The entire new site is here (though still under construction):

http://www.murtaya.com/Murtaya.Web



(and, of course, the current site is here: http://www.murtaya.com)



As for the car...The interior should be finishing up this week, and then the gauges and switches go in...And maybe even an HVAC system...



Mike

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Wednesday 1st February 2012
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looking good mike-any definite date for completion or is that tempting fate lol
martin
ps no sarcy comments fom mark yet......

Hiryu

161 posts

213 months

Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Hahaha...I know better than to mention any ETA. But it IS moving relatively quickly now...





And I'm having more fun with the new site...and always looking for more Murtayas and owners to add to the site's world map and pivot page. Especially if they're in rare colors or places. smile Feel free to send me a line if you want your Murtaya info or pics added.



p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Thursday 2nd February 2012
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site looks great mike,car coming along nicely
martin

Crazy Eddie

253 posts

202 months

Thursday 9th February 2012
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June 17th 2007:
"Thanks for the kind compliments on the site, Eddie. I appreciate you visiting and spending so much time looking through it (though you don't have to read it all in one sitting; I plan on sticking around for a while smile ). "

Well you have definately stuck to your end of the bargain with sticking around for a while smile

I'm willing with all my being that once you have your car you are over the moon with it biggrin

Won't be long now..............

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Friday 10th February 2012
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missed those words lol,how goes the eos(snigger)
martin

Crazy Eddie

253 posts

202 months

Friday 10th February 2012
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to be honest mate gets used as much as the Murt did but will come into it's own in the summer with the children being able to enjoy the trips out too.

Do feel the need for speed again but it's race season in 6 weeks so that will have to fill the void smile

Have you ever caught up with Matt in my old one being close to you i see it was for sale but not sure if went or not?

Also, mainly due to facebook I guess, has anyone else got any updates on their cars been a bit quiet, Ian or Nick or Dave or even MSC?

Gnits

Original Poster:

919 posts

202 months

Sunday 12th February 2012
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No news here, car mothballed for a while - prob til summer. Need to get funds together to send it to MSC and have some work done, also trying to save up for a better commuter bike, the VFR is too racy for me so looking at a nice BMW GS.

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Monday 13th February 2012
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not heard from matt at all did send message when for sale on ebay but heard nothing back,not too sure if sold car or just stopped advertising
msc quiet on facebook etc,think ian is in south africa permanently so not sure if his car has been sorted yet
martin
ps used mine for work yesterday on 420bhp1/4 tank=30miles pmsl well worth it

Hiryu

161 posts

213 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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I think the Murtaya curse might be moving on to the next step....killing all those involved with the Murtaya. Sounds like it already got some of us...

But on to happier things, my car has the majority of the interior ready. Unfortunately, the weather is actually holding it up from getting transported back to the body guy and have some last details finished up. But I did get some more pics today:








In other news, I'm thinking about switching my site over from murtaya.com to mymurtaya.com for a few reasons. One, MSC (if Graham and Andy in fact haven't been dealt death blows by the Murtaya curse???) can then use "murtaya.com" for their site, which I think would help them and make more sense (and I wouldn't have to redirect all the people who think I'm the one who sells and build Murtayas wink ). Two, it'll be easier to swap over to the new site in the near future:

mymurtaya.com

Mike

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Tuesday 14th February 2012
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nice pics mike-love the stitching on the dashboard,breaks up the expanse of blackness nicely
thinking about upgrading to ap 6 pots this year as off to spa in october and quite heavy on brakes and then ?6 speed gearbox next year to allow me to use 420bhp map more,new simtek pro out and about as per long thread on scoobynet so second hand values of simtek just took dive....
martin

Crazy Eddie

253 posts

202 months

Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Car is looking really smart there Mike, looks like you have used the time wisely biggrin
On another note am I missing some, potentially sad, news on the "curse"?
Hope it is just your humour rather than anything serious?

Hiryu

161 posts

213 months

Wednesday 15th February 2012
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Just humor! Just (dark) humor! Don't want to start any rumors!

And I forgot to mention great quote you dug up, Mark--Has it been that long?? Don't answer that...

p1doc

3,124 posts

185 months

Thursday 16th February 2012
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rumours-what rumours....lol sorry could not resist
martin