Tales of a V8V (illustrated)
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Mr.Tremlini said:
I booked my car in with him in July to have new dampers and upgraded anti roll bars fitted. I had noticed the rear left of the car seemed to squat a little more under hard acceleration, generally, but especially while cornering left, making the front a little lighter and the whole experience uncomfortable mentally. I suspected the original dampers were reaching the end of their life.
The replacements would be the VE Bilstein Sports Dampers (production level test sets) which I had seen the initial versions of when I was at VE last year. Alister has developed these with Bilstein, and I liked the sound of having a more planted feeling car with reduced body roll.
What will you do with MFK? I have nightmares with the MFK!The replacements would be the VE Bilstein Sports Dampers (production level test sets) which I had seen the initial versions of when I was at VE last year. Alister has developed these with Bilstein, and I liked the sound of having a more planted feeling car with reduced body roll.
Last year, after having a perfect set of Recaros installed in the best and safest way possible, the DTC and MFK came. Additional 3000CHF needed to be spent.
In case of these Bilsteins, do you know whether there's any official Bilstein importer who can make a DTC Gutachten for you?
Mr.Tremlini said:
The 23rd of September 2022 was a nice day
Just found this. Sounds like good fun! There used to be a guy on here organising an annual drive out (meeting up in Altdorf) with a dozen cars I went on one ca. 2011 or 12 was very enjoyable. Might be worth getting another one up and running in the future!Mr.Tremlini said:
I booked my car in with him in July to have new dampers and upgraded anti roll bars fitted....
My 2007 Vantage V8 manual did the same trip to Valiant Ecosse coming from outside of Basel late July to get a new AMR clutch, new Ohlins suspensions, antiroll bars, bushings and sport cats. Maybe our cars were there at the same time ( mine is a midnight blue with full sandstorm interior ).Alister did absolutely great work. The car came back transformed, body roll is far better controlled, dampers are far more efficient and comfortable than the worn out originals I had before, clutch pedal is easy and light.
I came to the same conclusion, these bakes, they feel pretty weak now :-)
mabbott said:
Just found this. Sounds like good fun! There used to be a guy on here organising an annual drive out (meeting up in Altdorf) with a dozen cars I went on one ca. 2011 or 12 was very enjoyable. Might be worth getting another one up and running in the future!
Yes it was 
Five is the most cars I`ve been a part of in a drive out, and I was lead as the other four were from the UK, so there was a bit of assumed expectation but seemed to go pretty well, and everyone was happy to be on it most of the time. How is it with a dozen cars? I guess there are many different driving speeds and waiting as people get stuck behind slow moving vehicles etc.
Should put it out there some time, and see how the interest level is.
LaurentGalaf said:
My 2007 Vantage V8 manual did the same trip to Valiant Ecosse coming from outside of Basel late July to get a new AMR clutch, new Ohlins suspensions, antiroll bars, bushings and sport cats. Maybe our cars were there at the same time ( mine is a midnight blue with full sandstorm interior ).
Alister did absolutely great work. The car came back transformed, body roll is far better controlled, dampers are far more efficient and comfortable than the worn out originals I had before, clutch pedal is easy and light.
I came to the same conclusion, these bakes, they feel pretty weak now :-)
I was there 13 July, never saw your car, however the blue/sandstorm sounds like a nice combo! I have tentatively scheduled a return to VE in the spring for new brakes!Alister did absolutely great work. The car came back transformed, body roll is far better controlled, dampers are far more efficient and comfortable than the worn out originals I had before, clutch pedal is easy and light.
I came to the same conclusion, these bakes, they feel pretty weak now :-)
Mr.Tremlini said:
Yes it was
Five is the most cars I`ve been a part of in a drive out, and I was lead as the other four were from the UK, so there was a bit of assumed expectation but seemed to go pretty well, and everyone was happy to be on it most of the time. How is it with a dozen cars? I guess there are many different driving speeds and waiting as people get stuck behind slow moving vehicles etc.
Should put it out there some time, and see how the interest level is.
It was a bit mixed for the reasons you say, but overall very positive; lots of spirited driving, yes, seperation in places, plenty of photo / coffee stops, and generally everyone exercising discretion. As you know places start to fill up with cars / bikes / cyclists ca. 10am onwards so an early start always best. Five is the most cars I`ve been a part of in a drive out, and I was lead as the other four were from the UK, so there was a bit of assumed expectation but seemed to go pretty well, and everyone was happy to be on it most of the time. How is it with a dozen cars? I guess there are many different driving speeds and waiting as people get stuck behind slow moving vehicles etc.
Should put it out there some time, and see how the interest level is.
Mr.Tremlini said:
Yes it was
Five is the most cars I`ve been a part of in a drive out, and I was lead as the other four were from the UK, so there was a bit of assumed expectation but seemed to go pretty well, and everyone was happy to be on it most of the time. How is it with a dozen cars? I guess there are many different driving speeds and waiting as people get stuck behind slow moving vehicles etc.
Should put it out there some time, and see how the interest level is.
Five is the most cars I`ve been a part of in a drive out, and I was lead as the other four were from the UK, so there was a bit of assumed expectation but seemed to go pretty well, and everyone was happy to be on it most of the time. How is it with a dozen cars? I guess there are many different driving speeds and waiting as people get stuck behind slow moving vehicles etc.
Should put it out there some time, and see how the interest level is.
Went for a blast around the Schwarzwald last Friday with a couple of friends, (964 & 718 Spyder). It was the first time doing the Black Forest area purely for a drive, having only passed through on the way somewhere a few years back. Below is our route north & south, crossing the border at Laufenburg.
The 718 is a very good looking thing. I had a 10 minute fling in it, and while it is very fast, capable and efficient, somehow too easy, lacking drama and sound. The manual box and clutch were so light and easy after the Vantage it felt strangely uncommunicative.
Where we drove there was a combination of road types, some wide, smooth and flowing, others narrow and rough, but overall an interesting day. The over-riding feeling was that it was predominantly tight and twisty while being constantly encased in trees!
From this perspective, the drama of the alps wins out for me. It also meant there was little opportunity for some photos without time-consuming organisation. Hence shots outside a row of garages during a "navigation" stop.
Of course you can legally go a little faster in Germany than Switzerland, so that ups the ante in the tight stuff and I was further impressed with my new suspension and car set-up, dynamically so much better.
Gasthaus Heiligenbrunnen was a very nice lunch-stop, tucked away off the beaten route.
We also stumbled across a car gathering, the Eggberg Klassik in Bad Sackingen. I`d never heard of it, and it`s only one hour from where I live, so might have to go back next year and check it out properly. We spent half an hour or so having a look at some of the cars arriving at the registration control, with the main event days Sat/Sun.
The event has a 5km timed hill climb course with 325m elevation and 21 curves. The first use was documented in 1913 and it`s heyday was evidently in the forties and was contested by the likes of Hans Stuck and Karl Kling.
The 718 is a very good looking thing. I had a 10 minute fling in it, and while it is very fast, capable and efficient, somehow too easy, lacking drama and sound. The manual box and clutch were so light and easy after the Vantage it felt strangely uncommunicative.
Where we drove there was a combination of road types, some wide, smooth and flowing, others narrow and rough, but overall an interesting day. The over-riding feeling was that it was predominantly tight and twisty while being constantly encased in trees!
From this perspective, the drama of the alps wins out for me. It also meant there was little opportunity for some photos without time-consuming organisation. Hence shots outside a row of garages during a "navigation" stop.
Of course you can legally go a little faster in Germany than Switzerland, so that ups the ante in the tight stuff and I was further impressed with my new suspension and car set-up, dynamically so much better.
Gasthaus Heiligenbrunnen was a very nice lunch-stop, tucked away off the beaten route.
We also stumbled across a car gathering, the Eggberg Klassik in Bad Sackingen. I`d never heard of it, and it`s only one hour from where I live, so might have to go back next year and check it out properly. We spent half an hour or so having a look at some of the cars arriving at the registration control, with the main event days Sat/Sun.
The event has a 5km timed hill climb course with 325m elevation and 21 curves. The first use was documented in 1913 and it`s heyday was evidently in the forties and was contested by the likes of Hans Stuck and Karl Kling.
Graze01 said:
Dean
Oh to have roads like that on your doorstep!
looks like a fabulous day out
great photos of some of those cars too, thanks for posting (as always)
Graeme
Cheers Graeme and yes, very fortunate with the roads around here, and within a short distance. Oh to have roads like that on your doorstep!
looks like a fabulous day out
great photos of some of those cars too, thanks for posting (as always)
Graeme
Switzerland is clearly a Mecca for special cars both new and old, and classics or "old-timers" as they are known, are regular sights on the roads particularly at the weekends. Several of the cars that we saw at the Eggberg event had come over from Switzerland.It`s a pity teleporting is not a thing!
Mr.Tremlini said:
Cheers Graeme and yes, very fortunate with the roads around here, and within a short distance. Switzerland is clearly a Mecca for special cars both new and old, and classics or "old-timers" as they are known, are regular sights on the roads particularly at the weekends. Several of the cars that we saw at the Eggberg event had come over from Switzerland.
It`s a pity teleporting is not a thing!
Switzerland is clearly a Mecca for special cars both new and old, and classics or "old-timers" as they are known, are regular sights on the roads particularly at the weekends. Several of the cars that we saw at the Eggberg event had come over from Switzerland.It`s a pity teleporting is not a thing!
Thank you for your latest post Dean. Brilliant.
Apart from motorways, the condition of many roads in the UK has now become a disgrace.
We have to constantly watch for potholes and also manhole covers that have sunk below the road surface level. If nothing oncoming, swerve around them. Suspension and tyres are suffering.
Is the light green saloon car a Datsun/Nissan ?
A very similar looking car is now racing and winning in one of our historic saloon car championships.
Jon39 said:
Thank you for your latest post Dean. Brilliant.
Apart from motorways, the condition of many roads in the UK has now become a disgrace.
We have to constantly watch for potholes and also manhole covers that have sunk below the road surface level. If nothing oncoming, swerve around them. Suspension and tyres are suffering.
Is the light green saloon car a Datsun/Nissan ?
A very similar looking car is now racing and winning in one of our historic saloon car championships.
Yes, the car is a 1970 Datsun 510 (or 1600, or Bluebird) and looks very similar to the one you posted racing. I remember them everywhere as a kid in NZ.
I drove the UK roads in a rental a couple of times previously, it was not until I came over in my Vantage that I realised how bad they actually were. A sad state of affairs.
I made an experiment.
53 days, or seven and a half weeks ago, I parked the Vantage in the barn and buggered off. Yesterday I got in and fired it up, first push of the start button. This was with no trickle charger/battery conditioner or such like, just the juice provided by a six year old battery in the grip of winter.
Any advance on 53 days?
53 days, or seven and a half weeks ago, I parked the Vantage in the barn and buggered off. Yesterday I got in and fired it up, first push of the start button. This was with no trickle charger/battery conditioner or such like, just the juice provided by a six year old battery in the grip of winter.
Any advance on 53 days?
Mr.Tremlini said:
I made an experiment.
53 days, or seven and a half weeks ago, I parked the Vantage in the barn and buggered off. Yesterday I got in and fired it up, first push of the start button. This was with no trickle charger/battery conditioner or such like, just the juice provided by a six year old battery in the grip of winter.
Any advance on 53 days?
Brave man (I think, although there could be other interpretations)53 days, or seven and a half weeks ago, I parked the Vantage in the barn and buggered off. Yesterday I got in and fired it up, first push of the start button. This was with no trickle charger/battery conditioner or such like, just the juice provided by a six year old battery in the grip of winter.
Any advance on 53 days?
Have never left mine that long, now put them on charge if not going to be driven for more than a week or so
HNY mate
Graze01 said:
Brave man (I think, although there could be other interpretations)
Haha, I`m sure. I`ve always been a fatalist, but I don`t think that`s what you meant...The battery thing is an ongoing curiosity, I`ve done three/four weeks a few times without issue, so this was due!
Jovial recently developed tax period to you too!
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