Not-so-newbie saying hello
Not-so-newbie saying hello
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OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Hey folks, long-time-lurker here, finally getting round to saying hello! Have had my chim for coming on 4 years this month, and can't imagine life without it.

Hoping to be more of a contributor and less of a 'knowledge leech' among these forums moving forward as I think I've picked up a few bits and pieces about how these cars 'work' over the last few years!

Anyway just wanted to introduce myself and my car at long last.

Cheers

Ollie

p.s. Any other chim owners in Central Scotland around here??

Edited by OC42 on Tuesday 7th April 13:28

Barreti

6,689 posts

266 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Welcome aboard at long last OC42
Shame you chose the ugly sister of the pair but hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.

Got any pictures?

OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Haha, thanks, she is definitely a beauty- in my eyes anyway! Just trying to figure out how to link from Flickr... Any suggestions?


Barreti

6,689 posts

266 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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You usually find the Link information on Flickr - you will be looking for the URL
When you've found this you should copy it.
Then use the forum formatting code below replacing url by pasting the link you copied and change the round brackets at each end back to square ones. I had to change these to be able to show you the format.

(pic]url[/pic)


Edited by Barreti on Tuesday 7th April 13:58

OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Glencoe by orc42, on Flickr

Aha! Success.

Edited by OC42 on Tuesday 7th April 14:50

ChilliWhizz

12,422 posts

190 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Hi OC42, my mate KennyBRG lives in Edinburgh...... As for Griff owners, you'll find them on the Chim forum quite a lot.... Many of them have lost interest in their cars, and those that haven't seek company here, hoping to find the camaraderie and enthusiasm that has faded from the Griff forum and disappeared into the mists of time.... whistle

Welcome onboard,

Chilli smile

N7GTX

8,302 posts

172 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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I have that very same picture at the top of my stairs. Except there's no TVR in mine......clap

JimTC

272 posts

246 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Fantastic scenery, fantastic car!!

Dave Meredith

235 posts

240 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Some great pics there -thanks for sharing.
The big wide picture is now my screensaver -where was it taken?
The snowy pic is the top of Glencoe I think.
Is that Buchaille Etive More on the left?
I've been to the far north more times than I care to remember but never
with the Chim. I've often wondered what Glencoe would look like with
a Chim in the foreground - now I know!

Cokes

475 posts

143 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Evening Ollie. smile
I'm in Musselburgh so can't be too far from you.
Good to see another local on here and with your 4 years experience of the Chim you might be able to give advice on my rebuild.

OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Dave Meredith said:
Some great pics there -thanks for sharing.
The big wide picture is now my screensaver -where was it taken?
The snowy pic is the top of Glencoe I think.
Is that Buchaille Etive More on the left?
I've been to the far north more times than I care to remember but never
with the Chim. I've often wondered what Glencoe would look like with
a Chim in the foreground - now I know!
It is indeed! Beautiful part of the world, much like a lot of Scotland. The panoramic dusk shot was on the way up to Ullapool on the A835. Drove up there back in February and it was absolutely deserted, couldn't have had a better run. Trips like that highlight what these cars are so good at.

OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Cokes said:
Evening Ollie. smile
I'm in Musselburgh so can't be too far from you.
Good to see another local on here and with your 4 years experience of the Chim you might be able to give advice on my rebuild.
Hi Cokes, I'm in Balerno, so not a million miles away. Would be more than happy to help where I can! Would love to do a full rebuild myself but can't stop driven the thing long enough to take it apart!

Cokes

475 posts

143 months

Wednesday 8th April 2015
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If you're not busy on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening come down to the garage and see what's involed to give you ideas if you ever decided to do it.

OC42

Original Poster:

11 posts

161 months

Wednesday 8th April 2015
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Cokes said:
If you're not busy on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday evening come down to the garage and see what's involed to give you ideas if you ever decided to do it.
That would be great! I'll PM you some time over the next couple of weeks to organise coming over- away in Germany next week so will be in touch probably week after.