the 1st clean & 1st drive after a years rest
the 1st clean & 1st drive after a years rest
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plumAJP

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1,149 posts

219 months

Friday 11th September 2009
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I finally finished polishing and sealing the new coat this morning and took the car for a lovely drive in the sun.

lots of onlookers as the decats snap crackled and popped. ITS SO SO SO GOOD to be back behind the wheel of the cerb, boy o boy have i missed the fun and exhileration of the drive. nothing comes close to it

shes driving beutifully apart from her misifre which I have started another thread about. so if you can help see my other thread.

her are some of the shots I took today at ogmore by sea in south wales. the annual leave i took today was well worth it.









alinton

965 posts

266 months

Friday 11th September 2009
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Great pics mate and a lovely looking car!

A.


shoggyraminator

255 posts

206 months

Friday 11th September 2009
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Hello PlumbAJP,

Nice motor!

Is your Cerb on a P plate as I notice it has the 2000+ seats in it?

Regards

jonbarrett

800 posts

232 months

Friday 11th September 2009
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Nice!

plumAJP

Original Poster:

1,149 posts

219 months

Friday 11th September 2009
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thanks for the comments chaps.

yeah its a 1996 on a p plate.

i bought the tuscan front seats as my standard old ones had seen better days.

ive just got to find some matching rear seats now. i also had the headlight conversion done

G20RG B

2,749 posts

261 months

Saturday 12th September 2009
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Car looks greAT,

congratulations on a great job.

George

shoggyraminator

255 posts

206 months

Saturday 12th September 2009
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[quote=plumAJP]thanks for the comments chaps.

i bought the tuscan front seats as my standard old ones had seen better days.

ive just got to find some matching rear seats now.


This is the route I am thinking about going down. ouple of Qs please.

1) Do you know if the rear seats from a 2000> will fit directly into a pre 2000, withought any mods?
2) Are the Tuscan front seats a direct fir in the Cerb. IE runners etc?
3) Any chance of a photo showing the existing half and half set up as this might be another option for me?

Cheers Andy.

esso

1,849 posts

247 months

Saturday 12th September 2009
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Looking very nice Chap!cool

plumAJP

Original Poster:

1,149 posts

219 months

Monday 14th September 2009
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not sure if the 2000 rear seats would directly fit to an early cerb. your best bet is to ask motorsportrescue he knows a lot about the interior.

as for the tuscan runners, the bolt hole alignment is slighly out so i changed the runners from my cerb seats to the tuscan ones.

ill get you some more photos later today or tomorrow. the mix and match combo i have isnt too noticeable.

Blown2CV

31,660 posts

233 months

Monday 14th September 2009
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what a beautiful car

caduceus

6,126 posts

296 months

Monday 14th September 2009
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Congrats on getting her back on the road Shayne! I bet it was wierd getting back behind the wheel after so long. I know it was for me.
That is one truly sorted motor now. Well done matey.

plumAJP

Original Poster:

1,149 posts

219 months

Tuesday 15th September 2009
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cheers chaps. hearing the comments makes it worth while.

i just wish i could sort this misfire out sharpish as its spoiling the drive and performance. all my friends are asking for a ride but im letting them down as its not running right.

FarmyardPants

4,379 posts

248 months

Tuesday 15th September 2009
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I would take a punt on the leads. If you don't want to buy a full set get 4 and try them on one bank. If that doesn't fix it try them on the other bank. If still not fixed at least you'll have a few spares.

verminator

723 posts

262 months

Tuesday 15th September 2009
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Christ, if i did'nt have one i would have to go and buy one after looking at those pics. biggrin

Mr M

1,276 posts

232 months

Tuesday 15th September 2009
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Beautiful. Sort of condition I'd like mine to be in eventually. Always been a great lover of the original lights but that conversion does look very well done.



Edited by Mr M on Tuesday 15th September 12:47

mikeinsheffield

1,038 posts

215 months

Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Great photo's - a very good looking Cerbera.

What a car - makes every drive an occasion, just opening the garage door gives the swell of pride that THAT BEAUTY is actually YOURS, even trundling arround town in traffic makes you feel good. Example from yesterday - just picked mine up from RaceProved yesterday afternoon and only had time to drive home - approx 7 miles in rush hour. Pulled up at a set of traffic lights and glanced over to the filter lane next to me - small white van with two workmen in it. They were looking over, grinning and smiling (no, not like that) so I gave a heavy blip of the throttle; got back more grins and thumbs up. See - the Cerb goes round spreading love - forget hippy flower power, get a V8!!

plumAJP

Original Poster:

1,149 posts

219 months

Monday 5th October 2009
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new leads and plugs have cured the misfire and she is now firing all all 8 cylinders and roaring to go.

just need to save for Joos remap and port.

itiejim

1,822 posts

235 months

Monday 5th October 2009
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Glad to hear you got it sorted Shayne.

plumAJP

Original Poster:

1,149 posts

219 months

Monday 5th October 2009
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cheers mate, it still doesnt feel as fast as it should for some reason, so i will wait for Joo to work his magic and i have no doubt that i will be a happy man afterwards

clive f

7,259 posts

263 months

Monday 5th October 2009
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looks very nice mate, look forward to meeting you and the cerb next weekend.yes