Growl Car Preparation

[Johno]

Just to make you aware, I won't be doing any, haven't had time, been away at Brands all this weekend in it, driven it a lot in the evenings lately when it's been nice.

Away in Sctoland on business this week.

Only got Friday night and I want a few beers instead.

So it'll be there, possibly washed, certainly with go faster stripes down the passenger side.

Don't bother sucking through your teeth at the state of it as I assure you it comes up lovely when I've got the time between using it and it certainly performs, beauty isn't skin deep here . . . other than the diff bushes where it get's fecking ugly !

May be tempted onto the rolling road, but the clunk from the diff bushes is now outrageous and I won't do it until after it get's back from the paint shop.

Little point in going mad polishing somethings going to be sorted by pro's in the next couple of months anyway.

Never selling it so there you go, thought you'd better be prepared !

Remember, stone chips prove you use it

Edited by Johno on Monday 4th August 21:25

[The AJP Griff]

can i also make my excuses now,please?

[AntonyJ]

Fair enough Johno!

[swanny71]

Mine should be covered in dead bugs, brake dust and even more stone chips for the weekend.
Exhaust manifold gasket permitting I'm doing a few laps of the EVO triangle with some Alfa owners on Friday and then coming down to the Growl.

Anyone going down from N.West or N.Wales early on Saturday morning?

Edited by swanny71 on Monday 4th August 22:37

[dnb]

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

[Johno]

I'm challenging you Dave, but I think you'll get it.

Although on paint work, I could be putting down a real gauntlet

Not really the way I should bring Nigella to our first Growl, but then that's life !

[Bluebottle]

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

[Johno]

Bluebottle said:

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

I do want o have a look at your blower install if you don't mind Bluebottle . .

[Bluebottle]

Johno said:

Bluebottle said:

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

I do want to have a look at your blower install if you don't mind Bluebottle . .

So do I...I could be turning up in a Toyota Camry if it ain't fixed in time
It didn't half go well...'till it fell apart

[Pasco]

Bluebottle said:

Johno said:

Bluebottle said:

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

I do want to have a look at your blower install if you don't mind Bluebottle . .

So do I...I could be turning up in a Toyota Camry if it ain't fixed in time
It didn't half go well...'till it fell apart

What Happened buddy ?

[Bluebottle]

Pasco said:

Bluebottle said:

Johno said:

Bluebottle said:

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

I do want to have a look at your blower install if you don't mind Bluebottle . .

So do I...I could be turning up in a Toyota Camry if it ain't fixed in time
It didn't half go well...'till it fell apart

What Happened buddy ?

Wripped the new engine mounts apart, killed off the PAS pump(it got a bit hot), ate a manifold gasket (jury is out on whether it was an exhaust or head gasket). oh, and the springs ain't man enough (increasing the spring rates by 100lbs all around)...and I only did one hot lap

Edited by Bluebottle on Monday 4th August 23:24

[Pasco]

Bluebottle said:

Pasco said:

Bluebottle said:

Johno said:

Bluebottle said:

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

You win...blimey I thought mine was a rat! (still hopefully nobody will be looking at the outside of mine

I do want to have a look at your blower install if you don't mind Bluebottle . .

So do I...I could be turning up in a Toyota Camry if it ain't fixed in time
It didn't half go well...'till it fell apart

What Happened buddy ?

Wripped the new engine mounts apart, killed off the PAS pump(it got a bit hot), ate a manifold gasket (jury is out on whether it was an exhaust or head gasket). oh, and the springs ain't man enough (increasing the spring rates by 100lbs all around)...and I only did one hot lap

Edited by Bluebottle on Monday 4th August 23:24

Go at least 450 front 375 rear mate can't fault my set up with Nitrons

[Bluebottle]

Was running farely close to that already Pasco and agree it "was" a good setup. The problem i'm getting now is the rear is bottoming out under load, so I'm having to increase to cope with the additional torque.
Derek(Gazman) and Dave at Lieda sp? have recommended 550/400lb as a start point, but when we fit the splitter/difuser (when the wallet has recovered) we'll have to up it all again.

Edited by Bluebottle on Tuesday 5th August 08:03

[Barreti]

You're coming in the Griff after all then Johno. Good lad

Mine is covered in gaffer tape and looks a bit of a mess so the least I can do is to vacuum and clean the inside

Can we have a special parking place for bashed cars? Sounds like there might be a couple of us.

What can we call it?
The dog kennel?

[jeffsy]

Just as well we have a 'Used' as well as 'New' Concourse competition at the Growl for all the guys who dont own garage queens!!

[Del 203]

jeffsy said:

Just as well we have a 'Used' as well as 'New' Concourse competition at the Growl for all the guys who dont own garage queens!!

Sooooooooo tempting to edit

[dnb]

Will I even be allowed in the "dog kennel"? (I think it's a good name)

Should I get a sign made? - "Dog kennel reject"

[gopher]

Well I tried washing Katie this lunchtime, that went fine but it then started to pour down before I had chance to polish, mind you with all the stone chips and de-laminated screen she was never going to be in the concourse section!

Mind you I think that "used" is the best condition for any car

[Pasco]

dnb said:

No carpets, duct tape holding the driver's window in, a plywood dash, no heater controls, white sealant holding one headlamp in...

I guess that makes mine the scruffiest.

Sounds like it has come along way Dave since i was taken for a spin in the Worlds most powerful Mobile Skip

[Del 203]

Bastid !!!! I want that lift in my garage